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it's time for Rabbi minkowitz weekly
Torah lesson a place where life's most
difficult questions are answered here
with his spiritual perspective and
insight Rabbi minkowitz welcome to this
week's Torah lesson this week's Torah
portion is pous Kisa the question of the
week is should one do a Mitzvah if
you're not inspired so in this week's
Torah
portion we learn about the Mitzvah of
the census where the Jewish people were
counted and the way were counted was a
unique way where every single Jew gave a
half a shekele and they would count as
half a shekels and then they knew how
many Jews there were and that's one of
the reasons why we don't count people we
count something else instead Not to
cause a plague Etc so when they gave
the so God told
M this is what they should give so the
commentaries asked what do you mean why
does God have to show this what you
should give so the commentaries explain
that mosu was wondering he here God is
saying they're giving a half shekele to
redeem their soul so mosh's question is
how is it possible that a Jew should
give a coin and that's going to redeem
his soul and not only that but the
rambam writes that what would be if a
Jew did not want to give a half a
shekele and they collected by they
collected it from him by force the betan
said you have to give and he was not
interested in giving and he gave it
anyway and is the Jewish law is that his
soul gets redeemed so MOS was wondering
how is it a Jew does not want to give it
they force him to give it and his soul
gets
redeemed so God responded and he said Z
you see this this half a shekele that's
a shekele comes from the word of mishkal
it's heavy yeah it was Heavy he didn't
want to give it but guess what it's a
shekele of fire why is it a shekele of
fire why is it on fire even though it's
way because he didn't want to give it
because the Jew every single Jew has a
soul and every Jew has an essence of a
soul and the essence of every single
Jewish soul is that it's connected to
God and wants to be connected to God and
wants to do what God wants so even
though maybe externally he's not
inspired but internally every Jew is
inspired and as long as he gives he is
plugged in and he's connected so to
answer the question should a person do a
Mitzvah even though you're not inspired
absolutely cuz you might not be inspired
externally but internally you're ins
inspired and meanwhile you're connected
this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to
the memory of B Ben AR and schlomo Ben
yose May their souls be elevated for the
Torah that we're studying in their
memory thanks so much for joining us for
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