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5786 · Chicago · 17 Tammuz – 9 Av
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י״ז תמוז · ThursdayIt is a Mitzvas Aseh to make a House for Hashem, prepared for Korbanos to be offered within. We must celebrate there three times a year, as the Possuk says: "And you shall make Me a Mikdash." The Mishkan constructed by Moshe is already described in the Torah. It was only temporary, as the Possuk says: "For at present, you have not come unto the resting place and the inheritance."
מצות עשה לעשות בית לה', מוכן להיות מקריבים בו הקרבנות, וחוגגין אליו שלוש פעמים בשנה, שנאמר "ועשו לי מקדש" (שמות כה,ח). וכבר נתפרש בתורה המשכן שעשה משה רבנו, והיה לפי שעה, שנאמר "כי לא באתם עד עתה" (דברים יב,ט).
Why does the Rambam use the term "to make a house" and not "to build a house"?
Sicha of Matos-Masei 5736 (Sichos Kodesh Vol. 2, Pg. 500)
What is the mitzvah regarding the Beis HaMikdash, and what was unique about the Mishkan built by Moshe?
מהי מצות עשה בנוגע לבית המקדש, ובמה היה המשכן שעשה משה שונה מבית המקדש?
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