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Parsha Perspectives for Today (Shemini, 5784) - Fake It Until You Make It
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The Torah and its messages are timeless. Join me as we draw from the weekly Torah portion to extract lessons and inspiration for today from a wide and diverse range of sources and personalities. For more content, visit http://www.rabbiefremgoldberg.org. - Introduction - Importance of Elders (R. Druck) - Idea on Kaddish (R. Druck) - The Mishkan Within (Rachmastrivka Rebbe) - The Power of Shame (Baal Shem Tov) - Joy of Aharon (R. Druck) - Watch What You Eat (R. Avigdor Miller)
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thank you all for accommodating the
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generosity page 588 par the end of last
week's para happened to have been
yesterday concluded with the seven days
of the milu the seven days of
constructing and destroying assembling
and taking apart the mishan the dry run
the an eration the test the rehearsal
and then we
begin and it was on the eth day which is
a funny way to call the beginning of
something the eth day should be it was
on the first day why is the first day
being described as the Eighth Day
particularly because this eth day also
happened to be what day on the
calendar
rosesh Nissan the first of the month of
Nissan so really it is the first not the
eth so why is it begin and it was on the
eth day and Rashi tells
us it was the eth day of this
inauguration orientation rehearsal one
week of rehearsal Eighth Day Showtime
opening pitch opening game it is
time that was the day that the Mish that
was the day that the mishan began what
should have been an incredibly happy and
joyous and C atory day and it's called
the E day because it connects and
correlates with what came before we'
spoken about this at length in previous
par Rashi says that mosha assembles on
this Eighth Day mosha
callson OV and it makes sense why is he
calling
Aon why is he calling Aon I see later in
the day doesn't work so well for you
it's still coffee set up in the back why
is he calling Aon aon's the K Aon is the
prime AR participant leader he is the
the major player in this
mishkan why is he calling Le's
children they're they also play a
role but why is he assembling the empty
nesters why is he calling
the why is he calling the
says because mosha wants to declare he
wants to demonstrate he wants it to be
clear that Hashem is the one who
instructed this Hashem pressed go Hashem
designated these major leaders
protagonist players
and nobody should be suspicious no
controversy no conspiracy theory that
they entered on their own they began it
on their
own is isn't it enough call Aon and bov
call Aon and his sons get to work get
started open the Mish why
allash tells us nobody should suspect
that they came on their
own one second but the elders didn't
hear Hashem designate Aon and his sons
how did it help to have them there if
he's trying to set a precedent if he's
trying to establish a truth no one can
be suspicious
no conspiracy theorist online can raise
this controversy that Aon went in on his
own nope Hashem designated hasem
selected Hashem is the one who pressed
go how will have zum there but they
didn't hear Hashem say it how will that
help so Cesar Dr the
father anything that the Jewish people
do should be done with an assembly
assembly of the elders
there's a terrible mistake some
communities or segments of the community
think we're in invested only in the
young in the youth in the future and
those who are older or elderly which is
just anyone older than me they're they
represent the past and we have to focus
on the future we have to be invested in
the present but the Elder the older the
retired the zakim the empty nesters
they're yesterday they're the past we
move on we don't design programs we
don't designate staff members we don't
invest our budget that's not who it's
about says you see from this that's not
true you need to enact something you
need to inaugurate something you need to
launch something new we don't throw away
yesterday we build today on yesterday
the zakum who are not yesterday they're
also today and the zakum are also
tomorrow their wisdom their wisdom their
life experience their age is not a
deficit or a liability it's an asset and
it's an advantage and CLA is this not
what we're about to celebrate the whole
holiday of p is multigenerational
intergenerational the whole format of
questions and answers we are a people
who it's not we don't throw out the past
we don't graduate we're not done we
don't retire we don't don't move
on and when all the Jewish people would
see that mosha summoned not
only but it was groundbreaking day it
was opening day about to launch
something new who sits in the front row
who has the best reserved seats the
zakim because all of claw Israel need to
see they are indispensable they are
critical that wisdom that life
experience that
participation
Bel we don't make a move we don't make a
major decision we don't start a new
project without the presence of the
zakan in this way the Jewish people are
very different counterculture to what's
going on that's what parro couldn't
understand when he says to mosha who's
going and what is moshe's response what
do you mean who's
going you know how much they're going to
slow you down walkers and Wheelchairs
and canes
bathroom stops and Medicine refills you
know how much they're going to slow you
down doctor's appointments and reab so
what do you mean I'm one look at me I'm
PR I'm one of the I'm making fun of
myself the white
beer it's not a if this aren't there
it's not a if this aren't there
CL the Jewish
people on this opening day
and the Jewish people are like a bird
just like a bird can't fly without
spreading his
wings who are the wings of Cl that let
us SAR the those whove made sacrifice
those who live life those who have
wisdom those who've been vested those on
Whose shoulders we stand and without the
zakim we're a bird without without wings
without wings you can't go very
far you can't Advance you can't Advance
even a little bit if you don't have
wings let alone you can't take off and
soar the zakum are the wings
of
of says of Dr this is a critical message
for us to communicate to our children to
our grandchildren and maybe for the
first time or generation in history to
our great
grandchildren such a blessed time that
we're living in to count great
grandchildren everyone should be to
have no matter what level those zakum
are in each generation the zakum of
today aren't the same as the zum of
yesterday doesn't matter the zakum of
every generation or who are meant that
generation and we don't make a move
without the zakum of that generation so
it was this Eighth Day after the milu we
don't abandon the past we build upon it
that's why it is the eth day that's why
it is the eth day and that
why but you can't begin opening day
inaugurate the Mish unless the Z there
if they can't be there maybe you got to
schedule the opening of the mishan early
bird but you need the zakum there if the
zakum can't be there you can't get
started you can't begin it is a message
for Generations generations to come we
shared a similar idea on last week's par
the beginning of the a very peculiar way
to take out the garbage take out the
garbage and you put it next in his and
only after you P put it down next them
his then you lift it and take it out
terribly inefficient way to take out the
garbage what's the message said R hers
before you make the sacrifice of today
you have to look at and appreciate and
recognize and honor the sacrifice of
yesterday so yesterday's carbon the ash
the garbage the ash of yesterday's
sacrifice of yesterday's carbon sits
next to them is be for a moment and only
then do you offer today's corbon you
think you're the first to make a corbon
you think you're the first to offer a
sacrifice and I'll go so far not to
diminish the challenges and sacrifices
of today I'm not talking about our
soldiers in the front line I'm not
talking about the heroic efforts to
protect am Isel that are taking place
today but I'm talking about you know the
sacrifice of staying home for PES the
sacrifice of whatever our challenge is
today you know I didn't get aiyah in
three months the sacrifice of uh of they
didn't have my favorite shakeri at The
KES they ran out of the scotch before I
got to taste it whatever the sacrifice
is of of today and for every generation
their sacrifice is difficult for them
but stop pause turn around respect honor
recognize the sacrifice of yesterday the
trades now bring your carbon now make
your sacrifice of today so that's the
role of the they're indispensable they
have to be there mosha understood it
that's what he said to and that's why
our par
begins okay the continues moving right
along what was the
inaugural take for yourself a young bull
as a a sin offering and a RAM for an Ola
an elevation offering they should be
unblemished and offer them sacrifice
them bring them before Hashem Cesar of
Dr we're going to move
past why is Aon bringing the agel agel
bakar is it a coincidence it's an agel
why is he bring hasem put a spotlight
for this I see when the pasir is this
time of
day for those watching looks like a
funny
light Aon is bringing an agle is it a
coincidence that the first carbon Aron
brings for the first inauguration of the
mishan is in agel when you hear the term
agel you think not only of a bull not
only you think of the type of animal
agle Ben bakar but you think of
why because this is
a this is a continued kapon is still
repairing the Damage Done from his
participation but why isn't it enough
already shouldn't he leave it
behind very interesting so
say the chuva the repair that Aon had
done he was he
was now he's designated as the co now he
has ascended higher in his role so now
