Vayakhel 5785: Building a Diverse Mishkan

Posted by Pardes Faculty on March 17, 2025
Topics: Tanakh, Torah, Pardes from Jerusalem, Shemot (Exodus), VaYakhel

How do we create a Jewish community that honors different perspectives?

In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Ilana Gleicher-Bloom explore Parshat Vayakhel and its vision of community. They discuss how Moshe transforms Bnei Yisrael from a fragmented group into a unified Kehilah through the shared mission of building the Mishkan. Drawing on insights from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, they examine the tension between pluralism and ideological divides—both in the Torah and in today’s Jewish world—and ask what it takes to build a true, inclusive community.

Featuring
Ilana Gleicher-Bloom – Pardes Faculty
Zvi Hirschfield – Pardes Faculty and Host of Pardes from Jerusalem

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