פרשת כי תבוא ט״ז אלול תש״פ BEFORE HE CAN TALK Emunah With Hearts Full of Love At the based on talks of Rav Matisyahu Salomon, adapted by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman 5780 SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 Rav Moshe Feinstein writes in a teshuvah (Yoreh De’ah the child is able to recognize his ISSUE #7 ShabbosTable RABBI YITZCHOK 3:76) that the most important part of chinuch is to teach a parents and differentiate between WEEKLY INSPIRATION AND INSIGHT ADAPTED FROM CLASSIC ARTSCROLL TITLES HISIGER, EDITOR DESIGN & LAYOUT: child emunah. He advises the parents to tell him consis- them, you can and should start THIS WEEK’S NEWSLETTER IS DEDICATED ANONYMOUSLY IN HONOR OF OUR AMAZING BOYS AND GIRLS BACK IN SCHOOL, MAKING KLAL YISROEL PROUD. AVIVA KOHN tently that everything he receives is a gift from the Ribo- talking to him about the Ribono no Shel Olam and that they are only delivering it for Him. Shel Olam. You have to let him know that the Ribono When you give the child something good, you should Shel Olam lives in the home with the family, though we Parashah THEY WILL REACH YOU say to the child, “Do you why you’re getting this? Because cannot see Him. You have to tell him that the Ribono Rabbi Frand on the Parashah by Rabbi Yissocher Frand the Ribono Shel Olam gave this to me so that I should give Shel Olam is everywhere and that He takes care of the ּובָאּועָלֶ יָך לּכָ הַּבְרָ כֹות הָאֵ הּלֶ וְהִּׂשִ יגָֻך. it to you. Say thank you to the Ribono Shel Olam.” If you entire world. You have to tell him about the Ribono Shel And all these blessings will come upon you, and they will reach you. (28:2) do this, writes Rav Moshe, the child will develop a natu- Olam’s goodness and kindness and that everything we ral love for the Ribono Shel Olam and for you as well, be- have we get from Him. If you start when the child is The blessings of the Torah seem to do two what Hashem has done cause you are His messengers. Then his love will inspire very young, his knowledge of the Ribono Shel Olam and things. They come upon you, and they also for you. Only if they pen- him to do whatever the Ribono Shel Olam wants him to His middos will be as natural to his view of the world as reach you. Further along (28:15), we find simi- etrate, if “they reach you,” do, and you will rarely need to discipline him. the sun shining in the sky. When a child is brought up lar language regarding curses: “And all these will you be considered truly blessed. Then Rav Moshe writes something amazing. He this way, his chinuch in berachos will be really meaning- curses will come upon you, and they will reach The Beis Av applies this line of reasoning to says that although Chazal established a proper time ful. He will understand that he is thanking the Ribono you.” The commentators wonder what the To- curses, as well. What good does it do if Hash- for chinuch in each particular mitzvah, there is no time Shel Olam, Whom he has known from before his ear- rah adds by telling us that the blessings or the em sends a person hard-ships or difficulties to frame for chinuch in the mitzvah of emunah. It can start liest memories. He will feel as attached to the Ribono curses “will reach you.” How is this different gain his attention and the message goes right even before a child knows how to speak. As soon as Shel Olam as he is to his parents. from they “will come upon you”? by him? What if his car keeps breaking down The Torah tells us (Vayikra 26:5), “And you every other day and it never occurs to him that continued from page 1 will eat your bread and be satisfied.” Rashi, Hashem is gently reminding him to do some life passes in front of your eyes at a real tight, if you know what I mean.” quoting the Toras Kohanim, explains that “you soul-searching? If he does not hear the mes- We’re like buddies. You see, here I time like that, but I was too scared to Rav Noach nodded gravely. will eat only a small piece of bread and it will be was riding down this mountain road notice. Hey, I was going to die! And “Terrific story, my friend,” he said. blessed within you.” That little piece of bread YOU WILL NOT BE on my Harley Davidson and this will provide an enormous amount of nourish- as I’m falling down the cliff, I see a “The Lord definitely put that tree monster truck comes around a hair- branch sticking out of the moun- ment. In this way, you will “be satisfied.” TRULY BLESSED IF YOU branch right there to save you. pin turn - in my lane! - heading right tainside. I grabbed it and hung on The Beis Av points out that the blessing is But tell me, who sent that monster ARE DISSATISFIED AND at me. I spun my bike to the left, and for dear life. My bike crashed all the “you will be satisfied”; you will appreciate the next thing you know, I was over the way down and exploded in a big ball truck that drove you off the road? blessing of the bread, and it will satisfy your DO NOT APPRECIATE cliff! There was nothing in front of of fire, but I walked away without a Maybe the Lord was trying to tell mind. That is the ultimate blessing - to receive WHAT HASHEM HAS the benefit and be aware of it. Sometimes, me but empty space. I was looking scratch. That’s how I know,” he con- you something. Maybe He was Hashem showers a person with all manner DONE FOR YOU. at death, man. 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The Lord loves me ed if you are dissatisfied and do not appreciate and takes care of me. © ARTSCROLL MESORAH PUBLICATIONS • 1-800-MESORAH • WWW.ARTSCROLL.COM MESORAH ARTSCROLL continued on page 4 PUBLICATIONS 4 To receive the weekly ArtScroll Shabbos Newsletter, visit www.artscroll.com/newsletter 1 AN END UNTO ITSELF Chinuch Faith A Life of Bitachon by Rabbi Yitzchak Dwek THIS NEEDS TO BE SAID Corner From the bestselling biography of Rabbi Dovid Trenk, Just Love Them, by Rabbi Yisroel Besser Many people say that they want to learn about and To the next one he said, “I’ll bring you Rabbi Dovid Trenk attended everyone around you, your gutz- telling him have . But what they really want is what they bitachon back a nice toy,” and this child, too, was the bar mitzvah of a boy who was keit… I don’t understand why they how he gain as a result of having bitachon. calmed. The next daughter was already known to be mischievous, some- didn’t ask me to speak, Chaim…” would have Those who think bitachon is a means to an end are a bit older, so he told her, “I’ll get you a what challenging at home and Rabbi Trenk would often get to rise up greatly mistaken. beautiful dress from America.” At this, in school. The speakers at the bar up to speak at simchos unasked, to the oc- There’s no question that is the source of all bitachon the girl began to smile. Finally, he told his oldest daughter, mitzvah spoke only about potential, feeling that no one had paid casion and kinds of abundance and blessing from Heaven, but bi- “I’ll bring you back whatever you want. Just tell me what it pointing to the success of his old- proper tribute to the baalei sim- continue in his father’s way. Un- is much more than that. tachon is.” His words seemed not to have any effect on the girl, who er brothers — model students, all chah. “No one asked me to speak,” asked, Rabbi Trenk jumped up means living with Hashem.