5782 Necessity of Togetherness and Readiness The Parshah begins ויקהל משה את כל עדת בני ישראל. Moshe Rabbeinu is congregating כל עדת בני ישראל to tell them the ציווי of בנין המשכן. The fact that the Torah emphasizes the ויקהל, in the context of the ציווי of בנין המשכן shows the importance of ויקהל- togetherness, for בנין המשכן.
Similarly, the Haftarah for Parshas Pekudei which discusses the Beis HaMikdash that Shlomo Hamelech built, writes אז יקהל שלמה את זקני ישראל וכו' ויקהלו אל המלך שלמה כל איש ישראל וכו'....
Ki Sisa
5782 Qualifying Actions The Minhag to call up a Levi for the Aliyah which has the חטא העגל is brought down in the Magen Avraham Siman 428:8 . The reason is as explained in the Magen Avraham in the end of Siman 138 in the name of Sefer Chasidim 768 that we don’t call up someone, who is suspected of doing a particular aveira, for the Psukim that mention that aveira in order that we don’t embarrass him....
Shabbos HaGadol
Why HaGadol This Shabbos is called Shabbos HaGadol. The Shulchan Aruch dedicates an entire Siman to this and writes in Siman 430 שבת שלפני הפסח קורין אותו שבת הגדול מפני הנס שנעשה בו. What is the Halachic significance of קורין אותו שבת הגדול? Interestingly, the Chidah writes in his Sefer מחזיק ברכה ס' תל that on a regular Shabbos, people greet each other with שבת שלום ומבורך but on Shabbos HaGadol, the מדקדקים greet each other with שבת הגדול שלום ומבורך....
Mileches U'Machsheves
The following Shiur was given in the Chasidish Kollel in Los Angeles in 5783 (Yiddish)...
V'asu Li Mikdash
The following Shiur was given in Los Angeles at Kollel Merkaz Hatorah 5783...