Terumah: The Holy Hollow in the Heart
“And the middle bar inside the boards, holding them together from end to end.” Inside the boards of the Tabernacle, there was a middle bar...
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Trumah: The Rectification of the Snake
“And you shall make the altar of acacia wood…and you shall overlay it with copper.”[1] This altar, which stood in the courtyard of the Tabernacle,...
Parashat Terumah: Experiencing Miracles
In the desert Tabernacle (and later, in the Temple in Jerusalem) three levels of miracle occurred daily, representing the unification between the supernatural and the...
Four Crowns and the Hierarchy of Needs
Three of the vessels Moses is commanded to construct for the Tabernacle have a special feature in common. The ark, the table, and the golden-altar...
Contributing to the Tabernacle
There are two commandments in the opening passage to Parashat Terumah. The first commands the Jewish people to take a contribution, and the second, to...
Terumah – Living with the Torah’s Weekly Portion
Trumah: Sunday: Rectifying Foolishness “And they shall make an ark of acacia (shitim) wood”. Chassidut explains that the acacia wood in the Tabernacle alludes to...
Terumah: The Symmetry of the Cherubim
Listen to Audio Lecture here Terumah: The Symmetry of the Cherubim The Symbol of Consummate Love Between God and Israel The Torah portion of Terumah discusses the...
