Homing

“And Betzalel and Oholiav and every wise hearted man… did all the work according to all that Hashem commanded.” (Shemos 36:1)

At first glance, parshas Vayakhel and Pekudei appear to be a repetition of parshas Terumah and Tetzaveh, which describe the building of the Mishkan. Why would the Torah repeat itself?

Rav Pam explains that the key verb in Terumah and Tetzaveh is “you shall make” — future tense — while in Vayakhel-Pikudei it’s “and he made,” in the past tense.

There are many people who make elaborate plans to build, but their final project bears little resemblance to their original ideas. Yet here the Torah is testifying that every detail of building the Mishkan was carried out exactly as Hashem commanded. (Rabbi Ozer Alport, Parshah Potpourri)

Calculating the time difference in the States, I sent off an email to Goldie as soon as I woke up. Mazel tov! How was it? I can’t believe I couldn’t be there! Was thinking of you the whole night!