STRENGTHENING INTELLECT

Dear Family

Hope everyone is well.

Mazal Tov to Esther Miriam on her upcoming birthday next week.

And on the same day is the Yohrtzeit of Meme. We wish Mommy long life.

It is coming up Shavuos straight after Shabbos, and in relation to this there were 2 vort that I heard which had an affect on me this week.

They were both in relation to EXERTING ONES INTELLECT IN THE LEARNING OF TORAH.

I apologise but I cannot remember their sources.

The first one was that Torah is the Truth, and it is constant and unchanging.

When we apply ourselves to delve deep into it and understand and work hard with it, unbeknown to us, our being rises above the world, and this protects us from worldly damages.

The second was based on the blessing people give each other on Shavuos that we should be 'Mekabel es Ha Torah besimcha uvepnimius'.- That we should receive the Torah with joy and inwardness.'

I heard it explained what means bepnimius ie when someone has an area of Torah which they had been learning that day, and he could not understand it, if he was a pnimi, he would not be able to fall asleep that night trying to work it out. (in the same way as a businessman would not be able to sleep if there was some problem in HIS OWN BUSINESS!)

These stories did make me realise to try and learn more carefully. Still a long way to go though!

Wishing everyone a Gut Shabbos, Gut Yom Tov, and we should be mekabel es HaTorah besimcha uvepnimius.

Rambam 5 Minutes Per Week.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lYiYbJRR8ZYU3FEzbBJdZq9soOXZeYGi6cQCok2e s94/edit CHAPTERS 3-10 on p4 - HILCHOS KORBAN PESACH

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18LCdtnMoOFsfxkxHjcW3nyVIjV-D3hX5S6oFAycC -cA/edit