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Devrei Torah relating to the weekly Parsha.


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Emor - Anticipation and Opportunity
You shall guard (ushmartem) the Mitzvos and do them…” (Vayikra 22:31) What is meant by guarding the Mitzvos that isn’t included in doing them?

The Chasam Sofer explains the word guard (ushmartem) to mean anticipate. We find the same word by Yaakov. After Yosef told Yaakov about his dreams, the Torah says Yaakov “shamar es hadavar.” He anticipated seeing the dreams come true.

We are instructed in this verse in Parshas Emor not only to fulfill the Mitzvos, but to anticipate them. We should long to have the opportunity to fulfill as many Mitzvos as possible.

A story is told that the Chasam Sofer was on a journey with his Rebbe Rav Nasan Adler. One of the horses pulling the carriage became ill and the driver went to find another horse. Suddenly Rav Adler jumped out of the carriage and started dancing from joy in the snow. To the puzzled Chasam Sofer Rav Adler pointed to the carriage driver from afar. He was bringing an ox to help pull the carriage along with the sick horse. That meant Rav Adler had the rare opportunity to fulfill the Mitzvah not to ride in a carriage pulled by different animals (kilyaim), Rav Adler was an individual who anticipated and longed to fulfill all the Mitzvos.

The Maharsha in Gemora Makkos writes that the Almighty sends angels to take us along the path we desire to follow. If we desire to do the Mitzvos certainly the Almighty will send angels to bring us the opportunities.
 
Thank you again Rabbi Beryl Glaser. 
 
So we are packing up for the Chatan's Ufraf in Yerushalayim.  Yeshiva Nisivos Aaron in the Beit Yisroel area will be host to the Ponak expanded clan.  Arriving from Ashdod and Bnie Brak, Haifa and of course Metzad.  And its almost Lag Be'Omer, and I can smell the music in the air. This week its the wedding and next Shabbas is sheva bruchas by me.

Have a  great Shab-bass,
Rb Yossi Ponak


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