Thursday, March 7, 2019

Pekudei #2

In Perek 38 , Pasuk 21 it says:
אֵ֣לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן הָעֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר פֻּקַּ֖ד עַל־פִּ֣י מֹשֶׁ֑ה עֲבֹדַת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
Rashi asks why does it says "Hamishkan" twice?
Rashi answers by saying that its repeated twice because its a hint to two Best Hamidkash's.

what are some ways of interpreting  משכן העדת ? What does it mean when it says  בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר?


8 comments:

  1. The Ibn Ezra writes that the first time it says Mishkan, it is referring to the building (Beit Hamikdash) and the second time time, it refers to the Aron. I like this answer because sometimes people have different definitions of the Mishkan.

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  2. Lilly fuchs
    The chizkuni says this refers to the pact between God and the Jews משכן העדות. There was no other Mishkan like this one. I like this answer because I don’t like the idea that there’s another Mishkan other than this special one.

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  3. The first Beit Hamikdash stood for 410 years and the second Beit Hamikdash stood for 420 years. The word "משכן" has the numerical value of 410 and the word "המשכן" has the numerical value of 415. If we add five to the numerical value for the five letters of the word, we have 420. The Gemara says that in the second Beit Hamikdash there were five things missing that were in the first Beit Hamikdash so the Torah’s allusion to the second Beit Hamikdash (המשכן) has the numerical value of only 415.

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  4. Jennifer Felder
    The Sforno says that the Torah starts to list the ways in which this Beit Hamikdash was superior to all those that superseded it. Firstly, it is called משכן העדת because the Luchot of Hashem rested in the Beit Hamikdash. Secondly, it is described as עֲבֹדַת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר because the job of the Levim was in the hands of Ittamar, son of Aaron. The pasuk specifically says משכן העדת and עֲבֹדַת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר to demonstrate that because of these advantages of the Luchot residing in the Beit Hamikdash and having Ittamar, the son of Aaron הַכֹּהֵֽן׃, a great figure, in charge of the Levim, who play a vital role in the Beit Hamikdash, the Beit Hamikdash never fell into enemy hands. In contrast to the Beit Hamikdash built by Shlomo Hamelech, which was eventually destroyed. The second Beit Hamikdash was never refered to as משכן העדת, since the Luchot were long lost. Additionally, hardly and Levim returned to Israel at the time to take part in the return to Zion.
    I feel that this opinion factually makes sense and serves as an important message. Since the first Beit Hamikdash ever was specifically described in this way we can see the high level of spirituality that the people at the time had, that no other generation has come close to it. Furthermore, we can see the connection that Hashem wanted to have with the people of the time.

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  5. According to Rashi, ביד איתמר is simply referring to איתמר the person who was put in charge of all the לוים, with the duty to hand over to each בית אב the service it was responsible for.

    I’m fine with this answer, a lot of times we try and look for deeper meanings for the words of the Torah, but I think it’s fine for it to sometimes just be what it simply says.

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  6. In an article By Rabbi Yosef Kalatsky, he says that since the Mishkan was made by Bnei Yisrael through all that they donated, now they can serve Hashem from what they gave of themselves. It clarifies that the Mishkan they will use comes from their donations. The passuk just makes sure they know they gave to the Mishkan.
    I like this idea because it makes sure to Bnei Yisrael that they made the Mishkan with their donations.

    Kayla Markovitz

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  7. Tova Rubin
    The Bais Yisrael says that it says mishkan twice to contrast the mishkan and the Beis Hamikdash. It teaches that the mishkan was never destroyed rather it was hidden only. I like this idea because it provides more information about the history of the mishkan that we otherwise wouldn't know.

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  8. How does the word “Mishkan” hint at the Beit Hamikdash? The first Beit Hamikdash stood for a total of 410 years and the second Beit Hamikdash lasted 420 years. The word "משכן" has the numerical value of 410 and the word "המשכן" has the numerical value of 415. If we add five to the numerical value for the five letters of the word, we have 420. Said by Rabenu Bichayay
    I like this because I had the same question when first reading the Rashi and this question/answer makes it easier to understand.
    -Elianna Ashendorf

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