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Parashat Vayakhel – Wisdom of the Crowd

• Please find attached Parasha Vayakhel by Rabbi Elyashiv Knohl.
• Rabbi Elyashiv Knohl is the rabbi of Kibbutz Kefar Etzion and the director of the Marriage Initiative in the Tzohar organization.
• For more press here: vayakheleng

Ki Tisa in a Nutshell

Exodus 30:11–34:35

The people of Israel are told to each contribute exactly half a shekel of silver to the Sanctuary. Instructions are also given regarding the making of the Sanctuary’s water basin, anointing oil and incense. “Wise-hearted” artisans Betzalel and Aholiav are placed in charge of the Sanctuary’s construction, and the people are once again commanded to keep the Shabbat.
When Moses does not return when expected from Mount Sinai, the people make a golden calf and worship it. G d proposes to destroy the errant nation, but Moses intercedes on their behalf. Moses descends from the mountain carrying the tablets of the testimony engraved with the Ten Commandments; seeing the people dancing about their idol, he breaks the tablets, destroys the golden calf, and has the primary culprits put to death. He then returns to G d to say: “If You do not forgive them, blot me out from the book that You have written.”

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Parashat Tetzave – “Here I Am” or “Not Me”

• Please find attached Parashat Tetzave by Rabbi David Ansbacher.
• Rabbi David Ansbacher serves in the voluntary position of community rabbi of the Orech community in the Mekor Chaim neighborhood in Jerusalem, as well as a volunteer in the Tzohar organization. He also is involved in innovation, consulting and development in the field of educational tourism.
• For more press here: tetzaveeng