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Tetzaveh 5780 בס״ד TETZAVEH | PURIM [email protected] www.torahactionlife.com THE COMMUNITY Parasha Sheet LONDON’S LEADING PLATFORM FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS This week’s Parasha is sponsored Lirfuat Rav Yona Ben Chava Betoch Shaar Cholei Yisrael RABBI JONATHAN TAWIL th that Hashem knows, but they didn’t believe in ADAR 10 5780 Hashgachah Pratit (that Hashem intervenes with SHABBAT BEGINS: 5:35 PM the world). But when Hashem desires an individual SHABBAT ENDS: 6:38 PM DIRECTOR or a community, He changes the rules of nature to perform a miracle for them, and all false theories THE WEEKLY QUOTE TAL are disproven. The miracles proved that the world “It doesn’t matter who you are, has a Creator, He knows and He has Hashgachah where you come from. The ability Pratit over everything... ” The Ramban explains that to triumph begins with you.“ the miracles of Yetziat Mitzrayim (Exodus) were to teach us these fundamentals of Emunah. > MAZAL TOV Purim came to teach us one more essential lesson Mazal Tov to Dudi and Devorah Tangi DON’T BE ANXIOUS- BELIEVE ! in Emunah. Purim tells us that miracles are always for the birth of their daughter Brielle Noa happening with us. Even when everything seems An Iranian group is reportedly threatening to destroy natural, concealed miracles are happening, hidden > UPCOMING EVENTS what local Jews believe to be the ancient burial within the laws of nature. In the story of Purim, 20th Student Friday Night Dinner site of Queen Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan nothing was supernatural. It’s reasonable that 25th March Busy in Brooklyn in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s “Deal Achashverosh would get angry at Vashti when she of the Century” Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. insulted him, and that he chose Esther, the most For our upcoming events check our website www.torahactionlife.com Despite being outrageous and the responsibility beautiful woman in the world, to be his queen. Sponsor the Torah Parasha Sheet of the Iranian Government to protect all religious Similarly, all the other episodes in the Megilah sites, these kind of comments make us realise how can be explained rationally. Yet, when we take a and share your simcha relevant Purim is to us, even in “2020”! collective look of everything that occurred, it’s with thousands in your community, evident that it was all miracles. call 07759 550 102 We live in a constantly changing world, sometimes or email [email protected] frightening at the potential outcomes. The Mishnah (Megilah 2) states: “The Megilah is The global economy is facing an increased risk read on the 11th, the 12th, the 13th, the 14th, of stagnation, climate change is striking harder and the 15th, no more and no less.” The Turei Even and more rapidly than expected, and fragmented asks: Why does the Mishnah need to clarify, “No cyberspace threatens the full potential of next- more and no less?” The Mishnah tells us the five DVAR TORAH P1 generation technologies — all while citizens days the Megilah can be read; it’s quite obvious Don’t be anxious- believe ! worldwide protest political and economic conditions that before and after aren’t the right time to read RABBI JONATHAN TAWIL and voice concerns about systems that exacerbate the Megilah! inequality. The challenges before us demand The Brit Kehunat Olam answers: the sum total of DVAR TORAH P2 immediate collective action, but fractures within the dates when the Megilah can be read equals 65: Parasha insights the global community appear to only be widening. (11 + 12 + 13 + 14 +15 = 65) the same Gematria RABBI MENACHEM M. JUNIK Stakeholders need to act quickly and with purpose (numerical value) as Hashem’s Name Adnut (Ad- within an unsettled global landscape. nai). This Name represents Hashem, as He rules the Are you worried for the future? world in a natural way. The Mishnah says that we OUR CHACHAMIM P3 don’t read the Megilah before these days, neither RABBI YOSEF CHAIM SONNENFELD The Ramban (end of Parshat Bo) writes of the time after. The date before would be the 10th of Adar, of the exodus, “People were confused in Emunah and the date after would be the 16th. 10 + 16 = (faith): There were those who didn’t believe that 26. Hashem created the world. There were others HALACHOT P3 who claimed that Hashem doesn’t know what’s Twenty six is the Gematria of Hashem’s Name (Yud If one hears a child recite a Beracha...? RABBI ELI MANSOUR happening in the world now... Other people said & Heh Vav & Heh). This newsletter contains Divrei Torah and may contain Sheimot - Please dispose of accordingly 