Zera Shimshon Parshas Toldos Shiur with Rabbi Simcha Bunim Berger at Scheiner's Shul

Arabis parishes told us tonight's leela nishmas whose yard site is on that's sponsored by the bish and for his should protect them protect all of us and we should Take a look at page and paras told us it's letter Zion begins on the got cold and his eyes dimmed. He couldn't see went blind. not so complimentary for the but it said when he passed away he was sa z [clears throat] when a passed away he wasn't missing anything he died appropriately for a person who was one of the what's he doing with these is blindness the quotes medish astonishing asked for it. It was a request that he made maybe not necessarily for blindness but for Isurim. Let's read the medish in its original. Take a look. Medish. The medish is astonishing. Aram was just asking and there's being I think in English we would call that demanding. He was what? A man and his son go into a place. We don't know who to be. This way we'll know who to give respect to. Desler's media that the reason he wanted ziknah was so that he'd be able to do the mitzvah of to be elderly people. It was based on his but how we to understand this I mean let's put this I'm not going to focus too much on this because we're talking about but I want to appreciate what Abramina was thinking. I want to ask everyone a question. Has anybody ever heard of this concept called the potion or the fountain of life where you can take some they're trying to create something that you shouldn't get old? >> I'm gard from them. >> Yeah. Could you imagine if somebody found the remedy and before he had a chance to share it with the world, they shot him the pharmaceuticals because it put them out of business. They put him don't get home pill and yen pill. All of you with gray hair know what I'm talking about. [laughter] Fountain of youth on the contra everybody wants it. So you kill the person who's going to do it. That person he was going to save the world to make life quality. Do you understand what Abrahamu asked for? He says no IT'S NO GOOD EVERYBODY'S YOUNG. We need them to be old. What was he thinking? That's a kasha. No, it needs a it needs a He's the first. We'll get back to it. So, he was I agree with you. I agree with you so much. We'll start with you. zikna. Never does it say in the anyone get got old until they lived hundreds and hundreds of years. Nobody got old. >> Older but not old. >> What age were they created? How old was when he came out of the ground? >> Zero. >> Zero. He came out like an adult. How tall? How how what was the age of Kazal say he was ashin what age of baren 20 years old >> oh 20 >> 20 years old he skipped his teenage years how many of us parents would love our kids teenage years [laughter] >> a teenage >> he started right he went from zero to 20 in one in in the moment of creation >> became a barinian right >> interested He came out an adult fully grown. He didn't come out as a baby. His children were born. The first children to be born was K and he and but was created and from then he looked 20 years old. He looked that age. Never got older. didn't look older for over 2,000 years until Aram got old. Abram was born the year 1948 in Briam. And when he was he was already in over a hundred, that's when old age hit because he asked for it. >> He started looking old. You're right. The 700 year old didn't look old when he asked for it. The med just said, "I'm now a I'm not understanding you." The med say he asked for it. So it started with him. So then it settled into the world and whoever's age the person was they start we all started getting old. It started with him at the age that he asked for. That's what the med says. It started with him. says the is what this is quoting he was. I'm worried. I'm worried. says if a person dies and he has too good of a life he's going to come up to he's going to come to and they're going to have a whole list of things you have to pay here it's like when a person goes on a vacation I once from one my one of my misha um you go on a vacation, hotel, car, food, every single night, a restaurant, and then at the end you get you get a bill. Who's paying that bill? You come to this world, we have what we need, whatever you need to. And if you don't have what to pay with, it's not good. Says, let me pay for it now. Let me pay down the and I come to the next like paying your taxes. Pay down li don't get a bit by a big bill afterwards. If you're giving me in this world said I'm not asking for a bad thing. I know from this perspective in this world looks bad but I'm thinking long term. I'm thinking long term. I'm thinking what's going to be in the next world. You're right. You're absolutely right. You have to ask. I'm going to start with you. And therefore, like it says was the one to ask. It started with Yitzk. No one had any form of suffering until Yitzk came along. He initiated it. He requested it. He brought it to the world. And therefore, it started with him justifiably. So imagine that. What did they do to us? All the blessings of the world, each one was a different one. It says he's not going to have a chance to tell his kids what to do. At least he can make things work between his kids. How's a person going to prepare for the next world? How's he going to prepare his family if he doesn't get sick? You're absolutely right. Up until that time, it never says in the someone had gotten sick because that's when it happened. How could it happen to how could get blind and have get old? How could such wonderful get such terrible things? The terror says only one thing says they must have asked for it. It would have never happened against their will. They wanted it. Which gives us astonishingly or should give us an