Daily Chitas - Shabbos Parshas Nitzavim (Shabbos Mevorchim)
Daily Chitas - Shabbos Parshas Nitzavim (Shabbos Mevorchim)
לימים קדושים אלה
For the safety and security of the Yidden in Eretz Yisrael
and the success of the soldiers fighting for its protection
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Moshe Rabbeinu is farbrenging with the Yidden, on his last day in the world — Zayin Adar. He tells them to choose the Torah, which will bring them brachos! Look Yidden! You have a choice — you can choose to keep the Torah, which will bring you brachos, or you can choose to chas veshalom not keep the Torah, which will bring not good things. Even though we don’t always see how mitzvos bring good, we should trust Hashem, because that’s what He tells us. So Yidden, “Uvocharta Bachayim!” “Choose life!” Choose to follow the Torah, so you will be able to live in Eretz Yisroel and get all of Hashem’s brachos! |
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Today’s Tehillim is the 15 “Shir Hamaalos,” kapitelach Kuf-Chof through Kuf-Lamed-Daled. All of these kapitelach start with the words “Shir Hamaalos” or “Shir Lamaalos.” We also say three kapitelach for Chodesh Elul — Ayin-Tes, Pey, and Pey-Alef. Kapitel Kuf-Chof-Vov is the Shir Hamaalos we say before bentching on Shabbos and Yom Tov, or a day with no Tachanun. It talks about when Moshiach will come, and it says that Golus is like planting a field — a person puts seeds in the ground and cries that Hashem should make it rain. Then he is so happy when his plants grow! Golus is like that too, we “plant” lots of mitzvos and cry to Hashem that they should “grow.” When Moshiach comes, we see all that our mitzvos did, and we are so happy! That’s the posuk “Az Yemalei Sechok Pinu” — “then our mouths will be full of laughing” — because we will be so happy that Moshiach came! The Rebbe tells us that we need to have lots of simcha now, to practice since Moshiach is almost here! |
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In the first chelek of Tanya, the Alter Rebbe explained to us how we can have Ahavas Hashem. In the letter which we are learning today and tomorrow, the Alter Rebbe tells us how we can “earn” a feeling of love for Hashem through our hisbonenus, davening, and giving tzedakah. We can also get a higher kind of Ahavas Hashem, even more than we deserve! There are things we get because we work hard to get it — like we get a good grade on a test if we learned and did chazara well. But sometimes we get a surprise: Our teacher or parents will give us a present that we don’t really deserve! The same thing is with chayus we have in living the way a Yid should. There is chayus which we have because we deserve it. We learn and daven and do mitzvos the best way we can, and we have chayus in what we do! That is very special and we deserve it. But sometimes we just feel a special chayus that just comes like a surprise. We didn’t do anything so special to deserve to feel SO much chayus. It’s a present from Hashem! Even though it’s a present, we only get it if we first did our best. Then Hashem gives us even more than we really deserve! First we need to make sure to live just the way Hashem wants from us, and only listen to our Yetzer Tov. Then we can get a chayus in Yiddishkeit from Hashem that is much stronger than the chayus we deserve from what we did! |
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Today we learn about the partnership Yidden have with Hashem, with Gashmius and Ruchnius. The Alter Rebbe once said something very special about Yidden: We do something amazing! We live in a Gashmius world, but we are still able to live a Ruchnius life and stay connected to Hashem by doing what He wants! It’s like we work together — Hashem makes Gashmius out of Ruchnius, and we take the Gashmius and make it into Ruchnius by using it the way Hashem wants us to. This inyan is very connected with Rosh Hashana, which will be very soon! This is one of the inyonim of Rosh Hashana, that Hashem paskens to give Yidden all of the Gashmius things that we need, and we accept the Malchus of Hashem, to make the Gashmius into Ruchnius. |
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Today’s mitzvah is the same as yesterday’s: 2) (Mitzvas Asei #113) It is a mitzvah to prepare the Parah Adumah so its ashes can be used to make Yidden Tahor from Tumas Meis. We learn this mitzvah from a posuk in Parshas Chukas: וְהָיְתָה לַעֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת There is a whole mesechta of Mishnayos that deals with the dinim of Parah Adumah, called Mesechta Parah. |
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In today's Rambam, we learn more about getting the Parah Adumah ready: Perek Hey: We learn who becomes tomei from working on burning the Parah Adumah. (They don’t get Tumas Meis, but they are tomei for a day and need to go to the mikvah before they can go back into the Beis Hamikdash.) Perek Vov: This perek explains where we can get the water to mix with the ashes of the Parah Adumah. Perek Zayin: The Rambam teaches us things that can make the water posul while it is being filled up, like if someone is doing something else while the water is being filled. |
