Besides for tonight being the holy day of Pesakh Sheni
(Pesakh Katan) when we do not say Takhanun children
of Hashem and have a special connection with Hashem as children even in times
when they do NOT follow the ways of the Torah and Mitzvot! and we act as if it is a holiday, it is also the Hilula (day of passing) of the Great Sage – Rabi Meir Ba’al HaNes. In the Gemara (Kiddushin 36) there is a famous debate between two Tana’aim (Sages), Rabi Meir Ba’al HaNes and Rabi Yehuda. Rabi Meir says that all of Am Yisrael are considered the
However, there is a catch. Throughout Shas and Mishnayot, if
there is a mahloket (argument) between two Sages, one being Rabi Meir Ba’al
HaNes, we do not hold the halacha (law) like Rabi Meir, rather we conclude that
the law follows the other Sage. Hazal (our Sages) teach us that all the
Scholars could not reach the full depth and understand behind the opinion of
Rabi Meir so therefore they simply did not take his opinions in account when
building Jewish law. However, the only
place where the Halacha is concluded like the opinion of Rabi Meir is here when
he says that no matter what the nation of Israel is doing, they are always
considered like the children of Hashem!
This Halacha should be engraved in our brains and in our
hearts. No matter where we are spiritually or what we are doing in regards to
our actions, we are always going to
be in Hashem’s schedule and in line with how He is running the world. We must
put this in our minds: Hashem loves me! Just like a mother/father always do
certain things with their children’s futures in mind, how much more so with
Hashem?! Therefore each occurrence and event in the world is catered for us to
live a life that will only make us closer to Hashem, just like a father/mother
would want to be closer and closer with their child.
By the way, Pesakh Sheni is all about not letting the
opportunity of doing a Mitzvah disappear before us. What happened in the desert
with Moshe and the nation? A group of people could not do the sacrifice that is
special for Pesakh on the 14th of Nisan because they became impure,
so Hashem gave permission for them (only after they insisted) to do it on the
14th of Iyar (today). This shows us the effort and passion that one
should have to get close to Hashem and to never let a Mitzvah get away from us!
Judaism=Think.
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