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| + | <p>The Tabernacle was built to resemble a human palace. Just as a mortal king's abode is not replete without a dining hall, so too, Hashem's Tabernacle was not complete without a table and bread.</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></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></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 show how Hashem is the source of all sustenance and abundance.</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 represent the meal eaten at a covenant.  Thus, the vessel serves as a reminder of the eternal covenant made between the nation and Hashem.</p> | ||
<mekorot>R. Yechieli</mekorot> | <mekorot>R. Yechieli</mekorot> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
Version as of 22:04, 9 February 2016
Purpose of the Table and Showbread
Exegetical Approaches
Regalia of Hashem's Earthly Palace
The Tabernacle was built to resemble a human palace. Just as a mortal king's abode is not replete without a dining hall, so too, Hashem's Tabernacle was not complete without a table and bread.
Symbol of Material Blessings
The Table and Showbread represent the physical blessings that Hashem bestows on mankind and show how Hashem is the source of all sustenance and abundance.
Sign of Covenant
The Table and its accompanying bread represent the meal eaten at a covenant. Thus, the vessel serves as a reminder of the eternal covenant made between the nation and Hashem.
Sources:R. Yechieli
