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Why does the Torah (תורה) separately mention anointing both the Mishkan and the altar during the Tabernacle dedication? The shiur uses the gematria of the tribal offerings to reveal that the altar serves all humanity while the Mishkan serves only Israel. This dual purpose creates Jewish responsibility to inspire gentiles through ethical conduct.
This shiur examines Parshas Naso's detailed account of the twelve identical offerings brought by the tribal princes during the Tabernacle's dedication. Rabbi Zweig begins by noting an apparent redundancy in the Torah (תורה)'s language - it mentions anointing both "the Mishkan and all its vessels" and separately "the altar and all its vessels." This leads to a fundamental insight about dual purposes within the Tabernacle. The analysis focuses on Rabbi Moshe HaDarshan's gematria interpretations of the offerings' specific weights and quantities. The silver bowl weighing 130 shekels corresponds to Adam's age when he had more children; the 70-shekel bowl represents the 70 nations descended from Noah; the gold ladle symbolizes the Torah given from God's hand; and the ten gold shekels represent the Ten Commandments. Other elements reference Avrohom, Isaac, Yaakov, and the sale of Yosef.
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