Berachos 2b § 1
Knowledge Rebuilds the Temple
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Great is the Holy Temple, as it too
was placed between 2 names of God,
The place in which to dwell
which You have made, Lord,
the Temple, Lord, which
Your hands have prepared.
Noting the parallel between these 2 ideas,
Anyone with knowledge, it is as if the Holy
Temple was built in his days. Since knowledge
was placed between 2 letters and the Temple
was placed between two letters,
signifying that they stand together.
was placed between 2 names of God,
The place in which to dwell
which You have made, Lord,
the Temple, Lord, which
Your hands have prepared.
Noting the parallel between these 2 ideas,
Anyone with knowledge, it is as if the Holy
Temple was built in his days. Since knowledge
was placed between 2 letters and the Temple
was placed between two letters,
signifying that they stand together.