Parsha Mitzvot: Terumah: Mitzvah 95 – Concept 301

“They shall make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.” (Exodus 25:8) We are commanded to build a Sanctuary for God. (Rambam, Hilchot Beit Habechirah – The Laws of The Temple)

All that you elevate, I will come down and meet, and we will create a meeting point between Me and you, and that is how I shall dwell in your midst. (Rabbi Meir of Apta – Or Lashamayim)