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Парша Вайелех – 5786

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Перенастройка или Возвращение 

Перевод Галины Хайкиной 

В настоящее время мы находимся в Десяти Днях Тшувы (Раскаяния), которые начинаются с Рош Ха Шана и заканчиваются Йом Киппуром. На прошлой неделе мы использовали аналогию с оркестром, чтобы затронуть тему Рош  Ха Шана как дня, в который мы посвящаем себя или, возможно, вновь посвящаем себя руководству Всевышнего как нашего дирижора. Благодаря нашей преданности Ему, Дирижер способен реализовать Его видение, а все члены оркестра вместе участвуют в создании этого видения. 

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Vayeilech 5780

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RETUNING OR RETURNING?

We currently find ourselves in the Ten Days of Teshuva which begins with Rosh Hashanah and concludes with Yom Kippur. Last week we used the analogy of the orchestra to address the theme of Rosh Hashanah as being the day on which we commit ourselves or perhaps recommit ourselves to the direction of HaShem as our conductor. With our commitment to Him, the Conductor is able to realize His vision and all the members of the orchestra together share in the creation of that vision.

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Vayeilech 5779

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GETTING TO THE ROOT

There are only a handful of Shabbosim who carry a second name. Our Shabos carries the name Shabbos Shuva or Shabbos Teshuva. The reason for the first variant is because the haftorah begins with the word Shuva, as Hoshea tells his people to return to HaShem. The reason for the second variant is because it is the Shabbos of the Ten Days of Teshuva. Question: Why then is Friday not called Friday Teshuva, and for that matter, every other day of this week?

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Vayeilech 5782

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DEFINING SUCCESS

We say in our Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur prayers “O HaShem, instill Your awe upon all Your works and Your dread upon all that You have creat-ed.” Do we really mean what we say? Do we really want HaShem to instill dread upon all that He created? I am one of those creations – do I want dread instilled in me? There are plenty of movements in America whose growth will certainly create dread in HaShem’s creatures. Is that what we really want?

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