(For answers see above)
- In this week’s parsha we have the mitzvah of ועשו לי מקדש, the mitzvah to build a Beis HaMikdosh. When building the Beis HaMikdosh one has to make sure to use big stones, like the Rambam writes (Hilchos Beis HaBechirah 1:8): “When you build the heichel and the azorah make sure to build using big stones.” The question is, what was the average weight of the stones that were used? And how were they able to carry such heavy stones?
- What is the heter to leave a pasul Sefer Torah in the Aron HaKodesh, surely, it is forbidden to put into the Aron HaKodesh things that aren’t as kodosh as a kosher Sefer Torah?
- The Gemara (Berachos 8b and Menachos 99b) says: “Be careful with an elderly person who forgot his learning due to circumstances beyond his control, as we find that both the Luchos and the broken Luchos were stored inside the Aron”. The question is, to what extent must one respect him: Do we treat him like he was treated at the beginning and we pretend he never forgot anything, or do we still respect him, but not as much as we did at the beginning, as in the end of the day he forgot his learning?
- For how many days were the Kohanim allowed to eat the Lechem Haponim?