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Why is Tabernacle Construction the Foundation of Shabbat?

JL;DR SUMMARY Ezra Sivan argues that the connection between the construction of the Tabernacle and Shabbat observance, as derived by rabbis from Torah, serves as a profound message against authoritarianism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ShabbatCreativityRabbinic InterpretationEnslavementTabernacleLaborMelakhahAuthorization

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Sana'a, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen
"an independent tradition preserved in the Midrash Hagadol of David bar Amram al-Adani of 14th century Yemen"
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
"Emily Beck suggested that the juxtaposition of the edict to appoint of Bezalel and Oholiab to oversee Tabernacle construction (Exodus 31:1-11) with the injunction to nonetheless (despite the imperative to build the Tabernacle) observe Shabbat (31:13) reflects the importance of Shabbat as a source of renewal for our creative energies."

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