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He offers a homiletic interpretation: Were it not for the priestly vestments, which provide atonement for the Jewish people, there would not remain a remnant [sarid] or survivor from the haters of the Jewish people, a euphemism used to refer to the Jewish people themselves. Due to the atonement pr
Another interpretation: R' Shmuel bar Naḥmani said that the school of R' Shimon taught: The priestly vestments are referred to as “serad garments” because they are garments that are woven in their completed form upon the loom, as opposed to weaving the material and then cutting and sewing pieces o
The Talmud raises an objection to this from a baraita: Priestly vestments should not be made through needle-work but though woven work, as it is stated: “Woven work” (Exodus 28:32). The Talmud answers that Abaye said: Reish Lakish’s statement is necessary only for, i.e., refers only to, the sleeve
§ The Talmud cites statements concerning other Temple vessels: Raḥava said that Rav Yehuda said: The Torah states that the Ark should be made of wood with gold plating inside and out (Exodus 25:10–11). In order to achieve this Bezalel made 3 arks: A middle one made of wood, whose height was 9 hand
The Talmud asks: But wasn’t it taught in a baraita that the outer ark was 11 handbreadths and a bit? The Talmud explains: This is not difficult: This statement in the baraita is in accordance with the one who said that the thickness of the gold plating was one handbreadth. According to this opinio