"And the Princes Brought the Stones..." with Rabbi Aaron Dovid Poston

Heat. Heat. [Music] Shalom everybody. Welcome back to the Iban Madash. A warm welcome, a warm welcome home to Torah. We have people online all over the world in the eastern hemisphere, the western hemisphere and broken we have people in the Bash inclement weather which we are praying we have been praying for and these are I guess I'm going to call the late rains right in the Schma we have the early rains and the late rains for those who are not familiar with what we do here we use the clea car to introduce the discussion on the par of the week if you would like to be part of our uh online group or to receive the uh the English source sheets, send me an email should be in the description below. And before we begin, I want to dedicate tonight's learning to the RFA of Yil Ary Ben Ruth should have I think also our learning should be for the Kaleim and for all of Israel. we should be protected through our Torah learning. Um, okay. So, let us begin. Oh, also I want to mention that we use Hebrew sheets. We translate everything. So, don't be afraid. However, it would be really good if you guys joined um basically downloaded or went to the website and you can see the Hebrew sheets so that you could follow along and perhaps even learn some Hebrew along the way. So, we're in Pares Vakel. It's we're actually we use one verse. We could talk about one verse and it's only an hour. But trust me, we could talk for weeks, months, infinite amount of time on one verse. But we will discuss this verse that says that the princes brought the shoham stones as well as the filling stones and it was to be used for the coen the coing guttles the aphod and the koshen which was unique to the coening guttle to the high priest. The Hebrew is now what should strike you immediately is the word is spelled without a yud. See if you go and check out other places. For example, in um in numbers 7:10 or numbers 10:4, right? The word nim appears. Sometimes it's with just one yud. Sometimes it's with two yuds. However, here the word nim has no yuds, right? There's not one, there's not two, there's no yuds. And Rashi brings let's look at Rashi before we enter the clear explanation. Rashi says Robin Nosen says what promoted the princes to donate for the dedication. Now in paraso we're very familiar with the gifts that the 12 tribal leaders the princes brought. Uh when do we read that para especially besides in paraso on Kaneka right? So this was the kanuka the the dedication of the altar and they came forward they came first they came only they represented their their tribes but they came willingly and they came first. So they were not at all hesitant uh lazy. Um we're going to come up with some other interesting words as we go along. But in Hebrew as Rash as the clear mentions a certain word which I will shenit rashlu. Okay. The first word it's the second line down. You have the right page. Second line down on the clear car on the It's the last word here. this word here. Okay, they had rash lanut which is if you look up in the dictionary it's like weak. It's procrastination. It's hesitation. Okay. Um but in the meantime, why was it rash? Why was it they went forward to donate for the misbayak in the tabernacle? But when it came to the sorry for the altar, but when it came to the tabernacle, they were hesitant. That's that's what we're reading in Rashi. Rnos said, "What prompted them to donate for the dedication of the altar first before all the other Israelites?" While in contrast, they did not donate first for the work of the Mishkan. They came last. They came last. They donated last. So this is what Rashi is explaining and it's of course based on um ancient Jewish texts. This is what the princes said the let the community donate what they will donate and you know what whatever they're missing we will complete it. Now to me I would have read that and I would not have thought anything negative. In fact, I have contributors and I want to thank them that whenever we make a campaign and we're a few thousand dollars short, at the very end they come through. I think that's great and I have no complaints and I'm almost kind of relying on them every time they come through. I forget in baseball there must be a term, right? They come through. Well, apparently this is considered arrogant as we will see the clear card describes them. So since the community completed everything as we see in in verse 7 of chapter 36, it says that the work was sufficient. So what did the princess say? Oh, what are we going to do? So they went ahead and brought these stones. Okay. Okay. Now Rashi also says since at first they were lazy. Now that is not a good thing. You cannot say being lazy is a good thing. They didn't immediately donate. And not only that, that's the reason there's no yud in the name of their title. This sounds like it's a punishment or some kind of uh teaching that this is incorrect. This is not the correct way. That's as far as Rashi goes. Let's see what the clear car has to say. He says like this based on the verse the nim brought the shaman he brings down from the mida which I also have as part as source number two but let's just see what he says here because they were indolent they were procrastinators because they were lazy in bringing these donations They only brought their donation at the very end. Therefore, as a result of this not proper behavior, then the Yud was removed. It's missing from their name as you can see the shin there's no according to the it doesn't really make sense in truth they didn't really need they shouldn't have waited till the end I what if it was a big risk on their part? What if the Jews brought everything? Then they would be really out