Wayyaqhel

Weekly reading: Wayyaqhel

Torah: Shemoth 35:1-38:20

Haftorah: Melachiem א  7:40-50

Suggested HaBerith HaChadashah Reading: 2 Cor 9:6-11; 1 Cor 3:11-18

Exo 35:1  And Mosheh assembled all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl, and said to them, “These are the Words which יהוה has commanded you to do:

Exo 35:2  “Work is done for six days, but on the seventh day it shall be set-apart to you, a Sabbath of rest to יהוה. Anyone doing work on it is put to death.

Exo 35:3  “Do not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

Exo 35:4  And Mosheh spoke to all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying, “This is the word which יהוה commanded, saying,

Exo 35:5  ‘Take from among you a contribution to יהוה. Everyone whose heart so moves him, let him bring it as a contribution to יהוה: gold, and silver, and bronze,

Exo 35:6  and blue, and purple, and scarlet material, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,

Exo 35:7  and ram skins dyed red, and fine leather, and acacia wood,

Exo 35:8  and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

Exo 35:9  and shoham stones, and stones to be set in the shoulder garment and in the breastplate.

Exo 35:10  ‘And let all the wise-hearted among you come and make all that יהוה has commanded:

Exo 35:11  the Dwelling Place, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its columns, and its sockets,

Exo 35:12  the ark and its poles, the lid of atonement and the veil of the covering,

Exo 35:13  the table and its poles, and all its utensils, and the showbread,

Exo 35:14  and the lampstand for the light, and its utensils, and its lamps, and the oil for the light,

Exo 35:15  and the incense altar, and its poles, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the covering for the door at the entrance of the Dwelling Place,

Exo 35:16  the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand,

Exo 35:17  the screens of the courtyard, its columns, and their sockets, and the covering for the gate of the courtyard,

Exo 35:18  the pegs of the Dwelling Place, and the pegs of the courtyard, and their cords,

Exo 35:19  the woven garments to do service in the set-apart place, the set-apart garments for Aharon the priest and the garments of his sons to serve as priests.’ ”

Exo 35:20  And all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl withdrew from the presence of Mosheh.

Exo 35:21  And everyone whose heart lifted him up and everyone whose spirit moved him came, and they brought the contribution to יהוה for the work of the Tent of Meeting, and for all its service, and for the set-apart garments.

Exo 35:22  And they came, both men and women, all whose hearts moved them, and brought earrings and nose rings, and rings and necklaces, all golden goods, even every one who made a wave offering of gold to יהוה.

Exo 35:23  And every man, with whom was found blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and rams’ skins dyed red, and fine leather, brought them.

Exo 35:24  Everyone who would make a contribution to יהוה of silver or bronze, brought it. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.

Exo 35:25  And all the wise-hearted women spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, the blue and the purple, the scarlet material, and the fine linen.

Exo 35:26  And all the women whose hearts lifted them up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair.

Exo 35:27  And the rulers brought shoham stones, and the stones to be set in the shoulder garment and in the breastplate,

Exo 35:28  and the spices and the oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

Exo 35:29  The children of Yisra’ĕl brought a voluntary offering to יהוה, all the men and women whose hearts moved them to bring all kinds of work which יהוה, by the hand of Mosheh, had commanded to be done.

Exo 35:30  And Mosheh said to the children of Yisra’ĕl, “See, יהוה has called by name Betsal’ĕl son of Uri, son of Ḥur, of the tribe of Yehuḏah,

Exo 35:31  and He has filled him with the Spirit of Elohim, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

Exo 35:32  to make designs, to work in gold and in silver and in bronze,

Exo 35:33  and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving wood, and to work in all workmanship of design.

Exo 35:34  “And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Oholiaḇ son of Aḥisamaḵ, of the tribe of Dan.

Exo 35:35  “He has filled them with skill to do all work of the engraver and the designer and embroiderer, in blue and in purple, in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and a weaver, doing any work, and makers of designs.

Exo 36:1  “And Betsal’ĕl and Oholiaḇ, and every wise-hearted man in whom יהוה has given wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all work for the service of the set-apart place, shall do according to all that יהוה has commanded.”

