This Shabbos is Shabbos Chol Ha Moed Succos , so we read in The Holy Torah about Succos in The Torah Portion and coming up in a few days is Simchas Torah , when we read the last portion of The Holy Torah called Parashas Vezos Haberachah which finishes the Sedras for the year and we straight away start to read HaShem's Holy Torah from the Beginning , returning to Parashas Bereishis . When Succos ends , HaShem Requests Of us to celebrate another Yom Tov separate from Succos called Shemini Atzeres on which we pray to HaShem for Rain . We note that throughout the Succos Festival, 70 Parim Bulls form the Korbanos and this number is representative of the 70 nations of the World , so we Jews are also praying for the nations to be forgiven and to come to HaShem . HaShem Says To us that seeing as we also gave our Succos Yom Tov for the sake of not only ourselves , but to also pray for the other nations , HaShem Tells us That He Wants To Give us an extra day Yom Tov just for us so that we , who are HaShem's Special guests , can spend it in closeness with HaShem and so , this is one of the reasons That HaShem Gave us Shemini Atzeres , The Holy Eighth Day Feast . We note that on this day Yom Tov , only one 'Par' 'Bull' is mentioned , thus representing us Jews Israel As HaShem's Close Nation , who follow HaShem Only and Faithfully . This is very representative of Mashiach, where after the number 7 for the Seven Days of Succos , on that next number Eight that takes us into the World To Come Olam Habah , so is Shemini Atzeres ( where the Hebrew word Shemoneh means Eight ) and certainly a day to make Prayers For HaShem's Rain to Water the Earth And From HaShem , Bring the Earth Blessings . In the Beginning , HaShem Created The World , but did not yet send Rain till Adam Asked for it to water the Earth and so , is the Blessing to Nourish the Earth , dependent From HaShem , on our behaviour and obedience to HaShem . The Succos Festival is very much linked to Water and Brochas Blessings of nourishment for Creation and we used to show this on this Festival , by the Water Drawing Ceremony that was performed at this time and also the Willow Branches as a part of the Arba'a Minim Four Species of Lulav and Esrog, that we wave during Succos , for the Willow Branches often grow near a Water Source and the Willow Tree needs plenty of Water for Nourishment , just like , or representative of our Jewish People , that survive By HaShem , if we constantly Delve Deeply into Torah , our Holy Spiritual Nourishment . Succos is a Yom Tov Festival and time where we leave our permanent dwellings and reside in the Succah , Reminiscent of The Clouds of Glory That HaShem Surrounded us with in the Wilderness . Here we have the very Way things should be , that we are to put our total trust and faith In HaShem To Watch Over us and so , can we dwell in our Succahs ( which is our reminder of the Clouds of Glory ) , In Total Faith Of HaShem's Care . The Clouds of Glory Were Given By HaShem in honor of Aharon Ha Kohein and the High Priest is reminiscent of Yom Kippur and the Day of Atonement , of which is Shemini Atzeres , on which also , a single bull was mentioned as a Chatas , just like on Shemini Atzeres , which shows that Yom Kippur is linked to Shemini Atzeres , we as The Chosen people Of HaShem , spend closeness with HaShem . During this time , as I mentioned , we finish reading Devarim , the Last Book of the Torah and start the Torah again from the Beginning of the First Book of Bereishis . In days of old , we used to complete the Torah Reading in three years , but we now complete the Torah Sedras in a year , straight away beginning anew , Just As HaShem Makes every day new For us To Help us improve ourselves . HaShem Is Creating Every Second , For If HaShem Would Stop , even for a short while , Creation would cease to be , So HaShem Creates All The Time . Torah Is Never Ending and so , each time we read The Holy Torah , new insights show themselves , For HaShem's Knowledge And Wisdom Is Far Beyond Infinite . We , during these days , complete the book of Devarim Deuteronomy and so , read the last Sedra that Moshe was Given and wrote , which as I mentioned , is called Parashas " Vezos Haberachah " - " And this is the