Aliya Summary: The Levites, too, will not receive a share of the land
of Israel. Instead they are entitled to a tenth of all the Israelites'
crops--this in return for the Tabernacle and Temple services which they
render. Upon receiving this tithe, the Levites must, in turn, separate a
tenth of this tithe and give it to the priests.
So the
Levites get 10% of everyone's crops, and they must give 10% of that to
the priests. This underscores the importance of giving, regardless of
how or how much you have. As Rav Dessler explains, giving is what makes
us love others, not receiving. The more you "invest" in those around you
by giving them love, food, money, attention or respect, the more you
grow to appreciate and love them, and the phenomenon grows exponentially
from there. But it all starts by giving (this is where I should link
you do the Donate page for Lelamed.com, but I won't).
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