Derasha 63 — Terumah 26:36 | Yoma 72b
Parashas Terumah
Source Citation
Torah Temimah — Yoma 72b
Core Text of Chazal
תַּנִּי מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה: רֹקֵם מַעֲשֵׂה מַחַט, לְפִיכָךְ פַּרְצוּף אֶחָד; חוֹשֵׁב מַעֲשֵׂה אוֹרֵג, לְפִיכָךְ שְׁנֵי פַרְצוּפוֹת.
English
Rabbi Nechemyah distinguishes the two kinds of workmanship: ma'aseh rokem is needlework and therefore has one face, while ma'aseh choshev is woven work and therefore has two faces.
What Is Learned
The cited Yoma passage distinguishes the workmanship called rokem from choshev by the number of visible faces produced by the work.