Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei

Vayakhel Torah Portion: Exodus 35:1–Exodus 40:38

God commands the Jews not to build the Sanctuary on Shabbat. The Jews gather gifts to donate to the Tabernacle. The Mishkan is complete! Moses anoints it, and Aaron and his sons are appointed priests. God’s cloud appears over the Mishkan, and God finally dwells within it.

Featured Vayakhel-Pekudei Video

The Significance Of Keeping The Sabbath

This week, Rabbi Fohrman examines a description the Bible gives of Sabbath and asks, what does it mean to bring God into this world through space and through time? In this video, Rabbi Fohrman examines melacha and explains that time and space are the two realms in which we explore our connection with God.

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