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Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes — Ki Sisa 5784

Выпуск: Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes — Ki Sisa 5784. Темы: shabbat_laws, family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: шаббат, законы шаббата, melacha, hilchot shabbat, שבת, הלכות שבת, מלאכה, воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. There are certainly times in life when we experience moments of great ‘revelation,’ intensity, excitement and ‘highs.’ Be it a special experience in Eretz Yisrael, a simcha shared with family and friends, a trip exploring the wonders of Hashem’s world, or an impactful event, something out of the ordinary. We learn of the machatzis ha’shekel (which is also read before Purim, for Parshas Shekalim), the spices for the anointing oil, the eleven spice mixture of the ketores (daily incense offering), and the construction of the kiyor, the copper laver from which the kohanim washed their hands and feet before their daily service. A mere forty days after Matan Torah and the Revelation at Sinai, when the entire nation heard and saw the Voice of Hashem (keviyachol), after a brief miscalculation as to Moshe’s anticipated arrival, and their subsequent panic with his lateness/absence, a golden calf is constructed. While the moments of inspiration are impactful, most of life is spent through the daily routine of the ‘everyday.’ Compared to the exalted times, these are the ‘lows.’ If we remember that G-d can be found in all times and all places - and both the inspiring times and everyday times are moments in which we can and must serve Him - then we can appreciate the ‘highs’ and be prepared not to fall with the ‘lows.’ With this realistic approach, we will place Hashem before us always and with consistency (cf. We must take hope in the knowledge that almost all intense human experiences are transitory, and are followed by feelings of hollowness… Ups and downs, peaks and valleys, are to be expected, in all aspects of our lives… “This is the lesson of the Golden Calf. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb writes, “It was over forty years ago, but I remember the feelings very well… It was just after I had completed all of my course requirements and dissertation defense in the process of obtaining my doctorate in psychology. When people achieve great accomplishments, having put great effort and toil into them, they experience a sense of exhilaration and excitement, a ‘high.’ But

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Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes

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1 марта 2024 г.

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Темы: shabbat_laws, family_education, parsha_commentary