Make 50 loops on one tapestry and 50 loops on the edge
of the second tapestry so that are parallel (maKBiLot) to one
another. Make 50 golden fasteners to
join the tapestries together so that the Tabernacle should be one. (Exodus: 26:5,6)
(Our grandson Or Alexenberg is the guest blogger for "Parallel Creations.")
The Tabernacle was not covered by one tapestry canopy, but
by two that complement one another.
The word maKBiLot in this Torah portion is the source
of the word KaBaLah, an exploration of parallel creative processes, Divine
and human
This parallelism between human creativity and Divine
Creation is derived from the confluence of two scriptural passages:
The Tabernacle’s chief artist Bezalel was filled with
a Divine spirit, with Wisdom, Understand, and Knowledge and with artistic
talent (Exodus: 31:3).
God founded the earth in Wisdom, established
heavens in Understanding, and with Knowledge the depths opened and skies
dripped dew. (Proverbs: 3:19-20).
Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge are
only found together in the Bible to describe the creative artist and God, the
Creator of the universe.
Kabbalah
invites us to discover spiritual secrets of God’s Creation through gaining
insight into our own creative process.
Having been created in the image of God (Genesis
1:27), every person has the potential to create new worlds, to renew the
cosmos.
When you
photograph God with the creative eyes of an artist you become God’s partner in
creation.
Or created photographs of the majestic Negev mountains where he lives, studies
and works as a professional photographer.
He explored
the desert’s diversity with his creative lens: trees, migrating birds, ibex at
the Ramon Crater, and first blooms of spring.
