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Haftarah: Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei (5786)

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A lesson in English on the haftarah of Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei, a portion of the Book of Shemot (Exodus).

The haftarah is the passage from the Prophets read in synagogue on Shabbat after the Torah reading.

It belongs to the series “Haftarah lessons – 5786 (English)” (lesson 18 of 30).

Lesson summary AI-generated

  • A lesson that begins from the portion of Vayakhel-Pekudei, in which Israelite women brought their jewelry, and then turns to the week’s haftarah.
  • The Rebbetzin stops on four pieces of jewelry (the nose ring, earring, finger ring and bracelet) and discusses what jewelry and fashion say about a woman.
  • She talks about modesty and fashion across generations, with personal examples from her own wardrobe and her daughters’.
  • The portion that was read in the synagogue that week also covers the mitzvah of sanctifying the new moon.

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  • Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei
  • Haftarah

Source: Rebbetzin Esther Piekarski’s YouTube channel · YouTube
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