Parshas Vayakhel - Pekudei Parshas HaChodesh Shabbos Times Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Mincha 6:10pm Shacharis 9:00am Plag Hamincha 6:26pm Latest time for Shema 10:23am Latest Candle lighting 7:26pm Shabbos Mincha 4:30 / 7:15pm Shkiya 7:43pm Shabbos Ends 8:23pm Ladies Shiur This Shabbos morning there will be ladies Shiur given by Rabbi Berlin All Ladies and Girls welcome Shaarei Shabbos Riddles - Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei 1. When do you have a case of a Metziya (a found item) where the owner gives a siman and now the finder can keep it? 2. When do you lechatchila put on the Tefillin Shel Rosh before the Shel Yad (even though you have the Shel Yad available)? 3. Where in this parsha are wings mentioned? 4. Which three items found in the Mishkon are a perfect square? 5. In what context is fire mentioned in both parshas Vayakhel and Pekudei Short Vort on the Parsha Although Moshe was the one told by Hashem to instruct Bnei Yisrael to build the Mishkan, nevertheless, he was not in charge of the actual construction. In this week's parsha the Torah informs us that there were two people charged with that mission. The first was Betzalel and the second was Ohaliav. Rashi points out that Ohaliav came from sheivet Dan which was regarded as one of the "lowly" shevatim since Dan was born from Bilha who was a maidservant of Rachel. On the other hand, Betzalel came from sheivet Yehuda which was regarded as one of the greatest shevatim. Despite the difference in their lineages, the Torah equated the two in the construction of the Mishkan. Rav Wolbe comments that Hashem does not examine a person's ancestry before choosing him for a specific position. The criteria for obtaining the position is the person's ability in the specific task needed to be filled. Ohaliav was the perfect man for the job and therefore he was chosen to work hand in hand with Betzalel who was of a much more prestigious lineage. The same can be said when it came to those who merited executing the actual construction of the Mishkan and the numerous vessels within. The Torah tells us "Every man whose heart inspired him came, and everyone whose spirit motivated him brought the portion of Hashem for the Mishkan" (i35:21). The Ramban explains that Bnei Yisrael had no one to train them into these highly skilled and detail oriented vocations. Nevertheless, those whose spirit motivated them to join the workforce of constructing an abode for Hashem, found the skills within themselves despite their lack of training. Once again, the positions were filled not with those who brought the most impressive ancestry, but with those who desired to participate and thereby made themselves truly worthy for the position.