Often, I find myself dreaming. Sometimes it is during the day, but more often it is at night. Sometimes the dreams are pleasant, while other times they are nightmarish. Some dreams seem significant with learning, yet others fade away as simply as they came. Then there are the dreams that are more heartfelt, they are the dreams of the future, for the present and what can be.
Moshe Rabbeinu dreamed of going into Eretz Yisrael with the understanding that it was a dream that would not be fulfilled, yet the dream remained his. Even without crossing the land himself, his impact entered: through his teachings, his drive, his clarity.
In Parashas Vayelech, we find Moshe on the 7th of Adar, his birthday and what would be his day of death. He gives over his dream to his disciple, Yehoshua, telling him: when you and the nation enter Eretz Yisrael, the Shechina will rest among you. With that, there will be the ability to access levels of prophecy and clarity. However, there is one caveat, a hard tr…
