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We read in this week’s parsha (Torah portion): Takefrom among you gifts to the L ; everyonewhose heart so moves him shall bring them—gifts for the Lord: gold, silver, and copper;ablue, purple, and ...

According to the Bible, the Tabernacle or Tent of Congregation was a portable sanctuary carried by the Israelite's on their ventures into the wilderness. The word Tabernacle (Mishkan) stems from the ...

Indeed, the Tabernacle and then the Temple were the conduit to connect to God, and a point-of-orientation to one’s Judaism. The Tabernacle stood right in the center of the formation of the tribes, ...