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Moshe was the only one to ascend to Heaven in his lifetime. That is the 12 bamidbar
place of undiluted truth, where nothing is hidden. Even the Satan himself
taught Moshe the secrets of the ketoret in halting an epidemic.
Just as a person exerts himself to understand the mitzvot of the Torah, so
too, is he enjoined to attempt to understand the chukim, to the best of his
ability. This is alluded to in the similarity between the words Chukat and
Bechukotai. The injunction to “toil in Torah,” indicated by the word
Bechukotai, applies also to the chukim, which we cannot fully understand.

“Hashem spoke to Moshe and to Aharon,
saying: This is the decree of the Torah, which
Hashem has commanded, saying: Speak to the
Children of Israel, and they shall take to you a
completely red cow, which is without blemish, The Satan injects coolness into the hearts of man regarding the observance
and upon which a yoke has not come” of chukim. He claims that they are incomprehensible to us; why try to

(Bamidbar 19:1-2) 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