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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Esther Deena bat Risa, a 33-year-old mother of three, just diagnosed with breast C. May Hashem shower her with a complete healing refuat hanefesh v’refuat haguf among all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen.
Seventh principle of Emuna according to the Rambam ztk’l:
The prophecy of Moshe was greater than any other prophecy before or since.
Why is it so important to differentiate between Moshe Rabbeinu ztk’l and the other prophets? Upon seeing the powerful wonders during their prophecy, all other prophets fell off their feet; they almost went insane. They were overwhelmed by the intensity of the prophetic vision. A prophet felt as if he was the only one in the world and lost all connection to this world.
Yet Moshe Rabbeinu was so holy that he received his prophecy while in full control still aware of his surroundings. This enabled him to give over the prophecy with exact precision as though it was being spoken directly from Hashem’s ‘mouth’.
This fact is vital to internalize since the Torah was given to us through Moshe. Therefore it must be as though Hashem was personally giving over each commandment; since the Torah is the direct word of Hashem. Through Torah we perceive Hashem’s will and that is the ultimate goal of creation. This message cannot be compromised or given over any other way than as though it is being told over by Hashem Himself.
This is contrary to the other prophets who relayed the messages although in absolute truth but in their own style. Other prophets would have to be awakened and returned to a ‘human state’ after receiving prophecy. It was then in their ‘everyday state’ that they would relay the prophetic messages
Moshe Rabbeinu was an Ish Elokim, a G-dly man. He was able to connect the upper and lower realms as though he was moving from room to room. His prophecy was greatest as a result of his refined G-dly middot. He reached such a lofty level where he was able to transmit Hashem’s word without any barriers as the Torah states in the Zohar HaKadosh, “The Shechinah spoke from Moshe’s throat.”
