Today for our daily Elul thought we look at T’tzaveh, Exodus 27:20 – 30:10 – more details about things for the Mishkan, or portable Temple, the special garb for the priesthood, offering ceremonies for the ordaining of priests and their regular duties, and the description of the altar.
We could sum it all up by saying notes on interior decorating and fashion.
We don’t like to think that we get judged on our spaces and our garb. Often we unfairly judge others based on their appearances.
Perhaps the Elul thought of the day on this is: let our work on our spaces and appearances be ours alone, and let us avoid judging what others do for themselves.
Dressing because we want to look good for the Universe seems OK, allowing ourselves to be judgmental about other people’s choices in this, less so.
