Page 4 - The Jewish Voice - February '20

Page 4, The Jewish Voice

From the Rabbis from page 3 your relationship with Hashem through adding in your Torah because as sure as you stand there, you’re going to wind up
study or mitzvah observance. Stay consistent and give it some with an ear full of cider.”
for. If you’re finding that you have more headaches in time. I am certain that you will soon see results. There are a lot of charlatans in this world trying to get
your picturesque retirement than you dreamed you would, PS: Here are some ideas on how to strengthen your one over on others. I get calls all the time about a pre-
meditate upon this truth. Commit yourself to deepening your connection to Hashem: approved loan for which I have qualified. Sometimes the
relationship with Hashem and you will find the stress slowly • 5 min weekly: Light Shabbos candles Fridays before scam is not over money, but rather in the name of politics
ebb away as it becomes unnecessary. sunset or religion. In the story of the exodus from Egypt, we read
When a 19th-century philanthropist realized that his • 5 min daily: Lay tefillin that God said to Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh speaks
charitable work was taking up too much of his time, he asked • Attend daily minyan to you and says, ‘Produce your marvel,’ you shall say to
the saintly Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Israel Meir Kagen of Radin, • Join a Torah class Aaron, ‘Take your rod and cast it down before Pharaoh.’ It
Poland (1839-1933), for advice. The rabbi pointed his attention Rabbi Dovid Vigler is spiritual leader at Chabad of Palm will turn into a serpent.”
to Psalm 23, which reads: “Only goodness and kindness shall Beach Gardens and host of the Jewish Schmooze Radio Show. However, Pharaoh summoned his wise men and
pursue me all the days of my life,” and asked the man why Email him at gardensrabbi@gmail.com. sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians in turn did the same
King David asked that goodness and kindness should “chase” trick with their spells. Aaron struck the water, and the Nile
him. Wouldn’t it make more sense for David to ask of G-d that Truth and Lies turned to blood. But again we are told that the Egyptian
goodness and kindness should “find” or “dwell” with him? It magicians did the same with their spells. When the stakes
seems like an odd verb to describe these tranquil emotions. By Rabbi Paul Arberman were raised in the next plague, Egyptian sorcerers were
The Chofetz Chaim proceeded to explain that, by In the movie Guys and forced to admit, “This is truly the finger of God.” Clearly,
Divine design, everyone has to struggle with something in Dolls, the character Sky the Torah is making fun of the Egyptian magicians. They
this lifetime. This breaks our ego and forces us to have a Masterson tells of the advice are charlatans, producing magic with a slight of hand.
relationship with our Creator. Deeply aware of this truth, his father once gave him: In Judaism, prophecy and not sorcery would become the
King David was asking of G-d that his personal struggles be “One of these days in your acceptable medium of communication between God and
in holiness and not in the more painful alternative. travels, a guy is going to humanity. It was beyond human capacity to coerce God
“Be grateful,” he told the philanthropist, “that your show you a brand-new deck into revealing what the future held in store. We are taught
headaches are coming from running after others to help them. of cards on which the seal in the book of Exodus: “You shall not tolerate a sorceress
If you abandon this headache, you might just end up with a is not yet broken. Then this (22:17).” And Balaam, another non-Israelite practitioner
far more annoying burden! Keep doing your charitable work.” guy is going to offer to bet of the art, agreed when he stated: “There is no augury in
And if this idea sounds a little out there, why not give a you that he can make the Jacob, no divining in Israel” (Numbers 23:23).
try? If you always do what you’ve always done, then you jack of spades jump out of this brand-new deck of cards
always get what you always got! Commit yourself to enhance and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not accept this bet, From the Rabbis on page 5

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