Monday Night Torah

With Phil Lazzar
"Ivdu et Hashem b'Simcha"
Zoom link
 
Open to all ages, backgrounds, and experiences. We take a close look at the Torah portions of the week, the holidays, as well as other topics. The Torah offers us a truly radical worldview. The premise that it and we start with and build upon is the idea that there is a G-d who is the Absolute Good and who is intimately involved in everything that is happening. And, that G-d's goal in creation is to bestow infinite good upon us. This of course leads us to wonder, if that is G-d's goal, then why is the world in such a balagan? In addressing this question, we look at a number of essential concepts: management vs. transformation, messengers vs. Sender, disease vs. symptoms, darkness vs. double-darkness, selfishness vs. selflessness, egotism vs. altruism, the relationship of arrogance to anger/frustration/ annoyance, and more.

With Phil Lazzar
"Ivdu et Hashem b'Simcha"
Zoom Link

Open to all ages, backgrounds, and experiences. We take a close look at the Torah portions of the week, the holidays, as well as other topics. The Torah offers us a truly radical worldview. The premise that it and we start with and build upon is the idea that there is a G-d who is the Absolute Good and who is inti mately involved in everything that is happening. And, that G-d's goal in creation is to bestow infinite good upon us. This of course leads us to wonder, if that is G-d's goal, then why is the world in such a balagan? In addressing this question we look at a number of essential concepts: management vs. transformation, messengers vs. Sender, disease vs. symptoms, darkness vs. double-darkness, selfishness vs. self lessness, egotism vs. altruism, the relationship of arrogance to anger/frustration/ annoyance, and more.

Saturday Morning Torah Study

Sat, Feb 24th at 8:30am via Zoom

Good Shabbos to all!

Parashat Tetzaveh: Dressing for Success 

With the conclusion of last week’s parasha, Moses now has all the information he needs to build the Mishkan.

 He next turns his attention to the Priests who will carry out the prescribed rituals that will bring life (and death!) into the Mishkan.

But first: What are the Priests to wear when they are offering up the offerings of the People?

Exquisite care and attention is given, not only to what they wear, but how their garments are made. 

Moses knows that the people are drawn to spectacle and ritual. He knows that a clear distinction must be made between the “actors” (those doing the actions of the ritual) and the “participants” (those bringing their offerings). For the rituasl to “work,” the actors not only have to know their lines, but be properly costumed.

Which of course raises questions for us today:

When and how and why might we “dress for success, or impact?” 

Does someone else’s “dress” have an impact on how we participate in a ritual of any variety?

What is it that attracts us to, or repels us from, our rituals today?

Our readings, all from Sh’mot/Exodus Chapters 28 and 29:

1) 28: 31-35

2) 28: 36-38

3)  28: 39-43

4) 29: 1-4

5) 29: 5-9

6) 29: 10-14

7) 29: 15-18

As always, we will go live on Zoom from everywhere at 8:30 to schmooze and nosh before we drosh.

At 9 we'll make our bracha for Torah study and consider the Question for the Week before diving into the text, or "going inside" as they say in the yeshiva world.

Come early, come late, stay as long as works for you. We'll go till around noon.

Here’s the zoom link: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4333195212

Here is the link to our blessings



See you there!

Rabbi Bob