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"we need spies not lies!" or "2 against the Minyan!" - portion of Shlach
Portion of Shelach:
Lots of questions this week - with some hints at how to be an example to the world!
Moses sends 12 spies to check out Israel - and 10 come back to sew fear into the public - while Joshua and Caleb come back enthusiastic about the beautiful Land of Israel!
Moses KNEW who he was sending - and he CHANGED JOSHUA'S NAME - to give him G-dly Strength to protect him from being influenced by the others!
But how did Caleb withstand the pressure of the 10 other spies who wanted to prevent the Israelites from entering Israel?
So principle 1 this week in the Torah is:
THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO MAKE IT IF YOU KNOW YOU'RE DOING RIGHT:
EITHER WITH THE FORCE OF G-D'S BLESSING (Like Joshua)
OR WITH THE DETERMINATION OF DOING WHAT'S RIGHT (like Caleb).
And Principal 2 (from Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach Zatza"l) is -
that even if the task is almost impossible (like resisting the corruption of the 10 spies)
we see that:
Moshe Rabeini ...gave us strength to hold out ... to continue to serve Hashem with Simcha,... (as he said in the words to the spies) " IM AYIN" - (even) if we feel we ... have no strength anymore, then "VHISCHAZKTEM" (which) means be very strong and watch the "PRI HAARETZ" (the trees who start to grow only after the seed is already rotting in the earth).
and Principal 3- based on Rabbi Moshe Zvi Neria (Zatza"l)
who brings the Zohar's words - that Caleb went to Hebron to pray at the Tonb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs -
and received there the spirit of Holy Leadership -
so that afterwards he withstood-
even the "whole Minyan" of 10 fearful spies!
Just as Abraham AND Sara stood up to Nimrod
Isaac AND Rebecca stood up to Avimelech
and Jacob AND Rachel and Leah stood up to Laban!
So Principal 3 in the portion is-
WE ALWAYS HAVE our HOLY ANCESTORS
to inspire us through the hard choices
Love and Shabbos from Israel
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
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פורסם בראשון, 22 נובמבר 2020 16:30
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BeHa Ahloat-cha - about nudges and rich men and teachers
Leadership - something so important that so few know so little about!
In this week's Portion - Beha-Ah-loat-cha - Moses the Leader is pushed hard -
and happily branches out sharing his holy powers with 70 "elders" - but those complainers who nudged him out of ego didn't make it - their purpose was not holy
Also on this portion, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach Z"TZL quoted Rabbi Aron Karliner (3rd generation Hassidic founding-leader) saying Moses got EXTRA holy power from those Israelites who wanted to bring the Passover offering but could not because they were ritually impure on the 2nd Passover in the desert. They were insistent, though, for a holy purpose.
Moses told them "your strong desire will warrant a direct response from Hashem" - which actually happened. G-d ordained the "second Passover - for those who could not participate in the first passover season.
Rabbi Moshe Zvi Neria Z"tzl - educator and leader of Religious Zionist Youth wrote that we MUST BE WATCHFUL that leaders who start out doing public service do not become nudged or co-opted by the leaders of industry who often seek power for their own good only.
While
everything we are or feel today
IS PART OF G-D's INFINITE AND ETERNAL TORAH-
actually existing in a spiritual 5th dimension (not the rock group) -
It is best to think weather we are pushing for things that lead to the common good - and holiness or goodness - or power or greed - and may Hashem grant our prayers and wishes and protect the Holy Israelite People and its Land and Torah -
so we may fulfill G-d's plan to make the world a holier and better place for all.
Love and Shabbos from Israel
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
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פורסם בראשון, 22 נובמבר 2020 16:30
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Portion of Naso – after Shavuote
This week I was learning at Rabbi Segal’s shul in Staten Island and one of his assistants stated that
“The Vilna Gaon claimed you could learn out each of the 613 Mitzvot (Commandments) from the first sentence of the Torah – that says “in the beginning…BEREISHIS…)”
Try it and see how DEEP is the Torah -– like
CaN WE LEARN OUT “the mitzvah of bringing 2 wheat loaves on Shavuote –?
the FIRST WORD in the Torah says “Bet Raishis” –
“2 at the beginning-“
with a meaning “at the Bikurim – First Fruits Festival (Bikurim!)! –
you shout bring 2 (loaves)!!!
AMAZING how many levels there are to learning/studying the Torah!
If you studied this Shavuote night – KEEP IT UP
And
If not
START NOW!
