Derasha 55 — Terumah 26:23 | Shabbos 98b
Parashas Terumah
Source Citation
Torah Temimah — Shabbos 98b
Core Text of Chazal
אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: בִּיתֵדוֹת. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: קְרָשִׁים מִלְּמַטָּן עוֹבְיָין אַמָּה, וּמִלְּמַעְלָן כָּלִין וְהוֹלְכִין עַד כְּאֶצְבַּע, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״יִהְיוּ תַמִּים עַל רֹאשׁוֹ״, וּלְהַלָּן הוּא אוֹמֵר: ״תַּמּוּ נִכְרָתוּ״. דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. רַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה אוֹמֵר: כְּשֵׁם שֶׁמִּלְּמַטָּן עוֹבְיָין אַמָּה, כָּךְ מִלְּמַעְלָן עוֹבְיָין אַמָּה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״יַחְדָּיו״.
English
The rabbis discuss the shape of the Mishkan boards. Rabbi Yehudah says they tapered toward the top; Rabbi Nechemyah says they remained a cubit thick throughout. Their readings of “tamim” and “yachdav” determine how the corner boards were fitted together.
What Is Learned
This page presents the primary Chazal passage identified by Torah Temimah for the passuk, without reproducing Torah Temimah’s own commentary.