The Eleventh and final Sedra (section) of the Chumash of Exodus opens by informing us whom Moses appointed over the functioning and transport of the Tabernacle.

After all the components of the Tabernacle were fashioned, the people brought them to Moses.

(The Jewish people) brought the Tabernacle to Moses (39:33)

The people knew that Moses had to erect the Tabernacle, even though they had done all the work of constructing and preparing its components themselves.

The same applies to the inner, spiritual Tabernacle, that we are to construct within ourselves. We must do all that we can on our own to form and prepare all of its parts, but after that we must enlist the aid of “Moses” – the mentor who teaches the Torah and shows us how to live according to it – whose task it is to connect us with G-d. Then we can be assured that all the pieces of our inner Tabernacle will unite seamlessly to perform their function in the fullest way.

Praying for our IDF soldiers, the hostages safe return to their families embrace and peace for the whole of Israel, with a swift and concise end to this war with Hamas since 7th October (Shemini Atzeret)