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Torah Lessons for the Home — Balak 5784

Выпуск: Torah Lessons for the Home — Balak 5784. Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. In giving him such powers, Hashem intended to prevent the non-Jews from being able to claim that, “If only we had a navi like Moshe, we would behave just as well as the Jews.” The Rebbe R’ Bunim of Peshischa points out that while Bilaam was as great a prophet as Moshe Rabbeinu, the non-Jews could still protest that whereas Moshe was good, Bilaam was evil. He stopped a non-Jew in the street and asked him for a recommendation, and the man told him enthusiastically about a “miracle-working doctor” who could heal “anything.” R’ Bunim’s reaction was that if he wanted a miracle-worker, he would do far better to visit the Kozhnitzer Maggid. When it comes to matters of health, he explained, while in the past Am Yisrael was able to go to a tzaddik for healing, today we are generally required to act within the natural guidelines and go to a doctor — in which case, we should seek out a doctor who is the best according to natural standards. After all, they had the chance to believe in the prophecies and miracles which came via Moshe Rabbeinu, and they chose not to believe, opting instead for Thank you to a the superstition of Bilaam, which showed that they had the capacity to follow a prophet but not the willingness to follow a prophet of Hashem. It’s simply that he or she may care more about the good feeling they get from helping others, or consider this something they do for “themselves.” Parshas While such a situation also has room for improvement, seeing things this way can lighten the hard feelings and also offer new insight into one’s spouse and their need to feel Balak appreciated. The first thing I’d like to point out with regard not only to this question but also to so many questions and issues that arise in people’s lives is: If only people had a rav, or someone who can give clear Torah guidance and practical advice, things would be so much more straight-forward. If all you way to relay it or implement it?” want is to get a “stamp of approval” for whatever it is you ••• want to do, you might be tempted to find a different rav each I’m of course happy to learn that your sh

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Torah Lessons for the Home

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18 июля 2024 г.

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Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary