Parshas Lech Lecha 5785
ונתתי לך ולזרעך אחריך את ארץ מגריך את כל ארץ כנען לאחזת עולם והייתי להם לאלקים ... (יז-ח) Soon after the one-year commemoration of...
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The words "Torah Tavlin" are best known from a phrase in the Gemara in the tractate Kiddushin: "בראתי יצר הרע ובראתי לו תורה תבלין" - "I created the Yetzer Hara, and I've also the Torah Tavlin" - as an antidote; it is only in this passage that the context compels this translation. The word “Tavlin” has many understandings in the teachings of Chazal, but it is literally translated as “Spices.” Just as a master chef will employ a refreshing blend of spices and ingredients to make his culinary creation into a masterpiece, so too, does Hashem blend together a Divine brand of seasoning - “Tavlin” - into His Living Torah for us to absorb, each according to our individual understanding. Through the countless pages of our commentators, from thousands of years ago up to the present day, we “taste” these spices in every word and posuk in the Torah, and our intellectual senses are overloaded. It is the “Sam Hachaim” - the elixir of life, and the truest manner to experience the Torah.
THE WEEKLY MESSAGE
Rosh Hashana 5785
Judging People Favorably!
It is said in the name of the famous Kotzker Rebbe zt”l, that everything in this world has a purpose, even "קרומער שכל" - distorted logic. It is meant to be used with a vivid imagination to figure out a way to get people off the hook and judge them favorably, to be דן לכף זכות. Says R’ Zalman Guttman shlit’a, on the holy day of Rosh Hashana, there is probably nothing more important than applying this midah. We must remember that Hashem works ‘midah k’neged midah’ measure for measure.
Thus, if one will ‘sit in judgment’ and look down on others, Hashem will sit on His Throne of Judgment looking carefully and even harshly at him. However, if one looks away from people’s faults and focuses only on the positive, Hashem will do the exact same thing for him!
So here’s a bit of ‘legal’ advice: Be smart and ‘hire’ Hashem as your attorney for the Yom Hadin - by judging others favorably!”
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