Parshas Terumah delineates the specifics of Hashemâs commandment to Moshe Rabbeinu to construct a
Mishkan. In fact, the details of the buildingâs construction â its design, measurements, materials, etc. â span four
parshiyos in the Torah.
The question is: Why does the Torah discuss these details so thoroughly when the
Mishkan only served the Jewish people for a fairly limited period of time? The edifice of the first and second
Batei HaMikdash (as well as the third
Beis HaMikdash) is totally different.
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Our sages teach us that every feature of the
Mishkan represents a lesson for generations. For example, the Baal HaTurim notes that the use of