There is a story of a rabbi who is asked to give a guest lecture in a synagogue. The synagogues rabbi cautions him, Dont speak about Shabbat. Many of the congregants are not Shabbat observant. And dont speak about Kashruth. Many of the congregants dont keep Kosher. Also, dont speak about learning Torah. Many congregants dont make time to learn Torah. The visiting rabbi asked, Then, please tell me, what should I speak about? Why, says the synagogue rabbi, speak about Judaism! This week’s Torah portion Ekev opens with: This shall be the reward for listening to these laws and doing them; the Lord your God will guard the covenant and the kindness that He swore to your forefathers. He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain, your wine and your oil; the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks, on the Land that He swore to your forefathers to give to you. You will be blessed above all nations. Neither you nor your flocks will be barren. The Almighty will remove from you all sickness nor let all of the terrible afflictions of the Egyptians that you experienced be put upon you. Instead He shall put them upon your enemies. (Deuteronomy7:12-15) Learning Torah leads to action and the more action the more blessings promises the Torah! Don’t look for empty ploys (segulot) that do nothing. There is no greater blessings promised throughout the Torah by the Creator Himself as keeping the mitzvoth.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:57:59 +0000
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