he needs to do additional chuva the more
prominent the role the more important
the
role the more responsibility you have in
that role the more you have to update
and upgrade your
chuva the more responsibility you have
the greater the role that you have so
that means that more is being asked of
you the more you have to show up the
more you have to meet the
standard so if you were just on the
committee but you became the chair if
you're the assistant Rabbi you became
the rabbi if you're the Coen you become
the co God you need to look in the
mirror and say what more work do I need
to do I already did cha for mistakes of
the past but that was for the lower
level I was on but now I Ascend now I
climb now I'm on a higher level it
demands more it takes more
responsibility what do I need to do to
be more to be bigger to be
better listen to this Insight earlier
this morning we had our Kadesh Club once
a month those who are in AAS the
unenviable club the Kadesh club we meet
we learn something and we offer some
some and answer questions and have a
sort of bement support so here's a idea
for the kadish club
on the yite a person D for the and they
Sayes of a
parent why why do we observe a year at
site why does a person have a right to
the they lead the daving why do they
light the candle and say the kades why
do we observe a yite so the simple
understanding is if that's the day that
the person left this world so then
that's the day that they're constantly
reud re-evaluated and we need to do more
in their Merit
so on the anniversary of the day that it
was determined their Nish would be
extracted from their goof the soul would
be taken from their body we do things in
their Merit and in their memory likea
learn Torah sponsor air lead the
say but how can you judge them they're
no longer in this world since last year
site they didn't have free will they
weren't back in this world they weren't
back in a body they were not back in
having a vehicle or instrument to make
choices so why would they need another
Kadesh why do they need another urite
why do they need another Aliyah if
there's nothing to atone for or repair
for or make up for since last year
there's no there's no free will they're
gone
Hashem evaluates each person if they
left in this world righteous F righteous
disciples and
progeny you can't make new Investments
after we leave this world but you can
continue to get a return on the
Investments you made when you have
children and grandchildren and great
grandchildren when you have neighbors
and friends and students when you left a
positive Legacy and impression and
influence when people are inspired to
walk in your footsteps you continue to
rise you get a better seat
in but if the opposite you came late so
your children come late you spoke lashar
at your shabas table say your children
that's our M that's our Min we also talk
about the rabbi at the shabas table you
were stingy and didn't give staka so
your children and grandchildren learned
also that we someone else's problem you
don't give St so also you don't get a
better seat you keep getting a worse
seat because you're getting a negative
return on your investment you're losing
money that that's the impact that you
have so we say in order to
elevate however says that's all
according to our classic understanding
that that n gets judged again every year
at site but comes along based on the
malum that we just said and there's
another reason to
say we assume the opposite you elevated
the through your merits and now that
they're on a new level now they need new
Merit if you understand the malbim on
why Aron needed additional kaparo once
he became the co God that when a person
ascends to a greater position when they
ascend to a higher level they have
greater responsibility now they need to
re-evaluate and do more work on
themselves so now it makes sense that if
taka the person had an alas they're in a
better seat in a better place now they
need more and that's why we continue to
DAV for them and on their behalf as well
okay that is
moving
along skip down
a Moshe said this is the thing God has
commanded for you to
do the glory of hem will appear to you
what does that mean this is the thing
what does that mean says
Rashi says
rash
says
to reassure the people that the glory of
hm would appear to them that day as a
result of aon's performance of the
service after withdrew but hashem's GNA
come back be comforted and be confident
and know Hashem is coming back he told
them after they carry out hashem's
command after they build a a mish after
they begin opening day don't
worry hasem is coming back but says
theing
what was the purpose of the
M what was the purpose of the mishkon it
was a continuity the ran is a continuity
of har we had tremendous Revelation at
our SII we saw we felt we heard we
experienced Hashem undeniably And We
crave that continued intimate connection
we want to hear him and we want him to