of the ballpark and they couldn't donate Mishkan. And as a result, if the Israelites brought everything, they wouldn't have any portion in the Mishkan. So we can already see maybe that was like a calculated mistake to think well whatever is missing we'll give cuz then maybe at least in the Mishkan they wouldn't be able to give it all. Of course when we run a campaign you can always give right but here it's it's a certain amount of material and you don't need anything more than that and it could be that they would have lost the opportunity. So now why specifically the yud? In other words, what is that trying to teach us? It's very interesting that a yud is missing. But what is it about the yud that is so important for us to know? So he discusses this the discusses this in parasa uh 25:2 but he explains over there it's interesting God said and he brings a verse from him. So what was king David doing? King David when he wrote or authored or compiled to him it was based on ruesh. He's not listened amongst the prophets but he had a level of ru kesh that he understood what god's will was and god's will never changes. It always was. So he was in tune with what we call the oral Torah. He knew the msora of what was is and will be. So he was able to say these words in Psalms 101 verse5. I'm going to get back to the midashrav in a second. It says in source number three, Psalms 101:5 at the end, one whose eyes are raised up on high and his heart is expansive. I cannot tolerate him in Hebrew. to someone whose eyes are raised up, right? We're talking about a hoiness and an expansive heart. Again, another adjective or description of someone who's arrogant him. God says, "I cannot tolerate." David knew this of course. And the clear says in his own words, Rua, right? Regarding or by the these princes there was without any doubt a ru of gava a a certain spirit of hodiness hit arut. They said in a way in a boastful way they hit like self aggradisement a boastful manner maybe as if they're always the ones that fill the gap that they have the wealth and they feel they can be uh the ones who will always give. Therefore it sounds very hoty. Who else is going to fulfill whatever is missing? We're the ones who are always going to come to the aid of the congregation. Listen, everyone has to know their own talents. There's no question about it. And some of us are very talented, but those talents are God-given talents. Okay? I don't think we should own those talents. If God gave us, there's certain ownership because it's ours and we should use them wisely, but not in an arrogant way. And according to the clear this is the very reason that God removed the yud from their name because why it's rock o z it's particularly the yud this particular letter hashem that's one of the four well there's really three letters right yud hey he hey and v obviously there's another hey but there's three letters in god's name and the yud is one of them and therefore or Hashem removed it because it's the that's engraved or inscribed in their name. And it was that that letter that Hashem took from them by saying what was God's message to them? It's not the place for my name amongst the Right? Teach us a lot how humble we should be. So the clear says we're actually able to say even further. Now let me just give you some background. There is a difference of opinion between Rashi and the Ramban meaning they are carrying on a tradition that they heard. Okay? They didn't make it up. So we have one tradition according to Rashi that the Mishkan came specifically the command and the need for Mishkan came as a result of the sin of the golden calf. Therefore it's serving it's serving as an atonement. Whereas the Ramban is holding and it's it's kind of easier to understand the Ramban in a certain sense. He's holding that the way the world like we know God said God looked into the Torah and created the world. So the Torah existed before the world did. So the the Torah we have always was and there was always going to be a Mishkan. So in order to somehow let's say um resolve this protect particular issue I would like to suggest that just like we ask who wrote the last eight verses of the Torah. So there's an argument the Torah says that Moses wrote every word and yet he's also a honest broker, right? He doesn't lie and yet God told him to write that he died. uh how could he do that if he was still alive? So there's a big question. Who wrote Moses died? Could Moses have written it? And there's another opinion that Joshua wrote the last eight verses. So I'd like to suggest um and it's not my suggestion, but I think it's um the villagon mentions it, maybe others. Moses did write the whole Torah, but the the spaces weren't given for the la last eight verses. So, he wrote it, but it didn't have meaning that he died. And it was Joshua that se was told how to separate those words to um to have meaning because you don't have meaning when you don't have spaces. So that really um resolves this this issue over there with who wrote the last eight verses? Moses wrote them. True, but it didn't have the same meaning until Joshua separated them. So who wrote the last eight verses? One says Joshua, one says Moses. And we have no problem because they both did. Okay. Maybe the same thing here. It could be that those five whole chapters dealing with the Mishkan, and believe me, that's just the five chapters here. Then you have the rest of the uh Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy dealing with the Mishkan. It could have been very different had we never sinned with golden calf according to Rashi. Okay, that's how at least for me, I can somehow resolve it in my head. the but some arguments can never be resolved but I think it's our job to figure out how