The Hebrews are instructed to build a Mishkan – a holy place in the middle of their community where the spiritual meets the physical. There are various objects mentioned in this parsha Terumah that are in the Mishkan including the covering that is to be on top of the ark that contains the tablets of the ten utterances (commandment. This material and the colors mentioned in Midrash are connected to an animal 45 feet large with six vibrant hues on its shaggy coat. Sometimes called a tachash it had one horn and came to Moses here in green to offer up its skin for the covering. Can we be open to miracles in are our lives?