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The outer altar was made of wood and covered in copper. Covering an altar with a precious metal is a new concept in the Torah at this point. Throughout Genesis, many people built altars. Noah built one after the flood, Abraham built many altars at points of interaction with God. Moses also built an altar. For most of these altars, the Torah does not specify what material was used. Almost all of them use the verb \u201cand he built\u201d to describe their assembly. The assumption then is that these were all built out of stone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This differs from the copper altar. In verse 1, God commands Moses to \u201cmake\u201d the altar. Stone altars would make sense for spontaneous acts of praising or thanking God. The builder would simply assemble some stones from the immediate environment. Those were the types of altars built in Genesis. The copper altar is unique in that it was built by the direction of God for future use, and not around a particular event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In Exodus 20:21, God commands Moses to make an earthen altar, but that was specifically for the giving of the Ten Commandments. In the very next verse, God restricts the tools for use in building a stone altar. Later, in Deuteronomy 27:5, God will command Moses to build a stone altar by the mountain of Ebal for the blessing and curses. Again, we see stone being used for a specific event altar, as opposed to the copper altar which is used for general service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The outer altar was covered in copper instead of gold most likely because of its size. Copper was readily available in the Near East. The fact that it was easy to find, and malleable, made it a very useful metal in the ancient world. Midrash Tanchuma explains that unlike the golden altar inside, because this altar was visible to everyone, it was made of copper. Copper was used to atone for the nation as a whole when they acted as stiff necked people based on a verse in Isaiah. \u201cBecause I know how stubborn you are (Your neck is like an iron sinew And your forehead <\/span>nechusha<\/span><\/em>, bronze [or copper])\u201d (Isaiah 48:4).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The following heartfelt piece is by Beth Kissileff: writer, 929 contributor, resident of Squirrel Hill, and wife of Rabbi Jonathan Perlman of New Light, about their congregants:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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I could not sleep last night and came downstairs at 2 AM \u00a0and read the parsha, Chayei Sarah.<\/p>\r\n

I immediately knew what I needed to say. The first words of the parsha are about the life of Sara who she was and how she lived, not her death and when and how it happened.<\/p>\r\n

In remembering the martyrs of the Shoah,\u00a0I believe it is much more important to remember who they were and what they stood for , what kind of lives they led rather than focusing on the details of their deaths.\u00a0 I believe Yaffa Eliach\u2019s Tower of Life at the Holocaust Museum in DC, with photos of her shtetl Eishystock is a powerful way to remember the Shoah.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

I never thought I would be writing about those who died\u00a0\u201cal Kiddush Hashem\u201d sanctifying God\u2019s name, people I knew and worshipped with.<\/p>\r\n

All three of these men were dream congregants, the kind every rabbi wants, those willing to do whatever is needed and go above and beyond the call of duty.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Melvin Wachs was always the first in the synagogue for each service.\u00a0 He was devoted and caring, a pure soul.\u00a0 He often led parts of the service and read Haftarah regularly.\u00a0I hope his daughter, son-in-law and grandson and family find comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.<\/p>\r\n

Rich Gottfried broke both his knees, on the ice last winter. He was not expected to make a quick or full recovery but due to his determination, he was back at shul, reading Haftara as he does many weeks with his leg braces.\u00a0 He was due to retire soon and wanted to spend more time strengthening himself and the shul. He will never get the chance to do that.\u00a0 I hope his widow, his three sisters including his twin, find comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.<\/p>\r\n

Dan Stein just became a grandfather seven months ago.\u00a0I wish his grandson could have gotten to know him.\u00a0 Dan always had a word of cheer and a fist bump for everyone at shul. He read his bar mitzvah Haftara each year, annotated with the date.\u00a0 I hope his son will continue.\u00a0I wish his time doing this were longer. May his widow, son and daughter in law, daughter and grandson and family find comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.<\/p>\r\n