to resolve uh sometimes just a different perspective it's just my opinion let's go on so we're now discussing this idea that the whole Mishkan is according to Rashi acts as an atonement for the sin of the golden calf and what happened as a result of the sin of the golden calf that that led or caused the the the tablets to be broken, right? Moses comes down, sees the golden calf. There's going to be two different ways to look at it. He became angry. He went he went ahead and he intentionally broke the tablets. And Hashem said, "Yes, because that's a good thing." He didn't ask Hashem. He did what he thought Hashem would have wanted. And Hashem said, "Yeah, good thing." Because the luos, these tablets were like, shall I say, um, kaducian, erosin, a betrodo to the Jewish people. And if we were involved in what we call idolatry, and idolatry and adultery are actually synonymous with each other. There's two tablets. There's five commandments on each tablet. And if you take a look, one is parallel to six, two is parallel to seven. And in this case, two, which is do not uh commit idolatry. And number seven is do not commit adultery. And we're not going to go into how all five match the other five, but trust me, we we've discussed it before. We will discuss it again. Here's just not the place. So as a result of Moses's initiation to destroy the tablets that saved us from being what we would call as already uh married to God and at the same time uh committing adultery through idolatry. However, we're going to take a different aspect now that the letters flew off the uh tablets and they were what was holding up the tablets in Moses's hands and as a result of those letters flying off, they became too heavy and Moses had to drop them. Okay, we're going to take that view and we'll see it right now. as it says the oios and as a result the letters the holy letters flew off via now this is something that he claims you must know that whatioa minos that if you weigh it out so to speak that This s sapphire stone uh tablet had engraving. The engraving itself was holier than the outer edges of the letters. Okay, that's we have to assume and this is what he says. You should know as well there is an opinion. There's 15 items but let's just go with the main main opinion. There were 13 types of material that needed to be brought for the construction of the tabernacle. And the whole people they brought as a gifts 13 different types of material that's discussed in parasa and that was coming the 13 ingredients that the people brought were coming to atone for the causing of the letters that left that flew off the tablets. um as everyone knows if you arrive in sh early enough that the Ishmael the Bryce of Rabi Ishmael the 13 harmonical principles which I like to call ex Jesus I get to use the word in a holy way in a right it's a funny way um so there are 13 harmonical principles in which we darian out the Torah The Torah cannot be understood without these 13 principles that we did receive on hareni. And those 13 principles are a way to understand the Torah. So that's why the people are bringing the 13 ingredients. But the shar and for some reason the these princes, they were actually not able to bring and therefore find any kapora by bringing anything that could relate to the actual um writing of the luos which we claim is the ikar itself. meaning the letters. What they're going to end up bringing is something the two stones that relate to the two tablets. So they it could be they needed less kapora or they lost out on the higher level of kapor. I don't know how to read it but there according to the clayar the people found kapora through the 13 ingredients because of the 13 harmonical principles in which we understand the Torah whereas the the lost out on that. However, they did they were required to bring stones. They brought the two stones each each tribe to atone for the breaking of the actual tablets themselves which there were two of the however the way the kar is expressing it is that their atonement was not as high of level wasn't as important as the atonement for the people. I think that's because they lost out because of their arrogance. Again, going back to the idea that the Yud is missing from their uh title, from their names. Therefore, what happened was they didn't actually have a portion in the atonement yudros that is coming because what we have 10 10 um we call them ten commandments but there were 10 dbros there were 10 statements 10 mamaros 10 statements um oios meaning that uh remember those letters ers all flew away. So the way I understand this paragraph is that the nim did not were not zoka for some reason to the same level of kapor as the the rest of the people. us. We gave the 13 ingredients uh ingredients materials and therefore we were z to a higher level of kapara for the letters and seemingly the yud representing the the esra dibbros they it was lacking they did not get that type of kapor but they did find a kapora at least for the breaking of the actual tablets themselves you know before we go to the next paragraph I think it's worthwhile to see with our own eyes. Source number two, the midrasha in Bidbar. It's number two on the source sheet. It's quite long, but I think it's worth trying to understand what was happening with these princes. So, the princes of is of Israel, we know they brought the offerings in paraso, right? And that's in chapter 7 of numbers. So, the question was in the metric, why did the princes rush to come and sacrifice first? But when it came for the labor of the tabernacle, they were reluctant. They were indolent and brought only the onx stones and other stones for setting last. They brought that last. It is because when Moses said, "Anyone who is generous of heart