Tetzaveh
Clothes make the man.
1.This week's parshah details the clothing worn by the Kohanim (priests). This is the only mention of anyone's clothing in the Torah. One item of clothing is conspicuously absent, the shoes!
2. The Kohanim did not wear shoes when conducting the service. Why did they not wear shoes?
3. A good leader has to be in touch with the people.Some people don't have shoes, they are cold and suffering. The Kohen showed solidarity with the people he displayed Misiras Nefesh (self sacrifice) for the rest of the nation. The priests would get sick because they had no shoes, but they performed the services for the nation that gave everyone atonement.
4. Imelda Marcos a dictator from the Philippines had over two thousand five hundred pairs of shoes, while her fellow countrymen had to work barefoot. She was the opposite of the Kohanim. She was endulging in luxury at the expense of her countrymen.
4. Shimon haTzadik the Kohen Gadol and his clothing once saved Jerusalem. The Talmud recounts in Yoma 69A , Alexander the Great came to Jerusalem with evil intentions. The Kohen Gadol went out of the Temple and greeted him in his full Garb. Alexander got off his horse and bowed to the Kohen Gadol, which shocked everyone. Alexander explained that he saw this man in these exact clothing in his dreams and the Kohen Gadol would advise him on how to achieve victory in battle the next day. Jerusalem was spared and the Jews named their sons Alexander that year.
1.This week's parshah details the clothing worn by the Kohanim (priests). This is the only mention of anyone's clothing in the Torah. One item of clothing is conspicuously absent, the shoes!
2. The Kohanim did not wear shoes when conducting the service. Why did they not wear shoes?
3. A good leader has to be in touch with the people.Some people don't have shoes, they are cold and suffering. The Kohen showed solidarity with the people he displayed Misiras Nefesh (self sacrifice) for the rest of the nation. The priests would get sick because they had no shoes, but they performed the services for the nation that gave everyone atonement.
4. Imelda Marcos a dictator from the Philippines had over two thousand five hundred pairs of shoes, while her fellow countrymen had to work barefoot. She was the opposite of the Kohanim. She was endulging in luxury at the expense of her countrymen.
4. Shimon haTzadik the Kohen Gadol and his clothing once saved Jerusalem. The Talmud recounts in Yoma 69A , Alexander the Great came to Jerusalem with evil intentions. The Kohen Gadol went out of the Temple and greeted him in his full Garb. Alexander got off his horse and bowed to the Kohen Gadol, which shocked everyone. Alexander explained that he saw this man in these exact clothing in his dreams and the Kohen Gadol would advise him on how to achieve victory in battle the next day. Jerusalem was spared and the Jews named their sons Alexander that year.
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