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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

G-d Can Speak To Us Through Fire

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G-d Can Speak To Us Through Fire...
Sondra Oster BarasWhat a week!  Today it is raining in Israel, for the first time in months.  Indeed, since March, it has rained maybe two or three times, and each time not very heavily. I have no idea how long the rain today will last and whether it will mark the beginning, finally, of the winter season in Israel, but it is a great day in any case.  A day worthy of praise to G-d who has seen to our needs and opened up the heavens.

But today's rain is especially meaningful coming as it did on the heels of the worst fire tragedy in Israel's history.  On Thursday morning fire broke out in the Carmel Forest, near Haifa.  Very soon, it became clear that the fire was raging out of control.  Initial efforts to douse the fire with fire engines and hoses were totally ineffective.  Complicating matters and actually responsible for the disaster that this fire became was the extreme dryness of the area.  Even though it is already December, there has been virtually no rain in Israel this fall.  The trees and ground were totally dry.  And while we have had dry winters before, this one has been unprecedented in its high temperatures and dry winds.  We were still wearing summer clothes, the temperatures were averaging in the mid-20's (centigrade) during the day, and on Thursday, dry desert winds were raging throughout the country, fanning the flames and carrying the sparks for kilometers. 

The result was a fire that quickly swept thousands of acres of forested area, including several villages and communities in the Haifa area.  The communities of Ein Hod, Ein Hud, Nir Etzion, and Bet Oren were evacuated.  One of Haifa's neighborhoods was evacuated, as well as neighborhoods in Tirat HaCarmel and Usefiya, a Druze village nearby.  Some 15,000 people fled their homes from the fire, some of them returning after 4 days to discover that nothing remained.  Some 100 homes were burned to the ground, others damaged by fire and smoke and requiring substantial repairs.  The Yemin Orde Youth Village, a religious village which provides a home and schooling for children from dysfunctional families, particularly Ethiopian immigrants, and gives them a real chance, has been totally destroyed.  And of course, what made this tragedy more horrific than anything else was the death of 42 people, most of whom were trapped in or near a bus which caught fire as it transported police and rescue workers to their destination.

There was something supernatural about this fire, as much as its immediate causes were natural in the extreme.  It is not yet clear who or what caused the fire, but suspicion is focused on some derelict youths who were careless in disposing of smoking objects.  But while most fires caused by such negligence are easily put out, the extreme dryness of the area created a catastrophe.  For months, we have looked to the sky and wondered when we would see rain.  We added the traditional prayers for rain as the fall holidays ended but a few weeks ago, an additional prayer was added, one that expressed the extreme need for rain.  Some people fasted and prayed with special intensity for rain. 


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Rabbi Wein - Parshas Vayigash

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To Live in Harmony During Peaceful Times
All is well that ends well is a popular and well known aphorism. Apparently that should be the case here in this week’s parsha when Yosef and his family are at last reconciled after over twenty years of pain and estrangement. Yaakov comes down to Egypt to embrace his long lost beloved son and the Jewish people begin the long sojourn in Egypt with the first century of that sojourn being successful and benign.

However, as is the case with many a popular saying or belief, the aphorism stated above is not exactly accurate. The enmity, discord and bitterness of the dispute of decades between Yosef and his brothers is not easily forgotten. We will see in next week’s parsha how the brothers still suspect Yosef of ill intentions towards them and how Yosef after the death of Yaakov subtly distances himself from them.

Wounds may heal but they always leave their marks and scars. And the competition between Yosef and Yehuda, which is the centerpiece of the fist part of this week’s parsha. This continues for millennia in Jewish history almost splitting the Jewish people as a whole and not just its kingdom into two warring factions.

So, even though the affair of Yosef and his brothers appears to end well and satisfactorily in the narrative of this week’s parsha, the residue of suspicion, competitiveness and bitter memories remain. This is so very evident as the story continues and clouds any truly rosy assessment of the conclusion of this gripping family tale of ours.

Every human event has consequences that are much more long lasting and important than originally thought. Since we all live in a time range that is limited, far reaching results of our behavior are naturally hard to discern and appreciate. If the brothers of Yosef would have realized that their behavior towards him would, centuries later, lead to the breakup of the Jewish kingdom in the Land of Israel, perhaps they would have acted differently. And, perhaps Yosef himself might have acted differently towards his brothers as well.

It is not for naught that the rabbis taught us that the true wise man is the person who can realize the future consequences of present policies and behavior. This idea is also the basic underpinning of the rabbis’ other comment that even the wise must be very cautious in their statements, to guard against the unintended consequences that may result.

Many times consequences are exactly the opposite of what is originally desired. The rabbinic ban on Spinoza immortalized him, and the ban against Chasidut translated into the most popular Jewish religious movement in Eastern Europe.

