Subject: In Memory of Baruch Yitzchak ben Yirmiyahu (Barry Pessin) VaYakhel-Pekudei 5781
From: Heath Berkin <heath.berkin@gmail.com>
Date: 3/12/2021, 8:45 AM
To: Heath Berkin <heath.berkin@gmail.com>
BCC: menachem@alonsystems.com

In this week's Parsha we read about the construction of the Tabernacle, which would serve as the conduit for which Hashem would rest the Divine Presence within the Jewish People. The main architects in the building of the Tabernacle were Betzalel and Eheliav. Beztalel was from the tribe of Yehuda and Eheliav was from the tribe of Dan. Our Sages comment that Yehuda was considered the leader of the Tribes as the line of Royalty would descend from him whereas Dan was considered to be (one of) the "lowlier" Tribes. Hashem wanted to show us that  in order for the Divine Presence to rest upon the Nation it would need the input of everyone the greatest and the "lowliest". Everyone has their place in life and even in a spiritual sense everyone has their place no two people are created equal we all have our differences. But we are all equal in the sense that everyone is necessary in order to reveal the Divine Presence in the world. A person should never think "who am I" or "what can I do" as our Sages have told us a person should have the attitude that "the entire world was created for me" not in the sense that we should become self-centered but in the sense we should all understand our unique importance.

May G-d send a speedy recovery to all of our brothers and sisters in need!

Shabbat Shalom,

HeathÂ