SELECTIONS FROM THE REBBE ‫ ממ"ש‬ON PARSHAS TERUMAH

TIMING OF THE MISHKAN Three Opinions

Command to Build the Mishkan Actual Bringing of Donations
Tzadik ‫כסף‬ Before 17th of Tamuz Before 17th of Tamuz Zohar
Penitent ‫זהב‬ After Yom Kippur After Yom Kippur Rashi & Medrash
Before
Teshuva ‫נחשת‬ Before 17th of Tamuz After Yom Kippur Ramban
‫'לקוטי שיחות חלק ו‬

RAMBAM RAMBAN
Service of the Jews
Resting place of the Divine
Purpose of the Mishkan Offering Korbanos & service of the
Presence
Cohanim
Main item in the Mishkan Altar Aron
Making the vessels Not an independent mitzvah A mitzvah of its own
Tractate Midos
Finishes with a blessing focusing on Blessing on the Kodesh
transmitting the details of
the Cohanim that do the service HaKedoshim
the Mishkan
‫לקוטי שיחות חלק יא‬

Donations for the

Torah (‫)הקב"ה‬ ‫לי תרומה‬
Sockets
Avodah Donations of Shekalim
(‫)אדם‬ ‫תרומתי‬
(includes prayers) (korbanos)
Donations for the rest of
Gemilas Chasadim (‫)עולם‬ ‫תרומה‬
the Mikdash
‫לקוטי שיחות חלק טז‬

Everything (including the Mishkan) has three Three elements in each Mitzvah, each to
elements: be done with chayos
Existential (walls) In essence all the same 1. Deed
Functional (vessels) Each to its task 2. Intention
Particulars (coverings) Non-function, details like color 3. Hiddur – beautification
‫לקוטי שיחות חלק לא‬

THREE LEVELS IN GIVING ‫עבדת ה‬ ‫'צדקה‬

‫זהב‬ ‫זה הנותן בריא‬ Give when healthy All is well – Tzadik
‫כסף‬ ‫כשיש סכנת פחד‬ Give when sick Challenged by world
Extremely sick – distance
from the spiritual source; but
‫נחשת‬ ‫נתינת חולה שאמר תנו‬ Give “after” death
not to give up hope, just
strive with all one can muster
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