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Portion of Vayakhel Pekuday Parah - Celebrate in Shul that We are ALL ONE!

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Portion of Vayakhel Pekuday Parah - Celebrate in Shul that We are ALL ONE!

(Torah thought the week before Israel Elections and for Shabbat Across America-

despite all the accusations directed from one political party to another!)

Why am I giving Kiddush in the Breslov Shul - Elad tomorrow?

The end of the Second Book of the Five Books of Moses depicts a "celebration" -

one by the Almighty - but seeingly NOT one by Am Yisroel - the People of Israel!

Moshe our Teacher finally puts up the Tabernacle in the Desert - but while

it does describe the Almighty showing us Divine Presence in the new Tabernacle -

the pillar of fire at night and the pillar of smoke in daylight -

it does NOT describe a celebration by the People of Israel!

But how could they not Celebrate?

For an answer think the WAY the Torah teaches us to THINK and APPRECIATE-

the Rules of the Almighty - think in terms of the WHOLE TORAH!

Starting with Book Number One!

Would the Almighty visit Abraham if his tent were not open to all?

Would G-d save Isaac if his tent, even in the midst of the Phillistines, was not holy ?

Would the L-rd warn Laban against attacking Jacob if Jacob's camp - the Israel family-

was not doing the will of the Almighty?

Of course not!

SO HERE IS THE TENT OF THE SPIRIT OF G-D and ISRAEL-

it MUST be full of JOY and Holiness!

So THINK like the TORAH - the page number is not important-

and the WHOLE THIRD BOOK (we start to read NEXT week) is the connection between the second and the fourth!

See ALL the 5 books as One - and the PURPOSE of the Almighty-

see the 12 tribes as One - with a message for the world-

see Israel and the Torah and the Almighty as ONE -

a Force to bring Holiness into Reality!

So from THIS portion we go to the Fourth Book - Portion of Naso

which describes the days of "setting up the Tabernacle"- Actuallythere WAS a party –

12 days the Presidents of the Tribes brought offerings to the Tabernacle –

including "Zivchay Shelamim" – a type of sacrifices that were to be eaten!

So it seems there WAS a great party for all the Israelites – a 12 day celebration

(and then preparation for (Passover!) holiday)!

G-d celebrates BECAUSE we celebraete faithfully -

(and in Breslav Elad tomorrow I celebrate the Bar Mitzva Portion

of both my brother and my son - may they live long and healthy and add to our JOY!)

Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz