Construction without Destruction
In the Torah section of Terumah, in the process of describing the details of the construction of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), used in the desert for sacrifices to G-d, we read (Sh’mot 26:15), “And you shall make the planks of the Tabernacle of acacia wood, standing erect.” Our Sages comment on the above verse (Sh’mot Rabbah 35:2): “Why acacia wood? …
