It is all about the heart!

This past Shabbat we read the words in Sh'mot 27:20:

כ וְאַתָּה תְּצַוֶּה אֶת-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית--לַמָּאוֹר: לְהַעֲלֹת נֵר, תָּמִיד.
20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

The words תצוה (Tezaveh) usually translated as commandments, but what does it really mean? Well, actually it comes from the word צו (Tzav) which translated as a "official order" which usually related to an army activities such as drafts. G-d is drafting people to his army in this Torah portion, but listen to how Hashem's tone changes few verses later:


ג וְאַתָּה, תְּדַבֵּר אֶל-כָּל-חַכְמֵי-לֵב, אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּאתִיו, רוּחַ חָכְמָה; וְעָשׂוּ אֶת-בִּגְדֵי אַהֲרֹן, לְקַדְּשׁוֹ--לְכַהֲנוֹ-לִי.
3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister unto Me in the priest's office.

G-d is now telling Moshe not to command but rather to speak דבר (Daber) is the Hebrew wordin text. Do you realize that the 10 Commandments are actually called in Hebrew the 10 "words" and not the 10 commandments?

You might wonder, what is the significance, isn't words from Hashem and Commandments from Hashem are the same? Lets look more carefully at the text above:

The Hebrew term חכמי לב represent those who are wise to receive G-d's Lordship as a choice over their lives! They had a soft heart to receive Adonai's blessings, as a result of that, Hashem has filled them with רוח חכמה which is really the Holy spirit!!!

There are two last points to be made:

1. We learn something significant from this Torah portion, we all want to be filled with the Rauch Hakodesh, and have the Rauch Hakodesh in our being, but it is impossible to have the Rauch Hakodesh without making a choice to be חכם לב "wise in our hearts" to put G-d first in everything!


2. The Torah clearly states that:

ב וְעָשִׂיתָ בִגְדֵי-קֹדֶשׁ, לְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ, לְכָבוֹד, וּלְתִפְאָרֶת.
2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for splendour and for beauty.

Who really benefited from the clothing of Aaron clothing? Was it Aaron? Was it G-d?

Not hardly, it was the skilled craftsman who sanctified Aaron through the Rauch Hakodesh from their work! It teaches us an important concept, we are to share the Rauch Hakodesh, and its gifting with others around us, it is not to be kept for ourselves.

Ask yourself the question today, do you share the gifts of the Rauch with others? or do you keep them for yourself. May we share the gifting with those who have the Rauch, and those who don't.

Shavuah Tov V'chag Sameach