Shemot 25:8: חוְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָֽׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם

“They must make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell in their midst.”

Our free will leads us to exciting destinations, but inevitably, off the beaten derech (path).

We commute, travel, and relocate. There is always a point A and a point B.

But this presents a challenge to the self-aware Jew. We are a people with deep attachment to community, customs, and our institutions, even if just “culturally”.

There is often no........

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