Parashat Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38) By Risa Dunbar Last May, I moved all of my belongings into a storage unit before leaving town for the year. I researched and secured the appropriate unit, donated unneeded items, and packed my remaining belongings into boxes, each of which I accounted for in a detailed spreadsheet. My thinking was that, upon my return to Boston, I would be able to find what I needed, and quickly feel at home once more. Assessing my belongings was... Read more
Space on the Sofa
By Rabbi Minna Bromberg ’10 Parashat VaYak’hel Exodus 35:1-38:20 “Pencils down,” the exam proctor says firmly. And in that moment, whatever hopes or fears I may have had about what I’ve accomplished in this test evaporate, and I am left with whatever answers I have managed to give in the time available. It has been decades since I sat for any kind of formal timed exam like those etched in my memories and yet I have a similar “Pencils down”... Read more