Names
Which Shevet was in charge of counting all the donations for the Mishkan?
Levi
38:21
Of all the precious metals collected for the Mishkan, which one is collected in the largest amount, and how much is collected?
Silver
100 kikar (talents) and 1,775 Shekalim of silver.
38:25
How is the Jewish nation described while travelling by day, and how are they described while travelling by night?
Bnei Yisrael - 40:36
Beit Yisrael - 40:38
Why is the Mishkan called "Mishkan HaEidus?"
38:21
The Mishkan was testimony for Bnei Yisrael, that Hashem had forgiven them for the Egel HaZahav, for now His Shechinah was resting amongst them in the Mishkan.
When exactly was the Mishkan finally erected? (day, month, year)
40:2
Rosh Chodesh Nissan 2449
In which two places can you find the names of Bnei Yisrael?
on the shoham stones of the efod - 39:6
וַֽיַּֽעֲשׂוּ֙ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֣י הַשֹּׁ֔הַם מֻֽסַבֹּ֖ת מִשְׁבְּצֹ֣ת זָהָ֑ב מְפֻתָּחֹת֙ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חוֹתָ֔ם עַל־שְׁמ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:
39:14 - on the choshen stones
וְ֠הָֽאֲבָנִ֠ים עַל־שְׁמֹ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל הֵ֛נָּה שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה עַל־שְׁמֹתָ֑ם פִּתּוּחֵ֤י חֹתָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל־שְׁמ֔וֹ לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר שָֽׁבֶט:
According to Rashi, what is the minimum and maximum number of cords of Techeiles that were used to fasten the Tzitz to the Mitznefet?
Max = 4
39:31
Which Passuk has six words in a row, all ending with the letter vov?
39:33
וַיָּבִ֤יאוּ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ אֶל־משֶׁ֔ה אֶת־הָאֹ֖הֶל וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָ֑יו קְרָסָ֣יו קְרָשָׁ֔יו בְּרִיחָ֖יו וְעַמֻּדָ֥יו וַֽאֲדָנָֽיו:
Why after they finished building the Mishkan, did they have to bring the whole thing to Moshe Rabbeinu?
39:33
So he could assemble it for them. Bnei Yisrael were unable to figure out how to assemble the very heavy Krashim but Hashem told Moshe to put out his hand and the Mishkan assembled itself.
This appears in 5 consecutive Pesukim. It is not the Mishkan, nor any of its vessels. What is it?
40:34-38
עֲנַ֨ן - Cloud of Glory
In which three areas is Oholiav described as being an expert?
- craftsman = חָרָ֣שׁ
- master weaver = וְחשֵׁ֑ב
- embroiderer = וְרֹקֵ֗ם
Of the 10 people mentioned by name in this Parsha, which one has the smallest Gematria, and what is it?
יְהוּדָ֑ה = 30
Which phrase is mentioned 15 times in this Parsha?
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־משֶֽׁה
39:1
39:5
39:7
39:21
39:26
39:29
39:31
39:43
40:19
40:21
40:23
40:25
40:27
40:29
40:32
Which words in the Pesukim tell us that Moshe, Aharon and Aharon's sons were all equal with regards to the Kehunah, on the 8th day of the Miluim (inauguration of the Mishkan)?
וְרָֽחֲצ֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ משֶׁ֖ה וְאַֽהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֑יו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶֽם:
40:31
Why is the Mishkan called "Mishkan?"
It's the place where Hashem's Shechinah dwells.
Shechinah - Mishkan - Shachein
List the 10 people mentioned by name in this Parsha:
Moshe
Itamar
Aharon
Bezalel
Uri
Chur
Yehudah
Oholiav
Achisamach
Dan
Of the 10 people mentioned by name in this Parsha, which one has the largest Gematria, and what is it?
אִֽיתָמָ֔ר = 651
What type of coin is mentioned in this Parsha that is only mentioned one other time in the Torah?
Where else is it mentioned?
בֶּ֚קַע לַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת מַֽחֲצִ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ
38:26
Beka" - silver coin, the value of half a shekel"
In Parshat Chayei Sara, the earrings Eliezer gives to Rivkah has the weight of a Beka (Bereishit 24:22)
Which two words are repeated twice in a row?
And what does Rashi teach us from this?
38:21
אֵ֣לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן הָֽעֵדֻ֔ת
Refers to the two Batei Mikdash, which were taken as a Mashkon (security) for Bnei Yisrael's sins. When we do complete Teshuvah, the third Beit Hamikdash will be built.
With regards to the Tzitz, who are "they" when it says "they wrote Kodesh LaHashem?"
4 different people each engraved one letter of Hashem's name on the Tzitz, at the same time, to avoid any Halachic problems associated with erasing Hashem's name.
The Gemara (Yoma 38a) relates that Ben Kamtzar, was able to hold four pens in his hand and write the four letters of Hashem’s name at the same time. The Rabbis were upset with him because he refused to teach this skill to anyone else. The Rabbis wanted him to teach others because the first two letters of Hashem’s name (י-ה) form one of his names. The next letter, "ו", changes it to a regular word, and this raises the question of mechikah (erasing) Hashem’s name (Minchat Chinuch 437). Ben Kamtzar avoided this question by writing all four letters simultaneously.
Two Pesukim, one after the other, each end with the same 5-word expression. What is the expression?
וּכְב֣וֹד יְהֹוָ֔ה מָלֵ֖א אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן:
40:34,35
From the time the Mishkan was built, until Shlomo HaMelech built the first Beit Hamikdash, was 479 years.
Which word in the Parsha alludes to this fact?
העדת - Testimony
38:21
The Mishkan served as testimony to Hashem dwelling among Bnei Yisrael until the Bhmk was built.
(Rabbeinu Bechaya)
Which word in the Parsha has exactly the same letters as the word "מקוה"?
Can you think of a connection between them?
40:17
הוּקַ֖ם
Just as the Mikvah purifies, so too, does the Mishkan.
39:43
"Vihi noam Hashem Elokeinu aleinu..."
92 Pesukim
Pekudei is the only Parsha in Torah not to have a Siman.
Why?
The reason may be due to the fact that in Parshat Pekudei there are 92 pesukim and the words “בלי כל” have the numerical value of 92. Possibly, in a early print of the Chumash, a typesetter who was a mediocre scholar noticed that it was written at the end of the parshah "צ"ב, בלי כל סימן". Erroneously, he understood it to mean “92, without any siman,” and therefore he omitted it.