Transcript Terumah Exodus 25:1-27:19

Terumah
Exodus 25:1-27:19
Ceaser
Overview
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The people of Israel are called upon to contribute fifteen
materials -- gold, silver and copper; blue, purple and red-dyed
wool; flax, goat hair, animal skins, wood, olive oil, spices and
gems -- out of which, G-d says to Moses, "They shall make for
Me a Sanctuary, and I shall dwell amidst them."
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On the summit of Mount Sinai, Moses is given detailed
instructions on how to construct this dwelling for G-d so that it
could be readily dismantled, transported and reassembled as
the people journeyed in the desert.
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In the Sanctuary's inner chamber, behind an artistically woven
curtain, was the Ark containing the Tablets of Testimony
engraved with the Ten Commandments; on the Ark's cover
stood two winged cherubim hammered out of pure gold. In the
outer chamber stood the seven-branched Menorah and the
Table upon which the "showbread" was arranged.
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Overview
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The Sanctuary's three walls were fitted together from 48 upright
wooden boards, each of which was overlaid with gold and held
up by a pair of silver foundation sockets. The roof was formed
of three layers of coverings: (a) tapestries of multi-colored wool
and linen; (b) a covering made of goat-hair; (c) a covering of
ram and tachash skins. Across the front of the Sanctuary was an
embroidered screen held up by five posts.
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Surrounding the Sanctuary and the copper-plated Altar which
fronted it was an enclosure of linen hangings, supported by 60
wooden posts with silver hooks and trimmings and reinforced by
copper stakes.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying, Speak unto the
children of Israel, that they shall set apart (take) before me a
Separation: of every one whose heart is willing, but not by
constraint, ye shall take my separation. And this is the separation
which you shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass; and
hyacinth, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen; and goats'
skins, and skins of rams dyed red, and purpled skins, and woods
of sittin, and olive oil for the light, and aromatics for the
confection of the pure anointing oil, and of the fragrant incense;
gems of beryl that are gems of perfection, for engraving and
insertion in the ephoda and in the breastplate.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And they shall make a Sanctuary to My Name, that My Shekinah
may dwell among them. According to all that I show thee, the
likeness of the tabernacle and the likeness of all its vessels, so
shalt thou make. And they shall make an ark of sitta wood; two
cubits and a half its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a
cubit and a half its height. And thou shalt cover it with pure gold
within and without, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round
about. [JERUSALEM. A coronal of gold shall surround it.] And
thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and set them upon its four
corners; two rings for one side, and two rings for the second
side. And thou shalt make staves of sitta wood, and cover them
with gold; and thou shalt introduce the staves into the rings on
the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried upon them. The
staves shall be inlaid in the rings of the ark, and not be removed
from it. And thou shalt put within the ark the Testament that I will 5
give thee.
TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And thou shalt make a (kaphortha) mercy‐seat of pure gold; two
cubits and a half the length, and a cubit and a half the breadth,
and its depth shall be a handbreadth (pusheka). And thou shalt
make two kerubin, of pure beaten gold shalt thou make them on
the two sides of the mercy‐seat. Thou shalt make one keruba on
this side, and one keruba on that side of the mercy‐seat; you shall
make the kerubaia on its two sides. And the kerubaia shall stretch
forth their wings above, their heads over against each other, their
wings overshadowing the mercy‐seat, and their faces over against
each other; towards the mercy‐seat shall be the faces of the
kerubaia. And thou shalt put the mercy‐seat above upon the ark,
and within the ark thou shalt lay the Tables of the Testament that I
will give thee. And I will appoint My Word with thee there, and will
speak with thee from above the mercy‐seat, between the two
kerubaia that are over the ark of the testament, concerning all that
I may command thee for the sons of Israel.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And thou shalt make a table of sitta wood; two cubits its
length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its
height. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make
for it a rim of gold round about. And thou shalt make to it a
border, a handbreadth high round about, and make a golden
wreath for its border round about. [JERUSALEM. A border of
a span surrounding.] And thou shalt make for it four golden
rings, and set the rings in its four corners which are at its
four feet. Over against the border shall the rings be, for the
place of the staves, to carry the table. And thou shalt make
its dishes and its spoons, its tankards and its measures,
which are for the service of libation; of pure gold shalt thou
make them. And upon the table thou shalt set in order the
interior bread before Me continually.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And thou shalt make a Candelabrum; of pure beaten gold
shalt thou make the candelabrum; its base and shaft, its
cups and apples and lilies, shall be of the same. Six
branches shall spread out from its sides; three branches of
the candelabrum from one side, and three branches of the
candelabrum on the second side. Three calyxes adorned
with their figurations on one branch, with apple and lily; and
three calyxes adorned with their figurations on the other
branch, with apple and lily: so for the six branches that
spread out from the candelabrum. And upon the
candelabrum there shall be four calyxes adorned with their
figurations, their apples and lilies.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And there shall be an apple under two branches of it, and an
apple under two branches of it, and an apple under two
branches of it, for the six branches which extend from the
candelabrum. Their apples and their branches shall be of the
same; all of it one beaten work of pure gold. And thou shalt
make its seven lights, and the priest who ministers shall
kindle the lights, that they may shine over upon its face. And
its snuffers and its shovels of pure gold. Of a talent of pure
gold shall he make it and all these its vessels. And look
thou, and make according to their forms which thou hast
seen in the mount.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And the Tabernacle thou shalt make with ten curtains of fine linen
twined, and hyacinth, and purple, and crimson, with figures of
kerubin; with the work of the artificer shalt thou make them. The
length of one curtain twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of
one curtain four cubits; the measure of one shall be that of all the
curtains. Five curtains shall be coupled one with another, and
five other curtains coupled one with another. And thou shalt
make loops of hyacinth upon the edge of one curtain at the side
in the place of coupling, and so shalt thou do in the edge of the
second curtain in the place of conjoinment. Fifty loops shalt thou
make in one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the side of
the second curtain in the place of conjoinment, so that the loops
may answer one to the other. And thou shalt make fifty taches of
gold, and couple the curtains one with another with the taches,
and the Tabernacle shall be conjoined to be one.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to extend over
the tabernacle: twelve curtains thou shalt make them. The
length of one curtain thirty cubits, and the breadth of one
curtain four cubits; and the measure of one (shall be that of
each) of the eleven (other) curtains. And thou shalt conjoin
five curtains together, corresponding with the five books of
the Law; and six curtains together, corresponding with the
six orders of the Mishna; and shalt fold the sixth curtain
over the front of the tabernacle. And thou shalt make fifty
loops upon the edge of one curtain at the side of the place of
coupling; and fifty loops in the edge of the second curtain at
the place of coupling. And thou shalt make taches of brass,
fifty, and put the taches into the loops, and conjoin the
tabernacle, that it may be one.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And the surplus which remaineth of the curtains of the
Tabernacle, the half curtain which remaineth, thou shalt spread
over the hinder part of the Tabernacle. [JERUSALEM. And the
surplus.] And the cubit here and the cubit there, of that which
remaineth in the curtains of the tabernacle, shall hang over the
sides of the tabernacle here and there, to cover it. And thou shalt
make a covering for the tabernacle of rams' skins dyed red, and
a covering of purple skins above. And thou shalt make the
boards of the tabernacle of sittin woods; they shall stand up, after
the manner of their plantation. [JERUSALEM. Slabs.] Ten cubits
the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of one
board.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
Two tenons to one board, each in its side answering to the
other: so shalt thou do for all the boards of the tabernacle.
