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“The flame is not yours,” said the Rebbe, “you are just its carrier. The lamp is ready to be lit—you need only touch it with the flame.” “Should I grab him by the throat?” asked the chassid. “By the throat, no,” replied the rebbe. “By the lapels, yes.”

"And Moses was exceedingly humble, more than any man on the face of the earth". Very nice compliment, but who wrote this verse? Moses himself! Is that called humility?

Three Levite families, Merari, Gershon, and Kehat, carried three elements of the Mishkan through the desert -- the wooden acacia boards, the curtains, and the holy artifacts. The three elements symbolize three spiritual postures: stillness through introspection; expansive love; and the actualization of introspective stillness and flowing love through word and deed