The Closeness of God (Rabbi Sacks on Ki Tissa, Covenant & Conversation)
The Office of Rabbi Sacks
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The Mishkan Is a Sanctuary of God's Presence
Moses pleaded with God to come closer to the people so that they would encounter him regularly on a daily basis. No religion has ever held God higher, but none has ever felt him closer according to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. We can encounter God's glory whenever we build a home on earth for his presence. That is the ongoing miracle of Jewish spirituality. Many nations worship God. But Jews are the only people to count themselves his close relatives,. Benibahari Israel, my child, my firstborn Israel.
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