Kli Yakar Weekly Torah Portion Beha'aloscha Numbers Chapter 8 verse 2

good evening everybody we're in it's in numbers 8 8 verse 2 you have copies in front of you we'll read the first verse he doesn't bring down the entire verse um so it's like this lare hasem spoke to Moses saying Aon speak to Aon your brother right Aon and you should be say unto [Music] him when you ignite when you Kindle these lamps El toward the face of theu [Music] shatos shall the seven lamps cast light okay he he brings down a few problems we're already familiar with the clear and he points out problems that you and I probably would not have noticed or some of the language which is difficult he right away brings H you know what really bothered theim you can look in Rashi rash I'll read the the words first [Music] see Rashi brings this down El El P towards the face of of the man you're supposed to light it all right or face it towards the face of the manora this means El toward the middle lamp the middle lamp is called the manora so that is very strange and people so a lot of people will explain we're talking about the Wicks the Wicks face in yeah the middle Branch that's the manora and the Wicks of the other three branches that on the sides face in well if that's the case he says what the Torah should have said then is hos it says seven right that the seven as a result the shall the seven lamps cast light but if you're talking about the manur is the middle and the three on each side is casting light why does it say seven only six are casting light or casting light why is it not casting light towards the face of the because it is the face of the in other words if we interpret the one of the seven lamps as Rashi clearly did as the faces of a minora and they're all facing towards that face they're turned towards that point so say six interesting we never would have thought about that and he has a great answer it's extremely deep and it's quite long and I really hope we get to it so um he says right that's what he basically would be saying if everything we said was consistent that the six face towards the seven so he begins by saying a few things Shar this statement [Music] El right we said is toward the face of the manur isala it's going on what is said above here in this case you're probably talking about what's said next and then there's no k at all because he's claiming that that means we're talking about Mo Aon himself should face towards the Manara look at verse three you don't have it all of you and did right AR did exactly like he was told toward the face of the man he lit he rose up the candles M just like God commanded Moses to tell Aon so it sounds like you could really easily resolve the whole problem by saying it's talking about Aon facing the manora when he lights it the problem is we don't see the language of a command throughout this these few statements God didn't command Aon Moses didn't command Aon God commanded Moses to tell this these words to AR I'll read again shom we don't find in this verse any command it certainly did not say these words that you shall light them or you shall raise them towards the face of the minora those words are not used is command form you shall light you shall raise up those words are not used but he says also the words u meaning shall the seven lamps cast light also a it's not a language of command first even was but it's not you can't command a candle it's an inanimate object that has no free will there's no command here at all and furthermore M later on I just read that verse that's verse three the Y Aon and Aon did so Aon did exactly he was commanded I'll read it again um and Aon did so toward the face of manur he candled its lamps as hasm had commanded Moses so my Rus what are those words that Aon did exactly he did so what is it coming to add who is like Aon who fulfills the words of God he doesn't go off he doesn't go astray what kind of Praise Is there to Aron that he didn't change we know that AR wouldn't change where would we even have thought in our wildest dreams that Aon would change from any kind of command this is going to be the Crux of the statement several times over that God wanted to teach something God wanted to teach what God does not need the light the light was not for God we have to explain what that means it's kind of vague but that's the main lesson that God wanted to get across and somehow through this that lesson is going to be taught that the light of the manora was not needed it was unnecessary it wasn't needed certainly not for God and it's for this reason that God wanted all the Wicks facing the middle right if you want to get the maximum amount of light I'm assuming that you would have had the Wicks going out right and you spread the light here the the the the Wicks are facing towards the center it's certainly not to spread the light but this is what God wanted to get across this reason God wanted to to remove from the hearts of people who will make mistakes by saying God needs the light by putting the the Wicks inward also shows that's not the case but nevertheless God did not want to command there was no command here that they should be lit fith facing towards the face you know turn towards the face of [Music] thei because the only type of person that would make a mistake in this anyway is someone who is foolish and just outright wrong crazy and [Music] now would it make sense then that on account of certain people who are just crazy that they're going to go off and have the wrong ideas MIT that there would be a specific command and a specific mitzah for rather what Hashem is doing he's doing what we call it's informative he's letting us know the mat the situation rather God is just telling us in a way for information purposes l Mar said say he's actually telling us from the very beginning he's actually telling us about the conclusion the end there's something deep that he wants to get across from us that we should take away with forever and that is we're going to find out at the end of two and a half pages when you Kindle the lamps it's has to be towards or should be towards the face of the Because by doing this then you're not giving any space you're not giving any place for people to make this mistake what was the mistake by thinking that God needs the light did God speaking see then if you do what I ask you to do I'm not even commanding you I'm telling you this is a good good prescription for you then in the end I'm going to do right I'm going to I will cause these seven lamps to light forever okay it's going to be really deep and shall not become extinguished their lights right