Mirror, mirror on the wall

Mirror, mirror on the wall

How would you define the word “holy?” It’s not “religious,” nor is it “spiritual.” I actually prefer the word “distinctive.” You see, one doesn’t have to be otherworldly to be holy. Take money, for example. It’s greasy, often corrupt, the ultimate expression of materialism. But give it to a pauper, and you’ve sanctified it. Last week in Vayakhel—the first of two portions read last Shabbat—the Mish...