Sanctuary print

I've always wondered about all the repetitive detail in Torah passages about the building of the tabernacle and Ark. Then, from a brilliant and insightful bat mitzvah student, I learned that each one of us embodies a tabernacle in which to hold God, a holy, original place where every detail is beloved and as unique as a fingerprint (illustrated in this print, which shows Torah text in the courtyard of the tabernacle in the shape of a fingerprint ). We learn, grow, make art, sing, write, dance—we become ourselves—and everything we do in our lives is a creative offering to God unlike any other. The story of Reb Zusia says it best:   Once, the great Hassidic leader, Zusia, came to his followers. His eyes were red with tears, and his face was pale with fear. "Zusia, what's the matter? You look frightened!" "The other day, I had a vision. In it, I learned the question that the angels will one day ask me about my life." The followers were puzzled. "Zusia, you are pious. You are scholarly a