In this week’s Parsha, we learn about the “aish tamid,” the eternal flame.  This was a mitzvah that there constantly had to be a fire burning on the altar in Yerushalayim.  In addition, there was a separate prohibition to put it out.  Our sages comment that this teaches us that we must have a constant fire of desire burning in our souls to connect to Hashem.  In addition, this mitzvah is the source of what we call the “ner tamid” that we keep lit near the Aron Kodesh in our shuls.
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Rabbi Aharon Dovid Singer
Rosh Kollel, NMB Kollel