Blessing . " In this Sedra , Moshe , before his return back to HaShem , gives his final blessing to the Tribes of Israel . Before Yaakov returned to HaShem , he too Blessed the Tribes . We note that in this Sedra of Vezos Haberacha , the words start with the Hebrew word " Vezos " - " And this ." How interesting that also when Yaakov was Blessing his sons the Tribes , we find there , in Bereishis Genesis 49:28 that there too , the word " Vezos " - " And this , " also appears . This shows , that Yaakov's Blessings are not separate from Moshe's Blessings to the Tribes , but in fact , Moshe's Blessings are actually a continuation of Yaakov's Blessings and thus are one . We also note that Moshe , when introducing the Torah in Devarim 4:44 , he also uses the word " Vezos , " in the verse , which says , " Vezos HaTorah Asher Sam Moshe Lifnei Bnei Yisrael , " - " This is the Torah/Teaching that Moshe placed before the Children of Israel , " a verse that we are familiar with that we say on Shabbos in reference to The Torah . So , the Blessings of the Tribes by Yaakov and Moshe are very much interlinked , with the Torah itself , for it is by our closeness to The Holy Torah , that our Tribes of Israel will earn deserved Blessings . We know How HaShem Offered The Holy Torah to other nations and how they turned Him down and how we accepted it , saying " We will do and we will listen , " - accepting it to do , before knowing what it included and thus showing trust in HaShem and obedience to HaShem's Will , unlike the other nations and this is one of the things HaShem Loves us for and Keeps us in His Special Place close to Him . We note in this Sedra That HaShem First Offered it to others , for it clearly says How HaShem Had Come To Sinai where we were Given The Holy Torah , after shining forth first from Seir , where It was first offered to Eisav , who did not accept It as The Holy Torah Forbids Killing And Also How HaShem Had Also First Gone To Mount Paran , where Ishmael and his people dwelt and they did not want to accept It due to the forbidding of Ganav Theft . This is all in the second verse of this Sedra of Vezos Haberacha . It was us Jews who stood at the foot of Sinai to receive HaShem's Torah That HaShem Gave With His Eternal Love . Moshe then continues to Bless the Tribes . Moshe Blesses Reuvein to live and not die , as a protection for them being one of the first at the forefront of battle to conquer the Holy Land under Yehoshua Joshua . Moshe Blessed Yehudah and its kings and even refers to Dovid Hamelech who was forced to flee from Shaul and so return safely And That HaShem Should Always Help Against his enemies . Moshe Blesses Levi for the Priesthood and to be Holy Torah Teachers to Israel . Moshe Blesses Binyamin and refers to him and his Tribe as HaShem's Beloved , for Binyamin never committed an Aveirah and was not part of the sin against Yosef , that the other brothers perpetrated on Yosef . Moshe refers to Binyamin as HaShem's Shechinah " Resting between his shoulders , " and this refers To HaShem's Shechinah In The Holy Temple , for the Temple would rest in Binyamin's portion . Binyamin , besides being a most holy and pure man , would also let his Father rest supporting Yaakov on his shoulders as an assist to walk and so , would Binyamin now be rewarded with having HaShem's Shechinah in the Beis Ha Mikdash , " between his ( Binyamin's Portion ) shoulders . " Moshe's Blessing to Yosef 's Tribe is in reference to Yosef's purity and modesty in keeping away from Zulaicha , the wife of Potifera and also a Blessing to Yehoshua , descended from Yosef , as a Blessing for strength over other nations , especially the ones in Canaan , that would be Yehoshua's next task to , With HaShem's Help , Conquer . Moshe Blessed Zevulun and Yissaschar together for they both worked with each other , for while the one was busy with commerce to support both , it is for the purpose that the other may have time to study and so , both would get the Kavod of each other's efforts . Moshe Blessed Gad with strength for Gad was to also be in the forefront of battle for Canaan . Moshe Blessed Dan too with strength , for Dan's portion would be near the border of Israel and so Dan would need to be strong to