1. How much gold was collected for the making of the Mishkan and the priestly garments and what was it used for?
2. How much silver was collected for the making of the Mishkan and the priestly garments and what was it used for?
3. How much copper was collected for the making of the Mishkan and the priestly garments and what was it used for?
4. How come that there is no accounting of the timber that was used in the making of the Mishkan?
5. How come that there is no accounting of the wool that was used in the making of the Mishkan or the priestly garments?
6. How come that there is no accounting of the precious stones that were used in the making of the priestly garments?
7. In how many different items was wool used and what were they?
8. In how many different items was linen used and what were they?
9. Why, do you think, doesn’t HaShem command that silk should be used in the making of the Mishkan or the priestly garments?
10. How long after our Deliverance from Egypt was the Mishkan permanently consecrated?
11. In which way, do you think, is the completion of the Mishkan and its consecration the fitting conclusion to the Sefer Shmos which teaches of our Deliverance from Egypt?
12. At the Dedication of the Beis HaMikdash by King Shlomo, something happened that was a repeat of what happened at the consecration of the Mishkan. What was it?
13. At the Dedication of the Beis HaMikdash, Shlomo HaMelech davvened for the Jewish People and also “for the non-Jewish foreigner who comes to this House.” What difference is there in the prayer of Shlomo HaMelech for these two supplicants and why, do you think, does he make such a difference in his prayer to HaShem?
14. What name does the Novvi bestow upon the Beis HaMikdash that reflects the fact that it is a focal point of prayer to HaShem for all peoples?
15. What kind of Korban can a non-Jew bring to HaShem in the Beis HaMikdash?
16. Although a non-Jew can bring a Korban to HaShem in the Beis HaMikdash, there is a marked contrast in the kind of Korban that a non-Jew can bring to HaShem and the kind of Korban brought by Jewish people. Why, do you think, is there this difference?
