by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2022 | God, Temple, Terumah
After leaving Egypt and receiving the Torah at Sinai, the Jews were commanded to build a Tabernacle. At the epicenter of the Tabernacle was the Ark of the Covenant into which were placed the stone tablets. Made of acacia (shittim) wood and measuring a half amah long,...
by Mordi Levi | f 2, 2021 | Covenant, God, Israel, Va'etchanan
After a brief introduction and a review of how the Children of Israel ended up at the banks of the Jordan River ready to inherit the Holy Land at the beginning of Deuteronomy, Moses begins to review some of the laws and commandments that they will have to keep in the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 22, 2016 | Bible Study, Maps
This map traces the journey of the Ark of the Covenant from the Tabernacle in Shiloh to the City of David in Jerusalem, as described in I Samuel 4:1-7:2 and II Samuel 6:2-17. Shiloh was the home of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) for 369 years. After losing a battle to the...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 12, 2016 | Community, God, Holiness, Temple, Terumah
This week’s Torah portion is the first of four Torah portions that discuss the building of the Tabernacle and the vessels within. The details are amazing – the exact dimensions of the building and of each vessel, the materials used for both inner and outer parts, the...
