Tu b'Shevat, Pleasure: Are you willing to give it to G-d, Rashbatz's teaching - Rabbi Chaim Dalfin

today is tuat it's the for trees there are two aspects to this special day in the Jewish calendar one is the verse says for a man is like a tree in the field a tree has several parts The Roots the trunk the body body the branches the leaves and the fruits when we say man is like a tree we mean all of a tree you must have Roots if you don't have Roots you're not settled and the tree can fall down will fall down at the same time if you have Roots but you're don't have branches leaves and nice fruits what's the tree worth spiritually psychologically the roots are man's stability where do you come from what do you want to be faith and trust in almighty God those are the roots a Jew a Aid must Endeavor to discover their Roots many people who I meet are fine people good people but they're not living with their Roots you need to live with your roots it's not here I am I'm here what are your roots did you ever take time to explore your roots and what if you come to a conclusion you know my roots aren't great Roots can I have new Roots yes you can you can plant a new tree which will have new Roots so the job of a Jew that we learn from today day is to invest in Jewish roots very very important number two what are we celebrating are we celebrating wheat barley oats the five grains no what we're celebrating today is trees and fruits pleasurable things what is the idea here the idea is to have our pleasure be in godliness in Rus in Good Deeds it's not enough to have just the basics which is wheat barley food bread the basics that's definitely important but what's today's lesson is where is your pleasure what do you get pleasure out of to look at the pleasure attribute aspect of your being and to ask yourself the question is my pleasure in the right place and although this is an ongoing activity and process throughout the year today's day highlights the importance of placing our pleasure in the right place with this short message based on the writings of the Sages andas I I share with you the following there was a of theed who lived into the time of the and was actually appointed by him as one of the his name was they called him thebat an acronym for his name I believe was his family family name anyway he had a t he had a a definition and an interpretation of the words and this is in the what's called before the the daily prayers blessing of sweetness he gives us and the play on words that thebat explained is whatever is whatever is sweet and best and pleasurable for you give that away to God I heard this the former the of yes who shared with me this T that he heard in the name of the rbat he heard it from Big it's a fascinating interpretation you know we're willing to sacrifice at certain times certain things in our life but what's really pleasurable for us what we consider to be the best no that we keep for ourselves that we're not willing to give away to God you have to be willing give away what's what's sweet and pleasurable to you your best things your best stuff that give away and on this day it's a time to reflect because NE is like the fruit not like the barley and the oats it's not bread it's it's it's it's grapes it's wine it's figs it's dates it's pleasurable food items May Hashem help each and every one of us think about these important ideas and to live with them find something in your life that's so pleasurable to you and give that to God it's not easy CU you know to give away what's really dear and pleasurable we don't want to share we want to keep it for ourselves our selfish self kicks in and says no no no no that you keep for yourself keep for your family to give that away it's very hard May Hashem help us succeed in this Ava in this activity by first knowing the facts number two thinking about them reflecting on them and three ultimately living them out in the real world in a way that brings peace and Harmony between all of us and we should Merit the coming of mssiah immediately