Friday, 5 October 2018

Parashas Bereishis

This Shabbos , we return again to the Beginning in Parashas Bereishis.
How often do we return to the Beginning of things to start over and make things right. Is that not a common thought of the New Year, which we just celebrated a little while ago. HaShem Mercifully and Lovingly Gives us opportunities to fix things. Every morning HaShem Returns our Neshoma to us to give us a new opportunity each and every day, Having Faith in us to put things right .
HaShem Starts out the Torah with the word " Bereishis, " - " In the Beginning ," for this is the Beginning of this Creation or Creation as we know it.
I say that, because our Rabbis tell that this may not have been the first things that HaShem has Made, and there are Rabbonim who believe this is the last one. This certainly makes us wonder what those others were and why HaShem , If He did Remove them , were they Cut off , which is hinted at by the very word ' Barei,' - which means 'To Cut Down , ' mentioned within the first word of the Torah , and thus talks of cutting them down . Our Rabbis tell us that we are not permitted to contemplate what came before this Creation , perhaps because of the negativity of some of them Chas Ve Shalom .. 
All Creation and all things are within this first word of the Torah - " Bereishis . " Even this concept of having been cut off before , for it's hint is there within the the word " Bereishis ," as the word 'Barei ,' which means ' to cut down ( Shilo Dictionary ) ,' is within the word "Bereishis . " It certainly appears from this word ' Barei ' as though HaShem Hinted at this that there was something else before , that was ' cut down .' The whole idea of Creation and all that HaShem Does , is so beyond our understanding and thus we need to have faith and trust and Emunah in all HaShem Does .
Torah starts with a big letter ' Bet ,' instead of the letter Aleph ( the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet ) . The reason for this is that the Letter ' Bet ' , being not the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet , shows that HaShem ( often His Name is spelled with a Letter 'Aleph,' ) , came before all things when nothing else existed . HaShem The One And Only, Comes before Creation . The letter ' Bet ' is the first letter of the words ' Ben ' and 'Bat ' - " Son ' and ' Daughter ,' in other words ' Children, for HaShem Was there before Creation and we all , as part of His Creation , are all HaShem's Children . Our Rabbis tell us that At the Beginning , HaShem Spoke and all came into being in a state of disarray , or not in order and HaShem Brought all into being in order , in it's place on each day . The Darkness that existed at the Beginning , was a Creation as well , and contained within it , the Hidden Light that HaShem Made .Thus the Darkness had within it , the potential for Light , just as we , who are still growing spiritually , have the potential for great holiness , as Creations of HaShem . HaShem KNows to trust us every Morning as we say Modeh Ani , for HaShem Knows that we all deep down can be Holy and Good and Moral . The Choice of what we do , is left by HaShem to us . This Free Choice , is what allows us to become holy and who we are deep within , for it is more holy to choose to be holy , then to be given it like a robot who can never be good of itself . In this way , we can grow higher than Malachin Angels , who are not given the Free Choice to grow ,as we are . Adam , Man , was the eight of Creation , made on the last day and Given by HaShem , a World already prepared ,with all his needs . How Loving and Caring is HaShem . HaShem Was Alone Making Creation , and whenever we Bless something , we use part of this First word in the Torah , to Bless whatever we partake of , in the Brocha we say . Thus when we Jews Bless something , we are in fact , Blesssing that particular article , that was Created at the Beginning , and only came into being at that moment we needed it and then we say the Brocha for it, for in the Brochas , we are actually Blessing Creation , and HaShem's Wisdom , for He Knew at the Beginning , that right now so long after , we would partake of that thing and so HaShem Created it back then , and that thing , partaken of now , actually waited since Creation , to be utilized now , and it is also so it's Spiritual essence can return to HaShem as we all should . Midrash Rabbah gives a lot of insight into the first word " Bereishis . " For there are many secret holy variations of words , in this one Holy word ' Bereishis . 
The Midrash Bereishis Rabbah says that, taking the last letter of the first three words of this Parsha , spell the word Emet - truth , for you can have no greater truth than HaShem and His Creation and follow no truer path than HaShem's Holy Torah and the only true Truth is that HaShem Created Creation .
Also within the word " Bereishis ," according to Midrash Bereishis Rabbah , is the word Alef ( letter Alef ) B'Tishrei , the First " of Tishrei ', for on this 1st of Tishrei , was the Creation of Man ( humans ) , thus showing that HaShem Gives Creation to us as a Gift and It should be treated as such , with holiness , love, care and HaShem's Mitzvos , the way HaShem Wants it to be treated as well as we , should behave the way HaShem Wants us to behave as well us us doing all HaShem's Commandments as HaShem Wants us to , as we as well as all Creation , are His . Also , says Midrash Bereishis Rabbah , within the word " Bereishis , " are the words ( with the same letters ) ' Barah Shtei ,' - ' ' He Created two ,' which is an allusion to Adam Ve Chava ,' or an allusion to more than just this Creation that was ever Created , or even according to Midrash Bereishis Rabbah , a reference to the Two Torah Divisions of Torah She Bichtav and Torah She ' Be'al Peh ( the written and oral ) . This could also be a reference to the two choices we are given , to do what HaShem Commands , or do wrong and disobey Chas Ve Shalom , each with its resulting destination and Rewards or Punishments . The choice is ours .
