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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 16 Adar 1 - The shinning mirrors donated by the women
Description: Χ¨Φ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ§Φ΅Χ ΧΦΈΧΦ·Χ¨TheΒ Alter RebbeΒ once taught:Β ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧͺΦ°Χ¨ΧΦΌΧΦ·Χͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄Χ©ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΧΦΈΧΧΦΌ ΧΦΈΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΈΧΦΆΧ‘ΦΆΧ£ ΧΦΌΧ Φ°ΧΧΦΉΧ©ΧΦΆΧͺThe contributions toward the construction of the Sanctuary [in the wilderness] included gold, silver and copper, ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦΈΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΈΦΌΧΦΈΧ¨ ΧΦ·ΧΦ·ΦΌΧΦ°Χ¨Φ΄ΧΧ§ ΧΧΦΌΧΦ·Χͺ ΧΦ·Χ¨Φ°ΧΧΦΉΧͺ ΧΦ·Χ¦ΦΌΧΦΉΧΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧͺ Χ©ΧΦΆΧΦ΅ΧΦΆΧ Χ Φ·Χ’Φ²Χ©ΧΧΦΌ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΉΧ¨ ΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χ ΦΌΧΦΉbut the only items that shone were the womenβs [copper] mirrors, from which the basin and its stand were made. ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΉΧ¨ ΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χ ΦΌΧΦΉ ΧΦ΅Χ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΦΌΦΈΧΦ·ΧΦ²Χ¨ΧΦΉΧ ΦΈΧ ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦ΅Χ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄Χ©ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧAnd though the basin and its stand are listed last among all the holy vessels, ΧΦ°ΧͺΦ·Χ©ΧΦ°ΧΦ΄ΧΧ©ΧΧΦΉ ΧΧΦΌΧ ΧΦΌΦ°Χ¨ΦΉΧΧ©Χ ΧΦΌΦΈΧ Χ’Φ²ΧΧΦΉΧΧΦΉΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄Χ©ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧthey were used before all the services in the SanctuaryΒ β ΧΦΌΦ΄Χ Χ ΦΈΧ’ΧΦΌΧ₯ ΧͺΦΌΦ°ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΦΈΧͺΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ°Χ‘ΧΦΉΧ€ΦΈΧfor βthe beginning is rooted in the end.βText and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English