אלה פקודי המשכן משכן העדת
The word Mishkan is mentioned twice. Why? Rashi explains that the word Mishkan – which is spelled mem, shin, kof, nun – can also be read as mashkone, which means collateral. This alludes to the Bais HaMikdash which was twice taken from us as collateral. The sins of Klal Yisrael should have brought about their destruction. Instead, Hashem took out His wrath on the wood and stones of the Bais HaMikdash. They were Klal Yisrael’s collateral. A young student once asked HoRav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, z.l., the following question, “If the destruction of the Bais HaMikdash parallels the taking of…