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Parshat Beha’aloscha/ l,ukgvc ,arp(36th Parsha of the Torah ) By Rabbi Avraham David – great grandson of the Strettyner Rebbe Numerical Interpretation of Torah with aid of Gematria. Bible Code. Questions/Comments 908-907-0953. online at www.codeoftheheart.com©2007 Dvar Torah 5767 “Study Gematria and Sharpen Your Mind” The Light of The Menorah In this week’s Parsha, we learn about the Divine Signs that Hashem provided for the Children of Israel as they traveled through the desert on the way to the Promised Land. The journey was supposed to take a few weeks, but it turned out to be a forty year sojourn after the sin of the lack of water, lack of food, lack of luxuries, idol worship, plague and so on . As such, we faced periods of darkness in the scorching desert of Sinai. Was there hope in such dire circumstances? As noted in the beginning of the light the function of the lamp. The the face of the Menorah” (8:2) – the last letters of this phrase when rearranged spells the term, our G-d lights our path , and even though the road may at times be rocky, it is made smooth by the beacon of hope as symbolized by the light of the In fact, we see another allusion to the says , ‘ Hashem..” Meraglim marked by complaints, pitfalls, wars, rebellion,Parsha, G-d gave the commandment toMenorah. With aid of the Sofei Tevos Skip Code, we see an allusion to theTorah says to kindle the lamps, vrubnv hbp kun kt , “towardvkhk, lailah, meaning night. Hence , from the beginning of the Parsha we see thatMenorah.Menorah in the middle of the Parsha when itv ibgu : vjubn ovk ru,k, “to search out for them a resting place. The cloud of1 If we take the last letters and rearrange them it spells vrbnv, Ha’menorah’the Chatzeiros, and they encamped in the Wilderness of Paran” (12:16). If we take the last letters in reverse order it spells the term, though in our darkness of the unknown, Hashem lights the way with the light of the As noted above, the Children of Israel were busy traveling in the desert, the Ark led the way for them. In fact, it led them by a distance of three days. In this a sudden break, with inverted letter Menorah. At the very end of the Parsha, it says irtp rcsnc ubjhu ,urmjn. “from,urb , Neiros, meaning lamps, candles. EvenParsha we witness grumblings and complaints by those who fear theMenorah.Parsha, we haveb (nuns), where the Torah says irtv gxbc hvhu“ the between the lines, we see another dimension. The and if we take the acronym of the encircled letters, rearranged, it spells the term Vayehi Binsoaha’ Aron… When the Ark traveled.”2 According to the surface reading ofpasuk, Moshe is praying to Hashem to disperse the enemies of the Torah. If we readTorah says,van rnthu irtv gxbc hvhu,rgb,Na’ar that we learn about in this shout for Hashem with the same enthusiasm as ( stadiums and concerts. Another meaning of the term , which may mean a few things. According to Rabbi Avigdor Miller, the trumpetsParsha teach us that we must always shout for Hashem. Let’sl’havidl) the nations of the world shout inrgb, Na’ar is a youth. The Torah1 Numbers 10:33-342 Numbers 10: 35says , van rnthu irtv gxbc hvhu, - if we include the next encircled letter, it spells vrgb,Naarah of the world. Young men seek young maidens. For some, it’s an all day affair or a even lifetime affair. It occupies them all the time. In my opinion, we find the words youth and maiden encoded in this must make our The should be engaged in it day and night.” During our journeys in the desert of Sinai and beyond, the Children of Israel were privileged to learn the His most trusted servant, Moshe can only read, or read between the lines, about our glorious past. The was unique as Hashem said that He spoke to Moshe “face to face.” Moshe’s prophecies were directly from Hashem, very clear and powerful. However, for the rest of the prophets, it was in the form of a dream or perhaps a riddle. What about us, in our days of so-called advanced technology but spiritual abyss? How do we obtain prophecy from Hashem? We have not lost the desire to know the future or the Word of Hashem like our ancestors did, so where do we find it?. If we read between the lines, we have a hint. The , maiden. Before we make the interpretation, let’s look at the waypasuk to teach us that we, the Children of Israel,Torah as dear and desirable to us as young men seek young maidens.Torah says, vkhku onuh uc ,hdvu, V’ehigasah Bo Yomum Valailah, “youTorah of Hashem fromRabbeinu. However, today, weTorah of MosheTorah speak with him.” (12:6) The encircled letters, rearranged, spells the term says, uc rcst oukjc gsu,t, “make Myself known to him; in a dream shall Iourg certain individuals in dreams with subtle messages. I will give you a personal example. A few years ago I had a dream that someone came and told me that my aunt was not happy living in New Jersey. I knew factually that she was very old and actually in a coma. The next day, my cousin told me that she died. Hence, I saw that I was privileged to obtain a “prophecy” in a subtle manner. May we all merit to obtain prophecies in our dreams and may the interpretation be in line with our teachings from the uplifted and enthusiastic like Aharon was when he lit the lamps of the A refuah shlaima to my father Yakov Zev Ben Malka Blima, who is recovering from stroke at Vanderbilt Nursing Home, SI, NY , Arum, meaning subtle. This means that Hashem grants the right of prophecy toTorah so that we too can beMenorah.Shabbat Shalom okua ,ca |
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