And thou shalt make the boards of the tabernacle, twenty
boards towards the wind on the south side. And thou shalt
make forty bases of silver [JERUSALEM. Bases of silver.]
beneath the twenty boards; two bases beneath one board
with its two tenons, and two bases under the other board
with its two tenons. And for the second side of the
tabernacle towards the north wind twenty boards, and their
forty bases of silver; two bases under one, and two bases
under the other board. And for the side of the tabernacle
westward thou shalt make six boards. And two boards shalt
thou make at the corners of the tabernacle at their ends.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And they shall be conjoined beneath, and in one manner
shall be conjoined at their heads, with one ring; so shall it
be with them both; for the two corners shall all they be. And
there shall be eight boards and their silver bases; sixteen
bases; two bases under one board, and two bases under
another board. And thou shalt make bars of sittin woods,
five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle, and five
bars for the boards of the second side of the tabernacle, and
five bars for the side of the tabernacle at their extremity
towards the west, [JERUSALEM. And five bars for the
boards of the side of the tabernacle stretching to the west.]
And the middle bar in the midst of the boards passing from
end to end shall be from the tree which Abraham planted in
Beara of Sheba: for when Israel had crossed the sea, the
angels cut down the tree and cast it into the sea, and it
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floated on the face of the waters.
TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And an angel proclaimed, and said, This is the tree which
Abraham planted in Beara of Sheba, and prayed there in the
name of the Word of the Lord. And the sons of Israel shall
take and make thereof the middle bar, seventy cubits in
length, and with it shall wondrous things be done: for when
they have reared up the tabernacle, it shall go round it like a
serpent among the boards of the tabernacle and when they
take it down, it shall become straight as a rod. And the
boards thou shalt overlay with gold, and make of gold their
rings for the place of the bars, and shalt overlay the bars
with gold. And thou shalt rear the tabernacle according to
the manner showed thee in the mountain.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And thou shalt make a veil of hyacinth, and purple, and crimson, and fine
linen entwined; the work of the artificer shalt thou make it, with figures of
kerubin. And thou shalt range it upon four pillars of sitta, covered with
gold, their hooks of gold, upon four bases of silver. [JERUSALEM. And
their hooks of gold.] And thou shalt place the veil under the taches, and
bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testament: and thou shalt
spread the veil for you between the Holy and the Holy of Holies. And
thou shalt place the mercy-seat with the kerubaia produced of beaten
work for it in the Holy of Holies.
And thou shalt set the Table outside of the veil, and the Candelabrum
over against the table on the southern side of the tabernacle; but the
table thou shalt arrange on the northern side. And thou shalt make a
curtain for the door of the tabernacle, of hyacinth, purple, and crimson,
and fine linen twined, the work of the embroiderer. And thou shalt make
for the curtain five pillars of sitta, and cover them with gold, and their
nails shall be of gold; and thou shalt cast for them five bases of brass.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And thou shalt make the Alter of woods of sitta; five cubits
the length, and five cubits the breadth: square shall be the
altar, and its height three cubits. And thou shalt make its
horns upon its four corners: the, horns shall be of it, they
shall rise upward, and thou shalt cover it with brass. And
thou shalt make its pots to carry away its ashes and its
shovels, and its basins, and its thuribles; all its vessels thou
shalt make of brass. [JERUSALEM. And thou shalt make its
pots to carry its ashes, and its scoops and basins, and its
fleshhooks, and its thuribles; all its vessels thou shalt make
of brass.] And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of
brass, and upon the network four brass rings upon its four
corners.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
[JERUSALEM. A grate.] And thou shalt place it under the
surroundings of the altar, beneath, that the network may be
to the middle of the altar, that, if any fragment or fiery coal
fall from the altar, it may fall upon the grate, and not touch
the ground, and that the priests may take it from the grate,
and replace it upon the altar. And thou shalt make staves of
sittin woods, and overlay them with brass; and thou shalt
place the staves within the rings, and the staves shall be on
the two sides of the altar in carrying the altar, hollow: (with)
boards filled with dust shalt thou make it; according to what
showed thee in the mountain, so shall they make.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle. For the
southern side shall be hangings of fine linen twined; a
hundred cubits the length for one side. [JERUSALEM.
