Make Yourself into a Menorah

B"H
The doing is the ultimate.
Make yourself into a menorah.
How?
Take a hammer and start pounding.
The menorah in the Beit Hamikdash
was formed from one lump of gold.
The branches, cups, and decorations
were all formed from beating
and refining that lump.
So should we do with our middot,
our character traits, emotions and personality.
By making our will G-d's will,
we shape ourselves into a divine luminary.
Just as the flame leaps to return to its source,
so should we leap to unify with our source.
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Heard from Rabbi Eli Friedman
Machon Alte Tzfat Israel 1996
© 2005-2007 Rae Ekman Shagalov
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