בס''ד
Despite the profundity and depth that in truth lies within the design and construction of the Mishkon, for some it may not be considered the most riveting of reads. Nevertheless one can understand the necessity of its inclusion in the Torah, for us to be aware of the manner in which this most spiritual of edifices was assembled and the exact nature of its structure. More difficult to understand however is the need for the Torah in this week’s Parsha when implementing the formation of the Mishkon to repeat all this information previously mentioned.
The
Torah is incredibly precise when divulging the measurements of the Mishkon and
the vessels within. We are left in no
doubt as to how exactly each of the items should look. Yet to know how something should be and to be
able to make it exactly as requested are two very different things. In fact the Gemoro in Brochos concludes that
they were not required to ensure the vessels were exactly as described, but
rather they should endeavour to the best of their ability to make it faithful
to the Torah’s instructions and that would be enough. This, explains the Brisker Rov zt’l, is why
it was essential for the Torah to repeat the details, to let us know that regardless
of there being no absolute requirement to construct them as detailed, they were
ultimately produced precisely as directed.
This was of course tremendous praise for those who had gone beyond what
was strictly demanded to instead strive for perfection in their service of
Hashem.
Even
for those of us who sincerely endeavour to fulfil all that we are required to
do by the dictates of the Torah, we may in some way still be lacking in what we
could be achieving. This is because we
may live our lives in a ‘good enough’ way of thinking. To be perfect is the domain of One and One
only, Hashem. But we can certainly do
all that is in our power to make our actions more than merely acceptable. When we give charity we can try to do so with
our whole heart, when we daven we can try to truly connect with our G-d and
when we are kind to others we can try to ensure that this is indeed a giving
that has maximum benefit to another with minimum benefit to ourselves. There are always ways that we can find to
make our positive actions one little step closer to perfection, so lets
remember to seek them out in all that we do.
*May the perfection of Shabbos
encourage the perfection in us*
לעילוי נשמת לאה בת אברהם
לרפואה שלימה: שרה יעל בת
ברכה אסתר
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