Pikudei Round-Up (including Vayakhel and Rosh Chodesh Nisan)
I didn't have time to complete the Pikudei article I started writing, so here are three old articles and one shiur which are more or less related to this general time period!
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Pikudei Round-Up (including Vayakhel and Rosh Chodesh Nisan)
I started writing an article about Shemos 38:24, as explained by Sforno and R’ Elia di Nola, in conjunction with Chaggai 2:1-9. Unfortunately (but also fortunately, if you read Friday’s What I’m Thinking About This Morning post), I wasn’t able to complete the article. Not even close.
Instead, here are three old articles and one shiur on topics related to this general time period. Enjoy!
Vayakhel/Pikudei: Tedious by Design
Date: 3/15/24
Length of article: 1 page
Length of audio: 4 minutes 14 seconds
Synopsis: In this newsletter dvar Torah from 2012, we examine four answers offered by Ralbag to the most pressing question on both Vayakhel and Pekudei: Why all the needless repetition?
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Vayakhel: The Meaning of the Mirror Donation
Date: 3/17/23
Length of article: 1 page
Length of audio: 4 minutes 30 seconds
Synopsis: I only had enough space in this article to convey a simple idea. For an elaboration on the ideas here, check out the 3/17/23 shiur I gave (on YouTube or my Machshavah Lab podcast) with the same title.
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Bo: The Jewish Lunar Calendar as Anti-Egyptian Polemic
Date: 1/26/23
Length of article: 1 page
Length of audio 4 minutes 15 seconds
Synopsis: Rambam (Moreh 3:29) maintained that knowledge of the beliefs and practices of the ancient idolatrous nations is vital for understanding the reasons for the Torah's commandments. Here is an example.
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Why We Don’t Say Tachanun During the Month of Nisan (or How NOT to Daven - Part 3)
Date: 4/5/22
Length of Shiur: 46 minutes 53 seconds
Synopsis: This evening (4/5/22), in our tefilah shiur, we were going to continue our analysis of Avos 2:13. However, I recently stumbled upon an eye-opening explanation from the Aruch ha'Shulchan for the (dearly beloved) practice of not saying tachanun for the entirety of Nisan, and I felt like I HAD to give shiur on it. I then realized that since "tachanunim" is one of the subjects of our mishnah, perhaps we could accomplish both objections in one shot. Did we succeed? You tell me!
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If you have any requests for Pesach topics, let me know! I still haven’t found The Big Idea for this Pesach, and I’m on the hunt!
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