Pekudei

Why would Moses, surely one of the most righteous people who ever lived, require a detailed accounting for the donations made to build the tabernacle? This week's Torah reading, Pekudei, starts out with Moses commanding an accounting of all the materials that had been donated to build the tabernacle.  Most of the rest of...
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“This is the accounting of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Pact”…Exodus 38:21 This week’s Torah portion begins with an accounting of the gold, silver, copper and other valuable things that were used in constructing the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, which represented God’s presence among the people of Israel. Like any good leader, Moses knew...
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After any capital campaign, the machers expect an accounting of how you spent the money. The building of the tabernacle, the mishkan, was no exception. This week’s parsha gives a detailed accounting of how much gold, how much silver, how much nechoshet, which is translated as either bronze or copper depending on who you...
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