Friday, 11 March 2016

Parashas Pekudei

Our Parsha this Shabbos as we enter Adar 2 just before Purim , is Parashas Pekudei ,where the 'Pekudei,' - 'Reckonings' of the Mishkan are mentioned.
Here,the amounts are mentioned in detail that made up the different parts of the Mishkan and the Kohanim's vestments.
This Parsha ends the Book of Shemos , where the following book Vayikra , discusses the Korbanot and the Kohanim .
What is most special about this Parsha is that after all the hard work in erecting the Mishkan and Moshe finally putting it all together , the long awaited moment that HaShem had waited for since Creation , was that HaShem's Shechinah finally came down on the Ark and entered our World . This was the moment HaShem wanted all along,to become a part of us , to become a part of our World close to us and to be at one with us . This was the sweet destination of Creation . HaShem could now be One with His people . HaShem could now be at one with His Creation .
How interesting it is , that HaShem chooses the word 'Pekudei,' for the word Reckonings.' The word Pekudei has a much deeper meaning . We find its root in connection with the one annointed to bring us out of Egypt for when HaShem told us in Yosef's time that He Will Surely Remember us ,he used the phrase 'Pakod Pakadti,' - 'I HaShem Will surely remember you and take you out of Egypt.' This same phrase was the phrase that we were told to expect the redeemer to say when he comes to lead us out of Egypt by HaShem . It was this phrase that Moshe came and said when he returned to Egypt after the Burning Bush ,that told us that Moshe is the true redeemer for HaShem had told us through tradition that the true redeemer would say these words . We are told that when Mashiach comes , he too will repeat these words and we will finally be redeemed from Galus - Exile . 
It will be when HaShem 'Pakod,' - 'Remembers ,' us that we will be redeemed . But HaShem always remembers everything , so this must have an even deeper meaning . By 'Remembers,' to HaShem , this means that by our very actions , we will have finally done enough where the count of 'Reckonings' Pekudei ' will finally reach its level of the amount needed,to be redeemed . By how do we know when that will be . We look back as Jews and remember all our suffering and we say to G-D , 'isn't that enough?' HaShem does not want us to suffer . In fact HaShem only wishes to Bless us and be with us . But every time we don't listen or every time we don't keep HaShem's Laws of Shabbos and other Torah Laws , we as a people make the time longer and cause HaShem to turn away from us .It is thee 'Turning Back,' that is mean't by HaShem Remembering .' HaShem remembers always but turns away from us when we don't listen . Every Mitzvah we do counts ass a reckoning to the Final Days but so does every Aveirah we do . To truly bring about the Final Redemption , we need , as our ancestors did , to put all we can into making for HaShem a Mishkan , not of physicality , but of emotional love and obedience to HaShem's every Command , which is always for our own good and betternent . Only when we all come together as one to make of ourselves a Mishkan within us , can the Final Pekudei come about where HaShem can dwell among us when we are pure .
The Final Redemption is still yet to come and can be as close as our own choice following all HaShem requests of us to do . 
It is up to us . It is up to our own efforts . It always has been up to us .All of us as One .
Our prophets say that HaShem will come in the end , either when we are very good or very bad . The World around us certainly doesn't appear to be very positive and it will be better for all , if we can get HaShem to come when we are good , for it will certainly be a more saving experience than if the guilty will have to have correction . 
The choice is ours . 
Every action we do is 'Pekudei,' - 'Reckoned ,' with us . HaShem 'Pakod ,' - 'Remembers all things . May we all be remembered and 'Pekudei ' - 'Reckoned ' for the Good .
The time has come for us all , to put our own feelings and wants aside and listen to HaShem Who Knows what we need to do to make this World a Gan Eiden . If we look in the Book of Bereishis , we see the physical river dimensions of Gan Eiden . These physical dimensions are on Earth ,like the Euphrates River . That should tell us a very important secret . That depending on what we do and how we are , so will be what we are able to see and experience . The choice is ours .If we follow HaShem , then HaShem will show us the wonders that have been in front of us all along . HaShem has always been there . All we need to do is turn to Him and His Laws and Gan Eiden will open all around us . Invite HaShem in by following Him with our full heart , and we will be at one with HaShem . 
With love to HaShem , I wish HaShem with love a Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love ,a Chodesh Tov and Happy Purim with love and to all my fellow Yidden,a Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh,Chodesh Tov and a vreiliche Purim with love .

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