Pekudei: Continuing the Work Moshe Began
byIt’s important to recognize the internal development of the Hebrew tribes from the Exodus from Egypt to the Brit Sinai and consecration of the Mishkan.
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Struggling to Restore the Jewish Heart with Elie Yosef
byElie Yosef is running for Knesset while on hunger strike in front of Gantz’s home in order to stop arms sales and rescue Jews still trapped in Ethiopia.
Vayaq’hel: Actualizing the Mishkan
byIf Dan is the extreme expression of Yosef in the same way that Shimon is of Yehuda, what was the importance of appointing tribesmen of Yehuda and Dan to lead the construction of the Mishkan?
The Yom Kippur War (I): Israel’s Black Panthers & the Context for Surprise
byLabor Zionist attitudes toward the Israeli Black Panthers revealed a psychological blind spot that would later be exploited in a deadly surprise attack.
Ki Tisa: Crisis of the Golden Calf
byA mistake that nearly had catastrophic results for the entire people of Israel ultimately revealed Moshe’s true greatness as a national leader.
Revealing the Hidden on Purim
byThe rituals & customs of Purim help us to recognize the Creator behind the curtains of our reality.
Tetzave: The Purpose of the Kohanim
byBy submerging individual identity into the collective Hebrew nation, the kohanim work to cleanse the children of Israel from all transgressions and to inspire the people with a powerful show of kedusha.
The Festival of Nikanor
byIs there a value to reviving Yom Nikanor as a festival to celebrate on the night before the Fast of Esther?
An Exploration of Vengeance with Thane Rosenbaum
byIs there a moral value to vengeance that’s deeply human yet often obscured by bourgeois ideology?
T’ruma: Mystery of the Kruvim
byWhat can the Mishkan teach us about the ways Divine revelation is channeled into our world?
Natan Yellin-Mor’s Revolutionary Legacy (with the Visionaries)
byThe political leader of the Sternist underground was one of the most revolutionary Jewish thinkers of the previous century. Ahead of the first of Adar, Vision leaders discuss Natan Yellin-Mor’s legacy.
Mishpatim: The Living Torah
byHow should we understand the difference between the Written Torah and the Oral Torah within the context of Israel’s identity and development?