basically don't extinguish them that they will be before me always CL now included in this certainly is an inference to a negative commandment we call it's like a warning if you don't raise them up facing right towards the face of the [Music] man lar and you're giving place or space for people to make a mistake by by saying what that it's the light that I need remember that God does not need that if you let the world know that God does not need the light I in turn will cause seven lights to um be lit forever for you they're not lit forever they're only live in night one second you're right so far but he used the word l God's promise was so it's already a hint where he's going with this the no but good guess then we'll get to it let's hang on tighten our seat belt exactly but if you do this anyway I will in return I am going to cause seven lights to last forever that's what he says I'm just reading the words explain that okay so he says now if you don't do this and people think I need the light then as a result I I right then you won't have these seven lights uh that will last forever you therefore bias right when you have no Temple you have no candleabra you have no lights h right then it also will be in its building there won't be this light there won't be this um this let's talk about a yat here like a bright Brilliance of the of The Godly light also for me and also for you it won't be so what what God is saying if you do this Aron Aron or your sons if you do this whatever we're about to explain towards the face of the manur which is let's just say for now it's the Wicks facing in you're teaching everybody God doesn't need the light in the end I'm going to repay you as a re reward or as a consequence okay there will be seven lights forever and we explain this is like really we're just laying the groundwork here as a assistant as help to explain this from what they said in the we're right after pares no if you go back to pares noo you have 12 tribal heads bringing gifts to the m to the inauguration of the MB from day one or let's say day eight um Y which is day one of Nissan through the next 12 11 days of Nissan they bring gifts to inaugurate the m so there's a there's a ju position here immediately after so he says there's this ju position of the candles or the candle labra to the inauguration of the altar you had 12 tribes Ley was left out Aon at the time was the tribal Prince of Ley and Ley was not asked right there was no need but they were not part of this um this giving of gifts and the inauguration of the altar God saw that Aon was [Music] dest guess what God's telling Aon for greatness you are prepared there's good stuff ahead these carbonos that they all brought the 12 tribal heads brought they're going to bring them they're only no they're only at the time when the temple is standing the hanos leam they will be forever remember you asked mosha what does it mean leam those lights will be forever it says El right toward the face of the manur shall the seven lamps cast light so if you look in the yuku in the he says to glance to the right and look in other words take off your sunglasses and look deeply what how do you infer that these candles will be forever from this verse it's really not clear certainly that the author of this medis is intent to explain the verse in the following way if you follow what I said my directions not commandment but direction that if you raise up the light that is going towards the center n Leola then I will make for you shall cast light of seven lights forever even when the temple will be destroyed and the ra is was bed by this when there is no base of mikdash and you have no carbonos the truth is you have no candal either Alcan pish therefore it must be talking when it says what are we talking about we're talking about the candles of the famous mabes of the hasmoneans and there and his sons that's what we're talking about the well now thear is finding difficulty with the Ran's explanation even if you're talking about the candles of theoni right the Greeks had taken over there was no um service really being conducted in the temple you had both um not happening you didn't have the carbonos nor did you have the candal Abra but when the war died down and there was finally peace and quiet then both probably at the same time started up right they both began you had both Carbono starting and the candleabra being [Music] litos so what advantage do you actually have then over from the candles over the offerings the animal offerings so he says it seems we can explain the following [Music] way that you can actually take proof from the harmoniums themselves that there was a additional Holiness in the candles more than the offerings [Music] themselves when they began when they returned to do the offerings there was no great miracle there was no sign there was no you know neon sign going on there was nothing there was no Miracles at the time with the caros but by the Narrows Nas but we know the famous Miracle of finding the one vial that had enough just for one night lasted an additional Seven Days Seven Nights and I now we're talking about the conversation that God was having with arone by telling him you will have candles forever right I know you feel bad right now about not having participated and not giv gifts to the inauguration of the altar but as a consolation prize I don't know if that's really appropriate to say but as to help you feel better I'm giving you an aod that's actually not a cons not a consolation prize at all it's actually even better than the carbonos because they are giving something that is is temporal whereas you're giving something that will last the Millennium I I don't understand one part of it that a lot of things when it says the cor cor began on the first day of Nissan with the first along with the first of the so he was involved in the from the very first day why was he so upset about he he himself I mean he we talking about as a tribes as tribes go they all participated in the actual bringing in other words your own sweat your own tears your possession you give over Ley was not included in that um gift giving and we're only focusing on that you're right he or him and his sons have a great deal to do with the carbonos but when the carbonos are finished they're finished meaning the temple destroyed and there's no carbonos apparently he did feel left out of right his tribe he was the leader of the tribe of Ley Ley did not participate in this uh inauguration for the Altar and that's where we're focusing you could be right there's you know that would be a consolation but as long as