ALL THAT GLITTERS (VIDEO)
At the beginning of Parshat Pekudei, Moshe Rabbeinu offers up a detailed accounting of all the precious metal collected for use in the construction of the Mishkan, down to the last ounce. What was the purpose of this accounting, and why are there crucial details of the gold missing from the record? Rabbi Dunner addresses these and other questions relating to this fascinating parsha.
There is a particular kind of self-destructive confidence that exists only at the very top of a brutal regime. It isn’t courage, and it certainly isn’t principle. It’s raw hubris,... Read More