For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
From a Talmid Chacham in Yeshivat Shuva Israel (NY, NY):
In Parashat HaShavua, Parashat Terumah, we see that Hashem
commands Am Yisrael to build The Mishkan
(Tabernacle), a Home for Hashem where His Divine Presence rests. Also in our
Parasha it is written ‘between the lines’ to build a future Home of Hashem, The
Beit Mikdash, in Yerushalayim Ir HaKadosh.
As written in previous CLD Halachot, Bet HaKnesset
(Shul/Kenisah) is called a Mikdash Meat
(Mini Beit Mikdash) and a similar holiness that rests in the Mikdash also rests
in a Bet Knesset. Therefore, just like someone understands clearly to respect
and to be in Fear of Hashem (not fear because they are afraid but fear because
of the greatness that rests there) when they are in the area of the Beit
HaMikdash (BBA), so too one needs to be in Fear of Heaven and G-d forbid not to
belittle the respect and the greatness of a Bet Knesset.
Why did the Holocaust happen?
It is written in Holy Sefarim in the name of The Admor MiGur
ZT’L (The great Ashkenazic Hassidish
author of the Imrei Emet) the reason
why the Holocaust did not happen in the
Sephardic countries because they respected the Holy Presence that rested in
Batei Knessiyot and Batei Midrashot (Shuls and Places where Limud Torah was
learnt) by not speaking words idle
chatter (Devarim Betellim). This zchut (privilege) stood up against the
evil powers of the enemies and protected over the people in the Sephardic
countries.
It is written in the book Kvod Bet Hashem (Page 225) that a man from Antwerp, Belgium
remembered from his childhood that people in the community held great Fear of
Hashem in the Mikdash (Bet Knesset) and did not speak at all. If there was a
stranger that would come in to pray and would speak during the Tefillah
(prayer), the Shamash (like a Gabbai, Shul operator) would come up to him with
a note that would say: “In this Shul we do not speak during Prayer Times!” If
the person would continue to speak, the Shamash would come to him, take him by
the shirt and would drag him out of the Shul. This same person who explained
this story said that this same Bet Knesset did not get destroyed during the
Holocaust! The German Nazis Imach Shemam
(may their names be erased), did not touch a single brick of this Shul, even
all the Sefarim and Sifrei Torah were left their complete without any damage.
And it is known that one of the Ancient Segulot (actions that one does that result in reward) is Tefillah
(Prayer) and we need to know that the Tefillah is heard much better in Shamayim
(the Heavens) in a Shul where no one speaks idle chatter.
This Shabbat Kadosh is the Hillulah (Yortzite) of the Holy Admor MiGur ZT’L (that wrote The Bet Yisrael) and he explained the
Pasuk: “Hashem Yelachem Lachem Ve’Atem
Tacharishoon,” Hashem shall fight for you, but you shall remain silent,
(Shemot 14:14), that if you will be silent in Bet Knesset Hashem will fight for
us. What does that mean to fight for us? Hashem will protect us or on a deeper
level Hashem will give us Lechem
(sounds like the word Yelachem) if we
are silent in Bet Knesset!
Hashem will hand us
the privilege that we will keep silent in Bet Knesset and all our Tefillot will
be answered (especially in such an uplifting month like Adar with Purim right
around the corner)!
Shabbat Shalom &
Chodesh Tov!
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