Parsha Yitro Chasidic Torah thought from Lubavitcher Rebbe by: Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

Welcome to this week's Torah lesson. This week's Torah portion is paras. The question of the week is how to approach a struggling person or child. So in this week's Torah portion, we have the command that says to make for me an altar out of earth. And then it says, "And if you're going to make to me an altar out of stone." So there's rules. You can't bring a knife on it because knife is to kill and here it's all about elevation. So the Reb says one second why is it that when it comes to the altar from earth there's no conditions and when it comes to the altar of stone there's conditions. So the explains what is the misb spiritually adma comes from the same word as a human being human being. Why is it called you being called an Adam? Because we come from Adam, we come from earth, but we can reach Adam, we can reach hem. On the other hand, the misbonim is referring to stones. What's a stone? It's a broken stone. It fell down. So therefore, when it comes to a the altar of which is referring to a human being that yes, you're coming from the earth, but you can connect to the highest level, which refers to we learn to we pray, we do mitzvah. there's no conditions. But when it comes to a stone, which is a broken stone that fell off, that is talking about a Jew that struggles struggles with their Judaism and they have to practice scaff deal with someone that's struggling. How do you re treat someone that's struggling with tremendous respect and understanding? Because the fact is they're struggling because they're they're a broken stone. And a broken stone, the Torah says, is conditions. Don't go ahead and don't be critical. Treat them nice. Treat them with respect because they are going through a tremendous struggle. Thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson. This week's Torah lesson is dedicated to memory of My father, may the souls be elevated by Torah we're studying in the memory. For more information, please see our website.org. Have a great and blessed week. Shu to