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קטגוריה: Parashat Hashavua

פורסם ברביעי, 25 נובמבר 2020 08:06

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Portion of VaEtChaNan - The TEN Commandments AGAIN?

Why does this portion rREPEAT the 10 Commanments (Which first appears in Exodus)?
(Besides the fact that MUCH of the Fifth Book of the Five repeats most of the Mitzvot anyway ...)

This Shabbat is Shabat Nachamu (about healing) - the opposite of Purim's Shabbat Zachor (about evil Amalek)

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach always taught us that to understand a Jewish holiday
the Great Rebbes would look at the holiday OPPOSITE (in the calendar) - SO WE LEARN FROM BOTH SIDES.

There - before the Purim miracle - Haman's hatred was SO STRONG he was willing to pay THOUSANDS IN SILVER to Achashverosh - for the "rights" to destroy the Jews (like Hamas - using every bit of money the residents of Gaza needed to build or buy weapons to destroy)... 

So this portion with Moses' Farewell Teachings (WHICH ARE FOREVER) is saying 

Here's the SHEMA - "Love the L-rd you G-d"
and 
Here's the Ten Commandments AGAIN which say "Honor your Parents" and "Honor the Sabbath" etc.- 

For NOW and forever - even after sins like the Golden Calf when the first 10 Commandments were broken 

We should LOOK AT THE MIRACLES LIKE PURIM which can happen when
the Jewish People Pray Together- and rejoice together 

like we're told to do on the 15 AV holiday - shabbat Nachamu - this shabbat -

to do G-d's will - to UNDO the opposite-
undo the Hatred of Haman-
and bring about love amongst our people(s)

FOREVER - whatever mistakes we may have made -
the Ten Commanments are and EASY START to come close to G-d's will on earth

Really - how often do you call or recall your Mother? your parents?
- remember their kindness - remember their struggles?

Moses says here "remember the Ten Commandments I taught you BEFORE the Golden Calf -
THEY ARE RELEVANT FOREVER - especially today -
AND GIVE US STRENGTH TOGETHER AS A PEOPLE

May it be so!

Love and Shabbos (from Israel) 
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz

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