Terumah. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. Undated
- Title
- Terumah. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. Undated
- Author
- Morais, Sabato
- Format
- 3 pages on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 9, Folder 15
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3zp3wk7g/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3zp3wk7g
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx9FF15_1.xml
- content
-
For Terumá
Maker of the world! How shall earthly bound creatures presume to do Thee honor? Behold! measureless space cannot hold Thy Spirit. Wilt Thou be then narrowed down within the limits set for Thee by mortals? Or canst Thou sit enthroned in their midst, like a human King, and feel exalted by their rich gifts? Not so, O Lord of the universe!...But, be--cause Thou art good, as Thou art unspeakably great, Thou deignest to tower Thy glory to man's level, that our hearts may become purified in the exercise of outward worship. Therefore it is chronicled in the lesson of this Sabbath, that Thou didst command our forefathers to rear a tabernacle, declaring that Thy heavenly countenance would hallow it. It was to impress their minds with a fear, which might deter them from sin, that Thou didst instruct their leader, to enclose the tablets of the Sinaic covenant in an ark, and to let that shrine precede them in all their journeys. To direct them attention of the Hebrews to that sacred object, the faces of the golden Cherubim hovering above it were made to bend
downward; while their outstretched wings typified the protection Thou grantest to the adherents of Thy word. Likewise the table, upon which the shoe-bread was placed on each returning Sabbath, purposed to teach them that Thou art the provident Father, who giveth food in glad--some plenty. Nor could the perpetual light--a fit symbol of Thy existence--, fail to inspire the thought, that Thy wakeful eye constantly ever looks towards of them every living being. Aye: all things subjects pertaining to the olden Sanctuary meant to im--part that essential truth. For, to spiritualize those, whom Thou hadst separated from a heathen world, Thou wouldst surround them with visible signs, that might recall their bond of Union with Thee, their Deliverer and Legislator.
God of all eternity! The descendants of Jacob, scattered through the four corners of the earth, can no more offer Thee homage in the manner laid down by Moses Thy servant. But as they gather together in the dwellings they have dedicated to Thy name, they eagerly wish that the promise
made to their progenitors be also vouchsafed unto the posterity thereof. For, verily Thou art not magnified by a gorgeous display in the worship, but by the sentiments that move the worshippers. Grant therefore that Thy divine presence may rest with us, and sanctify our lives. Grant that when we leave this house, in which we address our prayers to Thee, and in which we seek religious instruction, we may feel spiritually elevated, morally improved, and imbued with love for all our brethren, the offspring of Adam, whom Thou didst create that they might dwell together in unity. Amen. - Identifier
- p3zp3wk7g
- identifier
- SMBx9FF15_1
Part of Terumah. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. Undated
Morais, Sabato, “Terumah. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. Undated”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed September 19, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/91219