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This Week's Torah Portion

Vayak'heil - P'kudei
וַיַּקְהֵל - פְקוּדֵי
[Moses] Assembled / [The] Records [of the Tabernacle]

These are the records of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Pact, which were drawn up at Moses' bidding--the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. - Exodus 38:21Moses then convoked the whole Israelite community and said to them: "These are the things that the Eternal has commanded you to do." - Exodus 35:1
Torah
Exodus 35:1–40:38
Haftarah
Ezekiel 45:16-25 [historic: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18]
Shabbat HaChodesh
When
/ 25 Adar 5786

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