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 the power of a person comes from their name, 'See, Hashem has called by name Bezalel.' Bezalel means 'in the shadow of God,' already hinted in the name given by his father that he would make the Tabernacle. His father had divine inspiration, he knew that he would make the Tabernacle, so he gave him the name Bezalel, meaning he would make a shadow for God, that he would make a Tabernacle for God."

"The Zohar in Pekudei says that only because of his name was he chosen to make the Tabernacle, only by virtue of his name was he chosen over another man, and he built the Tabernacle. At the age of 13-14, he already built the Tabernacle and knew things that Moshe did not know. Moshe wanted to make the Ark first and then the Tabernacle, but Bezalel said, 'First you make the Tabernacle and then the Ark.' Moshe said to him, 'You were in the shadow of God,' so there were things that Moshe seemingly did not know, but Bezalel did."

A person's name awakens a higher power

"'Who sets names on the earth' - Hashem sets names on the earth, Hashem decreed at the creation of the world how many names of Reuven there would be, how many names of Shimon, how many names of Nachman, how many of Natan. Through the name, a higher power is awakened upon a person from above, with this power he can do wonderful things. By giving him the name of tzaddikim, the name of the tzaddik causes the child to also be a tzaddik, by giving the child the name of the tzaddik, the light of the tzaddik upon whose name the name was given is awakened, the light from the upper world descends and hovers over the child all his life."

All that a person needs to go through is hinted at in their name

"A person's name is not a simple matter at all, the holy Baal Shem Tov says that a person's name contains tremendous secrets. A person needs to know their name, to contemplate their name, a person needs to know what is hinted at in their name. Their name is the root of their neshamah (soul), everyone has a root neshamah according to their name, all that a person needs to go through is hinted at in their name."

"Everything that a person goes through during their life, it is all hinted at in their name, and it is fitting that everyone knows after which tzaddik they are named, because a person lives by their name. A person needs to live according to their name, all the vitality of a person is their name, and therefore when a person ascends above, they are asked what their name is? You did not live according to your name! You needed 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 announced the destiny of names before they were created

The name of a person hints to them all that they need to go through in this world, all that they need to do, all that they need to learn. Hashem already announced all the names before they were created, Bezalel would make a Tabernacle, King Solomon would build a Temple, King Solomon in gematria is 470, Temple of Hashem in gematria is 470, Solomon came to build the Temple of Hashem. Saul came to kill Agag, king of Amalek, Saul in gematria is 337, Agag, king of Amalek, is 337, so in the name of a person, all their matters and all they need to do and all their roles in this world are hinted."

The number of names of tzaddikim is limited

"The 'Noam Elimelech' says that the names of the tzaddikim are indeed 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 they give 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 maybe this will protect the child. After giving a name, one must also educate him, protect him, and not go to sleep on Shabbat but 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 neshamah of the tzaddik accompanies the child everywhere, the moment you give the name of a tzaddik, then a spark from this tzaddik enters the child. One must intend that this name, that this tzaddik will enter 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 naming after a tzaddik

"Naming after tzaddikim is a very great trial, the souls of tzaddikim are few. Indeed, there is a hall of names, there is a world of names, when a person goes to name their child and has an idea to name him after a tzaddik, immediately there are obstacles, immediately this idea is snatched from him, and he says, 'Maybe this name, maybe that name, I will choose perhaps another name,' he does not understand that from heaven they are pushing him away, therefore one must fight for the names to the dust, and by giving the child the name of a tzaddik, the light of the tzaddik from the upper world will hover over the child all his life and protect him from all evil until he merits to reach the level of that tzaddik."

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