Tetsaveh – “You Shall Command…”
In last week’s Parsha, Parshas Terumah, we read about a marathon commandment from HaShem to his loyal servant Moshe – “Build for Me a sanctuary, a Mishkan.”
This commandment continues, in this week’s Parsha, Parshas Tetsaveh, where HaShem describes to Moshe in detail the uniforms the Kohanim would wear when they would serve in the Mishkan. The Parsha opens with HaShem’s words to Moshe, “And you shall command Bnei Yisrael…”
What’s surprising is that Moshe’s name is not mentioned even once in the entire Parsha! Nevertheless, no doubt about it, Moshe is the main character in all 101 Pesukim of Parshas Tetsaveh, and Hashem instructs Moshe time and again, “You shall do this” and “you shall do that.”
