‘Shemos’, the second of the five books of the Torah, is ‘the book of exile and redemption’. In the book of Shemos though, we read not only of the exile and redemption, ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן. . . These are the accountings of the Mishkan. . . (38:21) This verse, writes Rav Moshe Feinstein, teaches ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
Parshas Pikudei, the last Parsha in Sefer Shemos, ends with us saying “Chazak”. This is similar to finishing a Mesechta, so I want to share a thought ..
Written by Rabbi Shmuel Gluck
Pekudei: Spiritual Compartmentalization Compartmentalizing our emotions is an important psychological tool. It allows us to set aside emotional distress so that ..
Written by Rabbi Aryeh Dachs
“And it was when the Kohanim left the Kodesh … the Cloud covered the House of Hashem and the Kohanim were unable to stand to serve … then Shlomoh said ..
Written by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
“Vaseichel kol avodas mishkan ohel mo’ed – Thus was completed all the work of the Tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.” Most traditional Meforshim explain ..
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We come to the end of Shmos this week. This marks the closing of the building of the Mishkon. At the beginning of the commandment to build the Tabernacle the Torah ..
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In our Parsha we find the final stages of preparation for the Mishkan. Though the Mishkan was in use for the duration of Yisrael’s forty year journey in the desert, ..
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Parshas Pekudei; Putting Things into Place If one wishes to transport a precious diamond from place A to place B, one does not make a big deal and hire out a security ..
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The Posuk says “Like Hashem Commanded Moshe” In the Parsha we find, after each item that Betzalel made it says, he made it exactly the way “Hashem ..
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