Torah Trivia-Parshas Pekudei

This week (Vayakhel- Pikudei) when doing Sh'nayim Mikra v'echod Targum,

you have to make sure you do this, otherwise you will not be yotzei (Sh'nayim Mikra--).???

PART 1 Hakdama to the answer re Shnayim Mikroh 

Next week (Parshas Vayikrah) many children will come home from school or cheider with

a “teitch (translation) sheet on Parshas Hashavua. Some sheets will have the  incorrect

translation of  Vayikra – And he called. The correct translation is He called. (no and)

A vav at the beginning of a word can serve as three functions

1) Vav hachibur ,connecting  to the previous word or sentence (and)

2 ) Vav hamehapech , reverse future to past or past to future.

3)  Vav hachibur + hamehapech , both functions.( 1+2)

                                      Examples

1) Moshe V’aharon                         _          Moshe and Aharon

2) Yikrah = he will call (future)        –        Vayikrah = he called (past)

2) Osoh = he made (past)                _        Veosoh = he shall make (future)

3) Yomar  = he will say(future)       --       Vayomar = a) he said (past)  – b) and he said (past+ and)

Vyikrah is a new Parsha and Chumash. The vav can’t be a chibur it has no connection

to the previous Parsha. The vav can act only as a mehapech.

In this week’s  Parsha  (Vayakhel) one of the gedolei  olam made a mistake with the

Vav of Veosoh Betzalel. (Shmos 36 – 1)