Holy Temple, The

Background Pekudei, the final portion in the book of Shemot (Exodus), recounts in great detail how the Israelites finally finished the construction of the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle is the major subject of the second half of Shemot, with the Torah devotin...

The breastplate was a garment worn by the high priest while serving in the Holy Temple.

That is our mission, to make this finite world into a home for G‑d, who is infinite.

A corner of the universe that is utterly, exclusively, one’s own.

Moses blessed the artisans and craftspeople who built the Tabernacle. Did he forget about the donors?

The Sanctuary is known by two names, each with a distinct connotation essential to understanding the nature of the Sanctuary; as well as the sanctuary we are expected to create in our own lives.

What is the connection between the Jews traveling forward and the establishment of the Tabernacle in the desert? This information would seem to be more appropriate later in the book of Numbers, when it describes in great detail the various travels of the ...

Every teacher strives not only to transmit his lesson but also to spark the student's curiosity, to engender within him a desire to follow the instruction...

Parshat Pekudei gives an account of all the donations to the construction of the Mishkan and how they were used.

I could have never imagined the impact I would have in the world, lying in bed, unable to move.