hear us we want to be able to speak to
him how do we continue that experience
the revelation of SII how do we have
that hasem is our neighbor Hashem is
accessible Hashem is right near right by
we want to come close that's the purpose
of the
Mish make for me a and I will dwell in
them the real goal of Hashem is that you
don't need bricks and mortar that you
don't need a mish
that you don't need a centralized place
where you can intensely feel his
presence where you don't need a cotel
and you don't
need already before the mishk was
constructed and certainly before it was
it was taken apart already before the B
mes were built and were destroyed Hashem
already revealed in the original plan
that the goal
is where I really want to be is in your
house around your dining room table in
your car I want to be in your heart and
in your I want you to feel my presence I
want to be in constant conversation with
you
said and this is exactly what our is
telling
us M the Jewish people right now they
can't wait for it to be done they're
watching they put up the orange fencing
and they had all the renderings and
drawings and they ran the campaign for
the mishan no when's the permit going to
come already when are we going to start
the construction when will it be built
when will it be finished what's
happening they were
longing why they want it to be done
because they knew that once there'd be
such a holy place a centralized place a
sacred place it would capture the
sacrifice of all the people who made it
happen and gave to it o Hashem would
dwell and then when they were filled
with doubt or uncertainty and they
wanted to have Clarity and confidence
there's Hashem all they'd have to do is
come to the mishk they wanted to
unburden themselves and be able to
confide and tell Hashem their creator
everything their heart everything in
their heart their dreams their fears
their worries they knew that the Mish
would be that
place
they thought when the Mish is complete
when it's
done then that is the Apex that's the
essence then we're finished hasem will
come down here his presence Will D
intensely finish that's what it's all
about as you're watching as you're
waiting as we're about to celebrate the
ribbon cutting of the mishan ain's about
to throw out the opening carbon we're
about to get
started means not the now don't think
you have some Cop Out Aron and his
children they're going to be the
religious leaders it's up to them and
you can live your life and when you
crave a little spirituality you'll just
come to the Mish
no you in your life have
you have 613 mitz you have a per and P
and shabas is in between you have and
and according to theb what a critically
important that punked here in the middle
of the mishan Writ as were about to cut
that ribbon and celebrate its completion
don't think that the only place to find
religion and spirituality is in the sh
is that the Mish is it going to be
beautiful and magnificent absolutely Ely
will it be a place of elevated that will
lift you 100% will you have learning
opportunities from morning till night
coordinated there will there be
incredible things that happen you'll
feel hashem's presence yes but don't
think your religious life and lifestyle
will be relegated only to that
centralized place called The Mish
no when you're at home when you're in
the gym when you're at work when you're
on the road every time you put food in
your mouth you make a br every time
taking a paycheck will you separate Myer
every time there's an opportunity to
take a make a meal will you
do don't
forget Hashem wants us to do and when we
do we'll have the
ultimate which is not in the Mish or in
the sh where is
it in each and every one of
us the ultimate goal is that we don't
need a mish for
of course we long for it we want the
third base on mikash and of course we'll
complete our campaign and our campus and
our mikash we need it We crave it and
it's helpful and it's and it's
appropriate but the ultimate expression
manifestation of Hashem
the is not in the bricks and mortar it's
not in the centralized location of the
sh it's
where it's on us just like
that the would dwell inside each and
every one of us that's the that's the
goal it's a whole other way of
understanding this before thein before
the this P was talking about the Mish
but now we've re interpreted it it's
saying mish's important celebrate it
give to it contribute to to it benefit
from it but don't ever be confused by it
or distracted by it and think that when
you leave the mishan you leave a secular
life a mundane life no the religious
life the Jew it comes with us everywhere
wherever we go because we are the
vehicle we are the platform we are the
Bea and we are the m and we are the and
we are the manur and we are the m and we
are theor and we bring it with us
wherever we go and everywhere that we
so now it's all set the stage literally
the be is set and mosha invites to go
behind the
be says no my older brother come close
