Digital art, black background, pink anatomical heart with a swirling yellow line around it and bluish purple petals outlined in the same pink bursting from behind it along with spray paint style pink behind all of it. The words “a heart spun up in wisdom” in orange surrounding the image. Art by Yaakov Akiva 5783/2023

Scanned handwritten notes from Torah study for Parshat Vayakhel from 5783 Some highlights: “G*d isn’t here to take everything from you.” - Liana I love this parsha (heavily underlined) “Whose heart spun them up in wisdom” - verse 26 (repeating in the Koren translation) “Spinning and weaving instead of melting. Doing it out of joy instead of fear.” - Mandie #tabernaclefandom The project model is healthy consent based trauma informed labor, including modeling of not laboring/giving beyond the need and not taking beyond the existing need. “Moses to G*d: the people are restless. G*d to Moses: let’s give them a project.” - Adlai

Scanned handwritten notes from Torah study 5783, Parshat Vayakhel with Torah Studio. Highlights: “Let my people go” is incomplete, is followed by “that they may serve ME” – freedom sought in Torah isn’t individualism. - Rabbi Shai Held Exodus 35:1-36:7 Bezalel = in the shadow of God. Oholiab = my father’s tent “Everyone whose heart moved them” Moses teaches the rules of Shabbat + Bezalel and Oholiab - direction building the Mishkan Free will offering Stolen Moments Todd’s laugh is infectious Rabbi Akiva - What we make of divine creation is even more beautiful. Midrash Tanchuma Tazria 5:1

Parsha notes of years past for Parshat Vayakhel. My favorite line in this parsha is Exodus 35:26, which speaks of hearts spun up in wisdom. In a world that feels lacking in wisdom, may this Shabbat spin us toward a wisdom that can lead us to collective liberation. #shabbat #parshastudy #torahstudy

Handwritten notes, the parsha “Ki Tisa” surrounded by snippets: This week in Torah: Jewish impatience and audacity immortalized bovinously and then de-immortalized in mandatory glittery hydration. “Aaron, my guy. This is not ideal.” (TBF, Moses ghosted everyone a little.) No one takes accountability, including Hashem “Crisis of leadership” - Nikkole “Hashem, slowwww down. I’m sure there’s an explana— OMG I LEFT YOU ALONE FOR FIVE MINUTES.” - Moses “Golden Calf Goldschlager” Liana - “ they were dancing to regulate their traumatized nervous systems” “ Buying the child the toy so they don’t scream in the supermarket“ - Ali “ after you left them in the supermarket for 40 days” - Liana

Hand written notes scattered over a page: Torah study - Ki Tisa with Liana at Torah Studio This is how I imagine Mosha in this Parsha: “I leave you down here for five minutes… Months?… Years? OK, but still!“ … talking down Hachem, but then also losing his shit Chevruta partner: Jay! * pivotal moment of necessary separation – less direct dependence Note for later reading: The Sota Ritual End of portion - Moses’s version of washing mouths out with soap – or – bully making someone eat dirt on the playground Golden calf - idol or a coping item? Israelite security blanket… made only of earrings, remnants of slavery, at Aaron’s instruction 2nd tablets - more buy-in, Moses more invested Aaron, what the heck? - He is described as maybe a lenient parent (Hashem the strict, Moses the moderate) - Was Aaron also afraid? Wondering if Moshe is returning?

My Ki Tisa notes from Torah Studio class in 5782 and 5783. Golden calf is a banger. Shabbat shalom. #parshastudy #torahstudy #digitalnotes