Ask Around Your Shabbos Table

וּמִלֵּאתָ בוֹ מִלֻּאַת אֶבֶן...
And you shall fill into it (into the Choshen) stone fillings...[Shemos 28:17]

Ask around your Shabbos table: Chazal tell us that the nesi’im brought precious stones as their donation for the Mishkan. Which donation did Moshe Rabbeinu give for the Mishkan?

Answer: Actually, Moshe Rabbeinu did not give any donations for the Mishkan! The reason is because he did something greater than contributing the materials. Moshe Rabbeinu prompted others to contribute. Our sages say: “Gadol hame’ase yoser min ha’ose” - The one who is the cause of the action is greater than the one who actually performs it! [Based on peirush Me’am Loez]