The leaders, builders, and contributors of the Mishkan
were required to be “wise-hearted.”
This term is repeated over and over again.
We learn from this that ideally our” good heart,” and
our “good mind,” should work together.
To be wise-hearted means combining
one’s intellectual awareness, skills, and knowledge
with one’s emotions
The Torah is teaching us to;
“Know (intellectual knowledge) and
lay it on your heart (emotional, experiential.)”
Involving both our heart, and our emotions,
infuses our actions with passion and enthusiasm.
Passion supplies the energy needed for us to overcome
any barriers which prevent us from acting.
Emotions are an essential component to successful action.
With great passion, and
with overflowing enthusiasm and generosity,
the Jewish people gave and
contributed to the construction of the Mishkan.
The builders of the Mishkan were similarly intensely motivated
to do the divine will.
What set the building of the Mishkan into motion
was not their intellect, but rather their passion.
Their emotional fervor enabled them to discover their
God-given hidden skills, and
thereby be able to do the necessary work.
What a lesson it is for us to learn that the place
where God's presence would ‘reside’,
was built by those whose wisdom was informed by their hearts.
When we are emotionally invested,
we are more able to fully utilize our inherent potential.
We are also able to inspire others to act.
Desire and fervor are prerequisites for excellence,
for action, and for creating change.
We may be wise, we may have a lot of knowledge,
but unless our understanding involves our heart,
we will not be able to maximize our potential.
We will not be ‘wise-hearted.’
May our hearts be opened in the deepest of ways.
May this ignite and fuel our emotions and passions thus
allowing us to access our hidden wisdom.
May our eagerness and enthusiasm be combined
with our intellect and knowledge and
may we be blessed with success in all our endeavors.
Shabbat shalom
Elissa
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