Playing Hide and Seek with God

Playing Hide and Seek with God

Mar 15, 2024 By Cecelia Beyer | Commentary | Pekudei

Our quest for the Divine is not a new one; we鈥檝e been playing 鈥渉ide and seek鈥 with God since we left Egypt. In Parashat Pekudei, our ancestors also strove to come close to the Divine Presence, through assembling and dedicating the Tabernacle as a place for encountering the Divine: 鈥淲hen Moses had finished the work,the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the Presence of Adonaifilled the Tabernacle鈥 (Exod. 40:33鈥34). The dedication of the Tabernacle, God鈥檚 鈥渄welling place鈥 on earth, was completed as God鈥檚 Presence filled and rested upon it

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