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A d'var Torah for Tetzaveh: vestments of beauty (Velveteen Rabbi)
_Here's the d'var Torah I'll be giving tomorrow morning at Shabbat services,
crossposted from my From the Rabbi blog. (So if you're coming to services, you
might want to skip this post!) Shabbat shalom to all._
Parashat Tetzaveh floods us with instructions for making sacral vestments for
Aaron and his sons: breastpiece, ephod, robe, fringed tunic, headdress, and
sash.
Every year I'm amazed by the richness of the sartorial detail. Fine linen.
Gold, blue, purple, and crimson yarn. In those days these materials were
precious. Even the colors feel significant: the rich sparkle of gold,
_tkhelet_ blue like the sky, purple suggesting royalty, crimson like the
visible life-force that flows through our veins.
These garments, Torah tells us, should be made by those in whom God has placed
_hokhmah_, wisdom or skill. _Hokhmah_ is an important word. Joseph, who can
interpret dreams, is described as having _hokhmah_; so is Bezalel, chief
builder of the mishkan, who can shape reality with the work of his hands.
_Hokhmah_ has something to do with making visions manifest. That's the quality
Torah calls for in those who make these holy garments for Aaron and his sons.
The vestments matter because they're ...
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