- Who was responsible for the accounts of the tabernacle?
Ithamar ben Aaron ha Cohen.
- Which two people were responsible for the building of the Tabernacle
and everything that went with it?
Bezalel ben Uri of the tribe of Judah, and Oholiab ben Ahismach of
the tribe of Dan.
- The silver accumulated and described in this week's parasha came from
the head count or census of whom and how many 1/2 shkolim were collected
in the census?
all males from the age of 20 years and up; 603,550
- The ephod was made of blue, purple, scarlet, and gold threads. How
did they make the gold threads?
They beat the gold into thin plates, cut it into threads, and worked
it into the blue, scarlet, and purple threads.
- Was there more gold or silver used in the building of the sanctuary?
Silver; there was used 100+ talents of silver and 29+ talents of gold.
- By whom was the tabernacle to first be erected and when?
Moshe; in the 1st month of the second year on the first of the
month.
- When the cloud of Glory covered the Tent of Meeting and the glory of
Hashem filled the Tabernacle, Moshe was unable to enter. When the cloud
was raised, it was time to do what 2 things?
Disassemble the Tabernacle and move on.
- Besides the cloud of glory, what else protected the Tabernacle and
when did it come into play?
The fire by night.
- For extra credit, can anyone explain the following apparent
inconsistency. We are told that when the cloud of glory covered and
filled the tent of meeting, Moshe was not able to enter. We are then
told that when the cloud rose, the children of Israel were to pack up
the tent of meeting and continue their journey. That being the case,
when was Moshe able to enter the tent of meeting as we know he did?
Hint- Explanation by Rashi.
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