Once in the desert and having received the 10 Commandments, the Jews are told to start building a “dwelling place” for Divine Presence. To start the process everyone (every man to be precise) is asked to bring an offering, but only if they wish.

From these gifts, the precious vessels and separate parts of the Mishkan were made.

Repeatedly, Moshe is told to make certain objects:

וְעָשִׂיתָ – And thou shalt make

Interestingly enough, it seems that nothing was actually made by Moses himself. The man who made (or managed the process of making) was Betzalel – בְּצַלְאֵל. It is, of course, proper to note here the similarity that even an untrained…