1 This Name - YHVH is the Name of Hashem that a letter of His Name was because the build-up of who is like this great nation who has Hashem close represents miracles. The lesson of the Megilah is to several episodes wonderfully played together to to them, like Hashem our G-d, whenever we call to attain awareness of Adnut, that Hashem runs the create the miracle. This implies as is the case in Him' (Devarim 4)." world in natural ways. One who acquires awareness present times that we don’t see Hashem per se, Are you afraid? of Hashem by the name YHVH revealed miracles, but we do perceive Him in the review of the many and doesn’t know that even nature is Hashem’s events that occurred. Were you afraid when the Iranian General was doing, hasn’t acquired the message of Purim. assassinated and the world media covered it for The people in Shushan lived through the events The Kedushat Levi (Kedushah Rishonah) further days encouraging theories of the end of the world? of the Megilah. They were aware of Vashti’s expands on this idea stating that the Name of Are you afraid of the Corona Virus that has spread assassination, and after that of Bigtan and Teresh. Hashem doesn’t appear anywhere in the Megilah. at alarming rates? Were you afraid for the future of They knew that Esther became the queen, and they Everything appeared natural and therefore British Jewry before the elections? Hashem’s Name is concealed. were aware of all the other details recorded in the Megilah. They were worried concerned at the global It’s normal to have fear and be prudent, but Yet we are taught by the Ari Z’l that Hashem’s Name effect and through prayer, fasting and action were remember: is hinted at through acronyms at the beginning and able to turn around the harsh decree. In the end We live in a changing world. There are constant end of the words (Rashei and Sofei Tevot). all those individual seemingly uncorrelated events threats. Whilst we must not be complacent, we The Rashei Tevot of Yavo Hamelech Vehaman came together and people understood that the should understand that even nowadays, without a Hayom spell YHVH. And the final letters of (Vechol) Hand of Hashem was leading events. Bet Hamikdash and still in exile, Hashem runs the Zeh Eneno Shoveh Li, spells YHVH. The Rambam (end of Minyan HaMitzvot) writes, "We world. He is guiding all the events and what looks Why does Hashem’s Name appear with such hints? are commanded to read the Megilah to proclaim like a Pur – lottery, is really fixed by the One Above. Hashem's praise and to relate the salvations that The Kedushat Levi explains that although Hashem’s This Purim contemplate, pray, internalise His He did for us. And [to know] that He was close to Name doesn’t appear explicitly, it is hinted at manifestation in the world and tap in to the power us when we shouted out to Him... To let the future through acronyms in order to emphasise that the of miracles, it will help reduce your blood pressure! miracle came about by the culmination of several generations know that it is true what the Torah says, Happy Purim! ■ Shabbat Shalom , 1 ומי גוי גדול אשר לו אלקים קרובים אליו episodes. The use of several words to each have RABBI MENACHEM M. JUNIK - BEIS GAVRIEL LUBAVITCH were eventually spared, still, Hashem was “forced” But if this is the case, why was Moshe’s name to fulfil Moshe’s threat somewhat and therefore taken out of the Parsha that is meant to be took his name out of one entire Parsha. celebrating his life? Why this Parsha was chosen is associated with Looking deeper into the Parsha we see that Moshe another occurrence in the life of Moshe – 7 Adar, Rabbeinu is written all over it, just not using his his birthday and his passing. Parshat Tetzave name Moshe. From the very first word – “V’Ata” always falls out near the date of Moshe Rabbeinu’s – ‘and you’. Hashem is speaking directly to PARASHA INSIGHTS passing and is therefore fitting that this is the week when his name is omitted, simultaneously fulfilling Moshe telling him “You shall command”. This is There is something entirely unique to Parshas his own threat to an extent. referencing a deeper aspect of Moshe that goes Tetzave that we do not find by any other Parsha deeper than his name, it is an interaction with the It was this episode and logic that came back to from the beginning of Sefer Shemot until the end essence of Moshe Rabbeinu, a part of him that life in the days of Purim with Haman Harasha. The of the Book of Numbers, (Bamidbor) – Moshe goes nameless, because it cannot be defined by Gemoro (Megilla 13b) tells us that Haman was Rabbeinu’s name is not mentioned, not even once.
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