Parshas Pekudei (HaChodesh) 5785
- Torah Tavlin
- Mar 27
- 1 min read
R’ Meir Simcha of Dvinsk zt”l (Meshech Chochma) would say: “'כתפות האפד אבני זכרון לבני ישראל' - When Yosef was tempted by Potifar’s wife in Egypt, the image of his father appeared to him, saying, ‘The names of your brothers will one day be inscribed on the stones of the Kohen Gadol’s Ephod. Do you want your name to be missing if you commit this sin?’ The 12 stones of the breastplate serve as a memorial for all of Klal Yisroel. When a person reminds himself that all Yidden were represented on it, he too will be embarrassed to transgress.”
A Wise Man would say: “Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.”