Aliya Summary: The Tabernacle's sanctuary was to consist of two
sections: the innermost chamber was the Holy of Holies, wherein the Ark
was to be placed; and the outer chamber was the Holy Chamber, which
housed the Menorah and the Table (as well as the Golden Altar which will
be described in next week's reading). Two curtains were to be woven of
dyed wools and linen. One was to be placed between the Holy of Holies
and the Holy Chamber, the other covered the eastern side of the
Tabernacle—its entrance.
Rashi says that Parochet has
the connotation of a partition (as opposed to a curtain covering an
entrance), similar, says Rashi, to the word Pargod, something that
separates a king from his subjects. Maasei Choshev, explains Rashi, is
highly skilled weaving which results in different designs on each of the
two sides of the fabric. Two prime examples of the detailed artistry
that went into this creation.
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