Parsha discussion

1. When describing what will be made from the donated materials, why is there no details given of the בגדי כהונה, in clear distinction to the many parts of the משכן? 2. In the description of the materials actually donated, why are כסף and נחשת separates from זהב? 3. Why is the mention that the מחצית השקל was collected not mentioned as part of the building of the משכן as with the rest of the commands linked with the building. 4. The construction of the כלי המשכן appears to be in the order of their placement from West to East. Why then is the כיור constructed after the מזבח הנחושת?

1. 30:36 What is the meaning that the קטורת should be placed near the עדות? What does that tell us about it’s purpose? 2. 31:8 What is meaning of the designation of the מנורה being טהורה? Especially as this description is not given earlier (see 30:27) 3. 32:32 What book is משה referring to? Especially given that the past tense is used. 4. How can משה use the characteristic of קשיות עורף as a defence for בני ישראל after הקב״ה earlier used it as a reason to destroy them?

1. How do the first two פסוקים fit into the structure of the commands about the משכן & כהנים? This is especially true given that they are virtually repeated towards the end of פרשת אמור. 2. 28:4 Why are the ציץ and מכנסיים missing from the initial list of garments to make? 3. Why is the command to offer the פר for all seven days mentioned after the rest of the procedure was commanded to be repeated? 4. 30:6 Why are two descriptions given for the placement of the עדות?

1. What is the difference between מקדש and משכן? 2. Why is the covering of the משכן described before the actual structure? This order is repeated in ויקהל 3. Why are no dimensions given for the מכסה האהל? 4. Why are the functional כלים of the מזבח mentioned in the middle of the description of it, rather than at the end - as we find with both the שולחן and מנורה?