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Daily Chizuk #0382
Weekly Parasha
Lift Them Up: The Lesson of the Half-Shekel
Parashat Ki Tisa: Lift Them Up
In this week’s parasha, Ki Tisa, Hashem told Moshe to count the Jewish People by each person giving half a shekel because it was forbidden to count them directly. The words Hashem used for the counting were "כי תשא את ראש – which literally means when you lift up their heads." Why was that the expression used? As well, why is it forbidden to count the people? Rabbi Zamir Cohen explained, in this parasha Hashem wants to teach us a message for all generations, namely that a person has to understand how much power Hashem gave him. A person has to know his value and how much he could accomplish, and through that he’ll become successful.
We have so much potential, we can reach very high levels. Everyone has a piece of Hashem inside of him that is infinite. If we can tap into it and understand how much potential He gave us, we’ll soar to the greatest heights.
Shabbat Shalom!
In this week’s parasha, Ki Tisa, Hashem told Moshe to count the Jewish People by each person giving half a shekel because it was forbidden to count them directly. The words Hashem used for the counting were "כי תשא את ראש – which literally means when you lift up their heads." Why was that the expression used? As well, why is it forbidden to count the people? Rabbi Zamir Cohen explained, in this parasha Hashem wants to teach us a message for all generations, namely that a person has to understand how much power Hashem gave him. A person has to know his value and how much he could accomplish, and through that he’ll become successful.
We have so much potential, we can reach very high levels. Everyone has a piece of Hashem inside of him that is infinite. If we can tap into it and understand how much potential He gave us, we’ll soar to the greatest heights.
Shabbat Shalom!
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