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לא תבערו אש… ביום השבת. ויאמר משה (ויקהל לה: ג-ד)

Do not light a fire on Shabbos…and Moshe said… The words “השבת - ויאמר” - the first and last letters spell “תורה” - alluding that one’s main occupation on Shabbos should be to learn Torah since one is free...Read more
ויבואו האנשים על הנשים (ויקהל לה: כב)

And the men and women came (to contribute to the Mishkan). From where did the women have תרומת המשכן - donations for the Mishkan? The halacha states that a woman's earnings belong to her husband...Read more
וכל חכם לב בכם יבואו ויעשו את כל אשר צוה ד’ (ויקהל לה:י)

And every wise person will come and do what Hashem commanded. The highest level of serving Hashem is to oblige without understanding why – just doing because Hashem commanded. The pasuk states “וכל חכם לב...Read more

ובחרשת עץ לעשות בכל מלאכת מחשבת… (ויקהל לו:לג)

And they used a wooden plow to intricately craft…(the Mishkan) R’ Yakov Shimshon Leib Binenfeld retold this story about his father’s grandfather, R’ Meir Hersh HaKohen Katz a’’h, who was a devout Yid and skilled...Read more
שבת שבתון לה’ כל העושה בו מלאכה… (ויקהל לה:ב)

Shabbos is a rest day for Hashem and everyone working that day…this pasuk alludes to the ל’’ט מלאכות - the 39 activities that are prohibited on Shabbos. When Maran Rebbe Aharon of Belz zt’’l spent...Read more
וביום השביעי יהיה לכם קודש (ויקהל לה:ב)

And the seventh day should be for you holy When R’ Yehoshua Klugar zt’’l served as Rav in the city of Greiding, the townspeople’s primary source of income was selling non-kosher fish from the river...Read more

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