Exo 36:2  And Mosheh called Betsal’ĕl and Oholiaḇ, and every wise-hearted man in whose heart יהוה had given wisdom, everyone whose heart lifted him up, to come and do the work.

Exo 36:3  And they received from Mosheh all the contribution which the children of Yisra’ĕl had brought for the work of the service of making the set-apart place. But they still brought to him voluntary offerings every morning,

Exo 36:4  so all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the set-apart place came, each from the work he was doing,

Exo 36:5  and they spoke to Mosheh, saying, “The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which יהוה commanded us to do.”

Exo 36:6  Then Mosheh commanded and they sent this word throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the contribution of the set-apart place.” And the people were withheld from bringing,

Exo 36:7  for what they had was enough for all the work to be done, more than enough.

Exo 36:8  Then all the wise-hearted ones among them who worked on the Dwelling Place made ten curtains woven of fine linen and blue and purple and scarlet material. They made them with keruḇim, the work of a skilled workman.

Exo 36:9  The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits, all the curtains having one measure.

Exo 36:10  And he joined five curtains, one to another; and the other five curtains he joined, one to another.

Exo 36:11  And he made loops of blue on the edge of the end curtain of one set, the same he did on the edge of the end curtain of the other set.

Exo 36:12  Fifty loops he made on one curtain, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the end curtain of the second set; the loops held one curtain to another.

Exo 36:13  And he made fifty hooks of gold, and joined the curtains to each other with the hooks, and the Dwelling Place became one.

Exo 36:14  And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the Dwelling Place, he made eleven curtains.

Exo 36:15  The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits, the eleven curtains having one measure.

Exo 36:16  And he joined five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves.

Exo 36:17  And he made fifty loops on the edge of the end curtain in one set, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain of the second set.

Exo 36:18  And he made fifty bronze hooks to join the tent, to be one.

Exo 36:19  And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins, dyed red, and a covering of fine leather above that.

Exo 36:20  And for the Dwelling Place he made boards of acacia wood, standing up.

Exo 36:21  The length of each board was ten cubits, and the width of each board a cubit and a half.

Exo 36:22  Each board had two tenons for binding one to another. So he did to all the boards of the Dwelling Place.

Exo 36:23  And he made boards for the Dwelling Place, twenty boards for the south side.

Exo 36:24  And he made forty sockets of silver to go under the twenty boards, and two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons.

Exo 36:25  And for the other side of the Dwelling Place, for the north side, he made twenty boards,

Exo 36:26  and their forty sockets of silver, two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under the other board.

Exo 36:27  And he made six boards for the west side of the Dwelling Place.

Exo 36:28  And he made two boards for the two back corners of the Dwelling Place.

Exo 36:29  And they were double beneath, and similarly they were complete to the top by one ring. So he did to both of them for the two corners.

Exo 36:30  And there were eight boards, and their silver sockets, sixteen sockets, two sockets under each of the boards.

Exo 36:31  And he made bars of acacia wood, five for the boards on one side of the Dwelling Place,

Exo 36:32  and five bars for the boards on the other side of the Dwelling Place, and five bars for the boards of the Dwelling Place at the rear, westward.

Exo 36:33  And he made the middle bar to pass through the boards from one end to the other.

Exo 36:34  And he overlaid the boards with gold, and their rings he made of gold to be holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

Exo 36:35  And he made a veil of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine worked linen. It was made with keruḇim, the work of a skilled workman.

Exo 36:36  And he made four columns of acacia wood for it, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold. And he cast four sockets of silver for them.

Exo 36:37  And he made a covering for the Tent door of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine woven linen, made by a weaver,

Exo 36:38  and its five columns with their hooks. And he overlaid their tops and their rings with gold, but their five sockets were of bronze.

Exo 37:1  And Betsal’ĕl made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, and a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exo 37:2  And he overlaid it with clean gold inside and outside, and made a moulding of gold all around it.

Exo 37:3  And he cast four rings of gold for it, for its four feet, two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.

Exo 37:4  And he made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

Exo 37:5  And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to lift the ark.

