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While showing each other the various ones they had anddiscussing trading, my little one picked up a pretty blue but-terfly and declared, “Daddy should get a sticker!” She handedit forward, and I affixed it to my mirror. I knew that way shewould see me “use” it, and I could remove it more easily thanI could from the dashboard.

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Let’s think about that. What does it help to remember thatsomeone USED to be good to you, when now they’re rotten?HaShem remembers us when we were devoted to him, andtherefore takes us back even after we’ve betrayed Him. Howdoes that work?

Before I explain, let me tell you another story. One day, mywife called me very upset. My daughter had balked at eatingsome sort of green vegetable which was served for dinnerand simply refused to taste it. The situation devolved intoboth parties getting upset. When my wife told me about it, Istarted laughing.

Astounded at my insensitivity to her frustration, my wifeasked me what exactly I found so funny. I paused, then said,wistfully, “We’re back to corn and sweet potatoes,” referenc-ing the only baby food we had been able to get our belovedbaby girl to eat when she was an infant. Not peas, not greenbeans, nothing green – just the small orange jars of corn andsweet potatoes. My wife’s heart melted and she couldn’t bemad at her baby anymore. It wasn’t her fault; this was howshe was made from the beginning!

Just like my sticker, it reminded us of what lie inside of ourdaughter in her youngest years, and that it still existed insideher today. And that’s the message of the posuk.

HaShem says, “I remember when you were enamored withMe; when you clamored to be close to Me. I know thatthough we’ve been driven far apart, that desire of your youthstill resides within you and can resurface with great force.”Even though we think we’ve changed permanently, deepdown, He knows we really haven’t.

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Well, I’m stopping here, but at leastyou’re a little closer to your destinationnow. Safe travels, and just keep takingthis road straight ahead. You’ll getwhere you want to get; I’m sure of it.

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For almost forty years while the Jews were traveling in thedesert, their source of water was the be’er, a large rock thatprovided the water they needed to survive. The Jewish na-tion then consisted of about three million people. They hadalso taken many animals with them when they went out ofMitzrayim, so they required millions of gallons of watereach day. The be’er provided all they needed and more.

When Miriam died, the rock disappeared, and the Klal Yis-roel recognized that their survival was in jeopardy.HASHEM told Moshe Rabbeinu to go out into the desert,speak to the rock, and bring the water back. When Mosheand Aharon went to the rock, they spoke to it and receivedno response. Moshe then assumed that just as it was neces-sary to hit the rock when the Jews first went out into thedesert, so too now. When he hit the rock, it began pouringforth water.

Later, HASHEM told Moshe and Aaron that they haderred. HASHEM told them to speak to the rock, and it wasthrough the power of speech that the miracle was to comeabout. On some level, they were lacking in their trust inHASHEM, and this caused them to miscalculate. Had theybeen more complete in their trust, they would have usedwords alone, and the rock would have provided the water.

Rashi tells us that because of this mistake, the Jewish peo-ple lost out on a great lesson. Had Moshe only spoken tothe rock, the Jews would have said to themselves, “A rockdoesn’t require sustenance, yet it listens to the word ofHASHEM; surely, we, who rely on HASHEM for parnassa,must listen to Him.” However, since Moshe hit the rock in-stead of speaking to it, that lesson was lost.

Rashi seems to be saying that if Moshe had spoken to therock, the Jewish people would have increased their level ofservice to HASHEM. They would have realized that theirlivelihood was dependent upon their doing mitzvahs, andthis would have added focus and precision in the way thatthey fulfilled them.

There are two problems with understanding this Rashi.One is that the Gemara tells us that the reward for mitzvahsis not in this world. While it is true that HASHEM rewardsevery good a person does, the place of that reward is in theWorld to Come. In fact, it is considered a curse to use upyour payment in this world – something that is reserved forwicked people. So it doesn’t seem to be correct that theirlivelihood was dependent upon listening to HASHEM.

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in history. So even if their parnassa was dependent upontheir listening, how would they be motivated by somethingso mundane as earning their daily bread?

The answer to this question is based on understandingthe Rambam (in Hilchos Tshuvah, Perek 9). He explainsthat even though we don’t receive reward for doing mitz-vahs in this world, if a person keeps the Torah properly,then HASHEM will remove all of the obstacles that nor-mally prevent a person from keeping the mitzvahs. Sick-ness, war, poverty, and hunger prevent a person fromlearning or fulfilling the mitzvahs. If a person is happy anddedicates himself to keeping the Torah, HASHEM willshower him with all of the requirements to better serveHim, including peace, tranquility, well-being, sustenance,and all else that a person needs to follow the Torah.