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One halacha we learn is about if something was stolen from the shomer, and in- stead of making a shevuah, the shomer paid it back. If the thief is caught and needs to pay back double, who does the thief pay double to? The original owner, or the shomer? The answer is that the shomer is the one who gets to keep the double payment, since he decided to pay instead of making a shevuah, and it is counted as if it is his. Mazel Tov! We have now finished learning this set of halachos! |
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During Elul, we need to spend time looking at the different mitzvos that we’re doing, to make sure they are done right. Today let’s ask some questions about brachos, to see how we are doing! 1) Am I always remembering to make a bracha before I put something into my mouth? 2) Do I say the words of my brachos clearly, or do the words get all jumbled together? 3) Do I know the right bracha for the foods that I eat? 4) Do I know the right order to make the brachos in? 5) Do I always make a Bracha Acharona as soon as I am finished eating? 6) Do I think for a second before I say a bracha that I am thanking Hashem Who created this food, and taking permission from Him to eat it, so that I can serve Hashem properly? |
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In shuls around the world, on Rosh Hashana, the Rav will get up and make a longer speech than usual. He will try to inspire everyone in shul to do better with our connection to Hashem and Kabolas Ol for the year. In a Michtav Kloli for Rosh Hashana, a letter from the Rebbe addressed to every Jew, the Rebbe gave a lesson to everyone who is giving a speech on Rosh Hashana, and for every Yid to tell themselves: Don’t get too excited about the big problems in the world, and how the world needs to change. The main thing is to change OURSELVES, and that will change the world! This is one of the messages of the shofar: The shofar is not a very musical instrument. We blow a very simple sound. We don’t blow many shofros at the same time, we only blow one — one sound at a time. On Rosh Hashana, we also need to follow this lesson of the shofar. Don’t think you need to do something big — make one simple, practical hachlata at a time to make your connection to Hashem stronger throughout the year. When we change ourselves and make ourselves better, that will bring the Geulah for the whole world! See Michtav Kloli for Rosh Hashana, 5723 and 5731 |
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On the second night of every Yom Tov, we make a Shehecheyanu for this new day of Yom Tov. But on Rosh Hashana, there is an opinion that we don’t say Shehecheyanu on the second night! Most Yomim Tovim are one day long in Eretz Yisroel, and two days long in other parts of the world, because of a sofeik about the day of Yom Tov (“sfeika deyoma”). Rosh Hashana is different! Even in Eretz Yisroel, we keep two days of Rosh Hashana. There is an opinion that Rosh Hashana is considered one long day (“yoma arichta”), not two separate days. If the whole Rosh Hashana is part of one day, how could we say the bracha Shehecheyanu twice for the same day? The final halacha is that we do say Shehecheyanu on the second night of Rosh Hashana anyway. But to follow the other opinion also, we try to wear new clothes or eat a new fruit on the second night of Rosh Hashana. We have it out and keep it in mind when we bentch licht on the second night (for women) or when we make kiddush (for men). This way our Shehecheyanu follows ALL of the opinions. See the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch, siman Tof-Reish |
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לעילוי נשמת הרה״ח ר׳ דניאל יצחק בן ר׳ אפרים ע״ה מאסקאוויץ
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Over the past few months, we have been learning many of the nevuos about Moshiach! We finished learning the last sefer of Navi, Malachi, and the nevuos he said about the Geulah. Malachi lived in the time of the second Beis Hamikdash. After Malachi, nevuah left the Yidden, and there were no more Neviim. The Rambam tells us, based on the nevuah of Bilaam, that nevuah will come back to the Yidden! The Rambam explains that Bilaam’s nevuah even tells us the date that nevuah will return! Bilaam said: Ka’eis — Like this time, Ye’amar L’Yaakov Ul’yisrael — It will be said to Yaakov and Yisrael: Ma Pa’al Keil — “What has Hashem planned?” The Rambam explains that “Ka’eis,” “like this time,” means that this will happen after the same amount of years as the year Bilaam said this. Bilaam’s nevuah was said in the year 2488, the year that the Yidden entered Eretz Yisroel! Bilaam was saying in his nevuah that another 2488 years later, nevuah will return to the Yidden! This means the year 4976. That is actually what happened! Around that year, there were great tzadikim who saw the future and said true nevuah! For example, R’ Shmuel Hanavi, the father of R’ Yehuda Hachassid, R’ Elazar the author of the Rokeach, the Ramban, the Raavad, R’ Ezra Hanavi, and R’ Yehuda Hachassid. They all said nevuah and did many nissim! This also brought back nevuos about the Geulah in our time, which we will IY”H learn about tomorrow! See Likutei Sichos chelek Beis, p. 588 and sources there |
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לע"נ התינוק זאב ארי' ע"ה בן יבלט"א הרה"ח ר' שניאור זלמן שי' גליק
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