"Parasha tetzave"
"You shall also command the children of Israel to bring pure, pressed olive oil to light the lamp continually" (Shemot - Exodus 27:20)
The name of this Parasha is "Tetzave" from the book of Shemot - Exodus 27,20 - 30,10)
The power of self-nullification or cancellation that must awaken in each of us so that we can be able to enlighten ourselves "Lighting the Menorah", אור המנורה- האור הגנוז (Or HaMenorah - Or Haganuz)
The Eternal One commanded Moshe...
"You shall also command the children of Israel to bring pure, pressed olive oil to light the lamp continually" (Shemot - Exodus 27:20)
"Tetzave" (you will command or order) shares the same root as "Tzevet" (to unite). The Creator told Moses that he was to connect—unite the people of Israel, thus making the light shine throughout the world.
Moses made a great commitment, promised that he would carry it out, and took upon himself a "great project" to raise or elevate "the heads" of Israel.
Moses received slaves and raised them to the level of royalty, like a true leader who helps his disciples raise their heads and not sink.
Moshe did not want to see a people of "little ones" but on the contrary, he wanted to elevate each one.
Moses is a humble leader who leads the crowd, a crowd in which he also rested. It is not just "the intelligent leader" who has a perfect community of Torah students, but, more than anything, a community that has a great desire, with a deep love and a leader who wants to help them elevate spiritually.
Although everyone has their own personal interests, everyone has their own fire to light! They just need to be confident and know how important they are to Hashem (Emuna), and how much they can benefit themselves and the entire world.
Every Jew has a hidden part, a part of the blessed Creator, that the more you tap into it and use it, the more that Light rises and illuminates the soul!
"The crushing and beating" (as it is written... 'bring pure, pressed olive oil, to light the lamp...') causes the physical exterior of the person to ultimately be used to be light, this is the purpose.
And to achieve full association, we need total annulment, and for this we require inner cleanliness and purity.
What separates us from that light are our sins. Selfish thoughts are at the root of sin. However, in this parashah, along with Moshe Rabbeinu, we have the opportunity to learn how to nullify ourselves before the Creator.
Don't wait for the crushing to come from outside, but rather initiate an awakening and an internal effort to change our nature from self-acceptance to influence and surrender.
(Dedicated to the healing of all the sick in Am Israel and throughout the world, to increase Emuna throughout the world and that we may soon see the Great Redemption)
We wish you a Shabbat Shalom and Purim Sameach!
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