shall bring the gift of the Lord for the labor of the tabernacle for apparently he did not say it to the princes." So on that level, if he didn't say it to the princes, I don't know how much guilt they should have. But maybe they should have come forward. And they were displeased that he didn't tell them to bring them. So what did they say to each other? You know what? Let the people bring what they'll bring and we'll complete what is lacking. And all of the Jewish people rejoiced over the labor of the tabernacle. Joyfully brought every donation enthusiastically. Well, they didn't. They were not included in this enthusiasm and joy of bringing. It even says in Exodus 35:22 that everyone came, the men and the women, men, everybody came. It was like if you ever had a fundraiser, this was it because within two days they were finished. They, you know, two or three days, they were they had more than enough. They had to stop the people and they would crowd each other. the men and the women would come in a muddled throng in two mornings and we'll see the verse in two mornings meaning in two days they brought all the donations it says in Exodus 363 um and they brought more donations morning after morning why is boer boker said we'll see another reason why shortly and of course then it says the m material was sufficient which we we saw it was enough. So after two days, the princes sought to bring their donation, but they weren't able to do so because it was shabas or because they already collected all they needed. Right? As it says in Exodus 36:6, you can see in number source number 11, it says, "So the people stopped ringing." And number 11 on the source sheet, Moses commanded and they announced in the camp, let no man or woman do any more work for the offering for the holy. So the people stopped bringing. By the way, I mentioned before that it's shabas. Why? Because it says, this is one of the ways we know that carrying outside is a mala. You wouldn't have thought it's a mala, right? But carrying from one domain to another domain is forbidden. It's actually called a mala and the people were told to stop again because it was shabas and again because they really had collected everything they needed. So the medish continues. So at this point the princes were lamenting and the fact that they didn't have the privilege of participating in the donations for the tabernacle. They said since we didn't have the privilege of participating in the donations for the tabernacle we'll give to donate the vestments of the high priests. See it's a little bit of a different subject matter right? You have the for the tabernacle then you have for the high priests for the the um the garments of the high priest. And that's what's written. See in chapter 35 27. This is our verse. The princes bought the onyx stones and the stones for the setting for the aphod and the breastplate. That's right. There's a regular cohen has four garments. It's all white and it's uh cotton. And then you have linen. And then you have the um and then you have the high the high priest which is eight garments. And two are mentioned here. The aphod and the breastplate. Now the holy ones blessed me. He said regarding my children who were elactorous meaning they were enthusiastic and they were quick. It will be written that they brought and there was more than enough. The princes however and which is missing the yud. They were indolent. He removed one letter from their title theim. It's written without a yud. Now once the tabernacle was completed they came early and brought an offering with elacrity. So they did come first with impartious noso and that's what's written the princes of Israel brought. They said this is the time to sacrifice offerings joyfully as the divine present rested upon our handiwork. Once the tabernacle was crafted and nothing was lacking, they said, "Oh, what can we bring?" They went and brought the carts, right? There were wagons which would in which they could carry the tabernacle. Now, keep in mind, you had three kohanic families who were responsible for the um the the the the transportation, transporting the tabernacle from one place to another. So, it's really in their interest to bring the carts. I mean, this stuff was pretty heavy. Some of it was really heavy. We do know that the actual ark itself carried those who carried it, but that wasn't true with the other ingredients or materials. So, who gave them the council about the um about the carts perhaps? And it was the tribe of Yesar. I lost my place. It was the tribe of Yasakar. And this is what the tribe of Ysakar said to them. Does the tabernacle that you crafted float in the air? Well, like I mentioned, only the ark did rather pledge carts upon which you could carry it. And that's why it actually says the princes of Israel brought they brought the whole idea of bringing and moving and transporting is done through the carts. But this shows you that they had regretted what they had done initially by not bringing. Okay. So now let's begin the next paragraph and we're going to quote a Gmorrah from Yuma which we will also see. It says right again there's no Y. So the the the princes brought now the clear is going to tell us that it doesn't just mean princes. When we see that word, we think princes. And nothing wrong with that. But he's going to help us open our minds, expand our minds that actually the word also means the clouds. And you can see this in Proverbs chapter 25 verse4, which is number eight on the source sheet. It clearly means clouds. Clouds and wind. It could mean vapor, but the right the clouds in the wind. There was no rain. So is a man who boasts with a false gift. Now, he's taking us on a journey because we're going to find out that if somebody