The Rambam is telling us that since HASHEM createdthe world in order to have man follow the Torah, when aperson uses the world properly, then HASHEM allows himto have his needs met in this world without strain. This willhelp him better serve HASHEM.

HASHEM was telling Moshe and Aharon that this lessonwould have greatly affected the generation of the desert,but it was lost. Had the people seen the rock obeyingHASHEM’s command, they would have been moved to apowerful realization: “The rock doesn’t have needs, yet itlistens to HASHEM. How much more so should we, whohave so many needs? HASHEM has promised that if wefollow in his ways, He will remove all obstacles from ourpath. But if we don’t listen. . .”

That was a lesson that would have affected even this gen-eration because their very survival depended on it. Whilepeople may have many lofty motives, one of our strongestdrives is self-preservation. Had that generation come to a

more clear recognition that their existence was dependentupon keeping the Torah, it would have changed even theirappreciation — but it was a lesson lost.

The concept that HASHEM takes care of our needswhen we use our lives properly can be a great source ofmotivation. Earning a living isn’t easy. Market economiesrise and fall. Entire industries come and go. Careers thatare in high demand in one decade are outsourced and sentoverseas the next. Financial security in an ever-changingworld is fragile at best.

While our main motivation to keep the Torah is thatHASHEM commanded us to do it for our benefit in theWorld to Come, the reality is that we live in this world. Wehave bills to pay, children to put through school, and many,many financial obligations. Knowing that HASHEM willremove the obstacles standing in our way, as long as wededicate ourselves to passionately keeping the Torah, canbe a great impetus to growth.

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Kabbalah describes three primary cognitive faculties in thehuman being:Chochmah/Wisdom,Bina/Understandingand Daas/Knowledge.

Chochmah is thespace for conceptionof new ideas. It holdsthe creative mind andreleases our epipha-nies. ThroughChochmah we receivethe spark of an ideafrom the super-con-scious, but it is notfully developed. Yet,from this flash of in-sight we know that wehave found an answerthat we have beenseeking and must pur-sue.

Bina is the next stageof the cognitiveprocess and it receivesthe new idea fromChochmah. Only inBina is an idea fullydeveloped from a sin-gle point to an ex-panded set of details.From the initial flashof insight, a completethought is built withall of its applicationsand ramifications.

Daas is the path of a complete thought from the intellectinto the emotions. After information has been processed, ourDaas brings it to heart. Through Daas, ideas become real tous, and we begin to feel them emotionally and can implementthem into reality. Daas creates an intimate connection be-tween us and another entity, concept or being; it’s a very deepand powerful bond, a driving force.

The Torah tells us “The man [Adam] knew his wife Eveand she conceived and bore Cain…” (Bereshis 4:1) TheDaas/Knowledge of Adam and Eve was their intimacy. Theywere fully united as one being and their souls connected onthe highest planes, they were now truly a pair who knew andfelt each other mentally, emotionally and physically. Their re-lationship became real and fully manifest in their lives.

G-d desires only what is good and holy, however, for freewill to be real to us, both sides must exist. Therefore, for

every positive and holyforce in G-d’s creation,there is an equal butopposing negative andunholy force. So, forChochmah, Bina andDaas, as with the otherdivine attributes, thereare both holy and un-holy sides.

The Kabbalists ex-plain that Moshe andBilaam were both em-bodiments of the di-vine attribute ofDaas/Knowledg e.Moshe was a force ofDaas ShelK e d u s h a / H o l yKnowledge and Bal-aam was the equal butopposing force ofDaas Shel Klipah/Un-holy Knowledge.

(In many places, welearn how Moshe isconnected to the at-tribute Netzach/Vic-tory. Still, Moshe isalso a facet of Daas, asour perception of asoul depends on theperspective. Similarly,we usually find Avra-ham associated with

Chesed/Kindness, however he is often also associated withChochmah/Wisdom.)

In us, the Holy Daas represented by Moshe is our sensitivityto identifying with holiness. With holy Daas, we extract fromour own spiritual ideas and information the energy and ex-citement for doing mitzvos, serving G-d and making theworld into a better and holier place. When we feel a desire

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Our Daas feeds perspective on the information which we pos-sess. If we have an epiphany, learn something new from a bookor a teacher, experience an unusual event, or see a person behav-ing in an unexpected way, how will this new information playinto our own lives? Whether it’s consciously or unconsciouslyapplied, our Daas will determine our reaction and feelings, andultimately, motivate our actions.

