S2E7 Terumah 2023
from Parsha for Kids Hosted by Chana Friedman
In Parshat Terumah, God helps us bond with one another by having us work on a national building project. Every aspect of this building project, the creation of the Mishkan, was thought through. God wanted all donations to be voluntary, so that no one would feel forced or coerced into building God's home. The building was grand, impressive and beautiful to inspire awe and devotion when Bnei Yisrael saw it or entered it. The building was modeled after and symbolized the human body, because each of us is equivalent to a Mishkan ourselves- the sanctuary is us, and God dwells in us. Nowadays, we no longer have a Mishkan or a Beit HaMikdash, but we do have a synagogue! We can learn from this parsha to act in a unified, helping manner. We can also make sure to remember that our body is as sacred and holy as a Mishkan, and therefore we should serve God with it, just like the Kohanim served God within the Mishkan.
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