The Wonderful Gift Of Forgetting Gone Awry A person went crying to his friend that he owed someone money, and the lender constantly harasses him to pay back. His friend advised him that when the lender comes to collect, he should act like a lunatic by shrieking and dancing wildly and doing all sorts of crazy things in order to scare him away. Sure enough the day came when this same friend lent him money. When he came around to collect this genius started doing the silly act that his friend taught him. Seeing this, his friend gave him two whacks with his stick and said, “Fool, I taught you this trick don’t use it on me.”
The Dubno Maggid says, “Hashem gave us a wonderful gift in the ability to forget. Without it we would not be able to go on in life after a fight or after death of a loved one. We would not do a thousand things that we need to do because of one bad experience many years ago. Forgetting things over time helps heal our many wounds. So what do we do with this wonderful gift? We use it to forget Hashem. For that we get two smacks!
The pasuk says (Haazinu 32:18), “Tzur Yeladcha Teshi,” Hashem taught us how to forget. “Vatishkach Kel Micholilecha,” and we forgot Hashem our creator.
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Now That Is Justice! The Pasuk says (32:4) “HaTzur Tamim Pa’aloi Ki Chol Dirachav Mishpat, Kel Emuna V’Ein Avel; Hashem action are flawless, for all His ways are just, Hashem is faithful without any injustice.” Injustice? We talk about how righteous Hashem is, it seems strange to mention that Hashem in not “unjust”. Rav Shach says from the Vilna Gaon that it is impossible for humans to take into account all surrounding circumstances and dispense perfect justice. For example, when someonr commits a crime that requires the death sentence, has the court also determined if his children deserve to be orphans or not? What about the person who he says hello to every morning, has the court figured out if they cancompensate that person for the loss they are inflicting on them. When Hashem dispenses judgement, He has accounted for everything from the most glaring consequences to the most minute nuance. This is truly a tribute that we humans can marvel at. Hashem’s justice system is pure justice, without the slightest trace of injustice.
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Is Kabala For You? “Yaarof KaMatar Likchi Tizal KaTal Imrasi”, let my lessons flow like rainfall, let my sayings drip like dew (Haazinu 32:2). The Torah is compared to rain and dew. Rashi explains that Tal everybody is always happy with the dew, unlike the rain, which people caught on the road and people who have valuable item outside that can get ruined, and not very happy about. If so asks the Maskil L’Dovid why mention rain at all? Just compare the Torah to Tal. He answers that while dew may be pleasant, it is not enough to make plants and vegetation grow. The rain is a necessity that cannot be foregone and the same with the heavy doses of Torah that truly help us grow. He also brings from the Arizal that basic understanding of Torah, the Pshat, is compared to Tal. This is for everyone to learn and grasp. Rain is a Mashal for the Sodos HaTorah, the secrets of the Torah that are not for everyone. Like getting caught in the rain if someone is not prepared or cutout for learning Kabala it can ruin him just like the wine in open pit when the heavy rains come down.
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You’ll Be Fine, What About The Children? Teshuva is always accepted at any age. A person can sin most of his life and at the end do proper teshuva and erase a lifetime of bad and die a tzaddik. However there could be collateral damage that cannot be repaired; the children. Children tend to learn by example as they mimic their parent far more than we understand. When a child grows up watching their parents behave and act in a certain way, even if one day the parent wake up and do an about face and completely change their ways, they cannot expect the children to follow.
The Melitzei Aish says that this is hinted in the words of the Parsha “Sheechais Lo Lo, Banav Mumam”, this can be read “Corruption, not him, his children are left blemished.” No amount of self corruption cannot be repaired but the children they remain scarred forever. (Iturei Torah)
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Aharon Concedes His Birthright Moshe Rabbeinu was buried on Har Nevo opposite Bais Pe’or in order that he should be Michaper on the Bnei Yisroel’s aveira of worshipping Pe’or. The avoda for Pe’or was to relieve oneself in front of it. As preparation for this lowly form of worship, one ate as much as he possibly could. Moshe Rabbeinu who stayed in Shamayim for 40 days and 40 nights without food or drink had the ko’ach to defend Bnei Yisroel against the kitrug of this terrible aveira.
Rav Yehonoson Eibushitz says that Eisav also had a kitrug against Bnei Yisroel since he was the oldest by birth and Yaakov took the bechor. Similarly Aharon was older than Moshe, yet he conceded his manhigus to Moshe with a happy heart (ViRa’acha ViSomach BiLiboy) upon his return to Mitzrayim. Aharon was the perfect antidote to defend Bnei Yisroel
from the kitrug of Eisav. B’Chasdei Hashem he was buried on Hor HaHor overlooking Eretz Edom the land of Eisav nullifying Eisav’s kitrug.

Chag Sameach

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