For
the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester & the Refua Shlema of Mordechai Tzvi
ben Sara.
Rav
Ades shlit’a brings a limud (teaching) from the Chafetz Chayim (huge Rabbi that
wrote Hilchot lashon hara and the Mishnah Brura!): The Chafetz Chayim says that
when one sits and learns Torah, the entire place where he is sitting gets
filled with Angels!
Rav
Ades continues with the power of Limud Torah (learning Torah) by bringing up a
story of Elisha HaNavi (the prophet) from the Tanach. He explains that the
Israel Camp would always know how to defend itself against enemy armies. One
story in the Navi focuses on one King who always wondered how it was possible
that Israel ALWAYS knew how to defend itself?! He sent messengers throughout
the entire Kingdom to found out if there is a spy. A couple hours later came
the news that there was no spy! So how was it possible for Israel to succeed
like this? The news came to the king: Israel has a Navi (prophet) that revelas
to them the war skills to succeed! The King said: I want this Navi on my side, I
will be victorious with that power!
So
at night time the King sent his best troops to the camp of Israel, the best
Mossad agents in the darkest and deepest corners of the kingdom’s CIA
intelligence spy groups. They went in the camp. The student of the Navi was
terrified! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?! The Navi, being a Navi was with 100% full
Emunah in Hashem that everything happens for a reason and he can simply turn to
G-d, pray with all his might and everything will work out.
The
entire army surrounds the city. Hundreds of horses and knights and soldiers.
The Navi says: WE HAVE A BIGGER ARMY THAN THEM! Elisha the Navi prays to
Hashem: Open up the eyes of this Na’ar (teenager)! The Tanach continues
to say that Hashem opens up the eyes of this Na’ar.
What
does he see? The Mountain filled with Angels on fire (the ones there to protect
them) and then they blind all the soldiers and horses! Before the na’ar was scared and he did not see the Angels. He did not believe! Only after the Navi prayed to
Hashem to open up the Na’ar’s eyes did he believe the protection that Hashem
has over us!
So
what do we learn from this? If we all had spiritual eyesight, we would all RUN
to learn Torah, RUN to Pray, RUN to the Mikveh, RUN to chase after the Mitzvot
of Hashem, RUN to find charity/donation places to do Chessed, etc.
But
at the same time, we would have no free-choice, we would not get any schar,
no reward for our actions. The whole nisayon, test is in the decision to
follow the ways of Hashem, EVEN THOUGH I CANNOT SEE THE RESULTS!
Its
not like a chemistry equation/experiment where I know fire and gasoline causes
havoc. It’s a spiritual TRUTH that is based totally on Emunah (faith).
It’s all up to us. How much
do we want it?
SHAVUA TOV!
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