15 Lessons
Parashat Hashavua “I Shall Dwell in the Midst of Bnei Yisrael” – part II
What is the correlation between the intensity of the Divine Presence and the ability of people to prophesy? How does the dwelling of the Divine Presence cause an increase in prophecy?
Parashat Hashavua Melacha for the Mishkan on Shabbat?
Our parasha begins with the laws of Shabbat (Shmot 35:1-3) before beginning the description of the actual building of the Mishkan. We also find that in the previous parasha, Ki Tisa, there is mention of the mitzva of Shabbat. “Hashem said to Moshe, speak to Bnei Yisrael: You shall nevertheless keep my Shabbatot, for it is a sign between Me and you…” (Shemot 31:12-13).
Vayakhel Architecture and Its Influence
The last half of Sefer Shemot “begs us” to compare and contrast the building of the Mishkan to that of Shlomo’s Beit Hamikdash.