Let the Joy of Adar Enter Into Your Heart

0:00This Torah class is brought to you by Torahanytime.com In this week's parasha, we are tasked with building a dwelling place for Hashem. The parsec says, we are also in Miktosh or Shakhanty Besokham. We are commanded to build a Mishkan, essentially a portable base in Miktosh, so that Hashem can dwell Besokham among them. And the question is Besokham, dwell among them plural? There was only one Mishkan. It should really say Besokham in it singular. So why does the Torah say Besokham among them? So this par Miktoshim explained that Besokham refers to the sanctuary that each and every one of us must build within our own heart. The Shchina does not only dwell in a building of wooden stone. It resides in the hearts of every year in Klai Israel. Every Jew can become a sanctuary for the divine presence. What does that mean exactly? How do we achieve that? So the Cypher Makhshava speaks of two types of Bote Miktosh.

1:01One exists conceptually in theory, in vision, and the other exists in physical reality. Dovda Mellach built up a Miktoshim concept. He gathered the materials, he formulated the plans. He was the inspiration behind it. He was the catalyst and the driving force behind the role. His son, Shlima Mellach, he actualized that vision. He constructed the magnificent edifice of wooden stone. In Shachos every day, we say, Mismar Sheikh Hanukkah Sabahisledovid. We refer to the Besokham Miktosh as the house of David. But it was Shlima Mellach who actually physically built the Besokham Miktosh. So why is it called Hanukkah Sabahisledovid? So the Mapharsim explained that the physical Besokham Miktosh built by Shlima magnificent as it was did not endure. It was ultimately destroyed. But the Besokham Miktosh of David, the inner sanctuary, the Bolvavi Mishkan Evna, the Miktosh built in the heart, that is eternal.

2:02That Miktosh can never be destroyed. And that is why we say Hanukkah Sabahisledovid. The Shachanty Besokham plural teaches us that even today, even after the destruction of the physical Besokham Miktosh, every Yid has the ability to become a receptacle, a sanctuary for the Shchina. We are all familiar with the statement of Khazal. Mishinigna's Adar, Marbim Besimkhah. When the month of Adar enters, we increase our joy. But those words can be understood on a deeper level. When we allow Adar to enter into us, we will automatically experience an increase in joy. How do we allow Adar to enter into us? Siddh Khadu Sharim explains that Adar can be read as Alif Dar. Alif represents the Lufa Shilohalam, the master of the world. And Dar means to dwell. When we allow Adar to dwell within us, we will automatically experience an increase in joy and happiness.

3:05Adar reminds us that our hearts and minds are in the dwelling place for us. Unfortunately, the events and the vicissitudes of life often obscure that reality. Digmar asks Esther Minatoira Minaheim. Where is Esther hinted to in the Torah? And Digmar answers, Vanoichi Hastir Astir. A double expression of concealment. We live in a world of Hester Panam. There are times when Hashem hides his presence. As we know, Hashem's name is not mentioned anywhere in the entire Megila. However, Khazal tells us that whenever the word hamelech is mentioned in the Megila, it eludes to the melech malgeham lachem. Khazal is teaching us dig deeper. Even when Hashem seems concealed, even when it seems that Hashem has abandoned us, he is orchestrating everything behind the scenes. The more we analyze and reflect and recognize the Adashem in our personal lives and in world events, the more other enters into us.

4:06And the more the extraordinary simch of Purim enters into our hearts. From our limited vantage point, life can sometimes feel confusing and unsettling. But when we take Allah and allow him to dwell within us, when we build that inner Miktosh, our perspective automatically changes. We realize that everything that happens to us is all from Hashem. He is guiding the story. He is directing every detail of our lives. And then something remarkable happens. We stop living in a world of anxiety. And we begin living in a world of joy and contentment. We stop reacting and panic and start responding with trust in the One who knows exactly what he is doing. Al-Avedar. When we allow Hashem to dwell within us, when we live our life with the realization there are lives and not random. When we live with total trust in Hashem, our lives transform into true simch and inner peace and tranquility.

5:08Then no matter what is happening around us, we live with true simch and satisfaction. And now we know. Have a wonderful day.