we learn in smicha, the laws of kashrus "l'bol'oy kach poltoy" - in the manner that it was absorbed, thats the way it'll come out. (for example if non kosher meat was grilled, it is kashered by grilling/fire not water) The same is with terror - just as they don't ask permission to terrorize, we don't ask to defend ourselves.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
12 Tamuz
Yud bais/12 tamuz: the KGB was not afraid of world opinion when it arrested the friedeker Rebbe,. In a positive note we can learn from that not to be afraid of anyone when doing something good, if stopped, invite them to join you, or to walk out the same door you walked in...
Sidur
The Alter Rebbe only included in his sidur that which was universally agreed upon as necessary leaving anything else out,(meaning anything that there was a debate whether it should be included he left out) I learn the same in interacting with everyone, focus on what universally matters (personality and so on) and skip anything that is debatable.
Shoftim
its says in this parsha לא תלמד לעשות' - you shall not learn the nonsense of the nations in order to DO them, thats why it is explained what the nations do, so we should know what NOT to do. Thats also what we can learn from CNN and his affiliates, learning from other peoples mistakes so you make none of your own.
Canada anthem:
G-d keep.our land glorious and free, O' Canada we stand on guard for thee. G-d is the one who actually keeps our land glorious and free, all we need to do is to stand on guard.
Shoftim
its says in this parsha not to listen to the sorcerers and people like them "the nations do so but you listen to Hashem your G-d" Rashi explains, like the people who say "today will be a bad day cuz I saw a stick/black cat and so on" or Friday the 13th (actually a good day and number in Judaism)
It also applies in more subtle cases like people which claim "you(r) grand/kids wont find a good yeshiva/shiduch if you do such and such,or wont get smicha/go on shlichus and so on and so forth, they are the doomsayers of our time and as the Torah says " to Hashem you shall listen"
not to the doomsayers, as Hashem runs the world not the people who think (or dont) they do.
It also applies in more subtle cases like people which claim "you(r) grand/kids wont find a good yeshiva/shiduch if you do such and such,or wont get smicha/go on shlichus and so on and so forth, they are the doomsayers of our time and as the Torah says " to Hashem you shall listen"
not to the doomsayers, as Hashem runs the world not the people who think (or dont) they do.
Mayim achronim
The reason according to Chasidus for mayim achronim, to wash off salt from Sedom: the mentality of sedom was: whats mine is mine and whats yours is negotiable. Since peoples thought process changes after eating (which is why many business deals are done by lunch) there is the risk of thinking that way, therefore the after waters are there to remind you otherwise...
Nitzavim
: It says "If you will be scattered from one end of the heavens until the other... from there Hashem will gather you" The reason it says bkseh hashamayim (from the edge of the heavens) is that the Jews will not only be scattered physically during exile but also spiritually, however the Torah says not to give up hope because "from there Hashem will gather you"
Ki Seitzai
Ki Seitzai: the Torah tells us that Amon and Moav (males) are locked from marrying in to the Jewish nation " because they did not greet you with bread and water when you left Egypt. And because they hired Bilam to "bless you" Now we might think that they had no food and therefore could not help out, like its hard to expect Nigeria to help out the world with food when they are struggling themselves. To counter that line of thought the Torah says "and because they hired Bilam" They had enough money to hire a greedy sorcerer, but for food there was none. Kinda like the "poor refugees in Gaza" who have money for tunnels and weapons but not for food..."
slichos
We say in slichos: "lcha havaya hatzdaka vlanu boshes hapanim" - "To you G-d is the righteousness and to us is the shame" by focusing on (and helping others focus) on "To G-d is the righteousness" we will have no time for (to get it into the situation of) and fix (the current problem of) "and to us is the shame" by bringing Moshiach now. A ksiva vchasima tova to everyone. "Brachos worth spreading"
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