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Portion Key Tay Tzay: the Warrior and the Woman

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Portion Key Tay Tzay: the Warrior and the Woman
 
Life - it mimics the Torah - or it loses!
The torah has the SPIRITUAL SIDE
 
And also the Rules of Engagement!
 
So while waiting in the sun for my bus today, after reviewing the weekly OU portion commentators,
 
I look up to see a young father trying to jam a
Baby carriage into a stuffed bus baggage compartment.   But he didnt succeed, and sat there  in the gutter , looking perplexed.
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After 2 minutes of other busses honking and trying to get around that " number 402", I gave one last look at the 50 people ignoring the guy, walked over, moved a couple of bags, and helped the thankful father put in the carriage
 
As it says in the middle of the portion if you see the donkey of your brother not fitting into the baggage compartment ...uhhhh ... faltering under the burden ...
 
ITS IN THE TORAH THIS WEEK
 
Where was the wife n baby? Probably doing their part, keeping the driver from driving off.
 
What's that to do with the portion? That starts out "if you go to war and capture a woman ..."
 
Some Rabbi I Heard this week quoted the RamBaN (not Rambam maimonide s ) who reminded us (900 years ago) that since the portion always comes before the High Holiidays, that we should take a look at our maybe not best spiritual ways -
In preparation for the spiritual introspection  part of
"getting holy for the high holy days"!
 
Note: the torah rule:
If a warrier decides he wants to marry a captive she has to live in a Jewish home for 30 days with no makeup and recant and renounce and mourn her parentage...
 
And then he can marry her or release her but Not Abuse or Enslave
 
Okay - in war a lot goes down,
The portion also talks about divorce rules ... and
 
Zohar (kabala) goes deep as always - into the supernatural forces ,
The Dark Side -and "the other" ...
And the Fixing - when possible
 
If a divorcee remarries....
 
"The Other"- is the "dark side" from him or from her...
But which is the left side amd which is the right side...?
 
Right there is enough To Start for all my High Holiday teachings...no?
 
Torah Rules
And the Spirit
And preparation for High Holiday Introsoection
 
Shabbat Shalom - stay healthy
 
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz