Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha VAYISHLACH

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 postures like each lock the question of the week is how can we live a life with zero pain and complete peace so in this week's Torah portion natori tells us Yaakov after finishing his mission in the house of his uncle oven he's heading back with his family and he gets news that a sub is coming after him and he out to kill her so Yaakov prepares for the engagement with a sub and he prepares as follows first of all he goes ahead and he splits up the family just in case something happens at least somewhat will be saved he prepares a beautiful present and he turns to God in prayer and he says this most beautiful profound pay at prayer and he says god I am so humbled like oh the charity that you've done for me cuz look when I left my father's house I came when I machli with a staff and now look at all the success i have so rashly asked a simple question what does it mean he came with his staff sera she said there's two interpretations one is I came with a staff and saw what I had a simple staff and look how successful I am and to all thanks to you God so God I need your help now again the other answer is God when I left you were did tremendous miracles for me my staff I was able to break through the water and those my clio resembles success so the Rebbe explains why this Rashi gives a to interpretation errs the rebbe explains a fascinating insight as follows anytime we turn to God we can turn to God for two reasons one is we can turn to God so to speak miss judgment hey God you owe it to me I pray and I study and even sold I want you to help me you have to help me you owe it to me or you can turn to God and say God listen you don't have to do anything for me I'm asking you to do stuck us in charity please help me two ways you can sculpt now the reality is that when a person asks from judgment God can either given that gift but when you ask its Tucker God will give you charity here what happens when someone is in a situation where they could ask for judgment hey God you really owe it to me but they choose naturally that God you know you owe me nothing I'm asking for charity that is when you wouldn't get the real prize why because it true that you could have asked for judgment you can say God you really owe it to me but you're not going to use your credit so you're going to realize it even the great tremendous gifts you have is also good from God then God will give you the biggest gifts and give us blessings so the rebbe explains Yaakov turns to God and he says God keep immokalee what does that mean I couldn't said listen you owe it to me to be good to me but even then no I'm going to tell you God I came with nothing there's nothing that I came with everything comes from you everything that I amassed I could've said listen I worked hard for it no I got it because you good to me and therefore i'm asking you to continue to be good to me and to be kind to me and sure enough god was extremely kind and beneficial to knock off so in other words oh he brings out that when a person approaches god with humility then you don't have to have the struggles of the world to make you humble so to answer the question how can we married to live a life without any pain and true peace and happiness is by realizing that everything comes from God thanking God for everything and asking God to continue to be kind to us and if we humble ourselves the world won't have to Humble us this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of baroque when are you leavin ben Yosef may their souls be elevated by the total was studying in their memory thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson for more information about chabad please visit our website you