CLD #511

For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.

Baruch Hashem we have reached Parashat Mishpatim. In this week’s Parasha there are many Psukim (verses in the Torah) that focus on the behaviors between man and his fellow. For example, we learn out from the words in Parashat Mishpatim that when someone hurts another human and for example, has them lose an arm or a leg they need to compensate them with cash money.

How do we evaluate how much that costs? In the time of the market, due to financial reasons, some Jews by the court of law (whether it be the lack to pay debt or for no reason at all) were sold as slaves on the slave market (very different from African American slaves 200 years ago, many Halachic Laws show one must respect a slave even more than himself). So the person would be evaluated in the labor/slave market with an arm, and then they would compare his price to a person without an arm. This difference would have to be paid by the person who caused B to lose his arm. From here we learn that there is actual physical evaluation for each person. We are all limited in a physical mindset.

HOWEVER, in spiritual dollars there is no such thing as evaluating someone. Each Neshama cannot be evaluated due to its spiritual greatness! And no, there is no such thing as opne Neshama has more spiritual power or potential than another, we are all here in this world to serve Hashem with all our might and power WITH SIMCHA (happiness); it doesn’t matter if one is rich and the other is poor, if one is tall and the other is short if she is ugly and you are gorgeous. We are all here with the same spiritual goals to accomplish and strive to reach.

This also goes hand in hand with the inspiration we need to give ourselves to understand how powerful our voices are. Hashem listens to every syllable that comes our of our mouths, every prayer is locked and sealed up in Shamayim to be answered (if it wasn’t answered immediately doesn’t mean it wasn’t heard)! This helps us understand why the world has so much opportunity today. Its all here for our spiritual benefit, to reach serving Hashem in our own special way. Obviously we all must follow the Shulchan Aruch which is the foundation of Jewish Law that the entire Jewish Nation accepted upon themselves since the 1500s! However, there is definitely room to be flexible with out own individual Avodat Hashem.

For example, there is a Mitzvah to do Brit Milah for newborn babies. One family can take all their relatives to the Bahamas Chabad and do the Brit Milah there and celebrate by traveling. Another family can do the Brit Milah by inviting the community to a lavish breakfast after the Brit Milah in the nearby Shul. Another couple might just have the celebration by doing something different only with friends and the people at the Shul that same day. In the end everyone wants to fulfill the Mitzvah, but what spices and decorations you add to the occasion is your choice.

Judaism=Think.

“Work” Hashem with a smile, or else you are just wasting your time. Judaism is for our own good, lets not do favors for Hashem that we are trying to be religious. We need to know its all for our own good. It’s a privilege to get closer to Hashem, take advantage.

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