Midreshet Tehillah Alumnae Newsletter
Summer 2014 - Page 3
I wanted to
share
a few words of Torah with you that
will help put some perspective
on the time we merited to spend
together in Jerusalem. When Bnei
Yisrael were asked if they wanted
the Torah they accepted saying,
“We will do it and we will learn
about it—naaseh and nishma.” Each
person received two crowns for
this declaration. But these were not
crowns of gold; they were crowns
of light that illuminated the world
around each individual. These
crowns anticipated the crowns we
will wear in the next world when
we will dance around Hashem with
a crown on our heads and point to
G-d in great joy from the beauty of
His presence.
The Rambam explains that
just as a physical light is needed
to enable a person to see physical
things, a spiritual light is needed
to see spiritual things. Each time a
person does a mitzvah he creates
this spiritual light and it is that
light that will crown us in the next
world, enabling us to see Hashem
in joy. We received two crowns
when we said naaseh v’nishma
because there are two kinds of
spiritual light.
“We will do” gave Bnei Yisrael a
light through which they could see
G-d in the physical world around
them. “We will learn” gave them
a light by which to see the deepsouled nature of every Jew.
When we learned together
at Midreshet Tehillah we tried
to develop these crowns of light
for ourselves, to gain spiritual
sensitivities to see G-d’s presence
in our lives and to appreciate the
depth of the people around us. I
hope that this joy remains with
you, enhancing both the spiritual
depth of your world and the quality
of your relationships with others.
Remember- each time you learn
Torah or put your heart into doing
a mitzvah, you brighten your crown
of light adding so much spiritual
insight to your lives. Keep in touch
with us until we merit to learn
together once again.
All the best,
Rabbi Brussel
[email protected]
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