February 21, 2026
Author(s): Guest Speaker,
Parashat Terumah
DIY Instructions for the Tabernacle? What Did Moses Receive at Sinai?
February 21, 2026 – 4 Adar, 5786
Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA
The Torah offers more than one account of what was revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai. This week’s reading, Terumah, suggests that the Ten Commandments were not the focus of revelation. What are the implications for us of the different portrayals of Moses’ experience?
About Rabbi Peretz Rodman
Rabbi Rodman is a Jerusalem-based writer, translator, and editor. A native Bostonian, he has studied and taught at Brandeis University, Hebrew College, and the Rothberg International School of the Hebrew University.