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In this week’s Parsha, Bamidbar, we learn about the division of all of the shevatim. Hashem talks to Moshe telling him that he should divide up the nation by shevet and that they will each have their own jobs and responsibilities. By giving each shevet a responsibility, it makes everyone feel important and also creates a sense of community amongst the nation. This idea of everyone contributing to create something greater is something that has never left the Jewish people. Just think about a kibbutz lifestyle. Everyone on the kibbutz has a job and way of contributing to the success of the kibbutz. Just last week Moshav Modiin burnt down. So many people were raising money, doing clothing/food drives for these now homeless people. When the three boys were taken, all kinds of Jews from all over the world came together through tefilla. It’s beautiful what we can accomplish when we just put our differences aside and focus on what’s truly important. Perek Lamid Bet of Tanya teaches us the significance of ahavat yisrael, which focuses on loving every individual. The Alter Rebbe is teaching us that we don’t need to agree with everyone, we don’t need to think everyone is the best; what we do need to understand, however, is that God wants every single individual on this earth to be here. God created each and every one of us and gave us each a little part of Him, our neshamot. Having a neshama means you matter, you have something to do in this world. If we put our external differences aside and focus on what really matters in an individual, we can achieve Ahavat Yisrael. We comprise God’s big picture; we are all significant! Just like the shevatim, we are soon to be divided; we’re going on different paths. Despite the paths we all choose to take, we must realize that we are the stars of God’s big picture. We all play a significant role in His plan. We all have our individual tafkid in this world, but at the end of the day we’re all part of something bigger than us, and through that we will forever be connected. Shabbat shalom!