defend Israel's border . Moshe Blessed Naphtali with favour at the Sea , for so would be Naphtali's portion in Israel near the Sea . Moshe Blessed Asher to be pleasing to his brothers , and this was also in reference to the women of the Tribe of Asher who were blessed with spiritual beauty to be wives to Kohanim Gedolim and others who build up Israel and also that members of this Tribe would " dip his feet in oil , " in reference to the olive trees in his portion and the Anointing Oil of Sacred Avodah tasks by the Kohanim , who got their Oil from the Tribe of Asher From HaShem . Moshe then Blesses the borders of Israel and Praises HaShem . HaShem Then Calls Moshe And Tells Him That his time has come to return to HaShem . Moshe bids farewell to the Tribes and ascends the Plains of Moav To Har Nevo . HaShem Showed Moshe All The Land , The Holy Land That Is To Be Kept Holy And Pure According To HaShem And HaShem's Torah , For All Time , That HaShem Swore To Avraham And To Yitzchak And To Yaakov . The Angel of Death was not able to take Moshe's Soul And Only HaShem With A Divine Kiss Brought Moshe Back To HaShem , As The Holy Torah Says Here , " Al Pi HaShem " - " By The Mouth Of HaShem . " ( Devarim 34:5 ) . The Angels Michael , Gavriel and Zagzagael prepared Moshe And Only Then Did HaShem Take Moshe's Soul . Michael is the Angel of the Jewish people . Gavriel is the Angel of Strength that often played a role in the growing and saving of our people and the Angel that destroyed Sodom and Amorah , Admah and Zeboiim , and the Angel Zagzagael is the Angel that is known as The Angel of The Torah , that often taught Torah to Moshe and this Angel is one of the highest Angels Close To HaShem , sometimes known as the Angel Metatron , that often Spoke For HaShem , even to Avraham at the Akeidah , an Angel of pure holy fire , that our holy Sages say , may have once been Enoch , who went to Heaven early , as mentioned in The Book of Bereishis and that might have been made into an Angel . Torah tells us that Moshe was buried in the land of Moav opposite Beth - Peor and his grave is no where to be found , so that no one would try and idolize him and that other nations would not be able to put up their pagan shrines near him . The place of his burial was chosen for a reason . The sin of the generation that were enticed by Moav to sin , was a very big sin and while Moshe was alive , the negative force that came about due to this sin was kept at bay while Moshe lived . Now that Moshe passed , his place of burial in this exact spot , would still stand to keep this negative entity at bay from hurting Israel . Our Rabbonim tell us That HaShem Told Moshe that he would awaken at the End of Days , to lead the generation of the Wilderness into Israel . The Children of Israel mourned for Moshe for 30 days . Moshe passed away to the exact day he was born , to the exact hour and minute at the age of 120 . Yehoshuah found the loss of Moshe very hard And HaShem Had to Tell him To Continue With his tasks now as leader , For HaShem Told him That He too would miss Moshe as a man , for who now would pray for the forgiveness of Israel as Moshe continually did . The nation of Israel obeyed Yehoshuah and Yehoshuah , who mourned Moshe almost like a Father that Moshe was like to him and his beloved Teacher . Torah tells us that there never was and never will be another Prophet like Moshe , Whom HaShem Knew Face To Face , for Moshe had reached the 50th Gate of Wisdom and Holiness and his strength was unabated and his holiness , gained by holy deeds of obedience to HaShem . So ends the Book of Devarim and the Five Books of Moses. The Holy Torah Starts And Ends With A Giving , Where HaShem Gives us Creation , as mentioned in Bereishis And Here Ends In Devarim , With All The Giving Of HaShem To Israel In HaShem Saving Israel . So must we be , every day , to start and end our day with an action of giving for HaShem . Moshe Warranted HaShem To Take Moshe's Soul Personally , for Moshe had busied himself with Yosef's coffin , while others were collecting things from the Egyptians , just before they left Egypt . Moshe , the holiest of men , Was Saved From the Nile By HaShem and so was his name Moshe which referred to his being drawn