Hangings.] And its pillars twenty, and their foundations
twenty, of brass; the looks of the pillars, and their rods, of
silver. And so for the northern side, for length, the hangings
a hundred (cubits) long, and their pillars twenty, and their
foundations twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and
their rods, of silver. And for the breadth of the court on the
western side, the hangings shall be fifty cubits; their
columns ten and their foundations ten. And for the breadth
of the eastern side eastward fifty cubits; and fifteen cubits
the hangings of the side, their pillars three and the their
foundations three.
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TERUMAH
THE TARGUM OF JONATHAN BEN UZZIEL
And for the door of the court shall be a veil of ten cubits of
hyacinth, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen twined, of
embroidered work; their pillars four, and their foundations
four. All the pillars of the court round about shall be united
with silver rods; their hooks of silver, and their foundations
of brass. The length of the court one hundred cubits, and the
breadth fifty on the west and fifty on the east, and the height
five cubits, of fine linen twined, and their foundations of
brass. All the vessels of the tabernacle in all its service, and
all the pins of the court around, of brass.
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The Ark of the Covenant
Rat L Trap
• Judaism, as a general rule, rejects physical manifestations
of spirituality, preferring instead to focus on actions and
beliefs. But early in the history of the Jewish people, there
was one exception to this rule, one man-made object that
was considered intrinsically holy.
• The Ark was used in the desert and in Israel proper for a
number of spiritual and pragmatic purposes. Spiritually, the
Ark was the manifestation of God's physical presence on
earth (the shekhina). When God spoke with Moses in the
Tent of Meeting in the desert, he did so from between the
two Cherubs (Num. 7:89). Once the Ark was moved into the
Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle, and later in the Temple, it
was accessible only once a year, and then, only by one
person.
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The Ark of the Covenant
Rat L Trap
• The relationship between the Ark and the shekhina is
reinforced by the recurring motif of clouds. God's presence
is frequently seen in the guise of a cloud in the Bible (Ex.
24:16), and the Ark is constantly accompanied by clouds –
When God spoke from between the Cherubs, there was a
glowing cloud visible there (Ex. 40:35); when the Jews
traveled, they were led by the Ark and a pillar of clouds
(Num. 10:34); at night, the pillar of clouds was replaced by a
pillar of fire, another common descriptor of God's
appearance (Ex. 24:17); and when the High Priest entered
presence of the Ark on Yom Kippur, he did so only under
the cover of a cloud of incense, perhaps intended to mask
the sight of the shekhina in all its glory (Lev. 16:13).
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The Ark of the Covenant
Rat L Trap
• The holiness of the Ark also made it dangerous to those
who came in contact with it. When Nadav and Avihu, the
sons of Aaron, brought a foreign flame to offer a sacrifice in
the Tabernacle, they were devoured by a fire that emanated
"from the Lord" (Lev. 10:2). During the saga of the capture
of the Ark by the Philistines, numerous people, including
some who merely looked at the Ark, were killed by its
power. Similarly, the Priests who served in the Tabernacle
and Temple were told that viewing the Ark at an improper
time would result in immediate death (Num. 4:20).
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The Ark of the Covenant
Rat L Trap
• The wood used to make the ark was special. While I am
merely a farmer and not a botanist – I can tell you that this
wood is special and has qualities not found in modern
woods. The acacia of the bible has been lost to history but
similar woods remain to this day. Acacia is a wood of high
density and strength – thus making it not only durable but
exceptionally strong. The wood is self protective in that in
its composition are ingredients which naturally repel pests
and boring insects which work in harmony with the wood’s
natural strength and durability. While it was a common
wood of the time it was a most logical choice for something
of this magnitude and a worthy material for Hashem’s work.
