Vayakheil - Pekudei 5780
Question: When describing what will be made from the donated materials, why is there no details given of the בגדי כהונה, in clear distinction to the many parts of the משכן?
Approach: It seems that, whilst there was a lot of work to be done with various fabrics, the main work necessary was the metal and woodwork, and as such the emphasis is placed on the vessels to be made.
An alternative approach would be to surmise that the בגדי כהונה represented only a very small part of the work to be created. After all, there were only 5 כהנים initially. As such, it was not necessary to spell out the finer details at the collection stage. A slight twist on this approach is that the creation of the בגדי כהונה is an ongoing process as new כהנים are inaugarated and clothes get worn out. As opposed to most of the physical vessels, which should last for a long time.
Approach: It seems that, whilst there was a lot of work to be done with various fabrics, the main work necessary was the metal and woodwork, and as such the emphasis is placed on the vessels to be made.
An alternative approach would be to surmise that the בגדי כהונה represented only a very small part of the work to be created. After all, there were only 5 כהנים initially. As such, it was not necessary to spell out the finer details at the collection stage. A slight twist on this approach is that the creation of the בגדי כהונה is an ongoing process as new כהנים are inaugarated and clothes get worn out. As opposed to most of the physical vessels, which should last for a long time.
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