This week we finished the 2nd book of the Torah which is called Shmot (Exodus).  The concluding parsha (weekly Torah portion) is called P’kudi.  The root of this word has many meanings including,:to order, to remember, and to count.  In context, p’kudi means, “The countings or the accounts,” as in, These are the accounts of the mishcan (tabernacle)…,” which is in fact how the parsha begins. You see, the parsha begins with Moshe telling the tribe of Levi to take … Continue reading →