The Torah lists all of Bnei Yisrael’s donations to the Mishkan. At the end of the list it writes: “And the stones of shoham and the stones for the settings of the apron and the choshen.”(Shemos 25:7) Why were the stones mentioned last after all the gold silver and copper? The stones were much more expensive and therefore they should have been listed first.
The Or HaChaim says: The reason the stones were written last is because the Nissi’im didn’t work hard to get them. The Clouds of Glory brought precious stones and pearls to the doorways of their houses. And therefore the Torah lists their donation after all of Bnei Yisrael’s since Bnei Yisrael gave from their own pocket what they had worked hard to attain. (Sichos Mussar Rav Chaim Shmulevitz speech 22 5732)
The morning always comes too quickly and I pull the warm blanket stubbornly over my head. My cell phone rings. Who is calling at such an early hour? I want to sink into my bed and hide. Oops! No one’s calling; it’s the alarm clock and it’s time to get up.
Soft whispers are coming from the kids’ room and bare feet are pattering to the kitchen to see what time it is.
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