A Knack for Design
A Knack for Design
Parashat Pekudei (Exodus 38:21–40:38)
This chapter provides a queerly interpretation of the Parashat Pekudei of Exodus. This parasha can be considered as a “gay man's paradise,” since it concludes the book of Exodus with a detailed account not only of the fabrication—piece by intricate piece, including the fabulous fabrics, furnishings, and window treatments—of the mishkan (Tabernacle) in the wilderness but also of the design and creation of the garments worn by the high priests who were to tend the altar of the mishkan. The text also highlights two seemingly queer designers: Betzalel and “with him” Oholiab, “carver and designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and crimson yarns and in fine linen.”
Keywords: Parashat Pekudei, Exodus, parasha, mishkan, Betzalel, Oholiab
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