Aaron is mentioned first when he gets a chance to clean,

An outsider is needed to break out of a routine.

How can mixing bread and matzah be understood?

We have to think about the bad times to appreciate the good!

Shaul was appointed as the king,

He just had to do one little thing.

Amalek's name had to be erased,

But since he failed, Shaul was replaced!

A sacrifice is brought if a person sins by mistake,

A korbon could be an animal, bird, or even a flour cake,

A korbon is a way to bring us close,

We create a nice smell when we do our very most.

King David's silver and gold were refused,

Because when there was a drought, the gold went unused.

Finally, the holy temple was finished,

And Hashem's cloud of glory was not diminished!

Athaliah's evil rule ended abruptly,

But that was followed by the kohanim acting corruptly.

The Holy Temple was in disrepair,

And was only fixed once donations were handled with care!

The Jews became skilled artisans after merely being slaves,

They donated to the Mishkan, they gave, and gave, and gave.

After many difficulties, in spite of opposition,

The Jews prevailed and finally built the Mishkan!

Eliyahu came to end a three-year drought,

And to decide who is the true G-d without leaving a doubt.

Prophet versus prophet; what would transpire?

The bull, water, wood, and stones were consumed in a holy fire!

The Parsha starts with everyone giving a shekel cut in half,

And ends with making amends for the sin of the golden calf.

To wait patiently for Moshe was too much to ask,

Moshe’s face shined so brightly he had to wear a mask!

Before the Temple is rebuilt, our ways must be reformed,

We are given a description of the Temple in its final form.

Yechezkel wrote down the Temple blueprint before their eyes,

We can only dream of the day the Temple will arise!

This week’s Parshah is all about the priests,

And the sacrifices that were eaten as a feast.

The kohen’s robe had bells made of gold,

The kohen’s ornate costume was a sight to behold!