The Rabbi Was Fired for….. Learning

0:00This Torah class is brought to you by Torahanytime.com When Haman wanted to annihilate the Jewish people, Yetoda Khashwerosh, Yashno-e-Am-Ekhad-Mafuzer-Mafoyad-Mainaman There is a certain nation that is scattered and dispersed among the nations Velamellach and Shoyvelanicham And it is not in the king's best interest to keep them around The Ismah Israel offers a beautiful homological interpretation Haman was not describing a nation dispersed geographically He was describing a nation that was divided internally Mafuzer-Mafoyad, they are separated, this Makhloikas among themselves There was friction, there was hatred within the Jewish people And Haman understood that when Yiden are divided, we cease to function as a Klaal And when that happens, we lose our Khaykhat-Sibar We lose our Sakhus-Arabam Haman's entire plot was built upon that division among Khaykh Israel And that is why Hashem commanded that every year it gives

1:02Specifically a Makhza-Sashakal, a half-shakal To ingrain within every Jew that he is only a half No one is complete when they are alone Only when we combine with another Yet to become complete If a person sees himself as a complete Shakal, independent, self-sufficient Not needing anyone else, that is virtually dangerous Our strength lies in recognizing that the sum of Khaykh Israel is far greater than any individual part And this unity is what ultimately saved the Jewish people As the told Mordekhai, Lake Knoises-Kalaihudam, go and gather all the Jews, unify them, bring them together, create Arduz And that Arduz nullified Haman's decree But perhaps the message of Makhza-Sashakal goes even deeper It is not only about unifying with others It is about humility within ourselves The feeling of half, the feeling of incompleteness is what fuels growth

2:04When a person feels complete, he stops striving When Saul believes he has arrived, he is no longer motivated to keep growing Asef comes from the word Asu, I am done trying I have already arrived, I have already accomplished, there is nothing left for me to build Yakov, however, is from the word Aikov, heal The heal represents the lowest point, the beginning Yakov always had the mindset, I am only at the beginning, I still have a long way to go In describing Mordekhai at Sardin, the Mugila says Mordekhai was sitting at the gate of the kink From his perspective, Mordekhai was always just at the gate, always at the beginning Always striving to accomplish more The author of Kalim said, the reason we call a Tertis color Atamut Khacham and Arachacham, why a student? A student and Arachacham is because the moment a person no longer sees himself as a student Someone who is still learning, still growing, still striving, he stagnates

3:08A truchacham is someone who still views himself as Atamut We are now reading about the dimensions of the Mishkan The Aran was unique, that its measurements were only in halves Two and a half amas, one and a half amas, why halves? Because the Aran, which contained the luchas, symbolizes Torah And Torah demands the mind set of halves You are never complete, you are never finished learning However much you know, this infinitely more The fascinating stories told about Raleez and Silver, the venerable rob of Cincinnati When he first began his rabbinic career in a small town on the east coast The president of the community approached him one day and he told him rabbi I am sorry, but we are going to have to let you go And rabbi Silver was stunned Yes, what did I do wrong? Why am I being dismissed for my job? And the president tells him Last night, that one in the morning, we were walking past your house

4:10And we saw the lights on, we were wondering, what is the wrath of doing up so late at night? So we picked inside, we saw you hunched over svaram and learning And what is wrong with that, the rob asked? What is wrong with learning, Kamara and Shlakhonarach? And the president tells him, rabbi, you don't understand We wanted a rabbi who already finished learning Not a rabbi who is still studying We wanted someone who already mastered everything A rabbi who knows it all Humorous but true A Jew never stops learning The Torah has no end The Torah is a ruch of my eris mida, a ruch of my na'yam Its depth is infinite And that is the message of Makhtsa Sahakal And avoid this Hashem No matter how much we know, no matter how much we have accomplished We must always feel like a half However much Torah we acquired, there is still a lot more to accomplish

5:10However much growth we have achieved, there is always more We must always feel like Makhtsas Because when we feel like a half We unite with others When we feel like a half, we strive to grow When we feel like a half, we remain humble Haman's Ka'ach came from a period, from a division, from arrogance Our Ka'ach comes from Arduz, from another And when Ka'ach stands united and humble And striving to grow and avoid the Hashem No Haman or no Hamas can ever touch us And now we know, have a wonderful day You've just experienced another Torah class Brought to you by Torahanytime.com