Shabbat Blast

Friday, February 25, 2022

From: Cantor Joshua Diamond
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​​​​​​​Dear CBO Family,

We read in Parshat Vayakel all of the various materials used for construction of the Mishkan or Tabernacle. What happened to the Mishkan? The Mishkan was a mobile sanctuary, constructed of gilded boards & covered by curtains. According to tradition, the Mishkan was finished on the 1st day of Nissan, in the year 2449, 3,333 years ago, and served as the center of worship for about 500 years. It accompanied Bnei Yisrael throughout the wanderings in the wilderness until their arrival in Canaan. Gilgal, in the plains of Jericho, was the last station in the wanderings, the first in an inhabited land & it was there that the Mishkan remained throughout the period of the conquest of Canaan. (See Joshua Chapter 4).

After taking possession of Israel, the Mishkan would serve as spiritual center until the first Temple was built by King Solomon. It stood for 14 years in Gilgal, for 369 years in Shilo, & for 57 years in Nob & Gibeon. After the Temple was built, the sages said the Mishkan was dismantled and its ancient curtains & other materials were hidden away in subterranean passages.
 
Torah Trivia
1. Was construction of the Mishkan allowed on Shabbat?
2. What was written on the Tzitz, or tiara, of the Kohen Gadol?
3. Who were the first people to donate the precious metals?
4. Where were the names of the tribes displayed?
5. How much material was collected for the building of the
    Mishkan?
6. What design was woven on the Parochet?
7. Where else did this appear in the Mishkan?
8. On what date was the Mishkan dedicated ?
9. What object was made from a single block of gold?

ANSWERS: 
1. No.
2. "Kodesh LaHashem - Holy to G-d."
3. The women.
4. They were engraved on precious stones & placed on the shoulder-straps of the Ephod.
5. More than was needed!
6. The Keruvim.
7. On the ark-cover.
8. The first day of the first month, i.e. Nisan 1.
9. The Menora.

Shabbat Shalom,
​​​​​​​Cantor Diamond

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