Vayakhel

Exodus 35:1-38:20

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In this Torah portion, God commands the Israelites not to do any work in the Sanctuary on Shabbat. The Israelites gather gifts for God. They gather so many that they are restrained from searching for more. Moses says that Ohaliab and Bezalel, who are filled with the spirit of God, should take the gifts of the Israelites and build God's Sanctuary.

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 gold gifts
The Israelites brought God gifts of gold.

 

Text Studies

Social Action and Environmentalism

The Loveliest Was the Unicorn
Rabbi Avi Weinstein, Hillel

Six Days Shall You Work
Sam Berrin Shonkoff, AJWS

Spirituality Never Stops
Rabbi Neal Loevinger, KOLEL

From "Other" to "Beloved"
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels, AJWS

On Matters of the Heart
Michelle Young, Union for Reform Judaism

Initiative & Self-Sufficiency
Rabbi Ahud Sela, AJWS
 

Table For Two
 Rabbi Phil Miller, socialaction.com
 

Ecology & Shabbat
 Jonathan Neril, Canfei Nesharim
 


From the Denominations

Pluralism and Outreach

Clothes Are the Message
Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish Unversity

Sacred Relationships
Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowship

Living Up to Our Names
Rabbi Charles Savenor, JTS

Moving Towards Redemption
Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Institute

Holiness is Not Intrinsic
Rabbi Aaron Cohen, Orthodox Union

The Nature of Cosmos
Rachel Adler, Women of Reform Judaism
 


Family and Fun

 

Parashat Vayakhel for Families
Torah Topics for Today

  

Parashat Vayakhel Quiz
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

  

Parashat Vayakhel Challah
Julie Seltzer

  

 

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