come close and perform your in your Ola
and Achieve atonement for yourself and
for all the people and bring the carbon
and Achieve atonement just as Hashem
says why does Moshe have to
say what does it imply when you say to
someone come close what does it suggest
they're
doing they're backing off so you have to
say no no it's safe come come I'm not
going to ask you right now for money
come it's okay come close I'm not going
to call on you I'm not going to
embarrass you don't be shy don't pull
away don't retreat CRA come come close
come close why
so Rashi tells us what's going on over
here what happened why
is Aon is ashamed he's embarrassed and
he hesitates from coming
close why you
embarrassed for this you were chosen
Rashi tells us elsewhere what was Aon
embarrassed about he sees the m m has
Cronos on M the Four Corners that
protrude and if you're looking head on
at the M the corners that protrude look
just like what horns of an agel and I
don't sees it and he recoils and he
shoots back and he thinks to himself oh
boy you know what that looks just like
an agel I'm not worthy B he's ashamed
he's embarrassed he feels
unworthy and Moos says no no no Big
Brother
come you were chosen for this this is
what you are all about the
says what
a what's going on Aon is embarrassed and
mosha
says hasem chose you for
this okay hashm chose me for this
doesn't mean I shouldn't be embarrassed
I still remember my mistake where I went
wrong say says the B no that's not what
mosha is saying you know what mosha is
saying
not you were chosen to be the co so
don't be embarrassed it's the fact that
you're embarrassed the fact that you
have
healthy we have two types of leaders
those who are Shameless and those who
have a healthy sense of Shame the ones
who are Shameless who have no shame
should not be our leaders they can never
say they're sorry if they're never wrong
if they're never ashamed if they're
never embarrassed they think they're
beyond reproach then they don't qualify
to be our leaders what mosha is saying
to Aon
is you know why you were chosen
because because you still have the
capacity for shame the capacity for
shame is something very healthy in fact
today is the the Earth
site some of us here were on a trip to
Poland together we sat in his and we had
a we had
aites on
this Hab do you know what makes a person
a person an animal never
blushes you never saw an animal blush an
animal has to relieve itself finds a
tree lifts it leg and does his thing is
he embarrassed does he look to Shield
himself does he try to hide behind the
bush no there's no shame there's no bua
an animal has no what distinguishes a
person as an is the capacity for
shame it's a good sign of manman wrote a
brook book decades ago called why
doesn't anyone blush
anymore he could never have anticipated
he's alive now he sees what's happening
what would you talk about a Shameless
world and a Shameless Society everyone
can dress act identify declare perform
do Shameless absolute
shamelessness it's a simono it's a it's
a terrible terrible sign of a society
when there's shamelessness and it's a
sign of a healthy society when there's a
little busha when people are ashamed and
they recoil when you hear or see
profanity and you look away or or you
you blush that's a good
sign
says that a person who has that healthy
sense of
shame it protects us it protects
us just like pain protects you from
doing things that would hurt more
there's a terrible neurological disorder
where a person has no capacity to feel
pain so he'll say oh where do I sign up
that sounds great I wish I never felt
pain but it's a horrific disorder if you
don't feel pain you don't know if you've
cut yourself bruised yourself have
internal bleeding person doesn't feel
pain what are they missing an alarm to
know something's wrong so what is saying
is that spiritually bua blushing is the
pain of the soul and if your soul never
blushes and never feels pain you don't
know that a line has been crossed you
don't know that there's a virus that
there's a bruise that there's internal
bleeding spiritually that something's
wrong
through his tremendous humility was
ashamed she
came because the
righteous you know have those stock
Traders they only remember every stock
trade they made money on but they
conveniently forgot every time they
traded and they lost every investment
they lost so so too you have people they
remember every time they got it right in
life they forgot every time they made a
mistake they came up short they got it
wrong but the sadic remembers where they
went wrong not holding it on to the
point of debilitating themselves but to
learn from it and to not repeat it so
walks around with this mindfulness this
consciousness
of
just like
says because you must be a sad somebody
who never blushes someone who's never
ashamed someone who never takes
responsibility someone who never
apologizes someone who never says
they're wrong someone who's never
