{"id":46793,"date":"2019-01-01T17:07:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T15:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=46793"},"modified":"2022-07-25T16:55:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T13:55:57","slug":"dedicating-the-tabernacle-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/dedicating-the-tabernacle-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Dedicating The Tabernacle &#8211; Again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[480,668],"acf":{"old_id":"46793","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":38047,"related_cahpter":"124","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"This is the third time, showing the three-fold path to holy work","content":"<p>\u201cThis is the dedication of the altar&#8230;\u201d (Numbers 7:40), thus concludes the long description of the gifts brought to the completed Tabernacle by the tribal chieftains, giving the reader a sense of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. But then again, maybe not. The Torah indeed tells of the completion of the Tabernacle\u2019s construction three times, but each is from a different perspective.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first version in Exodus 40 is from the perspective of Bezalel and skilled artisans. It includes a description of the Tabernacle and all its vessels, which were created at God&#8217;s command, as well as an accurate accounting of how they used the materials donated by the people. It emphasizes the physical splendor of the building, the Tabernacle as a place where the Divine Presence dwells among the people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Tabernacle according to Bezalel, God and humanity meet when people work using the divine wisdom and talent within them. This aspect of the Tabernacle elevates the spirit not only of the creators but of everyone who looks at or experiences it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Leviticus 9, the perspective is that of Aaron and the priests, with a focus on sacrifices. The Tabernacle is filled with smoke and the smell of burnt flesh. Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira even imagines an argument between Bezalel and Aaron, in which Bezalel is furious that his beautiful Tabernacle is being dirtied so. But from the priestly perspective, the fire and smoke that fill the Tabernacle express the aspiration to elevate the most material and violent aspects of life in Divine service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Numbers 7, the princes each bring the same gift, an inventory of items needed \u00a0for the continuous functioning of the Tabernacle. They represent the majority of the people, they work together without competition, and care about the daily functioning of the community. Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi (quoted in the introduction to Ein Ya&#8217;akov) claimed that the command to bring regular sacrifices is the most important verse in the Torah. Rather than magnificent artistry or dramas of fire and smoke, he values perseverance, steady, constant steps that can also produce desirable results in our encounters with the divine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, the Torah recounts the completion of the Tabernacle\u2019s construction from three different angles, thus demonstrating that there are (at least) three paths in holy work, and that the story is not complete unless it is told from various points of view.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image: Brian A Jackson\/shutterstock<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":46794,"id":46794,"title":"shutterstock_581985622","filename":"shutterstock_581985622.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_581985622.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/dedicating-the-tabernacle-again\/shutterstock_581985622\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"shutterstock_581985622","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":46793,"date":"2019-01-01 15:07:04","modified":"2019-11-23 19:41:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":8400,"height":3744,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_581985622-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_581985622-300x134.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":134,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_581985622-768x342.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":342,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_581985622-1024x456.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":456,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_581985622.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":685,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_581985622.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":913,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_581985622-1200x535.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":535,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_581985622-942x420.jpg","home_baner-width":942,"home_baner-height":420}},"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"Dedicating The Tabernacle - 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