This week's Torah portion is called "Trumah," which is generally translated as "donation." The Torah recounts the construction of the Mishkan, the portable Sanctuary where offerings were made. Each person contributed several types of donations—two fixed and one variable—of different materials and elements to build this portable structure.

However, by its very nature, it is a subject that is sometimes difficult to explain (it is an architectural description and without drawings a lot of imagination and vision is needed to understand it) and even more so to apply, since it does not talk about qualities or experiences, but about a series of materials and measurements.

In these cases, it is common to resort to an explanation on another level, that is, beyond the literal meaning of the words. The entire Torah can be understood in different dimensions, all of which are real and exist simultaneously.

The section begins by saying (Shmot 25:2) "Speak to the Children of Israel and [let them] take for me (veIkju li) donations (trumá), from every man of generous heart, they shall take my donations.".

Our sages first dwell on the expression "that they take for me." It should say "take" or "that they take," but apparently the words "for me" are superfluous, since it refers to a building whose purpose was to offer sacrifices to God and witness His revelation in that physical location. Therefore, it was for God, so what does "for me" mean? One of the answers lies in delving deeper into the Hebrew words: veIkju li can be understood as "take me," meaning that God is, so to speak, asking us to take Him.

Continuing with this idea, the question of how follows. That's why the verse continues with "trumah." This word, when we play around with its Hebrew letters, gives us Torah and the letter mem, whose numerical value is 40. This indicates that the way to, so to speak, receive God, is through the Torah, which was given at Mount Sinai, after 40 days and 40 nights that Moses spent on the mountaintop.

The verse then goes on to define who can do this "taking God through the Torah," saying "every man of generous heart," meaning that it depends on each person's will to take God; there are no impediments or barriers.

In summary, the verse, from the deepest explanation, says: "Speak to the Children of Israel and [that] they may take Me through [the study of] the Torah [according to] the generosity (will) of the heart of each man.".

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