Saturday, 28 December 2013

Our Parsha this Shabbos is "Parshas Va'Eira," - "Appeared,"Here,where HaShem rvealed Himself to the forefathers as "K'El Shaddai," signifying HaShem as the 'Almighty ," above all which contains 'dai' ('enough' in English) within it signifying how HaShem had made nature to run normally and all was under Him.The Laws of Nature were enough.Now,HaShem would go past those limits in using nature to act in a way that was beyond its limit (as where water turns to blood or Seas splitting,hail coming mixed with fire and the miracles beyond nature of all the plagues against Egypt also Aharon's Staff (not snake) eating up the Egyptian's Staffs [not snakes-for it directly in the Torah says staffs] among so many others) . Now HaShem would stretch the laws of nature beyond what they were Commanded to do,and so,now,HaShem would also be known as "Yud Key Vav Key " - "Hayah Hoveh Ve'Yiheye," - "He was He is and He will (forever) be," suggesting that there are no limits to HaShem.HaShem is without limits.HaShem had never before revealed Himself to mankind and now,HaShem prepared His people to meet Him at Mount Sinai.Mount Sinai according to Gemarrah was a part of Mount Moriah where Yitzchak was taken up and also where the Temple is to stand.This is the place where HaShem will again reunite with us.Where HaShem will appear to us in Beauty and Holiness.The very suggestion to Moshe that HaShem is -"He was,is and will be," also told Moshe that as HaShem was and is (in freeing them from Egypt) with His people,so will HaShem be (in later redemptions).This told Moshe that this freeing from Mitzrayim would not be the last time we would be taken into exile and freed.The whole idea of HaShem being 'Yud Key Vav Key,' -'He Was He is He will be,' also shows HaShem's eternal never ending existence above existence.The word 'Elokim' suggests 'HaShem's attribute of 'Justice' and 'The word we pronounce for 'Yud Key Vav Key," - "HaShem,' suggests HaShem's attribute of mercy which HaShem was about to display for His people Israel.It is interesting that HaShem would reveal Himself or 'appear' after plagues and hardships had to be gone through.This brings an interesting concept.That to be closer to HaShem,we need to sometimes go through trials and tribulations and tests to really make our Neshoma shine through.It is only through refining of the soul that we can come out cleaner and more pure and thus able to 'appear ' before HaShem. Looking into the verse more deeply,HaShem says He appeared to the Patriarchs with the name 'K'El Shaddai," which shows that HaShem did appear to the patriarchs is a form they could understand.So,HaShem does appear to us in ways we don't always realize.We need to look closer at everything around us for HaShem is in all.It didn't say that HaShem appeared to us with the name "Yud Key Vav Key,"showing us that HaShem's Eternity and Essence is beyond us.We need to reach a level where HaShem can reveal this part of Him and that will come - as HaShem hints with the part - "He Will Be," in the future times, in Mashiach's time. Yet HaShem gives us a chance to reach HaShem if only we would have followed Him then when we came out of Egypt,by introducing Himself to Moshe by saying,"Ani HaShem," in this first verse.To Moshe,Moshe warranted this high state of revelation to be one with HaShem.Unfortunately the people showed later that they didn't and so,we still await till today.HaShem wishes to appear to each one of us and does,yet we just don't look.We are too busy trying to live the physical that we don't even realize what is in front of our eyes.HaShem has been there all the time,appearing to us begging us to follow Him wholeheartedly and so,come close to Him, yet we just continue in our own way and so ,while we do that,HaShem is Still, to us, "I Shall Be."To bring about the full appearance of HaShem in our present time,we need to stop our own ways and Foolow the ways and Torah of The Holy One Blessed Be He.Then HaShem can appear to us as 'HaShem Is,' and not just 'HaShem will be.'May the time come now,that we can again walk with HaShem in Gan Eiden as we did in the beginning and finally bring Heaven down to us on Earth.For HaShem's Oneness appears all the time.The Gematriah of the word "Va'Eirah," is 208 and 2+0+8 = 10 .1+0 = 1 . HaShem's Oneness. I wish HaShem with love a beautiful special Shabbos Kodesh and I wish you all a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh.

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