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Parshas Chukas (5768)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
After the passing of Miriam, Klal Yisrael was lacking water. The miracle that they had the supply in the desert was earned by their high level of emunah. They were falling towards materialism as we can see in their expression of complaint: “We and our animals…”.
The episode of the “mai merivah” was intended to raise their level of belief that the water comes only from Hashem and it can, for that same reason, emerge from a stone. “He who said that oil should burn can do the same to vinegar”.
We must likewise always strengthen our belief in this great foundation.
Have a wonderful Shabbos and a fulfilling, uplifting Chodesh.