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5 Lessons on the Discipline of “Enough”

JL;DR SUMMARY In Parshat Vayakhel, the Israelites face an unexpected directive from Moshe to stop their contributions to the Mishkan once enough has been collected, highlighting the importance of restraint even in devotion. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MishkanShabbatPsychologyHolinessWork Life BalanceShemittahGenerosityRestraintTrauma ResponseParshat Vayakhel

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Israel
"The Israelites are building the Mishkan, the holiest construction project in history."
New York, United States
"This project is made possible with support from the Simchat Torah Challenge and UJA-Federation of New York."

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