Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Mishpatim 5779

[Applause] it's time for rabbi Minko it's weekly Torah lesson here with his spiritual perspective and insight rabbi Mingo it's welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah portion responses from spottin the question of the week is how can you experience life and joy so this week's Torah portion Posterous button is the 18th number-18 Torah portion from the beginning of the Torah which is interesting we know 18 in Judaism is life last week's Torah portion was number 17 17 we know numerically is 4 Tove which is good so there any points had a very interesting idea and that is last week's Torah portion prophecies roll who receive the Ten Commandments now the ten commands should we see there's a gift from God we all know anytime you receive a gift that's a good thing you get a gift it's great it's wonderful however the Rebbe said if you really want to have life you need miss button miss bottom resembles that idea of a time when sparklers are tossing on frame you have to study Torah you have to study you have to comprehend you have to meditate you have to be willing to spend the put the effort in to really understanding and connecting on not just as a gift like we receive last week so the Rebbe says when a person puts the effort in that's when you could have life and life brings joy and as we find actually interestingly by divine providence in this week's Torah portion is the first time of the Torah it speaks about the mitzvahs of the holidays and we know the holidays the Torah tells us we have to be happy because life brings joy so the answer the question how can we experience life and joy by studying Torah comprehending Torah that will give us light and that will give us great joy this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of bora pandari lay slow-moving Yosef and Rocco but Letha may the souls be elevated by de Toro we're studying in their memory thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson for more information on Chabad please see our website [Applause] [Music]