Category: Pekudei
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Pekudei 5785: Exodus and Redemption
Several weeks ago, on the 7th of Adar, I attended the annual dinner of our local Hevra Kadisha. The seventh of Adar, according to rabbinic tradition, is the anniversary of Moshe’s death. The Torah records that…
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Pekudei 5782: “A Piece of Redemption”
I want to make a confession. As I’ve absorbed the news from Ukraine this past 8 days, I have been absolutely captivated by the names of the towns and cities of Ukraine. Odessa, Berditchev, Anapol, Kyiv,…
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Pekudei 5779: “Beyond Identity”
Have you ever had the experience of thinking of the perfect comeback to an argument once it is too late to deploy that snappy comeback in real life? This happened to me several years ago when…
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Vayakhel-Pekudei 5777: “Shattered Tablets”
Those of you who sat through the Torah reading this morning may have been wondering, “is this the longest Torah portion or the longest double-portion that occurs each year?” The answer is that Vayakhel Pekudei is…
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Pekudei 5776: “Exodus and Revolution”
[Two significant milestones in the shul this week that deserve mention. 9pm Maariv minyan completed six months without interruption. Impressive bein adam l’havero and bein adam l’makom. Daf Yomi completed Gittin and begins Kiddushin on Sunday morning]. **** …
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Vayakhel-Pekudei 5775: “Hashem is Here, Hashem is There”
My first exposure to Jewish philosophy came, not from Rambam or Rav Saadia Gaon, but rather from that famous source of wisdom, Uncle Moishy, the children’s musician. Hashem is here.Hashem is there.Hashem is truly everywhere.Up, up, down,…
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Pekudei 5774: “Torah is Portable”
If you’ve seen the YouTube video advertising the Purim shpiel, you know that my greatest accomplishment in the six months that I’ve been at Anshe Sholom is making sure that shul finishes on time…For a Yekke,…
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld 