Parshas Vayakhel-Pikudei
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This week marks the first and 2nd Yahrtzeit of two of my very dear uncles. May the learning and excitement of this week's Parsha Party across the globe be a zechus for their Neshamos.
Another great Parsha with many ideas for your Parsha Party. REMINDER - THIS IS A SPRINGBOARD OF IDEAS. YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE IDEA OR A FEW. AND HAVE THE KIDS GUESS THE CONNECTIONS.
Parsha Overview (Feel free to skip straight to the Party below - simply click the arrow next to this text and the overview will disappear.)
Vayakhel
Moshe gathers the people together and again reinforces the importance of keeping Shabbos. Work for 6 days but on Shabbos it is holy and you can’t work. The work of the Mishkan must stop as well for Shabbos. (Rashi) He specifies not to burn a fire on Shabbos.
He then tells the people to donate generously to the Mishkan to make all that Hashem commanded. Gold, silver, copper, materials of blue, purple, red, linen, goat hair, red ram skins, Tachash skins, wood, oil, spices and jewels.
All Chachmei lev – wise hearted people – should come and help make all the parts of the Mishkan commanded by Hashem.
The men came following the women (who came first!) and donated: bracelets, earrings, rings, buckles, and all sorts of gold objects. And everyone brought what they could give. The women spun the colorful threads and brought them.
The Nesiim – leaders of each Shevet- brought the Avnei Shoham for the Ephod and Choshen. Rashi says they waited to see what was left but the people donated such an abundance that there was barely anything left for them. All that was left was these stones. They also brought spices and oil.
Moshe told the people that Hashem chose Betzalel and Ahaliav to be in charge together with all the Chachmei Lev. Together they made all the parts of the Mishkan and Keilim which were already detailed in previous Parshios as well. The coverings, the wall panels, the sockets, the Paroches, the screens, the Aron, the Keruvim, the Shulchan, the Menorah with 7 branches and flowers and almond shaped designs all made from one piece of gold, the Mizbayach Hazahav, the Ketores, the oil, the Mizbayach HaOlah, and the Kiyyur made out of the mirrors from the Jewish women in Mitzrayim. The pillars, and the hangings of the courtyard, and all the components that were commanded of the Mishkan.
Betzalel told Moshe that the people were bringing too much! Moshe told them that no more gifts were needed.
Pekudei
In this Parsha, all the weights and donations of the Mishkan were counted under the direction of Issamar the son of Aharon.
Betzalel ben Chur from Shevet Yehuda, and Ahaliav ben Achisamach from Shevet Dan, and all of their assistants, made everything Hashem commanded.
The counted items and materials are specified as to what they are used for. The colorful materials are used to make the coverings of the Keilim. They also make the Bigdei Kehuna – the clothing for the Kohanim as directed in Parshas Tetzaveh. The Ephod, the Choshen, with stones lined up representing the 12 Shevatim and with their names on them, The Meil with pomegranates of blue purple and red twisted material and bells, and the kesones, and the Mitznefes, and the Avnet, and the Tzitz with the name Kodesh LaHashem engraved on it.
They brought it all to Moshe and he saw it was how Hashem commended and he blessed them.
Hashem tells Moshe that on the first day of the first month (Rosh Chodesh Nissan) he should set up the Mishkan for the first time. All the Keilim should be put into their places and anointed with the special oil and Aharon his sons should be washed and clothed in their holy clothing and anointed with oil.
Moshe does this and when it is complete a cloud comes down and overtakes the Mishkan as Hashem fills it with His shechina and Moshe is unable to enter.
While the cloud remained on the Mishkan, they would stay where they were and not travel. But if the cloud rose up, they knew it was time to travel on. During the day it was a cloud and at night it was filled with fire.
(Adapted partially from Chabad.org, and The Pesukim and Rashi)
THIS WEEK IS ALSO PARSHAS HACHODESH
And now for the fun part
PARSHA PARTY
If you are lucky enough to have a Purim stash left from Mishloach Manos - first try to find some Parsha Party items from there!
SNACKS LISTED FIRST SO YOU CAN TRY AND GUESS TOO!
(This week’s Parsha Party was inspired by Shalom Wahl in 5783 in honor of his Tashbar class Siyum on Parshas VaYakhel and Pikudei )
VAYAKHEL PARTY
Gold, silver, and caramel covered candies
Colorful Sour Belts
Rainbow Twizzler Twists
Fruit by the Foot
Animal Cookies
Red Candies / Jellybeans / twizzlers
Peanut butter cups (There is a pareve brand)
Flower cookies or candies
Almonds
Jewel Pops
Candy Corn
Fire Blast Apple Spray
Candy rings
Candy Necklaces
Candy Bracelets
Challah Marzipan
Fruit Rollups
Heart Lollies / Gummies
Wafers/Wafer Rolls
Ring Pretzels
Laffy Taffy Ropes
THE PARSHA PARTY ANSWER LIST!