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The Ark of the Covenant
Rat L Trap
• The Ark accompanied the Jews throughout their time in the
desert, traveling with them and accompanying them to their
wars with Emor and Midian. When the Jews crossed into
the land of Canaan, the waters of the Jordan River
miraculously split and the Ark led them through (Josh. 3).
Throughout their conquest of the land, the Jews were
accompanied by the Ark. The most dramatic demonstration
of its power comes when the Jews breached the walls of
Jericho merely by circling them, blowing horns and
carrying the Ark (Josh. 6).
• After the conquest was completed, the Ark, and the entire
Tabernacle, were set up in Shiloh (Josh. 18) . There they
remained until the battles of the Jews with the Philistines
during the Priesthood of Eli. The Jews, after suffering a
defeat at the Philistines' hands, took the Ark from Shiloh to
Even-Ezer in hopes of winning the next battle. But the Jews
were routed, and the Ark was captured by the Philistines.
Back in Shiloh, Eli, the High Priest, immediately died upon
hearing the news (I Sam. 4).
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The Ark of the Covenant
Rat L Trap
• The Philistines took the Ark back to Ashdod, their capital
city in the south of Canaan, where they placed it in the
temple of their god Dagon. The next day, however, they
found the idol fallen on its face. After replacing the statue,
they found it the next day decapitated, with only its trunk
remaining, and soon afterward, the entire city of Ashdod
was struck with a plague. The Philistines moved the Ark to
the city of Gath, and from there to Ekron, but whatever city
the Ark was in, the inhabitants were struck with plague.
After seven months, the Philistines decided to send the Ark
back to the Israelites, and accompanied it with expensive
gifts. The Ark was taken back to Beit Shemesh, and,
according to midrash, the oxen pulling the Ark burst into
song as soon as it was once again in Israel's possession
(A.Z. 22b). The actual text of the story, however, tells a
much grimmer tale: The men of Beit Shemesh were
punished for staring disrespectfully at the Ark, and many
were killed with a plague.
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The Ark of the Covenant
Rat L Trap
• From Beit Shemesh, the Ark was transported to Kiryat
Yearim, where it remained for twenty years. From
there, King David transported it to Jerusalem. En
route, however, the oxen pulling it stumbled, and
when Uzzah reached out to steady the Ark, he died
immediately. As a result of this tragedy, David decided
to leave the Ark at the home of Obed-edom the Gittite.
Three months later, he moved it to Jerusalem, the seat
of his kingdom, where it remained until the
construction of the First Temple by David's son
Solomon (I Sam. 5-6). When the Ark was finally placed
in the Temple, the midrash reports that the golden tree
decorations that adorned the walls blossomed with
fruit that grew continuously until the Temple's
destruction (Yoma 39b).
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The Ark of the Covenant
Rat L Trap
• The Ark remained in the Temple until its destruction at the
hand of the Babylonian empire, led by Nebuchadnezzar.
What happened to it afterward is unknown, and has been
debated and pondered for centuries. It is unlikely that the
Babylonians took it, as they did the other vessels of the
Temple, because the detailed lists of what they took make
no mention of the Ark. According to some sources, Josiah,
one of the final kings to reign in the First Temple period,
learned of the impending invasion of the Babylonians and
hid the Ark. Where he hid it is also questionable –
according to one midrash, he dug a hole under the wood
storehouse on the Temple Mount and buried it there (Yoma
53b). Another account says that Solomon foresaw the
eventual destruction of the Temple, and set aside a cave
near the Dead Sea, in which Josiah eventually hid the Ark
(Maimonides, Laws of the Temple, 4:1).
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The Ark of the Covenant
Rat L Trap
• Sadly the Ark of the Covenant has been lost to
the ages. There are many theories as to its
location – some are plausible theories and other
explanations are so outlandish as to not be
believable by a kindergarten child.
