‘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
And all the work of the Mishkan Ohel Mo’ed (Tabernacle) was finished; and the Israelites did according to all that God commanded Moshe, so they did (Shemot ..
Written by Anonymous
Vayakhel and Pekudei are the ‘sister sedras’ of Terumah and Tetzaveh. In Terumah and Tetzaveh we are told about the call for donations to the Mishkan and the instructions ..
Written by daniel fine
1)Witnesses of the Lord The opening pasuk of Pekudei refers to the Mishkan as Mishkan ha’eidus – literally ‘the Mishkan of testimony/witness. What exactly ..
Written by d fine
“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 ..
Written by Anonymous