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Sanctify yourself through the permissible... Yevamos 20a

Divrei Torah to provide Chizuk in the struggle to balance spiritual and physical needs.

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Showing posts with label Behar and Bechukotai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Behar and Bechukotai. Show all posts

Thursday, May 6, 2010

The pursuit of Shlaimus

The pursuit of happiness is not a Jewish value, the pursuit of Shlaimus is.
from the Shiur "Parshat Behar & Bechukotai: Rewarding Reward "

Teacher: Mrs. Shira Smiles Class: Parsha for Our Lives 5770

Running after physical pleasures will not make us happy, it will just make us want more pleasure.  True pleasure comes from Shlaimus. As Luzato says: the only true Shlaimus is Devakus with Hashem.

Following all of Hashem's mitzvot on his terms

Why does the Torah say, "Im Bechukotai Talek"  when it is referring to all of the mitzvahs and not just the Chukim. Because our goal is to follow all of Hashem's mitzvot on his terms, not our terms.  We need a purity of spirit that will allow us to follow Hashem's will simply without our own agenda.

Parshat Behar & Bechukotai: Rewarding Reward

Teacher: Mrs. Shira Smiles Class: Parsha for Our Lives 5770

Hashem wants us to do the mitzvot without thinking what we think will be best for us.  The more that we are able to do the right thing without figuring out what we really want to do, the more successful we will be in life, and in program.
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