Terumah

What is the nature of sacred space?Is it intrinsically holy?  Or does it become holy because of the actions of people?This week's Torah portion, Terumah, is about sacred space.  The major spheres of holiness in Judaism are time -- as in Shabbat and the holidays; deeds -- doing various mitzvot (commandments); and place, especially...
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This coming week's Torah portion is Terumah, which includes among other things detailed instructions for the construction of the mishkan which I used last year as a launching point for a discussion of the protection of intellectual property under halacha.  You can read it here .  I'm happy to report this year that my...
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God is a stickler for details. This week’s Torah reading, Terumah, contains all the design details for the Tabernacle, the portable Temple, and its contents. Look at all the details given in the instructions for building just one of the ritual objects, the menorah: “And you shall make a menorah (lampstand or candelabra) of...
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