Vayakhel - building the mishkan
Shem tov The possuk says in the week’s sedrah: וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רְאוּ קָרָא ה ׳ בְּשֵׁם בְּצַלְאֵל בֶּן אוּרִי בֶן חוּר לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה “Moshe said to the benei yisroel, ‘See that Hashem has called by name Betzalel ben Uri ben Chur from the tribe of Yehudah.’” The Medrash Tanchuma explains that Hashem called Betzalel with a shem tov (a good name) and because of this he merited to build the mishkan : ... שהרי בצלאל על ידי שקנה שם טוב , זכה שיעשה מלאכת המשכן . .. מנין ? ממה שקראו בעניין : ראו קרא ה ' בשם בצלאל . .. “Betzalel merited to build the mishkan because he acquired a good name as the passuk says ‘ רְאוּ קָרָא ה ׳ בְּשֵׁם בְּצַלְאֵל ’ .” Why did Betzalel only merit to build the mishkan through his good name? Why does the Medrash Tanchuma say that Hashem gave Betzalel a shem tov ? The passuk only says ‘ קָרָא ה ׳ בְּשֵׁם בְּצַלְאֵל ’ - ‘Hashem called Betzalel by name.’ It does not say that Hashem did anything other than identify ...