torah commentary
When do we group ourselves together?
Vayakhel-Pekudei, Exodus 35:1-40:38, 12:1-20 <
“Moses then convoked the whole Israelite community. …” so begins this week’s double portion, Vayakhel-Pekudei. The verse is introductory; it is a lead-in to a reminder of observing Shabbat, buildin...
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Count us in!
Ki Tissa, 30:11-34:35; Numbers 19:1-22
Our Torah portion “Ki Tissa” begins with the command to count the Israelite people by the head. This is pretty similar to what is going on in our country these days: the 2010 census! The reasons f...
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‘I’ll leave the light on’
Tetzaveh, Exodus 27:20-30:10
“Mom, I am heading out for the night. I am taking the car.” “Have a good time, Amy, drive carefully… and I’ll leave the front porch light on for you.” I remember having that same conversation wit...
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When what we own is not really ours
Teruma, Exodus 25:1-27:19
Of the things we own, what is really ours? And what decisions do we make regarding the things in our ownership? Contemplating this idea is the focal point of our parsha this Shabbat. In Parshat Te...
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The exit strategy: keeping mitzvot change
Beshalach, Exodus 13:17-17:16
It’s a scene from a nightmare: Millions of women and children defended by men who were never trained to use the weapons they carried out of Egypt. Their backs to the sea, no defensive barriers on ...
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Is it really fair?
Bo, Exodus 10:1-13:16
Each year, as we read these sections of the Book of Exodus and then reread them later in the year at our Passover table, I wonder about the apparent capricious and violent nature of the plagues. Y...
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Pittsburgh Public Thea... 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
This Arthur Miller play about two estrange...