Wizard of Oz
There are many outstanding accomplishments for us as a nation, but building is certainly not amongst them. It may come therefore as somewhat of a surprise to discover that from the sedra of Terumah onwards the rest of the book of Shemot centres around the building of the Tabernacle – a physical home for G-d’s presence to reside in this world. In fact, the Chassidic literature notes the incongruency in the command to “build for me a tabernacle and I will dwell in them” rather than “I will dwell in it”. The notion they suggest, is that each and every Jew, should see themselves with the capability for holiness and by elevating themselves they create a space for G-d to dwell in each person’s life and in this world. As we shall discover this insight goes to the core of the essence of the Mishkan. (Tabernacle)