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The Weekly Message

February 24, 2024

Parshas Tetzaveh

“And you shall command the children of Israel …”

     Parshas Tetzaveh is the only Parsha in the entire Torah from the birth of Moshe Rabbeinu to not mention Moshe by name. 

     Rav Gedaliah Schorr zt”l suggests that the omission of Moshe’s name is not a negative consequence at all, rather the lack of a name implies a higher level of chibah (love) between Hashem and Moshe Rabbeinu.

     He cites Chazal as saying that the Parsha begins with a ‘vav’ – ‘v’atah tetzaveh’ – the vav is a letter of connection, which in this context implies that Hashem was saying to Moshe, “you and I are together”.  

     He further states that a name gives someone an identity separate from Hashem, but that Moshe reached such a high level of self-nullification that there was no separation between him and the Almighty.
    Definitely a notion for us to strive for!

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