CLD #489

For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.

There is a Halacha that explains one may not have a Hefsek (any type of hesitation) between saying a Beracha (blessing) and eating the food or doing the Mitzvah. For example, after one says the Beracha of Shehakol on chocolate, they may not speak until after they swallow a piece of the chocolate, also they can’t even answer ‘amen’ to their own Beracha because it is as if they held a hesitation between the Beracha and doing the action. All of a sudden they might have a question right at that moment pop into their head, asking it would be a Hefsek! Another example is saying the Beracha for Tefillin. According to Sepharadim & Edot HaMizrach, we only say one Beracha on Tefillin. We first roll up our sleeve, put the box on the spot suited for the Tefillin, say the Beracha and immediately tighten the strap and when we reach the wrist bone we quickly get up to put on the Tefillin Shel Rosh on the proper spot above the hairline in order to avoid having a Hefsek between the Tefillin Shel Yad and Tefillin Shel Rosh (both boxes of Tefillin for the arm and head).

That’s beautiful, but what can we learn from this? In our Parasha this week, we have the zchut to enjoy another taste of Torah with Parashat Va’Era. In our Parasha the famous Makkot (plagues) are sent onto Mitzrayim (Egypt).

After each Plague Pharoah changes his mind and lets Moshe direct the entire Am (nation) out of Mitzrayim. But all of a sudden Pharoah’s PMS kicks in and decides to cancel his agreement with Moshe. What do we see here? When someone decides to begin something they should stick with it all the way up to the end. We all see it with our Torah learning: people have the most trouble with beginning to learn a Masechet of Gemara or start a book and taking double the amount of time to finish it! This holds for all things in life. Whenever we start a project, we have to set up a final plan in our minds with a set goal time and ending point before falling to the hands of the Yetzer Hara and just being in a mess.

We all want to achieve. We all want to succeed. We all deep down inside have a striking yearning to get closer to Hashem and we just need to dig inside to find it. We all have a spark of Judaism no matter what happens, we cannot lose our Jewish soul, there is no such thing.

This is what we see from the Halacha on Hefsek and Berachot. We also see this from Pharoah’s decisions, whenever we stick to something, we should stick to it all the way (unless its against Hashem’s guide of the world). What better way to start being real with ourselves by keeping the holy Shabbat and realizing how good it is for us?!

Tov LeHodot L’Hashem U’lezamer Leshimcha Elyon.

 It is good to give thanks to Hashem, and to sing to Your name, O Most High (Tehillim 92:2)!

Shabbat Shalom!

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