Parashas Terumah · Passuk 25:8
Avos d'Rabbi Noson 11
English: Rabbi Tarfon teaches that work is great: the Holy One, blessed be He, did not cause His Shechinah to dwell among Israel until they had performed work, as it says, “They shall make Me a sanctuary and I shall dwell among them.”
What Is Learned: This is the distinct Chazal teaching indexed by Torah Temimah for this derashah.