Yosef and his brothers, like all of us, are powerless to undo the past. But, in realizing the fissure that the events of the past created in Jewish life, a special attempt at true reconciliation must be attempted. It would take the slavery of Egyptian exile and the redemption that followed to achieve this unity that was expressed at the moment of revelation at Sinai. Troubles unite us. We should learn to live together in harmony even in more trouble-free times.

Shabat shalom.

Rabbi Berel Wein
   
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Perceptions - Parshas Vayigash

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Rough Beginning, Easy Ending
Rough beginning, easy ending. There was Yehudah, one moment preparing for war, possible death, and the end to a dynasty, and the next, he was making peace, more alive than ever, and watching the dynasty flourish. Talk about going from extreme to extreme. It is an important lesson for life, for as the Talmud says, when it comes to the Jewish people, the remedy is created before the illness (Megillah 10b).

I just heard a story about a couple who tried to have children for 10 years without success. In the religious world, in which having children is such a priority and completion of life (though while raising them, it is easy to forget this), every passing year, the pressure increases on the couple to have children, especially as they become older, and especially if they dreamed of having a large family.

And, though once the most a couple could do in such a predicament was pray for Divine mercy, modern technology has increased the amount of venues through which Divine mercy can filter down to the couple, increasing hope, and cost. More pressure.

Anyhow, according to what I was told, after 10 years, they were finally blessed with a child, to the great relief of the couple, their family, and their friends. And, of course, they could not wait to make a special meal to praise God for the tremendous good with which He had blessed them, to which they invited their family and friends.

According to my friend who was there, the new father spoke of how he could not tell yet if he was awake of dreaming. He said that he just felt as if he was floating through the air, so uplifted he was by the miracle that happened to them (beyond the miracle of birth itself!). And, all of a sudden, all of the struggle and pain were gone, over, as if they never occurred, leaving no scars whatsoever that they could see. If anything, my friend said, they felt as if they were better people for it all.

I know the feeling. Everyone knows the feeling. The situation looks bleak, or worse. You can’t see how it is going to be solved. It drags on for so long sometimes, and it results in so much negativity that you become convinced it is going to be your undoing. And then, all of a sudden, like a burst of sun that escapes the dark clouds, salvation comes and you wonder why, in your elation, you ever worried in the first place.

On a much smaller scale, I had a similar situation occur to me about two weeks ago. I am traveling to England, the States, and Toronto on a speaking trip, b”H, this December. And though, in the past, a passport was valid up to and including the expiry date written on the passport, today a ‘valid’ Canadian passport is one that is valid for at least six more months, which mine was not, as my travel agent pointed out.

New Canadian passports can take at least three weeks to process here in Israel, which was fine, since there was still about six weeks until I had to depart. So, I downloaded the proper application, filled it in, got the proper photos taken, had my guarantor sign it and the relevant documents, and went to the post office to mail it.

Since the instructions were to enclose a postal check for the equivalent amount of $100 Canadian, I purchased a check for NIS 360.00, a little more than the calculated amount. I put it all together in an envelope and sent it off registered mail with plenty of time to spare. What a relief, especially when the post office said the package arrived and was signed for two days later.

One week after that, I received a notice in my mail box that an envelope had arrived registered mail from the Canadian Embassy. Impressive! The entire process had taken just a bit more than a week, and I got the package that night when the attendant in our local post office was there to give out registered mail.

However, to my disappointment, it was everything I had sent the week before less the new passport with a letter saying that I was NIS 10.00 short in my payment, and that the birth certificate I had enclosed as part of my personal identification had been unacceptable, being old and somewhat torn, especially since they had on record that I had a newer, unlaminated one, which I had been unable to find.

Frustrated, I immediately checked again for the new birth certificate, since ordering a new from Canada at that point was highly unfeasible, and, thank God, I just happened to find it in the last place I looked that night. The next day, I bought a new check for the right amount, and re-enclosed everything, sending it off once again by registered mail. Over one week of time had just been lost, but time was still on my side.

That had been a Friday. On Sunday, I tracked the letter, and the post office online said that it arrived at the local distribution center by the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv. This meant that the next day, when the Embassy opened again (Canadian work hours), the application should arrive, and begin being processed in time for my tip.

However, the package did not arrive on Monday, which I confirmed by calling the Embassy. Nor did it arrive on Tuesday, or Wednesday. Tracking the package, the message had not changed since the beginning of the week, and I was becoming a little irritated and anxious. So, I used the post office’s online contact e-mail address, and asked them when the package might be delivered, and the message might finally change.

