Parashat Terumah
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 will then 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 amos long, 1.5 amos wide and 1.5 amos tall. Three boxes were constructed the outer two from gold and an inner one from shittim wood sandwiched in-between. It included a crown 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 torah was then placed inside the aron.
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 2.5 amos long, 1.5 amos 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.