Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha B’Shalach 5781

welcome to this week's torah lesson this week's torah portion is partisan the question of the week is why is patience a virtue so in this week's torah portion we learn about the jewish people finally leaving the land of egypt and the torah says kim derek hashem decided he's not going to let us go through the round of the placed him but he's going to take us through the desert so the medra says the round of the pushed him was how long 11 days the route through the desert was 40 years so the rubber asks a question hashem wants to take us on a detour an extra few days weeks months a year 40 years how do you go from 11 days to 40 years that's a pretty long detour and there ever explains because the truth is that 11 days represents a very high level in kabbalah because we know the spheroids which represents nature is 10. what's 11 so the zarya says number 11 is one above nature it's out of nature hashem wanted to give bernays to all the eleven the above nature but he wanted us to connect to it appreciate it enjoy it internalize it and in order to enjoy and to experience an experience which is above nature you have to go through the process the process of 40 years that's why even though it could have taken only 11 days but hashem made it so it should go through 40 years so we should internalize and appreciate something which is above nature and represent the same thing applies we see when moisture banana went up to heaven he went up to heaven to receive the torah how long did it take to receive the terror 40 days and 40 nights so you're going to say one second that's 40 days 40 nights not 40 years and never explains very simple because in heaven every day is like a year so if moisture maybe we see the terror down here yeah maybe 40 years but since he went to heaven time goes a little quicker so the 40-year process was accomplished in 40 days and whoever says we find the same connection at the end of this week's torah portion when it speaks about eradicating the name of amalek so the terrorist says hashem is going to eradicate the name of amalek and tim hashem commands us we should also eradicate malik so as they avoid the gift from eradicates that's not enough tim we have to do our part when we do our partnership does our part that's a true eradication and as you see clearly which is hashem doing it and tim when we do it the first letter of each one of the three terms of the eradication spells ms truth a true transformation a true education comes when you would do it a with a gift from hashem above nature but then when you do you're avoider and whoever says it's interesting is because it says that the the war with amalek was in the uk of the hashem but hashem wanted to give us the full the full nominee you'd give it even both k and the above k where's the buff k which is the 11. when you do the full transformation not only you have the uk but you're able to have the hashem's name complete the uk and the buff k so the answer to the question why is patience a virtue because we all want great things but in order for us to appreciate and internalize it we have to go through 40 years and if we don't have patience we're not going to be able to accomplish our mission but with patience as a virtue we'll merit to have the greatest revelations that we can appreciate connect and enjoy and be connect hashem in the most beautiful and meaningful ways thanks so much for joining us for our weekly torah lesson this week's torah lesson is dedicated to memory of baruch bernary labe and yosef and rocco may their souls be elevated by the torah was studying in their memory thanks again for joining us for our weekly torah lesson for more information please see our website chabadswf.org have a great and blessed week