Friday, 3 March 2017

Parashas Terumah

Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parashas Terumah.
This Parsha discusses the beautiful instructions given for the construction of the Tabernacle,the Ark,the Cover,the. Table and the Menorah,the covers of the Tabernacle and it's Walls,the Paroches (The Partition),the Altar and the Courtyard.
All these,given in strict detail with strict measurements.
One wonders at the beauty of these Holy Articles and one wonders at the exactness of detail of all that HaShem Instructed to make.
Every single measurement has a Deeper Reason and Purpose.Every Holy Article to be made, has a Holy Purpose.The true depth of meaning,only HaShem can Fathom ,though Moshe and the one who led the making of it ,Betzalel and his helper Oholiav, understood some of its deeper meaning so they could fulfill their roles with this Mitzvah.
The Tabernacle and all these Holy Articles,when completed,looked, from inside,as though one were looking out at a part of Heaven.Its shining magnificence ,was certainly a reminder of Shamaim. 
Our Rabbis have given us a few sparks of wisdom, on the reasons for each measurement of each Holy Article ,to help us understand a little more of its finished Holy Product, a representation of a Part of Heaven on Earth.
Our Parsha is called 'Terumah.' Here HaShem asks Moshe to speak to the Children of Israel and 'Request' of them (not order them) to take a 'Terumah,' a 'Portion from every man whose heart motivates him ,to take HaShem's Portion , to build these beautiful Holy Articles. 
We note that HaShem doesn't order this, but requests it from our personal motivation to give.
So much more will then be our kindness, given not by order, but by the love within our hearts that we bear HaShem.Isn't this what a Mitzvah needs to be from us, not just fulfilling an order, but doing it out of the love we bear our Creator.HaShem says that we must give by how our heart motivates us and so, we should give totally of ourselves. But then HaShem says, that this will be Hashem's Portion. Doesn't this sound opposite,as first we are told to take it purely from within ourselves and then we are told that this is HaShem's Portion.This is not opposite at all, as HaShem is within us all,very deeply, and when we truly reach down to our inner depth and core in kindness, we are reaching HaShem.The Children of Israel, when prompted to give for this cause,proved beyond worthy, for the Children of Israel gave in abundance.
The name of our Parsha is Parashas Terumah.The word Terumah reveals a deeper meaning than just meaning 'Portion.'The word 'Terumah,' also means 'Separation.' Thus HaShem is asking us to Separate our being from the physicality of our Yetzer Horah, (which wants to find reasons not to be giving) and to climb above that and 'Separate ' ourselves from that part of Negativity, rising above it , to give and then we will truly be giving from the portion that touches HaShem .HaShem also Wants us to rise above the physical and enter the realm spiritually of the World To Come and bring that part down into this World and work to make this World Holy. This is what each Miztvah is also to do,to help us rise above the Physical and bring down the Holiness from Above , to make this World a place in which HaShem can Dwell with us. Thus HaShem Requests that we are to 'Terumah' - 'Separate ,' ourselves from this present physicality and bring down that which is on a much higher level, and join it to our present World and so, make this present world one that is filled with HaShem . So must be one of the motives of our giving and the doing of every Mitzvah and Commandment,that HaShem Gives us.
This is how we are to be.We need to constantly separate ourselves from our Yetzer Horah that wants to bring us down and so, rise above it and do all HaShem's Commandments.This must be the attitude with which we fulfill the Laws of HaShem,doing each Law, with total faith and love in HaShem and with the knowledge that with each Mitzvah we do, we separate that part of the physical World and bring it higher , so that we can join it with the spiritual Holiness of the Higher World and so , make a place for HaShem to dwell among us.
Every Mitzvah we do,must be done with utmost care like the special care that was taken in making sure each article's measurements were exact. This is how we must treat HaShem.We must not just take HaShem for granted and all He does for us in Giving us life and Making a World around us with all our needs.We must do everything we can for HaShem with love and care, going to as much effort as we can.
In 'Terumah,' , 'Separating' ourselves from the physical, we rise above this World's Physicality and join with HaShem .In the way all the Holy Articles were made,with care, so must we make each action we do for HaShem and for others, an action done with care ,so that we can bring on the End of Days, where HaShem will Dwell among us and this World will rise to Shamaim.
With love to HaShem, I wish HaShem with love a Beautiful Sweet Shabbos Kodesh with love and to all, a beautiful sweet Shabbos Kodesh with love.

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