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In Parshat Terumah, we are commanded:
וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ — וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם
“They shall make for Me a Sanctuary, and I shall dwell among them.” Shemot (Exodus) 25:8
Not within it – but among them.
The Mishkan was not commanded after stability was achieved.
It was not built in comfort or security.
It was commanded in the wilderness, in vulnerability, in uncertainty, with enemies still present and the future unclear.
And precisely there, Hashem says:
Build.
Build not when the world is calm, but when it is not.
Just a few verses earlier, the Torah emphasizes that the materials must come:
“מֵאֵת כָּל אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִדְּבֶנּוּ לִבּוֹ”
“From every person whose heart moves him” (Shemot 25:2).
The Mishkan begins not with architecture, but with willingness.
Holiness cannot be imposed.
It must be offered.
Triage – Build
When someone is wounded, you stabilize. You stop the bleed.
October 7th was a national hemorrhage.
We remain in triage.
In many ways, we are still stopping the bleed, militarily, emotionally, spiritually.
Parshat Terumah teaches us what comes next:
While still in the wilderness, build a sanctuary.
The Sanctuary Within
Today our Terumah is not gold or copper.
It is:
• Moral clarity without apology.
• Jewish pride without fear.
• Unity over fracture.
• Strength without hatred.
Each of us must ask:
When I speak about Israel, do I speak clearly, or cautiously?
When I face hostility, do I retreat, or stand?
A sanctuary is not built after the storm passes.
It is built so the storm does not define us.
Message of Hope
The Mishkan was built in the desert.
The desert did not prevent holiness.
And our wilderness will not prevent us either.
Hashem dwells where hearts are willing.
We are still in Triage.
In many ways, still in Stop The Bleed.
But we are also building.
And when we build a sanctuary within, in our homes, our speech, our actions, Hashem dwells among us.
Fine Art Print of Parshat Teruma.
I offer this fine art print from the Book of Exodus as a museum-quality print on canvas. The naive art style lends itself to the depiction of the greatest events because it doesn’t take itself too seriously. In this depiction, the Israelites bring their contributions to the construction of the Mishkan (Holy Sanctuary).
Parshat Teruma (excerpt)
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר. דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ-לִי תְּרוּמָה מֵאֵת כָּל-אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִדְּבֶנּוּ לִבּוֹ תִּקְחוּ אֶת-תְּרוּמָתִי.
וְזֹאת הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר תִּקְחוּ מֵאִתָּם זָהָב וָכֶסֶף וּנְחֹשֶׁת. וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ וְעִזִּים. וְעֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים וְעֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים וַעֲצֵי שִׁטִּים. שֶׁמֶן לַמָּאֹר בְּשָׂמִים לְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים. אַבְנֵי-שֹׁהַם וְאַבְנֵי מִלֻּאִים לָאֵפֹד וְלַחֹשֶׁן. וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם. כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מַרְאֶה אוֹתְךָ אֵת תַּבְנִית הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֵת תַּבְנִית כָּל-כֵּלָיו וְכֵן תַּעֲשׂוּ
The Lord spoke to Moses saying: Speak to the children of Israel, and have them take for Me an offering; from every person whose heart inspires him to generosity, you shall take My offering.
And this is the offering that you shall take from them: gold, silver, and copper; blue, purple, and crimson wool; linen and goat hair; ram skins dyed red, tachash skins, and acacia wood; oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the incense; shoham stones and filling stones for the ephod and for the choshen. And they shall make Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst according to all that I show you, the pattern of the Mishkan and the pattern of all its vessels; and so shall you do.
(Exodus Ch 25. 1-9)
If you want to dive a little deeper into the meaning of the Parsha, the excellent Chabad site is a good place to start; click here.
And here you can see my other Biblical art work from the Book of Exodus.
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