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Daily Chizuk #1321
Weekly Parasha
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Parashat Vayakhel: These Mirrors
The pasuk tells us in this week's parashah Vayakhel that the כיור, the washing basin in the Mishkan, was made up of the copper mirrors that were donated by the women. Rashi explains, these mirrors were used by the women to adorn themselves in Mitzrayim during the harsh slavery.
At first Moshe Rabbenu refused to accept them, saying that such vanity had no place in the holy Mishkan. However, Hashem told him to accept them and then added, אלו חביבין עלי מן הכל - These mirrors are more beloved to Me than anything else in the entire Mishkan.
That means they were more beloved than the עצי שיטים עומדים, which symbolized the angels who stood in heaven. They were more beloved than the golden Menorah, which represented Torah SheBaal Peh. And they were even more precious than the Aron HaKodesh, which housed the Shnei Luchot HaBrit.
A deed done for the sake of Hashem, even with the most mundane vessels, can become so elevated and bring about so much kedusha for tens of thousands of people, for generations upon generations. We are not able to see the effects of our deeds, but we can rest assured that every amount of sacrifice we put into our avodat Hashem is noticed and will be rewarded. The more self-sacrifice, the greater the deed becomes and the more kedusha it brings about.
Shabbat Shalom!
The pasuk tells us in this week's parashah Vayakhel that the כיור, the washing basin in the Mishkan, was made up of the copper mirrors that were donated by the women. Rashi explains, these mirrors were used by the women to adorn themselves in Mitzrayim during the harsh slavery.
At first Moshe Rabbenu refused to accept them, saying that such vanity had no place in the holy Mishkan. However, Hashem told him to accept them and then added, אלו חביבין עלי מן הכל - These mirrors are more beloved to Me than anything else in the entire Mishkan.
That means they were more beloved than the עצי שיטים עומדים, which symbolized the angels who stood in heaven. They were more beloved than the golden Menorah, which represented Torah SheBaal Peh. And they were even more precious than the Aron HaKodesh, which housed the Shnei Luchot HaBrit.
A deed done for the sake of Hashem, even with the most mundane vessels, can become so elevated and bring about so much kedusha for tens of thousands of people, for generations upon generations. We are not able to see the effects of our deeds, but we can rest assured that every amount of sacrifice we put into our avodat Hashem is noticed and will be rewarded. The more self-sacrifice, the greater the deed becomes and the more kedusha it brings about.
Shabbat Shalom!
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