Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Bamidbar 5780

welcome to this week's torah lesson this week's torah portion is posters by midbar the question of the week is how can we prepare ourselves to celebrate schwes in a peaceful and happy manner without any distractions of the current world crisis so this week's torah portion we're actually beginning a the new book parties by midbar is not only the name of the torah portion but it's actually name of the whole book and the torah begins by saying by dhaba hashem almighty god speaks to mois sinai in the sinai desert now it's brought down in the rambam in that this torah portion is always read before why because bermud barcena is the place where we see the torah and therefore as an introduction to shrug we always read this week's torah portion of ramit varsinai so rabbi asks a simple question we're getting ready to celebrate truett and what's the inspiration to tell us that and now the whole book is named by midbar we received the torah weir by midburn a desert what's the big attraction of that we know the desert what's a desert there's no there's no agriculture there there's no housing there there's no life there it's a desert so what's the excitement we see the torah in the desert not only that river says what does it say but midbar which desert sinai now we know the talmud attracted shabbat page 89 the first side in the bottom it says why is it called by midbar sinai what's the reason for sinai so talmud gives different reasons but then it says the reason why it's called sinai is because from there from that desert when we received the torah there came an animosity to the nations of the world not accepted torah a sinner a hatred trevor says is this what we this is this is what the torah is all about that we we we we become haters we hate other people because they didn't receive the torah what kind of message is that so therefore the rubber explains by introduction he says as follows that we all know that in order to learn torah it's not an academic it's really learning and developing a relationship with hashem so torah is not just study yeah we're studying hashem's torah more importantly it's about building developing a real bond with hashem and that's the way you're able to study torah and that's when torah is the most impactful so therefore in order to create that relationship what's key is you have to be focused with no distractions that is key so if you want to be successful in learning torah you have to find a quiet place physically spiritually you have to be not emotionally exhausted you have to be able to be totally relaxed and this when you're learning torah you're not only learning but you're actually developing a relationship with hashem so therefore the river says that's why the torah is called this week's torah portion and this book which is right before by mid varsity because by midbar is going to remind you you want to learn torah you have to create an environment of ahmednbar what's brahmidbar yeah there's no distractions exactly if you want to learn torah you have to create an environment which is like the midbar which is no distractions that's step number one step number two is sinai what a scene i mean a hatred to water the world now we know in kabbalah comes from the word of hell and concealment you have to create a hatred to something which is concealing godliness because we know there are quotes from the prophets that says torah or terror is about light and the place of concealment spiritual concealment you can't really connect to hashem you want to have the light so sinai resembles a hatred to concealment we want light we want to see hashem we want to when we learn we want to create and develop a beautiful meaningful relationship with hashem and there ever goes on further to say that we find when did the jewish people receive the torah we all know in the torah as the torah says in the third month the first month is nissan we left egypt second month is the year and the third is stephen so the third month we see the torah why the torah tell us we received it in the third month because everything has a spiritual message because three is very powerful when it comes to torah besides the fact torah is torrent and vehemence of him the that there's different components of torah the ko and levi israel but really what it resembles is that when you're learning torah the only three things that should be present is hashem the one that's giving you the torah you the one receiving the torah and the torah that you're learning so when you remember that every time you sit down and learn torah you want to know the only one that's present yourself hashem and the torah that will allow you to be focused and you're about to experience bamidbar and idea of sinai and based on this where we explain something fascinating we all know the bible of mysticism is the tanya the book of tanya the book of time we know teaches you how to have love for hashem offer hashem how to meditate it's a it's the bible of mysticism it's huge however what's the name of this book it's called tanya why is it called tanya so the rebbe explains the reason why it's called tanya because the literal little translation of the word tanya means to learn tanya we learned what does that mean that tanya is telling you if you want to be able to learn tanya which is preemie satoru the hidden secrets of the torah you have to be able to be learning what means learning we know when you learn so you're totally focused your mind you're taking in what's in hashem's mind and you create a spiritual union so the first level to be able to learn mysticism tanya or any type of torah is tanya you have to remember that one word that it's about learning and learning is about again the same idea creating that powerful connection you and hashem and rebbe connects us to this week's perky of all chapter six which speaks about the importance of learning torah and the the mission of quotes from the torah where it says about the tablets were chorus they were carved out onto the luchot and the mishna says that you don't read chorus and it means freedom which and the mystery says that when a person learns torah then you become free and there's no such thing as a free person unlike someone that learns torah whoever brings from the salah qaddash it says when you say the original verse says kharoos carved out and then he's teaching don't read it harass we hear us to be freedom so the salah says it doesn't mean the first literal translation goes away we're adding to it in other words the chorus means when you carve yourself and you connect to yourself you become one with hashem then you're able to experience heiros and true freedom so to answer the question how can we get ready to receive the torah with peace and happiness with no distractions of what's going on out there in the world by learning torah the way the rebbe sets out the example here just you and hashem be focused in your relationship with hashem then you'll be able to have true freedom and you'll experience peace and happiness with zero distractions thanks so much for joining us for our weekly torah lesson this week's torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of baruch bernary labe ben yosef and rachel baslipa may their souls be elevated by the torah we're studying in their memory thanks again for joining us for our weekly torah lesson for more information please see our website and again have a great week and i want to wish you all we should all merit to receive the torah basimha with joy ubinemius and in an eternal way because we'll have it internally we'll have it externally as well happy shabbat and happy yomtov