Parshat Tetzaveh

When the Jews sinned with the golden calf,
Moshe prayed on the Jewish people's behalf,
If you don't forgive the Jews, Moshe did say,
Erase me from your Torah right away.

Hashem forgave the Jews in the end,
Moshe was a true leader and a loyal friend,
In this weeks Torah portion, Moshe's name does not appear,
To erase Moshe's name doesn't seem fair.

Think, feel, say and do, a name tells us who,
But there is another part that is hidden from view,
An actual part of Hashem is at the core of every Jew,
We can never be separated from Hashem, no matter what we do.

In Parshat Tetzaveh, Moshe's name is not around,
But his essence can be found,
"And YOU will command," Hashem does say,
Referring to Moshe's essence, as a reward for saving the day!

When the Jews sinned their connection to Hashem was concealed,
But their essence and connection to Hashem, Moshe revealed!
We shouldn't judge a person by their external name,
Because at the core we are all the same!

Why is this week's Torah portion chosen to be,
The one in which Moshe's name we don't see?
It is because Parshat Tetzaveh does preceed,
Parshat Ki Tisa, where about the golden calf we read,
To teach us that even if we do a wrong deed,
Our connection to Hashem is guaranteed.

Souvenir: eraser