Masechet Ta’anit on 8b says the famous line of the Gemara: And Rabi Yitzhak says blessing of Hashem
does not rest upon something unless it is away from the eye, as it says “Hashem
will order the blessing to be with you in your granaries.” The word ‘granaries’
in Hebrew is asamecha and Rashi
explains that Hazal did not read the word as asamecha, rather they teach it as
something that is away from the eye! Being in the days of Shovavim, which we
are almost finished with the third week, we need to focus on the Middah of
Yosef HaTzadik.
It is known throughout Zohar and holy books of Torah that
the great Rabbis in the world’s history treated these 42 days of Shovavim as
holy, or even holier than the days of Aseret Yemei Teshuva! We need to apply
this fact into our hearts during these holy days to do Teshuva. But the
question is: what is the point of doing Teshuva, what do I get out of it? The
answer is BLESSING, BLESSING, BLESSING! The Orhot Tzadikkim explains that Yosef
HaTzadik is the prime example for an individual who does not listen and gets
rewarded. How?
Yosef rejected the countless offers (3 times a day for an
entire year) from a gorgeous woman and did not listen to her seduction and plan
to get him in a dirty situation. What did Yosef get out of it? 80 years of pure
kingship! What does this have to do with the blessing being away from the eye as mentioned above?
The answer is that Yosef watched his eyes and was going to die for it! He made
sure his eyes did not fall to the seduction of Eshet Potiphar! This teaches us
when an individual puts their life on the line not to let their eyes see impure
things, they receive an intense amount of blessing.
This is also seen through fish reproduction. Fish stay secret and quiet
under the ocean’s waters. They do not show the world how much they have and show
off. They are hidden and therefore the blessing from shamayim (the Heavens)
rests upon them. We need to learn from this to watch our eyes because we then
receive blessing and to always stay modest and quiet regarding our kedusha
(purity). When an individual puts their life of the line, they will receive
from Hashem the highest ranking reward: the ultimate blessing of kingship and
control over their body. When it says Yosef became the right hand to Pharoah,
it means he was a king over his desires and that is why we call him Yosef HaTzadik. One is righteous when their
Middat HaYesod (shemirat haberit and shemirat halashon) is guarded!
May we always get the help from Shamayim to do teshuva, because
in our generation these are the KEY challenges in whatever we do.
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