The Torah spends a great deal of time and space on some topics and very little time and space on others. Creation of the world takes up less than thirty verses. Avraham Avinu appears in more Parshiot than Yitzchak does. Yoseif and his story consumes four Parshiot.

It should then raise an eyebrow or two when the Torah spends four and half Parshiot dealing with the construction of the Mishkan. Hundreds and hundreds of seemingly repetitive verses are dedicated to the painstaking details of what went in to creating this structure. What is even more amazing is that Chazal tell us that the Mishkan kind of erected itself after Moshe davened for it to happen. So why all the fuss?

We often hear the phrase : "The devil is in the details." While maybe that exact phrase is inelegant for our purposes, the idea resonates just the same.

When running any religious institution, one has to realize how much goes in to making things run smoothly and effectively. In a Shul for example, one may come in to Daven and find that the lights are on, the chairs are straightened, the Siddurim are on the shelf and the service is there waiting to be prayed. Often, we can lose sight of the many individuals who devote tireless hours to make sure all those things are in place.

These Parshiot give us an opportunity to appreciate those who give to the Klal. Make sure you recognize that - and them!

Shabbat Shalom