5779 – Pekudei: The Return of God

Introduction

In this podcast Rabbi Alex Israel discusses the historic drama in which God, estranged from Israel after the Golden Calf, returns to the center of the Israelite Camp. The opening line of the Parsha is “Mishkan Ha-Eidut – The Tabernacle of Testimony.” To what does the Sanctuary testify?
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Credits
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator

Alex Israel

Rabbi Alex Israel teaches Bible at Pardes. Born and raised in London, he holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital, and gained Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate.

Alex has taught for twenty years in many top Jerusalem Yeshivot and Midrashot. He is also a volunteer for Tzohar, a group that seeks to bridge the gaps between religious and secular communities In Israel. Alex lives with his wife and 4 children in Gush Etzion.