By the next morning, the Post Office had not written back to me, but I noticed that the update had been removed, and it only showed the day that it had actually been posted. Confirming with the Embassy that my application had indeed not arrived, we called the Post Office to see if they could explain what was going on, why it was taking so much longer than the first time, and why the online message had been reversed.

The first person we spoke to couldn’t even track the letter according to the number (that made me feel real good about registered mail), and acted a little weird on the phone. And, given what happened in Dubai recently by people who had used real passports of innocent people, I nervously joked about seeing my name in the papers after having carried out some kind of act of espionage.

We called back a second time, and asked for the manager, who we eventually spoke to, and he tracked the passport and said that it should arrive that day. Relieved, I spoke to the Embassy once again and told them what was going on, and waited to hear from them that the package had in fact been received that day.

However, when they called me at the end of the day, it was to tell me that the package had not yet been received, which made me uptight all over again. Friday, the Post Office does not deliver in Israel, and Sunday, the Canadian Embassy was closed. So, it wouldn’t be until Monday the following week that I would know if my application had been received, or was still missing in action.

Monday came fast enough, but the Embassy called to say that the package had not yet been received, but at least the online message showed that it was where it was supposed to be, hopefully. Another week had been lost, and now with a processing time that takes 15 business days, more than enough time had suddenly become just enough time, if it arrived that day.

It didn’t. But, on my way back from my weekly visit to the Kosel the next day, I received a message from the Embassy that the application had in fact arrived late the day before, and was already being processed. Phew! I did the calculation, and 15 business days still gave me about 4 days leeway, but given what had gone wrong in the last two weeks, 4 days all of a sudden did not seem like that much. And, we still don’t know if my passport was on some kind of secret mission during its mysterious disappearance.

Thank God, the Canadian Government processed everything quickly, and a week later, my new passport arrived, with about 9 days to spare, b”H. Normally I might not have panicked so much, but these speaking trips take a lot to arrange, and cancellations can be costly and extremely disappointing for me and the people to whom I am supposed to speak. I am very grateful that the episode is now behind me without too much additional cost.

And, now that it is over, it is as if it never happened. Having received my new passport with over a week to go before departure, it feels like, “What was the big deal?” Since no police cars have stormed my neighborhood looking for me as they did to others who had been implicated by the Dubai Affair, I feel more secure. I bet you some angels had a good laugh at my expense through all of this.

True, not all stories have happy endings. I can personally attest to that, as can everyone. Things do go wrong in life even for people who seem to have it all. A word that keeps cropping in religious newspapers these days, and on special pamphlets made for collecting charity on behalf of others who are suffering, is ‘tragedy,’ usually transliterated from the English. They usually tell stories that break the heart.

Nevertheless, we are told by the Talmud, which is echoed by the Shulchan Aruch, to accustom ourselves to saying that all that God does He does for the good. But clearly, in this world, good is something that has to be created, and achieved, usually the result of hard work and yes, suffering. If this is true when it comes to physical successes, how much more so must it be true when it comes to spiritual successes.

For, the ultimate good is not what we do, but the positive impact that it has on us. Every individual, from birth, is a work in progress. How many people have any clue of what they are capable of achieving, or just how great they might actually be at the time? The whole point of a Divine test is to reveal exactly this, so that we may take note, and grow even further. Though the current situation my bother us, it is necessary to help us grow to higher spiritual levels.

To achieve that level is to earn some relief. And, once the trouble is over, we realize that it was more manageable than we had thought it was while going through it. Happy is the person who copes and earns the relief. Not so happy is the person who realizes only after the trials and tribulations that he had been capable of dealing with the situation better, something that Yehudah must have wondered about after Yosef finally revealed himself, and brought an end to all of the family crises.
   

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Legacy - Parshas Vayigash

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Missing Persons
For twenty-two years, Jacob had grieved inconsolably over the loss of his beloved son Joseph. And now, his sons, returning from Egypt, had burst in on him with the most amazing news. Joseph was alive and well! Moreover, he had risen to the post of viceroy, becoming for all intents and purposes the undisputed ruler of the fabled Egyptian kingdom.

Surely, there can be no more dramatic instance of a dream come true. So what was Jacob’s first response to these wonderful tidings? Incredibly, he was incredulous. As we read in this week’s portion, he simply refused to believe them. Only after they repeated to him exactly what messages Joseph had sent to his father, and showed him the wagons he sent to transport the whole family back to Egypt, did Jacob finally accept their news. Only then was “his spirit revived.”

The question immediately arises: Why indeed did Jacob refuse to believe them at first? Surely his sons, all great and upstanding men, would not have conspired to play a cruel practical joke on their old father. What could they possibly gain by dragging him down to Egypt only to discover that Joseph was not awaiting him? Why then was Jacob so incredulous?

