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On Shabbat Chazon, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev teaches that every Jewish soul is shown a vision of the future Holy Temple. Although we are not consciously aware of it, that vision leaves a lasting impression on our souls.
This echoes the Talmud's explanation of Daniel's vision. Daniel's companions did not consciously see the vision, yet "their mazal saw," and the experience affected them deeply. In the same way, the soul's vision of the future Temple quietly influences our thoughts, feelings, and actions.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe explains that this vision is meant not only to inspire us to await the rebuilding of the Holy Temple, but to begin building a dwelling place for Hashem today. As the Torah says, "They shall make Me a Sanctuary, and I will dwell among them." It does not say "within it," but "among them," teaching that Hashem desires to dwell within every Jew and every Jewish home.
Just as the Holy Temple had sacred vessels, our homes can have vessels of holiness: a siddur for prayer, Torah books for learning, and a pushke for tzedakah. Through Torah, prayer, and acts of kindness, our homes become a mikdash me'at—a miniature sanctuary.
What does your soul think? We often react from our emotions or habits, but there is a deeper voice within us—the neshama. Faith, holiness, compassion, and yearning for Hashem are as natural to the soul as thinking is to the mind. Shabbat Chazon reminds us that our souls already "see" the future redemption. By listening to that inner voice and filling our homes with Torah, prayer, and mitzvot, we align our minds, hearts, and souls with the vision our neshama already beholds.
May we merit to see with our own eyes the revelation of the Third Holy Temple with the coming of Moshiach, speedily in our days.
Shabbat Shalom!
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