(א) וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יי אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (ב) דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִקְחוּ־לִ֖י תְּרוּמָ֑ה מֵאֵ֤ת כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִדְּבֶ֣נּוּ לִבּ֔וֹ תִּקְח֖וּ אֶת־תְּרוּמָתִֽי׃
(ג) אָמַר לָהֶן הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, הַתּוֹרָה שֶׁלִּי וּנְטַלְתֶּם אוֹתָהּ, קְחוּ אוֹתִי עִמָּהּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְיִקְחוּ לִי תְּרוּמָה.
(3) The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel: The law is Mine, and if you accept it, you must accept Me with it, as it is said: That they take for me an offering; of every man whose heart maketh him willing (Exod. 25:2).
1. Why do we need sacred spaces? What role does sanctuary play in the narrative of the Jewish journey to the Promised Land?
2. What role does the sanctuary play in every human journey to their Promised Land?
3. What role does the sacred center play in our collective yearning for a land that lives love?