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Shabbos Beraishis - Inspiration & Guidance by Dr. Rubie Minkowitz · The Frum Health Club Podcast

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: Good chavis Shabbas Mavarchim, Shabbas Viratus.
• 0:04
  SPEAKER_00: The Tsamasada said, the way you establish Shabbas Viratus sets the stage for the whole year.
• 0:11
  SPEAKER_00: So let us set good habits to make this year a great year.
• 0:16
  SPEAKER_00: And what we do has ramifications.
• 0:19
  SPEAKER_00: Consider what the Medras says on the Pasuk Ala Tedhis Hashamain Baris, these are the chronicles of heaven and earth, the Hibaram of their creation.
• 0:31
  SPEAKER_00: And that word has the same letters of Avraham, intimating that the world was created for Avraham and his descendants, which ties into the first Rashi, which is so apropos for our times, stating the reason Terah starts from creation is because Hashem, as the creator, has complete ownership of the world, and he gave the holy land to us, to counter the nations of the world who say we are colonizers and stole the land.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: This is our land, full stop.
• 1:06
  SPEAKER_00: And as we mark the third year since October seventh, there is a beautiful medrish that helps us deal with tragic loss.
• 1:15
  SPEAKER_00: It's describing when Adam Chaba saw their son Hevil dead.
• 1:20
  SPEAKER_00: They were completely paralyzed and were not able to go on.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then they saw a raven burying his mate.
• 1:27
  SPEAKER_00: They knew that a raven has narcissistic tendencies and it only cares about itself.
• 1:33
  SPEAKER_00: In fact, it says in Tahilim that Hashem feeds the baby ravens since the parents don't care when their babies are crying in hunger.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_00: Yet, with death, a raven goes out of its natural tendencies and shows kindness that is irrational for it and takes care of its dead.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: So Udam and Chava learned from that.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_00: To be able to go forward, one needs to show irrational kindness to one another, and by doing this it will help heal and allow us to go forward.
• 2:06
  SPEAKER_00: And we saw this with the unity of Amisral and the Chesed after October 7th.
• 2:13
  SPEAKER_00: And may that continue today.
• 2:16
  SPEAKER_00: And let us examine the first mitzvah in the Terah, Pru Urvu.
• 2:21
  SPEAKER_00: Go forward, get married and have kids.
• 2:25
  SPEAKER_00: So why does the Terah use the double term be fruitful and multiply?
• 2:30
  SPEAKER_00: I heard a beautiful answer and teaches us how to raise children.
• 2:35
  SPEAKER_00: And this answers the classic question about the Akeda.
• 2:39
  SPEAKER_00: When Avram was tested to sacrifice his son Isaac, why did Yislach go along with it?
• 2:45
  SPEAKER_00: And even telling Avram to tie his hands down.
• 2:50
  SPEAKER_00: He was thirty seven years old, and he could have just run away.
• 2:55
  SPEAKER_00: The answer is Yislach became like his father.
• 2:59
  SPEAKER_00: His whole life he heard stories from his family about Avram, doing acts of Messier's Nefish and passing Hashem's test, like even getting thrown into a burning furnace by Nimrod after rejecting idol worship and surviving.
• 3:17
  SPEAKER_00: So now at the Akeeda, Isaac wanted to shine.
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  SPEAKER_00: He wanted to be like his father, Avraham, and rise up to serve Hashem with Messi Nefesh.
• 3:29
  SPEAKER_00: He saw the actions of his father throughout his life and wanted to be like him.
• 3:34
  SPEAKER_00: And that's why the Malach, when telling Avram to stop the Akeda of Isaac, said the double term, Avraham Avraham, because Yusuf became a copy of his father.
• 3:47
  SPEAKER_00: And that is the goal with Pru Uru.
• 3:49
  SPEAKER_00: Be fruitful and multiply.
• 3:52
  SPEAKER_00: Make your kids copies of yourself, multiplicity.
• 3:56
  SPEAKER_00: Show them good behaviors that they can copy them in their life.
• 4:01
  SPEAKER_00: And we see another fundamental lesson on raising children.
• 4:05
  SPEAKER_00: The word Karuvim is found in two places in the Tera, one in our parsha, describing the creatures with childlike faces carrying a double-edged flaming sword blocking access to Ganaden.
• 4:21
  SPEAKER_00: And Rashi calls the angels of destruction Kabolo.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the other place was Karufim on top of the Uran, the Ark.
• 4:31
  SPEAKER_00: Angelic, childlike looking creatures with outstretched gold wings facing each other.
• 4:37
  SPEAKER_00: Same word, but very different.
• 4:39
  SPEAKER_00: And the lesson is if you give a child structure, Torah values, morals, and guidelines, they will be angels of gold.
• 4:48
  SPEAKER_00: However, if given free reign, like the Garden of Eden, no limitations and everything on a silver platter, even one thing not to do will be broken.
• 4:57
  SPEAKER_00: So give your child guidelines with Torah values to raise angelic children.
• 5:02
  SPEAKER_00: So let us start Shahus Veracious leading by example, doing our best to be a shining light, to bring Meshiach, the purpose of creation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 5:11
  SPEAKER_00: Good Shabbos and Good Khadish.