Parshas Eikev (5762)

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Parshas Eikev (5762)
By Mordechai Dolinsky

The period we are now going through following the mourning of the destruction of the Bais HaMikdash is a very special time. It is a time for great inspiration for rebuilding and searching for spiritual breaches that need to be rectified. We are presently given special Divine assistance and gifts to accomplish this. The July-August vacation syndrome and the post Tisha B’Av until Elul slot for others, dampens the spiritual reality of this precious time. How terribly unfortunate! One can easily see how the parshios of the Torah that we have these precious weeks that deal with all the basic foundations of our faith confirm this rebuilding concept.

There is a beautiful Medrash in our sedra (2:37) that says that we can fortify our faith in Hashem’s loyalty to us from great acts of outstanding humans. Some would explain this by saying that if a human can be so loyal and lofty surely Hashem can. I would venture to say that at times we can see much marvelous virtues in a human which can only be explained by saying that we are witnessing the Divine soul planted within us.

We are living in a very low, corrupt, perverted culture and society. Let’s use the Divinity within us to rise above it.

Have a wonderful Shabbos.