Bais Bezalel, Los Angeles, California

1996

Ki Tissa (כי תשא – when you take), Exodus 30, 11 to 34, 35.

Exodus 31 2-3
ראה קראתי בשם בצלאֵל בן-אורי בן-חור למטֵה יהודה. ואמלא אתו רוח א-להים בחכמה וּבתבונה ובדעת ובכל-מלאכה.
Behold, I have expressly designated Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Yehuda, and I have filled him with divine inspiration, skill, judgment, knowledge, and aptitude for all the arts.

Bezalel (בצלאל – in the shade [under the protection] of G‑d) is the chief architect of the Mishkan. He is the archetype of the best apprentice, the artist par excellence.

In 1977, at the instigation of the Rebbe of Lubavitch, a place of learning and worship, named Bais Bezalel, opened in Los Angeles. In 1996, the center expanded and moved into a building on Pico Boulevard, on the Beverly Hill side.

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