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Parshas Eikev Insights and Motivation · The Frum Health Club Podcast

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: Kitchabis Parshav, do you ever feel like a heel?
• 0:05
  SPEAKER_00: I do from time to time, and I love the way the Parsha starts off.
• 0:10
  SPEAKER_00: Bahya Akiv Tishmon Rashi says if you listen to the minor or seemingly insignificant mitzvah that a person tramples upon with his heel.
• 0:23
  SPEAKER_00: And Akiv also means heel, like the name Yaakiv, who was grabbing Aesov's heel.
• 0:30
  SPEAKER_00: So if you follow the minor things, Hashem will reward you.
• 0:36
  SPEAKER_00: And in life, the small things really make a difference.
• 0:40
  SPEAKER_00: The Balaturim beautifully says Akiv has the numerical value of a hundred and seventy two, and the Aser Hadibris has a hundred and seventy two words, reflecting the six hundred and thirteen mitzhs.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: So if you listen to them, Hashem will bestow blessings onto you.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_00: But sometimes it's difficult to listen to everything that Hashem wants, or for that matter, it's hard to wake up in the morning and start the day right with learning, exercise and davining.
• 1:14
  SPEAKER_00: And the trick is to take the Akiv and flip the word, the letters to Kiva, meeting, set times, and make a habit out of doing mitzh and living a proper daily routine.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_00: Set it up means kiva.
• 1:31
  SPEAKER_00: So it's not a battle for you every day.
• 1:34
  SPEAKER_00: And furthermore, the way to listen to the word of God through learning is with today's technology, through listening to Shiurim on podcasts, for example.
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: Indeed, we are living in the times of Mashiach, and as the Rebbe called Parshak Ikvasa de Meshika, one heel step away from Mashiach.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_00: And we are ascending the ladder coming from the depths of Tishabov to the high point of the fifteenth above, which was yesterday, the day of joy for Am Yisrael, a day of Shidukim, and may all those who need a Shiduk be blessed with one.
• 2:13
  SPEAKER_00: And the model for the month above is the lion.
• 2:16
  SPEAKER_00: And we started the month as a crouched lion, and now we are in the phase of a roaring lion with an elevated spiritual energy.
• 2:26
  SPEAKER_00: And practically we hold off business and transactions and legal matters in the beginning of the month, and now we go forward, and may it be with success.
• 2:37
  SPEAKER_00: And if you think success comes from you, we read the parsha that you must remember that everything that you have, your wealth, your success and strength comes from Hashem.
• 2:49
  SPEAKER_00: And on the flip side, we are instructed to bless God, and this is the origin for Brachis and Benching.
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_00: So does Hashem need our blessings, especially if we are told that everything comes from Hashem?
• 3:01
  SPEAKER_00: The answer is yes, we matter, and those who bless shall be blessed.
• 3:07
  SPEAKER_00: And the mitzvah mezuzah is mentioned again, and that it says it will lead to long life.
• 3:14
  SPEAKER_00: It actually looks like a medicine capsule propped up on the doorway.
• 3:18
  SPEAKER_00: And the Rebbe very often used to tell people to check the mezuz when there was a crisis.
• 3:25
  SPEAKER_00: And if you scramble the letters of Mezuza, you get Zuz Mabis, meaning push away death.
• 3:33
  SPEAKER_00: And on the outside of the Mezuzah, there are the letters Shindalad, standing for Shemer Dal Sashem.
• 3:41
  SPEAKER_00: God watches the doors of Bene Israel, giving us protection.
• 3:46
  SPEAKER_00: And as Uncles said, who was the famous Roman convert, whose translation is in every chemish, to the third set of soldiers sent to arrest him and to bring him back to Rome, because the first two sets of soldiers were not successful, since they converted to Judaism after speaking with Unclus.
• 4:08
  SPEAKER_00: And he announced to the third group, God is the ultimate king, because a king of flesh and blood, the guards stand outside and protect him, but Hashem stands outside of the door and protects us.
• 4:23
  SPEAKER_00: After hearing that, the soldiers converted as well.
• 4:27
  SPEAKER_00: And the Roman ruler who wanted him arrested left him alone.
• 4:32
  SPEAKER_00: And to conclude, one of the most famous quotes from the Rebbe comes from our parsha in reference to the land of Eres Israel.
• 4:40
  SPEAKER_00: Tamid Aine Hashem alike, Hashem keeps a constant, watchful eye on the holy land from the beginning of the year until the end of the year.
• 4:50
  SPEAKER_00: And may Hashem continue to watch over the land and the Chalim and Am Yisrael, and may we merit to celebrate Mashiach when everyone will return to the land that Hashem gave our forefathers and promised to us.
• 5:05
  SPEAKER_00: Amen.