Exo 37:6  And he made a lid of atonement of clean gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exo 37:7  And he made two keruḇim of beaten gold. He made them from the two ends of the lid of atonement,

Exo 37:8  one keruḇ at one end on this side, and the other keruḇ at the other end on that side. He made the keruḇim from the lid of atonement, from the two ends.

Exo 37:9  And the keruḇim spread out their wings above, and covered the lid of atonement with their wings, with their faces toward each other, the faces of the keruḇim were turned toward the lid of atonement.

Exo 37:10  And he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long, and a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exo 37:11  And he overlaid it with clean gold, and made a moulding of gold all around it.

Exo 37:12  And he made a rim of a handbreadth all around it, and made a moulding of gold for the rim all around it.

Exo 37:13  And he cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs.

Exo 37:14  The rings were next to the rim, as holders for the poles to lift the table.

Exo 37:15  And he made the poles of acacia wood to lift the table, and overlaid them with gold.

Exo 37:16  And he made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes, and its cups, and its bowls, and its jars for pouring, of clean gold.

Exo 37:17  And he made the lampstand of clean gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work, its base, and its shaft, its cups, its ornamental knobs, and its blossoms were from it.

Exo 37:18  And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.

Exo 37:19  There were three cups like almond flowers on one branch, with ornamental knob and blossom, and three cups like almond flowers on the other branch, a knob and a blossom – so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

Exo 37:20  And on the lampstand were four cups like almond flowers, its knobs and blossoms,

Exo 37:21  and a knob under the first two branches of the same, and a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, for the six branches coming out of it.

Exo 37:22  Their knobs and their branches were of it, all of it was one beaten work of clean gold.

Exo 37:23  And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its trays, of clean gold.

Exo 37:24  He made it of a talent of clean gold, and all its utensils.

Exo 37:25  And he made the incense altar of acacia wood, a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high. Its horns were of it.

Exo 37:26  And he overlaid it with clean gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns. And he made a moulding for it of gold all around it.

Exo 37:27  And he made two rings of gold for it under its moulding, at its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to lift it.

Exo 37:28  And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

Exo 37:29  And he made the set-apart anointing oil and the clean incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.

Exo 38:1  And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.

Exo 38:2  And he made its horns on its four corners, the horns were of it. And he overlaid it with bronze.

Exo 38:3  And he made all the utensils for the altar: the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, and the forks, and the fire holders. He made all its utensils of bronze.

Exo 38:4  And he made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, under its rim, midway from the bottom.

Exo 38:5  And he cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, as holders for the poles.

Exo 38:6  And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.

Exo 38:7  And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to lift it. He made the altar hollow with boards.

Exo 38:8  And he made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who did service at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

Exo 38:9  And he made the courtyard: for the south side the screens of the courtyard were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long,

Exo 38:10  their twenty columns and their twenty sockets, of bronze. The hooks of the columns and their bands were of silver.

Exo 38:11  And for the north side the screens were one hundred cubits long, their twenty columns and their twenty sockets, of bronze. The hooks of the columns and their bands were of silver.

Exo 38:12  And for the west side there were screens of fifty cubits, their ten columns and their ten sockets. The hooks of the columns and their bands were of silver.

Exo 38:13  And for the east side eastward, fifty cubits:

Exo 38:14  fifteen cubits of screens on the one side, with their three columns and their three sockets,

Exo 38:15  and fifteen cubits of screens the other side of the courtyard gate, on this side and that side, with their three columns and their three sockets.

Exo 38:16  All the screens of the courtyard all around were of fine woven linen.

Exo 38:17  And the sockets for the columns were of bronze, the hooks of the columns and their bands were of silver, and the overlay of their tops was of silver. And all the columns of the courtyard had bands of silver.

Exo 38:18  And the covering for the gate of the courtyard was the work of an embroiderer, of blue and purple and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen, and twenty cubits long, and the height along its width was five cubits, corresponding to the screens of the courtyard.

Exo 38:19  And the columns were four, and their sockets of bronze four, their hooks were of silver, and the overlay of their tops and their bands was of silver.

