Parshas Terumah 5785
- Torah Tavlin
- Mar 1
- 1 min read
שמחו את ירושלם ... שישו אתה משוש ... (ישעי'סו-י)
In the Haftorah of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh, Yeshaya HaNavi declares, “Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her! Join in her jubilation ...” While it may seem like a simple platitude and generic statement proclaiming the beauty of the holy city, one might benefit from delving a bit deeper into it. What rejoicing is the Navi talking about? And join in what jubilation?
The Radomsker, R’ Shloime Rabinowitz zt”l, explains that there are those who daven for the coming of Moshiach, but their intentions are all selfish. They want the galus to end and Moshiach to come purely because they want their fortunes to change, or to put an end to a bad situation they find themselves in. But this is obviously not the correct reasons to daven for Moshiach.
Explains the Radomsker, Hashem is a partner in our efforts to bring Moshiach. The Almighty sees our efforts and helps us along based on our intentions. By davening for Moshiach for the wrong reasons, Hashem looks at us and expresses that this is not the true peace and tranquility I intended for that time. As such, Hashem will withhold his support for our tefillos further hampering our efforts to actually bring Moshiach and end the galus.
The truly righteous individuals amongst us understand this and pray for the future arrival of Moshiach purely L’shem Shamayim, for the sake of heaven and upon them the Navi says, “Rejoice! Join in her jubilation ...”