Friday, 2 October 2015

Parasha in Chol Ha Moed Succot

Our Shabbos this week falls within Succot and on Simchat Torah,we complete the reading of the Torah and Parashas 'Ve'Zos Habracha' (which was Moshe's Blessings to the tribes before he passed away ) and start again with the beginning of 'Bereishis.' 
Torah learning never ends.There is so much to learn and know that we don't even have the slightest idea what we don't know.Even when we finish reading the Torah,we start again and see how much we never knew.No matter how many times we read through the Torah,we don't even come close to learning a small percent of what is in It. Torah reading thus becomes an eternity and is the sweetest way to gain eternity.HaShem Who Created all things is beyond Eternal and to strive to come close to Him,We learn His Laws to become one with Him.
The first word of the Torah ,in 'Bereishis' is the word 'Bereishis,' which means 'In the Beginning.' The last word of the Torah is the word 'Yisrael.' So if we put these two words together that appear in the beginning and at the end of Torah,we get 'Bereishis Yisrael,' - 'In the Beginning,is Yisrael.' The concept Yisrael - Jews in our Holy Torah was always HaShem's Wish and thus,HaShem's Torah is for Yisrael,His people for whom this Torah was given that they may teach Creation how to follow G-D and that we can also learn how to follow G-D.At the Beginning,was the concept of a 'Yisrael,' that would follow G-D's Holy Law and Way and at the end of Creation's reason for being,will be 'Yisrael,' the human following of Torah itself-the Torah as a living being.This is 'Yisrael,' the purpose of Torah itself,to bring the human,physical being,to be that,which Torah brings that human to be,a follower of G-D the way G-D wanted at the beginning of Creation.The result of following Torah will be 'Yisrael,' the nation that follows G-D as G-d always wanted and so,the word 'Yisrael,' is the last word of Torah just as 'Yisrael,' is the destination to where HaShem wants us to go,when He wrote the Torah,to get us there.
The first letter of the Torah is the letter 'Bet,' and the last letter of the Torah,is the letter 'Bet/Vet.' These two letters spell the word 'Lev,' which means 'Heart,' for it is within the heart that HaShem rests within us and it is there where our Holy Torah is to sit and guide us.When all our 'Hearts' are toward HaShem and His Wishes (and not our own) then Creation will be complete.
We note that at the beginning of 'Bereishis,' HaShem started the Torah with the second letter 'Bet' not the first letter 'Aleph,' for the Aleph ,which represents HaShem (appearing in His Name Elokim and El ) shows that HaShem (The 'Aleph) was before Creation so our Torah starts with a large letter 'Bet' to remind us that we as physical beings are not the Creator,but HaShem Who comes before Creation ,was there before ,Creating Creation.
Moshe,in his last words,blesses the tribes.Moshe reached the fiftieth gate of wisdom,the highest that any man has ever reached and was the greatest prophet that will ever be.Moshe had completely raised his Neshoma to great heights and his Blessings would last to watch over us for all time.As our sages say,to make a Blessing deeper,the one Blessing should see the object of his Blessing,so before Moshe went back to HaShem,he looked upon the tribes and blessed them for all time.His blessings are still on us,helping us today and watching over us,assisting us to climb higher toward HaShem.Moshe faced Par'o whose throne in Mitzrayim was at the top of fifty steps,signifying the Par'o and Egypt's low spiritual level of their being at the fiftieth level of Tum'a (Impurity) so Moshe completely overcame them when he reached the fiftieth level of Purity and Wisdom.Thus,his blessings remain in our hearts and in our souls for evermore.When it came time for Moshe to return to HaShem,even the angel of death who was sent to fetch his soul,was not able to do this for Moshe's level of Holiness had reached the heights of Shamaim.It was only HaShem Who could come and bring Moshe close to Him again,with a Divine Kiss.Moshe returned to G-D.Though Moshe has left us,we can still feel his love for each and every one of us,in every word he wrote in our precious Torah.On the day he returned to HaShem,he miraculously wrote thirteen Torah scrolls,one for each of the twelve tribes and one other that was to be in the Tent of Meeting.Till Moshe's last moments,he was still serving HaShem and watching over us.
Though Moshe's name refers to being 'drawn out,' of the water,it was HaShem Who sent Moshe to 'draw us out' of Egypt and bring us to meet our Creator.It was HaShem Who sent Moshe to 'bring us out' of Egypt, the place of Tum'a Impurity and bring us to The Place of Holiness which is HaShem.It is now up to us,to remain in this place of Holiness.We can do this,by following every word that HaShem had Moshe write so that Creation can reach its intended destination.
When we do this,we will truly become Yisrael and return to 'Bereishis' ' intention of a World where HaShem is invited to dwell among us.
As Torah is never ending,so can we be if we only hold on to HaShem through His Torah , for true Eternity is with the One Who Created Creation in the Beginning and its path is 'Yisrael.' Within the word 'Yisrael,' are the words 'Yesher El,' which means 'The Straight Correct Right path to G-D.'
May HaShem continue to love and. Bless His Creation and may we all follow the one and only true Torah as our path to HaShem.
With deepest love,I wish HaShem a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh and Good Yom Tov Chag Sameach with love and to all, a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love and a Good Yom Tov Chag Sameach.

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