makes a pledge to donate and doesn't fulfill their pledge, that is going to hold back the rain. And this seemingly hinted the nim should have come forward and brought their gifts. They didn't. But let's see what the clear card has to say. Right away, he mentions that it's actually maybe we should go to Yuma 75. Um it's number seven on the source sheet. With regard to donations for the tabernacle, the verse says, "And they brought yet to him free will offerings boer boker every morning." The Gomorra asked what does it mean boer but boer every morning said in the name of Rabionatan they brought donations ready for this I would say drum roll please they brought donations from that which fell every morning what fell every morning the man so imagine you go to get your man and something was with the man that that was of value that you could Give this teaches that pearls and precious stones fell for the Israelites with the mana. Now what did you need? We were just accumulating wealth because we were living rentree. We didn't have to buy new Nikes or new shoes. We didn't have to change our socks. We had no laundry to do. We didn't sweat, right? We didn't even go to the bathroom. No, you didn't have to buy toilet paper. You didn't have to buy any food, right? And so every day we were in the desert, we got richer and richer because wealth was coming down with the mana. Pearls and precious stones came with the man. And how do we know? Wait till you hear this. We know that the nim brought these stones. But the word nim doesn't mean priests or doesn't mean the clouds that brought them on. Right? And the rulers brought the onx stones. So taught that the word nim actually means clouds. The clouds brought the stones as it says. And that's the verse we just read in Proverbs 25:14. As clouds, we called there was no rain. Right? But this is a problem. So is he that boast himself as a false gift. What is what is the bottom line? We learn from this that the precious stones fell from the clouds with the mana. Okay, let's go see the clear card what he's telling us because he's brought down this idea that Nim brought but it's a language of clouds and then he brought the verse which we just saw in in Mishu that it was the clouds themselves that brought these precious stones. Now he's going to take us on a journey to the Gomorrah in Titus 8b. Look at number nine on the source sheet. It's quoting the same verse we just saw right in Proverbs 25:14. Ravoan further said that rain is withheld. Why? God forbid should rain be withheld only due to those who pledge charity in public but do not give. These nim right they were they're like everyone else they also should have given as vapors or let's say clouds and wind without rain. So is he who boasts of a false gift. A false gift is that idea of making a pledge but not coming through. That's called a false gift. Ravokan said what's the meaning of what it means? This is a little bit of a different but it's tied in a uh tithe. Shall you tithe, right? There's a double language of maser. It teaches you um that can be interpreted homoytically. If you take your one10enth, right? You take a certain amount. If you give it, you give the charity, then you will become wealthy in the merit of a mitzvah. So when you make a pledge and you don't give it the opposite will happen. You'll become with less gisham. Gisham is gashmute. You won't see the braha from the physical blessings. That's how I'm reading it. So going back into the clear car he's quoting right that the gishm only stops on account of those who make these pledges of charity in public but they don't give they don't uh follow through and the verse in gor was right that The again the word nim it's a play on words but it really means clouds and it also means these princes right that the clouds and the wind now there's a couple ways to think about it literally said in the Gmorrah that the clouds are going to bring the shoham stones and what the clear card is going to say or what the Gmorra is going to say is that we all know how um you know the uh the structure for rain works that there's evaporation off of the you know seas and the lakes and the rivers and wherever there's dew it's going to evaporate. It's going to eventually go to the clouds. The clouds move and then rain comes you know however the uh the cold front and the warm front mix or maybe the the seeding of the clouds to the through the airplanes but eventually it comes down. There's a cycle. Okay. So, where are these stones? These stones, these precious stones, pearls, right? We know where they're they're found at the bottom of the seabed. And so, too are the these these stones. So, eventually that's how the clouds end up bringing and I'm only assuming they're smaller particles, you know, of of stone. I can't imagine big stones being dropped, but who knows? This is the words as we see them. says like this. He says, "If that's the case, we're talking about a mat, right? Someone who made a pledge but didn't follow through a place, a situation where you're not going to give what you pledged, right? So then then the clouds are not going to draw it down. There's not going to be rain. You're not going to get the wealth from the sky. But here according to that everyone did give then therefore when it says the princes brought that's that means the clouds did bring the rain in its time. meaning that a blessing was sent into their hands for all of their actions. They do the right thing until they were able to purchase the bigger stones. That's how I'm reading it. the coeff that they were actually able to purchase because of the ac the the the acquisition of the little particles of stone that they were able through their great wealth that was showered upon them from above from