Chazzan Michael Simons Sheet - Parasha Terumah 5781

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8 Adar 5781

Issue No: 482

‫זכור ושמור בדבור אחד נאמרו‬

[25:8]

‫ זכור‬- ‫פרשת תרומה‬ ‫ה׳תשפ׳׳א‬

‫ְשׁכַנְ ִתּי ְבּתוֹכָם‬ ָ ‫וְעָ שׂוּ ִלי ִמ ְק ָדּשׁ ו‬

They shall make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them The Gemoro in Maseches Brochos recounts the story of Rebbi Yosi who was out on the road and went into one of the churvos (ruins) of Yerushalayim to daven. After he finished, he was met by Eliyohu HaNovi, who rebuked him for davening there, saying, “It would have been preferable to daven a short davening along the way”. Eliyohu then asked Rebbi Yosi what he had heard whilst davening. Rebbi Yosi said that he heard a voice saying, "Woe to the children whose aveiros cause me to destroy the Beis haMikdosh and send them to exile”. Acknowledging this, Eliyohu said that when people go to shuls and answer omein yehei sh’mei rabbo, Hashem shakes His head (so to speak) and says, "Fortunate is the King, Who people praise in His house; woe to the Father Who sends His children to exile”. In explaining this Gemoro, Rav Elyashiv says that Hashem gave us a mitzvah to build a Bais HaMikdash, allowing us to express our love for Him. These days, we constantly daven for Hashem to rebuild the Beis haMikdosh and our tefillos (prayers) replace the korbanos (Temple offerings). As a test of our sincerity, Hashem has given us a mikdash me'at in the form of shuls. Rebbi Yosi davened in a shul that was uncared for, thinking at least it was a shul. Eliyohu disagreed with this approach, proving it through what Rebbi Yosi heard there. "However," said Eliyohu, "when you daven in a well-kept shul worthy of being called a mikdash me'at, Hashem responds in the sympathetic and merciful tone of a Father forced to send His children into Golus”. We may add that conducting ourselves decorously in shul must surely also play an incalculable role in Hashem’s reckoning. [25:2]

‫רוּמה‬ ָ ‫ְוי ְִקחוּ ִלי ְתּ‬

They shall take for me a tithe The Bostoner Rebbe ztvk”l brings in the name of the sefer Yiso Brocho an insightful and beautiful interpretation of the opening pesukim of our parshah, as they relate to terumoh – a tithe. He expounds that there are three scenarios to explain why the recipient of a gift may value that which they have received. The first is if both the giver and the recipient are close friends, in which case the present has innate significance as a token of the reciprocated love and friendship of both parties. The second scenario arises where the giver, though not a close friend, is a person of strained financial means, who sacrifices what little he may have in order to present the recipient with the gift. In this case, the gift epitomises a sincerity and wholeheartedness in the act of giving, such that it becomes especially precious to the recipient. The third scenario is … page 2 We hope that these Divrei Torah, which are designed especially for use during the seudos, will ‫ בע״ה‬enhance your Shabbos and may they hasten refuos and yeshuos to all who need.

The Levush writes that on Shabbos we can attain higher levels of wisdom as it is a day especially designated for this purpose. Therefore, we should seek ways to increase the amount of Torah that we discuss on this holy day.

‫ שבת שלום‬/‫גוט שבת‬ ms

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