אלא פקודי המשכן (פקודי לח:כא)

Moshe Rabbeinu asked Hashem: “What would happen when the Beis Hamikdash will be  destroyed, where would Hashem rest His Shechina (holy presence)?” Hashem replied that He would rest His Shechina upon the tzaddikim (righteous people).  Chazal say that in every generation there are ל”ו צדיקים נסתרים (36 hidden tzaddikim).

Hashem’s answer can be found hidden in the beginning of this week’s Parsha: The numerical value of the word “אלה” equals 36; Hashem’s holy presence will rest on the 36 hidden tzaddikim, “פקודי” (this word can also be translated as ‘missing’ or ‘absent’) – in the absence of “המשכן” the Beis HaMikdash.