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it's time for Rabbi minkowitz weekly
Torah lesson a place where life's most
difficult questions are answered here
with his spiritual perspective and
insight Rabbi minkowitz welcome to this
week's Torah lesson this week we are
celebrating the holiday of sukot the
question of the week is how can you
attain the greatest joy so as we are
celebrating the holiday of sukot and the
holiday sukot its theme of sukot is
the holiday of sim and the holiday of
joy as we know all holidays have a theme
the holiday of Passover is the holiday
of Freedom the holiday of is the holiday
that receive the Torah and the holiday
of sukot is the holiday of sim of joy
not only is the holiday of
sim a holiday of Joy but we know it says
in the talmud that there was a special
service that took place in the temple
and that was
called where the procedure was that they
would pour water on the Altar and it
says that the joy that the Jewish people
had when they poured water on the altar
was the greatest joy and theal says
quote whoever did not see the joy of sim
as they poured water on the altar never
experienced real Joy unquote so the
question is
wow how did they attain that Joy there's
great joy just by pouring water on the
altar we know in the temple they would
pour wine on the altar alar and there
was Joy from that as well but why is it
that pouring water on the altar would
bring the greatest amount of Joy so the
Reby explains and he says here you see a
powerful Insight in how you can attain
the highest level of joy in other words
when one pours wine on the altar so wine
if you think about it it makes you happy
but how happy could the wine make you
limited to the amount of wine the type
of wine and that's how happy or unhappy
you're going to be why because you're
being happy based on a
physical entity of wine however when you
drink water water is water it doesn't
make you joyful or happy it quenches
your thirst so when the Jewish people
poured wine on the altar their Joy came
from a limited comprehension of what
wine could M make someone happy however
water the only reason why you're happy
is because God said pour water and be
happy so if God says pour water and be
happy and you're fulfilling God's
command is there a limit to the state of
joy you can achieve no because God's
telling you pour the water be happy you
pour the water and you're happy and the
happiness can go to an infinite
state in other words what does that mean
practically in our lives there's times
we have reasons why we're happy this
happened that happened we're looking
forward to this we're looking forward to
something else so our state of happiness
is limited to our com mind can
comprehend of what's happening or what's
going to happen how however what happens
if you're just happy just because not
because of something spe specific your
joy can be infinite and that is the
ultimate Joy so to answer the question
how can one attain the greatest joy by
being happy because God commanded Us in
the Torah to be happy and then for no
other reason other than God commanded us
and therefore our joy can go infinite
without any bounds thanks so much for
joining us for our weekly Torah lesson
this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to
the memory
of and
rashah for the Torah that we're studying
in their memory please join us for
joyous celebrations here at kabad in
honor of suot and we look forward to
celebrating with you with the infinite
Joy sh and have a great week
