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ואכלת ושבעת וברכת (יד, א)צריך להבין למה מזכיר מזון בברכת הארץ? והנה, משה תיקן את ברכת הזן על המן, ויהושע תיקן את ברכת הארץ על לחם מן הארץ, אך א"כ קשה מדוע אנו מברכים את הברכה על המן. אך הענין דהנה כתיב "כי לא על הלחם לבדו יחיה האדם", היינו ששורש הלחם הוא מעולם התהו שלמעלה מעולם התיקון, אך לאדם דאצי' יש גם אכילה מבחי' טל, שהוא למעלה מתוהו ותיקון, וזה נמשך ע"י משה ששרשו למעלה מאצי', שלכן הי' כבד פה, כי הגילוי הוא בחי' יש לגבי בחי' זו.ב. ויהושע תיקן ברכת הארץ שהוא בחי' מלכות, שמבררת את הבירורים שנפלו בשבירת הכלים, וזהו ארץ דמפקי מזון, ולכן אין זה החתימה בארץ ומזון נק' חתימה בשתיים כי ענינים אחד - שמלכות מבררת בירורים משבירת הכלים. אך הכח להעבודה דבחי' מלכות, ביטול היש ויחו"ת, הוא דוקא ע"י הקדמת ברכת הזן, הביטול דיחו"ע. וזהו "על שהנחלת לאבותינו ארץ חמדה", דעיקר הכוונה והתענוג למעלה הוא מבחי' ביטול היש. ★ Support this podcast ★

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This episode was partially dedicated by Rabbi Mendy Cohen לזכות הרב אליהו ב"ר משה הכהן כהן ז"לנפטר ה' שבט תשפ"א. הרביץ תורה במאנטרעיאל למעלה מיובל שניםRabbi Cohen is the shliach and community leader of Greater Sacramento, CA. You can learn more about his work by visiting https://www.sacjewishlife.org/ For more resources and partnership opportunities, visit ProjectLikkuteiTorah.com ★ Support this podcast ★

This episode was partially dedicated by Rabbi Mendy Cohen לזכות הרב אליהו ב"ר משה הכהן כהן ז"לנפטר ה' שבט תשפ"א. הרביץ תורה במאנטרעיאל למעלה מיובל שנים Rabbi Cohen is the shliach and community leader of Greater Sacramento, CA. You can learn more about his work by visiting https://www.sacjewishlife.org/For more resources and partnership opportunities, visit ProjectLikkuteiTorah.com ★ Support this podcast ★

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🏆 Today’s learning is partially dedicated by Rabbi Baruch Epstein לרפו''ש עבור דוד שמעון בן אידל. Learn more about Rabbi Epstein’s work at chabadillinois.com and baismenachemchicago.org ★ Support this podcast ★

🏆 Today’s learning is partially dedicated by Rabbi Baruch Epstein לרפו''ש עבור דוד שמעון בן אידל. Learn more about Rabbi Epstein’s work at chabadillinois.com and baismenachemchicago.orgלע"נ פיגא בת בצלאל הכהן בסמן ע"ה🚀 Project launched by Rabbi Meir and Shaindy Gutnick❤️ ProjectLikkuteiTorah.com/PartnerTHE HOLIDAY of Tisha B’Av, on which we mourn the tragic destruction of both Holy Temples and the resultant Jewish exile that has lasted unto the present day (may G-d in His mercy end it immediately!), is the culmination of the period known as “the Three Weeks,” also focused on the above theme. However, this mourning does not imply despair, for we are ever mindful of the fact that G-d does nothing that is not for the good: even such a national calamity as the destruction of the Holy Temple is merely, at its deepest root, a veil hiding an essential good which is so supreme as to elude our limited mortal perception. Furthermore, with the imminent arrival of the Moshiach (Messiah), we will be able to perceive the underlying good of G-d’s actions. That is why – in addition to the obvious fact that the holiday which once marked the destruction of the Temples and the beginning of exile will then assume a joyous aspect in that the Temples will have been rebuilt and the exile ended – our sages teach that with Moshiach’s arrival, Tisha B’Av will be transformed into a day of indescribable joy: its true nature will then be apparent, and we will celebrate the great good that G-d had bestowed upon us all along.In keeping with the above, the “Three Weeks” is a time of hope and anticipation, as we look forward expectantly to G-d’s transforming our very suffering itself into joy. This is hastened by our doing what G-d expects of us: study of Torah and performance of mitzvos, especially the mitzvah of tz’dakah, charity, which is considered equivalent to all the mitzvos. By our having compassion on others, may G-d have compassion upon us and rebuild the Holy Temple immediately.This idea is expressed by the verse (Isaiah 1:27), “Zion will be redeemed with justice, and her returnees with charity.” As this week’s Torah portion, D’varim, is always read on the Shabbos before Tisha B’Av, it is fitting to reflect on the above verse and explore some of its inner significance.The verse (Deuteronomy 6:6), “and these words [i.e., the Torah], which I command you this day [shall be upon your heart],” means that a person should consider the words of Torah ever fresh and relevant to him or her, as though he or she received the Torah anew each and every day – as our sages teach (Sifri on the above verse, 33; quoted by the classic commentator Rashi in his explanation of Deuteronomy 26:16), “Every day, they should be new in your eyes.” To understand how a person can surpass mere platitude and achieve this feeling genuinely, we need to realize why it was necessary for the soul to descend into this physical world: after all, was not the soul, which originated in the loftiest heights (even higher than angels) perfectly well off as it was? What does it gain by being born into a body, even if it does live a life of Torah and mitzvos?The answer is hinted at in the wording of the prayer Elokai Neshama, which we recite upon awakening every morning. It reads as follows: “My G-d, the soul that You have placed into me is pure. You created it; You formed it; You breathed it into me; and You preserve it within me .… As long as the soul is within me, I give thanks before you, O G-d …. Blessed are You, G-d, Who restores souls to dead bodies.”The reference to the soul as “pure” alludes to its origin in the supernal purity (“tahiru ila’ah,” see Zohar I, 15a) of heaven. The expression, “You created it” is a reference to G-d having brought the soul as we now know it into being out of nothingness. This is the first of many spiritual steps allowing for the possibility of actual investiture of the soul within a physical body: “You breathed it into me.” But even this last is not all there is to it; the soul’s character remains spiritual and its natural tendency is to leave the body and return to G-d. Accordingly, it is necessary for G-d to exert some “supervision” over the soul, watching over it and preserving it in its bodily form. This is what is meant by “You preserve it within me.”The above corresponds to G-d’s relation to the world as immanent within creation, responsible for the individual nature and details of every thing; and also as transcendent, exerting influence from above, as it were, without investing Himself within the specifics of the universe.The prayer goes on to express thanks to G-d, and concludes with the traditional form of blessing, “Blessed are You, etc.”In Talmudic times, this prayer was the very first thing uttered upon awakening from sleep (see B’rachos 60b); it was thus the beginning and foundation of our worship for the entire day.In the Elokai Neshama prayer, the expression, “I give thanks to You” is modeh ani l’fanecha. The Hebrew lang

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This episode was partially dedicated by Rabbi Mendy Cohen לזכות הרב אליהו ב"ר משה הכהן כהן ז"לנפטר ה' שבט תשפ"א. הרביץ תורה במאנטרעיאל למעלה מיובל שניםRabbi Cohen is the shliach and community leader of Greater Sacramento, CA. You can learn more about his work by visiting sacjewishlife.orgVisit us at ProjectLikkuteiTorah.com for more resources and sponsorship opportunities. ★ Support this podcast ★

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