When a person takes what he loves and gives it as a donation, he gives his heart/ShutterStock
In the Midrash it is narrated (Shemot Rabbah na, 2) that when the work of the tabernacle was finished, "Moses entered the tabernacle and saw that he had left the tabernacle. He said before the Holy One, blessed be He, 'Lord of the world, we have done the work of the tabernacle and we have been saved. And, what will we do with the rest?'
He said to him, 'Go and make a tabernacle of testimony in them,' Moses went and made in them.
In the midrash there are two explanations of what Moshe Rabbino did with the remaining money. One opinion says that Moshe Rabbino took the remaining money and built a Midrash house in it so that anyone who wanted to study Torah would come to this Midrash house to study Torah. Another opinion says that from the remaining money they made two coffins, one coffin where the Tablets of the Covenant were placed and a second coffin where the fragments of the first tablets were placed.
The words of the midrash raised a problem for us, apparently what was Moshe's question what to do with the remaining money? If there is any, it is requested to leave it for the home inspection - If tomorrow the table breaks or something breaks down in the tabernacle, there will be money to repair the tabernacle. Isn't this money that was donated for one purpose, why does Moshe Rabbnu use it for another purpose - building a midrash or an additional ark for the fragments
of the tablets ?
(Na, 1) that when Bezalel was building the tabernacle, he would see the money that was donated and say "with this money it is suitable to build the temple - it is holy money", "with this money the table", and so on, each according to the alms of his heart. Whoever gave Much from the heart, Bezalel took his contribution to a very holy thing, the one who gave less than the heart - the money was taken for a less holy use. And the one who did not give from his heart at all, his money was not used - the one left out.
But when the rumor spread that there was money left over, each of the Israelites realized that whoever did not give out of his heart, his money did not go to a holy place.
Since this is so, those people repented and repented with all their hearts.
Or then the money they donated was sanctified and ascended to the top and with this money they made an ark for the fragments of the tablets or a midrash.
Fragments of tablets are a sign of a person who broke his measurements and his heart for the bad way in which he contributed to the tabernacle.
And for the opinion that they used this money to build a Midrash house, it must be explained that this is because there they will learn Torah and repent for the way in which they contributed the holy offering.
The Gemara says in tractate Kiddoshin (3, 2) "If an evil person harms you, pull him to the Beit Midrash" - if the evil character harms a person, he must be pulled to the Beit Midrash, because there and only there can he be subdued.
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With the end of the Mishkan chapters, there is a question that is asked.
God commands to build the Mishkan from the best and most magnificent things, but here is not God is high and spiritual above all reason and above all thought.
The Almighty does not marvel at gold and silver - "The silver is mine and the gold is mine, says the Lord" (Haggai 2:8) All silver and gold belong to the Almighty.
So why the commandment and admiration to make the Mishkan gold and silver, precious stones and dachshund skins, and that God, who is above all our understanding, marvels at material things - precious stones, precious fabrics or silver and gold
? , 9-11) "King Solomon made him an altar from the trees of Lebanon.
Its pillars are made of silver, its cushions are gold, its chariot is scarlet, its interior is lined with love from the buildings of Jerusalem" What does it mean "its interior is lined with love from the buildings of Jerusalem"? The
explanation of the matter, when a person loves an object that is in his possession, A watch, a piece of jewelry, or even his money or house, he puts his heart In what he loves. When a person takes what he loves and gives it as a donation, he gives his heart. The real heart cannot be given because it is inside the body, but by giving things that the heart loves, it is considered that we have given the heart of the person. And this is what is written (Proverbs 23:20) "Give my son your heart to me" and this is done by those who give what the heart loves.
So, "King Solomon made him a blessing", King Solomon built the temple out of silver and gold, but "its interior is lined "Love from the children of Jerusalem" God wanted the hearts of the people of Jerusalem and by giving them silver and gold, God will win their hearts.
So also in the tabernacle, God wanted the hearts of the Jews, and the hearts of the Jews are taken by them giving the their silver and gold.
Everything that was in the tabernacle gold, silver and copper, precious skins and precious stones, all of this is not for material things - as if God wants to see material things, but all because God wants the hearts of the people of Israel, and this is achieved by the person giving what he likes
The heart of the people of Israel is reached by a Jew donating what he loves.
The Tabernacle and the Temple were built by the hearts of the people of Israel who contributed what they loved.
This is how the house was built through which all prayers go up - because my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations, and from there all prayers enter God because there is the source of the heart of the people of Israel.
David Berger, in collaboration with Shuba Israel
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