פרשת פקודי

Dvar Torah

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)

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 cool!

ותכל כל עבדת משכן--בעשרים וחמשה בכסלו נגמר

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!