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Portion Chayei Sarah - What Kind of Miracle is THAT?
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Portion Chayei Sarah - What Kind of Miracle is THAT?
Thought from Yeshiva Simchat Shlomo in Jerusalem: (slightly modified by AE)
There is something inside us which tries to convince us to do something not good,
but even worse than that, is when after the fact,
it tries to convince us that this good thing we accomplished, was really not so good at all.
The Evil Inclination was PUSHING Abraham and TAUNTING Sarah about
the "offering of Isaac" test on Mount Moriah - (which they PASSED)
to the point where Abraham's story nearly ends this week,
and Sarah's only defense was to "give up the ghost" as it was.
We are all being tested all the time (especially by the crazy drivers on the road!)
But one way to fight those "why me" attacks is to
Believe in yourself and
desire to serve HaShem and cause good in the world
AND DO MITZVAS EVERY DAY! As many as you can.
So what was the big miracle when Abraham sent Eliezer to find a wife for Isaac?
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach taught:
Rebecca was BUSY but she found TIME to pull up water from the well
- for Eliezer AND for the camels!
And today every Jew is a MIRACLE - every Mitzva is a miracle -
and from the time of Abraham every Jew is a MIRACLE
and every Jew that stands up for the Almighty and for
holiness in the world is a MIRACLE
After what the world did - and DID NOT do (like not saving the millions murdered by Hitler and Stalin)
Every Jew - from
Pittsberg to "Palestine" where nearly HALF A MILLION JEWS LIVE
is a miracle!
Rebecca was found to be a perfect miracle and spouse to Isaac
and we can all help each other and our children find the right partners
So let's help those little miracles keep rolling out ...
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz