Parashas Terumah

Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parashas Terumah.
HaShem Foresaw the action of the Chait Ha - Eigel ( Sin of the Golden Calf ) ,and understood our physical need , to experience His Shechinah , and so ,this was one of the reasons that HaShem Instructed that The Mishkan be built .
After the sin of the Golden Calf, the nations would say that HaShem doesn't want us Jews close to Him, and now, this Mishkan and Holy Ark, would prove to them, that HaShem Remains in the Midst of His People Israel .
HaShem Instructed Moshe in what and how to build all these Holy Beautiful Things and HaShem Endowed 13 year old Betzalel Ben Uri Ben Chur from the Tribe of Yehudah with His Intentions , who was given the deep meaning and understanding of all that was to be built , so he could know how and what to build , according to HaShem's Meaning and Intention , also with the help of Oholiav Ben Achisamach of the Tribe of Dan .
HaShem Instructs Moshe to Take a " Terumah, " - " Portion , " from every man whose heart motivates him and that it would be HaShem's Portion . All Things Belong to HaShem , not us . It is in the heart of man that HaShem Wants to Reside and it is the soul of us all , that HaShem Gives us to bring Physicality to HaShem's Will . 
It is interesting how this donation was voluntary, for here each had the opportunity to gain total full Kavod for their giving . HaShem Did Not Command, but Made it Voluntary , for that shows an action of true love for HaShem . The people were to take gold,silver and copper , turquoise ,purple and scarlet wool and goat hair , red dyed ram skins and tachash (unicorn) skins , acacia wood , oil for illumination , spices for the anointment oil , aromatic incense and shoham stones and specific precious stones to be used for The Ephod and Breastplate . The donations and giving of K'lal Yisroel was so abundant that Moshe had to ask them to stop bringing . HaShem thus Commands ," V'Asu Li Mikdash V'Shachanti B'tocham ," - " They shall make a Sanctuary for Me ( HaShem ) - that I May Dwell among them . " 
HaShem Instructs to Make the Aron ( Ark ) , of Acacia wood ( taken originally by Yaakov from home when he went down to Egypt in Yosef's time, and taken out by our people when we left Egypt, for Yaakov foresaw that this wood would be needed for the Mishkan . The Aron was to to be overlaid from outside and inside with gold, symbolizing how we must be the same in our heart as we are to others outside, thus being honest. The Aron was to be made of three wooden boxes, each one within the other one. Only the middle one was to remain as wood and no gold on it , reminding us that the Torah ,which was Given to us and the Ten Commandments that sat in the middle of the Aron, is as our Tanach Says, " A Tree of Life to those who grasps it . " Its dimensions add up to 6 cubits , where the 6 can refer to the 6 orders of the Mishnah :- Zeraim , Moed , Noshim , Nezikin , Kodashim and Tehoros, our Talmud and Mishna Sections of our Halachos ranging to our Oral Law within the Written Law, showing how HaShem Did Give us the Oral Law . The Aron , represented Torah , and it was here that the Tablets of The Ten Commandments sat. The staves , covered with gold, always remained within the Rings of the Aron, even when our people rested and didn't travel, to symbolize that we must always be attached to HaShem and Torah, even while at rest. A Kaporet - Cover was to be made for the Aron , of pure gold , with two carved our Keruvim - Cherubim - Angels, on top of the Cover , one with the face of a girl and the other with the face of a boy , with wings spread upward sheltering the Cover , facing each other . When K'lal Yisroel upset HaShem, the faces of the Keruvim would turn away from each other and when HaShem Would be happy with us, their faces turned toward each other .A Crown of gold was around the Aron, for HaShem is our true King . The Cover was on the Aron and it was between these two Keruvim , where HaShem's Shechinah Would Reside . This symbolized , HaShem's Realm, where the Aron was like the Kisay HaKavod, the Heavenly Throne of Glory surrounded by Malachim Angels .
HaShem Instructed that The Shulchan - The Table must be built , on which the Lechem Ha Panin - 12 Showbreads were to sit from Shabbos to the next Shabbos, remaining fresh the whole week . The Lechem Ha panim Breads were in the shape of a straight letter 'U' as if it had two faces - thus the name " Panim , " - ( Faces in the plural ) . The Shulchan represented Kingship and Royalty and through this, HaShem Brought extra Blessings upon the World at that time . Bread always had to be on it , as Torah is always to surround us. It was to be covered with Gold and a Crown of gold put around it, signifying Kingship .All utensils too were to be made .
HaShem Then Instructed that The Menorah be made of one hammered out piece of Gold , with all its knobs and cups. This Menorah reminds us of HaShem's Light and Blessing in this World . Just like The Aron and The Shulchan , HaShem Showed Moshe how it was to look, in a vision of fire, but Moshe could not envision how to build the Menorah , so HaShem Instructed the Gold to be given one Hammer Blow and it came out as a Menorah . It was to be built out of one piece of Gold , symbolizing that we are all to not separate ourselves from our Creator .It was to have 6 candle branches on either side of the middle stem one , again alluding to the 6 orders of the Mishnah and a central seventh stem , alluding to HaShem at our Centre . 
HaShem then Instructed on the curtains, walls and cover around the Courtyard and Mishkan , which symbolized Heaven and Earth . HaShem then Commanded on the making of the Paroches - Partition separating from the Holy and Holy of Holies . Each Item had its place, also for symbolic reasons . A Masach - Screen was to be made for the entrance of the Tent.
