Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha EIKEV

it's time for rabbi Minko its weekly Torah lesson a place where life's most difficult questions are answered here with his spiritual perspective and insight rabbi Mingo 'it's welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah portion is parshas eight give the question of the week is how can you make sure that the reward for your midst vote endure forever so in this week's Torah portion process a give where the Torah discusses the Jewish people's journey in the desert for the 40 years and it speaks the way God fed them clothed them and took care of all their needs so the Thomas has an interesting word simla saw your garments like bolsa they didn't wither away may Allah come on you now obviously your garments are on you so why is the tariff to tell us the garments didn't wither away from on you so the Rebbe explains a fascinating insight based on a teaching of the magnet of marriage who is a student at Monsanto and he explains like this sin las ha what are some logical literally mean refers to your garments but we also know anytime a person doesn't mitzvah praise or Torah studies you create spiritual darkness now the reality is we all create spiritual garments we all do wonderful things we pray we study and we do MIT's vote but a lot of those good deeds somehow whither away so the banker miss rich says if you want to make sure that your reward from your praying and his study and good deeds don't wither away so he says sin los ha your your garments like bowls if you don't want to wither away may Allah ha it has to come from with you in other words it's really up to you if you pray and you study any doom it's vote for personal interest then it's going to wither away but if you when you study Torah and you doom its vote and when you pray you're doing it because God asked you to do so you're doing it for the sake of God then they will never wither away so to answer the question how can you make sure that the reward from your good deeds endure forever it's really up to us that when we pray and talk the study tour around doom its vote to make sure we're doing them just because God asked us to do so this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of bora pandari laid and slow mo ben Yosef may their souls be elevated by the touro that we're studying in their memory thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson for more information on Chabad and classes and events please see our website