out of the water . Here again , do we have reference to water , like I mentioned in my words before , that the Yom Tov Festival of Succos also has links to water . Moshe's holiness and beauty of spirit is unmatched by any other human being . His love for HaShem and his people is like no other . His total selflessness is like no one else ever was . Even at the time of his passing , his only main and beloved concern , was for HaShem and his people Israel . No man was ever like him and never will be . He lived his whole existence for HaShem and his people . He was born totally pure and circumcised and already spoke to HaShem when he was 3 months old . He never acted like a prince in Egypt , even though he could have , seeing that he was brought up by the daughter of Pharaoh , who became known as Batya ( which means daughter of HaShem ) , for she converted to Judaism . Yet Avigdor Moshe as a baby would not suckle from anyone but his own Mother Yochaved and followed closely the teachings of his own Father Amram . Moshe never acted as a prince of Egypt , but went out to his own brothers in the brick pits and saved even those of his own who were against him . Moshe never strayed from HaShem and never would let a single sheep get lost , but cared always for each and every sheep under his care , ( as he did for every Jew ) , when he worked for Yisro who became his Father-In-Law , for we learn that once a sheep went astray and travelled far away from the flock . Moshe would not go away and just leave it and so he travelled far to reach it and when he did , he said , 'Come my little one , stray not from the others , be not alone ' and Moshe lifted it up and carried it gently and compassionately upon his shoulders , taking the burden upon himself . Said HaShem Who Saw This sight , " Such a gentle holy man should look after My Flock The Jewish People , for he would not even let one of them go astray and would carry them ever so gently back to Me . " Moshe's pleadings to enter the Holy Land in Parashas Va'eschanan show that within the Gematriah of this word , Moshe pleaded 515 times to enter the Holy Land . This 515 times covers each and every Jew till the year 6093 , the year of The End of Days , when Mashiach is due . We get this from the date of Moshe's passing in Adar 2488 , to which we add 515 times the amount of 7 year Sabbatical years which comes to 3605 years to which we add the number 2488 , the year of Moshe's passing and we get the year 6093 , the final year of Mashiach . Thus Moshe prayed for us till the End of Days . Even though we angered him and were partly responsible for the happening at the rock , Moshe never held any anger towards us but still cared only for HaShem and us , before he passed on . We owe Moshe so much and we did not even pray to HaShem Not To Take him , yet Moshe constantly prayed for us to be forgiven . So I will end my Parsha post , asking all of us to do as Moshe did for us constantly , to pray for his Neshoma and ask That HaShem Continually Bless him And Watch Over him And Shower him Constantly And forever With Brochas And Sweet Love Always . For The Sake Of HaShem and Moshe , let us all make this year a year to come closer to HaShem And His Torah and to go out of our way to Keep All The Commandments And Mitzvos Of HaShem and to live For HaShem As HaShem Wants us To Live . Let us all make this a year that all will drop false wrong beliefs and that we will all study Torah And Follow Only HaShem's Torah And HaShem's Laws . We owe this To HaShem In HaShem's Creation , For It Is Because Of HaShem That All Of Creation Lives And Breathes And Exists . Let us all from now on , this Year , do it All HaShem's Way and make this World , A Place For HaShem To Dwell Among us In HaShem's Love . Wishing Most Beloved HaShem With Pure And Total Eternal And Forever Love , A Beautiful Sweet Shabbos Kodesh With Pure And Eternal Love And A Holy Sweet Beautiful Yom Tov Chag Succot Sameach With Pure And Sweet Love and to all of my fellow Jews , a Beautiful and Sweet Shabbos Kodesh and Holy Yom Tov Chag Succot Sameach with love and to all of Creation , Shabbos Peace . May Olam Habah Come Soon In our days With Beloved HaShem Ha Kadosh Baruch Hu HaShem The Holy One Blessed Be He .