HaShem Commanded the Mizbayach - Altar to be made on which Atonements would be done and all its vessels were to be made . It was to be made atop of copper meshwork and acacia wood which miraculously never burnt . Its length and width were two times 5 cubits , symbolic of the Two Tablets of Testimony of the Ten Commandments , on which were written 5 Commandments on each of the Two Tablets of stone . The Three Cubits height was symbolic of the Kohanim , Leviim and Yisroel and also of our three Patriarchs Avraham , Yitzchak and Yaakov . Within the letters of the word " Mizbayach , " is the deeper meaning of Its Purpose . The Mem can refer to ' Mechilah , ' - ' Forgiveness ' ; The Zayin can refer to ' Zechus , ' - ' Merit ' ; The Bet can refer to ' Brochas , ' - ' Blessings ' and the Chet can refer to ' Chaim , ' - ' Life ,' ( Midrash Says Shemos R. Moshe Weissman ) which is what we bring to ourselves by atoning and Being Forgiven by HaShem . The Mizbayach was hollow inside , to be filled with earth when we encamped , which can symbolize that we must be within ourselves open to fill ourselves with HaShem at all times . 
HaShem Instructed about the Making of the Chatzeir Courtyard with its lace hangings . Inside, with the roof, in parts the Mishkan looked like the sky with stars twinkling in the night sky . So ends our Parsha 
The Hafotrah of this Parsha is in 1 Kings 5:26-6:13 and also talks of the Construction of the Temple by Shlomo Ha Melech .
The word "Terumah ," means " Portion. " Usually " Portion " in Hebrew is ' Chelek. ' But " Terumah ," or its root ' Terem or Taram , ' refers to a complete voluntary choice to give that portion . This is the hint to returning to Gan Eiden . HaShem Instituted Free Choice into Creation , for this allows us to grow spiritually by us making the choice to do what is right . If we were robots who couldn't choose, then there would be nothing to gain or grow toward . The very fact that HaShem Gave us the Creation of Free Choice , is what allows us the opportunity for improvement and a way to better ourselves from the Yetzer Horah on our left , that tries to catch us . The Free Choice is what enables us to work toward HaShem's Closeness and is what will allow us to enter Gan Eiden . Thus , Negativity in this World that entices , also has its purpose , for if there was no bad to choose from , we couldn't choose to be and thus be Good . All things in Creation are for our benefit and when we Give to HaShem , by doing as He Asks , without Knowing the Why's, that is a Great Act of Love for HaShem - full Bitachon - Trust and Faith in HaShem .
HaShem Asks us here to construct a Sanctuary so that He Can Dwell Among us . The Depth of this statement by its Hebrew words , shows such a sweet thought of what HaShem Really also Wants, for HaShem Says, " V'Asu Li Mikdash V'Shachanti Betocham , " - " They shall make a Sanctuary for Me - so that I May Dwell among them ." This can also be read as ," Make yourself into a Mishkan , a Sanctuary , so that I ( HaShem ) May Dwell Within you . And this is the Reason for living . HaShem Wants us to make ourselves into a Mishkan , a Sanctuary , a Place of Holiness ( for the word "Mishkan," has within it , the word ' Kadosh ' which means Holy or Holiness ) . Thus HaShem Wants us to make ourselves into a Mishkan , a Sanctuary , a Holy Place , so that He May Dwell Within each one of us , and Be At One With us In Closeness . HaShem Made the Torah before Creation , and so , HaShem Made The Torah Also as the Pathway to Him and thus , HaShem Wants us to keep His Torah , which will make us into a Sanctuary , and so then HaShem Can Sweetly Dwell Within us . Each one of us can become a Terumah , A Portion of that Holiness if only we would follow His Torah strictly and thus make ourselves holy so HaShem Can Dwell with us . But this action of Giving has to come from us , from deep within ,for then it will be us who chose it , and a full act of love from us , for HaShem . The very fact that the word " V'Aasu, " is used shows that the action of " Making, " must come from us , for we are to be the ones who 'Make ' ourselves into a Holy Sanctuary , every day and every moment by working at it all the time . HaShem Could Do it Himself in an instant , but that will not be an aid to our growing in closeness with HaShem . We need to Work at it and make ourselves into who we are supposed to be in holiness, every day , working our way to HaShem and thus , inviting HaShem within us, to Dwell . The very fact that HaShem Used the word " Shachanti , " which has within it the word ' Shachein, ' - which means to ' Settle down, ' shows that HaShem Wants us to ' Settle Down ' within Him and within our souls and thus Wants us to be who we really are , feeling at home with where we really should be ,within ourseleves, and that is being back with HaShem , the true ' Settled Home , ' inviting HaShem Into ourselves , by Keeping His Torah Laws and so help make Him Feel Comfortable . Thus we are to make HaShem our Permanent Home .
The fact that HaShem Uses the word " B'tocham ," - " Among them , " shows that we must also all be at peace and at one with one another in Serving HaShem Only , and then , HaShem Can Dwell in each of us separately and within us all , collectively serving HaShem Only as The One Creation we all are , in our own respective ways that He Commands . 
Thus every day , we are to work to make ourselves into a Sanctuary for HaShem , Welcoming Him Within us , each one of us , being a " Terumah ," - " A Portion " of His Given Holiness shining out into Creation ,- a Portion of the Whole , coming together in Gan Eiden within HaShem's Sweet Love . Let us all make HaShem Feel Welcome To Dwell Within us and among us again in Love as HaShem Wanted to do at the Beginning of Creation in Gan Eiden , and may we return to Gan Eiden and earn the Eternal Shabbos Close to HaShem in Love . 
I wish HaShem With Love , a Very Sweet and Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with Love and to all my fellow Yidden, a very sweet and beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love .