Exo 38:20  And all the pegs of the Dwelling Place, and of the courtyard all around, were of bronze.

Haftorah: Melachiem א  7:40-50

1Ki 7:40  And Ḥiram made the pots and the shovels and the bowls. And Ḥiram completed doing all the work that he was to do for Sovereign Shelomoh on the House of יהוה:

1Ki 7:41  the two columns, and the bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the columns, and the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the columns;

1Ki 7:42  and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the columns;

1Ki 7:43  and the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands;

1Ki 7:44  and the one Sea, and twelve oxen under the Sea;

1Ki 7:45  and the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls. And all these utensils which Ḥiram made for Sovereign Shelomoh for the House of יהוה were of polished bronze.

1Ki 7:46  The sovereign had them cast in clay in the district of Yardĕn between Sukkoth and Tsarethan.

1Ki 7:47  And Shelomoh left all the utensils unweighed, because they were many, nor was the weight of the bronze searched out.

1Ki 7:48  So Shelomoh made all the utensils for the House of יהוה: the altar of gold, and the table of gold on which was the showbread;

1Ki 7:49  and the lampstands of refined gold, five on the right side and five on the left in front of the Speaking Place, with the flowers and the lamps and the snuffers of gold;

1Ki 7:50  and the basins, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the ladles, and the fire holders of refined gold, and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the Most Set-apart Place, and for the doors of the house of the Hĕḵal.

Suggested HaBerith HaChadashah Reading: 2 Cor 9:6-11; 1 Cor 3:11-18

2Co 9:6  And this: He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows on blessing shall also reap on blessing.

2Co 9:7  Let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not of grief or of necessity, for Elohim loves a joyous giver.

2Co 9:8  And Elohim is able to make all favour overflow toward you, that you, always having all you need in every way, have plenty for every good work.

2Co 9:9  As it has been written, “He scattered abroad, He gave to the poor, His righteousness remains forever.”

2Co 9:10  And He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, shall supply and increase the seed you have sown and increase the fruit of your righteousness,

2Co 9:11  being enriched in every way for all simplicity, which works out thanksgiving to Elohim through us.

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Vayakhel Aliya Summary

General Overview: In this week's portion, Vayakhel, Moses gathers the Jews and relays to them all the details regarding the construction of the Tabernacle and its vessels. The actual construction is also described. This portion repeats many of the details described in the portion of Terumah, wherein G‑d instructed Moses how the Tabernacle and its vessels were to be constructed.

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First Aliyah: On the day after Moses descended from Mount Sinai with the Second Tablets, after successfully securing atonement for the sin of the Golden Calf, he gathered all the Jewish people. The primary purpose of this assembly was to inform the Jews of G‑d's desire for a Sanctuary to be constructed. He began, however, with a brief reminder regarding the observance of the Shabbat. This was followed by a description of the materials needed to construct the Tabernacle, and a list of the vessels, Tabernacle parts, and priestly garments which were to be produced.

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Second Aliyah: The men and women came forward and generously donated all the materials which Moses enumerated.

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Third Aliyah: Moses announces G‑d's choice of Bezalel and Oholiab to serve as foremen of the Tabernacle construction project, and he transfers to them all the donated materials. The people, however, continued donating generously, until the craftspeople report to Moses that they have more than enough materials to complete their task, causing Moses to issue a proclamation requesting everyone to cease donating materials.

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Fourth Aliyah: The craftspeople began their work. In this aliyah, the tapestries which covered the Tabernacle were assembled.

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Fifth Aliyah: The construction continued. In this aliyah, the craftspeople construct the Tabernacle wall panels, their sockets, the curtains which covered the entrance to the sanctuary and which separated the Holy of Holies from the rest of the sanctuary, the Ark, and the Showbread Table.

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Sixth Aliyah: This aliyah describes the construction of the menorah (candelabra) and the Incense Altar. The anointing oil and the incense are also prepared.

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Seventh Aliyah: The Tabernacle's construction is capped off with the construction of the Outer Altar, the copper wash stand, the mesh curtains which surrounded the Tabernacle courtyard, and the beams and hooks which anchored them.

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