Maharal Shiur Parshas Naso by Rabbi Simcha Bunim Berger at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim

Okay, good evening. Good evening everyone. Earlier in today's in this evening, there's some handouts over there and another couple left. In today's we mentioned that in this week's para there's one over here for for oh you have there's the connected to the following gimra of andaya that Arab merchant. So we're going to take the time tonight and learn that about and in general the message of this the Basra tells us a string of stories between Rabbana and the Arab merchant the Maral explains earlier that this Arab merchant is a person's nephesh a person who wants to acquire we're good who wants to acquire this not in there I'm reading it to you as an introduction the is derk is what does an Arab merchant do? He goes around and he's acquiring he's being so the hailing a message of that Arab merchant who showed the who showed all different things is the of a person that has the toy. When a person acquires knowledge, a person has a to grow and to internalize. So a person rabb is having a a conversation or he's taking on a road trip with his own and he's analyzing different of the world. The sugia of is the sugara. It's a sug where pinosa comes from now it's on page the story goes that he found the place where heaven and earth were connected and in that place he saw there were windows windows of heaven rub hash and he finds these windows and he puts his basket in one of those windows hoping that his basket will get filled up because where else should you put your basket if not in heaven. You want the shephera to come down. Heaven is there to bring you ashbah. And then he goes to Davin and when he comes back his basket is missing. His basket is no longer there. And he asks, "Is there says there's no this is the cycle of the world. Come back tomorrow at this time, you'll find your basket is there." That's the story. What's that? Speaking to himself. He's speaking to himself. And he's teaching and he's sharing with he's sharing some of the secrets of the Tyra the secrets of the gal of the world of the sheh there are many many secrets we're going to learn a little bit according to as much as we can understand the basket full but the basket the basket let's see the basket is your is youradas for parnosa now where are you be be right at the beginning of this piece. This isn't a new concept where there are windows in why when it says that the windows of heaven opened up and all the rain came down as though there is there are warehouses in heaven and That's where all of come down to this world. What does that mean? Even though they're separate from each other, even though they're separate, there's a meaning is you. You can make them kiss. You can be state in par in the beginning of boracious says on the didn't bring rain. Here it is. None of the trees, none of the grass, nothing grew. Hashem didn't bring rain yet. Why didn't he bring rain? For there is no man to serve the ground says [Music] here. There isn't anybody who recognizes the the necessity the good skite of rain. When Adam showed up and saw that they were necessary, his everybody understands that the growth of earth of of trees of grass is already a product of it's a product of the heaven and the earth teaming up. That's the baby the on the other page. Sorry, I'm gonna jump at the last words on this on page second column where the end of the says their connection. You see where it is? is the fact that they get the the connection between heaven and earth is a product is the zera is the trees is the grass is the fruit is everything who put that together. You human being if you study and you analyze this, you'll be able to see the shay. Do you know why a person can do that? Cuz he's made from shmay says that when the created on day six, the was stuck with a stickle dilemma. There had been since the first five days of creation a void by day by by excuse me there had been and there was which was not heaven and not earth that didn't mean a separation yet on was not heaven not earth was was um there should be a rake was in heaven there was Noits yet. It was the waters separated and then the earth was was created, right? And then it says the grass came out, but it was not yet there. It was potentially there. So two was Shamayim. Day three was four was the luminaries, sun and the moon. Five was the fish and the and and the and the fowl and all of the and the birds that came from the arat to heaven to earth on day six. What's going to create? If he creates heaven, there'll be an imbalance more. If there'll be there'll be an imbalance too much physical. He took he created a being that has in it. So is a mo of we are beings of heaven and earth. We encompass. What is that song? There's a little bit of heaven right. Thank you. Right in everyone's soul. There's a small it's a piece not a small piece there's a big piece of heaven in everybody's soul. That's right. And that shay that's in us gives us the opportunity to be you can see where is because you're doing that when you get your hash and when you get your and the is giving you a source of income and giving you are being how do you do that? How do you do that? The first thing is you put your basket in heaven. What does that mean? Let's see what the moral says. There they were. We're back. Yes. Right. We We understand. We went ahead and we saw where we're getting to. Let's get back to where we're now. Let's get there. That means that there are there are cubicles. There are windows. Why? There are storehouses. Those storehouses are there. So, we should be able to get it. I put my basket. Things in this world have a place in heaven that they should get from heaven. There's a place in heaven for me to put my basket. There's a place in heaven for you to get your fil. That's what it means. That's where it's supposed to come from. How come says the Which masle you are and which which is being to the world. You have a to put your basket in heaven which means to say you have a that heaven will serve you. Next paragraph. The heaven is there to bring water, to bring sunlight. It's the shame. They're there to serve man the your storehouses are in heaven and the shim is holding it for you. You want to figure out how to get it down here. Correct. I'll get to that later afterwards. When a man was created, his was placed there in heaven. Right? You need it now. When you need it, you're going to get it. Now. Now. Don't ask me about that because it's known. We've discussed this many times. The icker creation is that Odum himself as we said earlier Bashame Rashi that Odum is the one that clenches that there should be a proper balance between Shamay in the belt and then said Rabban after he placed the basket he went to Davin what's that what's that and when he came back the basket was gone for Omar I couldn't find my basket. The was gone. What's up? This is probably the main part of tonight's share. The allows us to connect to him by allowing us to and when we're the makes himself available for us. When a person has a connection to the aishar and not only has a connection but is dovik to the aishar then just like