understand that they're not looking at the world the way we are. that they're seeing the world from a perspective. Our job tonight and in general is to try to understand the world according to the what's this? Let's see what the says. I've read the medish for you. That's the first paragraph as with the following simple was already was told by the Brisbane when said how am I supposed to know was told him that there's going to be 400 years of gullis If that's not isurum says what is 400 years of golas is what do you mean there was no Isurum wasn't medish mean there was no issum says there was maybe golas didn't start yet according to one as soon as was born that's when the 400 years started right because he was already a foreigner okay when it says that there was no it's referring to He doesn't say why and what the what the reason is wouldn't get on his own if there was for the he would get I don't know where this medish is that he's quoting he doesn't say where it is but was given ample time and warning to do chuva Disha wasn't looking out to get them without giving them a warning first. He had given them they they didn't >> ignored it. They didn't listen. So for Yes. But for no I don't understand the Gmorra says that how does a person know where he's holding when it comes to Shamayim is happy with me or not happy with me? How does a person know? I think I once said here what the says says he says if his wife is not happy with him it's a sim that in shaman they're not happy with him if his wife is you know what that means upset >> no not upset means happy >> if she's okay then you're okay if she's okay then you're Okay. That she's a reflection of he says the Gmorrah says if a person goes 40 days straight and nothing happens that's a problem. Gorb it's this world is not the world which was meant for relaxation and enjoyment. So if you have a little bit no okay your house too good is good. So you mean to say so everything was good. So all the people who lived before before none of them got because all of them had a good life because there was no how is that possible? There were many there were many people had it hard we know but if they went 40 days straight from good so that means it was all good. I want to tell you the like the says it's not it's doesn't have to just have good in the next world. The Garra says in you think of it as good in this world. Sometimes a person is a person can have it good in this world. A person have it. When the bers created the world, like we said many times, everything in the world was good. But he said one thing at the end of the bria is mister, you're going to make it good and you're going to make it unfortunately nish good. The is in the the's attitude the massive will make this world a good place that with the bad attitude they cannot just destroy themselves and destroy the world like the medish says there were two instances in that in the in the Tyra in bacius where not Not only were people unfortunately punished by the Mabel, it wasn't just the people. The whole world was destroyed. When Sudime and Amayra lived the life that they did, not only was Saddime people destroyed till today, nobody can live in that place. They destroyed the world spiritually in such a place that no human being would ever be able to live there again. That's how decrepit these people were. Sheni in this week's par when Jacob was sitting in front of his father to get the says Rashi. He smells ganed. How gaden get into this world? What happened to the terror? says the brought the sweet scent of Ganadan back to this world. Like the says gave them a they already had a taste when was sitting right in front of I believe that the clawless that Harisham brought to the world all the clawless in bacius thanks to The of all of them became all of them were nim to become through from they all became. So instead of z people destroying the world the right people bring to the world and the becomes a zapic a good a healthy a benched place. H so says wants to have good in this world and you make it'll be good. So what's with Theam gave not just opportunities but he also made us accountable. We're accountable for our actions and there's expectations. You have responsibility. The world is tully in you. You just got the Tyra. Greater responsibility means greater accountability. You have more respons. You get a promotion in a company right? You're running a ma you're managing a certain agaf. That means you're managing a certain other thing. So now the boss wants to know how we doing. You got more responsibility getting a better paycheck. You got to produce that part of the business has to be doing well. You're responsible says then when the when the makes a reckoning he looks at us and says how we doing how's my world doing? He looks to the Eden and say how are we doing? You tell me. I gave the world. I gave it to you. Tell me how we're doing. And what happens? We're not doing so well. Those are not bad. Those are make sure you shouldn't lose your job because you don't want to lose your job. You want to stay in your job. And if I'm not doing a good job, tell me about it so I can know and help me fix it up. That's what these are there. was the one who created this these what's known as which is That's why is what's called that's called there's a over here if we have time let's see soon we'll look inside. So one shot says the zerosim even though there was in the world and there was a even though that was there but that was for it that's what the says it wasn't for a number one and number two even though there was isurum in the world was that when the tyra would be given then it would also be given with isurim. That means to say I'm not going to wait for the next world to punish