they're cabonas he's actively involved or his children are actively involved but uh the fact is that this is how the measures brings it down and we can understand on one hand feeling left out and God does something to bring him back in but even on a higher level which is through the manur is the one that brings in the right yeah and I think that's he's not the first one I don't think he's the only one I think that's uh big part of the Dres yeah it's the ran I mean that's who the clear is quoting at the moment so we go on okay fine um but he's claiming that it's even greater than the carbonos right that Theos are only in existence when the temple is in existence whereas the candle the candles are Forever This is how to explain it right maybe this will help you answer the question as well in the beginning when the when the carbon were first brought fire came down from heaven truth is it happened during the whole first temple V nigla it was an open miracle and it was a continuous Miracle so you had fire that came from Heaven to consume the offerings on the altar in the first temple and Tabernacle as well however after the destruction of the first temple right during the second temple you did not have fire coming down from heaven out of the 10 open Miracles that happened every day most of them were missing during the second temple we call included in that which was missing was the fire that came down from heaven the other the other four there no but think about this the we're talking about fire that comes from heaven and what we're dealing with now is fire that's coming up from man we're just focus on these because that's why he brought them you have any questions but the Holiness of the candle of the candles was never removed they always remain there even though that the temple call both temples were destroyed the temple was destroyed twice the first time or one time at the time of the first temp the first temp was and now he says which is really which is we're talking about not even the destruction of the second temple but a a perversion and a a uh it was m was not pureos nevertheless a miracle occurred with the Candelabra and this teaches us this reflects on the great Holiness that the neros have I'm not sure if this line actually goes with the previous statement because I I have a different book a different text says differently but let's go on as if it's part of this and we learn this by necessity from the questions that we learned about it seems to him I think he's talking about the um the ran that you can explain it through the it can be understood through the explanation of the verse itself right which means and when you Kindle the lamps toward the face of the shall the seven lamps shine remember we said we don't want to give any place you shouldn't give any space for people to make a mistake by saying these three words that the light is for God's needs that he needs the light the the the greatness of the Holy of the lamps I will make this what as a result that they shall shine forth these seven lights [Music] forever even at the time where you won't even have enough to light just only one light which is exactly the story of from the side from the aspect that there will be a miracle I God will cause it to happen I will cause the the seven lamps to light to shine during the days of the and they're mentioning Z that they will not end there is no no end within the the children of Israel for all the generations this will this mentioning this will be remembered forever like and I have to I'll Spill the Beans Hanah we celebrate Hanukkah but you Aron if you end up not raising up the light against or towards the middle Branch then there will not be the consequences the positive consequences of them lighting igniting or shining forth forever because I God will not create all those Miracles those public Miracles lar in order that they the people who make these mistakes will not find place to strengthen themselves by saying the whole concept of is just because we need the light therefore God made and created this great open Miracle well known proclaimed throughout the world regarding the Naros more than the caros by the caros there was no great miracle at all according to this as Harvey pointed out in this verse there's no command whatsoever I mean may you did it was just telling us the facts therefore it comes and tells us the praise of Aon what did it say by Aon in 3 Theon did El right towards the face of the he kindled the lamps just as hasem commanded Moses as Moses Buton himself was never commanded command out of it until now we' been assuming there was no command there was no command to arrow look at the words again even to MOS only to Moses what what is what's the to say these words I don't know just to say these words I mean the way he developed the whole thing uh Hashem doesn't tell Mo there's a Mitzvah either okay but after fact word of Mitzvah in that correct except that Hashem commanded Moses to do what to tell everything here that's all just to tell it over Hashem spoke to Moses saying Speak to Aron say to him when you candle the L lamps toward the face of Manar shall the seven lamps cast light Aon did so where the face of the manor he candled he kindled the lamp its lamps as Hashem had commanded Moses 100% it's not clear and but he'll he'll address it watch what he says now that's why therefore there was this praise told ofon Aon did so what's the word just as right meaning to say as if God command did Moses specifically but it says just as meaning just as if came okay in other words people did what hasem told them to do but here uh he's using a different terminology that's really not found anywhere else right okay and that's how he [Music] right [Music] so so thatum was careful in this as if he was commanded on it even though he [Music] wasn't and afterwards they're going to give a reason exactly from where one would come to make this mistake this it says now think about this a second means this is the way the manur is made this is the craftsmanship or the production how to produce the manur who made the [Music] manora No No all the vessels were made by man there's one exception what happened Aon threw the the glob of gold Into the Fire and came out the manora he didn't make it he didn't craft he didn't craft it right I'll read it again all the vessels of the mishon were made by man except for the manora that Hashem himself made from one glob one piece of one piece we know it's gold just as according to the way Hashem showed Moses K saw if you look in the it says Ka saw so he did with a small H which would imply that Moses made