The beginning of the parshah begins with exploring & the end finishes with a prohibition against exploring. This comes with the mitzvah of tzitzis - a mitzvah named for its representation of the four boundaries and the extensions beyond.
The middle of the parshah contains the source for a minyan. In a group of 10 men for a davar shebik'dusha there lies a bond between them all. They are not 10 lone individuals, rather they all extend themselves to each other, becoming one unit.
This is a parsha about borders & boundaries & how to appropriately deal with them. Sometimes to be self contained as in not being curious to explore to our eyes desire. Sometimes focus the effect we exprres upon those around us, both in the positive as the power of minyan illustrates, & sometimes in the negative.
In a way, as a Jew we are never really alone. Everything we do has an indirect influence upon the greater soul of the Klall. We are not limited to the finite boundaries of our bodies. We all extend way beyond our physical limitations.
We must be aware also of the direct influence we all have on others. We are not alone. When one person starts dressing casually for davening with no change of attire (trangressing the halachah of 'hikon likras Elokecha Yisroel') it spreada to others until the halachah can be completely forgotten. Similarly when one woman dresses with a certain style the others follow suit. We must be aware that our actions extend way beyond ourselves, and this can be utilized for the positive as well.
The maharal explains the mishnah in avos that galus come upon the world due to the desecration of boundaries. When we don't respect and regard boundaries and how we go beyond them, the result is exile.
May we be careful to respect the gevulim we have & may we recognize the apprpriate way to extend beyond them, & may Hashem return us to the gevulim of eretz yisroel b'karov.