hashem is almighty and hashem is everlasting and hashem is mitzi and powerful and almighty you who are connected to the aishar has those characteristics as well to the what's our all What is it? It's the product of the that we had to the a while we lived in this world. You did his you did his mitzvah. You've learned. You've Davided. You did. You're merciful. You follow in his ways. So you're emulating Hashem. You're being [Music] misdiab one of the strongest deos that a person has hashem is when he's standing and ding to the he's asking the and you're standing you're not let to walk in front of that person. It's unfortunate is mouszle a little bit in that when you see a person diving and people walk in and out and they walk in front of them the is there you're going between the two you're not supposed to walk in front of him supposed to move out of that it's because the person standing in front of says the and here it's underlined take a look this explains What is Shane? This is underlined in the second column page. It's the biggest underline on the page. The key to being is the cavana that you have. Think about it. Our biggest struggle and the cup fleet. My Rebi once said, this is a very very important point. People make a mistake. I mentioned this last week. People make a mistake. They think what's is what you're thinking. They mix up with hirim. You know whaturim are is your thoughts when you're talking to yourself. A person you could talk to your friend. You can talk to your friend conversation and you can talk to yourself when you're you can go to make yourself have a whole conversation. We're talking and this is not here is a conversation. When a person is down and in his mind he's having conversations, he's talking to himself. He's not talking to the What a downer. You're not talking to Hashem because if you're here, you're talking to yourself for heaven's sakes. That's the it's of course it's difficult a I'll tell you something. I'll tell you something. Shiners is the greatest place in the world. But there's one because when you a minion you're not going to talk to God. A person has to make they they what they would do is they would stop and contemplate what they're going to do. When a person just caps a minion 99.9% it's going to be hard to talk to the you didn't prepare yourself for it. You didn't prepare yourself a person. Have you ever had a conversation with somebody that you needed something and he could provide you? You need a you need a loan from a bank for $5 million. You need a you need a construction loan. You need a job. You need a this. What am I going to say with this? The amount of cavana a person puts in because it's an important conversation. There's no such a thing. If a fellow would say to you, I'm ready to make you give you a meeting so you can go ahead and ask for a loan so you can ask for a job. You can say I'm not ready for that meeting. Give me a day. Give me an hour. It's no different than with. So if we be really honest and have a conversation with Hashem, we'd be mabic with we would be misdiabic and then we would become so and so strong that we're unmovable because our foundation is thatus. Mo says means to connect. That's right. The Gmorrah says when a person has what does it mean? That means this is where you and I hang out. This is our place. So that that's our mean and that becomes a foundation from a person. It's not I'll meet you here, I'll meet you there. No, but then it's it's when is a person has a do this is where I this is where we meet and this is where you connect. Look at these underlines. Okay. Listen to the words. It's underlined, gentlemen. is an opportunity to be [Music] misdi he's not moving just like David is not moving when he finishes is the sun has moved. He hasn't moved the world in the belt. Pay attention. This is a very t of heart. He's not by being person can say and then the whole world around you. So where's my basket? Don't worry, it's coming back for you tomorrow. Today you got you put your basket there from tomorrow it's coming. This is the message of the gimar. This is the message. Bo I'm going to show you. The gmorrah said rabana was in the desert. The ta the Arab merchant. We said the Arab merchant is the person. It's the it's a re to the part of a person that acquires things. The is you you make heaven and earth kiss together. When you are then you become the [Music] word. Anybody has a pen? Yes. of the letters are alf. me right the you know the mil is alf lammed fal is daled lammed me is me the of which is is the which is nister is misspel of is mispo and he brings and he makes heaven and earth's kiss together didn't make it Because there wasn't a person and he saw they needed his he pulled down the rain. He pulls down to this earth is bringing the shay. He finds the windows of sham. He puts his basket there. He brought the sham all the way down. He doesn't have to go there. The shaman comes right down. Put your basket in. I'll make sure tomorrow it's gonna come back for you. But you're not going you know why because you're with the this is the says this is the was being to us a person we should once have a talk with the a of talking to I'll tell you a story I'll share with you one story for the end 20 no 37 years ago I was once to dil in my whole life. 37 years ago. 37 years ago. Was the date? No. I got a phone. I was living in Eritus in Raavia. I got a phone call. Eritis is 10 hours ahead of LA. My parents were living in Los Angeles. My father I got a phone call was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night LA time and they found something in him and he needed to have a like a surgery. Okay. So I woke up in the morning to such a shock. I woke up to such a shock that my father they caught it and he survived and he lived for another 17 years. Barashem they cut it out. They took a buddy. But when I heard that Iman was still alive and I was when I said I couldn't say the words. I couldn't say the words. I was I I started crying. I couldn't get the words out of my mouth. That's as much like came I was like in tears balling I was so connected at that time after dening I don't know Guusman started looking at me he was damish I don't know it was like one of those things he was a I don't know but they caught it they cut it out he lived for another 17 years but I always remember that that time when the chips were down and I was really I felt I was able to talk to the but if a ye would prepare himself and a ye would know before you're going to dab you have the opportunity to connect why are you talking to yourself why are we talking to don't talk to yourself talk to the have look inside to say the basher he'll answer you if you try he's like we saw in he's ready to answer you're not talking to me you're talking you're in your mind You're talking to yourself. That's called so don't talk to yourself. And everybody's at least two minutes of just talk to me says I'll promise you I'll answer you. Why am I getting answer? I'm not talking to him. All of us. We have it in us. We have the we have it in us is we have within us the right [Music] he to learn how to d to connect to the will be All our twillis will be answered.