Pekudei
פקודי
וַיְכַס הֶעָנָן אֶת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּכְבוֹד יְ-הוָה מָלֵא אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן
שמות מ:לד
The cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the presence of YHWH filled the Tabernacle.
Exod 40:34
Who needs the Tabernacle? What is the purpose of sacrifices? Maimonides and Nahmanides have radically different answers to these questions, reflecting a core debate about the nature of Judaism and the purpose of its rituals.
Who were these women and what were these mirrors used for? Reconstructing the narrative: the historical-critical method vs. midrash.
The account of the Tabernacle’s construction echoes the creation story in Genesis 1-2:4a, providing an interpretive key to the ancient understanding of this structure. Ritual theory provides further insight into what Israelite readers may have found meaningful about the Tabernacle as a ritual place.
וַיְכַס הֶעָנָן אֶת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּכְבוֹד יְ-הוָה מָלֵא אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן
שמות מ:לד
The cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the presence of YHWH filled the Tabernacle.
Exod 40:34