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February 27, 2015
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Parashat T’rumah (תרומה) — The Gendered Language of Torah

Parashat T'rumah 2015/5775 (Triennial II) -- The Gendered Language of Torah In the second third of this week's Torah portion (Exodus 26:1-30), the term "sister" (achot) is to refer to cloths of Tabernacle's coverings (Exodus 26:3). Interestingly, this same term is used in Ezekiel's vision of the cherubim to refer to their wings (Ezekiel 1:9) which brings to mind a passage in Exodus 25:20 (back in our Torah portion) which uses the term "brother" to refer to the faces of Cherubim. What can we learn from this gendered language? Is it nothing more than an idiosyncrasy of the Hebrew language? Or does it teach us something deeper about the Torah's (and rabbis') view of[...]

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January 31, 2014
By bethmordecai
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Parashat T’rumah (תרומה): The Light of Lamps and The Bread of Tables

2014/5774 (Triennial I): The Light of Lamps and The Bread of Tables In the first third of this week's Torah portion (Exodus 25:1-40), we learn about the building of the ark, the table, and the lamp of the tabernacle (in that order). It makes sense that the ark should have been written first, but why does the table come before the lamp? Is one more important than the other? And is there a lesson to be found in this about human nature and good and evil? Check out this week's Online Parashah Class to find out!  Classes from other years... Online Learning Online Parashah Class
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February 15, 2013
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Parashat T’rumah (תרומה) — Standing With God, Standing Together: What Cherubs teach us about relationship building

2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- Standing With God, Standing Together: What Cherubs teach us about relationship building

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