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The gold plates hammered into thread, wool died in brilliant hues of purple, scarlet and blue, fine linen, a plethora of semi-precious stones, pomegranate-shaped applique, all of these details that make up the majestic wardrobe of the High Priest who could sashay down a runway and not be out of place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This passage is followed by the conclusion to the Tabernacle project, as all of the vessels, coverings, fastenings, structural elements and finally the priestly garments are presented to Moses who finds them fitting to be used for the Travelling House of God that will accompany the Israelites in their desert sojourn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are the events that unfold in the first year in the desert, as described in Exodus, in chronological order? According to Rashi, the story does not have to be read linearly. Nachmanides disagrees. For him, the atrocious tragedy of the Golden Calf leads directly into the command for the construction of the Tabernacle. According to this perspective, the existence of the very physical Travelling House of God can be seen as a compromise between God and the people. The Israelites were without their leader for 40 days, and that led to a sin of massive proportions. They craved a tangible connection and without it were adrift, lost in the sand that surrounded them. It is their humanity that tethers them to material world around them, and they seem to need those trappings of physicality to keep them grounded. Moses doesn\u2019t understand this need as he quite literally occupies a plane that hovers between the humans he leads and the God he loves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tabernacle of the desert is an attempt to give the people what they need, after they fail at the experience of intangible worship. Aaron, who was an instrumental character in the Golden Calf saga, is not left out as the priestly garments embody the \u201cform follows function\u201d ideology. Of course, the intermediary between the people and God should be garbed in breathtaking attire that includes the details of who the people are that he represents (plus a fantastic supernatural telephone pad built in to the breast plate!).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel famously wrote \u201cthe Sabbaths are our great cathedrals,\u201d implying the everlasting nature of our faith is dependent on time and not space which can be destroyed and taken away from us. He speaks of intangible worship, an ideal that was out of reach for the newly formed nation of freed slaves. 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