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The Joy of Moshe Rabenu \ Parashat Pekudei
D'var Torah: After the wise men of Israel completed all the vessels and components of the Mishkan, no one knew how to assemble it, so they gave up after many attempts. When Moshe saw the problem, a spirit of holiness rested upon him and endowed him with the merit to set up the Mishkan. The excellence of Moshe was not in his superior engineering skills, rather it was his holy character. Moshe focused not on the difficulty of the task, but only on the love and excitement of this precious Mitzvah. When he saw the wise men had completed the making of the vessels, he rejoiced with the supreme joy of performing Mitzvot. It was this joy that kindled the ruach HaKodesh, and merited him to succeed in fulfilling the Mitzvah of building the Mishkan.
Moral: Moshe's mastery of greeting the Mitzvot with great joy awakened for him the merit of Divine assistance. Application: Celebrate the preciousness and love of the Mitzvot. Tap into the joy and it will bring special heavenly blessings of help and accomplishment. Regardless of the apparent difficulty of the task, HaShem will grant us success in our spiritual endeavors, and we will merit to rejoice in the holy light of the Shechinah. (Based on Midrash Rabah) The Salant Foundation is currently looking for a Shul or community to partner with us in sharing the merit of the unique and important Salant Kollel. There are practical and easy ways (such as adoptakollel.org) to create a special mutual relationship between the Kollel and a Shul or community. If you think your shul or community or even workplace might want to participate in supporting the Salant Kollel, please contact Rabbi Zvi Miller at salantorg@gmail.com, and we'll discuss how to go about implementing your idea. Thank you. |
L"N R' Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph. R' Maair Ben R' Yakutiel Javayeer z"tl
Refuah Shleimah
Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Ettta
Riva bas Henya
Zivia bas Raizel
Tzvi ben Chana Leah Hadassah bas Michal ChanaChava Bas Michal ChanahChaya Harriet Bat Sophie Lee Mazal Malkah Mollie Bas Sarah Yakir Efraim Ben Rachel Devora
Chaya Leah bas Sara Chaya Shaina Chana Bas Itcha
Netanel Ilan ben Shayna Tzipora
Shumel Ben Navat
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