The Keter of Rachel and the Shoes of Leah

THE DAILY CHIZZUK OF MOREINU HARAV ELIEZER BERLAND SHLIT”A

MONDAY, 20 MENACHEM AV 5785

It is written that Hashem will make peace between David, Achitofel, and Doeg, “Upon Edom I will cast my shoe” (Tehillim 60:10).

“Upon Edom” – this is Edom -- the Edomite. “My shoe” – what is the meaning of “shoe”?

Because [the intention is that] the feet of Leah enter into the Keter (Crown) of Rachel. The feet of Leah are the Keter of Rachel. Therefore, “Upon Edom I will cast my shoe.” For, “What humility made to be the heel of her sandal, fear made to be the crown for her head” (Yerushalmi Shabbat 1:3).

That is, the crown of fear is from the shoe of Leah – “Upon Edom I will cast my shoe.” What is “my shoe”?

It is the shoe of Leah!

Because Moshe merited to the aspect of Leah – “The knot of tefillin He showed to the humble one” (Song of Glory). Moshe merited to such humility -- he merited to the knot of tefillin. Moshe reached the level of the knot of tefillin. He reached such an exalted level, because the highest level is the knot of tefillin -- this is Leah.

For Rachel is the arm tefillin, whereas Zeir Anpin is the head tefillin. A person needs to put on tefillin every day; it is forbidden for a single day to pass without putting on tefillin, from the age of 13 until the age of 120. Therefore, Moshe passed away at the age of 120 – people always say, “May you live to 120 years,” like Moshe.

Moshe needs to live even to a thousand years. Adam HaRishon lived until 930, and David came and completed it to a thousand.

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