This Shabbos is Shabbos Chol Ha Moed Succos , so we read in The Holy Torah about Succos in The Torah Portion and in a few days is Simchas Torah , when we read the last portion of The Holy Torah called Parashas Vezos Haberachah , completing the Sedras And Torah 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 Is So Special . Seeing as we also gave our Succos Yom Tov for the sake of not only ourselves , but to also pray for the other nations , So HaShem Also 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 , for we have just spent the last few weeks with Yomim Tovim Closer To HaShem , and now that we are finishing the last Festival for a while in the Hebrew Calendar , that being Succos , HaShem Wants us Jews To Stay With HaShem a little longer , and this is one of the reasons Why HaShem Gave us Shemini Atzeres , The Holy Eighth Day Feast , As Though HaShem Is Saying To The Jewish People , " Please Stay With Me one more day , " and this one more day Is HaShem's Separate Festival , not part of Succot , and is called Shemini Atzeret . 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 Follows HaShem Only And As One and Who Follows HaShem Faithfully . This idea is very representative of Mashiach , where after the number 7 for the Seven Days of Succos ( where the Gematriah of the word ' Mashiach ' comes to 7 ) , 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 HaShem's Brochas 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 the Lulav and the Esrog , that we Jews 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 HaShem's 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 Jews 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 Honour of Aharon Ha Kohein and the High Priest is reminiscent of Yom Kippur and the Day of Atonement , very much like Shemini Atzeres , on which also , a single bull was mentioned as a Chatas and so Shemini Atzeres and Yom Kippur are linked , and we as The Chosen people Of HaShem to spread HaShem's Oneness , spend this Festival of Shemini Atzeres In Closeness With HaShem . During this time , as I mentioned , we finish reading Devarim , The Last Book of HaShem's Holy Torah , and start HaShem's Holy 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 the two are one . We also note that Moshe , when introducing The Holy Torah in Devarim 4:44 , that Moshe 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 Brochas Blessings . We know How HaShem Offered The Holy Torah to other nations and how they turned HaShem down and how we Jews accepted It , saying " Na'aseh Ve Nishma , " - " We will do and we will listen , " - accepting It to do It , before knowing what It included , and thus showing Trust In HaShem And Obedience To HaShem's Will , unlike the other nations who first wanted to know what was in It before they accept It , and this is one of the things That HaShem Loves us Jews for and Keeps us in His Special Place Close To Him , for we Jews accepted It first and said we would follow and do The Laws That Are In HaShem's Torah , before we were shown It . 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 , which Eisav is known for , 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 Holy 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 , 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 his Father Yaakov on his shoulders as an assist to walk and so , would Binyamin , Now Be Rewarded By HaShem , 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 and complimented 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 Torah , 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 Asher's 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 Moshe 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 To Give To Us Jews . 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 Malachim Angels Michael , Gavriel and Zagzagael prepared Moshe And Only Then Did HaShem Take Moshe's Soul . Michael is the Malach Angel of the Jewish people . Gavriel is the Malach Angel of Strength that often played a role With HaShem's Help , in the growing and saving of our Jewish people and the Malach Angel that destroyed Sodom and Amorah , Admah and Zeboiim , and the Malach Angel Zagzagael is the Malach Angel that is known as The Malach Angel Of The Torah , that often taught Torah to Moshe and this Malach 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 , A Malach 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 a Malach an Angel . HaShem's Holy 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 , Chas Ve Shalom , 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 Yehoshuah To Continue With his tasks now as leader , For HaShem Told Yehoshuah 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 . HaShem's 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 From HaShem Through Holy Moshe 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 . Moshe's Love For HaShem and Moshe's love for 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 . Moshe lived his whole existence For HaShem and his Jewish 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 would never 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 reach it , 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 From Creation , the year of The End of Days , when Mashiach is due . We get this from the date of Moshe's passing in Adar 2488 From Creation , 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 Moshe And Watch Over Moshe And Shower Moshe 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 HaShem's Holy 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 year , a year that all people will drop false wrong beliefs and that we will all study HaShem's Holy Torah And Follow Only HaShem's Holy Torah And Only HaShem's Holy 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 , from this Year onwards , Do All And Everything HaShem's Way , and help to make this World , A Place For HaShem To Dwell Among us In HaShem's Love . Thank you beloved Moshe Rabbeinu for all you were and are and For All That you Did For HaShem and for us , our Jewish People . May HaShem Eternally Bless your ever beloved Holy Neshomele . Thank You Ever Most Beloved HaShem For You And For The Creation You Created For us all . Thank You Ever Most Beloved HaShem HaKadosh Baruch Hu HaShem The Holy One Blessed Be He . Wishing Forever Eternally Most Beloved HaShem With Pure And Total Eternal And Forever Love , A Beautiful Sweet Shabbos Kodesh With Pure And Forever 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 .