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Vayakhel:

Of course, Vayakhel describes how the Mishkan was constructed, yet Moshe's instructions to Klal Yisrael on how to observe the Shabbat coupled with his warning to Klal Yisrael on how important it is to keep Shabbat are given first priority. Moshe taught Klal Yisrael the 39 principal labors (avos melachos), which are forbidden from performing on Shabbat. ( )

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Moshe concluded with the warning, "One who violates the Shabbas in spite of having been warned and in the presence of two witnesses will incur capital punishment. Even if Bais Din is unable to execute him because one of the two above-mentioned conditions is not fulfilled, he will certainly not escape Divine retribution." ( '')

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This comes to teach us that NOTHING (with the exception of "pikuach nefesh", matters of life or death) come before observing the Shabbat.

Pekudai:

Although the contruction of the Mishkan was completed on the 25th of Kislaiv, 2449, Hashem gave Moshe instruction to NOT consecrate the Mishkan until the month of Nissan because this is a month in which the shechina illuminates the world, and the task of the Mishkan is to bring light to the world. In order NOT to insult the month of Kislev, this month was chosen for the month of Chanukka (and MY birthday )

There were those who tried to set up the Mishkan before the date that Hashem had set, but they did NOT succeed in getting the Mishkan to stand no matter what they did, yet when Moshe came to set it up on the appropriate date, as commanded by Hashem, Moshe was able to merely touch the beams, which miraculoulsy placed themselves in their respective positions. ()

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Hashem created the world so that His shechina could reside therein.

-However, Adam sinned. The shechina then withdrew to the First Heaven.

-When the Generation of Enosh sinned, the shechina departed to the Second Heaven.

-The Generation of the Flood with their crimes caused the shechina to recede to the Third Heaven.

-The wicked Generation of the Dispersal made the shechina retreat to the Fourth Heaven.

-The corruption of the Egyptians in Avraham's time pushed the shechina back to the Fifth Heaven.

-On account of the wickedness of S'dom and its neighboring cities, the shechina departed to the Sixth Heaven.

-Finally, the depravity of the Egyptians in Moshe's time made the shechina withdraw to the Seventh Heaven.

Seven tzaddikim restored the shechina to the world:

-Avraham brought it back to the Sixth Heaven.

-Yitzhak returned the shechina to the Fifth Heaven.

-Yaakov caused the shechina to the Fifth Heaven.

-Laivi brought it back to the Third Heaven.

-K'has drew it back to the Second Heaven.

-Amram restored the shechina to the First Heaven.

-When Moshe erected the Mishkan, the shechina descended from the First Heaven and once again returned to the earth. ('' ,)

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Unfortunately, after the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, the shechina has once again departed from the earth. May we merit to bring the shechina back down to earth with our mitzvot which will hasten the arrival of Moshiach, the building of the Beit HaMikdash HaShlishi, and the return of all Jews to Eretz Yisrael bimheira be'yamainu (speedily, in our days)
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