The Tambourines That Defied Logic - Parshat Bo

Welcome back to another episode of Shabbat shmooze. This week's parsha is parshat [music] Bo. Pharaoh finally lets us go. Parshat Bo is loud, makot, miracles, fire, blood, darkness. But the most [music] explosive line in the entire parsha is so quiet. It's almost casual and it's like [music] if you blink you might miss it. But this dictates everything we stand for as a nation. The pasuk is vehigadeta levincha bayom hahu lemor. Ba'avur [music] zeh asah Hashem li betzeiti mimitzrayim. And the translation is >> [music] >> and you shall tell your son on that day because of this Hashem acted for me >> [music] >> when I left Egypt. Wait, what? What in the world because of this? Because of what? What does that mean? >> [music] >> So we turn to Rashi and Rashi drops a theological grenade. Ba'avur zeh, >> [music] >> which means because of this, means bishvil she'akayem mitzvotav. In order [music] for me to do the mitzvot. What mitzvot? We didn't get the Torah yet. We weren't a nation yet. [music] What is happening? And friends, this is the bombshell moment and this is the pasuk [music] that really, for me, is a constant [music] reminder of what Hashem expects of us his children. Hashem redeemed us on [music] credit. That's right. We were not keeping the mitzvot yet because we didn't have the Torah yet, but Hashem [music] said, "I know your potential and I know what you're capable of becoming. So I'm going to redeem [music] you now and then we'll we'll figure it out along the way." This is crazy because if you stop [music] and pay attention, we were not spiritually ready to leave Mitzrayim. We were on the 49th level of tumah. We were assimilated, [music] we were scarred, we were spiritually horrendous. But Hashem said, [music] "I know what my children have the potential to become and because of that, [music] this way to go." Almost every single time I speak, I speak for groups of women, I conclude with this with this machshavah, with this thought. We're taught and I and I hope if there are any men listening to this, I doubt there is, but if there's any man listening to this, I hope you do not get offended. >> [music] >> But this is the truth of the matter. Bishvil nashim tzidkaniyot nigalu avoteinu mimitzrayim. It's because of the righteous [music] women that we were redeemed from Mitzrayim. What's the continuation of that pasuk? Ba'atid lehigael. And that is exactly [music] who will redeem us again ba'atid in the future. What did we do that got us to merit [music] such a title? We really didn't do much. As we see in parshat Bo during the korban Pesach, our men are the ones slaughtering the seh, the god of the Mitzri, and we're just kind of standing around and figuring things out, but [music] it was that moment of Hashem, I don't understand what you're doing, but I trust you. [music] And not only do I trust you, I trust you so implicitly that I'm going to go build tambourines. So BRB, Hashem. We're going to go make drums so that we could serve you with them [music] when we split when you split the ocean when you split the Yam Suf for us and we are redeemed. When Hashem [music] saw that us ladies, instead of panicking and [music] screaming and getting depressed and getting anxious and micromanaging >> [music] >> and belittling our husbands and yelling at them and saying, "You can't do that. That's ludicrous. You're going to get all of [music] us killed." We sat back and we said, "Oh, Hashem, this is a little nutty. We don't get it, but we trust you. We trust you so much, we're going to go build our tambourines." When Hashem saw [music] that emunah shetuta that we had, he said, "Okay, my my my daughters, you guys got yourselves [music] out. Let's go. Pack it up and get out." It's not enough for like the ultimate geulah, like Mashiach and freedom in that [music] sense, but it is enough to get you out of Mitzrayim. So what do we do from there on? Hashem says, "I'll take that as your down payment [music] and as we get the Torah and you do mitzvot and you say na'aseh [music] venishma, you become who you're meant to be, those will be your future deposits." So guys, this is our spiritual homework. Rise above your nature. Find your nature, whatever it is, and say, "Hashem, not [music] for me, but to keep your mitzvot and because you know I have a lot of potential. I'm not [music] perfect now. I'm not perfect now. None of us are perfect now. We're all works in progress. But that's the beauty of this. That's the beauty of parshat Bo. Hashem [music] redeems us on credit. Hashem redeems us knowing who we are willing to become." So think [music] to yourself, where is one area that you sort of struggle. And then I want this entire week, [music] our spiritual homework to be as follows. Every time you come to do [music] that week's that weak spot, whether it's lashon hara, um, speaking disrespectfully to somebody, wearing clothes that probably is not what you should be wearing, uh, skipping a tefillah, skipping nishmat, not saying tehillim, whatever it is, not giving tzedakah, this week, every time the opportunity arises for [music] you to succumb to your nature, stop. Rise above. And do that leshem [music] shamayim, for Hashem, and say, "Hashem, that's another down payment." And that is going to be how we get [music] through the week, but also how we get through this galut. We're almost there. We're at the tail end of galut. We're [music] so close to geulah and Hashem tells us it's on us. It's not on the men. So what do we have to do? Just what we did back then. Rise above our nature and [music] give Hashem another down payment. Everyone has their nature and everyone has their own version of a down payment. [music] For someone not to speak lashon hara might be equivalent to someone to cover their head. Only Hashem has those cheshbonot. But the most beautiful part about parshat Bo [music] is that Hashem reminds us, "I'm redeeming you way before [music] you get the Torah and the mitzvot because I know your potential and I know who you're able to become." So since we have that reassurance from Hashem and we're taught [music] that bishvil nashim tzidkaniyot nigalu avoteinu mimitzrayim, ladies, let's go. Let's do this. [music] Parshat Bo, bring it on. Ba'avur zeh, >> [music] >> that is the goal. We're not going to say, "Oh, Hashem, >> [music] >> uh, I I I I kind of like messed up yesterday. I didn't have my shabbat. I'm not going to I'm not going to have it today." No, [music] no, no. Rise above. Make Hashem happy. Make Hashem super proud and ezrat Hashem, we will get out of this galut so fast and so furious. I'm so [music] ready. I'm packed and ready to go and I hope you are too. All right, love you guys. Have a wonderful, healthy, happy, beautiful week and a Shabbat shalom. And if you are traveling, safe travels and you are If you are not traveling, bring Yerushalayim wherever you are. Love you all. Shabbat shalom.