CLD #415

For the Refua Shlema of Mordechai Tzvi ben Sara & Binyamin ben Blanka.

Today’s gregorian Calendar Date is 11/1/11, which makes up 5 times 1. We know that the Number One has many meanings that are symbolized throughout the Torah.

We know One stands for One G-d, Hashem, who controls the entire world and bestows everlasting good upon everyone and everything. We also know that One stands for the Monotheistic approach that Hashem protects each individual by his/her own spiritual level and is protected at an individual level instead of the group level.

One can also be seen as “I,” or me. There is a Passage we say every morning in Tefillat Shacharit (morning Prayer) that is called “Az Yashir,” the Song that Moshe and Bnei Yisrael said when leaving Mitzrayim. In this passage, Bnei Yisrael sing Thanks to Hashem for opening up Yam Suf into 12 paths to let the entire Am (nation) run away from their enemy. Also in this song, Moshe Rabbeinu brings up the words of Paroh (Pharoah), who told his entire army that he will divide the spoils of war and tries to persuade them to go after Bnei Yisrael (right after they all saw the terrifying 10 plagues).
Pride (the lack of dependency in Hashem) that Paroh had in himself is one of the worst ways one can act in front of Hashem.

So what did Paroh tell his army sepcificially? “I will pursue, I will overtake, I will share the booty; my desire will be filled from them; I will draw my sword, my hand will impoverish them” (Bereshit 15:9, chabad.org). This Pasuk has 5 consecutive words that begin with the letter Aleph, to symbolize the degree in which Paroh did not believe in Hashem and only believed in his own power. Hashem did what He did and we all know what happened: Am Yisrael left Mitzrayim with not even a single casualty! The entire Egyptian army was wiped out by the huge walls of Yam Suf’s waters.

theCLD classic question: What can we learn from this? No one succeeds when thinking that everything is in their own hands. When there is Ga'ava, there is NO SUCCESS. Ga'ava is a component of major failure. Hashem loves the modest and cannot live with the ones who have pride in themselves (Orchot Tzadikkim, Chapter of Ga’ava).

B’H we should all watch out from this quality that is considered the worst way to act with Hashem and with people. The Torah is everywhere, we just need to OPEN OUR EYES.

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