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 By Howard Silverman
Beth Messiah, Columbus, Ohio
Exodus 35-40
This week's Torah portion brings us to the end of the book of Exodus. It is the narrative of the building of the Tabernacle and the indwelling of God within the Tabernacle.
Our ancient Sages gave several different reasons for the construction of the Tabernacle. One of those reasons, probably the predominant opinion, is that the Tabernacle gave the Israelites an opportunity to relive the Sinai experience over and over again. There is a variety of similarities between the Sinai experience and the presence of God in the Tabernacle. Nahum Sarna, in his book Exploring Exodus (p. 205), describes the similarities like this:
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 By Julia Blum
There is a startling story in this week's Torah portion that has been speaking to my heart for years. Definitely, there are many other stories here - Ki Tissa is one of the richest and most complex portions in the entire Torah. However, for years I've been puzzled by this particular story; for years I've been sensing that God is revealing here a great mystery, not only about Israel, but about each one of us as well.
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 by Michael Simons
elder at Devar Emet Congregation, Skokie, IL
Torah: Exodus 27:20-30:10
Haftarah: 1 Samuel 15:2-34
Brit Chadasha: John 14:1-9
There was a period in the 18th century known as the Enlightenment. The thinkers from that era included such well known men as Voltaire, Montesquieu and Jefferson, all of whom thought of God in a very interesting way. They believed that God did create the world, which of course is true to Scripture. They also believed that God left the world after that to run on its own course. It was like winding up a clock and then letting it run on its own.
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