Saranac Synagogue News: Shabbos Vahakhel-Pekudei/Parshas Hachodesh (Mar. 13-14, 2026 / 24-25 Adar, 5786)
David K
Shalom Aleichem!
B"H we made our numbers this week and iy"H we WILL be having services!
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FRIDAY:
Candle lighting: 7:01 PM Sunset: 7:19 PM.
SATURDAY:
Services begin: 10 AM. Please be punctual, this is a special Shabbos which needs some extra time.
Zeman Shema: 10:27 AM Say Shema on time before services.
Zeman Tefilah: 11:26 AM.
This is Shabbos mevorchim Nisan.
“The Molad of Nisan is Wednesday, March 18, 4:34 PM and 13 chalokim.”
“Rosh Chodesh Nisan yihyeh b’yom Chamishi b’Shabbos.”
No “Av Harachamim.”
Chatzos: 1:25 PM.
Sunset: 7:20 PM.
Shabbos ends: Shul tradition: 8:21 PM. 42 min.: 8:02 PM. 72 min.: 8:32 PM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
This week we say "Chazak!" as we finish Sefer Shemos. It's Shabbos HaChodesh, the last of the special Shabbosos before Passover, we will read from two Torah scrolls.
This week’s drash: “Chai (18) in Prayer and The Mishkan”
Everyone is invited to join us for kiddush, and we thank our sponsors! (Feel free to join them!)
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Vayakhel-Pekudei
Exodus 35:1–40:3
Moses assembles the people of Israel and reiterates to them the commandment to observe the Shabbat. He then conveys G‑d’s instructions regarding the making of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). The people donate the required materials in abundance, bringing gold, silver and copper; blue-, purple- and red-dyed wool; goat hair, spun linen, animal skins, wood, olive oil, herbs and precious stones. Moses has to tell them to stop giving.
A team of wise-hearted artisans make the Mishkan and its furnishings (as detailed in the previous Torah readings of Terumah, Tetzaveh and Ki Tisa): three layers of roof coverings; 48 gold-plated wall panels, and 100 silver foundation sockets; the parochet (veil) that separates between the Sanctuary’s two chambers, and the masach (screen) that fronts it; the ark, and its cover with the cherubim; the table and its showbread; the seven-branched menorah with its specially prepared oil; the golden altar and the incense burned on it; the anointing oil; the outdoor altar for burnt offerings and all its implements; the hangings, posts and foundation sockets for the courtyard; and the basin and its pedestal, made out of copper mirrors.
An accounting is made of the gold, silver and copper donated by the people for the making of the Mishkan. Betzalel, Aholiav and their assistants make the eight priestly garments—the apron, breastplate, cloak, crown, hat, tunic, sash and breeches—according to the specifications communicated to Moses in the Parshah of Tetzaveh.
The Mishkan is completed and all its components are brought to Moses, who erects it and anoints it with the holy anointing oil, and initiates Aaron and his four sons into the priesthood. A cloud appears over the Mishkan, signifying the Divine Presence that has come to dwell within it..
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