The Place the L-rd Shall Choose
Throughout the latter part of the book of Sh’mot, the narrative of the Torah revolves heavily upon the preparations for setting up the Mishkan, the forerunner of the Bet Hamikdash, the Holy Temple. Numerous times in the Torah, mention is made of “the place which the L-rd will choose” (Devarim 12:11 et al), i.e. the…