This Shabbos comes out on Chol Ha Moed Sukkot. So we read the Torah subject for Sukkot, for this Shabbos is Chol Ha Moed Sukkot . We thus read Kohelleth on this Shabbos , the work of Ecclesiastes , written by Shlomo Hamelech, and even according to Shlomo, who discusses many experiences, comes to the end of the matter that , we are to keep HaShem's Torah , just as Moshe instructs us throughout His leadership and even in the last Parsha of the Torah , when he Blesses the Tribes according to each one's inner spiritual journey through Creation .
Just after Sukkot, we have a Festival called 'Shemini Atzeret' - ' The 'Eighth Day Feast.' This is actually a separate Yom Tov though linked to Sukkot . For those in The Diaspora, we celebrate ' Simchas Torah ' - ' Rejoicing of the Law ,' the day after ( while those in Eretz Yisroel, celebrate it on the Eighth Day ) , where we complete the reading of the Torah with the last Sedra of Devarim called ' Parashas Vezos HaBeracha and then straight away, begin the Torah Reading anew, with Bereishis.
So the Parsha of Vezos Haberachah ends the Torah .
This Parsha, written by Moshe from HaShem , is the last Parsha written by Moshe before HaShem Called him home, with a Divine Kiss on Har Nevo.
The Midrash Gives a touching account of the passing of Moshe Rabbeinu, our beloved leader . Even the Angel of Death Satan , was not able to take Moshe's Soul, nor any other angel . Moshe had reached such a high state , that only HaShem Himself , was able to take Moshe's Neshoma, which had now reached the Fiftieth Spiritual Gate of Wisdom . Moshe passed away at exactly 120 years young , on the 7th of Adar, the day of his birth. There was never a Prophet like Moshe and there never will be . Moshe conversed with HaShem as a friend , and even HaShem cried at having to call this most holy Tzaddik from his place here . Yehoshuah , his successor, also cried bitterly at the loss of his holy teacher and HaShem had to tell him to not just mourn for his own pain , but at the loss of such a great and holy Tzaddik , whose loss would be so felt by K'lal Yisroel, who would not lose their defender for the mistakes they make , for Moshe would always fight for our cause and try ensure HaShem stopped punishing us for our wrong. Noww that Moshe was gone, we would feel completely exposed , for everything we do wrong , that Moshe could no longer defend us physically . Moshe was buried in Beis Peor , yet no one is able to find his grave . A story is told of Romans who went looking, and thought they saw it on the mountain above, but when they got there, they saw it below. When they went below, they thought they saw it above, so they split into two groups and one group went above, while the other one went below, and each saw it in the place of the other one, for it is hidden . HaShem hid Moshe's grave, in case the nations may worship it Chas Ve Shalom , and also so that people would not go there to seek Moshe's help to speak for their aveirahs for his powerful prayer may assuage the need for punishment , the result on us would thus be much more .
There was a special reason why Moshe was buried in Bais Peor . When some of the Children of Israel earlier on, worshiped thee false deity Peor in Shittim when they committed harlotry with the daughters of Moav, B'nei Yisrael, by their actions, brought about spiritually , an Accusing Angel, for doing an Aveirah, makes a spiritual entity, bent on accusing the perpetrator. Holy Moshe, was able to stop this angel hurting us and so he spiritually imprisoned it in the Earth at this exact place called Bais Peor . Every year after the sin of Shittim , this angel can come out and accuse the Children of Israel, and so HaShem ensured Moshe's grave would be made in this place , ready for the angel to rise. The very name ' Bais Pe'or,' translates as " House of the one whose mouth awakens, ' as this Accusing Angel wakes once a year to open its mouth and accuse Bnei Yisroel,
In this Parsha, Moshe gives his final Blessing to the Tribes.
We see that Moshe starts his blessings with the word " VeZos," - " And This ." According to Ramban and Rabbi Bachya, this word " Vezos ," also appears when Yaakov concludes his blessings of the tribes , his sons , in Bereishis Genesis 49 : 28 , which shows a link between Moshe's Blessings and our Forefather Yaakov's Blessings.It is as if to say that Moshe was continuing on from Yaakov, just as the people were about to enter the Holy Land of Eretz Yisrael . Moshe , in Devarim Deuteronomy 4: 44 , also used the same word " Vezos ," for ' " Vezos Ha Torah ," ( this verse being sung in Shul when we have done the Torah Reading on Shabbos ) showing , how the entering and keeping of Eretz Yisrael , depends on us keeping the Torah , which is the way to receive the Blessings of Yaakov and Moshe .
The last eight verses , Maharsha tells us , that Moshe wrote these ,not with ink , but with his tears , and Yehoshuah filled them in later .
The first word of the Torah , " Bereishis," is linked with the last word of the Torah ," Yisrael ." If we put the first few words of Bereishis " Bereishis Barah Elokim," , with the last few words of Devarim ," L'Einei Kol Yisrael ," , we get " In the Beginning of HaShem's Creating, for the eyes of all Israel ," which shows that Creation, is based on Israel and the Torah, and the way all Israel's Eyes follow HaShem . Thus Creation took place with a World where those who keep the Torah - Israel - are the reason for Creation .
Moshe Rabbeinu was a man that saw HaShem when he was still young, was born circumcised with rays of holiness on his face , and these rays were there , visible , in the Wilderness when he led K'lal Yisrael . HaShem performed many miracles through Moshe and Moshe constantly spoke up for his people . Moshe was the humblest of Prophets , and selflessly cared for every single Jew , his people , even before he was about to pass away , though they had angered him to a point that ended up causing him to be denied physical entry at that time into the Holy Land he so desired to go into . He fought many battles against giant men like Og and Sichon , even after he was told he would soon pass away . This was a holy man that cared nothing for himself, and everything for his beloved HaShem and his people . This was a holy man who would not let a single Jew go astray . This he proved at a young age, when a single lamb left the herd and he ran many miles to collect it and bring it home to the others . This was a holy man that knew at a young age subconsciously, that he would overcome Par'o , when Moshe put on Par'o's crown and sat on the throne of Egypt .This was a man , in whose honor HaShem fed us with the Mann , throughout our travels in the Wilderness . This was a man who prayed constantly for our forgiveness and even on his last day, still saw to it that every Tribe of Israel got a copy of the Torah personally written by him and a thirteenth copy he gave to the Kohanim for safe-keeping. The last few words of the Torah that ' Never again has there arisen in Israel a Prophet like Moshe whom HaShem had Known Face to Face , says all about this very holy man . We owe Moshe so very much , and can never repay him for his selfless acts on our behalf . The least we can do is all follow the holy Torah of HaShem , that he wrote and taught us . The holy Torah of HaShem . Moshe , brought HaShem to our people . Now it is for is to bring ourselves to HaShem . Every action of Torah we do that Moshe taught us from HaShem , brings honor to Moshe by HaShem . So as we start a new this year , may we all from now on , hold fast to and keep HaShem's Very Holy Torah as Moshe Avigdor ( as his birth name was , among the ten names he possessed through his life , but Avigdor was from his Ima Yocheved and Aba Amram ) taught us . May we every day give honor to our beloved Moshe Rabbeinu and make this world a Torah World and bring HaShem to be among us in love .
May Moshe's Neshomah remain always in the Loving Arms of HaShem .
I wish HaShem with Love , a Blessed Sweet Shabbos Kodesh and Chag Sameach Good Yom Tov with love and to all my fellow Yidden , a blessed sweet Shabbos Kodesh and Chag Sameach Good Yom Tov with love .
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