Parashat Terumah
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| − | The paroches was a curtain that separated the ohel moed from the kodesh hakodashim. It was composed of blue, purple and scarlet dyed wool along with twined fine linen. Embroidered on the curtain were images of keruvim. It was held up by four pillars made out of shittim wood, coated in gold with silver sockets. | + | The paroches was a curtain that separated the ohel moed from the kodesh hakodashim. It was composed of blue, purple and scarlet dyed wool along with twined fine linen. Embroidered on the curtain were images of keruvim. It was held up by four pillars made out of shittim wood, coated in gold with silver footer sockets. |
==Mizbeach HaNechoshet == | ==Mizbeach HaNechoshet == | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 31 January 2014
Parshas Terumah is the seventh parsha in the Book of Shemos and the 7th week of Shovavim Tat on leap years. It contains 96 pesukim. For the Haftora; King Shlomo's creation of the First Beis Hamikdash, is read.
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Donations for Mishkan
Hashem tells Moshe to request donations for the Jews for the construction of the Mishkan which He promises to dwell in. Hashem then showed Moshe a rendering of the Mishkan.
The following materials were requested...
- Gold
- Silver
- Copper
- Blue dyed wool
- Purple dyed wool
- Scarlet dyed wool
- Fine linen
- Goats' hair
- Red dyed ram hide
- Tchashim hide
- Shitim wood
- Olive oil
- Spices
- Onyx stones
- Gemstones
Aron
The Aron was constructed from Shittim wood and was 2.5 cubits long, 1.5 cubits wide and 1.5 cubits tall. Three boxes were constructed the outer two from gold and an inner one from shittim wood sandwiched in-between. It included a crown edge extending above and had four cubes on its corners. Four rings were added, two on each site and then the badim beams were run through them. The luchos was then placed inside the aron and it was kept in the Kodesh HaKodashim.
Badim
The badim were made from shittim wood and were plated with gold. These were used to carry the aron. Once the badim were inserted in the aron it was permanent and it was forbidden to ever remove them.
Kapores
The kapores was created from pure gold and its dimensions were; 2.5 cubits long, 1.5 cubits wide and 1 tefach thick. It was used to cover the aron and had two keruvim rising out of it, one on each site.
Keruvim
Both keruvim along with the kapores were chiseled out from a single block of gold rather then being created in pieces and being welded together. Each side of the kapores contained one keruv with their faces pointing at each other and their wings spread out over its center. All prophecy would come out from in between the two keruvim and when Hashem would talk with Moshe in Ohel Moed the voice would come out from between them.
Shulchan
The shulchan was created from shittim wood plated in gold. It was 2 cubits long, 1 a cubit wide and 1.5 cubits tall. It had a crown and four rings, two on each side for the insertion of badim beams so the shulchan could be carried. This table was then used to hold the Lechem Hapanim and was located in the north side of the ohel moed.
Accessories
All accessories were made from pure gold.
- Dishes
- Pans
- Jars
- Bowls
Menorah
The menorah was created from pure gold and chiseled out of a single block rather then being created in pieces and welded together. It contained a base and six arms, three on each side, totaling seven arms including the central one. Each arm had three cups with a button and flower, while the base arm had four cups with a button and flower and three additional buttons where each set of side arms met the base arm. The menorah was located in the south side of the ohel moed.
Moshe was told to create the Menorah as he had been shown by Hashem on Mount Sinai.
Accessories
Tongs and snuffdishes where created from pure gold.
Yeriyos
There were four coverings to the Mishkan
- A cloth covering created from fine twined linen woven with blue, purple and scarlet dyed wool.
- A covering created from goat hair.
- A covering created from ram skin that was dyed red.
- A covering created from the skin of the mythical Tachash.
Krashim
The shell beams of the Mishkan were created from Shitim wood and were plated in gold. Each beam was 10 cubits tall and 1.5 cubits wide. At the bottom of each beam were two feet-like extensions that fit into the adanim sockets. Both the north and south sides of the Mishkan were composed of 20 beams each. The western side was composed of six beams with an additional one in each of its two corners. The eastern side served as the entrance and was closed off by a curtain that was held by It was held up by five pillars made out of shittim wood, coated in gold with copper footer sockets.
Adanim
Were made of silver and helped balance the feet of the krashim.
Tabaot
Went on top and were made of gold.
Brichim
There were three bars that helped hold the beams together two of them were held by external rings on both the top and bottom sections of the beams. There was then a third bar that passed through a channel in the center of all the beams. While the top and bottom bars had a different beam for each direction of the Mishkan, the central bar was a single piece that miraculously curved upon reaching each corner and extended from one end of the Mishkan to the other.
Parochet
The paroches was a curtain that separated the ohel moed from the kodesh hakodashim. It was composed of blue, purple and scarlet dyed wool along with twined fine linen. Embroidered on the curtain were images of keruvim. It was held up by four pillars made out of shittim wood, coated in gold with silver footer sockets.