Rashi says about Genesis 23:1, that \u201cthe word years is repeated and without a number to indicate that they were all equally good.\u201d\u00a0 All the years of the lives of Daniel Stein, Richard Gottfried, and Melvin Wachs were filled with goodness and devotion to Judaism.\u00a0 May their memories be for a blessing and may the occasion of their tragic deaths help us all \u201cincrease devotion\u201d in the words of Abraham Lincoln\u2019s Gettysburg address so their deaths shall not have been in vain.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Please do not be afraid to gather in multitudes in synagogues, to sanctify God\u2019s name among the multitudes.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Please do all you can to advance the cause of gun control so that no more of these senseless tragedies occur.<\/p>\r\n

Please acknowledge all those around you as being created \u201cin the image of God\u201d b\u2019tzelem elokim, with a spark of divinity within them.\u00a0 We need to treat each human with kindness and respect as our tradition teaches and anyone fomenting hate must be stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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\u201cCommand the Israelites to bring you clear olive oil, crushed for the light, so that the lamp may always burn\u201d (Ex. 27:20). The sages drew a comparison between the olive and the Jewish people. \u201cRabbi Joshua ben Levi asked, why is Israel compared to an olive? Just as an olive is first bitter, then sweet, so Israel suffers in the present but great good is stored up for them in the time to come. And just as the olive only yields its oil by being crushed \u2013\u00ad as it is written, \u2018clear olive oil, crushed for the light\u2019 \u2013 so Israel fulfils [its full potential in] the Torah only when it is pressed by suffering.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The oil was, of course, for the menorah, whose perpetual light \u2013 first in the Sanctuary, then in the Temple, and now that we have no Temple, the more mystical light that shines from every holy place, life and deed \u2013 symbolises the Divine light that floods the universe for those who see it through the eyes of faith. To produce this light, something has to be crushed. And here lies the life-changing lesson.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Suffering is bad. Judaism makes no attempt to hide this fact. The Talmud gives an account of various sages who fell ill. When asked, \u201cAre your sufferings precious to you?\u201d they replied, \u201cNeither they nor their reward.\u201d When they befall us or someone close to us, they can lead us to despair. Alternatively, we can respond stoically. We can practice the attribute of gevurah<\/em>, strength in adversity. But there is a third possibility. We can respond with compassion, kindness and love. We can become like the olive which, when crushed, produces the pure oil that fuels the light of holiness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When bad things happen to good people, our faith is challenged. That is a natural response, not a heretical one. Abraham asked, \u201cShall the Judge of all the earth not do justice?\u201d Moses asked, \u201cWhy have You done harm to this people?\u201d Yet in the end, the wrong question to ask is, \u201cWhy has this happened?\u201d We will never know. We are not God, nor should we aspire to be. The right question is, \u201cGiven that this has happened, what then shall I do?\u201d To this, the answer is not a thought but a deed. It is to heal what can be healed, medically in the case of the body, psychologically in the case of the mind, spiritually in the case of the soul. Our task is to bring light to the dark places of our and other peoples\u2019 lives.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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It is customary for synagogues to keep a small light, called the <\/span>Ner Tamid<\/span><\/em> or Eternal Light, lit above the Ark, day and night, whether the room is in use or not. The light is often explained as signifying the constant presence of God.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Hebrew name <\/span>Ner Tamid<\/span><\/em> is derived from Exodus 27:20-21 where Aaron and his sons are instructed light lamps regularly, outside the curtain which is over the Ark of the Testimony (<\/span>edut<\/span><\/em>) \u00a0from evening to morning before the Eternal<\/span>.<\/span> Here, and elsewhere in the Bible (I Samuel 3:2-3) the lamp burns \u201cfrom evening until morning,\u201d to illuminate the darkness \u200eof the night, only. Each evening it is kindled again.<\/span> Rabbi Yehoyada Amir suggests<\/span><\/a> that the reliable, daily relighting of the lamp testifies not to God\u2019s presence, but rather to ours, attentive and ready to serve as partners in the work of holiness and creation. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

What might explain the radical change in procedure and meaning?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

