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Monday, August 29, 2016

Don't be a goody-goody - not even with HY -- from this weeks Parsha

HH

It says in this weeks Parsha - Ri-ay - it is an entire verse of 5 words:

לא תעשון כן לה' אלקיך

Do not do "yes" to Hashem your G-d. The simple meaning is do not do "so" - what the previous verses were talking about, the destroying of idolatry. However since this is a complete verse onto itself, it must definitely be understood to be an independent directive - do not do "yes" to Hashem Yisburach, don't be a "yes-man" a goody goody. True we must do our best to do exactly what HY desires of us, but we must always be aiming to open and connect with our hearts - רחמנא ליבא בעי - HY desires the heart, and even though this is not to detract from our responsibility and obligations GF as some would have it, on the contrary it is a stronger demand of our servitude and utter devotion to HY, even still it shows the direction of where and how our devotions should be tuned.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman

ע' במסכת סוטה דף כב. שבעה פרושין הן וכו' פרוש מה חובתי ואעשנה, הא מעליותא היא, אלא דאמר מה חובתי תו ואעשנה, ע"כ ותמוה שלמה לא כתב כתיקונו. וי"ל שבא לרמז למה שכתבנו למעלה, ודוק.

נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן


1 comment:

Eligalit said...

This is so deep. Today the real servitude of Hashem is through Rebbeinu, Breslev - Lev Basaar (Heart of flesh).
I don't want to put everyone else down, but Judaism is dead or at the very least heartless without Rebbe Nachman.