embarrassed by their behavior is not a
sadic they're not righteous and they're
not R to be a leader when are you a
leader when you say I made a mistake I'm
not perfect came up short I'm
embarrassed I'm
ashamed that's what it
means once Aon heard and learned that in
fact healthy shame is an asset not a
liability it's a positive sign of sim ya
not a bad sign now he was ready to bring
the first
car
it's interesting the same re and we sang
this when we were in together he wrote
the he wrote this small and what's a
person supposed to D in every day that
we should see in our friends AR fre made
a beautiful song out of this we should
see their Milos
below don't see what they're missing see
their mil so is saying when it comes to
ourselves don't overstate your Mila
understand youron your weaknesses your
shortcomings your mistakes be aware
learn from them be cautious be guarded
because of them but when it comes to
someone else only see their Milas don't
see the see their virtues see how
wonderful they are see what's redeeming
about them
that's because you're B because you have
a healthy dose of shame that why you
were chosen
per thrown off by the time see how far
in we are per page 592
the which should have started it's the
happiest day in Aron's life he's got his
four sons and they've been chosen
designated to be the leaders and he's
been forgiven fact he's being admired
and celebrated that he's got a healthy
busha and it's opening day all eyes are
an AR should have been the most joyous
celebratory day two of his sons
come but two of his sons offer something
that was not prescribed something that
was not commanded of
them so immediately what happens a fire
comes out and consumes
them and they dieon loses two sons in an
instant tragic tragic horrific This
calamity this painful unimaginable loss
of Aon on this day how does he
react who more you know we read this
story and we have tremendous compassion
for MOS for Aon but I would humbly
suggest that we should add also have
compassion for Moshe because Moshe is in
the position of not knowing what he is
say what do you say to someone who's
lost two
children in an instant unexpected
abruptly what do you say what do he say
and mosha finds words and he
says what does mosha tell his brother he
quotes Hashem as saying I will be S
Sanctified through those who are closest
to me I know that you are broken that
your two sons were taken but in fact
it's evidence of how great they are
because Hashem takes those who are
closest to him he's Sanctified through
those who are closest to
him and I will be honored before the
entire people Hashem says and what's
aon's reaction to moshe's words do they
suffice are they compelling they
comforting do they give strength do they
explain what happened what's Aron's
reaction complete and utter absolute and
Eerie silence and we have no idea the
nature of that silence
the is it a Silence of of
submission is it a Silence of questions
is it a Silence of paralysis and
pain text doesn't tell
us Aon is silent he's
quiet
now last week
usually
fall is usually the first right after P
the week
ofon you think now of October 7th
1,00 another
255 another Soldier lost their life was
killed is next to theover no one can
come in the we spoke about yesterday
dying how many parents in the last six
months have to react with a vom of Aram
who got that knock on the door from the
Army to be informed about their
children Aron silence we don't know but
I'll tell you I've said it before I'm
repeating
itenberg was
once asked by a young man at a bris we
say the
from he yes what is what
is the I assume what it means means with
our blood with our sacrifice that's how
we live those boys who go to the front
line and who put their lives in the line
to defend the rest of us through the
sacrifices that clel have made through
the
Millennia that's how we live that's how
we continue that's how we survive that's
why we're here said the kenberg is
someone who knew sacrifice well his wife
and many many many children were
murdered by the
Nazis and he rebuilt said the Cen that's
not what means you know
comes from comes
from
with just like Aram we don't know the
nature of his silence but here's what we
do know he put one foot in front of the
other in pain broken incomplete changed
forever he continued with resolve with
resilience with perseverance with faith
understanding his mission and his role
he continued that's the kenberg really
in a very autobiographical way
describing his own life
is is
with and is that not what we've seen
behind the be alone we've interviewed
families of those who've lost Sons Sons
who were murdered by
terrorist and they
likeon that one foot in front of the
together it's extraordinary and it goes
all the way back to our rash tells us on
this
wordon received reward for his
silence and what was the reward he
received that Aon alone received the
command directly from hem didn't come
through mosha it came through him and
what was the command he received the
prohibition you're not allowed a can't
bring alcohol into the B mik can't drink
I should say there's a there's
a but the coin can't drink a coin was
quiet was silent maybe accepted the
Divine will continued nonetheless and he
gets some reward and what's the reward
that the is the prohibition of drinking
in the mishan was given directly to him
that's some reward for his silence that
this Mitzvah was given to him what does
that mean
gave him this command directly it means
Aon received n what is the prerequisite
to receive
one only qualifies to receive
divine revelation Hashem only speaks to
somebody who
is person has to
beem only speaks to somebody who is
somebody who's sad and broken and
excessively
mournful can't reveal himself to such a
person to be a platform to have the
antenna to receive the signal and
so CES of Dr brilliant Insight ifon
received this n this SEO directly from
Hashem it meant what that Aon
was despite what he went through he had
moments he cried he had moments I'm sure
he went through n's closets and gripped
their clothing and held on to every last
vestage he had a connection to them but
overall his attitude his demeanor his
posture his role his interaction
continued to
be because if it
wasn't and because that's what it means
so it wasn't the reward of the
particular instruction the other
understanding is one of the explanations
of what why died it's because they were
intoxicated they were inebriated they
entered the Mishka and drunk it made
sense that Aon receive that particular
specific command but the very fact that
Aon received the command is Hashem
essentially giving a kiss a wink telling
us look at aon's greatness the V
extended itself so far that he remained
not but he
remained okay per
we now move over into the laws
ofas
first we go back this is still
uh the
obligation you can't bring
alcohol to create
distinction
Moshe
Moshe this must be the wrong place yeah
per then we get to the laws of laws
of so on and so
for so on this P what's the double
language
what does the word sheet
mean what's the word
sheet
Abomination repulsive
disgusting
yeah this comes to add a mixture we're
talking about here in this permissible
and forbidden fish animals creepy
crawlies all the different animals so
it's teaching
us Miller says you know what the double
language they are repulsive and
Abomination
disgusting not only objectively that
said Miller that because Hashem said
they're user they're off limits they
should be that for us as well low
it's a beautiful Insight says of Miller
when the Tor we've spoken about this
before recently we talked about the
candy aisle the supermarket the checkout
when hasem says something AER it should
be
so off limits to us that our very nature
no longer craves it would you crave
poison would you crave something you're
allergic to would you crave something
that's off limits it's like
the
last says don't CET that which is not
yours and Ezra is bothered how can the
Torah command an emotion don't want
don't envious don't be jealous don't
cetra says because you should see
something is off limits to yourself just
like a person and their sister just like
the princess the princess is not in your
league
no matter how much you admire how
beautiful you think she is she's out of
your league so if you view the person
who's off limits and out of your league
as your own sister no matter how
beautiful or attractive so so too all
the laws of Torah if a person really
lived with
Y that AEM when he prescribes these laws
for us when he draws these lines for us
he's doing it in our interest he's
holding us accountable and we report to
him we work for him then a person would
condition themselves that our very
nature would adapt
to the laws of the Torah and the way
that gave
them keep going laws of kasas over
here bottom page
604 we see this word repeating itself
now having to do with the creepy crawly
creatures I think that's the technical
definition
translation don't make your souls
abominable by means of any teeming
things don't contaminate yourself
through them lest you become
contaminated through them on these words
the
says a when we make a mistake when
ingest and embibe food that's off limits
it has a poisonous effect contaminates
it corrupts a person
out don't read it makes you impure read
it it affects
us says you see a big
here person should understand that what
we embi has an impact on us the laws of
kasas we take on the personality the
energy of what we eat and if a person
understood that what's at risk what's at
stake we'd be scrupulous and Vigilant
when it came to Kus we'd be
uncompromising we wouldn't say ah some
Hebrew scribble looks good enough we
wouldn't say that looks like a religious
symbol looks good enough I'm sure
everything's okay I'm sure it's fine I
can't imagine it's a problem would you
say that if something were poison would
you say that if something could kill
