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<category>Regalia of Hashem's Earthly Palace | <category>Regalia of Hashem's Earthly Palace | ||
| − | <p>The Tabernacle was built to resemble a human palace | + | <p>The Tabernacle was built to resemble a human palace, and thus the Shulchan and Lechem HaPanim constitute the dining hall of Hashem's abode.</p> |
<mekorot><multilink><a href="MidrashAggadahBuberShemot27-11" data-aht="source">Midrash Aggadah (Buber)</a><a href="MidrashAggadahBuberShemot27-11" data-aht="source">Shemot 27:1, #1</a><a href="Midrash Aggadah (Buber)" data-aht="parshan">About Midrash Aggadah (Buber)</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonHaEmunotVeHaDeot" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonHaEmunotVeHaDeot" data-aht="source">HaEmunot VeHaDeot</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot30-1" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot25-23-30" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23-30</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 30:1</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AbarbanelShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23-29</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>, Cassuto</mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="MidrashAggadahBuberShemot27-11" data-aht="source">Midrash Aggadah (Buber)</a><a href="MidrashAggadahBuberShemot27-11" data-aht="source">Shemot 27:1, #1</a><a href="Midrash Aggadah (Buber)" data-aht="parshan">About Midrash Aggadah (Buber)</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonHaEmunotVeHaDeot" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonHaEmunotVeHaDeot" data-aht="source">HaEmunot VeHaDeot</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot30-1" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot25-23-30" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23-30</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 30:1</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AbarbanelShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23-29</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>, Cassuto</mekorot> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
<category>Symbol of Material Blessings | <category>Symbol of Material Blessings | ||
| − | <p>The Table and Showbread represent the physical blessings that Hashem bestows on mankind and | + | <p>The Table and Showbread represent the physical blessings that Hashem bestows on mankind and signify how Hashem is the source of all sustenance.</p> |
| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href="BavliYoma72b" data-aht="source">Bavli Yoma</a><a href="BavliYoma72b" data-aht="source">Yoma 72b</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink> , <multilink><a href="ShemotRabbah34-2" data-aht="source">Shemot Rabbah</a><a href="ShemotRabbah34-2" data-aht="source">34:2</a><a href="Shemot Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Shemot Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiShemot25-24" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiShemot25-24" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:24-30</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AbarbanelShemot25" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelShemot25" data-aht="source">Shemot 25</a><a href="AbarbanelShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23-29</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="KeliYekarShemot25-23-31" data-aht="source">Keli Yekar</a><a href="KeliYekarShemot25-23-31" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23-31</a><a href="R. Shelomo Ephraim Luntschitz (Keli Yekar)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Ephraim Lunshitz</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="NetzivVayikra24-5-9" data-aht="source">Netziv</a><a href="NetzivVayikra24-5-9" data-aht="source">Vayikra 24:5-9</a><a href="R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (Netziv)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin</a></multilink></mekorot> | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="BavliYoma72b" data-aht="source">Bavli Yoma</a><a href="BavliYoma72b" data-aht="source">Yoma 72b</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ShemotRabbah34-2" data-aht="source">Shemot Rabbah</a><a href="ShemotRabbah34-2" data-aht="source">34:2</a><a href="Shemot Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Shemot Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiShemot25-24" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiShemot25-24" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:24-30</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AbarbanelShemot25" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelShemot25" data-aht="source">Shemot 25</a><a href="AbarbanelShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoShemot25-23" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23-29</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="KeliYekarShemot25-23-31" data-aht="source">Keli Yekar</a><a href="KeliYekarShemot25-23-31" data-aht="source">Shemot 25:23-31</a><a href="R. Shelomo Ephraim Luntschitz (Keli Yekar)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Ephraim Lunshitz</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="NetzivVayikra24-5-9" data-aht="source">Netziv</a><a href="NetzivVayikra24-5-9" data-aht="source">Vayikra 24:5-9</a><a href="R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (Netziv)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin</a></multilink></mekorot> |
</category> | </category> | ||
<category>Sign of Covenant | <category>Sign of Covenant | ||
| − | <p>The Table and its accompanying bread | + | <p>The Table and its accompanying bread serve as a reminder of the eternal covenant between the nation and Hashem by symbolizing its covenant sealing meal.</p> |
<mekorot>R. Yechieli</mekorot> | <mekorot>R. Yechieli</mekorot> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
Version as of 02:22, 10 February 2016
Purpose of the Shulchan and Lechem HaPanim
Exegetical Approaches
Regalia of Hashem's Earthly Palace
The Tabernacle was built to resemble a human palace, and thus the Shulchan and Lechem HaPanim constitute the dining hall of Hashem's abode.
Symbol of Material Blessings
The Table and Showbread represent the physical blessings that Hashem bestows on mankind and signify how Hashem is the source of all sustenance.
Sign of Covenant
The Table and its accompanying bread serve as a reminder of the eternal covenant between the nation and Hashem by symbolizing its covenant sealing meal.
Sources:R. Yechieli
