[Mesorah] coda for All that glitters may not be...

[Mandel, Seth via Mesorah]

Which does appear to be the halokho regarding what the Mizbeach in the BhM must be built out of.  It appears to me that it makes no difference to the Halokho whether it is limestone, granite, or even sandstone, as long as it is called "stone."  I would say it cannot be marble, because there is a separate word in Hebrew for that, and indeed is mentioned that some of the tables were made out of marble.

Of course, the artisans that will build the BhM will presumably want better stone, not sandstone.


Rabbi Dr. Seth Mandel
Rabbinic Coordinator
The Orthodox Union

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From: Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 12:36 PM
To: Mandel, Seth
Cc: mesorah at aishdas.org; Akiva Miller
Subject: Re: [Mesorah] coda for All that glitters may not be...

On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 02:20:50PM +0000, Mandel, Seth via Mesorah wrote:
: However, the Mishkan was a one-time mitzva and is not part of the 613 mitzvos.  The Rambam is referring to the halokho l'doros about the BhM, part of the 613, and indeed in the BhM there is nothing special about n'hoshet, it is just another metal.

Or in the case of the mizbeiach, just another thing you pull out of the
ground.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha
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