The commentators explain that had spent the first seventeen years of Joseph’s life molding him into a supremely spiritual man, a man steeped in the most profound Torah concepts and attuned to the deepest mysteries of the universe, a man of transcendent aspirations and goals, a man intensely alive in the full spiritual sense of the word. This was the living son he had lost so many years before, the spiritual successor for whom he had never ceased to grieve.

Now, after twenty-two years, his sons had returned from Egypt with the news that the selfsame Joseph who had studied Torah with his father was now the autocratic ruler of Egypt. Jacob did not believe it. He had no problem, of coursing, accepting the objective fact that the flesh and blood Joseph was still alive and breathing. But was he the same person who had grown up in his father’s sanctified home? How could it be that he had risen so high in the Egyptian power structure without compromising his values and ideals? And if so, this man’s identification with the lost Joseph was no more than a superficial, physical one, and his return could not compensate Jacob for his terrible loss.

But then the brothers relayed Joseph’s word and showed him the wagons Joseph had sent. According to the Midrash, these symbolized a Torah discussion they were having shortly before they were separated. Clearly, Joseph was sending a message to his father that he had not succumbed to his new environment, that he was still the same Joseph with same abiding devotion to the Torah and everything for which it stands. Only then did Jacob understand that his lost son had survived not only physically but s[spiritually as well, and “his spirit was revived.”

A young man studied for many years in the academy of a great sage. One day, he decided to go out and seek his fortune. He took his leave of his mentor who had taught him wisdom for such a long time and left.

Many years later, a middle-aged man came to visit the sage. He wore vulgar and flamboyant clothing, and gaudy jewelry adorned his fingers. He took out a thick wad of money and handed it to the sage.

“This is for your academy,” he said. “You may not remember me, but I was your student years ago. I have made a large fortune in the circus, and I have decided to give something to my alma mater. Life is strange, isn’t it? Would you ever have believed that a student of yours would one day manage a circus?”

The sage smiled sadly. “I would never have believed it, and I still don’t believe it. My student has ceased to exist. The man who owns the circus is an altogether different person.”

In our own lives, each of us developed a certain self-image during the formative years and still feels connected to that special person we once considered ourselves to be, even though the years may have coerced us into making certain compromises. But are we really? Only if our compromises did not involve sacrificing our basic values and ideals can we still be considered the same people we once were.
   
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commentaries from Ardelle on Vayigash

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Shalom friends!

Since we are still celebrating the festival of lights, I wanted to share with you an interesting thought about light.  Two sticks rubbed together will bring about a fire giving light.  Since the Haftarah this week is Ezekiel 37 concerning the two stick prophecy, I found that thought provoking.

Also I wanted to share an e-magazine from Jeff Benner with the Ancient Hebrew Research Center.  In this week’s issue, number 57, he has an interesting insight on the word “Torah” as it pertains to this week’s Torah portion.  You can access this issue and/or subscribe to the magazine at http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/emagazine/.  You will also find other archived issues there.  Very interesting reading! 

Hope you are enjoying this season of light and able to keep your focus on the Light of the World, Yeshua our Messiah!

Shabbat Shalom!
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Torah 2 The Nations, Dec 7, 2010

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That also through them The האור Light, רפואה The Healing and The ואהבה Love of ישועת יהוה Yeshuath YHWH may come back to הארץ The Land of Israel?

David Mathews – Manna Live Program gets controversial (there’s a surprise) :)

If you are looking for insightful, purposeful, energetic, bold, charming, dramatic and humility all mixed into one place, you can count on the message Abba delivers through David Mathews. Dovetailing in with the Morning Show topic about the end-time regathering of Israel, this program too is one of the best yet and could be a great conversation starter with Hebrew or Christian friends. David invites your questions at the station address radio@t2tn.com or directly at dmatt77@bellsouth.net. MAKE... Read→
One of Don’s favorite studies, Vayigash – the study where Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, is the general discussion topic for today’s Hebrew Nation Morning Show – Torah Teachers Round Table Discussion. The reading is so deep and so rich and varied, you want to do it for yourself first and see if you can pick up the themes, shadows and patterns even before listening in. It’s located in Genesis 44:18-47:27, Haftarah Ezekiel 37: 15-28 and Renewed Testament... Read→
Our own watchman on the wall continues his vigilant observations and timely critique of the times in which we live. If you want to keep up on where we are in the time clock both around the world and here in the U.S., then Mark Call’s weekly account of government interference, obstruction, intrusion and defiance is the update you’ve been missing. His LIVE program is heard every Thursday afternoon – call in, interact on Paltalk, listen on Ku Band Satellite, stream it live, email... Read→

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