Parashas Naso

Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parashas Naso and starts with HaShem's Commandment of continuing to count the Levite families of Gershon and Merari.The Levites were the tribe in Israel whose responsibility were the Holy articles and tasks of the Kohanim.The Kohanim were to be pure and Holy and do the work of HaShem's Tabernacle.
HaShem said in the Torah that the Children of Israel were to be a 'Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation.' We all are to keep purity and Holiness as we are always in the Holy Presence of HaShem and we are to always do what HaShem instructs us to do.
Being a Holy people means keeping HaShem's Laws,learning Torah and just as important,doing the goodness of actions of morality which we learn in Torah to do.To be a true follower of HaShem,HaShem asks us to emulate His Ways and be Holy as HaShem is Holy. It is Good to read Torah,but we are also to study Torah in order to practice It and teach It to our children and people and all we meet. Practicing the Torah and It's Moral Ways, makes us a representation of Torah Itself.Being a representation of the Torah,lifts and raises us up toward Holiness,toward HaShem.If we lift ourselves up toward HaShem,HaShem Will carry us on His wings as an Eagle carries its young on its back ,above and away from harm that can come to it from below.
This is seen in the very word of the name of our Parsha which is Parashas Naso.The Hebrew word 'Naso,' means 'to carry,to lift,to bear,to raise,to elevate,to take account,to be borne on,as well as to lift.' If we keep to HaShem in faithfulness and follow all He tells us to do,we will be elevated and lifted up to HaShem and be 'borne and carried' by HaShem through all things.We will be elevated and be at one with the Holy One Blessed Be He HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
We need to keep ourselves pure and elevated ,continuing to keep HaShem's Wish and follow His Torah which will take us high and exalt us,as the word 'Naso' also means.
HaShem asks us for faithfulness to Him and we are to be married to Him in Holiness.The word 'Naso' also has the root 'Nisa' which means 'Marry,' from which we get the stage of marriage of Nisuin in Jewish Law.As HaShem's people,we are to be His 'pure and holy' people,ever close and ever climbing for that closeness to our Creator.
Marriage needs to be in faithfulness and devotion to one's partner.So must be our relationship to HaShem ,acknowledging HaShem as the One And Only True G-D And Creator of All .
Within our Parsha this week,the Torah talks of the Sotah which is the wife that strays.HaShem values so much the faithfulness of a husband and wife that HaShem will let the Kohain put holy parchment into liquid to be erased so that the Sotah will tell the truth.HaShem values faithfulness and does not want us to be wayward,not to our Creator or to our spouse.We are to be a Holy people,always emulating HaShem.Holiness and faithfulness creates purity of soul and purity of soul elevates our very being to HaShem , Who will carry us up on high - 'Naso,' within the sweet protection of HaShem.
So every action we do for G-D will elevate us and the air around us and the very world around us will be elevated.With every Torah Law we keep,we lift the world around us up toward G-D and when we have lifted this world up to G-D , then G-D will be at one with us.
So as we elevate ourselves by keeping HaShem's Commandments let us raise ourselves to be counted 'Naso,' and come close in love to HaShem .
With love to HaShem I wish HaShem a very Sweet and Holy Shabbos Kodesh with love and to all,a sweet and holy Shabbos Kodesh with love.