"ויאמר משה אל כל עדת בני ישראל לאמר זה הדבר אשר צוה ה' לאמר"
(35:4)
“Leimor” means to tell others a message, but "leimor" is written 2 times. Why?
The Rambam says, when you give tzedakah it is one of the biggest mitzvot. When you give tzedakah to a person, you are supposed to keep it annonymous. However, if you give tzedakah to a public chessed like a yeshiva or shul you should make it public. So with the Mishkan it says "leimor" 2 times to show that Hashem and Moshe wanted to recognize everyone who donated to the Mishkan.
What are other reasons for keeping mitzvos private? What else can we learn from the donations to the Mishkan?
What are other reasons for keeping mitzvos private? What else can we learn from the donations to the Mishkan?
Ally Brandwein
ReplyDeleteRashi says that when it uses the language of leimor the second time, it’s saying how God commanded Moshe to tell Bnei Yisroel this. So the first time this language is used, it’s that Moshe is telling Bnei Yisoel something, and the second time it’s pointing out that Hashem told Moshe to command them of this.
I think this makes a lot of sense grammatically (explain in depth in class)
The Ohs HaChayim says "In view of the word לאמור, we are entitled to ask to whom the Israelites were to tell these laws seeing all of them were assembled when they were informed of them?"
ReplyDeleteI like this answer because it makes sense to ask this question.
- Elianna Ashendorf
Ibn Ezra comments on the word Vayomar - he writes -
ReplyDeleteויאמר. עתה החל לפרש לכל העדה מה שצוהו השם
This is translated to mean that when he it says Vayomar, Moshe begins to explain to the congregation what God had commanded him to do. I like this answer because it explains the use of the word the first time, which helps us understand that the second time it was used to tell them that he was specifically commanded to tell them what he was commanded to do.
Rav Jonathon Bailey from Midreshet Harova points out that with the Mishkan, Bnei Yisroel participated in its construction voluntarily, while with the Beit Hamikdash they were forced by King Shlomo’s tax to contribute. This shows that Hashem’s presence immediately rested among them because it was clear that the nation so willingly desired it, but with the Beit Hamikdash, Hashem had to wait for Bnei Yisroel to exhibit such behavior before resting among them.
ReplyDeleteWe often become overwhelmed with the execution of a mitzvah rather than focusing on what purpose the mitzvah serves. Just as Hashem wanted the Mishkan built to demonstrate Bnei Yisroel’s desire for his presence, so too in our every day lives we must focus on how our actions affect our relationship with Hashem.
The Rambam talks about the Mitzva of giving tzedaka. He says that one on the highest levels of giving is privately where the person giving doesn’t know the person receiving and the the person receiving doesn’t know the one giving. This is important for 2 reasons. firstly it makes the receiver less conscious and hesitant to accept the donation and secondly it makes sure the giver doesn’t feel superior or get an ego because of their donations. This anonymous system makes sure neither side feels superior or inferior. I really liked this because I think that a lot of people can relate to being in situations like this whether it be on the receiving or the giving side and it’s also a good concept to keep in mind throughout life when giving tzedakah.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/256321/jewish/Eight-Degrees-of-Giving.htm
Miriam Hoffmann
ReplyDeleteAccording to Dov Linzer we can learn from the donations that Beni Yesroel brought, to look for out opportunities to shine. Its saying yes its the Kohanim that light the menorah or do the actually work, but even before they can do their part we had to donate oil and other necessary stuff. This is teaching us that not to overlook or minimize any opportunity we get. This way everyone can help and its an ongoing process.
I like this idea because it stresses the idea of inclusion and making sure everyone has something they can help with so they feel apart of something and that they contributed to it.
https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/tetzaveh-everyone-can-help-build-the-mishkan/