Parsha Pearls
וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִי בְתוֹכָם And they shall make Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst [Shemos 25:8]. Midrash Rabba [Teruma] teaches that Hashem’s need to dwell among Bnei Yisroel is connected to Matan Torah. Midrash explains that since Hashem cannot be separate from His Torah, He needs to dwell among us - the recipients of His Torah. But what happens nowadays, when we don’t have the sanctuary? Based on Drashos HaRan, [drush 8] we learn that the Torah scholars and the pious of Klal Yisroel are a sanctuary of Hashem. Hence, through them, Hashem is able to be connected to His Torah.