Parshat Vayak'hel, (Exodus 36-8:36-19)-2/19/2014

There 50 gates of wisdom and the 50 levels of impurity. Lots of 50s in the tent, which represents the Creation. There were four sets of curtains, each covering the next.

1. Made of earth and minerals.
2. Made from the world of vegetation—that which grows.
3. Made from the animal realm
4. Made from human realm.

It seems the sequencing goes in both directions. What seemed at first to be so arbitrary is actually a recreation of Genesis.

I'm curious about the length of one curtain being 28 cubits. I'd like to find more explanation about the symbolism for each of the numbers. Many of the other numbers are 5 or 50.

Again, this work is about intention. Not just covering the tent, but doing it with the utmost intention. Not just paying attention, but worshipping with every detail and every moment, with all of one's heart and soul.