For
the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
There
is a certain Limud in the Gemara on Purim, Masechet Megillah that
includes an important piece of advice that every person, Jewish or non-Jewish,
to take into account in their everyday life. This piece of advice is always to
do something with completion.
In
Masechet Megillah, there is a Machloket on a matter of reading the
Megillah and what it means to fulfill the obligation of Kriyat haMegillah
on Purim. As we all know, there is an obligation to read/listen to Megillat
Esther on 14 Adar night and day. With this in mind, the Chachamim
(Sages) in the Gemara discuss where is the latest place in the actual book of
Esther where one can begin reading and still fulfill the Mitzvah of Reading the
Megillah. There are four main opinions that state the Pasuk where one
technically must begin reading from in order to be considered as fulfilling the
Mitzvah. The first is the entire Megillah must be read in order to fulfill the
reading, the second is from where Achashverosh appoints Haman as a higher
ranked official in the government, the third is where the Megillah first speaks
about Mordechai, and the final opinion that states where the Megillah must be
read in order to fulfill the Mitzvah of reading the megillah is the Pasuk where
Achashverosh startlingly wakes up in the middle of the night to search who he
might have forgotton to reward for saving his life (Mordechai).
Anyway,
the importance and what we learn from this comes from the following: The Gemara
concludes that one can actually begin reading from the Pasuk about Mordechai “Ish
Yehudi…” and can be considered as if they have done the Mitzvah of Kriyat
haMegillah. However, this only holds true if the Megillah that person was
reading from was fully written out, meaning all the Pesukim (verses) before
this Pasuk are also written down on the Special Cow Hide that makes up the
Megillah.
What
does this teach us? Am Yisrael are always striving for perfection and success.
We need to first live off a foundation that is solid and stable, such as the
Torah HaKdosha, in order to advance in life. Am Yisrael always needs to have a background
of completion or something that is at perfection.
Being part of Am Yisrael
(being Jewish) means that we have a extra strong connection with Hashem that
can be ignited and electrified with Holiness on a 24/7 timeframe! With Purim
down the corner and Shabbat Zachor hours away, we cannot let this crucial time
of self reflection go free. We need to take these hours and days to be Mitbonen
on our life and see how we can perfect ourselves to reach completion with our
Emunah in Hashem and overall trust that Hashem is always helping us.
Judaism=Think.
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