TORAH 101: Reflecting Cherubs

Cherubs made many appearances in the Tabernacle and the Temple. Hewn onto the Cover of the Ark off the Covenant were two golden cherubs facing each other. But there were more cherubs. Of the Tabernacle's multiple fabric covers was one called the "Mishkan" upon which two cherubs were embroidered. In the partition that separated the sanctuary from the Holy of Holies, the image of a cherub was embroidered. In the temple that Solomon built, there were more cherubs, including an additional set of enormous ten-cubit-tall cherubs in the Holy of Holies that towered above the Ark of the Covenant. The cherubs have important symbolism. One of them represents God Almighty, and the second represents His cherished nation, Israel. In the next installment of our study of the magisterial work Nefesh HaChaim, we learned about the cherubs: what they represent, how they were oriented, and what that teaches us about how we direct the trajectory of the world. In the next installment of our study of the magisterial work Nefesh HaChaim, we learned about the cherubs: what they represent, how they were oriented, and what that teaches us about how we direct the trajectory of the world.

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