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Avraham Avinu hurried to fulfill Hashem’s command to sacrifice his son.  vaikra  3                                                                                                                              #                                                               26347-EYAL-6BOOKS - 26347-Vaikra-EYAL | 3 - A | 18-08-19 | 15:24:53 | SR:-- | Black   26347-EYAL-6BOOKS - 2
 When Hashem observed his immense joy in fulfilling His will, He ordered
 a ram to be brought as an olah-offering instead of Yitzchak. It states, “And
 the two of them went together.” This implies that Yitzchak was just as
 willing and joyful to fulfill Hashem’s command as his father.
 The word  is comprised of the word  (command) and the letters
 , which have the same numerical value as  – man. This signifies
 that the purpose of the creation of man is to perform mitzvot swiftly and
 with joy.
 By overcoming one’s passions in order to fulfill Hashem’s bidding, one
 is in essence sacrificing a korban olah for Hashem. The greater the
 difficulty, the more worthy is his sacrifice. Those who endeavor to
 succeed amidst adversity will realize that “a person who comes to purify
 himself receives Divine assistance.”












 “Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying: Command
 Aharon and his sons, saying: This is the law of
 the olah-offering: It is the olah-offering [that

 stays] on the flame, on the Mizbeach, all night
 until the morning, and the fire of the Mizbeach
 shallbekeptaflameonit”
 (Vayikra 6:1-2)
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