Parsha “Pekudei,” Exodus 38:21 through the end of the Book) concludes the reading and study of the Book of Exodus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And as the Hebrew title suggests, it begins with an account of the precious materials used in building the mishkan<\/em>, or tabernacle, and again emphasizes several of the key themes: it is the work of the ‘craftsman,’ ‘skillful workment’ who — in detail — DID what they were told to do, “as YHVH commanded Moses.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n And at least part again seem to be word-for-word repetitions, with the verb tense changed, another ‘atbash,’ or Biblical HTML tag equivalent, for emphasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a provocative two-part look at the parsha, and a different take than you have probably heard for the midrash discussion and teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, the Erev Shabbat reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n