Summary of parashat Pekudéi
Moses takes stock of the gold, silver, and copper donated by the people for the construction of the Mishkan – Tabernacle. Bezalel, Ahaliab, and their assistants make the Eight Priestly Garments – the long linen tunic, linen trousers, linen turban, sash, woolen apron, breastplate, woolen tunic, and gold forehead plate – according to the specifications given to Moses in the parashah Tetzaveh.
The Mishkan, along with all its components, is completed and brought before Moses, who erects it and anoints it with anointing oil, initiating Aaron and his four sons into the priesthood. A cloud appears above the Mishkan, signifying that the Divine Presence has come to dwell within it.
