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Moshe Rabbeinu, the transmitter of the Torah, passed away on the seventh
of Adar. Each of us has the potential to reach heights in Torah knowledge
and reveal new Torah insights. Let us actualize this potential to the fullest,
so that we do not arrive on High after 120 years in shame over not having
fulfilled our purpose.

A king married off his beloved daughter on condition that the new couple
build a room nearby for him to use when he visited. Likewise, Hashem
granted Am Yisrael His beloved Torah on one condition: that He can
reside with us. This is possible when we observe the Torah and its
mitzvot.

Moshe Rabbeinu found it difficult to understand how to fashion the
Menorah. Nevertheless, he tried his best to comprehend this and as a
reward for his efforts, Hashem miraculously made a perfect Menorah
emerge from the fire. Yitro sought the Torah way of life and was granted
success. This teaches us that if we apply ourselves to Torah study, we will
be given siyata di’Shemaya to understand what we learn.
The Ben Ish Chai compares the Shemoneh Esrei to the Menorah. If we
focus solely on Hashem, with His assistance, we will be able to connect
to Him in prayer.

The Aron, which contained the luchot, was made of a layer of wood
sandwiched between two layers of gold. This is a message to man, whose
limbs and organs correspond to the mitzvot. We must eschew externalities,
for, after he dies, man is left with nothing but his spiritual earnings. On
the day of Moshe Rabbeinu’s yahrtzeit, which is also the hilula of Rabbi
Meir Pinto, zy”a, we should fortify ourselves with Torah study. Each of

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