Our guest this week is Rabbi Carl Perkins, spiritual leader of Temple Aliyah in Needham, MA since 1991. Rabbi Perkins earned his A.B., summa cum laude, at Haverford College. Before pursuing the ...

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Our guest this week is Rabbi Jason Miller, an entrepreneurial rabbi, educator, and blogger. A social media expert, Rabbi Miller is a popular speaker and writer on technology and its effect on the ...

This Shabbat morning we will read from three Torah-scrolls: From the first, we will read the weekly Torah-reading, Parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19); however it is divided into six Aliyot instead ...

After repeatedly denouncing and prohibiting the creation of statues, portrayals of the human form, or anything resembling idols—on pain of death—God issues an unusual command. In the construction of ...

Individuals, families, nations and even religions possess objects that they consider to be sacred. Everyone according to their tastes and beliefs. But one sacred object is universally considered to be ...

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The last two portions of the Book of Exodus repeat information found in previous portions of the Torah. In Parashat Vayakhel, the Tabernacle is constructed following the detailed prescriptions found ...

While people need a place to feel God’s presence, is it possible for God to be contained in any particular space? King Solomon makes this point when he dedicates the Holy Temple. He declares “Behold, ...