Pekundei
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Pekudei, Pekude, Pekudey, P’kude, or P’qude (ืคึฐืงืึผืึตืโโHebrew for “amounts of,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 23rd weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It is the 11th and last in the Book of Exodus. The parashah tells of the setting up of the Tabernacle (ืึดืฉึฐืืึทึผืโ, Mishkan).
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐: Exodus 38:21-40:38
๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: In this weekโs Torah portion we read about the famous Levitical breastplate with various gemstones and we read of the craftsmanship, detail, beauty and cooperation that went into constructing the tabernacle and outfitting the Levitical priest. Often believers think there is a division between the sacred and the beautiful, the divine and the creative, the artist and the priest. In fact when we read the scriptures we see that these divisions are false and that even when constructing the tabernacle and temple for worship Yahweh instructs that His place of worship be one of beauty and that even His priest be adorned in beauty. Beauty is a gift from Yahweh.
๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐: Sacred Stones: High Priest’s Breastplate Gems in the Bible and Torah: https://www.learnreligions.com/breastplate-gems-in-the-bible-torah-124518
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: How will you take time to enjoy beauty this week?
๐๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐๐คโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!