Parshas Eikev

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Parshas Eikev (5772)
by Mordechai Dolinsky

(10:1) Hashem commanded Moshe to carve the luchos and then make the aron. Moshe, however, took the initiative to make the aron first, against the commandment of Hashem. According to the priorities of kedusha, of course the luchos come before the aron, however in this materialistic world we must have the appreciation, the awe, respect and recognition of the awesome kedusha. For us, this is the ultimate, perhaps more important than the kedusha. This aron Rashi says accompanied us to war. This zechus of respect for the kedusha in this low, materialistic world; to admire, to give admiration for the completion of Shas, this is the ultimate of greatness.

Have a wonderful, uplifting Shabbos.