Deeper Look At The Parsha

HOLINESS WITHOUT BORDERS

Empires self-identify by anchoring themselves to monuments and locations. The Aztecs had Tenochtitlan. The Incas had Cusco. Rome had its “eternal city.” When those centers fell, their worlds unraveled. The Jewish people lost Jerusalem twice — and endured. The secret was planted earlier, in the wilderness: a sanctuary built to move, and a holiness that refused to stay put.

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