What’s it mean?

Parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1–27:19) details God’s instructions to Moses for building the Mishkan, the portable Tabernacle, as a sacred space where divine presence could dwell among the Israelites. It begins with a call for voluntary contributions—”terumah“—from each person “whose heart moves him,” gathering precious materials like gold, silver, fine fabrics, and stones to create this holy dwelling. The detailed blueprints…