Parshat Pekudei: The Weekly Parsha Story Illustrated by AI

hello children in the previous episode we told you about the special Unity that existed among the Jewish people today we will tell you about the beginning of the work in the mishan the Tabernacle this is how the Torah portion begins Moshe our faithful leader is about to do something special he is going to make an exact accounting of all the donations that the people brought for the mishan why because Moshe wanted everyone to know what was done with every grain of gold and every piece of silver that was donated you are wondering why mosa needed to show the people what was done with each and every donation so I will tell you Moshe was a great and righteous man and he did not want anyone to suspect that he might have used some of the money for his personal needs therefore Moshe decided to show everything to the Jewish people so that there would be no doubts who helped Moshe with this accounting itamar the son of Aon together they sat and counted how much gold was donated 29 talents 730 shekels how much silver 100 talent and 1,775 shekels how much copper 70 talant and 2,400 shekels wow so much money what did they do with all this money I'll tell you from from the silver they made the sockets the strong bases on which the mishan stood each socket weighed a full Talent they also made special hooks for the pillars and covered their tops from the gold they made all the special vessels of the mishan the ark overlaid with pure gold inside and out the Magnificent table the sacred manora that Shone with a brilliant light and the incense altar from the copper they made the large Altar for burnt offerings and the special Basin from which the priests wash their hands and feet but that's not all the portion also tells us about the special Priestly garments remember the Magnificent garments we talked about a few weeks ago now they have been made into reality The Splendid apod with the onx stones on the shoulders the glittering breastplate with its 12 precious stones the blue robe with golden bells and pomegranates the tunic the turban the belt and the golden show plate everything made exactly as God had commanded every Stitch every stone and every Bell everything was perfect and then the great moment arrived everything was ready betsalel ohav and all the wise Craftsmen brought all the parts of the mishan to Moshe Moshe examined each and every item and saw that everything had been made exactly as Hashem had commanded and then he blessed them what a special blessing may it be God's will that his grace rests upon the work of your hands and now came the most exciting moment the erection of the mishan Hashem told Moshe to set up the mishan on the first day of the month of Nissan exactly one year after they had left Egypt mosha began the work first he placed the bases set up the pillars connected the bars and spread the curtains then he brought the ark with the tablets into the holy of holies he placed the table the manora and the incense altar in their designated places in the courtyard he placed the Altar for burnt offerings in the wash basin and then something wondrous happened the moment Moshe finished the cloud descended and covered the tent of meeting and the glory of Hashem filled the mishan there was so much Holy Light that even Moshe could not enter from that day onward the cloud was above the mishun by day and fire was within it at night when the cloud would lift it was a sign that they needed to Journey onward and when it settled it was assigned to stay in place this is how Hashem showed the Jewish people the way in the desert there are several important lessons we learn from our Torah portion that it is important to be honest and accountable for what is entrusted to us that when we do something we must do it with completeness and precision that when everyone works together for a good purpose Hashem sends his Blessing that Hashem is always with us and guides us on the way just like the cloud that showed the Jewish people the path in the desert and another interesting point the portion of PUD concludes the book of chimote it ends with the words throughout all their Journeys teaching us that in all our Journeys in life whether easy or difficult Hashem is always with us and accompanies us what special stories await Us in the book of VRA we will tell you about that in the next episode