you. I'm not going to wait that like the like the med you'll come after your big vacation of 70 80 90 years and they're going to show you a bill. No, I'll let you pay it off slowly now. So when you get the you'll be able to get in that only because these two worlds they were measure the worlds already and of this world like the bas says therefore they were able to ask the and be successful let's start doing the already in this world too. Let us already be able somebody who doesn't have can't make such a request or someone's he has a can listens that's the type of that was that wasn't there instead instead of getting there would be in the next world. Even if there was it was just to wake people up. Surimit asked if a person had hano with a part of his body that he shouldn't have had hano with. He saw something he heard something. If his eye hurts him and he has the right kavana, he's for that a >> that's it. you're off the hook because you've already had the isurim. As long as a person's intent and he's you stub your toe, maybe I went someplace I shouldn't have gone. Maybe I maybe something, right? I trust you. You don't want what's bad for me. So, this is what we call you know what that means and that's it. Who was from? He could ask for it. And he said, "Why should you pay us back in the next world? Take it in this world." Listen to him. So when a person is nif, he shouldn't be able to say all this. I had some tudas, too. I didn't have such a good time. It was hard to get up in the morning sometimes et says person doesn't do anything wrong. It's just it's just because if you do and mitzvah and it hurts then you get more for doing it. doesn't mean because a person did that means something called it was for grace you're right now what did wrong what was his sin what is his eyes says the He looked at the do you know when that happened >> a he looked up he was on such a high madrega this was a tina on him for his madrega he shouldn't have looked because he looked that's why he became blind now I want to finish with a shot in rashi I want to be matstik a stickle over here yakinu rashi says why did become blind so that as should not be so yak able to get the bra correct >> rashi gives three reasons if you look in rashi rashi doesn't say one reason rashi says three reason was oh here's one over here rashi says three reasons he that that um that yakov gets the braas let me find it one One is because he looked at the malim. One is because of the smoke of Asab's wives. One was because of the smoke of Asab's wives. Three reasons Rashi says so Jacob should get the cause because of the smoke of Asab's wives and because he looked up to Shayim as what do you need three reasons for Rashi never brings in three reasons for something three reasons so because he looked inim and because of the smoke says the three reasons are necessary Because each reason alone wouldn't explain this story. Why they were making smoke these machus? How come Rifka didn't become blind? How come Rifka didn't become blind? The terror is that Rifka's eyes were not sensitive like Yitzk's eyes. Why was Rifka's eyes not sensitive? She wasn't that. She wasn't ano. She wasn't able to see. His keshika eyes were affected negatively by that smoke. Okay. Now I know how he got blind. Why him? But why did he get blind? That's how. But why? So Jacob should get the Each point of rash is explaining a different. Why? How? Why? So Yak should get the braus. But how? Because he went blind. But why him? because he was listen to what happened was Mahabad's father correct he used to put on nice shabick of clothing so when his daughter his wives were making in the house yeah it says in the why didn't he kick them Get rid of them. No, all these different excuses, right? But sir, you know why your father went blind as? You know why? Because it's your fault. Because you could have done something about it. You could have thrown them out. If you would have thrown them out, he would be seen. If he would be seeing, Jacob wouldn't be able to impersonate you. So, let me ask you a question. How do you think Jacob got here? Because your father's blind. But who caused that? Your wives. You can't have time on Yankabu. I mean, you could have kindness, but you did it to yourself. You got nobody to blame. You know, when a person realizes that he messes up in life and he's got nobody but sometimes it's the hardest thing because you can't. You want to point fingers at somebody else but you can't. Who is he going to blame now? Who you going to blame? Who you going to blame? You blame your brother Jacob. You know what? But if you would if you would have stood up, you're you know you're asov off with your head. He tells his wives, "Get this out of my father's house." They run. They run. Why did you do it? I don't know why you didn't do it. You had your blinds, but the fact that you didn't do it, your daddy got blind. the fact that your daddy got blind therefore he couldn't see when came in and said that's why you lost the rashi tells us there was no other reason that yak was able to get the braas because was his father when it suited him right the mitzvah of k did not protect him because He wasn't in his when you do a you have to do it for the right reason. You can't just think I'm gonna do the mitzvah no for that you get in this world but for it to be a mitzvah you have to do it for the right reason as mitzvah was a selfserving mitzvah he did because it was good for him and therefore the mitzvah of never gave him those brahas it was never the way it was meant to be it was never the way it was supposed to be and therefore the mitzah never protected him and him not keeping and when he could have kept it, would he have really kept it the way it's supposed to?