Parashas Ki Tisa / Sisa

Our Parsha this week is Parashas Ki Tisa . 
HaShem Asks Moshe that when he takes a " Ki Tisa, " - " Census ," of The Children Of Israel, that each man shall give HaShem , an atonement for his soul, when counting them, a half shekel . 
HaShem Knew of the Sin of the Chait Ha Aigel , the sin of the Golden Calf , that started half way through the day and so , HaShem Gave K'lal Yisrael , the opportunity to help atone by giving Half a Shekel. This half a shekel , that HaShem Showed Moshe , atop the Mountain , was to be collected , each giving half Shekel, to remind us that no Jew is an island , and that together we make ' one ' This half shekel was affordable by all , and went toward the communal offerings , so that all could have a share in it . HaShem Also Foresaw, that later on in history , at the time of Purim , haman would weigh out 10 000 kikar weight in order to bribe king achashveiros , so as to exterminate the Jews , and so HaShem Said , " let your half shekel from all add up and precede haman's bribe to the king and thus help atone for you and affect his attempt to destroy you , Chas Ve Shalom . This half Shekel was to be an annual giving , and was announced through out history on Rosh Chodesh Adar , when we read part of this portion in Shabbos Ki Tisa, to remind us before Purim , to give our half shekel at this time each year .
HaShem Then Instructed that the Copper Laver be made with water there for washing for Aharon and his sons whenever they come to the Tent of Meeting .
HaShem Then Tells Moshe to make the Shemen HaMishchah , the Holy Anointment Oil to anoint the holy vessels, and Aharon and his sons . This Anointment Oil was to remain through the generations, this one that Moshe made and it was not to be copied in any way . Incense was to be made and some of it was to be put before the Testimonial Tablets in the Tent of Meeting , where HaShem Would Meet Moshe , also not to be replicated .
HaShem designated thirteen year old Betzalel and Gave him wisdom and understanding to understand how HaShem Wanted all these vessels made , so he could build them according to HaShem's Wish and how they represented holy things from on high . Also Oholiav too was assigned to assist .
HaShem Instructs on The Holy Laws of the Shabbos . The Two Tablets were to be placed in the Ark .
When Moshe left to go up to HaShem , he left earlier in the day , before evening , and thus his forty day count started from that evening and thus would end at the end of that fortieth day . When it got to within that time , but not yet the completed day , the people got agitated , thinking Moshe may not return . They had sadly miscalculated that once he referred to a forty day period , that count starts from the very first evening just after he left . Thus , the Eirev Rav , the mixed multitude that were not Jews , that wanted to come along after leaving Egypt , started to agitate the people. They numbered 3000 . HaShem Did Not Want them along , but Moshe felt sorry for them and so , HaShem Let them come . The people gathered against Aharon asking who would lead them . Aharon assured them that Moshe would return . Up in Heaven , Moshe had to an extent left his physicality , which remained suspended in the air , while he spoke with HaShem , and so satan , deceivingly showed the people this physicality and so some of them believed Moshe to have passed on Chas Ve Shalom . They agitated more till Chur tried to stop them and they stoned and killed him , putting more pressure on Aharon . Aharon thought to try and delay them , by asking for their gold, thinking that they would never give it , but they did , even though the women protested . Aharon had no doubt that Moshe would return later and so said , " A Festival for HaShem tomorrow . " The women were rewarded for their loyalty to HaShem and Moshe , by having Rosh Chodesh dedicated in their honor to be a day of rest for them . The Gold was brought to Aharon and he thought to melt it in a furnace. At that time, evil Bilaam's two sons Yanus and Yambrus had gone along with the Eirev Rav . They stepped forward, with Micha, the boy Moshe had saved in Egypt from being put into the bricks , who had taken and was holding a scroll that Moshe had used to raise Yosef's coffin from the Nile , with. The words ' Alei Shor - Arise Ox ( where Yaakov had compared his son Yosef to an ox that stands with what it believes and is not swayed by outside negative influences , as Yosef had kept Yiddishkeit in Egypt , even though surrounded by its Tum'a Impurity ) ,' on it handed it to Yanus and Yambrus , and as the gold was put into the furnace , Yanus and Yambrus read the words on this scroll out loud , and out of the furnace , walked a living breathing golden calf which they tried to get the people to worship. The Eirev Rav , built twelve other calves , one for each tribe , and said to the Children of Israel , ' these are your gods oh Israel . " 
While HaShem was busy giving Moshe the Ten Commandments , the airev rav were busy with idol worship . 
The Miracle of the Tablets were a beauty to behold . They could be read from both sides and miraculously , on both sides, , the writing still faced forward . Some of the Hebrew Letters , like a Mem and Samech were completely rounded and carved out within the stone and thus , floated within the Tablets . 
