Parshas Pinchas - Maaseh Merkava
Referring to Hashem’s instructing Moishe how to appoint Yehoshua as his successor, it says in the Pasuk (27:20) “Venasatah meyhodchah alav …” (“You should give from your splendor [“Hod”] onto him…”).
Rashi tells us that “from your splendor” is referring to the beaming light from the skin of Moishes face.
Rashi further learns out, that since it says “ from your splendor” HaShem is telling Moishe to give over only part of his splendor, but not all of it. Rashi continues to explain that this is like we learn that “Moishe’s face is like the sun and Yehoshua’s face is like the moon.”
Parshas Pinchas
The first Izbycyer Rebbe, founder of the Izbyce-Radzyn Dynasty in his classical work, sefer Mey HaShiloach gives the following insight;
It says in the Pasuk (25:18) ” key tzorarim heim lachem benichleyhem” ( “because they harassed you with their (evil ) conspiracy …” )
A Jewish heart in itself is clean and free of all impurities, and has no such tendencies. If we sometimes see otherwise, it is due to the evil koach ( forces ) of the umos ( nations of the world ) that come to them. This concept is hinted in this Pasauk, as with a play on words it can be read to mean, “because they made you have a ( evil ) inclination with their (evil) conspiracy ” And once the nations will be destroyed, then the Jewish heart will be able to be bound to HaShem.
What is he telling us?
Parshas Balak
The first Radomsker Rebbe in his classic work, sefer “Tiferes Shlomoe” makes the following observation;
It says in the Pasuk (25:7) “…vayikach romach beyado” (…and he took a spear in his hand).
The word romach (spear) is the numeric equivalent to 248, corresponding to the 248 limbs in the body, which correspond to the 248 positive commandments in the Torah.
The word beyado (in his hand), has in it the letters (Yud, Vav & Dalid ) which spell out the letter Yud.