Perfect Body! A Torah Portion Afterthought
Perfect Body podcast is an afterthought on the weekly Torah portions. The Torah is the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Take time this year to read the Torah and be refreshed in your body, mind, and spirit. I tell the story of a portion of the portion breaking it down into bite size pieces that you can swallow so that you can eat and be full but not too full. Save room for your personal self-discovery as you engage in Torah study. Subscribe to this show to receive a new show every week. Visit http://www.shirahchante.com/podcast for more inspiration.
Perfect Body! A Torah Portion Afterthought
Vayakhel-Pekudei: Grace for Giving
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Grace for Giving (Pekudei) | Finishing the Work as the Lord Commands
Shirah Chante hosts the Perfect Body Podcast Torah portion afterthought on Pekudei (Exodus 35–40), marking the completion of Exodus and focusing on the building and erection of the Tabernacle. She highlights that God gives skill and intelligence to people like Bezalel and Oholiab for sanctuary work, and notes how Israel brought so many freewill offerings that Moses had to restrain them from giving more, calling it “grace for giving” and a model for modern church fundraising without greed. She also emphasizes finishing what you start by doing everything the Lord commands, citing repeated verses in Exodus 40 showing Moses’ obedience, which led to “Moses finished the work” and Moses blessing the people.
00:00 Welcome and Mission
00:51 Torah Portion Overview
01:47 Grace for Giving
03:44 When Giving Overflows
06:18 Lessons for Modern Churches
09:51 Finish What You Started
11:39 Moses Obeys Step by Step
15:12 Prayer and Closing