 Parshat T'ruma U'S'FUNEI T'MUNEI CHOL Beachcombing the G'matriya Beach with the help of "Otzrot Yisrael", one of the CDs of the "Responsa Project" of Bar Ilan University. Sh'mot 25:3 - And this is the T'ruma you shall take from them - Gold, Silver, Copper... Sometimes, as in the major task of building the Mikdash, we are each called upon to contribute large amounts. Other times, it is a commitment to a penny here a penny there which is called for. As in Vayikra 19:10, with the prohibitionof taking the gleanings from one's vineyards. The amount of grapes in question do not add up to impressive amounts, as they did with the collection of materials for the Mishkan. Both p'sukim have the same G'matriya - 3510, pointing to a certain commonality that has nothing to do with amounts, only with the giving fromone's heart. Here's an interesting point from a triple G'matriya-Match. Sh'mot 25:11 (our sedra), concerning the ARON says that we are to plate the wooden box inside and outside and to make a decorative border around it. Bamidbar 8:15 deals with the sanctifying of the Levi'im in preparing them for their work in the Mishkan. Bamidbarmentions the goat for atonement, the daily sacrifices, the flour and oil offering, and the wine. All three p'sukim total 3652, indicating that everyone (everything) pulls its own weight in the operation of the Mikdash - furnishings, humans, animals... A word of caution about G'matriya, specifically the homemade variety that appear in this Treasures in the Sand column. Don't read too much into them. They are not meant to say something new. They are meant to be a nice "numerical confirmation" of existing ideas. They point to ideas to be explored. Try any of them without the G'matriya. They still "work". [The T'ruma Homepage] |