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103. Whose Heart Makes Him Willing
I heard on the eve of Shabbat, Beresheet, October 1942
In the verse, “from every man whose heart makes him willing, you shall take My donation.” This is the meaning of “the substance of a donation from sanctity.” In other words, how does one come to a state of offering? Through sanctity.
This means that if one sanctifies oneself with the permitted, he thus comes to a state of donation, which is the Shechina [Divinity], called “my donation.” This is the meaning of “of every man whose heart makes him willing,” all of his heart, meaning if he donates all of his heart, he is rewarded with My donation, to adhere to the Shechina.
In the verse, “in the day of his espousals and in the day of the gladness of his heart,” espousals mean being of inferior degree, which is lowliness. If a person takes upon himself to serve the Creator in a state of lowliness, and at the same time he is happy with this work, this is an important degree, and then one is called “a bridegroom” of the Shechina.