Friday, 9 June 2017

Parashas Beha'aloscha

Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parashas Beha'aloscha.HaShem Tells Moshe to speak to Aharon and tell him that when he 'Beha'aloscha' - 'Kindles ' the lamps,that it is toward the face of the Menorah that the seven lamps shall cast light.
It is on the last day of Chanukah that we read this passage just after the dedication of all the Tribes, so our Torah in depth speaks of the Chanukah event long before it ever happened.
HaShem gives the action of kindling to Aharon who must always keep his prayers upward and Heaven-Ward toward HaShem.
The Hebrew text of these verses state that the seven lamps ,which included the six on the left and the six on the right of the central stem were to always face and cast light toward the face of the Menora.How can a Menorah have a face?Our Rabbis tell us that the face of the Menorah was its centre.But why would the centre be the face? HaShem puts the soul from Him within all things and thus to find HaShem , we don't need to climb a high mountain or go deep into the sea or go to far off lands. No , To find HaShem all we need to do is look within ourselves to the soul He Gave us - to look within all things that He Made . 
The very fact that Aharon had to 'Beha'aloscha' - 'Kindle ' the lamps toward the face -toward the centre shows that all things must be toward HaShem - Every action we do,every thought we have, all are to be for the purpose of Heaven .The lamps that are to face the face of the Menorah can also be a representation of how all of us are to collectively face toward HaShem and His Mitzvos. What will the result of this be? The answer to that is in the word 'Beha'aloscha' for within this word is the word 'Aleh' which means 'To Climb/ To Rise / To lift ourselves above' the physical toward HaShem . This is the destination of Creation of the Physical .
The Parsha continues to talk of the Consecration of the Levites,their apprenticeship and then the Law of the Pesach Offering and the allowance for those Jews who were far away to make up for the Pesach offering that they were not able to offer on its appointed time,by offering it a month later on the 14th of Iyar . Our Rabbis discuss what the depth of meaning is on 'being far away,' including being spiritually far away.
HaShem then refers to the Clouds of Glory that traveled around us in all four directions and also above and below us and also how the Cloud on the Tabernacle would lift to signal that Israel was to journey ,so we would travel only at the Command of HaShem. So should we do today in full faith of HaShem. Then the trumpets are discussed,signalling the summoning and order to journey of our people.Moshe invites Yisro to join and he declines.
The Holy Ark traveled three days ahead of us to clear the way and the special verses here appear as a separate book within upside down Hebrew letter Nun's as a separation from the holiness before these verses to the aveirahs committed afterwards.
It is then, that the people complained and HaShem Blessed us with Manna,which the people did not know what it was and thus in Hebrew ,said when they saw it 'Man Hu ,' 'What is this.' The Manna was Heavenly food that we were given till we reached Canaan before the 40th year in the Wilderness.This Manna could have the taste of anything Kosher one thought of according to one's own personal holiness, provided every day except Shabbos where a double portion was sweetly given the day before by HaShem on a blanket of dew. The people requested Basar and the Quail was sent , and HaShem was upset.
Moshe requested of HaShem for assistance to help him bear and HaShem allowed from his (Moshe's) prophetic power that was not diminished ,as flames from a candle wick don't diminish the original flame when taken to form other flames , for others to help and so the 70 men number of the Sanhedrin's beginnings was borne.
Our Parsha ends with Miriam talking and slandering to Aharon about Moshe staying away from Tzipporah and so, Miriam is given leprosy and the camp doesn't move till she returns healed .
All the Laws of G-D are given so that we will turn ourselves toward HaShem always . Every action we do, must be to 'Beha'aloscha ' - 'Kindle ' our Neshomas toward G-D . The way to G-D is to lift ourselves above the mundane and so, look forever upward toward G-D making each step we do, a step toward G-D. 
Our entire lives must be a 'Beha'aloscha ' - a ' Kindling' of ourselves upward toward G-D and His Holy Torah Light .
This World has so much apparent darkness and each of us , like the Menorah ' must bring the Light of HaShem wherever we go . May we all be a light for HaShem from HaShem , lighting up HaShem's Creation with His Light . 
With love to HaShem , I wish HaShem with love , a Beautiful Special Shabbos Kodesh with love and to all , a beautiful special Shabbos Kodesh with love.

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