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(שמות לה:כז) וְהַנְּשִׂאִם הֵבִיאוּ אֵת אַבְנֵי הַשֹּׁהַם וְאֵת אַבְנֵי הַמִּלֻּאִים לָאֵפוֹד וְלַחֹשֶׁן:
(Shemot 35:27) “and the Nesi’im brought the Shoham stone and the Miluim stones for the Eypgod and for the Choshen.”
In this week’s Parsha we find that the Nesi’im (leaders of the tribes) brought the precious and beautiful stones that were placed into the Choshen, breastplate of the Kohen Gadol as a donation to the Mishkan. Rashi (35:27) asks; what made the Nesi’em want to give their gift first, but when it came to the actual building of the Mishkan, they waited until the end, and were last?
Rashi explains that when it was time to give to the building of the Mishkan, the Nesi’im said: “let everyone else give first and we will give whatever remaining”. In the end, there was nothing left for the Nesi’im to give since the rest of the nation gave everything necessary.
While it is nice to know this background information about the Nesi’im and their gifts, it seems to be irrelevant. Why does Rashi feel that it is important to tell us about the original mistake of the Nesi’im?
The answer is that we see that the Nesi’im learned from their mistake and did not wait this time to try and be the heroes. Often we are faced with the same or similar dilemma (question) that we may have seen before. If we use our experience from the past when we may have not made the best choice, to help guide us this time, we will become better people just like the Nesi’im did. We too, need to be able to learn from the things that we do and could use perfecting.
The Mishna in Avot tells us; who is a wise man? One who learned from every person - themselves included!
Shabbat Shalom!
Parsha Questions
1) On which day did משה assemble the בני ישראל? (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? (רש"י שמות לה:ב)
3) How many major kinds of work are we forbidden to do on שבת?
4) Why do we eat חמין on שבת? (see שמות לה:ג)
5) Why does the תורה single out the prohibition of lighting a fire on שבת? (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 and constructed of the משקן? (שמות לה:ל -לה)
8) List בצלאל‘s family lineage. (רש"י שמות לה:ל)
9) How was he able to do this? (שמות לה:לא)
10) Who helped with the making of the משכן? (שמות לה:לד)
11) What did he specifically do? (שמות לה:לד-לה)
12) Why did Hashem choose אהליאב to help בצלאל? (רש"י שמות לה:לד)
13) How much was collected for the building of the משכן? (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? (רש"י שמות לח:כא)
16) List the names of all of the people that were tasked with overseeing the construction on the משכן. (שמות לח:כא-כג)
17) Why were the לויים involved in the מלכת המשכן? (רש"י שמות לח:כא)
18) In what style and manner did the בני ישראל create the parts of the משכן? (שמות לט:לב)
19) Why did בצלאל and אהליאב bring the משכן to משה? (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? (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)
Virtual Classroom Check-in!
Questions about what we are learning online!
1) How much rain would negate one’s mitzvah to sit in a Sukkah?
2) What can we learn from the example of the Mishnah which tells us of a servant that comes to fill a drink for their master and master pours a drink back on their face?
3) According to the Rasha”sh, why did Shamai HAZaken make a sukkah near the baby’s crib?
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Kollel Quiz
#1 Who Am I?
1. I am the place for Chametz.
2. I destroy.
3. I am useful.
4. My prohibition causes darkness.
#2 Who Am I?
1. I am said at the end.
2. I am said for the beginning.
3. I am for strength.
4. I am loud.
Torah Math
(שמות לט:לב) וַתֵּכֶל כָּל עֲבֹדַת מִשְׁכַּן אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד
In this week’s Parasha we learn of the completion of the Mishkan. The Torah tells us that the Jewish people finished all of the work of the Mishkan, but does not tell us when this was. This piece of information, however, can be found hidden in the words of the Pasuk itself. The numeric value of the words that tell us that the Mishkan was complete is the same as the words “on the 25 of Kislev it was finished”... Now, that is pretty kool!
ותכל כל עבדת משכן--בעשרים וחמשה בכסלו נגמר
TORAH TRIVIA!
Super Stumper Question:
This a question to ask others and discuss the answers.
Answer to last week’s question:
Since Haman was once a slave to Mordechai, and now free, by Jewish law he would have to follow the Torah as he would now be Jewish!
Question of the week:
Outside of Israel, what four B’rachos are only said one time each year????
FOOD Section!
Can you guess what this recipe connects to this week’s Parsha?
Standing Cheesecake Fruit Cups
Ingredients
1 dozen fresh, large strawberries
8 oz cream cheese, softened
5 tablespoons sugar
½ cup of Riches Whip or any Whip Cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
ground nutmeg (optional)
Instructions
In an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, Whip and vanilla extract. Bean on high for about 1 minute until combined and fluffy.
Rinse the strawberries with cool water and lightly pat dry with a paper towel.
Use a sharp knife to cut off the green top and the tip of the strawberry so it will stand up on a flat plate.
Use the tip of your knife to carve out the center of the strawberry from the top (where the greens were).
Use a spoon or piping bag to fill the strawberries with the cheesecake filling and sprinkle lightly with ground nutmeg.
Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.
*This recipe is great for Pesach!
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