CLD #401

For the Refua Shlema of Mordechai Tzvi ben Sara, Binyamin ben Blanka & Sara Chaya bat Natalya.

Yesterday we asked: Why was there a Four (really Five) day ‘lag’ between Yom Kippur and Sukkot? If we look at yesterday’s CLD, we see that it makes sense that Sukkot should fall immediately after Yom Kippur! Why? We already know Yom Kippur is a day full of forgiveness, love and overall Rachamim (mercy) from Hashem. We also know that from Chet Ha’Egel, the Ananei HaKavod (look at CLD #400) disappeared because Am Yisrael did not have the zchut (merit) anymore to have that protection. So if Hashem forgave us on Yom Kippur, how come He waited FIVE days until He told the Ananei HaKavod to protect Am Yisrael?

The answer is actual pretty simple. When Moshe went up for the third time (from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Yom Kippur) he came down with the Second Luchot (Commandmetnts) and had a message to give Am Yisrael. Hashem said: the only way I will forgive you is the day I see the Mishkan (tabernacle) construction begin! Getting this entire project was not simple. It contained a huge budget that Moshe Rabbeinu could not take upon himself, his bank account wasn’t big enough. So after Moshe told Am Yisrael about the plan, it ONLY took 2 days to gather the funding for the Mishkan! Only 2 days. Imagine building another Twin Towers in the middle of Central Park and gathering the funding and materials for it in ONE week. It’s probably an accurate comparison. Consider the fact that the entire nation was in the desert, that they needed gold/silver/copper and other materials that one can only find in certain parts of the world, and that they were building a camp that housed more than 2 million people!

So that only explains that Moshe told them ONE day (11 Tishrei) after Yom Kippur to raise money for the Mishkan and we celebrate Sukkot on 15 Tishrei. What about the Four other days?  So the Midrash explains that it took two full morning cycles (12 Tishrei & 13 Tishrei), meaning two days, to collect the donated materials for the entire project.  So on the 4^th day after Yom Kippur (14 Tishrei), Moshe gave to all the craftsmen the materials accordingly. From this we see that it took a full 4 days to implement the project and then finally on the 5^th day after Yom Kippur, 15 Tishrei; the Mishkan Ribbon was cut and ‘Ground Breaking’ commenced.

Once this happened on 15 Tishrei, the Ananei HaKavod re-appeared and Simcha spread throughout the camp of Am Yisrael. Just picture 2 million people cheering and screaming in joy! This re-appearance of the Ananei HaKavod is what we will celebrate Be’ezrat Hashem on Chag Sukkot Wednesday night. The idea of the Ananei HaKavod is not something one should take lightly! Therefore check out CLD #403 tomorrow B’H for more on the Ananei HaKavod.

Sukkot is in 2 days.

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