To
My Dear Students,
The
Torah devotes a total of 34 verses to describe
the Creation of the universe, but 600 verses to
describe the Tabernacle, the first Jewish House
of Worship, created in the Sinai Wilderness after
the Exodus from Egypt. The Creation is allowed
one chapter of Genesis, while the building of
the Tabernacle spreads over five Torah Portions.
The
Torah is teaching us something very important:
It is easy for the infinite Creator to make a
home for man, but it is difficult for man to make
a home for G-d.
A
student asked his Rabbi: "Where is
G-d?" The Rabbi answered: "Wherever
we let Him in."
How
do we let G-d into our lives? How do we
accomplish the difficult task of making a home
for G-d? By knowing
that it is not what we have
but who we are that matters most;
that we are here to contribute
and give more than to benefit
and receive;
that in addition to making
a living with money we must make a
life with spirit;
that obligations and responsibilities
are greater than rights
and privileges;
that G-d, not we, is the measure
of all things;
that this is G-d's world, not
ours; that He is the Creator and we
are the creation.
It
is our lifelong task to make room for G-d in our
lives, to invite Him in, to make a home for Him
in our thoughts and our deeds, in our hearts and
our souls.
Shabbat
Shalom,
Your
Rabbi
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