NASSO AND MOSHIACH

In Parshas Nasso we read the laws of the Nazir. These laws emphasize that we "await Moshiach's coming every day" from a Halachic perspective: "When one states: I will become a Nazir on the day ben Dovid comes . . . he must observe the Nazirite laws forever" (Rambam laws of the Nezirus 4:11 (from Talmud Eruvin 43b)) -- because every day is considered "the day when ben Dovid comes", in the present tense "Here comes Moshiach".

The Era of the Redemption is also implied in Parshas Nasso, where it describes the journeys and construction of the Mishkan (Sanctuary). The Mishkan was built in a desert -- a place inappropriate for human habitation. the building of the Mishkan symbolizes "dirah betachtonim" -- making a dwelling place for Hashem in the lowest aspects of this lowly world. This is also what will be revealed in the Era of the Redemption, when the entire world will be revealed as a dwelling place for G-d. "On that day, G-d will be One and His Name One"