by Kim Troup | Mar 9, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
The census must be an act of service, not a demonstration of power This week’s portion begins with the commandment to conduct a census among the Children of Israel through the donation of a half-shekel. Other commandments follow, but the focus of the portion is...
by Kim Troup | Mar 3, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
God met Israel when the State of Israel was Established This week’s portion begins with the end of Exodus chapter 27 and includes the instructions for Aaron and their priests in their worship roles — their clothes, the sanctification process they will go...
by Kim Troup | Feb 23, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Encountering God in the TabernacleThis week’s Torah portion is the first of four Torah portions that discuss the building of the Tabernacle and the vessels within. The details are amazing – the exact dimensions of the building and of each vessel, the materials used...
by Kim Troup | Feb 16, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Human Relationships are Sacred Most of this week’s Torah portion involves various civil laws which help govern a kind and generous society. The portion begins with the laws of slavery, which when compared to the norms of society in Biblical times, are...
by Kim Troup | Feb 9, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
The Nations Can Ally with Israel This week’s portion begins with Jethro’s historic visit to the Children of Israel in the desert. The story begins in Exodus Chapter 18: “And Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’s father-in-law, heard...
