Living with the Times

We know that when we wish to see what the matzav is, both globally and individually, we look to the weekly sedra. Moshe Uriel noted (as did Sruli and some others) that only a week after the Stollel's temporary completion, the Torah is teaching us to stay connected and attached to the gathering that was the Stollel.

עודך מ-סתולל בעמי לבלתי שלחם.
הנני ממטיר כעת מחר ברד כבד מאד אשר לא היה כמהו במצרים למן היום הוסדה ועד עתה

"If you still tread upon my people, not sending them out. Then I am going to rain down a very heavy hail at this time tomorrow, the likes of which have never occured in Egypt from the day it was founded until now."
(שמות ט:יז–יח)