Category: 2 – Exodus – 11 – Pekudei

• God as “Chief Branding Officer”—and Bezalel

  This week’s Bible portion, Vayakhel-Pekudai (Exodus 35:1-40:38 and Ezekiel 45:16 – 46:18) teaches us how God specifically named the people He wanted to build His place of worship in the desert. Bezalel (בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל) – “in God’s shadow,” was the primary craftsman. Oholiab (אָֽהֳלִיאָ֥ב) – “father’s tent,” was his assistant. The applicability of these names to…

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  March 13, 2021

  02 – Exodus, 2 – Exodus – 10 – Vayakhel, 2 – Exodus – 11 – Pekudei

  02 – Exodus, Branding, God, Moses, Naming, Parsha, Religion, Self-Esteem, Spirituality, Vayakhel-Pekudai

• Pekudei: It’s Always Darkest Before The Dawn (March 9, 2019)

  Yesterday in synagogue we read –Exodus 38:21 – 40:38 –Kings I 7:51 – 8:21. The census, the Holy Tabernacle, and the Shechina (God’s presence). The real Biblical census involves community members who 1) meet age criteria (20+) & 2) are counted by contribution. Exodus 38:26: “One bekka per head…half a shekel according to the holy…

  dannielleblumenthal

  October 31, 2019

  02 – Exodus, 2 – Exodus – 11 – Pekudei