The Purpose of the Tabernacle

“All the wise-hearted craftsmen among them made the Tabernacle... and the Tabernacle was one.” (Exodus 36:8-13)

Each individual item of the Tabernacle had its own symbolic meaning (R. Hirsch), but what was the symbolism of the Tabernacle as a whole? It was constructed to unite all hearts in the service of the LORD—(Midrash Rabbah HaMevuar).

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Author: Zev S. Itzkowitz

Keywords: Tabernacle, Tent of meeting, Why worship together, Purpose of the tabernacle, Community worship, Communal worship, Worshipping together, Unity, Working together

Bible reference(s): Exodus 25:8-9, Exodus 36:8, Exo 36:13, Exodus 39:32, Exodus 40:33

Source: Zev S. Itzkowitz (ed.), A Byte of Torah, Volume IV, Issue XXII.

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