On the third month of the first year after leaving Egypt, Bnei Yisrael arrived at Sinai (Shemot 19:1). On the following day, Moshe ascended the mountain and Hashem called to Moshe from Har Sinai (ibid. 19:3). From that day until the first month of the second year, when the Mishkan was built, Moshe received the divine word from Har Sinai. However, once the Mishkan was assembled, Hashem called to Moshe from the within the Mishkan as it is written: “And Hashem called unto Moshe and spoke unto him out of the tent of meeting” (Vayikra 1:1). The mention of Har Sinai at the beginning of this week’s parasha, towards the end of sefer Vayikra, is therefore puzzling:
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