Gold, silver, and caramel covered candies – The gold, silver, and copper donated for the Mishkan
Colorful Sour Belts – The colorful threads donated and spun by the women
Rainbow Twizzler Twists – Colorful threads donated
Fruit by the Foot – The measurements of the Keilim
Animal Cookies – the animal skins and goat skins
Red Candies / Jellybeans / twizzlers – The red material and threads (can do this with blue, purple, white as well)
Peanut butter cups (There is a pareve brand) – the cups of the Menorah
Flower cookies or candies – The flower designs on the Menorah
Almonds – The almond shaped designs on the Menorah
Jewel Pops – The Jewels of the Choshen and Avnei Shoham
Candy Corn – Flames of Shabbos candles or the Fire not allowed to light on Shabbos
Fire Blast Apple Spray – Not allowed to light a fire on Shabbos
Candy rings, Candy Necklaces, Candy Bracelets – The Jewelry that was donated first by the women and then the men
Challah Marzipan – Keep the Shabbos
Fruit Rollups – The coverings and the Paroches
Heart Lollies / Gummies- the Chachmei "Lev"
Wafers/Wafer Rolls – The pillars of the Mishkan
Ring Pretzels – The sockets and rings and loops of the Mishkan construction and curtains. Also for the rings that were donated.
Laffy Taffy Ropes - The ropes that go with the pegs of the mishkan and chatzer
PEKUDEI PARTY
Colorful Sour Belts
Twisted Marshmallows
Rainbow Twizzler Twists
Red Candies / Jellybeans / twizzlers
Jewel Pops
Jelly Belly
Pomegranate fruity bars
Cotton Candy
Candy rings
Candy Necklaces
Candy Bracelets
Fruit Rollups
Button candy
THE PARSHA PARTY ANSWER LIST!
Colorful Sour Belts – The colorful threads used for the coverings and Bigdei Kehuna
Twisted Marshmallows- The donated threads were twisted together to create a beautiful material the coverings and the clothing
Rainbow Twizzler Twists – Colorful threads donated
Red Candies / Jellybeans / twizzlers – The red material and threads (can do this with blue, purple, white as well)
Jewel Pops – The Jewels of the Choshen and Avnei Shoham
Jelly Belly – The “Bells” on the Meil
Pomegranate fruity bars – The Pomegranates on the Meil
Cotton Candy – The cloud that settled on the Mishkan
Candy rings, Candy Necklaces, Candy Bracelets – They counted and weighed all the jewelry
Fruit Rollups – The coverings and the Paroches
Heart Lollies / Gummies- the Chachmei Lev with Betzalel made all the clothing and items for the Mishkan
Button candy – The jewels of the Choshen
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Dedications - All that learn Torah through Parsha Party should be a zechus for the following people:
Baruch Hashem the remaining live hostages have returned home!
Zechus for Klal Yisrael in Eretz Yisrael and all the soldiers fighting to protect the nation
Zechus for the wounded and grieving soldiers and hostages to recover physically and emotionally.
Le'iluy Nishmas the soldiers lost in battle and all the Kedoshim lost on 10.7.23
Le'iluy Nishmas: Miriam bas Avraham
Le'iluy Nishmas: Gittel a"h bas Shraga Meir Hakohen
Le'iluy Nishmas Tziporah Chana a"h bas Yaakov Avraham Eliyahu
Le'iluy Nishmas Eliyahu zt"l ben R' Chaim Yitzchak and Raizel a"h bas R' Dovid Mordechai
Le'iluy Nishmas Moshe ben Dovid
Le'iluy Nishmas Meir Naftoli ben Tzvi Halevi
Le'iluy Nishmas Shneur Zalman ben Yitzchak HaKohen
Le'iluy Nishmas Shalom ben Shraga Meir HaKohen
L'eiluy Nishmas Dina bas Nosson Zev
Le'iluy Nishmas Moshe Naftali ben Yechiel
Le'iluy Nishmas Tzvi ben Moshe
Le'iluy Nishmas Fradel bas Chaim Dovid
Le'iluy Nishmas Aharon Tzvi ben Tzvi
Le'iluy Nishmas Leba Malka bas Yehuda
Le'iluy Nishmas Dovid Yehoshua ben Aharon Tzvi
Refuah Sheleima for Yehudis Miriam bas Dina
Refuah Sheleima for Rochel Miriam bas Sharona Tzivia
Refuah Sheleima for Chaya Rivka bas Rochel
Le'iluy Nishmas Avraham Simcha ben Yehuda Leib
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