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