it but we're going to read it with a big Capital H Kain AO God made it meaning to say God made the and from here you can get out of the place you can exclude the place for these people to make the mistake so God himself made the candra what you think and therefore he needs the light as well was following the dictates not to allow people to make the mistake so he followed the let's say not the command but the directive to light it so that the Wicks faced inward it was not for the light so that people don't think that God needs the light there another RI that he didn't need the light from the windows the light because he let it he let it go out for periods of time okay but there was always one talking here about there was always one we're really not talking the we're taking the to mean a specific point history no that is after the of the even no I agree with you that part but not a specific period of time because we're talking about from that specific time onward forever that's not what happened this is why we still light hun candles yeah but that that's not what we're talking about we're talking about wait till hang on seven LS what are the seven lamps the miracle happen with seven lamps not eight seven candles the miracle happened but that was that was a very temporary thing the Holiness the kadha is forever that's what he was exping yeah but I mean you're right about the miracle happening just one week out of the whole history of the world you're right I shouldn't have said you weren't right but in terms of the that's forever from the fact that Aon was praised because he didn't change he didn't change from the commands from the directive remember what did God say them shos towards the face of the manora the seven candles will illuminate hi he wasn't concerned of the raising up that it should be facing the the middle rather was just the appearance alone but and right again it was only the appearance that he made sure to be careful about that it appeared that it was fate as if it was facing but not necessarily illumination let's read this [Music] again he wasn't careful on the raising up that it should be towards the middle but only on the light alone he was careful that it should be facing the middle but he wasn't careful in the raising up [Music] the but meaning that was by directive of God and Moses but Aon himself added and made sure that even the raising up was in the direction of the as the verse actually says in verse three as we just mentioned thaton did this exactly he did it in the raising up he did something additional in the actual raising up of the flame and I want to get through these next 10 lines because this is the most amazing like piece it's very possible to explain that this praise even though it says right in verse chapter 27 of shos of Exodus 27 verse 21 that Aon and the son shall arrange it even though Aon and his sons were commanded in this Mitzvah guess what Aon made sure to be involved himself doing this says did so he saw in it in this this extra [Music] Holiness after he saw that God himself made this vessel called him Anora he saw God do it he wanted to be involved in the Mitzvah even more and I think I think it relates back to Theos with the fire coming out of the sky fire descending by the hand of God and fire on the manora ascending through the man the hand of man which we're about to see something really deep from an aspect of a hint there is to explain towards the faces of [Music] how do we understand that if we just said the middle is the face that that's God God is the light of the world and its seven lamps shall cast its light now we must be talking about heavy cabalistic uh concepts with the spher because each one of the branches face towards the middle Branch so even though the the we're now talk about the Wicks that the Wicks all pointed in and the branches somehow pointed in but the middle one pointed West and what was West that's where the holy of holies was right that's where God's presence was so if they were all pointing in and the middle was pointing West it's as if they were all pointing West you get the idea if that's the case it's as if all of them were turned towards facing the that Holy that is pure because from it Hashem the Holy One Blessed Be he he is that light that lights up the entire world all of existence is lit up because of his energy because of the the light that he exudes right we said Kindle is there's the word right part of which means going up that what you do when you light the candle you hold the the candle just a few seconds longer until not just that the wick catches lit catches on fire but that the whole flame goes up to its peak before you remove the um the shamish so to speak so just like the man it says it was made by itself meaning God made it that the manur was created on its own like not by the hand of man this is a Clear Proof the greatness a great sign that there's this hint regarding what we call El the candle of God is the soul of [Music] man that the soul of man just wants to go up it's like filled with helium right it just wants to go up it keeps going higher and higher as long as there's nothing preventing it such as Sin that's the only thing that's going to prevent the soul from keep going up heem and what is the soul it was created by God it was the handiwork of God we learned that there are three Partners In God two of them are on the earth that be the mother and the father and Hashem is the one that breathe in the Holy Soul I'll just give a short def uh demonstration you have the word so if you take the word and is three is three a that's all of men that's 41 and so you have together 44 that's D but what's the all always represent the Oneness the unique Hashem combined with the Earthly part of man and that creates man with the soul with that part of godive right it's one God this is very clear and proper and he brought together this idea of the bringing up of the candle all you know to the mice of which will also created let's say by the hand of God just like the man was the hand of God the creation of God so is the soul now we understand when it says when it says also we're talking about if you look in the book it has a small H for he but according to the clear should be Capital H he created the manur he created the soul which is ever ever trying to just Elevate and go higher and higher and the only thing that prevents it is mistakes that we make and we should B learn more Torah figure out what these mistakes are do full cha and have good friends like we have here come and learn and um pull each other up there's a uh there's a down with the top down