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And they made the holy vestments for Aharon, as Hashem had commanded Moshe. (39:1)

Aharon HaKohen demonstrates the paradigm of love for a fellow Jew.  He was the “oheiv shalom,v’rodeif shalom;” loved peace and pursued peace.  He sought to maintain relationships between Jews and between husband and wife.  He set the standard for all of us to emulate.   In our quest to follow in Aharon Hakohen’s noble example, we might over-zealously  tend  to ignore some basic precepts of the Torah.  We might bend the rules in order to promote harmony among our fellow men.  We might resort to employing unconventional methods for creating a more positive relationship between husband and wife – methods that…

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These are the reckonings of the Mishkan, the Mishkan of testimony. (38:21)

The Midrash relates that Hashem told Klal Yisrael, “When you made the eigel ha’zahav, Golden Calf, you angered Me by saying,  ‘Eilah elohecha Yisrael,’  ‘This is your god, Yisrael.’  Now that you made the Mishkan using the words, ‘Eilah pikudei HaMishkan,’ ‘These are the reckonings of the Mishkan,’ I have reconciled with you.” We must endeavor to understand the significance of the word, “eilah,” particularly its role in the sin of the Golden Calf and its role in the reconciliation vis a vis the Mishkan.  It seems that the primary sin of the eigal was the proclamation of,  “This is…

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