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The Satan injects coolness into the hearts of man regarding the observance 12 bamidbar
of chukim. He claims that they are incomprehensible to us; why try to
understand them at all? Likewise, he plants these thoughts in the hearts of
the nations of the world. It is all in order to prevent us from serving
Hashem as we should.

The parashah of chukim begins with the mitzvah of parah adumah,the
quintessential chok. This is the mitzvah which threatens the Satan’s
existence. Purification detaches him from his source of nourishment,
which is defilement. He therefore attempts to maintain impurity among the
nation.
Moshe Rabbeinu was the only one who ever understood the reason behind
the mitzvah of parah adumah. Even Shlomo Hamelech, wisest of all men,
did not comprehend the reasoning behind this mitzvah. This is because