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פורסם בשבת, 21 נובמבר 2020 17:15

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Maimonides and the King’s Book Shelves
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Friday 6:30 AM and I enter the closest Synagogue and –

The painters are already working! The tables are in disarray,

The regular Minyan-aires are finding corners to put on their Talis and Tefilin-

But me – I’m always looking for a Torah Book to study a few minutes before

And a few minutes after prayers – but the book shelves are empty and moved to the center of the Shul so the painters can work.

What would Maimonides do in this situation?

Luckily I was studying Maimonides’ “Laws of Kings” a few days ago.

Law 1 – the Torah says a King should WRITE a TORAH

Law 2 – the King should always Carry the Torah With Him!

Question 1 – What if the King’s Father Left him a Torah?

Maimonides – Answer – Keep one on his HOME SHELF to study at Home

Write another one – and Carry it with him!

As Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach used to say based on many great Hassidic Rabbis-

YOU NEED to ALWAYS have a TORAH THOUGHT to SHARE

(he’d say “keep a CASH Torah in your POCKET – readily available!)

and Maimonides would say –

IF THEY’re PAINTING THE BOOK SHELVES-

CARRY YOUR OWN HOLY BOOK WITH YOU

And grab those few HOLY MOMENTS of study-learning NO MATTER WHAT!

Shabbat Shalom from holy Tel Aviv

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz

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