Through holy Daas, we will dig deep and find holiness in everyperson or experience, even if it’s deeply buried under many layersof questionable integrity. With unholy Daas one can easily detectand harbor on the slightest negativity or insincerity, gravitate toit, expose it, and spoil any goodness that was there.

Since Adam committed the sin of eating from the Tree ofKnowledge of Good and Evil, everything in the world has beenis a mixture of good and bad. With the exception of a few loftyand righteous souls, Tzadikim, every person’s actions (or moti-vations) also contain both positive and negative elements. Thereisn’t any good that doesn’t have a little bad mixed in, and thereis not any evil which is without a kernel of goodness.

If we examine our own genuine and spiritual acts, we may findour own inappropriate motives. Perhaps deep down, we enjoyhonor and fame, and study Torah for this reason, even if it’s onlya miniscule personal pleasure. In shul, we might shuckle and swaywith great enthusiasm, hoping someone else will notice. Isn’t itconceivable that some of us like to see our names on a building,or in a news photo?

Of course, nobody is perfect. Pure tzaddikim are rare individ-uals, spread sparsely throughout the generations. Our job isn’tto completely eliminate every kernel of evil within ourselves –that’s practically impossible. Our job is to serve Hashem andfight the unholy, to stifle and restrain it and prevent it from man-

ifesting in our lives in a real way. We cannot eradicate it, but wecan do our best to control it and keep it in check. As explainedin the book of Tanya, that is what expected from us. So, for mostpeople, when we are involved in a good and holy deed, even ifit’s likely that there is some tinge of personal gain involved, it’salso probable that we are involved mostly for good reasons.

When someone is truly acting ostentatiously or pretentiously,we don’t need a complex Daas to detect it, it’s usually quite ob-vious to everyone that observes. The true power of Daas is toextract a deep reaction from even an ordinary thing, idea orevent.

When we study another person’s actions and dig up an innermotive, the true nature of our Daas is revealed.

Bilaam had the ultimate unholy Daas; he was able to smell arat from a mile away. He had a knack for spotting insincerity. Asthe adage says, “It takes one to know one.” Bilaam was so evil athis core that it was easy for him to spot even the tiniest indiscre-tion. Whenever there was a possibility of anything insincere orunholy, he could find that single speck and disregard all of thegoodness that came along with it.

Whom was he was trying to curse? This was a generation ofJews that grew up and learned Torah with Moshe. They had beeneating Manna and drinking from Miriam’s well. They were Tzad-dikim of the highest caliber! When Balaam came to slander them,he couldn’t slander them directly, because he knew there wasnothing overtly negative to say, even the last traces of the sin ofthe golden calf had been obliterated.

His keen eye spotted one test they would fail. This generationhad a deeply rooted, almost hidden problem. In Egypt for 210years, the Jews were steeped in hedonistic living and immorality.Although they had since stood at Sinai and purified themselvescompletely, Bilaam perceived that unaware even to them was stilla minuscule appreciation for the immoral Egyptian lifestyle. His

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Bilaam’s goal, like many of his ilk before and after his time,was to empower evil. Through his power of unholy Daas, hewanted to belittle the Jewish people in Hashem’s eyes. If G-d isangry with His children, He turns His back to the world. Whenthe Jewish people are in exile, G-d lovingly awaits their returnto Him, and indiscriminately continues to throw life at the worlduntil He can favor them once more, He must not pay attention.If G-d would be exacting in His life-force during these times,the Jewish people may not bode well, therefore He ‘blindly’ sus-tains all life. Similar to what Haman tried to accomplish, Bilaamwas looking to access G-d’s ‘blind’ light, which he would directand use to his own evil devices.

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S U N DAY, J U LY 15, 1:10 P M

Join the Jewish Community of the Greater Los Angeles area

at Dodger Stadium for our 13th Annual Jewish Community Day!

Come early to watch the pre-game festivities on the field, and

enjoy Kosher food options at the stadium. Bring out your con-

gregation, family and friends, and don’t miss out on celebrating

and supporting the Jewish community at Dodger Stadium!

TO P U R C H A S E T I C E K T S :

DO DGE RS .COM/J E WIS H

E N T E R P R O M O C O D E :

J E W IS H

I N T E R E S T E D I N B R I N G I N G A G R O U P C O N TAC T:

Eric Boujo

323-224-4287

[email protected]

13TH ANNUAL JE WISH

COMMUNIT Y DAY

Each Special ticket purchased includes an exclusive Dodgers Yarmulke and supports

Jewish Causes in Southern California

T I C K E T S

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15

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$

22

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