Responses to Parsha Questions

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Answers to Warm-up Questions: From the Parsha

1) Assigning each family of Shevet Levi a different role of the tribe’s job of building, taking down, and carrying of the Mishkan. (38:21; See Rashi)

2) 603,550 (39:26)

3) The Eiphod and the Choshen. (38:2,8 and Rashi 38:3)

4) “Kodesh L’Hashem” (39:30)

5) Bnei Yisrael received a bracha from Moshe after the Mishkan had been completed. (39:43)

6) Mizbeyach HaOlah. (Because that is where they would perform the Olah offerings, more specifically the Korban Olos Hatamidim. 40:6)

7) The cloud of glory would rise up from upon the Mishkan, where it would rest while Bnei Yisrael remained at the camp. (40:36)

More Challenging Questions: From Rashi

8) Moshe wanted to build the vessel of the Mishkan before building the structure of the Mishkan. However, Betzalel said that the custom is to first build the house and then add the furniture. Hashem agreed with Betzalel and that is how they constructed it. (Rashi 38:22)

9) Put up the Mishkan. Rashi (39:33) says that it wasn’t really a one-person job, but Hashem made it as if Moshe was building it but really Hashem made it stand by itself.

10) Rosh Chodesh Nissan. After 7 days of inauguration during which Moshe brought the daily korbanos. Aharon and his sons were anointed and brought korbanos on the 1st of Nissan, when Miskan was permanently established, but Moshe still brought the korbanos of the Tzibur on that day. (40:29 Rashi; Vayikra 9:7)

11) 1. “Mishkan Haeidus” means that the Mishkan serves as a testimony that Hashem had forgiven Bnei Yisrael for the Eigel Hazahav. (38:21, Rashi)

2. The Luchos, which are stored in the Aron, are an “eidus” (testimony) that Hashem gave us the Torah at Har Sinai and the eternal covenant between us and Hashem. (40:20 & 25:16, Rashi)

12) The Ketores. (40:27, Rashi)

13) Only when the Cloud of Glory would rise above the Ohel Moed (Mishkan). However, he would not enter while the cloud was covering the Mishkan. (40:35, Rashi)

Answers to Vayakhel Bonus Questions

1)     How many of the vessels mentioned in Vayakel have the shape of a square?

1. The Mizbeyach Hazahav “Golden Altar or inner alter” (37:25)- 1 amah by 1 amah

2. Mizbeyach Hanechoshes Copper Altar or outer alter  (38:1)- 5 amos by 5 amos

2)     Where in the parsha does the same word appear twice consecutively? (2 answers)

1. “Baboker, Baboker” (36:3)

2. “Ish Ish” (36:4)

3)     Where is the first place in the Torah that it’s called the Aron Hakodesh?

Although it is often referred to as the “Aron Hakodesh” it is not called by that title in the Torah. However, in Divrei Hayamim II (35:3) it is called the Aron Hakodesh.