Many Curtains, One Sanctuary | Shabbat Sermon by Rabbi Erez Sherman

Sinai Temple Los Angeles | Parashat Terumah | Ladino Shabbat The construction of the Mishkan, the ancient Tabernacle, offers enduring lessons about Jewish unity. In this Shabbat sermon, Rabbi Erez Sherman examines the phrase vehaya mishkan echad ("they shall be one tabernacle") and relates it to the diverse experiences of the Jewish diaspora. Rabbi Sherman highlights how Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 carried Ladino across the world, how Holocaust survivors preserved Yiddish traditions, and how Persian melodies enrich the Iranian Jewish community. He emphasizes that music, memory, and heritage are enduring threads uniting the Jewish people regardless of historical circumstances. Although there are many traditions and cultural expressions, the Jewish people remain united as one sanctuary and one community.