פרשת ויקהל - פקודי
ויקהל משה את כל עדת בני ישראל | שמות ל'ה, א'
And Moshe gathered all the congregation of Israel
When Klal Yisroel sinned with the עגל הזהב, they severed their unity, splintering into numerous tribes and factions. This is evident in the words they uttered at the time of the sin of the עגל הזהב, אלה אלהיך ישראל (these are your god’s Yisroel), which the Yerushalmi teaches, demonstrate that each שבט tribe had its own particular god.
According to Rav Yaakov Kaminetsky zt”l, it was this divisiveness which Moshe now sought to rectify through gathering Klal Yisroel together. As one nation with one Torah, one centralized place of Godly service (מזבח אחד) and one High Priest; the unification of the people, temporarily lost as a result of sin, would once again be complete.
Once again we impart the theme of achdus to our talmidim.
About the Author: Rabbi Yisroel Meir Rubinfeld
Rabbi Rubinfeld has been in the field of Torah education for over 3 decades and serves as an Executive School Consultant for Torah Umesorah. He provides an array of services to schools across North America, including teacher and principal mentorship, school and curricula evaluations, professional development and parent education.
Rabbi Rubinfeld's expertise includes classroom management and discipline, effective instruction, bullying, cultivating sensitivity in the classroom, impulse disorders (such as ADHD and ODD), and balancing the educational needs of mainstream and special needs children in the classroom.
Rabbi Rubinfeld is the also the founder and director of Torah Umesorah's Lilmod U'Lilamed department which provides professional development for teachers and principals throughout the year.
Rabbi Rubinfeld is a talmid of the distinguished Yeshivos of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, the Mirrer Yeshiva in Yerushalayim and Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood.