Why Your Individual “Why” Matters

The last [music] and longest part of the parsha tells about the dedication of the altar when the leaders of the tribes [music] brought special gifts for the inauguration of the Tabernacle. On the day the Tabernacle [music] was set up, the 1st of Nissan, all the tribal leaders brought special gifts. Each leader brought his offerings on a separate day over 12 consecutive days. Interestingly, all [music] the leaders brought exactly the same additional gifts. Even though everyone brought the same thing, the Torah repeats and details [music] the offerings of each and every leader. Why? Because each leader had his own unique intention and God values the special intention of each and everyone. At the end of the parsha, the Torah sums up all the gifts and [music] writes that after the dedication of the altar, Mosha would enter the tent of meeting and hear the voice speaking to him from above the cover of the ark of the covenant.