Daily Chumash Sunday Vayakhel: Moshe commands Bnei Yisrael regarding the Mishkan

Parshas Vayakhel

Pesukim: 122 [Siman: סנואה]

Haftorah:[1] Melachim 1 7:13-26

Rishon

1. Keeping Shabbos:

• Moshe gathered the entire Jewish people and told them that Hashem commanded as follows: For six days a week you shall perform work and on the seventh day it shall be a complete day of rest for Hashem. Whoever does Melacha shall be put to death. You shall not light a fire in all your dwelling places on Shabbos.

2. Moshe commands Bnei Yisrael regarding the Mishkan:

• The materials needed: Moshe told the Jewish people saying that Hashem commanded them the following: Every person of generous heart is to give a donation. The following donations are needed:
  • Gold,
  • Silver,
  • Copper,
  • Techeiles Turquoise wool,
  • Argamon Purple wool,
  • Scarlet wool,
  • Linen,
  • Goat hair,
  • Red dyed ram skins,
  • Tachash skins,
  • Shittim-Acacia wood.
  • Oil for lighting
  • Spices for the anointing oil and Ketores incense.
  • Shoham stones
  • Filling stones for the Eiphod and Choshen.

• The items needed to be made: Every skilled individual is to come and make everything that Hashem commanded, which includes the following items:
  • The Mishkan: The Mishkan, its tent covering, and its accessories which include its hooks, beams, bars, pillars and sockets.
  • Aron: The Aron and its accessories which include its poles and covering.
  • The Shulchan: The Shulchan, its poles, and all of its accessories, including the Lechem Hapanim.
  • The Menorah: The Menorah and its accessories, including its lamps and oil.
  • The Ketores altar: The Ketores altar, its poles, anointing oil, Ketores, and entrance screen.
  • The Olah altar: The Olah altar, its copper netting, its poles, and all of its accessories.
  • Kiyor: The Kiyor, and its accessories.
  • The courtyard: The curtains of the courtyard, its pillars, sockets and the entrance screen. The pegs of the Mishkan and courtyard and their cords.
  • The priestly garments.
• After hearing the above commands, the Jewish people left Moshe’s presence.

[1] So is followed by Sepharadi communities and Chabad. However, Ashkenazi communities read from 7:40-50