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קטגוריה: Parashat Hashavua
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It was the world series of wars in the middle east
And to borow from Rabbi Beryl Wein
The Maccabees combined consistency with creativity
Beat he Greek warmongers and left the Egyptians far behind
Created a legacy of Holiness Despite Critics and Malingerers
Fought the Rabbis but gave them Respect and Room
To Forge the Mishna
ReDedicate the Temple
Teach the timeless Tora
And Save the Sabbafh
So lets celebrate
Make Kidush Lashem
Catch the rhyhm of Shabbat
Love and Shabos from Israel
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
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Portion Vayera - From the Worst to the Best?
The portion CONTRASTS the faithfulness of Abraham with the corruption and evil in Sodom,
where Abraham's nephew went to live.
Rabbi Neriya's (OB"M) book talking on this portion points out about the difference
between "knowing G-d's Will" (to do)
and knowing "G-d Knowledge" (on a spiritual plane).
Here we have Abraham teaching the world not to perform human sacrifice to idols -
And he is commanded to take his son and put him on the alter on the Temple Mount!
Maimonides was a Master of all that, - the difference between
G-d knowledge - and knowing what G-d's REAL WILL is - something Abraham had to learn.
The Torah Story teaches us that: It is something one learns ONLY by Faithfully Testing Oneself with
the Commands of the Almighty (as written in the Torah)!
So .... Not so many people are aware how the "Bal Haturim" (as he was called)
was also a truly great Master of all that.
(He wrote the Arba Turim
which are the standard reference books of all rabbis and scholars to this very day).
Known as Rabbi Jacob ben Asher - he also wrote a commentary on the Torah, which shows his deep knowledge of the secrets of the Torah.
In discussing the evilness of Sodom, he explained the use of the word "Poh" (here) "Where Lote the nephew lived"
he explained the numerical connection between POH - place of Evil, "85 gematria"
and the name BOAZ
Grandfather of King David
"Poh" from the story of anshei sedom
teaching G-d's will - is that OUR JOB -
is to EXTRACT THE SACRED FROM THE PROFANE AND CORRUPTED sedom
And bring forth redemption
With the Boaz people of the world !
Shabat Shalom and Health to all
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פורסם ברביעי, 02 דצמבר 2020 17:39
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Portion LechLecha : What was Abraham thinking?
OUR PORTION ENDS WITH THE COMMANDMENT FOR ISRAELITE MALES TO BE CIRCUMCISED - THE BRIS MEELAH
How did Abraham and Sarah come to that conclusion?
This week Rabbi Jacobsen implied some good questions.
Is it really so difficult to recognize your life’s mission?
WAS ABRAHAM UNCLEAR FOR YEARS ABOUT HIS MISSION IN LIFE?
How About THIS COMMANDMENT?
Our traditions teach us that once Abraham as a kid started to connect with the Almighty
he never lost that focus. He knew his job was to teach the masses and get them away
from corruption and idolatry.
But where did the Bris come in?
It took time to realize this was a culmination of FIRST STAGE JUDAISM!
To paraphrase Rabbi Jacobsen:
keeping goals in sight is hard because we get distracted by
struggleS for survival, which can easily even convince ourselves that we don’t need – or don’t have – a mission.
The physical here and now becomes all that matters.
Even people who are committed to discover their mission find it difficult to do so. Determination is vital; but something somehow seems to stand in the way between you and your mission.
A JEWISH HERO IS ONE WHO CONNECTS THEIR LIE MISSION TO THAT OF THE ALMIGHTY'S IN CREATING THE WORLD
Something it is HARD TO FIGURE OUT how
MAYBE that's why it took a while for Abraham ... This whole Parsha
To connect to the Mitzvah.
Today so many people say "I will circumcize - but have the doctor do it "-
but that is without making the blessing.
Get some blessing so
Give some blessing s
And have a great healthy Shabbat
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
