Food 4 Shabbos Ki Teitzei - Hakhel!
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Shalom from Safed,
In this weeks Parsha we are commanded to return a lost article to our fellow person. We are taught that every Mitzvah has its spiritual counterpart. A " Lost article " also refers to our souls who may have lost their connection to Torah and Mitzvoth - the Torah way of life. We are instructed to return our soul to the Jewish way of life and see to the well being of other souls that may have lost their Judaism. Even such a soul that might not be interested in receiving their lost article, we are told to inspire and encourage so this individual will be awakened and desire to return as well.
?To receive, guidance and consultation in arousing and enspiring ourselves and our fellow person to a healthy and well ballanced Torah life, you are invited to contact me.
May Hashem inscribe you, your entire family and all those who are dear to you in the book of life?for?a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year and may we see the redemption through Rebbe Shlita Melech Ha'Moshiach immediately NOW!
Good Shabbos.
Moshiach NOW!
Eliyahu
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This Week’s Portion
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?Pirkei Avot:?Chapter 2 ( 1 in the diaspora )
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Ki?Teitzei?- Who Is In Charge???
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????May Hashem bless and protect the Jewish people in the land of Israel and throughout the world and bless you, your entire family and all those who are dear to you with a healthy, happy, successful, joyous, fulfilling and prosperous New Year and may we see the redemption through the coming of Moshiach immediately NOW!
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??The first verse in the portion begins “When you will go out to war upon your enemies and Hashem your G-d will place them in your hand. The usage of the term “upon” rather than “with” is unusual. As we approach Rosh Hashanah, we seek to improve ourselves and overcome our internal enemies. It is important to realize that all of the claims of our negative nature have no validity or meaning and no status of equality with noble goals. Thus we are above our enemies (upon) rather than equal (with). Further, Hashem is fully behind us and thus our enemy is?initially?devastated.
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In the continuation of our portion, the Torah teaches that when a camp goes forth against your enemy you must avoid all evil and your camp must be holy. The camp against our enemy alludes to our efforts to share Judaism with our estranged brethren and bring them closer to their heritage. One might think that success will come through lowering our standards. The Torah teaches just the opposite, we need to intensify our own Judaism to have success with others.
??In this week’s portion,?Ki?Teitzei, the Torah commands us to remember three things: the story of Miriam, that we were slaves in Egypt, and the story of Amalek. As we prepare?for?Rosh Hashanah, the very concept of remembering has a special importance, as do each of the three specific remembrances.
??The Musaf prayer of Rosh Hashanah is unique in that we say three special blessings rather than the single blessing said every?Shabbat?and holiday. The middle of these three blessings is Zichronot (remembrances), in which we request that Hashem remember His covenant with the Jewish people and remember us in a positive light. We affect this through our?remembering?Hashem. The Rambam writes in Hilchot Teshuva (3;?4) “Although the blowing of the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah is a divine decree, there is a hidden meaning: Sleepers! Awake from your slumber and return in Teshuvah and?remember?your creator! This refers to those who?forget?the truth through distraction throughout the year.” When we remember who we are and our role in the purpose of Creation, we return to Hashem and to the ways of the Torah. We remember to fulfill our good resolutions of the past and make even better ones?for?the future.
??The Torah commands us to remember when Miriam was punished with leprosy?for?rebuking Moshe. Although her intent was good, her reproach lacked the necessary respect. This is a critical lesson as we approach Rosh Hashanah. Concern?for?each other is the pillar of our people. As such, while we seek to improve ourselves, we must also encourage others to become closer to Hashem. However, it is imperative that when we encourage others, we do so in a respectful manner. If not, we may be committing a grave sin rather than an act of goodness.
??The remembrance of the Egyptian servitude is mentioned twice, once concerning the prohibition of taking a widow’s garment as security?for?a loan (24; 18), and once concerning the commandments to leave various parts of the harvest?for?the poor (24; 22). The underlying theme in both is remembering that everything in the world belongs to Hashem and we must both share our possessions and use them respectfully towards others. As we seek to correct our ways, we are hindered by our love?for?our possessions. The remembrance that everything belongs to Hashem allows us to overcome this nature. Further, the remembrance that we were slaves teaches us to fulfill all commandments of compassion with empathy. This exemplifies Ahavat Yisrael, loving your fellow Jew?as yourself.
??Amalek is the first nation to have attacked the Jewish people and the Torah commands that we erase their memory. In describing Amalek, the Torah uses the words “Asher Karcha Baderech,” which means “who cooled you on the path.” By attacking the Jewish people after the Exodus, they cooled their enthusiasm. Each evil nation represents a negative trait within us. As we approach Rosh Hashanah, just as we begin to take real steps to improve ourselves,?our?Amalek comes to us and says wait! Take it easy! What’s the rush? You’ve been on the wrong path?for?so long and you’ve been just fine! Cool down! The Torah enjoins and empowers us to eradicate these thoughts and replace coldness with the passion of fire within us to unite with Hashem. The Rebbe notes that the word Karcha is related to the word Mikreh, coincidence. Amalek wants us to view the world and the occurrences of our lives as coincidences, destroying our faith and fervor that everything comes from Hashem. When we?remember?Divine Providence -?the hand of Hashem in everything, we defeat our private Amalek.
The final war against Amalek will be in the times of Moshiach.
May we merit his coming now, immediately with the true and complete redemption!
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Ketivah Vachatimah Tovah L’shana Tovah Umetukah - May you be written and inscribed?for?a good and sweet year!