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I’m recording this on the Sunday of the week when we read the parsha of Vayakhel-Pekudei, a parsha that many of us may not be able to hear, for all the right halakhic reasons, because it’s forbidden for us to go to shul.
The parsha starts off by saying that Moshe gathered the people. He gathered the people to announce the building of the Mishkan, a conduit for a conversation, an interaction with God.
This week, we cannot gather as a community. We are challenged by the health risks that face us. We cannot be together as a community, but we can still act as a community.
Imagine the message that we give to our children if we show them that social distancing doesn’t mean that we ignore the other.
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Author: False == 1 ? Anonymous : allan friedman &##44;
thanks for this message. incorporated it into my blog this week - you certainly have an unusual ability to say so much in 2 minutes.
Author: False == 1 ? Anonymous : allan friedman &##44;
thanks for this message. incorporated it into my blog this week - you certainly have an unusual ability to say so much in 2 minutes.
Author: False == 1 ? Anonymous : Teacher Reply &##44;
Thank you for your kind words. הרב דר. כתרי×ל ישעיה ×‘×¨× ×“×¨ Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander President & Rosh HaYeshiva Ohr Torah Stone Email [email protected] Website ots.org.il Twitter @RabbiBrander This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. This information is intended to be read only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy any copy of this message.
Author: False == 1 ? Anonymous : Teacher Reply &##44;
Thank you for your kind words. הרב דר. כתרי×ל ישעיה ×‘×¨× ×“×¨ Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander President & Rosh HaYeshiva Ohr Torah Stone Email [email protected] Website ots.org.il Twitter @RabbiBrander This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. This information is intended to be read only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy any copy of this message.