Command

THE BIG IDEA

This week’s Torah Omens invite us to think about what we wear, and how we act, when moving in the sacred spaces we created with last week’s awareness.

The energy of the week commands us to keep the eternal flame burning (at least within), making this an excellent time to examine the symbolic resonance in your life.

And though it is unlikely any of us have an eternal flame burning day and night with the purest of olive oil, or the pageantry of the high priest and his sons, we can maintain the rituals of our spiritual life and dress for personal service. 

So open your closet and begin your meditation. What do you wear to greet a special occasions? What are the rituals of initiation and maintenance of your spiritual life?

Remember, not everyone is meant to wear the same outfit or do the same task, even Moses, the leader of the people, never once had a fancy outfit made. So be sure to celebrate both those who are chosen for fancy outfits and those that get to serve in their own style.  

DRESSING FOR SPIRITUAL SUCCESS

Imagine the outfit in our modern world closest to that of the high priest….. a wedding dress.

Picture yourself as the bride getting your dress,

Picture yourself as the unmarried sister of bride getting her ready,

Picture yourself as the married sister of the bride running after her kids, or mother, or grandmother or single or married friends. 

Then imagine you are the husband waiting at the end of a long aisle as your future walks towards you, or family or friends or kitchen staff. 

Whoever you are in this imagined scenario, look at the bride, because she dresses herself to be seen. To be admired. To be celebrated.

Kinda like the High Priest — only the High Priest’s outfit was designed by God.

Now imagine how Moses might have felt, commanded to dress his brother Aaron in this divinely ordained clothing.

We don’t see Moses’ name once this entire week.

Was he relieved to be off duty? Or do you imagine he had feelings of jealousy or regret to process?

The sages teach this honor was bestowed on his brother as a direct karmic consequence of his refusing “To Speak” when God invited him into the complete leadership role.

Is there a place in your life where you said “no” and later had to watch someone else ‘get the dress’?

How has karmic consequences played out in your own life? And what can you learn from the silence of Moses throughout this week’s narrative.