the clouds. That's one way. Oh shim or that the clouds themselves drew as a vacuum so to speak draw forth from the water from the seabed the place where these precious stones are found. Now there's another way and I'm using my imagination. It could be the wind, right? The whole idea of evaporation is coincides with wind. So it could be that there were stones under the seabed or let's say towards the edge of the shore and through the wind of evaporation that they were able to find the large stones there. But that's not that's not what he seems to be saying. He seems to be saying that they were showered down from above uh wealth. And again, it's just hard for me to get my head around large stones coming down. That's why I'm assuming that it was smaller particles that basically is increases your own wealth. And therefore, it says that they could purchase with them larger stones. That's how I'm reading it. Now we're we're we're at the tail end of the clear the iss from an aspect of a hint we can explain what is said over in the tradition. And now the word msura if you ever read the and some of the other murim they use this idea that it is through the oral Torah. Okay, that we have an oral Torah when we have words like gazer shava, one word here, one word there, that there are connections. So twice in the Torah, it uses this word via via is used the first time in Genesis 8:2. And the springs of the deep were closed and the windows of the heavens and the rain from the heavens was withheld. meaning it finished. Okay, the it finished. There was no more rains. This was by the flood. Chapter 8 of Genesis. And the second time it's used is in our para vi, right? The people stopped bringing again the same word. This is the ms that there meaning that there's a connection. So what does this hint to? It hence that in a place where someone made a public pledge and they didn't fulfill it. They didn't give what they were supposed to give. So that's the first part. And the second is that the people stopped bringing. Exactly. So they stop bringing what they already promised to bring. And as a result, right, we go back to Genesis via then the heavens stop bringing the rains. So we see, right, a connection between like in other words, a source so to speak. Where is this connection between people who make a pledge publicly at least and they don't fulfill their pledge, God forbid, this could end up cutting off the reigns. And then he says another opinion. Again, we can be confused. The word is the princes. No, in this case, it's going back to the clouds. It was the clouds that brought the man on that it brought food that was readily available. Meaning you can eat it. You didn't need to cook it. You need to do anything. They didn't even have to pay for gas or electricity to cook. There was no expenditures whatsoever in their life while they were in the desert. Okay? I mean, I just imagine one thing when they did uh uh Lula Van Estrog, right? Probably Mosha had one and gave it to everybody, right? So, the truth is again, they didn't have to change their socks. They didn't have to buy toilet paper. They didn't have to change their clothes. They certainly didn't need to launder their clothes. There was nothing they needed to do to um there were no expenditures, right? There was no expenses. Mishamru and there while in the desert they became rich. So every day they got more and more let's say precious stones with the man that came from the clouds they became rich that their money was accumulate constantly accumulating. And then they had the ability in order to purchase the more expensive stones. Now my only issue is that you have here you have here uh we it was the Nim that brought the stones if that's what we thought. But here we're talking about all the Jews. What do you mean the Nissim got little particles? Sounds like everybody got particles and therefore we're reading this all wrong. It was nim that brought the sham stone meaning the clouds. It's like whoa. We went from blame and guilt of hottiness to like perhaps a whole another dimension of what was going on. But I think again what we have to do is somehow uh overlap them, figure out how they both jive together. At least lessons for life. We know that Hashem judges measure for measure, right? We can see in our own lives with hashkahit, right? Hashem talks to us through people, through situations, and it's up to us hopefully to clean our glasses, to pray for clarity, to be aware of what is going on in our lives and the people around us because we're here to grow. We're here to work on our character. If we don't work on our character, what are we doing? what are we doing? So anyway, this just gives us some insight and the truth is just as this insight is absolutely fascinating just on one word, one word or one puk or one concept, I promise you everything you will look at in the Torah has the same depth. Right? People ask us five whole books, right? fivehole parote that's dealing with the details of the Mishkan. And some people like maybe even us when we were young, we would say, "I'm getting bored of this already." Or, "Why is it so repetitive?" Well, guess what? There is unbelievable treasures and wealth and richness that will, you know, take you to the moon and back, you know, in terms of your spiritual journey. And so I wish everyone number one to continue studying, continue learning and um bizm right Israel should be protected um and the whole world should see peacemar days with the rebuilding of the temple. I'm not saying any order here, but the in gathering of the exiles, the rebuilding of the temple, and then we would know Messiah is already here. Have a Shabbat shalom, a great life, and we'll see you next week. You see your [Music] body shing. [Music]