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Commander's Resources בס״ד In loving memory of MRS. SARAH ISSUE 298 (CHARLOTTE) ROHR ַּפ ְַרׁש ְתשֵׁמֹות • י״ח טֵבת ה’תשע״ח Parshas Shemos 18 Teves 5778 ַּפ רְ ַׁש ת שְ ׁמֹות COMMANDER’S RESOURCES COMMANDER’S GUIDE • ENGLISH SICHA • YIDDISH SICHA • TRANSCRIPT • PARSHAFIER • WORKSHEET Commander’s Guide A COMMANDER’S GUIDE IN TRAINING TODAY’S CHAYOLIM Do you ever wish that you were free to do whatever you wanted? That you didn’t have things getting in your way? That you had a vacation from all the stuff that drive you crazy? How do you imagine this freedom? No school? No rules? No In n homework? No Tests? No babysitting? No chores? troductio Well, think about it. What is it that you really want to do? And what is really holding you back from what you want? Who gets in your way and bothers you the most? Yes, you guessed it. What we soldiers really want is to serve Hashem but our enemy, the Yetzer Hora, gets in the way! He distracts us, confuses us, and traps us in his silly tricks. To be really free means to be free from him! But how can we do that? It seems that we’re stuck in his traps! Well, Boruch Hashem we are not. Our parsha will help us chayolim find out how to free ourselves of our enemy. שמות פרק ג׳ פסוק י"ב ּבְהֹוצִֽיאֲָך אֶת־הָעָם מִּמִ צְ ַריִם ַּת ַֽעבְדּון אֶת־הָ֣אֱֹלהִ ים ַעל הָ הָ ר ַה ּזֶ ֽ ה Torah When you take the people out of Mitzrayim, you will serve Hashem on this mountain. ww In this week’s parsha, Hashem tells Moshe Rabbeinu, “When you take the people out of Mitzrayim, you will serve Hashem Chumash on this mountain.” Chazal tell us that this means that the geula from Mitzrayim happened in the zechus that the Yidden would shortly after receive the Torah at Har Sinai. In this week’s parsha, 2 The Rebbe tells us that this means that the geula from Mitzrayim was only truly complete after the Yidden received the Torah. Why is that? Because only at Matan Torah did the Yidden really Rebbe become free. The words of the Aseres Hadibros are described, not as being written or painted on the luchos, but as engraved in them, as the posuk says, “Chorus al haluchos—the words were engraved on the luchos.” Chazal tell us not to read the word only as chorus (engraved), but we should also read it as cheirus (free). Through the luchos, the Torah, we truly became free. Therefore, the true geula from Mitzrayim was only after the YIdden received the Torah because only then could we experience total freedom. Through the Torah we become free from the Yetzer Hora and all Lesson other constraints in our avodas Hashem. So, next time you feel like you just want to be free to do whatever you want, B’chein remember what really makes you free. If you ever feel trapped by your Yetzer Hora, know that you have the solution; the Torah! v Because Hashem gave us the Torah, we are freed from any schemes the Yetzer Hora might try to pull on us. Are you ready to take a vacation from him? We just have to keep learning Torah and following it and Hashem guarantees our freedom. The Yetzer Hora and all other negative influences won’t have any power over us and we’ll be free to do what Hashem wants. 3 English Sicha YOU WILL SERVE HASHEM ON THIS MOUNTAIN (II) Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu, “When you take the people out of Mitzrayim, you will serve Hashem on this mountain.” Hashem redeemed the Jewish people from Mitzrayim for a special purpose. He freed them from slavery so that they could receive the Torah on Har Sinai and serve Hashem. The goal of the geula from Mitzrayim was to receive the Torah. The Yidden only received their true and complete freedom, “cheirus,” at Matan Torah. The Torah describes the luchos Moshe Rabbeinu received from Hashem on Har Sinai. The words of the Aseres Hadibros were not written or painted on the luchos, rather they were engraved on them—“chorus al haluchos.” Chazal tell us that we can read the word choros (engraved) also as cheirus (free). The luchos, upon which were engraved the Aseres Hadibros, liberated the Yidden. Torah and mitzvos free the Jewish people from the Yetzer Hora and from all negative influences. Only with the Torah can a Yid have total freedom. משיחת י'ח ניסן תנשׁא 4 5 c/ urtv anu, rcv pn"z' t/ ua"b/ 1( anu, d' hc/ 2( anu, rcv p"d' s/ pra"h gv"p/ 3( ,at kc' yz/ 4( tcu, p"u' c/ 5( zuvr jsa mz' )j"h bhxi ,ba"t( tui pui Rkg bhy dguutubyagbg zRfi/ pui sgo hmr vrg 5 "jhru,"' prhhvhhy(' uuhhk surl sh kuju,' ,urv' uugri thsi prhh "jru," )nhy R en".' uuTx nhhby tuhxdgerhmy(' bTr tk ,erh jru, tkt jhru, : " " )khhgi bhy sgo uuTry _ jz"k 4 vkuju, " )tuhxdgerhmy tuh; sh kuju,(/ zTdi tuh; sgo sh jru, gk Rz sh gar, vscru, zhhbgi dguugi " ,urv( ayhhy 3 tuh; sh grayg kuju, )uuTx thsi vTci cReungi chh n,i sh grekgrubd thi sgo: ,urv/ zRfi jhru, zhhgr tn,wg ' prhhvhhy' gray chh n,i bhy dguutubyagbg eck, v,urv/ uuhhk uugi vTci thsi cReungi hmr vrg tui pui Rkg sgr ,fkh, pui sgr dtukv pui nmrho thz _ thsi prhh pui sgo surl ,urv' uugri ZHHI sh ,urv chho cRrd xhbh/ dguugi thi zfu, pui sgo uuTx thsi uugki NECK ' Rz sh dtukv pui nmrho thz xhbh(/ sTx nhhby' uuh jz"k zTdi 2 thr shbgi sgo tuhcgrayi tuh; sgo cRrd' dgnhhby cRrd c vzv )uugi su uugxy Rruhxbgngi thsi pui nmrho uugy 1 vumhtl t, vgo nnmrho ,gcsui t, vtkeho gk vvr ,gcsui t, vtkeho gk vvr vzv )c( sgr rch rgsy mu ehbsgr ,una Sicha Yiddish Parshafier the קַהִתְ ׁשְ ר ּו ת I shared a sicha of the Rebbe Yitzy: Uh, there’s way too much going on in my life. I’m ready at my .for a long vacation תמְְ ת פ ְׁשרַּפ Shabbos table Chany: Me too! I've been working so hard on studying for the ORDERS FROM Chidon, learning Tanya ba'al peh, and making sure to fill out OUR GENERAL missions every night. Vol. 4, pg. 73 Yitzy: Being a soldier is not easy! Sruly: What exactly would you do on vacation? STARRING Yitzy: Nothing! That's the point. I need time to do nothing. The Weiss Family Chany: Nothing except sleep until noon, eat ice cream, and spend the day on the couch. Yitzy: Sounds perfect. Let's get a calendar and start planning. Rivky: Hey, the Parshafier alert says it is time for a trip. You Chany Rivky ready? We have Nachshon, Achiya Hashiloni, Miriam, or Kalev. Sruly: Wasn’t Achiya Hashiloni the one who learned with the Baal Shem Tov? What’s he got to do with Parshas Shemos? Chany: He was in Mitzrayim, at Matan Torah, and he even lived during the times of Dovid Hamelech! Sruly Yitzy Sruly: Whoa, he was around for a long time... Let’s choose him—I bet it’ll be fascinating. GUEST STARRING Blipblipblipblipshhhhh….boink Chany: Look where we are. Sand, pyramids, Yidden working— we’re in Mitzrayim! Achiya Oy, the Yidden are working so hard. Where’s our guide Hashiloni Yitzy: though? Achiya Hashiloni: Here I am! I had to wait to sneak off when NOW IT’S YOUR TURN the Mitzri wasn’t looking. Welcome, welcome. Read this at your Shabbos table, acting out Rivky: It’s so terrible to see you and the rest of the Yidden the different characters with your family. slaving away. Then, discuss the question of the week and apply the Parshafier’s lesson to your lives. Sruly: And we thought we were working too hard… Achiya Hashiloni: Ah, so you know? 6 2 Hachayol 298 298 Shemos.indd 2 11/27/2017 11:04:11 PM Chany: Know what? Yetzer Hora tells me that being a chayol isn't worth Achiya Hashiloni: That Hashem has spoken to all the hard work. He tells me to snooze my alarm Moshe and told him that it’s time to bring us out of and push everything off until tomorrow. Mitzrayim! It’s time to make us free. Yitzy: Aha, so what we really need is a Yitzy: Free from Mitzrayim, free from slavery, free from Paro… You must be thrilled! vacation from the Yetzer Hora! He's Sruly: You’ll finally be able to rest and relax! the one who makes us his slave. Achiya Hashiloni: Not exactly...this freedom is Achiya Hashiloni: And the way we so much more than that! escape from the Yetzer Hora's rule is Rivky: What do you mean? by learning Torah. That leaves us free Achiya Hashiloni: Hashem told Moshe that to do what we really want. He’s taking us out of Mitzrayim in order to give us the Torah on Har Sinai. Sruly: And what we really want is to be Sruly: And...? connected to Hashem! Achiya Hashiloni: That's what really Achiya Hashiloni: Exactly. By holding strong makes us free...from our Yetzer Hora. to Torah you can break away from your enemy... Rivky: Freedom from our Yetzer Hora? and be completely free to serve Hashem. What does that mean? Sruly: Do you really want to sit on the couch all day? Chany: Hm, I think we can still use this calendar.
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