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Wednesday, March 29, 2017
RAV KOOK ON VaYakhel Part 2: Art and Creation
“Moses informed the Israelites: God has selected Betzalel... and has filled him with a Divine spirit of wisdom, insight, and knowledge in all craftsmanship.” (Ex. 36:30-31) Erecting_the_Tabernacle What exactly were these three gifts of wisdom, insight, and knowledge that God bestowed upon Betzalel? The Sages wrote that the master craftsman was privy to the very secrets of creation. Betzalel knew how to “combine the letters with which the heavens and the earth were created,” and utilized this esoteric knowledge to construct the Tabernacle (Berachot 55a). We find that King Solomon mentioned the same three qualities when describing the creation of the universe: “God founded the earth with wisdom; He established the heavens with insight. With His knowledge, the depths opened, and the heavens drip dew. (Proverbs 3:19-20) What is the difference between wisdom, insight, and knowledge? How do they apply both to the Creator of the universe and to the human artist?
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