Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Matot - Massei

welcome to this week's tour lesson this week's Torah portion is pasius Matos and parashas Maasai the question of the week is where do we find strength not to give up amongst all the challenges that's going on now in the world so this week's Torah portion of double Torah portions partial smartness and Maasai we read in the three weeks the three weeks meeting started on the 17th day of the month of tamus and it goes until the 9th of of and it's called the three weeks and it's also called bainham based on a verse in a prophet in job where it says call rates he says what is the two strains referring to the 17th of tamos and the ninth above so I've asked a simple question one second three weeks is the days of judgment for the Jewish people it's a tough time based on the fact that the the wall of Jerusalem was breached destruction of the temple and that's why that's what that's that's what's called the three weeks but on the other hand we know that the three weeks number three three is a very very powerful number the Jewish people Cohen levite Israelites the the Torah the prophets the writings three is very very powerful not only that if we're in the three weeks what are we saying take strength how are we taking strength in the three weeks the river explains like this based on the Torah portions called Matrix what does matrix mean matthys means a stick what kind of stick a stick that was once connected to a tree got this disconnected and became hard so on one hand this motto is referring to a stick that's disconnected which obviously is referring to on a spiritual level when we're disconnected from God but nevertheless Mata also mean strength in other words the same word which refers to Mata we're disconnected with dried out when we have no connection gives us the meaning of Mata we have the power and the strength to overcome the struggle the same thing also at Maasai Marseille means the journey what Journey the journey in Exile that we all go through the 42 Journeys according to the balsamto of every single person throughout their life and every single day we go through Journeys but on the other hand the same Journey which could be in a negative way going through the journeys and the struggles of Exile the same meaning of Masa means what that we're journeying out of Egypt we're leaving one constrained and another limitation and another limitation until we come to the ultimate abundance so in other words what do you see Matos on one hand the same word means both things it means that we're disconnected and were hard but it also means we have the power to overcome it Maasai means we're journeying through Exile but it also means that we're Journey away from any limits and constraints so every uses the term which brought down in Kabbalah it says you read that anytime you have a downgrade the purpose is for the upgrade so in other words when you look at the three weeks yes the three weeks is three weeks of of between 17 of Thomas and Tish above but nevertheless in these three weeks we have the power to achieve tremendous greatness and that's why even though it's the three weeks we it's connected to the Torah it's connected to the fact that we say because we have the power to overcome everything when we realize that every Arena every downgrade the purpose is for an upgrade and like we see in the end of the end of the total portion what does it say that monster being a taught the Jewish people of Torah the Arvest our voice is referring to the plains of Moab but Iris also comes from sort of evening where it's dark refers to the ultimate uh uh the prophecy when it's going to happen when the Messiah comes referring to when mashiach comes so you see in the same verse you have the evening you have the darkness but you have the abundance so in everything in life you can look at the darkness and it's there but the purpose is for the Aliyah for the elevation that comes afterwards so the answer the question how can we not give how can we not give up hope and through all the challenges and the answer is very simple specifically from the challenges we will find strength to overcome it and have the ultimate Redemption of freedom and happiness thanks so much for joining us for our weekly tour lesson this week's total lessons dedicated to memory of Baruch Minami labe yoseph major Souls be elevated right Torah was studying in a memory for more information please see our website.org have a great and blessed week