Parshas Ki Sisa 5786: The Sign of Shabbos
Torah Parallels Parshas Ki Sisa לעוי נשמת האדא בת מרדכי The Sign of Shabbos Parshas Ki Sisa seems to interrupt the flow of the Torah’s description of all the preparations for building the Mishkan , the keilim , and bigdei kehuna , with a reminder of the mitzvah of Shabbos. Rashi (31:13) explains that the Torah places these passukim about Shabbos here to teach that even though Hashem commanded us to build the Mishkan , its construction does not override Shabbos. Even though the work for the Mishkan was excit ing , inspiring, and beautiful , and one could certainly imagine the enthusiasm to complete it , Hashem reminds us that when Shabbos arrives, the work must stop. Rashi continues and calls Shabbos an ...