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Me'or Einayim points out that Tetzaveh is (nearly) always read immediately before or after the seventh of Adar, which is Moshe's (birthday and) yahrtzeit. So his name is missing from this parshah specifically, in mourning for our loss. On a more positive note, there is a long talk by the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l (Likkutei Sichos, vol. 21, pp. 173ff; adapted ...

I enjoy my copy of Carta’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. It does a great job of helping the reader picture the architecture of the Mishkan and Beit Hamikdash and the service in them. I frequently refer to it for illustration when discussing these topics. I also have enjoyed the novels I've read from the "Naftali in the Mikdash" ...

Baal HaTurim says that since Moshe said "Mecheini Na M'Sifrecha Asher Kosavto" in Parshas Ki Sisa. The question remains why in Parshas Tetzave is there no mention of Moshe. HaRav Shaul M'Vilna answers since Moshe said Asher Kosavta which is a Lashon Avar - past tense - therefore it was omitted in Parshas Tetzave. Another reason is that the Gematria of Asher ...

On a peshat level: A parsha (actually a sidra) is the portion set up to read in a particular Shabbat, as set up in Bavel. In Eretz Yisrael, they had a different division, of a third the size (called a parsha). I would therefore assume that in Eretz Yisrael, there were a good many "parshiyot" that did not have Moshe's name, and so, Tetzaveh was in no way ...