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This week’s Torah portion, Va-yakhel, is the first of two Torah portions concerned with the building of the Mishkan. In next week’s portion, Pekudei, we find the actual dedication of the Mishkan. I ...
What’s the essential difference between the golden cherubim that were carved on top of the ark of the covenant and the golden calf constructed by Aaron in the wilderness? A skeptical “biblical scholar ...
When he inaugurated the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis said, “We want to live this Jubilee Year in light of the Lord’s words, Merciful like the Father” (Misericordiae Vultus #13). In his Gospel, the ...
This week’s double portion, Vaykhel-Pekudei (Exodus 35:1 – 40:38 is about the building of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, an accounting of the material used, and the actual dedication of the Mishkan. I ...
Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...