Show Notes
In Pekudei, we learn about several values:
Transparency
Justice over power
Celebration
Moshe modeled transparency. by telling Bnei Yisrael exactly how all of their donations had been used. Placing God at the center of our camp through putting the Mishkan there meant that we focused on God's laws and way of being in the world- which means an emphasis on justice, not simple power. And finally, after Bnei Yisrael finished building the Mishkan, Moshe blessed them. He celebrated their accomplishment.
All of us can learn to be transparent in our financial dealings, make God our focus, and celebrate one another's accomplishments from the ideas in this week's parsha!
More from Parsha for Kids
In the last parsha of the Torah, V'Zot HaBracha, Moshe dies. But what matters is not that he died- rather, the way he died. Moshe approached God alone. There were no adoring crowds. No family surrounding him. It was just the man and his Maker. And this is something that will happen to us all. We will all, ultimately, approach God. The question to be answered is simply this: have we lived a life that we are proud to show to God?
This week's parsha, Haazinu, is actually a song! Moshe wanted to make sure that the core ideas of Judaism would be accessible to everyone, whether or not they were able to read. In this song, we focus on some important ideas. These include: