Tag: zohar
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In the opening of Sefer Vayikra, there’s a quiet but powerful message hidden in the very first word. The Torah says “Vayikra el Moshe”—“And He called to Moshe.” But the word Vayikra is written with a small alef. The Ba’al HaTurim explains: Moshe, in his deep humility, didn’t want to write that Hashem called to…
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Parshat Tetzaveh is unique—it is the only parsha from Moshe Rabbeinu’s birth until Eikev where his name is absent. Instead, Hashem addresses him with “V’ata”—“And you.” The Baal HaTurim explains that this omission fulfills Moshe’s own words in Ki Tisa: “Mecheini na misifrecha”—”Erase me now from Your book.” After the sin of the Golden Calf,…
