[Avodah] kol hamosif , gorea

[Saul.Z.Newman at kp.org]

from revach-----

The Menorah was made out of a solid block of gold.  All its decorations 
were carved out of this block and nothing was made separately and attached 

to the Menorah afterwards.  The pasuk highlights this fact by saying 
"Kaftoreha U'Pracheha Mimena Yihiyu"; it buttons and flowers 
should come 
from within it. 
The Chasam Sofer says since the Menorah represents the light of Torah we 
learn from here that no outside sciences or wisdom should be used to adorn 

the Torah.  The torah has all its light within it and nothing in the 
outside world can enhance this brilliant light.  With this idea he 
explains the gemara Megila (32) "He who holds the Sefer Torah bare 
(without a covering) will be buried bare without mitzvos".  This 
means 
that if a person considers the Torah lacking and he feels it needs the 
beauty of science and other wisdoms to adorn it and make it complete will 
himself die without mitzvos since this is Apikurses.


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