This week’s parasha is called Behar Sinai, on Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
Why was the Torah received on the lowest mountain? And why did Moses have the merit of receiving the Torah? The Torah itself asserts that Moses was the most humble man on earth, which is why Moses had the merit of receiving the ten commandments. The lowest mountain represents humility, but on the other hand it represents high self-esteem, strength and resilience.
Humility allows us to receive God’s blessing, human and spiritual values, and the Ten Commandments. When we become selfish, arrogant and unjust, we lose the ability to see the light and distinguish between good and evil. We lose the ability to be positive. This ability to positively see everything that happens is possible only when we have enough humility and accept that there is a God who directs the universe.
The stories teach us that every 70-80 years there is a change in cycles and therefore changes in the dynamics of humanity. We are in the midst of those cycle changes, in the middle of the storm, and there are many leaks, but little by little we realize who our true friends are and who are our enemies.
Every morning, we recite a series of morning blessings. The first blessing says: we thank God for giving the roosters wisdom to distinguish between day and night.
The wise wonder why we begin with this blessing and what does it have to do with us, human beings? The answer is that the rooster can see, in the darkness of the night, the first light that announces dawn.
We too, like the rooster, must have a positive vision every morning, despite the difficulties, and have faith and certainty that God accompanies us at all times and that the light will soon illuminate our lives.
On Saturday night and Sunday, it is the commemoration of the author of the Book Zohar, which is the basis of the Kabala. The book that accompanies the Jewish people through all difficulties, injecting us with understanding for our mission in the world and hope to encounter the light of the divinity in this world!
It is advisable to light a candle on SATURDAY NIGHT in honor of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and read a chapter of the Zohar.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Refael Cohen