Rashi believe that this testimony refers to ה׳ forgiving Benei Yisrael for their sins of the חטא העגל. The fact that Hashem was present at the time of the building of the Mishcan shows that He excused their sins
Monday, March 20, 2017
Vayakhel Pikudei #1- What's a mishkan
In this weeks parsha, Vayakhkel-Pekude, in chapter 35 ה׳ commands benei Yisrael to start building the mishcan- the tabernacle. The term "mishcan" seems to not be the full name for the tabernacle. The full name is "Mishcan Haeydut", the tabernacle of testimony. What does this mean? Usually a testimony refers to a specific event, what event is this?
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Rabbi Bernie Fox wrote that many commentators believe that it doesn't mean the tabernacle of testimony, but says that the Mishcan is the home of the Luchot. The Luchot (or tablets) are referred to in the Torah as the Luchot HaEydut, which means the Tablets of the Testimony. Therefore the Mishcan, which contains the Luchot, is referred to as the Tabernacle of the Testimony.
ReplyDeleteRav Yitzchok Levi quotes the ralbag who says that the mishkan is called this because its main purpose it held was to house the "ark of testimony"/the aron. If the job of the mishkan was to keep the "ark of testimony " then it would make sense that the mishkan would be caleld the "mishkan of testimony ". I understand this idea but feel as though it does not really do the words of the torah justice. These words being discussed could not simply be there because the aron was being held in the mishkan.
ReplyDeleteRamban says that the term "mishkan haedut" or the tabernacle of testimony, refers to the entire "building" of the mishkan, specifically designed to house the two luchot.
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ReplyDeleteIn the first of the Ten Commandments Hashem tells Bnei Yisroel "Anochi Hashem Elokecha" while there is no command in that commandment many commentators feel t does obligate a Jew to believe in God. The Ramban says that when we recite the first Passuk of Shema each day we are answering this commandment. God said to us "I am your God" and we say back "Hashem is our god". In that Passuk of Shema the Ayin and the Dalid are larger than the other letters. When we say Shema we are testifying to our belief in God. Perhaps the MIshkan bares witness to the fact that we believe in God and God believes in us.
A midrash bring a explanation to why the mishkan is called the "tabernacle of testimony". The midrash says that the tesimony is for the whole world that Moshe was appointed by Hashem. Moshe did not decide to build the mishkan rather Hashem commanded him to do so, and that is why the presence of god was upon the work of Moshe. This idea is connected to when Bnei Yisroel question if Moshe stole money that was meant from the mishkan. But that was not true and the mishkan was proof and testimony that he did not becuase they could see that the money was used for hooks and pillars. The mishkan testifys for moshe in two ways. One it shows that not a half of shekel was unaccounted for and the mishkan also shows that Moshe had done everything in a turst worthy way.Overall, the mishkan of testimony was on behalf of Moshe and proving his honor.
ReplyDeleteRabbi Fox say s that the tabernacle of testimony is referring to the fact that the Mishkan is the home for the Luchot. In the Torah, the Luchot are reffered to as the Luchot HaEydut, which means the tablets of testimony-- since the luchot give testimony that Hashem is real.
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According to Malbim, the Mishkan was a testimony to the fact that all the public funds collected for the Mishkan was completely honest. The people who collected the public funds were not even allowed to wear clothing with pockets, so they would not be tempted to steal.
ReplyDeleteRabbi Spero explains that it is an abbreviated way of saying the mishkan, which has the luchot in it. The luchot are known as the tablets of testimony so the abbreviation works really well.
ReplyDeleteChabad.org says that it's referring to him the of the luchot (tabernacle of testimony)
ReplyDeleteKALYA B- all the doantions to the mishkan were real and not stolen. The mishkan represneted the fact that the money was true and the people who held the money werent able to wear clothes with pockets so there wouoldnt be any temptations. This is according to Malbim
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ReplyDeleteThe ba'al haturim says that the word "mishkan" can be read as "mashkon", which means collateral. It is repeated twice for the two times the mikdash was taken as collateral against the sins of BY. Also, the germatriya of "mishkan" is 410, which is the amount of years that the first beis hamikdash was standing.
ReplyDeleteYael- kli yakar says that nediv Libo is about someone who realizes that the teruma really belongs to Hashem because everything comes from Hashem- and therefore when he gives it he feels like he should be giving it because it does not really belong to him.
ReplyDeleteRabbi Loren says that the Mishkan being referred to ask "The Tabernacle of Testimony or Witness" teaches us a very important lesson. He explains that this demonstrates that this was how Hashem was being shown to the world through the Mishkan Ha'edut. This represents how Hashem was revealing himself to Bnei Yisrael.
ReplyDeleteMany commentators suggest that the term Mishcan HaEydut does not mean that the Tabernacle provides testimony. Instead, the term means that the Mishcan contains or is the home of the Luchot – the Tablets of the Decalogue.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Aish.com the reason the mishkan's full name was the "tabernacle of testimony" because it was testimony to the fact that beni Yisrael's were trying to repair their relationship with hashem through the mishkan after the destruction of the luchot and chet ha egel.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Chabad.org the tabernacle of testimony does not relate to a specific event but the the resting place of the luchot so the testimony is the luchot
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