Midrash Bereishis Rabbah also suggests that within the word " Bereishis " are the words ' Yerei Shabbat ,' - ' Revere the Shabbos ,' using the same letters , showing how important Shabbos and Torah Laws are to HaShem and us Jews and we need to follow them . The whole of Creation , every day , rises up to revere HaShem . So must we revere the Shabbos , the reason and result of Creation , to reach that Eternal Shabbos . These words within the word " Bereishis " also show that all things now were Created by HaShem in merit of the Shabbos.
Midrash Bereishis Rabbah also suggests that within the word " Bereishis " are the words " Brit Eish , " which means ' Covenant of Fire ,' for in the merit and covenant of circumcision, and through the merit of ' Fire ,' referring to Torah ,' we can be saved from the judgement of Gehinnom , where Torah was originally written Black Fire on White Fire , and also that is a reference to the Fire of Torah burning in our soul through the ages. HaShem Wrote the Torah 2000 years before Creation , and as our Rabbonim teach , HaShem " Looked into the Torah and Created the World ," for Torah is the Blueprint of Creation . Nothing that HaShem Does , is haphazard . There is a Plan , even though we don't always see it . 
Deep in the Midrash Bereishis Rabbah , it also suggests that the word " Bereishis," also has the words "Bara'ta ( ' Created 'and the letters Yud Shin ( which add up to 310 , which means that HaShem May have Created 310 Worlds as a Reward for the Tzaddikim . 
The Midrash Rabba Bereishis also teaches that the Gematriah of the words ' Bereishis Barah ,' equal the words " B'Rosh Hashanah Nivrah Ha'Olam ," which means , " On Rosh HaShanah the World ( Man ) was Created . " 
Bereishis Midrash Rabbah also says that the Gematriah of the word " Bereishis " is 913 , which is the same Gematrical value as " BeTorah Yatzar ," which means , " He ( HaShem ) Formed ( It ) with the Torah . "
So within the word " Bereishis ," are many secrets and deep spiritual meanings .
HaShem at first Created Creation with his Attribute of " Elokim " - " Judgement " but tempered it with ' Mercy ,' seeing that the World would not survive our imperfections without His Mercy . 
HaShem Created the Creation with Ten Pronouncements . Even though He is the Creator , HaShem Still Created with Pronouncements , in a soft kind way . So must we be soft and kind and emulate HaShem's Holy Ways .
Very different from the Snake into which Samael the Angel came into , in order to tempt Chava . The Snake or Samael , played on Chava's need and lack of confidence , when he tricked her , by offering her that which was forbidden , thus Loshoning and Slandering HaShem . When she said she may neither " eat of it nor touch it "( where HaShem Had only Said they may not eat of it and Had Said nothing of not touching it , all Samael had to do , was push Chava against the Tree , of Knowledge of Good and Evil ,which was joined at the root with the Tree of Life , at the centre of Gan Eiden , and prove it could be touched . Once Chava had been eased to the first step , the second one to break ( a lesson for us all in all things ) , was easier and she reached up her hand and took of it . Although by this time , Samael had already forced himself upon her , and spiritually raped her , thus putting a part of his spirituality into one of the children she was carrying , Kayin and this is why she talked of sadly having made a child with a divine being . We saw the results of this when Kayin in jealousy killed his brother Hevel . Sadly , this strain continued through humanity , into Naamah , who was descended from Kayin's line , where Naamah married Noach , and thus continued down the line , even though Naamah was a very holy Woman and the mother of us all . 
Thus , within humanity , we have a lot to work on and try and improve and rid ourselves of .
HaShem's Torah in keeping It , fights all negativity and rids the World of this Strain and slander that Samael perpetrated against HaShem and even though HaShem Said , in punishing the Snake , who once walked upright , that HaShem will put enmity between Samael's offspring , which was Ashmedai the Mazzik among others , and Chava's Offspring through Shais - Seth , but in Mashiach's time , Samael will cease to exist. Samael is the Malach Angel of our greatest enemy Amalek , who has repeatedly tried to judge Jews and entice enemies to kill us as a nation . At the End of Days , he will cease to exist , may it come soon in our days . 
Bereishis , is the Beginning , yet within it , are the seeds to the end and the final days till Mashiach Comes .
Such a time we await, where there will no longer be persecution of our people . Where we will not be disturbed by heartaches and strife and ill health . Where we will return to Gan Eiden , a place , where every tree would bear fruit , and where even the bark of the trees would smell and taste sweet . Where the abundance of taste was never ending and the smell and fragrance of peace was the sweetest melody that surrounded us always. 
We are here in this World , to work our way back to Gan Eiden . The Torah , Given by HaShem is our pathway and steering hand leading us in return to Gan Eiden , where we can experience the Brilliance of HaShem's Shechinah always . 
Where even the air is filled with Torah Light and the Sweetness of HaShem . 
In returning to the beginning , where it all started , we return in Teshuvah , to fix our errors and mistakes , so that we may make up for them and repair the errors made near the Beginning . So that the Beginning , can carry straight on to the Eternal Shabbos , it was going to be , and so that we can step into the Eternal Shabbos and be surrounded totally with HaShem's Love . May our Torah Learning and Observance take us from " Bereishis , " and continue straight into The Eternal Shabbos of Olam HaBah and sit in the Sweetness of HaShem's Love . 
I wish HaShem with Love a Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with Love and wishing all my fellow Yidden a Blessed Shabbos , a Blessed Shabbos Kodesh with love .

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