“Sanctify for me every eldest.” (Shmos 13 2)
“And I passed through the land of mitzraim and I hit every eldest.” For this reason the Torah says: “Sanctify for me your every eldest.” And so we find in Meseches Nedarim (12): There is a mitzvah to sanctify the eldest even though he is already holy. So why sanctify him more? This mitzvah tells us that we shouldn’t be satisfied with what the Torah sanctified; rather we should add more kedusha on our own. The first thing born is very dear to us. Therefore one shouldn’t be overly possessive about his first but should part with it and give it to Hashem. The first has the potential to bring thoughts of impurity and haughtiness and therefore we have to try to give it extra keduasha. (Darchei Mussar)
At the top of the mountain children are born. Their parents made the perilous trek all the way to the top to find the best place to raise their children. The children breath the clear air of the peak from the moment of their birth and the sky seems almost tangible. At the top of the mountain you can hear the joyful cries of children playing without worries with the majestic view as the backdrop.
The parents’ climb had not been easy. They fell on sharp rocks and stumbled on sudden bumps. It was a painful ascent. The parents carved for themselves a path through the brush forgoing sleep at night despite exhausting days. They gritted their teeth when the climb was hard and persevered.
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