On this Shabbat, hol ha\’moed Pesach, we read a beautiful story called \”The Song of Songs.\” It is attributed to King Solomon, and the rabbis interpret the love story that takes place between the girl and the boy in the poem as Solomon\’s love for God and of God\’s love for the Jewish people.
It\’s time to get everything in order. We need to clean out the old to make room for new beginnings.
Oh boy, do the Israelites slip up this week. They have just received the Ten Commandments, have heard God speak to them and have vowed to do all that God commands them, even if they do not fully understand why they must. Forty days later, they\’re dancing around a calf made of melted golden earrings and calling it a god! What happened?
In this week\’s portion, Israel is commanded to build an aron (ark) in which the tablets of the Ten Commandments will be placed.
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