Musical Treats: Cantor Seth Ettinger – Adon Olam – Armed Forces Medley
Adon Olam sung to the songs of the U.S Army, U.S Marines, U.S. Navy, U.S, Airforce, and U.S. Coast Guard
Rabbi Rachel Barenblat: Weaving parashat Terumah into our lives
Terumah describes the construction of the portable Tabernacle. This was never intended for permanent use, unlike the Temple – which was larger and more magnificent. Why are these dimensions so important? It seems that specifying the size of the home of the Shechinah defies God’s transcendence. Yet Midrash teaches that no space is too small. In fact, the Tabernacle is described as a micro-cosmos – a symbolic reminder of the world that God created.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z/l: Teruma The Architecture of Holiness
Terumah describes the construction of the portable Tabernacle. This was never intended for permanent use, unlike the Temple – which was larger and more magnificent. Why are these dimensions so important? It seems that specifying the size of the home of the Shechinah defies God’s transcendence. Yet Midrash teaches that no space is too small. In fact, the Tabernacle is described as a micro-cosmos – a symbolic reminder of the world that God created.