Thoughts on Parashat Terumah
Imagine that a great apocalyptic catastrophe happened on our planet and you are the only human that survived it. There is still a great abundance of everything, including food, so you don’t have to worry you would starve to death. Actually, at this moment the entire planet belongs to you, for there is no one with whom you have to share it. Thus, you have more than everything you have ever wanted, or even imagined to possess. Let’s also imagine that you have some sources of energy, like electricity, so your survival till your natural death would be easier.[…]
