Welcome to the short, practical Lelamed Weekly Dvar and Daily Aliyah. As always, you can Order The Daily Aliyah <https://mosaicapress.com/product/the-daily-aliyah/> and receive your hard copy of these daily practical and relevant Torah thoughts (all proceeds go to Daily Giving), or join this Whatsapp group <https://chat.whatsapp.com/GFRNDpSWoFHGhHYziqAGYv> to receive one per day. I hope you find this meaningful... _______________________________________________ After detailed instructions on how to build the Mishkan and an accounting of the completed garments and parts of the Mishkan, Moshe is finally ready to put it all together. The pasuk tells us that the Mishkan was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year (40:17). The very next pasuk reiterates that Moshe indeed assembled the Mishkan, and subsequent pesukim detail exactly what Moshe did. Why do we need to be told three times in a span of eleven pesukim (two in summary and one in detail) that the Mishkan was assembled? ArtScroll suggests that the process of designing, crafting, and assembling the Mishkan culminated in the most singular event in human history: the glory of G-d rested among people, in full view of all. This extraordinary Tabernacle was built with the people’s gifts and their hands, directed by their prophets, and made possible by their repentance. This recipe of care, effort, and thoughtfulness warranted repeated affirmations that our Mishkan was at last complete. When we pour our hearts and souls into something we value and succeed in, we deserve to feel proud, and G-d is just as proud of us. Shlomo Ressler _____________________________________________ Quotation of the week: “When you see your reflection, look deeper; recognize the strength forged by every challenge you’ve overcome.”