Shavuos: A Match Made in Heaven

Dear friends, it is incredible to contemplate that in just a few hours begin the yumpt of the of and often we come to this we find ourselves a little bit almost like in a theological haze. Why? When we look at our other they have beautifully defined rituals and rights which anchor us to the identity of the day. Pes of course has matzah has the sukis has the we come to so there is no specific ritual right in the base of mikdash of course there was a unique carbon called the but as far as our observance is concerned there's not a particular mitzvah which anchors us to the identity of this day and that's because is so much more of a global yam shv when we receive the Torah Torah gives us our identity Torah anchors us in relationship with it can't be defined by one mitzvah by one ritual right or act because it's everything but on a deeper level says that there is something incredibly profound and beautiful which happens over the course of the says go out go out and see daughters of Zion go out and look Look at the crown that his mother made for him on the day of his wedding on the day of the gladness of his heart. And the Gimar explains what is it referring to the day of his wedding. What's the day of Shamalik's wedding? So the Gimra says it's a metaphor for a metaphor for the sh is not simply a yumptive but is a celebration of the nuptuals is a celebration of the wedding between andal. In fact explains so beautifully we're familiar with the that says that uprooted the mountain he uprooted and he held it over his head our head and although normally we understand this to be an element of compulsion that although we said we voluntarily committed to understood that volunteerism is beautiful but volunteerism often doesn't create ongoing commitment there has to be an element of compulsion he held the mountain over our head you need to accept the Torah but the says on a most basic level If is the shu is the wedding between and a wedding needs a wedding needs a bridal canopy and who uprooted the mountain and held the mountain over us but also over him and we stood underneath of the ofi solidifying and concretizing our relationship with the this is the yumpt of the y of the celebration of the marriage between but what's the point of this marriage. What's the essence of this marriage? What is it exactly that this marriage is supposed to accomplish? And the magi the measure says so beautifully. Says in general if we look at the concept of marriage a man and woman find each other and barash of course marriage offers them companionship. Marriage offers them so many beautiful things but on a most basic core level marriage says the maz does as follows. He says when a man finds a woman they create they create a bond. And they become partners in building a life. They establish a family. They establish a home. They establish a life. The goal is for man and woman, husband and wife to work together building something beautiful. Says the of so beautifully. When we come to the of we come to the we come to the wedding of us and why does want this union with us? Because together we can build something beautiful because together uses we could create something magnificently amazing. You know if we go back to the beginning of so the Torah says that when was creating the trees he said I wanted to be eight pepri fruit trees which produce fruit which means that want rashi says wanted the fruit to taste sweet and he wanted the trees to be sweet as well that the trees were going to taste like fruit but then the says it was an o was trees which produced fruit and rashes says the fruit tastes like fruit and the trees taste like trees and rashi says that the earth did not comply with it with the command of did not produce trees that tasted like fruit and says the earth doesn't have the earth doesn't have free choice they could disobey God but rather this was all part of plan in the beginning hashem wanted to create a perfect world but if created a perfect world then what is there for us to do so creates an imperfect world and asks us to partner with him in perfecting it asks us to partner with him in fixing it. We are not bystanders in this world. We are not bystanders looking at life unfold in front of us. But invites us to partner with him to fix a world that sometimes appears to be so broken to fix the things that seem to be in a state of disrepair and says the magazam says I I want to have a relationship with you but what's the point of the relationship like a marriage the goal is to build something beautiful and in this marriage the goal is to build a more beautiful world. But how do we know what to do? How can we figure out what our avoda is? How should we know how to properly structure? How do I I'm just a regular guy. How do I know how to fix the stuff that's broken? And says the mag here in lies the beauty of Torah. In the same way that when a couple gets married, a husband has to give a wife an item of value, a tabas, we use a ring. And with that ring the woman accepts the ring and she accepts the she accepts the marriage the betroal. So if gonna give marry us he has to give us an item of value also that ring that item of value he gave us at our under of was to the Torah is the mechanism of betroal. The Torah is the thing that said here Lee Bradas Moshe Israel. Become betro to me. Become my children. Become my chosen nation. Become my partner. And I'm giving you Torah. Because if you look, if you learn it, if you love it, if you live it, then you will discover the ability to fix and to heal a world that sometimes feels and looks so broken. left so many things in a state of disrepair, so many things undone. Not because didn't want to finish the job. Fak just the opposite. He was ready to finish the job. But if finished the job, then what's left for me and you to do? Kadesh Baraku left the world undone and imperfect in so many ways so that you and I could rise to the occasion and do our part in partnering with that kadeshu in creating a whole world in healing the fractures and healing the brokenness. But the only way to activate that kak of healing the only way to activate that kak of building the only way to really become a partner with that kadesh is through Torah. Torah allows us to discover our potential. Torah allows us to discover our abilities. Torah allows me to to remove sometimes all of the layers that sit on top a beautiful reservoir personalistic holiness that's right inside of me. Torah is the ring with which betrothed us. And just like the kala wears that ring on her finger, we wear that ring on our heart. We wear that ring of Torah on our soul. And when we do it activates all of the incredible holiness and beautiful luminescent spirituality which we possess within says the magaz of when we come to this y we renew our vows. We once again stand under the ofi and once again hands us the ring of Torah and he says the Torah zoo become mine. Become mine. Let's build something beautiful together. Become my partner in healing the world. Become my partner in fixing the world. become my partner in seeing those things that are in a state of disrepair and not feeling helpless or powerless about it, but realizing that I could roll up my sleeves and do something to make the world a little bit better, to make the world a little bit more beautiful to drain some of the negativity and infuse more light. That's the power we have. But that power only comes when you when you renew your vows with when you accept the beautiful ring of betroal of Torah. And here in lies the beautiful of is our opportunity to again stand under the of to receive our Torah to reaccept our Torah to reignite our relationship with Torah. And when we do we activate our ability to partner with our creator to partner with in healing and fixing and repairing the world. There is no greater sim than building a life with the God you love and utilizing the Torah as the key to activate your personalistic actualization and become a builder instead of a spectator. to renew our vows with our creator. May to receive the beautiful ring of Torah with incredible sim. May to partner with our God in making the world more beautiful, more holy, and more complete. Wishing everyone a beautiful uplifting cabala satra, a good yantiff and a good chabas.