Working to repair the world, one sketchnote at a time
A couple of weeks ago my Visual Torah sketchnote talked about how cultic rules were adapted in the Diaspora. This week’s Torah portion, parsha T’tzaveh, contains another great example. The Cultic Ner Tamid T’tzaveh talks of commandment to create a lamp that is continuously light using beaten olive oil. This lamp was called the […]
In this week’s Torah portion, called “T’rumah” (literally “gifts”), the Children of Israel are called to donate gifts for the building of the desert Tabernacle, that G-d might “dwell among them.” Pretty detailed building plans are laid out by G-d from which Moses would build. The Menorah I focused on the details of the menorah (yes, […]
What’s more important, the “what” or the “why”? What do you do if the very foundation of your culture is destroyed? Do you throw out every rule from the past or do you look at the “why” behind each rule and adapt them to the new normal? Interpersonal and Cultic Laws This week’s Torah portion, […]
“The Torah portion for this week, Yitro, teaches us that we must look beyond the superficial qualities when it comes to choosing a good leader. It helps us understand that there are certain criteria for leadership that transcend political, ethnic, and socioeconomic boundaries.” Thus begins a dvar Torah on parsha Yitro by Rabbi Sharon L. Sobol. Yitro […]
This week’s Torah portion, B’shalach, contains the scene where the Israelites have made it across the Sea of Reed while Pharaoh and his army drowned. On the shores of the sea the people sing praises and give thanks. Miriam, sister of Moses, gets some airtime and is referred to as “Miriam the prophetess (Exodus 15:20). […]