For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
Tonight is a HUGE night. Tonight is a night where we
can really work on ourselves. Tonight we can see where we stand. Tonight is a
night we can see who our friends are. Tonight we can get to know ourselves so
much more.
How?
Unfortunately (forget about the Jews for a moment) tonight there is so much spiritual dirt spread throughout the world. The non-Jews take this night as a celebration. They party and drink and do filthy sexual acts with eachother (talking about majority, obviously there are exceptions). What is tonight all about in America and the rest of the non-Jew world? It is about filling their sexual desires and it is about drinking and acting without a logical thinking process. We can find out if our friends are true friends. According to the Torah, a true friend is one who helps you get closer to Hashem. Will tonight be a night where you can change everyone around you by not involving yourself with this impurity? The truth sometimes hurts: Are we willing to be embarassed and go to the parties and be with these "friends" (not real friends) or are we more embarassed of Hashem and the Torah and are attracted to the truth to follow in the ways of purity?
What do Jews do in their celebrations? Check it out: Us Jews we open up wine bottles, we prepare the most delicious foods, we make sure everyone knows what they are celebrating for and most importantly > we thank Hashem with all our hearts for all the good He does for us. With these things we further help ourselves push for a happier life. We make sure to tell ourselves why we do what we do. A side effect includes giving chizuk (inspiration) to other people to come closer to Hashem and it is a cycle of positive energy and spiritual effect!
For example, in a wedding we
have a mitzvah (commandement) to make
the Hatan and Kalah (bride and groom) happy. In a Brit (circumcision) we have a mitzvah to sit and eat and enjoy with
the father of the boy. In a Bar Mitzvah we have a mitzvah to listen to
the Torah HaKdosha being read. We are commanded
to do good.
How can we even compare a night
of ‘new year’s eve’ to a single minute of participating in a real Simcha of a
Jew (happy occasion)?! We absolutely cannot.
Look at Millions of Jews who do
follow the Torah and live in the path of Mitzvot and Emunah in Hashem. What are
they doing tonight? Nothing. Why? Because tonight has no significance at all in
Jewish life. If anything it just gives all of us more chizuk to get closer to Hashem and see how beautiful a life of
Torah is.
We are not saying that there is
no spiritual significance behind their holidays. However we are saying that we
cannot mix in with the non-Jews. We are different and we always will be. Am
Yisrael Chai VeKayam.
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