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When we act in trust towards Hashem it is even more powerful than tefilla. We learn this from the incident of when B’nai Yisrael were standing in front of Yam Suf with the Egyptians behind them and Moshe Rabbeinu not knowing what to do turned to Hashem. Hashem’s response, “Mah Titzak E’laiy (Why are you yelling to Me?)”, meaning now is not the time for tefilla.
Hashem wants us to trust in Him and therefore His response proceeding response was, “Daber el B’nai Yisrael v’yeesa’u (Speak to B’nai Yisrael and let them proceed forward).” As B’nai Yisrael stood at an ocean filled with water the required response was to proceed forward and not to pray to Hashem for help.
Move forth in life with emuna and bitachon and you shall see great miracles just as Nachshon ben Aminadav did when he entered the Yam Suf. The tribe of Yehuda entered the water and the water ascended to their thighs; yet they continued. The tribe of Binyomin followed and the water reached their stomachs; still not discouraged they proceeded. The water then went to their mouths and they announced as written in Tehillim (69:2), “Save me Hashem for water has come up to my soul” and then the sea split.
They did as Hashem commanded; proceed and I will save you. Don’t have any doubt I will always be there for you. The Shomer Emunim teaches in the section of Divine Providence in the name of the Holy Baal Shem Tov ztk’l that if a person c”v finds himself in a place of distress he should strengthen his heart to trust in Hashem and he will surely be saved.
The lesson here; there is a time for tefilla and there a time to simply do and trust.
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Today’s daily dose is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Raphael Elisha Meir ben Devorah a six year old boy in need of our tefillot. If you can take challah today and/or next Shabbat in the zechut of his refuah please email: cdparkoffcoaching@gmail.com. Please pass the word along to others. May he merit a complete healing amongst all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b’karov b’rachamim, Amen.
The AriZal teaches us that from around mid-Friday we should strive to distance ourselves from physical pleasure. The reason for this being that we must make room for the immense spiritual light that will illuminate the world on Shabbat. Often we mistakenly fill the voids in life by immersing ourselves in material lusts all the while misinterpreting the spiritual emptiness as a physical one. Yet we cannot give the soul physical toys to play with; she simply cannot relate.
The theme of Shabbat is to distance and separate ourselves from this world and zoom into the world to come. It is of great value to practice this in our everyday lives, otherwise our ability to bond with Borei Olam and experience His presence diminishes. This life exercise is not so difficult when we contemplate the reward we shall receive when exerting the proper effort.
The delight derived as we are enveloped in Shabbat Kodesh is an intense thrill for the soul. It can reach the point where we desire only to return to Hashem and want to permanently re-unite with Him on high. It is more exhilarating than any physical pleasure this world has to offer. In fact such was the feeling of B’nai Yisrael when they were standing at Har Sinai when they were personally spoken to by Hashem. They no longer wanted to be ‘trapped’ in their physicality and yearned only to merge with the One and Only truth.
The worst punishment a person may experience is loneliness which leads to feelings of abandonment and unworthiness. It is a profound fear that all of us have consciously or embedded deep within. Cleaving to Hashem requires continuous daily effort. This investment of thought must be practiced often throughout the day in order to prepare ourselves for the light of Shabbat and increase our knowledge that we are never alone and always have Hashem near.
We may then build our workweek on the precious lingering bond built on Shabbat which will continue to hold us until the following Shabbat. It will be easier to find our way back even if c”v we may have drifted off into ‘playing’ with this worlds toys. This is the ongoing impact Shabbat has on our lives.
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Today’s daily dose is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Raphael Elisha Meir ben Devorah a six year old boy with cancer. If anyone can offer leads and/or advice for recurrent medulla blastoma brain cancer (non-systemic chemo) please contact devorahc@gmail.com in a private message. May he merit a complete healing amongst all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b’karov b’rachamim, Amen.
Attaining high spiritual levels is not easy to come by in our current generation. We have become insensitive to the fire of Hashem’s love that envelops us. The AriZal would many times teach of the importance to express lovesickness towards Hashem particularly on Shabbat; to aspire to reach a point where we are ecstatically in love with Borei Olam.
The absence of such a feeling, the AriZal would say, is because we do not adequately prepare ourselves for Shabbat Kodesh all week long. This planning entails the revival of one important emotion; the intense yearning for Shabbat. All week long we go about our mundane routine without more than a passing thought for Shabbat. Yet, in order to truly surround ourselves with the delight of Shabbat we must awaken our love for it and for Hashem.
How do I ignite that deep craving for Shabbat to arrive? From the flame that still lingers within from the previous Shabbat. In other words, I must draw from the holiness of Shabbat and store it within myself so that I may use it as a source of flame for the upcoming Shabbat.
The AriZal teaches that there are three faculties which we should tap into in order to sufficiently prepare ourselves for Shabbat. First of which is to arrange our thoughts and contemplate the high spiritual gift that we receive every Shabbat. Second is in speech by reading the Torah portion and learning parsha insights. Lastly is by mode of action, the physical act of getting ready for Shabbat.
Through these three avenues we can experience the light of creation, the ohr haganuz (the hidden light of creation). This light is available to those who seek it and who rise to the space where this light illuminates. The gift awaits us however in order to receive it we must prepare for its arrival.
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