In this week’s Torah portion, “The Lord spoke to Moses saying: Tell the Israelite people to bring me gifts, you shall accept gifts for Me from every person whose heart shall move him” (Ex. 25: 1-2). The Torah portion is called T’rumah for the Hebrew word for gifts. God tells the people they have to help build the Mishkan or sanctuary. The Mishkan is the place where all the religious observances will take place. God does not want this holy place to be sullied by those who are not pure of heart and intentions. That is why those gifts given begrudgingly are not to be accepted. It is the same thing with TSS, we cannot make you join, support or donate, all we have is moral persuasion. We want you to be with us, participate and donate time and money. Involvement in Temple life is a blessing, we can offer you the ability to lead a rich Jewish life, please come with a full heart as God commanded.
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