Page 3 - The Jewish Voice - November '22

The Jewish Voice, Page 3

From the rabbis

Life Is a Song — It’s Up the future, everything falls into focus. It’s then that we see the even under the harsh circumstances. He explained, “The
difference between me and you is that you wish you could be
punishments as precursors to subsequent salvations. Instead of
to You to Decide How experiencing the suffering in and of itself, when we see it as somewhere else, and because you’re here and not there, you
feel imprisoned. But I am connected to Hashem, and that’s
part of our trajectory to redemption, it becomes more palatable.
You’ll Dance to It With this perspective, we realize that G-d is not cursing the something I can do wherever I am. If I am here, it is because
Jewish nation in this portion, but rather encouraging us forward He wants me here, which means this is my place. Therefore,
By Rabbi Dovid Vigler through the hard times. He is assuring us that ultimately I am free.”
Every person you meet everything will end well, even though it might not seem like Years later, after Reb Mendel was freed, he served as mentor
is fighting a battle that you it at the time. Far from threatening, G-d is encouraging us to to the students of the Kfar Chabad Yeshiva. He would sit with
know nothing about. Life can hold on for dear life. a student and ask, “Who is the holiest person?” The student
be incredibly challenging. Singing the story inspires us to realize that life is a song — would reply that the holiest person was Avraham or Moshe,
Sometimes the storms can with high notes, low notes, and conflicting notes that combine but Reb Mendel would say, “Wrong. You are the holiest person
blow so hard, it becomes to create a magnificent harmony. You might feel like you’re in the world, who can do things that nobody else can do.”
challenging to keep things on a low right now, but the high will soon follow. It’s all part Then he would continue, “And what is the holiest place in
together and stay positive. of the Divine plan, nothing happens by mistake — it’s all part the world?” The student would reply that it was Jerusalem or
The Torah, G-d’s gift to of the plan of the master composer. Chevron, but Reb Mendel would insist, “No. The holiest place
mankind, serves as our guide The word for song in Hebrew (shir) also means circle, for you is right here — that is the place waiting for you.”
for life. It holds the secrets because the song reminds us that everything comes around “And what is the holiest moment of time?” The student
behind our struggles, and the keys to our conundrums. Within eventually. Hard times don’t last forever. This too shall pass and would reply that Yom Kippur is the holiest time, but Reb
the magnificent Torah portion Ha’azinu lies the most majestic the sun will rise once more tomorrow. Don’t get stuck where Mendel would correct him: “The holiest time is this very
wisdom to carry us safely over troubled waters. you are: It will all turn out for the good. If you want to learn moment — there will never again be another moment like
Though the Torah portion Ha’azinu is essentially an angry how bad things are, read the newspaper; if you want to learn it….”
prophetic rebuke over our nation’s future sins and G-d’s how good things are, read some history books. When you see Wishing you a year of dancing like nobody’s watching,
subsequent punishments, it is the only portion of the Torah your life as a song, every step is part of your progress, even if Rabbi Dovid Vigler is spiritual leader at Chabad of Palm
that is composed entirely as a song! The ominous content it seems like you’re going backwards. With this analogy, G-d Beach Gardens and host of the Jewish Schmooze Radio Show.
foretells of G-d’s anger with Israel’s ingratitude, avarice, and is urging us to always stay the course because everything will Email him at rabbi@jewishgardens.com.
stubbornness and concludes with His seriously considering to work out in the end. Life is a series of isolated dots, and you
“erase the memory of Israel from the face of the Earth.” Though can only connect the dots in hindsight.
it concludes with the promise of the ultimate redemption with Like an arrow drawn backwards in the sling of its bow, ATTENTION READERS
the arrival of the Messianic era, when the dead will rise up every setback is a setup for a comeback. G-d wants to bring
again and all will be well, it is quite a terrifying Torah portion. you forward better than before. You may not see it yet but This Jewish Community newspaper is monthly
It is universally known as the “Song of Ha’azinu.” Why on G-d has all the right pieces to make the puzzle of your life direct mailed to 8,000 homes. Please support
earth would anyone want to sing about this? fit together.
In a stunning sermon that the Rebbe delivered on Shabbos, The famed chassid Reb Mended Futerfas was exiled your Jewish businesses and newspaper by
September 25, 1982, he illuminated this enigma as it reveals for 10 years in a Siberian Gulag. His fellow inmates, often advertising and sending your events and
to us the bigger picture of our lives. The uniqueness of the members of the Russian intellectual elite arrested for calling
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