One possibility is Rabbi Yitz Greenberg\u2019s <\/span>three eras of Jewish history<\/span>. Dating from the first era, the written Torah represents a time when God\u2019s presence was concentrated in a single place, first the Tabernacle and then the Temple. In that scenario, people presented themselves to God in order to be seen (cf. Deuteronomy 16:16).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In the second era, after the Second Temple was destroyed, holiness became diffuse, and God\u2019s presence harder to perceive. Therefore, the Eternal Light in synagogues became a form of testimony to the covenant between God and Israel. However great the darkness, however small the light, it affirmed that God was with God\u2019s people if only they would take the time to look.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Now in the third period, triggered by the Holocaust, God is even more hidden. R. Greenberg describes the covenant as voluntary, it \u201ccan no longer be commanded\u2026 because one cannot <\/span>order<\/span><\/em> another to step forward and die.\u201d Moreover, most Jews are no longer subject to communal enforcement mechanisms. Yet, despite it all, Jews remain committed to God, Torah and Israel (or some subset thereof).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In this era, I propose that we need both types of light. 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One of the most delicate acts of love is giving your loved one the gift of giving. It's easy to take, and it's easy to give, but to give to another by receiving from them demands an especially deep and altruistic love. This is the gift of the Menorah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Giving is empowering. When I give to another, it means that I have something that they lack. It means that they need me. It's critical and Godly to give, but there is also the danger that while empowering ourselves, we are making the recipient weaker by their dependence on us. For this reason, the highest level of charity in Jewish law is to help someone be self-sufficient. So in any relationship, it's crucial to counterbalance one's giving with the ability to receive. This demands great courage, because to receive means to admit one's own vulnerability and weakness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

What does God need the Menorah for? He doesn't, the Midrash answers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\"I don't need the light of the Menorah. Rather, I want to let you provide me with light as I did for you, to elevate you in the eyes of the nations, who will say that Israel provides light for God who provides light for all. A parable, to a sighted man and a blind man walking together. The sighted man said to the blind man- 'Come, and I will support you,' and thus the blind man walked. When they came to the house, the sighted man said to the blind man, 'Go out and light the candle for me, so that you don't owe me a favor for accompanying you\u201d (Midrash Rabba 36:2).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

