Vayak'heil
וַיַּקְהֵל
[Moses] Assembled
Exodus 35:1–38:20
When Is Vayak'heil Read?
/ 22 Adar 5785
/ 27 Adar I 5787
Summary
- Moses teaches the rules of Shabbat. (35:1-3)
- Moses asks the Israelites for a donation of gifts and those who are skilled help build the Mishkan [Tabernacle] under the direction of Bezalel and Oholiab. (35:4-38:20)
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Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Vayak'heil in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Vayak'heil Commentary
What was the Tachash?
By: Rabbi Seth Goren
Certain words in the Bible are relatively easy to decipher, and their meanings have been relatively consistent and well preserved since ancient times; others are a bit more opaque, their original significance unclear.
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