"ועשו לי מקדש ושכנתי בתוכם" And they shall make Me a sanctuary (Mikdash) and I will dwell in their midst. Parashat Shmini presents the commencement of the service of Aaron as High Priest in Mishkan ...

The Gemara learns from the Kohen Gadol’s Tzitz (the golden crown) that just as the Kohen must keep his mind constantly focused on the Tzitz, without allowing his thoughts to wander, so too a person ...

I go to a shul that meets in a gym. Not an especially nice gym either—it could use a paint job and some adornments, and also some carpeting to help us muffle the noise in a space that we often call ...

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The ambiguity of mikdash me'at is that of the exile experience itself, one of suffering and restriction and yet of great creativity and achievement. But it is only me'at, small, compared to what the ...

Let’s start with the first double-sedra of the year. There are seven pairs of sedras that are sometimes read separately and sometimes combined. Four of the double-sedras address the additional ...

Our parsha begins and ends describing the remaining two vessels in the Mishkan – the Menorah and the Incense Altar. In between it describes the Priestly Garments and the inauguration ceremony of the ...

The Mikdash (Temple) Educational Center in conjunction with Rabbi Hillel Weiss, the former spokesman for the nascent Sanhedrin, has minted a silver coin to promote a practical effort to establish the ...

An educational organization focusing on the Jewish Temple said Wednesday it has minted a coin bearing US President Donald Trump’s image to honor his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The ...