Parshat Vayakhel:

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Parshat Vayakhel
The Mishkan A Perpetuation of Maamad Har Sinai
Shiur by Menachem Leibtag
Presentation by Ronni Libson
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Order of presentation of items relating to Mishkan
Teruma/Tezaveh
Vayakhel/Pkudei

• Shabbat
• When construction work is permitted (351-3)
• Teruma
• Collection of building materials (354-29)
• The builder
• Appointment of Betzalel and fellow artisans
• Structure ohel moed (368-38)
• The yeriot
• The krashim
• The parochet
• Keilim (chapter 37)
• The aron
• The shulchan
• The menora
• The mizbach ktoret (from misc. above)
• Chatzer (chapter 38)
• The mizbayach
• The kiyor (from misc. above)
• The courtyard

• Introduction Shchina
• Keilim (chapter 25)
• The aron which will house the luchot
• The kaporet from where God will speak to Moshe
• The shulchan on which the lechem will be
  placed
• The menora - which will provide light
• Structure ohel moed (chapter 26)
• The yeriot
• The krashim
• The parochet
• Chatzer (chapter 27)
• The mizbayach the alter in front of the ohel
  moed
• The courtyard amudei vkalei hachatzer
• Kohanim (chapters 28 29)
• The bigdei Kehuna
• The dedication ceremony (miluim)
• Misc. Topics (chapter 30)
• The builder Betzalel (chapter 31)
• Shabbat (build Mishkan forbidden - 3111-17)

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Questions

• Why are all details of Mishkan repeated?

After all, it is a one-time mitzva!

• Why is the Shchina aspect, which plays a
  prominent in Teruma/Tezaveh, almost missing from
  Vayakhel/Pekudei?

• Why does Shmot only record only those relating
  to the Mishkan?

First 40 days
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Last 40 days
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Moshe receives many mitzvot on Har Sinai, and
tells them all to Bnei Yisrael
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Ramban
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?????)
Spiritual level Bnei Yisrael attained at Maamad
Har Sinai was lost as a result of chet haegel
God removed Shchina
Bnei Yisrael must actively bring it back
Involvement in process of building Mishkan
spiritual rehabilitation
Completion of Bnei Yisraels redemption
Shmot ends with Mishkan
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Construction of Mishkan as tikun for chet
haegel
Mishkan
Chet Haegel
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New gathering of people for construction of
Mishkan serves as tikun for original gathering
to build egel
Mishkan
Chet Haegel
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Commandment to donate gold and other objects is
tikun for donating gold for egel
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Construction of Mishkan as tikun for chet
haegel
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Repeated over 20 times throughout Vayakhel/Pekudei
Innocent goal leads to idol worship
Chet haegel physical representation of their
perception of God
When God chooses symbol of physical representation
Mitzva
Mishkan
Torah stresses Bnei Yisrael learned their lesson
Construct Mishkan precisely as God commanded
Moshe
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Mishkan After all components are put into place
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Dwelling of Shchina on Mishkan
Dwelling of Shchina on Har Sinai

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Only after constructing Mishkan
does Shchina return to Bnei Yisrael
Ramban
Entire redemption process is complete
End of Sefer Shmot completion of tikun for
chet haegel
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Gan Eden ideal spiritual environment
Sin of Adam banished from Gan Eden
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Keruvim guard the path of return to the Tree of
Life
Mishkan only other context keruvim are
mentioned
1) On kaporet protectors of aron, which
contains luchot
2) Woven into parochet curtains which guard
entrance into Kodesh hakodashim (where aron and
luchot are)
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Conceptual relationship between Gan Eden and
Mishkan

• Keruvim on kaporet (protecting aron)

Tree of Life of Gan Eden has been replaced by
Torah (luchot inside aron)

• Keruvim woven into parochet remind man entry
  into Kodesh hakodashim remains limited and
  requires spiritual readiness

Mishkan Tikun for sin of Adam in Gan Eden
Should man wish to return to the Tree of Life, he
must keep Gods covenant the laws of the Torah,
as symbolized by the luchot haedut in the aron,
protected by the keruvim