Exodus Unveiled # 10 The Center for Jewish Life in the Desert, overview & insights parshat Vayakel-Pekudei

Exodus Unveiled # 10 The Center for Jewish Life in the Desert, overview & insights parshat Vayakel-Pekudei with Rabbi Jonathan Feldman on Jewish Matters Podcast 

The Torah goes through the description of all the materials for the tabernacle-the portable synagogue for the desert- and the construction of it. Why is this description repeated when we had it earlier?  What was the special role of the women?  What as the meaning of the cloud that came over the tabernacle once it was built?