אֵ֣לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן הָעֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר פֻּקַּ֖ד עַל־פִּ֣י מֹשֶׁ֑ה עֲבֹדַת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן
These are the records of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Pact, which were drawn up at Moses’ bidding—the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 38:21
What where the jobs of the לווים? And were they all the same jobs?
Rashi says that each person had different jobs depending on his accord ability. For example counting the things in the משכן that needed to be counted or carrying, putting up, taking down, or setting up vessels that were needed in the משכן.
What were other jobs of the לווים? And according to other opinions did they all have the same jobs? If they did all have the same jobs, why?
What are other jobs of the leviim? The Leviim did not just carry the Mishkan around taking up and down, they had many more roles. According to Chabad.org, the Leviim were leaders and guiders for teaching Torah. They toured Israel and instructing kllal Yisrael. They also were musicians who sang and danced by the kohanim when they offered korbanot. They also help the kohanim wash their hands before the blessings. I really like this answer because it makes the Leviim seem more spiritual and friendly and not just people who have physical jobs regarding the mishkan
ReplyDeleteWhat was another job of the Leviim? The Nitziv said that there were a lot of leftovers from the donations of the people to the Mishkan and even after there were too many, people still donated even more! So he says that the job of counting everything that was given and weighing everything, was given to the Leviim. I really like this answer because it is very practical and fills in any missing information of the pasuk.
ReplyDeleteRabbi sobolofsky says that the levim had a unique job in the sense that they would dedicate their lives to serving Hashem. They also have a dual job to be teachers of Torah. They took part in the Sanhedrin which was a very important role as well. He describes the levims job to be the mediator between Hashem and the Jewish people. I like this idea because it it nice to know that someone else is there to help you with your connection with Hashem. (Rivka Yellin)
ReplyDeleteThe Ibn Ezra says that the first time it writes mishkan, it is talking about the actual Beit Hamikdash, but the second time it is referring to the Aron. I like this answer because it’s practical and a simple answer
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ReplyDeleteAccording to the Daat Torah the job of the לווים was to first make the Mishkan and to them make the כילים for the Mishkan. It is similar to when someone gets a house. First they buy the house and then they get the furniture and other things to put into the house. When Moshe told Betzalel what to do, he said to first build the כילים and then to build the Mishkan, but Moshe agreed when Betzalel changed the order. I like this answer because it gives us the lesson that everything has a certainty importance and even though we might not be able to do everything we want to do, we learn that we need to do things in the order of importance.
Source: Growth Through Torah
Rabbi Louis Jacobs says, that during the time of the beit hamikdash, the Leviim’s job was to provide the musical accompaniment to the sacrifices, vocally and with musical instruments. Nowadays, the Leviim is second to the Kohen when it comes to the reading of the Torah in the shul, and the Leviim wash the hands of the Kohanim before Birkat Kohanim. A pidyon haben is not given to a baby if the father or mother of the baby is a Leviim.
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