Derasha on Vayakhel 35:25

Parashas Vayakhel · Passuk 35:25

The Complete Passuk

וְכָל־אִשָּׁה חַכְמַת־לֵב בְּיָדֶיהָ טָווּ וַיָּבִיאוּ מַטְוֶה אֶת־הַתְּכֵלֶת וְאֶת־הָאַרְגָּמָן אֶת־תּוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי וְאֶת־הַשֵּׁשׁ׃

Torah Temimah points to classical source on this unit (verified).

אֵין חָכְמָה לָאִשָּׁה אֶלָּא בְּפֶלֶךְ, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר: וְכָל אִשָּׁה חַכְמַת לֵב בְּיָדֶיהָ טָווּ.

English: Rabbi Eliezer uses the verse about the women spinning to state that the wisdom attributed here to women is expressed through spinning.

Derash applying the verse’s “wisdom of heart” to the craft of spinning.

The verse associates the women’s “wisdom of heart” with the specialized craft of spinning.