you would you say that for your children
if they could have a a reaction that
could cost them their life so if a
person understands that non kosher
it literally could kill us it changes it
Fashions it molds the heart hardens the
heart has an impact on the heart then
we' be so much more careful with what we
eat don't just read
it
says it clogs the art of spiritual
arteries it changes the heart it has
such a negative and terrible
impact
Turn the page
606 AR you impressed making it all the
way to the end of the para this is
clearly our
slot don't get too
excited so this whole laws of is
summarized
now I am Hashem your God sanctify
yourself and be holy why should you be
holy because I am Holy
and don't contaminate your soul through
any teing thing that creeps along the
ground says rash on these
words why should you be
holy God says just like I'm holy and
what makes God holy was it what makes
God holy is the
longest what makes God holy because he
doesn't need of
any no will makes him holy is because
he's mu and mu separate apart
distinguished disciplined
self-regulating
Sovereign just like I'm holy above be
holy
below it's a very clumsy funny
P because I'm holy you should be holy
then you'll be holy because I'm
holy if you once you translate the words
it comes across incredibly
clumsily because I Lord your God
sanctify yourself be
holy when you sanctify yourself and
you're holy you'll be holy why because
I'm
holy what's going on in this what in the
world's going
on back to
double and making up for a
lost
person should always occupy them in and
even if they're insincere and even if
they're driven by the wrong motivation
and reason they should do it you know
why because if you do it for the wrong
reason you'll come to do it for the
right
reason the Merit of the 42 sacrifices
that b the king of Mo brought who whom
did he have descend from him who emerged
from him
who comes out of
Mo and
from from the
impure impure corrupt motivation of
bolock bringing the Sacrifice from him
came a
who brought a sacrifice for a
very authentic very genuine very
righteous
reason
says we end with this a very very
beautiful Insight you see an illusion to
the in
this what form of the verb is
that and what form of the verb is that
reflexive to transform
yourself and then
you know what says here fake it till you
make it the Torah is telling us fake it
till you make it or put differently they
say in some circles dress for the job
that you want not for the one that you
have saw Northwestern University
scholars wrri in the Journal of
experimental social psychology a study
the clothes we wear of the power not
only over others but also over
ourselves they call this internal
Dynamic quote enclos
cognition while much research has looked
at how our wardrobe influences the way
we're perceived their study examines its
impact on our own thinking and behavior
if you wear a white coat and you believe
it belongs to a doctor your ability to
pay attention increases sharply if you
wear the same white coat and you believe
it belongs to a painter you show no such
Improvement nothing wrong with being a
painter but if a person wears a white
coat and they think they feel they look
like a doctor all of a sudden they can
pay attention much better the clothing
we wear not only changes the perception
impression that others have of us it
literally changes our own behavior our
own practice it changes ourselves say
that's what the PK is saying you know I
am the Lord your God I have high
expectations of you and there's a piece
of me inside you and I know you think
it's hard in this world
but fake it till you make it put on a
white coat feel like a doctor dress for
the job that you want not the one that
you have because if you fake it you're
going to make it
if you carry yourself like you're
holy then you're going to end up being
holy you're going to end up being holy
stop waiting for the inspiration and
motivation stop waiting for some moment
stop waiting when I'm holy then I'll
come to minion during the week and I'll
start the DFI then I'll be careful with
Lara then I'll give Mya then I'll
volunteer for when I'm holy then I'll do
holy things but until then I hang out
with the non- Holy
no f it till you make it act like you're
holy and you know what will happen
you're going to become holy there are
changes you want to make there's someone
you want to be dress like it act like it
take it upon
yourself do it on the
outside and
then even though it began
superficial will awaken and arouse
internally in the end you'll end
with and then you'll be on the inside as
well and that's what rash meant
say if you sanctify yourself L on the
holy level then I'll sanctify you Lala
fake it do it on the lowest level the
shalma level and then I'll raise you up
that you're doing it Lala you're doing
it on the internal ho
genuine authentic higher
level fake it and to be able to
celebrate that we made it thank you very
much have a great day