Love and Shabbos
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
(Back in Eretz Yisrael)
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פורסם בראשון, 22 נובמבר 2020 16:28
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Torah Portion of Bamidbar
The Israelites were in the desert 40 years - with NO NEIGHBORS - but praying all the time
Just to become NOT a nation like all others, but a TEACHER OF VALUES to ALL NATIONS
In the words of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach:
Dear friends
Everybody knows what Rashi and the Medrash says (in) this week (‘s PORTION of the Torah)
TOV LZADIK VTOV LSHCHEUNO!,
(If you are righteous yourselves – so it will be for your neighbors)
In the desert the neighbours of. MOSHE AND AHARON became giants in Torah by simply being in their holy neighborhood,
(so) now in the Yomtov Shavous we learn the essence of giving over the Torah to our children and Talmidim,
by making sure that they are in a good neighborhood of GOOD PEOPLE,
(and) by us being mamesh holy and pure –
so this will be embedded in their hearts and soul to always do good
and also be good neighbors to others omein
Gutt Shabbos from New York
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
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פורסם בראשון, 22 נובמבר 2020 16:28
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The New Jerusalem - today - on Jerusalem Day
So it's OLD Jerusalem - but -
how is it the researchers keep DIGGING UP NEW FINDS?!?
Because we haven't discovered the TRUE INNER Jerusalem!
and EVERY NEW FIND just supports the words of the TORAH and PROPHETS!
The world does NOT want to find the spirit of the Jewish People -
they are still fighting it out for DOMINATION
But King David conquered Jerusalem to BUILD A TEMPLE
to BRING THE ARK OF THE L-RD to a high place - Mount Zion -
AND SOLOMON BUILT THE TEMPLE WITH THE HELP OF FRIENDS -
like King Hiram of Lebanon - in PEACE!
Let's pray this Jerusalem Day that the world will REFLECT on their ANGER and GREED and ABUSES - and maybe make their own places into
YERUSHALAYIM
translation - "an inheritance of peace"
Love from New York this week
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
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פורסם בראשון, 22 נובמבר 2020 16:25
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Behar Bechukotai - are we all indentured servants?
Do we like what we do? Do we live what is a HIGHER PURPOSE -
or just work to eat?
FILL YOUR LIFE WITH PURPOSE – (BASED ON Rabbi Binny Friedman)
This week we read in the Torah about the particular mitzvah of the Jewish indentured servant (the Eved Ivri).
Don’t make the mistake, says the Torah of thinking you have simply acquired a person to do your labor,
rather, you have become a partner in rehabilitating someone and allowing him to successfully re-join societY!
In the portion we also read about = THE SHABBAT OF THE LAND!
Shabbat FOR people, with its magnificent focus on family and friends, and its distance from the distractions of our action-packed week,
allows us the opportunity to re- discover our true worth as individuals, and to re- assess what we are attempting to accomplish in our lives.
The LAND of ISRAEL lives - and the PEOPLE are CHARGED with the duty to HELP REDIRECT PEOPLES' LIVES TO GOOD
and we pray all our help makes this world a better place
Love and Shabbos
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
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פורסם בראשון, 22 נובמבר 2020 16:24
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Acharei Mot Kedoshim - Boston Balak Bilam and Holiness
Rabbi Simcha Bunim of P’Shischa –(I was there to pray at his tomb- a 3 hour drive from Warsaw )
- says on the portion for Yom Kippur
(This week's Torah portion reviews the Yom Kippur service in the Temple-
and also things to maintain the holiness of the people of Israel and the land of Israel )
Yom Kippur and Shabbos can share - Torah readings, Haftorahs -
and can occur on the same day.
Shabbos and Holidays can share – Chanuka, Passover, etc
But Shabbos and Tisha Bav can NOT share – if that fast day falls on Shabbos
it is delayed - "pushed off" -
beause the sadness of destruction
cannot interfere with the greatness and liberation and of the concepts of Shabbos
Rabbi David Aron (of Isralight) reminds us that –
HOLINESS is WHOLI-ness –
the WHOLE human being-
MORE than just MORality
Rabbi Sholom Arush of Breslav says (from my Bar Mitzvah's Haftora)
the quote "remember what Bilam the sorcerer wanted to do"-
what does it mean? and why not say
"remember Balak the evil king who hired Bilam to curse Israel"
Because Balak openly hated the Israelites -
but Bilam covered his hatered with flowery phrases ...
but deep down he tried to curse Israel
The UN "peacekeepers" are allowing Syrian shooting at Israel from the north.
The latest "Boston Massacre" proves that the world is not ready YET
to have a SHABBOS PEACE, whole-ness or holiness.
How do we get there? Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach would always say -
"Shabbos is the Highest of the High"
"Open your Hearts"
"Bless me and I'll Bless you Back"
Love from Jerusalem
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
