Parshat Vayakhel by the Esteemed Tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

"See, Hashem has called by name Bezalel" (Exodus 35:30)

"The holy Zohar says that all of a person's power comes from his name, 'See, Hashem has called by name Bezalel.' Bezalel is 'Betzel-Kel' (in the shadow of G-d); already in the name that his father gave him, it was hinted that he would build the Mishkan (Tabernacle). His father had Ruach HaKodesh (Divine Inspiration); he knew that he would build the Mishkan, so he gave him the name Bezalel, that he would make a shadow for G-d, that he would build a dwelling for G-d."

"The Zohar says in Pekudei that it was only because of his name that he was chosen to build the Mishkan; only in the merit of his name was he chosen more than any other man, and he built the Mishkan. At the age of 13-14, he had already built the Mishkan and knew things that Moshe did not know. Moshe wanted to make the Ark first and then the Mishkan, but Bezalel said, 'First we make the Mishkan and then the Ark.' Moshe said to him, 'You were indeed in the shadow of G-d,' so there were things that, so to speak, Moshe did not know and Bezalel did know."

A person's name awakens a supernal power

"'Who has set names in the earth' – Hashem set names in the earth. Hashem decreed at the creation of the world how many Reuvens there would be, how many Shimeons there would be, how many Nachmans there would be, how many Natans. Through the name, a supernal power from above is awakened upon the person; with this power, he can do wondrous things. By giving him the name of a tzaddik, the name of the tzaddik causes the child to also be a tzaddik. By giving the child the name of a tzaddik, that same light of the tzaddik for whom the name was given is awakened; the light is awakened from the upper world and descends to hover over the child for his entire life."

Everything a person must undergo is hinted at in his name

"A person's name is not a simple thing at all. The holy Baal Shem Tov says that a person's name contains terrible secrets. A person needs to know his name, to contemplate his name, a person needs to know what is hinted at in his name. His name is the root of his soul; everyone has a soul root according to his name; in a person's name, everything he must undergo is hinted at."

"Everything that happens to a person during his life is all hinted at in his name, and it is fitting that everyone should know for which tzaddik they are named, because a person lives through his name. A person must live according to his name; all of a person's vitality is his name, and therefore, when a person goes up above, they ask him, 'What is your name?' You did not live according to your name! You were supposed to go according to your name! If you had gone according to your name, you would have reached all the things in the world."

Hashem already declared the destiny of names before they were created

"A person's name hints to him everything he must undergo in this world, everything he must do, everything he must learn. Hashem already declared all the names before they were created: Bezalel will build the Mishkan, King Solomon will build the Temple. King Solomon (Shlomo) has the numerical value (gematria) of 470, 'Mikdash Havayah' (Temple of Hashem) has the gematria of 470; Solomon came to build the Temple of Hashem. Saul (Shaul) came to kill Agag, King of Amalek; Shaul has the gematria of 337, 'Agag King of Amalek' is 337. So, in a person's name, all his matters are hinted at, as well as everything he must do and all his roles in this world."

The number of names of the tzaddikim is limited

"The 'Noam Elimelech' says that the names of the tzaddikim are a very limited number. Hashem has a treasury of tzaddikim, but they are very few. Who will merit the names of these tzaddikim? If a person wants a righteous son, the first thing is to give him the name of a tzaddik. The more he gives him the name of a greater tzaddik, the more certain it is that this child will be a tzaddik."

"Are you giving names? Look for the greatest tzaddikim, and perhaps that will protect the child. After giving a name, one must also educate him, protect him, and not go to sleep on Shabbat, but rather sing Shabbat songs with him. And this is what the 'Noam Elimelech' says: when you give a child the name of a tzaddik, then this tzaddik protects the child, guards him from bad friends, guards him from bad things; the soul of the tzaddik accompanies the child everywhere. The moment you give the name of a tzaddik, a spark from that tzaddik is embedded in the child. You must intend that this name, that this tzaddik, will be embedded in him and protect him, because the tzaddik has already sanctified this name, has already served Hashem according to this name, and this causes the child to also be a tzaddik."

There are great obstacles to calling by the name of a tzaddik

"Calling by the name of tzaddikim is a very, very great test; the souls of the tzaddikim are few. In truth, there is a hall of names, there is a world of names. When a person goes to give a name to his child and has an idea to call him by the name of a tzaddik, then immediately there are obstacles; immediately they snatch this idea from him, and he says, 'Maybe this name, maybe I will choose such a name, maybe another name.' He does not understand that from Heaven they are pushing him away; therefore, one must fight for the names, and by giving the child the name of a tzaddik, the light of the tzaddik in the upper world will hover over the child for his entire life and protect him from every bad thing until he merits to reach the level of that same tzaddik."