For the Ilui
Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
Shabbat
Shalom & Chodesh Tov!
As we begin Chodesh Nissan, THE Chodesh of Geula
(redemption) for Am Yisrael, we also begin Sefer VaYikrah, the third book in
the Chumash (Torah). What is this Parasha about? The Korbanot, animal
sacrifices that a person does when they make a mistake, when they seen on
purpose, when they sin in general, etc.
What is
something that can really give us more strength to continue our Avodat Hashem,
service of G-d to bring more spiritual light and happiness into the world? The
concept of what each type of person brings when sinning to atone for their
sins. What do I mean?
In VaYikrah
5:13, the Pasuk speaks about the Korban Chatat, which is when someone does a
sin, Chatat from the word Chet (sin). There are three levels of bringing a
Korban chatat, the offering to bring when one sinned: they are to bring a sheep
or a goat (when he is rich), two turtle doves (when he is at the average
financial standing) or in times of really tough financial levels, they bring a
tenth of an ephah (flour). What does this teach us? That Hashem is
telling Am Yisrael: it doesn’t matter how much you have in your pocket or in your bank
account, and it certainly does not matter how much your assets add up to in
value. You can be the owner of the Empire State Building
And besides
that, there is no excuse, thank G-d Hashem is the most democratic Leader in the
world, He cares for everyone. Even for the children of the orev, the
raven, which does not feed its children thinking his wife cheated on him
because the offspring come out white naturally. Hashem feeds them by sending
them worms!
This shows
how a tenth of an amount of flour is seen the same in Hashem’s eyes just like a
goat or a sheep! Hashem is the one who comes with the most accurate ‘soul’
report, so we need to stop thinking we can trick G-d and accept His rule and
just live in a happier state. After all, denial is the first step of
acceptance, so lets try and skip denial, ignore our doubts and just start
living a life people only dream of! The Torah is the gateway to happiness.
SHABBAT SHALOM & CHODESH TOV!
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