Terumah

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Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Terumah)

Rabbi Ya'akov Trump

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Terumah: Child's Play

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Judaism sees the sparks of the Divine within the most mundane of activities. Revelation at Sinai is followed by a series of laws dealing with such topics as slavery, property damage, assault and battery, lost objects, and court procedures. While all…
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Terumah: It's all in the Details

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Symbols play a crucial role in self and group identification and affect almost everything we do. Be they roses or a diamond ring, symbols can speak louder than actions (not to mention words). Failure to understand the symbolic meaning behind…
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Terumah: Returning Home

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The prayer for the welfare of the State of Israel recited in many of our congregations assumes that the modern-day state is the "beginning of the flowering of our redemption". For many, the notion that a secular state could herald the…
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Terumah: A Lighter Load

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The story is told that when the students of Rav Yisrael Salanter were preparing to bake matzah, they asked Rav Yisrael what they should be most careful about. Rav Yisrael, the founder of the Mussar movement, responded that they should ensure that…
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Terumah: Volunteers Needed

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Immediately after the Divine revelation at Sinai, the Torah in Parshat Mishpatim presents a long list of mitzvoth, highlighting the link between Torah and mitzvoth. G-d's covenant with the Jewish people is based on commandments that we must…
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Terumah: Golden Surroundings

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the fiercest debates amongst medieval biblical commentaries was the extent to which parts of the Torah might be allegorical. The Ramban (Breisheet 18:1) does not take too kindly to the position of the Rambam (Guide 2:42) that the visit of the…
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Terumah: The Moving Ark

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Just as the Shabbat is the pinnacle of physical creation, the Mishkan is the pinnacle of spiritual creation. The Exodus and the revelation at Sinai find their ultimate expression in the Mishkan, which completes the redemptive process. It is for this…
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