Parsha Facts

PARHSA FACTS

Concepts

• Moshe gathered all Bnei Yisrael
• 39 Melachos of Shabbos
• Mishkan and its apparatus are made

People

• Betzalel
• Oholiav

Places

• Midbar

Mitzvos

• 1 mitzvah (prohibition) in the Parsha
• Number 114 of the 613 Mitzvos
• 114. The court should not carry out an execution on Shabbos

Years from Creation Timeline

• Tishrei: Command from Moshe to B’nai Yisrael to contribute materials for the Mishkan, to build the Mishkan and its contents, and the clothes of the Kohanim
• 14th Tishrei: Collection of the Terumos for the Mishkan
• Tishrei: Moshe said enough; Shabbos; command not to carry in Reshus HaRabim

Sedra-Stats

• 22nd of the 54 sedras; 10th of 11 in Sefer Shmos
• Written on 211.2 lines in a Sefer Torah; ranks 22nd
• 13 parshios:7 open, 6 closed
• Comparison to the other sedras: 122 pesukim – 17th of 54 (3rd of 11 in Shmos) 1558 words – 24th of 54 (6th of 11 in Shmos) 6181 letters – 21st of 54 (5th of 11 in Shmos)