BS’D
Today’s daily dose is dedicated L’iluy neshmat Chaim ben Esther and Chava Yenta bat Moshe Yosef z‘l. May their neshamot bask in the Shechinah together with all of the righteous tzaddikim who have departed from this world, Amen.
Yesterday’s question: how can we be asked to accept the seemingly bitter times in our lives as though they were sweet moments?
Precisely because of the fact that the human mind is limited in its ability to fathom Hashem’s ways and the depth of His intervention and direction, every Jew is required, each according to his capability, to accept that which is above his ability to intellectually grasp.
We cannot attach ourselves to the wisdom of Hashem. However through tefillah mankind can reach a heightened level in which he is able to ascend his material form and draw near to the level reached by the prophets. Although we will not be able to ever comprehend the ways of Hashem and understand why this or the other occurred but we can attain a level of trust where we will be able to feel and live with inner security. This is the level we are commanded to reach.
The passageway to deveikut (cleaving to Hashem) is decorated with emuna. The main barrier to emuna and deveikut is our transgressions; when we use our will to go against Hashem we distance ourselves and essentially disconnect until we do teshuva.
The lesson to be learned; it is not just a nice Jewish saying when we utter the words, “Everything Hashem does is for the best” it is the foundation to how to live a happy life.
To further this lesson there is a Midrash from Mishna Brurah that teaches how Yitzchak Avinu beseeched Hashem to bring suffering into the world since he recognized the great pain of Gehinnom that would need to be endured if not. Hashem readily agreed to his request. We simply cannot value or attach human understanding to anything that occurs in life. All that happens is just, calculated and under Divine love and care.
Life would be so much more enjoyable if we only would live with this concept that Hashem is always there as a loving father figure, embracing every event. Our limited vision does not allow us to see what is going on in Shamayim. Consequently, we cannot understand what we see down here on Earth.
But know, just know, that all is for the best.
One of the daily dose readers asked to post this:
An organized five day trip from NY to Uman (to the kevarim of R’ Nachman in Uman, R’ Yitzchok m’Berditzov and the Holy Ba’al Shem Tov is Mezibutz) is being arranged and headed by Rav Eliyahu Shiri from Oct. 24th-Oct. 29th. For women and girls only and boys under the age of seven. Includes airfare, hotel, workshops and buses. The cost is $1,570 all inclusive. The tour is for Hebrew speaking people. Please contact 845-213-0602 or 845-538-6770 for more information. It certainly is a trip that will inspire and transform you.
