Friday, 29 January 2016

Parashas Yisro

Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parashas Yisro.Moshe's father in Law,who was a priest of Midian,who had heard of the miracles that HaShem had performed for his people Israel,knew that now he had found The True G-D.He had tried all the different religions and found them to be lacking.He as well as the rest of the World heard the wonderful miracles G-D had done for Israel against the Egyptians and how G-D had split the Yam Suf into twelve pathways so Israel could walk through on dry land,so Yitro decided to become a Gair Tzeddek,a righteous convert to Yiddishkeit Judaism.He came toward the Israelite camp and shot an arrow into the Clouds of Glory with a message to Moshe to let him come into the camp. Normally the Clouds of Glory did not accept messages,but this one,HaShem allowed and the letter came through the Clouds and landed by Moshe. Yisro was admitted into the camp and,after Moshe told him all the wonderful things that was HaShem,Yisro became the first Gair Tzeddek ,Righteous Convert to. Judaism . In Yisro's honor,while Yisro was dining with Moshe and Aharon and Miriam, HaShem welcomed Yisro into the Jewish fold, with a special gift of 'Mann,'. (Manah) which fell down in front of Yisro on the table to eat.HaShem honored such a special action of a gentile ,coming to HaShem and wanting to be part of the following of the Holy Torah,by having this Parsha that includes the Holy Revelation of HaShem to His people and the giving of the 'Asaret HaDibrot' - 'The Ten Statements/Commandments by having this Parsha in Yisro's name. So much, does HaShem love the true Righteous Convert to Yiddishkeit.
In this Parsha HaShem has His people prepare for the Beautiful Revelation of receiving the Holy Aseret Ha Dibrot by purifying themselves so that they can have their request fulfilled and meet our Creator .
HaShem came down on Har Sinai , one of the smaller mountains in the region, to show that through humility , HaShem can be reached. The sound of HaShem coming down to finally fulfill His Wish since Creation to bring His Laws down to this World ,was a wish HaShem waited for for 2448 years since Creation .When the World questioned Bilaam at the time, what is happening and what is all the sudden silence ,for the World came to a stand still when HaShem came down ,Bilaam answered them ,that it is The Creator that is giving His Law to His people. 
The miracles that took place when HaShem Spoke was beyond our comprehension. HaShem spoke all the ten Commandments at first in the same instant all at once , something that defied natural science . The Words of HaShem were not just audible, but could be seen as a form of radiant fire that cut through space and time . HaShem started to relate each Commandment on its own and this was received by all Jews there as well as those Jewish souls that would still come and also the souls of all Gairim (Converts to Judaism ) that would still come and the way the Commandments were heard,they were heard by each individual in their own level of understanding to the point where all would understand the meaning equally . After HaShem related the first two Commandments, the people begged Moshe to please rather relate the rest of the Commandments as they could not stand HaShem's Awesome Spiritual Power and their souls left their bodies. HaShem had to restore their souls by letting the Blessed Dew that HaShem is also keeping for Techias Ha Meisim (Resurrection of the dead in Mashiach's time ) to fall on them and revive them . 
HaShem then related the Aseret Ha Dibrot, Ten Statements / Commandments for all posterity . There are 620 letters in the account of the Aseret Ha Dibrot which shows that HaShem gave 613 Mitzvos to His Jewish people as well as the 7 Noachide Laws for all the Nations to follow .
We note that there were Ten Statements / Commandments just as there were 10 pronouncements by HaShem when He Created Creation . Thus each of the Ten Commandments can relate to each of the Ten pronouncements that HaShem made in Creation .As HaShem Said in the first Commandment that He is HaShem ,so did HaShem Say in the beginning, 'Let there be light,' for HaShem is Light to this World. Just as HaShem said in the second Commandment,that we must serve only Him , so did HaShem say in Creation ,'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters,' (in other words a choice of physicalities separate to test us to not follow that which is unholy) so must we be faithful to G-D alone. 
Just as HaShem said in the Ten Commandments 'Not to take His Name in vain, ' thus respecting Him only,and putting Him above all else ,separating Him. From all unholiness,so did HaShem say at Creation, 'Let it separate (firmament) between water and water,' to show that what is Holy must be separate.
Just as HaShem said in the Ten Commandments,,' To keep the Sabbath of G-D,' thus keeping Holy,so did HaShem say at Creation,'Let the waters beneath the Heaven be gathered into one area,' thus showing as the Commandment that we must make a special day and place in our lives - the Shabbos - for HaShem .
Just as it says in the Ten Commandments ,that we are 'To Honor our Father and Mother,' so does it say in HaShem's Pronouncement at Creation,'Let the Dry land appear,' the very essence of the physicality from which we are all born,our parents from Whom, with HaShem, we come . 
Just as it says in the Ten Commandments ,' You shall not murder,' (thus respecting all life ) , so did HaShem Pronounce at Creation ,'Let the Earth sprout vegetation ,' thus help things live and sprout life.
Just as HaShem said in the Ten Commandments,'You shall not commit adultery,' so did HaShem Pronounce at Creation ,'Let there be luminaries in the firmament of heaven to separate between the day and the night,' so did HaShem command us that we are to look toward unity with Him and not to anything else and the same goes for being faithful to our partner only and not look toward others that may look like sparkles that attract to the eyes.
Just as HaShem said in the Ten Commandments ,'You shall not steal,' thus showing how we must respect what HaShem gives us and not want to take from others, so did HaShem Pronounce at Creation,' Let the waters teem with teeming living creatures ,' to remind us that there are many out there and each has its own destiny and needs to be satisfied with what HaShem gives each one and not want to take from others for HaShem has plenty to go around.
As HaShem Commanded that ' You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor,'thus changing the way HaShem Created them, so did HaShem Pronounce at Creation,' Let the Earth bring forth living creatures ,each according to its kind,' so must each life form be left as its kind and character and personality and not be changed by us giving false testimony to what is not true of that life form .
The Tenth Commandment 'Thou shalt not Covet,' relates to HaShem's Pronouncement at Creation when HaShem says 'Let man be made ,' for each man has his own destiny to fulfill and others should not covet that destiny but be a person of themselves, following G-D whole-heartedly and faithfully. 
So these 'Aseret Ha Dibrot '- 'Ten Statements / Commandments ' that HaShem waited for since Creation , related to every ' Let it be ,' that HaShem Pronounced when He made Ten Pronouncements that Created this Creation and so ,the giving of the Torah in this moment at Mount Sinai was like the Creation of the World -A new beginning for us all to start again and return to Gan Eiden . Every part of this precious Torah when kept is a pathway to the Heaven that HaShem made for us all and is the very Creation within our grasp . The first five Commandments were Commandments between HaShem and us and the second five Commandments were Commandments between people and each other.Yet both come together as one for we serve HaShem by treating HaShem correctly and doing as He asks us and also by treating our fellow humans and all life with kindness. 
No matter who we are , as HaShem Created the World for an Adam, so are each of us a worthy reason for Creation to exist ,just as Yisro turned from all that was wrong and stood alone against his fellow Midianites , to follow HaShem faithfully, so can all people be that one person for which this world deserves to be , by following HaShem Only with faith and righteousness and love.
With love to HaShem , I wish HaShem with love , a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love and to all my fellow Yidden , a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love.

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