Moshiach
Yom Yom: 28 - 4 Adar Rishon
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28
Shvat: Refined From Where They Are
…There
is another difference between the birur (refinement and
elevation of the G-dly sparks contained within the physical) in
the time of King Shlomo and the birur that will be in the
Future to Come: The G-dly sparks among the nations were refined as
a result of coming to Shlomo. Before they arrived, however, they
were not elevated. Although the revelation that came about through
Shlomo also illuminated within the sparks in distant places, and
drew them to come to him, nevertheless, their birur was
accomplished only after they actually came to him. This point is
understood from the fact that even after the Queen of Sh’va
heard about Shlomo, she had to first travel to Yerushalayim before
the birur [of her nation] could take place. Since their birur
was not of their own volition, but as a result of the revelation
which illuminated within them, their birur took place only
when they came to the source of the revelation.
The
birur of the Future to Come, however...“then I will
transform the nations (as they are in their own state of being
and in their own place), etc., to serve Him
together.” (Seifer
HaMaamarim meluket 6, p. 71)
29
Shvat: To Use The Very Essence Of The Mind
In
our generation especially (the final generation of Exile and
the first generation of Redemption), there is an extra emphasis on
the Divine service of “go out from your land, etc., to the land
that I will show you,” and acquiring all ten lands [promised to
Avrohom]. Naturally, this must first and foremost be reflected in
the Divine service of a Jew by increasing in Torah study, not only
according to the capacity of one’s three intellectual faculties
insofar as they affect the emotions, but to utilize the very
essence of the mind. This is accomplished particularly through
learning the inner dimension of the Torah (including the
explanation of the very topic of serving Hashem through the
intellect), including — in fact, especially — the topic of
Redemption and Moshiach Tzidkeinu. (Sicha
of Parshas Lech Lecha, 11 Cheshvan 5752)
30
Shvat, First day of Rosh Chodesh Adar I: publicizing the customs
of a birthday
One
of the reasons for publicizing the customs to be practiced on
one’s birthday in our generation is in order to finish the final
birurim in “permissible matters,” those activities that
are neither commanded nor prohibited.
...
the main thing is that the activities in matters pertaining to the
birthdays of each individual Jew further hasten the complete
“birth” of the Jewish people at large. Indeed, it is known
that the Exile is compared to pregnancy and the Redemption to
birth, “as in the days of your leaving Mitzrayim (and beyond
that) I will show you wonders.”
(Sicha
of Acharon Shel Pesach 5748; edited)
1
Adar Rishon: Perfect Divine Service
…this
is the perfection that man can reach through his efforts and
through the reward that he is given in accordance with his
efforts.
And
throughout the duration of the Messianic era itself they will
ascend through their efforts to the height of perfection, for
which reason the Messianic era is the time of “today to do
them.” In fact, the Messianic era is the principle expression
and the ultimate perfection of “today to do them.”
(Igros
Kodesh vol. 2. #200)
2
Adar Rishon: Turn the World Upside Down Today!
Since
that yesterday and the day before and two days before Yidden screamed
“ad masai?!” (until when [will the Exile go
on]?!)…and nevertheless, on this very day the Beis HaMikdash was
destroyed, therefore, it is understood how great the scream “ad
masai?!” is today.
And
as it has been said, this is not a p’shetl (a whimsical
interpretation), but a clearly stated halacha — that
“if the Beis HaMikdash was not built in one’s
time it is as if it had been destroyed [in his time]!
Consider
this: When a Jew sees that the Beis HaMikdash is currently
being destroyed and burned down, then, even if his heart is like a
heart of stone, he would turn the world upside down…Indeed, the
Torah tells him — the Torah of truth and the Torah of life —
turn the world upside down today!
(Sicha
of 12 Tammuz 5747; unedited)
3
Adar Rishon: Doing Away With Baseless Hatred
The
Divine service of ahavas Yisroel is
particularly relevant to these time, the “Heels of Moshiach.”
It states in Tractate Yuma (9b) that the destruction of the Beis
HaMikdash came as a result of baseless hatred, sinas chinam.
Accordingly it is understood, that the type of Divine service
particular to nullifying the reason for the Exile (for then the
result [i.e., the Exile itself] will, in turn, be nullified) is
that not the slightest trace of the concept of baseless hatred
remain. This is the Divine service of ahavas Yisroel expressed
as ahavas chinam, baseless or unqualified love. That is to
say that doing away with the concept of baseless hatred brings
about the concept of unqualified love — in a manner of “the
advantage of light over darkness and the advantage of wisdom over
folly.”
(Sicha
of 11 Nissan 5742; unedited)
4
Adar Rishon: Delicacies as Common as Dust
…The
Rambam writes in the beginning of the halacha which reads,
“in that time there will be neither…jealousy nor
competitiveness…(since) all delicacies will be as common(place)
as dust. For since that it will be revealed then that the true
existential state of the earth is the “knowledge of Hashem,”
it is, therefore, understood that there is no importance
associated with delicacies. (Hadran
Al HaRambam, Sichos of 11 Nissan and Acharon Shel Pesach 5745;
edited)
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