Parshas Vayakhel

The maamarim 2

1. 1 ויקהל משה את כל עדת בני ישראל ויאמר אליהם וגו׳ “And Moshe assembled the whole congregation of the children of Israel” G‑d dwells within Israel through Torah and mitzvos, which are the Mishkan’s vessels (inner light) and curtains (encompassing light). But a person below can draw that light down only after first rising, through Shabbos, when the will above the intellect is revealed, and through prayer, which carries it into the week. So Moshe told the people about Shabbos first, while G‑d, who was describing how light comes down from above, put Shabbos last. Maamar 1.55 paragraphs~1 h 45 min122 sourcesEnglish
2. 2 קחו מאתכם תרומה להוי׳ כל נדיב לבו יביאה… “Take from among you an offering to Havayah; whoever is generous of heart” The verse’s two offerings are two directions: “an offering to Havayah” is self-nullification rising from below, which draws G‑d’s essence into the exaltation of kingship (sovev kol almin); “the offering of Havayah” is the drawing down from above, through the Patriarchs’ love and awe, of the Torah. Maamar 2.25 paragraphs~1 h90 sourcesEnglish

The Rebbe’s maamarim on this parsha 1

The Rebbe built one of his maamarim (5725) on the Alter Rebbe’s maamarim of this parsha. Each maamar’s page summarizes them, with what the Rebbe adds; or see them all together.

• Maamar 1ויקהל משה את כל עדת בני ישראל ויאמר אליהם וגו׳1 maamar · 5725

Learn it in seven days Sunday to Shabbos

The Rebbe asked that all the maamarim of the week’s parsha be learned in that week, spread over its seven days. Here is the parsha in seven portions of about equal length.

1. SUNMaamar 1, ¶1–16~24 min
2. MONMaamar 1, ¶17–26~23 min
3. TUEMaamar 1, ¶27–36~24 min
4. WEDMaamar 1, ¶37–48~22 min
5. THUMaamar 1 ¶49 – maamar 2 ¶3~20 min
6. FRIMaamar 2, ¶4–12~28 min
7. SHABMaamar 2, ¶13–25~24 min