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Naso - The Gift is your actions


Naso - The Gift is your actions
This week's Torah portion/Parsha enlightens us about the offerings that each of the Princes of the 12 tribes offered on the 12 days of the Inauguration of the Tabernacle in the wilderness.   A very obvious question arises here- Why is each of their offerings repeated since they are identical?  The Torah could have just revealed that each of these twelve princes on the twelve days offered the following offering, and be done with it! Why the need to repeat it in detail then, and repeat it again????

The Torah purposefully repeats each of the Princes’ offerings/gifts to teach us a very fundamental lesson – that 12 different men may offer the exact same gift, and each gift carries its very own weight and uniqueness!  We need to 'judge' the giver uniquely, and accordingly, and judge the gift according to the giver; each is individualistic, and differs from another!  The real joy and spiritual aspect should be then based on ‘the person’ giving the gift, not the gift itself, and that is the real determining value!  Each has a unique significance and difference.

What the Torah teaches us here is that each thought with their hearts, and intertwined with their souls and spirits, each gift was absolutely unique and had beauty.

We each have a special, unique, blessed, original, personal gift – Our own being and our own relationship with one another, our own defined higher power........., and the light we shine upon others and that has shined upon us! 

Torah and it's stories and history is indeed a way of life and lessons to be applied; it is the light that defines purpose.  The offering/giving of material gifts should not be over-looked and very appreciated, but the true essence of our very own lives is that the world surrounding us is like that of a bright lamp (most of the time, with a hiccup here and there, and we shall never overlook that) or some can say, the Sun, that truly shines upon our path!   Allow and appreciate each daily and unique gift – It’s LIFE!

 Pick up the phone, call, text, whatsapp, facetime, zoom...........someBODY and share a smile and it'll be a gift to you both!  💕

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