• The Ark of the Covenant will be revealed in
Hashem’s own good time and we must patiently
wait until his will be done – in his own way and in
his own good time.
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The Temples
Heaven on Earth
The Temple Mount
Jacob’s Dream
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The Mount
The Kotel at Dawn
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Birds Eye View
Temple
Hulda Gates
Kidron Valley
The City of
David
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The Mount
Contour Map
Temple
Mt of Olives
Hulda Gates
Kidron Valley
The City of
David
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The Temple Mount
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The Temple Mount
Hulda Gates
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The Temple Mount
Hulda Gates
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3 Columns
Light of HaShem

37. "And Elohim called..." (Beresheet 1:5).
HE ASKED: What is THE MEANING OF
"AND ELOHIM called THE LIGHT
DAY"? HE REPLIED, THIS MEANS
THAT He called and invited it to bring
forth from within that perfect light that
stands in the middle, REFERRING TO
TIFERET, one light. AND THIS LIGHT is
the foundation of the world, upon which all
worlds are erected AND FROM WHERE
ALL THE SOULS ARE BORN. From this
perfected "light" emerges the Central
Column, the foundation of the life of the
worlds, this being the day from the right
side. THE WORDS: "And the darkness he
called Night" MEAN THAT He called and
invited it, bringing forth one female from
within the left side, the secret of darkness.
THIS FEMININE PRINCIPLE IS THE
SECRET OF the moon that governs the
night. FOR THIS REASON, it is called
night. AND THIS IS the secret of THE
NAME 'Adonai' and THE 'NAME Master
of all Earth.‘ (Zohar Beresheet A)
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Light the Male Principal
Giving Principal

Darkness The Female Principal
Receiving Principal
The Central Column of Souls and of
Free Will
Three distinct spiritual energy forces permeate all existence. Using
the language of metaphor, the Zohar identities these three forces as
Right, Left and Central Columns. Right correlates to the positive [+]
force, which manifests physically as the proton. Left signifies the
negative charge [-], manifesting as the electron. Central is expressed
through the neutron, the force that bridges the positive and negative
poles. (Rav Ashlag 1936-1978 Translation of the Zohar and Commentary
with Rabbi Michael Burg)
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The Temple Mount
Hulda Gates
Left Column
Issac
Central Column
Jacob
Right Column
Abraham
Entrance to Heaven
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The Temple Mount
Hulda Gates
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The Temple Mount
Hulda Gates
Exit from Heaven to the Material World
Abba
Imma
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The Temple Mount
Hulda Gates
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The Temple Mount
2nd Temple Period
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The Temples
The Mishkan
The First Temple
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The Temples
The Second Temple
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The Temples
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The Temples
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Genesis Chapter 1
The Temples
The Ark
26 And God said: ‘ us make man in our image,
after our likeness; and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of
the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.’
27 And God created man in His own image, in
the image of God created He him; male and
female created He them.
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The Temple
Man
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The Temple
Man
Why was Jacob given the dream at this time? Because, although he was
fleeing the wrath of his brother Esau, he was also on his way to
Mesopotamia to find a wife and create a family, i.e., a “house,” as
explained before. Isaac practically ordered him to leave and start his own
family (Gen. 28: 1, 2), he is told to go multiply and become an “assembly
of peoples,” v. 3. His two wives are later called the “builders” of the House
of Israel (Ru. 4:11). Jacob, therefore, built a human temple, a house of
twelve tribes, and centuries later those twelve, with the aid of the
Phoenicians, built Solomon’s stone temple which was called the ‘House of
God’. Hence, the dream concerns the building of these two houses.
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A Few Final Thoughts
All of what we are, we see, we did and will
do, is the Work of HaShem This we
celebrate fifty-two times a Year on
Shabbat.
“May it be Your Will, HaShem, that the
Holy Temple be rebuilt speedily in our
days and grant us our share in Your
Torah….”
Shabbat Shalom
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