God presents himself as needy, thus opening up a space for the Jewish people to give to Him. But here, too, there is a danger, that the receiving in love becomes self-centered taking. Perhaps this is why the Menorah has a particular demand for purity, both in its materials, and in the oil used to light it, presented in chapter 27. 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Exodus 27 might read like a biblical trip to Ikea, with step by step instructions on how to build the <\/span>Mishkan<\/span><\/i> and its implements. Its verses are filled with measurements for curtains, boards, and fence posts. It even describes the shovel to be used to remove ashes from the altar. The attention to detail borders on obsessive, until one remembers that the purpose of these instruments is to be the physical point of connection to a God who is so much more than physical.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The flashpoint of that contact is the Altar on which the offerings were to be given. The altar is thus described: \u201c You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide, the altar is to be square, and three cubits high. Make its horns on the four corners, the horns to be of one piece with it; and overlay it with copper\u201d (Exodus 27:1-2). One could understand the copper coating as serving an aesthetic function. Shiny metal is prettier than dull wood. Or, one could understand it as functional. After all, the acacia wood must need protection from the continuous flames of the sacrifices.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Midrash Tanhuma does not seem to think that those answers are sufficient. It pictures Moses asking God if the copper coating will hold up to the heat of God\u2019s fire. His question is full of anxiety, almost as if to say, \u201cCan the precautions we take possibly be effective? How can our physical existence bear contact with the Divine?\u201d The Almighty rebukes Moses. Surely God can do anything, including sustain the metal and wood of God\u2019s own altar. What then is the purpose of the copper coating?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cIn order to atone for the brazen brow (i.e., Israel\u2019s shamelessness), as it is said: <\/span>And your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow copper<\/span><\/em> (Isa. 48:4)\u201d answers the Midrash.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The system of sacrifices has the potential to be a conduit between humanity and the Divine. \u00a0It also carries the danger of human arrogance. The <\/span>Kohanim<\/em> <\/span>and<\/span> Leviim<\/span><\/em> who work in the temple could see themselves as a holier class of people. Those bringing sacrifices might see their sin offering as the source of forgiveness. Too easily can the forms of religious ritual become a replacement for the internal work of honing ourselves to be godly people. 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In our chapter, God instructs Moses: \u201cYou shall further command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling lamps perpetually (<\/span>le-ha\u2019alot ner tamid<\/span><\/em>)\u201d (Exodus 27:20). Rashi understands \u201cperpetually\u201d (<\/span>tamid<\/span><\/em>) to mean that the lamps must be lit every evening and stay aflame until morning. But a midrash insists that \u201cperpetually\u201d means that one lamp is to burn constantly, day as well as night; and all other lights are kindled from it (Sifre, Beha\u2019alotkha 59).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The plain sense (<\/span>peshat<\/span><\/em>) of the text accords with Rashi\u2019s reading. The cantillation marks show a pause between <\/span>ner<\/em> <\/span>(light) and <\/span>tamid<\/em> <\/span>(perpetually), indicating that a better translation would be \u201cfor kindling lamps, regularly.\u201d Over the course of Exodus, God has shown that God will be present for Israel; God now asks that Israel be present for God.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The light burning in the mishkan (tabernacle) makes the statement that God and the people are perpetually committed to, and present for, one-another.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Yehudah Brandes notices an important tension between the names of the <\/span>parashiyot<\/span><\/em>, Terumah and Tetzaveh, that convey God\u2019s instructions for the building of the mishkan: Whereas the word \u201c<\/span>terumah<\/span><\/em>\u201d (gift) connotes voluntary giving, the word \u201c<\/span>tetzaveh<\/span><\/em>\u201d (command) connotes obligation. Parashat Terumah appeals to the hearts of the Israelites: God instructs Moses to \u201ctell the Israelite people to bring Me gifts\u201d (Exodus 23:2). In stark contrast, parashat Tetzaveh commands\u2014not requests\u2014that the people bring oil for kindling the lights regularly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

What is true of service of God is true of any relational commitment we make: We commit that we will be present even when the spirit does not so move us. We decide that we will love even in moments when we are not overcome with feeling. To be sure, in order for existential commitment to endure, there need to be moments of fervor. But this is what the rituals of constancy in Parashat Tetzaveh serve to remind us: There is no spiritual life without discipline and commitment. 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\"<\/b>And you shall command the Children of Israel to bring you pure, pressed olive oil for the light, to kindle the <\/span>ner tamid<\/span><\/em>, the eternal flame.\" (Exodus 27:20)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As red
\r\n<\/span>As supernovas bursting, as red-giants exploding, \u00a0
\r\n<\/span>As eleven ruby stars in Joseph\u2019s dreams,
\r\n<\/span>Red is the Torah light; its beams
\r\n<\/span>Penetrate the cavern of chaos called the world
\r\n<\/span>To reveal structure:
\r\n<\/span>Stratified layers of meaning,
\r\n<\/span>Slowly dripping stalactites of insight,
\r\n<\/span>Stalagmites of understanding, ascending.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As blue
\r\n<\/span>As Jerusalem\u2019s summer skies,
\r\n<\/span>As Joseph\u2019s entreating eyes,
\r\n<\/span>Blue is the light of Israel,<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Revealing in the depths of cavern-canyons
\r\nUnderground currents, flowing, converging,
\r\n<\/span>Fed from fathomless sources: Joseph\u2019s fathers, Joseph\u2019s mothers;
\r\n<\/span>Each drop \u2014 a child of Joseph and his brothers.
\r\n<\/span>A river of destiny cascades, turbulent,
\r\n<\/span>Towards a tranquil turquoise sea of redemption, unseen
\r\n<\/span>But not unforeseen.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As yellow
\r\n<\/span>As Jerusalem\u2019s noontime sun,
\r\n<\/span>As eleven sheaves of wheat bowing to one,
\r\n<\/span>Yellow is the light of the Soul,
\r\n<\/span>Piercing like X-rays the skin of cavern walls
\r\n<\/span>To reveal ribs of God\u2019s concern,<\/span><\/p>\r\n

