One of the most mysterious structures in all of Jewish history is the Mishkan, known in English as the Tabernacle. It was crafted to be mobile — packed up and carried from place to place — so that it ...

Design is something that is often on my mind. Not in a capacity as an architect, or an interior designer, nor even as the craftsman that I like to think that I am, but as an educator exploring the ...

Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik of blessed memory, points out that prayer and prophecy are two sides of the same coin. While both involve dialogue between the human being and God, there is one major ...

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After years of strategic planning, fundraising and preparation, the Mishkan Aharon Hachnosas Orchim Center is finally at the final stretch of its journey to becoming a fully-functioning, modern-day ...

After the Jewish People entered the Land of Israel, they conquered the Land, under the visible leadership of Yehoshua bin Nun, disciple of and successor to Moshe, then divided it among the Tribes ...

‘These are the accountings of the Mishkan, the Mishkan of the Testimony, which were counted at the word of Moshe’[1]. This opening pasuk of Parashat Pekudei appears to be repetitive, with the first ...

I am driving south on the New Jersey Turnpike at six-thirty on a Sunday morning. I am alone in a large, white panel van that I rented in Paramus on Friday.… I’m on my way to Baltimore, Maryland to ...

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

Moshe assembled the entire congregation of Israel to give the second set of tablets. He proceeded to recount in detail what G!d wanted of them which includes keeping the Sabbath holy and a detailed ...

For the first time in the Torah, with the completion of the Mishkan, the presence of God has a regular home, an earthly residence. And this home is not only for God; it is a “Tent of Meeting” for ...