For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
A Student from Shuva Yisrael Yeshiva helps me understand
what Shovavim is all about:
In these final days of Shovavim (the acronym for the Six
Weeks of the First Six Parshiyot of Sefer Shemot), which is made up of the
weeks of Shemot-VaEra-Bo-Beshalach-Yitro-Mishpatim, it is
written in the Books of Chazal that reading certain parts of the Torah (Kriya Ba’Torah) brings back “those
events” to our day in age, our generation and our daily lives. What does that
mean? For example it is written in Derech
Hashem by The Ramchal HaKadosh that every Shabbat the spiritual
energy/power that comes into the world is the exact same spiritual force that
Hashem brought into the world from the very first Shabbat.
Since we are in Parashat Mishpatim (B’H we will be hearing
it Shabbat morning in Shul), it means we are in the final week and final days
of Shovavim.
A little background info. After the Sin of Adam & Eve (Adam HaRishon), Adam went to do Teshuva
(repentance) by sitting by Nahar Nilus
(the Nile River) for 130 years. During these years Adam HaRishon experienced by
force (unintentionally obviously because this is the worst sin in the Torah, and
this is not G-d forbid an excuse to
allow such a sin) drops of seed coming out of him. Because these drops of seed
held Neshamot (souls), they all need a specific direction to spiritual
completion throughout history (because being ‘wasted’ seed causes them to have
certain spiritual damage) or in other words these Neshamot (souls) need a
Tikkun. The first time these Souls came to the world was during Dor HaMabul, the famous generation of
the Flood during Noach’s time. The second time these Souls came into the world
to fix/complete their own spiritual damage was during Dor HaPelaga, the famous generation of the Tower of Bavel. The
third time these Souls came down to the world to fix/complete their spiritual
issues was during Mitzrayim (Egypt),
which is the famous time of Slavery in Egypt. However, in Mitzrayim these Souls
were part of the Erev Rav (the
Mitzrim, Egyptians, that joined Am Yisrael during the Exile) and were part of
Am Yisrael themselves. During the extreme slavery and all the horrible conditions
Am Yisrael were in during the enslavement of Mitzrayim, they accomplished to
FIX (Letaken) all the spiritual
damage that was caused from Adam HaRishon’s time. 
So what does this have to do with the final days of Shovavim
and the Torah reading Shabbat morning? Because we are reading Mishpatim, which
is the final Parasha in the Shovavim Weeks, we bring back this spiritual power
to fix all these damages caused from the Sins of Wasting Seed! Look at the
power of Torah Reading. Just from listening to specifically this Parasha alone
on Shabbat morning (and Thursday, tomorrow), we can reach the completion of
cleaning the negative spiritual dirt that was caused from these sins. Another
addition that Am Yisrael took upon themselves to continue cleaning the filthy
dirt created from these sins is to Fast, called a Ta’anit Yachid (Individual).
One needs to take upon himself this Individual Fast at the end of the Mincha
Amida (before the final Yehiyu LeRatzon). The prayer to accept the fast upon
oneself is written in Siddurim (prayer books). This is a huge thing that can
help one do Teshuva and removes the physical from the spiritual so we can reach
a spiritual high and connection with Hashem. One final thing for the weeks of
Shovavim is also to greaten the Tehillim Reading and Torah learning one does
specifically on Shabbat (it is also good to say before the Reading/Learning
that “this is for Atonement of Sins”).
B’H we should all
always be involved in Ma’asim Tovim (good actions) filled with Yirat Shamayim
(Fear of Heaven).
Judaism=Think.
Shabbat Shalom!
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