God\u2019s caress, contours of His care
\r\nSupporting, uplifting, embracing
\r\nThe anatomy of the cave.<\/p>\r\n

Oh God, grant us fire.
\r\n<\/span>In the dark chill of the cave, wrap us in warm fabric
\r\n<\/span>Woven from a coat of many colors.
\r\n<\/span>Let my left hand grasp a Torch,
\r\n<\/span>And my right, the prism of Faith, Joseph\u2019s prism,
\r\n<\/span>To transform and unify Red, Blue, Yellow,
\r\n<\/span>Into radiant illumination,
\r\n<\/span>Incandescent,
\r\n<\/span>Blazing,
\r\n<\/span>White.<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":52330,"alt":"","title":"dt32-prism","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism.png","width":1280,"height":649,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-300x152.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":152,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-768x389.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":389,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-1024x519.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":519,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism.png","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":649,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism.png","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":649,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-1200x608.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":608,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-828x420.png","home_baner-width":828,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"929 Poetry Corner","tile_main_caption":"The Ner Tamid","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Let my left hand grasp a torch \/ And my right, the prism of faith ","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":52330,"alt":"","title":"dt32-prism","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism.png","width":1280,"height":649,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-300x152.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":152,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-768x389.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":389,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-1024x519.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":519,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism.png","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":649,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism.png","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":649,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-1200x608.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":608,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt32-prism-828x420.png","home_baner-width":828,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","old_create_date":"","tile_link_for_pay":"0","links":false,"send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Torah","book":"Exodus","chapter":"27","chapter_main_number":"77","date":"20251215","wall_id":"77"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":[{"term_id":"362","name":"Poetry","old_id":"762"},{"term_id":"629","name":"Light","old_id":"1029"}]},{"order":13,"id":"48904","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"Terumah - A Portable Home ","post_title":"Terumah - A Portable Home","slug":"terumah-a-portable-home","old_id":"48904","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":42813,"post_title":"Covenant & Conversation","slug":"covenant-conversation","old_id":"42813","first_name":"","last_name":"Covenant & Conversation","description":"Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. 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With\u00a0Terumah\u00a0<\/em>begins the longest single passage in the book of Exodus, continuing to the end of the book and interrupted only by the episode of the Golden Calf. Its subject is the\u00a0Mishkan<\/em>, the Tabernacle or Sanctuary the Israelites were commanded to make as a centre of worship and as a visible sign of the presence of God in their midst. The length and detail of the description of the building of the Tabernacle sends the message of its central significance to the Israelites. At the same time this long passage requires great effort to understand, interpret and translate into the language and thought of today<\/p>\r\n

Family study materials on Parashat Terumah from \"Covenant and Conversation\"<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Earth - or copper?<\/em> In chapter 20, a moment before the revelation at Sinai, we read \u201cmake for Me an earthen altar\u201d (20:20). Here, the altar was made of copper. There are certain stylistic differences. Does the \u201cupgrade\u201d stem from the more elevated context, that the altar of the Mishkan shouldn\u2019t be so plain?<\/li>\r\n\t
  2. The horns of the altar.<\/em> This is the first time that the horns of the altar are mentioned (verses 2, 12): protuberances attached to the four corners of the altar. They had a ritual function, but were also legal \u201clifesavers.\u201d For fear of desecrating the sacred, someone sentenced to death would not be killed as long as he was holding onto one of the horns.<\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Catalog of materials<\/em>. What is made of gold? Of silver? And what is (mere) copper? If you search this chapter, and the two preceding ones, you\u2019ll discover the connection between the location and the material.<\/li>\r\n\t
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