וֹבִּל וּנֶּבְדִּי רֶשֲׁא שׁיִא־לָכּ תֵאֵמ הָמוּרְתּ יִל־וּחְקִיְו לֵאָרְשִׂי יֵנְבּ־לֶא רֵבַּדּ
ב"פ ה"כ קרפ :יִֽתָמוּרְתּ־תֶא וּחְקִתּ
Speak to Klall Yisroel and let them take for Me a portion, from every man whose heart motivates him you shall take My portion. [25:2]
More than a Baal Habayis (supporter) does with the Ohni (collector) does the Ohni do for Baal Habayis. Hence, the giver is not giving rather he is taking. That is why it says, “Viyikchu” – they shall take.
Rav Yerachmiel of Ostrovtzoh – Sefer Imrei Shefer - Pninei HaToroh
:יִֽתָמוּרְתּ־תֶא וּחְקִתּ You shall take My portion.
Not only the one who gives must give LiSheim Shomayim (for the sake of Hashem) – Li LiShmi. Rather also he who accepts must take for the sake of Hashem’s name. Tikchu ess Trumosi – he shall take His Terumoh (giving).
Rav Meshulom Zushoh of Anipoli, Menoras Hazohov – Pninei HaToroh
או יאמר. ויקחו לי תרומה. ולכאורה קשה מהו ל' ויקחו. היה לו לומר ויתנו. אמר כי מכל דבר צריך לקחת ממנו התרוממות להשם יתברך: ספר בית אהרן
And let them “Take” for me a Terumoh - Portion. Why, rather it should say let them “Give” for me a Terumoh? This is to say that one must take from every existence to sanctify for Hashem Yisborach.
Sefer Beis Aharon - Karlin
ועשו לי מקדש ושכנתי בתוכם )כ"ה ח’(
פרש"י ועשו לשמי בית קדושה
A Yid must see to it, to bring Kedusha (Holiness) in his private “House”. His home and family life should be with Kedusha. And that is called a Mikdosh (sanctuary).
Rav Menachem of Amshinov ZY”A – Der Torah Kvall
ועשו לי מקדש
Mikdosh is a language of preparation – invitation.
When a Yid designates a “Mokom Tohor” - a pure place in himself for השראת השכינה (Devine resting), then Hashem says ושכנתי בתוכם I will dwell in their midst.
Sefer Divrei Shmuel – Slonim
The Kotzker ZY”A said on the verse איה מקום כבודו the Malochim ask where is the place of Hashem כביכול. To which is the answer, “וואו מען לאזט אים נאר אריין" - “Where he is let in”. If one acts with קדושה Holiness, he merits השראת השכינה .
עשרים קרש )כ"ו י"ח(
קרש are the same letters as שקר . You should only reverse the שקר – false and you will be zoche to the high levels of Kedusha, to become part of the Mishkon. From “sheker” you should make “keresh”.
Noam Elimelech, Der Torah Kvall
