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Beha'alot'cha

by Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon

This week we read the Torah portion of Beha'alotecha in the Book of Numbers. It begins with a description of the menorah, the lamp that burned in the Tabernacle in the Wilderness and later in the Temple in Jerusalem, our people's central worship places for God. That golden menorah was a way to keep track of the days of the week-a new light was lit each day from Sunday through Friday until, finally, all seven branches shone on the holiest of days, Shabbat.

Each day, we added a bit more light. Each day, our ancestors added to the illumination of God's holiness. Each day, they remembered to bring just a bit more brilliance into their lives.

If we can remember to do the same-to add a bit of extra light in our lives each day-then perhaps we, too, will find holiness in our days, and reach closer to God.