Vayakhel-pekudei

Parshas Vayakhel deals exclusively with the construction of the various parts of the Mishkan with the exception of one, seemingly unrelated, commandment. Before introducing the opportunity for each and every member of the Jewish nation to contribute materials and skills toward this national project, Moshe Rabbeinu commands klal Yisrael once more regarding Shabbos, saying, “For…

“For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day shall be holy, Shabbos shabbason to Hashem…” Once the Mishkan and its vessels had been outlined, it had come time to begin to assemble this glorious dwelling place for the Shechina. Before the construction to actualize the divine blueprint began, Moshe Rabbeinu reminded…

“And the work they had done was enough to accomplish all of the work and more.” Many of the tzaddikim address a seeming contradiction in this pasuk. The verse begins by stating that the contributions given toward the Mishkan were simply “dayum”, enough, but ends with “v’hoser”, implying that they were in fact more than…