Vayakhel: Overthinking | Rabbi Ariel Mizrahi

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Okay, good morning everyone. Thank you for joining us on this beautiful Tuesday morning as we are studying together this week a double header. Parashat Vayakel Parashat Pekudei And sometimes we have this misunderstanding that these two parashiyot are just pretty much a repetition of parashiyot Terumah and Tetzaveh, which we read a few weeks ago. Terumah talks about the commandment of how to build the Mishkan. And this week's parasha Vayakel talks And this week's parasha Vayakel talks about the actual building of the Mishkan. Again, Tetzaveh speaks about the command of how to manufacture the clothing of the Kohen Gadol. And Pekudei speaks about the actual manufacturing of the clothing of the Kohen Gadol. So, it just seems like a repetition where one parasha talks about the commandments and the other parasha talks about the fulfillment of those commandments. Of course, that's a misunderstanding because the parasha the Torah is not superfluous. Torah doesn't Torah is not superfluous. Torah doesn't write anything extra. And there is much to learn about each of the pesukim, every single word, even actually every letter has what to teach us. Be that as it may, I want to share with you today, my friends, a most beautiful Meshech Chochmah on this week's parasha Parashat Vayakel as we try to delve into the depths of the Torah to understand how Torah is talking to me and you in every single way. Parasha tells us Parasha tells us if you turn to chapter 35 who was the >> [clears throat] >> contractor? Who was the person in charge of overseeing the building of the Mishkan? You may think it's Moshe the answer, but that's not correct. It's not Moshe. It wasn't Moshe and it wasn't Aaron. Moshe was given the commandment by God, but it It someone else that he gave the command to oversee the entire project. Anyone know his name?

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