Hashemssoldier

I saw an awesome vort this week, about ONE DAY AT A TIME

R' Moshe Leib Sassover explains that the introduction to Yaakov's bracha to Ephraim and Menashe "Vayivarcheim bayom hahu laimor" was actually part of the bracha "Vayivaarcheim" that "bayom hahu laimor" they should only be involved in that day, not worry about what would happen later!!
The Batchutcheh Rav adds "Va'eschanan el Hashem ba'eis hahee laimor" that Moshe Rabeinu was mispalel "ba'eis hahee laimor" only to worry about the present moment the rest is not our daagah.

Just one Day at a Time!
The Pasuk in Parshas Yisro says "on this day they came to the Sinai Desert" Rashi explains that "on this day" means to tell us that "it should be as if it [the torah] was given on this day.
The Yismach Moshe explains that the entire Torah is advice in how to fight the YH, and here the Torah is telling us that we are supposed to tell ourselves that the whole coming to Har Sinai was only for TODAY, so how can I push it off until tomorrow and say that I'll keep it then, when the Torah hasn't been given to me for tomorrow yet?
It's one day at a time!!

The Beis aharon writes on the Pasuk in Tehillim (30;6)"Ki regah b'apoh, Chaim birtzonoh"

"If a person only thinks about the moment which is in front of his nose, then he will have life!"

Pidaini wrote:


Does anyone else find that the entire mizmor shir Chanukas habayis ledovid is talking about recovery from addiction?

Dr.Watson wrote:


Oh yes!!

Beha'aloscha starts with the commandment to Aharon to light the Menorah. We all know the famous Rashi that why is this Parsha of Menora near the Parsha of the Nesi'im. Aharon was saddened that Shevet Levi was not part of the grand pageantry that was the Chanuchas Hamizbeach. So Hashem tells Moshe to tell Aharon that his work is greater than theirs since he gets to light the Menorah everyday.
What the Nesi'im did was great. It was a huge show. Everyday for 12 days they come in with their silver, gold, 21 animals for sacrifice, incense and meal offering. I am sure there was much fanfare and everyone in Klal Yisroel was super excited and juiced up. They were probably telling themselves about all the great things that they were going to do. But we all know how these super glowing feelings fade. One day turns into the next and then the next, and you miss a day and a week and you fall behind and say well why am I doing this? Oh I'll just do that tomorrow, one slip won't kill me.
Contrast with Aharon's task. It was a relatively simple one. It was witnessed by few, there was no fanfare, just everyday going and lighting the menorah. But it was EVERYDAY. He could not miss even one day. This is the way to real growth, small steps everyday. No excuses why today is no good. No saying I'll just do it tomorrow. Take the steady consistent path everyday. So while what the Nesi'im did was amazing, what Aharon was tasked to do was even greater.

We say in Kabolas Shabbos - "Hayom im b'kolo tishma'u" , "Today, if you listen to His voice". Usually, when we worry about the past or the future - anything other than what's before us in this moment - its because we are trying to accomplish something other than ratzon Hashem, namely our own personal design. Or we have accepted upon ourselves the responsibilty of becoming something that we aren't meant to become. A tzadik, a perfect person, etc. Its all self driven. If we were interested to hear what Hashem's voice is demanding of us, we would be so liberated. We would be free to do only that which is on our plate today. "Hayom" - All we need to do is "today", "if we listen to HIS voice", as opposed to our own.

Or: "Hayom" we will have the gift of today, meaning real life and what living today fully offers us, if we are listening to His voice and not our own. Hashem demands so much less than we demand of ourselves. He just wants us to do His will in the moment. That's it. But we want madreigos, to be tzadikim. We think our avodah should be perfect. Maybe not right away, but we think that perfection is the ultimate goal. And those demands that we put on ourselves and the harsh lenses that we see ourselves through rob us of "today". And we never experience real life in the moment. So we can only have "Hayom" if "b'kolo tishma'u".