HaShem's Anger Was Kindled and Told Moshe to go down , for his people had corrupted themselves . Moshe couldn't believe they were doing this , but HaShem Assured him they were and sent him down , while he tried to speak up for them . The Giving of the Ten Commandments on Stone Tablets , was like a marriage contract between HaShem and us . Moshe carried the Tablets down though they weighed an extreme amount , and met faithful Yehoshuah at the bottom of the Mountain , for Yehoshuah had waited faithfully for his teacher and leader all forty days , while HaShem Had Fed him With the Mannah . Yehoshuah thought the revelry in the camp was one of war , but sadly Moshe informed him it wasn't . When Moshe came down and saw what the people were doing , his anger rose .And so did he lift with one hand , the Two Tablets in the air . The elders saw what he was about to do , and tried to wrestle the Tablets from him , but he was stronger then all of them , and thinking that if he broke the Tablets , HaShem Might be more Lenient on them , as it would be as if they had not yet received the Laws yet and hopefully not be so strongly punished , like a Sotah who has been unfaithful to her spouse , Moshe thought to break them . And so he threw the Tablets from his hands and broke them . HaShem Agreed with this action , for just before he came down , HaShem Had Removed the script from the Tablets and let them float back up again . Moshe had already begged HaShem To Forgive them , but HaShem Was Too Upset and Hurt . HaShem Had Even Offered To Destroy us and Make Moshe a great nation , but loyal Moshe wouldn't have it . Moshe was angry with Aharon , who was Punished by him losing his two sons at a later date .
Moshe called to the people asking who is on HaShem's Side , let them come to him . The Levites gathered around him . They were instructed to kill 3000 Eirev Rav with the sword . Moshe burnt the calf in the fire , and ground it down to a fine powder , sprinkled it over the water and made them drink it , thus taking the test of the Sotah , as an unfaithful bride .
Moshe returned to HaShem to plead forgiveness for them . This was the time of the 17th of Tammuz that they did this . Moshe went as far as asking HaShem to Erase him from the book . HaShem Did Not Want To Go Ahead of the people , But Wanted To Send an angel instead . HaShem , In Telling Moshe To Remove himself from HaShem's Presence , so He Could destroy us in an instant , alerted Moshe to the fact that if Moshe stays and not leave HaShem Alone , but prays and begs for the people , Moshe , who caught the cue , would save the people . HaShem Struck the people with a plague .
When Moshe went down , he followed HaShem's Way ,and also moved his Tent away from the camp , 2000 amos , the Techum Shabbos , the limit to walk on Shabbos from a city limit . When Moshe would come out , the people would stand and so HaShem Saw they were sorry . So would the people do , when HaShem's Shechinah that followed Moshe out there , Would Converse with Moshe or when Moshe would instruct the people . 
Moshe pleaded to see HaShem's Nearness , and HaShem Only Partly Granted Moshe's request from within deep rock , Letting Moshe only see the Back of Him , for HaShem's Face May Not be seen .
HaShem Then Instructed Moshe , with the Saphire Moshe was Told He would find underneath his own tent , to carve Two Stone Tablets like the first ones and again to come up to HaShem on the first of Elul .HaShem Revealed to Moshe the Thirteen Attributes Of Mercy for us to gain Mercy and Forgiveness , and HaShem Forgave the people and Moshe came down with The Second Tablets on the tenth of Tishrei, the day that was to be Yom Kippur . 
Moshe had gotten HaShem To Relent and Lead us and this time , Moshe had gone up physically to HaShem , neither eating nor drinking like before , but this time in his physical body , for the forty days , the third forty days that Moshe had gone up to Heaven . Thus Moshe with the radiance of HaShem and His Torah , came down with his face shining rays and thus had to wear a Mask for the people when he wasn't teaching them Torah , for only when they were learning Torah , could his face be open . So ends our Parsha . The Haftorah is in 1 Kings 18:1-39 , and is the story of how Eliyahu Ha Navi also does away with the baal idol worshippers and gets Israel to choose the side of HaShem .
Our Parsha as we know is Ki Tisa and deals with the half shekel census count . HaShem had us counted when we went to Mitzryim as 70 souls, then again when we left Mitzrayim and now again , for HaShem Has Told us not to count Jews directly , but only to count via an object like a coin , Dovid Ha Melech made this mistake and brought upon us a plague at the time . Negativity seeks to count and hurt Jews directly , and the more numbers we have , the more it seeks to destroy us , so HaShem Warns us not to count Jews directly . 
The Half Shekel , shows us that we are to stand with other Jews , and that makes us whole . The words Ki Tisa/Sisa , is often taken as ' Elevate ,' as it is mentioned in the Gemorrah in Bava Basra 10b , for the word Census in Hebrew is actually 'Mifkad,' so HaShem Is here Hinting , that by coming together as one to serve HaShem , we are thus 'elevating' our souls to HaShem . HaShem in His Sweet Mercy , knew we would Anger Him with the Chait Ha Aigel , and so , Gave us a way to still elevate our souls through history and come to Him . HaShem's Mercy is Endless and So Is HaShem's Love . Also the love of Moshe for each and every one of us , continues through the ages and his pleading with HaShem for our lives then , still covers us today and beyond . Every moment we live , we have a choice :- Choose HaShem and Elevate ourselves for our own sake , as HaShem Wants us to as His Sweet Gift , or do wrong and lose Shamaim . The choice is ours and so is the destiny we lead ourselves to . But HaShem Loves us beyond ourselves and so , within the word " Ki Tisa/Sisa , " is the word " Teshuvah , " - " Return and Repent , " for HaShem's Door Is Always Open to Welcome us home . We can never go too far away from HaShem , For HaShem's Love Is Always Within us . So stand up every moment you breath , and " Ki Tisa ," - " Be Counted , " on HaShem's Side , and forever Elevate yourself to Shamaim to rest within the Loving Arms of HaShem .
With Love to HaShem , I wish HaShem with Love , a Very Sweet and Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with Love , and to all my fellow Yidden , a very Sweet and Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love .