Love Through the Struggle - Torah Truth from Vayikra | Land of Israel Fellowship

Love is I am bound to you even when it's hard, especially when it's hard. Not despite the struggle, but through it. That's how Moshe loved Israel. That's how the prophets loved Israel. And that is how God loves Israel. And that that brings me to our Torah portion because this whole portion and really the entire book of Vayikra is exactly about this love. And you know, I was like reading through the portion and the very first verse and I was like, "Wow, it's so such a gift from Hashem that the first word of the first verse is reflecting exactly what I'm trying to say here." And then I realized that maybe every verse of the entire Torah, if you look deeply within it, it's all right there. Right? The book as a whole and our portion specifically starts with that single word. Vayikra and he called. Chapter 1, verse 1. Right? Vayikra el Moshe vayidaber Hashem elav ohel moed lemor. And he called to Moses and the Lord speaks to him from the tent of meeting saying. And Rashi, the great commentator, the pred preeminent of all commentators points out the very first words. Vayikra from lashon chiba calling is a language of affection. Right? A language of closeness. A language of love. >> [music]