Aliya Summary: The Tabernacle's construction is capped off with the
construction of the Outer Altar, the copper wash basin, the mesh
curtains which surrounded the Tabernacle courtyard, and the beams and
hooks which anchored them. The Torah then gives an exact accounting of
the amounts of gold, silver and copper donated for the construction of
the Tabernacle, as well as the vessels and building materials
constructed with these supplies.
We are taught from the
fact that Moshe gave a voluntary accounting of the materials he
collected, that a person in the position of collecting monies for the
community must conduct themselves in such a way that they will always be
above suspicion. Even if the individual is completely trustworthy, they
should take measures to avoid the possibility of appearing improper.
The Talmud tells us that the family of Kohanim that was in charge of
compounding the Ketoret (incense) did not allow its women to use
perfume, lest someone suspect them of taking from the sacred ingredients
of the Ketoret. Similarly, the bakers of the Lechem HaPanim did not eat
fine bread, so that no one should even get an idea that they were
taking the special flour of the Mikdash for their own use.
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