פרשת ויקהל-פקודי

1)  On which day did משה assemble the people? (רש"י שמות לה:א)

2) What important lesson do we learn from the fact that the מצוה of keeping שבת is written in this פרשה next to the construction of the משכן (why do these topics juxtapose on another)? (רש"י שמות לה:ב)

3) How many major kinds of work are we forbidden to do on שבת (NOT MOKTZAH)?

4) Why do we eat חמין on שבת (hot foods)? (see שמות לה:ג)

5) Why does the תורה single out the prohibition of lighting a fire on שבת above all others? (רש"י שמות לה:ג)

6) Explain כל נדיב לבו. Does the heart give??? (רש"י שמות לה:ה)

7) Who actually made the parts of the משקן, and constructed each aspect of it? (שמות לה:ל -לה)

8) List בצלאל‘s family lineage. (רש"י שמות לה:ל)

9) How was he able to create all of the needed parts? (שמות לה:לא)

10) Who helped with the making of the משכן construction? (שמות לה:לד)

11) What did he specifically do? (שמות לה:לד-לה)

12) Why did Hashem choose אהליאב to help בצלאל to oversee this important building project? (רש"י שמות לה:לד)

13) How much was collected for the building of the משכן in total? (שמות לו:ה)

14) What was done to prevent any more from being donated? (רש"י שמות לו:ו)

15) What was the reason for repeating all of the מלכת המשכן now? (רש"י שמות לח:כא)

16) List the names of all of the people that were tasked with overseeing the construction on the משכן building project. (שמות לח:כא-כג)

17) Why were the לויים involved in the משכן project? (רש"י שמות לח:כא)

18) In what style and manner did the בני ישראל create the parts of the משכן project? (שמות לט:לב)

19) Why did בצלאל and אהליאב bring the משכן to משה unbuilt? (רש"י שמות לט:לג)

20) When משה saw the משכן was finished, what did he say/do? (רש"י שמות לט:מג)

21) What was the date that the משכן was to be erected for the first time? (שמות מ:ב)

22) Who erected the משכן once all the parts were done? (שמות מ:יז-יח)

23) When was the משכן finally set up? (שמות מ:יז)

24) How could משה do this alone? (מוסף רש"י שמות מ:יז)

25) Why could משה no longer enter into the אהל מועד once it was set up? (שמות מ:לה)

26) How would the בני ישראל know when it was time to travel? (שמות מ:לד-לח)

27) Based on these פרשיות, please draw and label all of the parts of the משכן (to the best of your ability):