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When standing under a <em>chuppah <\/em>at a wedding, the officiant likens the <em>chuppah<\/em> to a tent that is open on all sides as a metaphor for the type of home that we hope will be created. Our quintessential prayer for peace uses the image of <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sukkat shalom<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a tent-like protective structure that we beseech God to provide. And even when referring in the English language to the groups with whom we feel aligned in some significant way, we say they are either <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inside<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outside<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the proverbial tent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet little attention is paid to the actual building of the structure itself. Who undertakes the work of building a canopy of shared values, a canopy of peace, a canopy of <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">home<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe <\/span><b>whole<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> community of the Israelite people assembled at Shiloh, and set up the Tent of Meeting there\u2026\u201d (verse 1).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reading this verse there is a powerful message and a reminder that we are sorely in need of today. \u00a0The word \u201cwhole\u201d (\u05db\u05dc) indicates that <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Israelites were assembled in one place and were involved in the building of the holy, protective tent. The Torah, which uses no extra words, is emphasizing that each member of the community played an integral role in the creation of their shared spiritual home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a message of inclusion. It is not about encouraging inclusion for the sake of feeling good about ourselves or for fulfilling an act of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>chesed<\/em> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(kindness). Rather, this message of inclusion is the reminder that each and every human being is imbued with purpose, meaning, and worthwhile contribution to the greater whole. This verse reinforces that each and every person was created <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b\u2019tzelem Elohim<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in God\u2019s image, for each Israelite\u2019s presence and contribution was needed in order to be \u201cthe whole community of the Israelite people.\u201d The tent of meeting would not have been structurally or spiritually sound were it not for the radical inclusion of each and every member of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This message resonates today, for its truth endures. 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