THE WAY OUT

Dear Family,

I hope everyone is well.

Mazal Tov to Mendel Kehaty on the engagement of his brother Levi. Wishing you many more simchos in your Family and extended families.

Mazal Tov to Alisa on her birthday next week. Wishing you a happy year Alisa.

Mazal Tov to Shmuly and Devorah Leah on finding a new flat (and also literally new!) right in the middle of Stamford Hill almost next door to the surgery BH! It should be with much new mazal for good.

Mazal Tov to Pesach who has found a new office, also near to Stamford Hill. This should also be with success in your parnassa, and much growth of your business Pesach. BH

This coming Shabbos is Shabbos mevorechim Adar, and Chazal say 'mishenichnas Adar, marbim besimcha.' - When Adar arrives, we should increase in joy.

The feeling of joy is a light head and happy heart.

But what happens when occasionally we find that our heads are not so light and happy, and on the contrary we may feel heavy, weary and down?

THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THIS.

It is written in Mishlei (Shlomo Hamelech) regarding worries in a person's heart: 'daageh belev ish yashchena' - this literally means 'the worry in a man's heart, he should suppress it.'

Rav Ami interpret the word yashchena as yesichena, from root of hesiach, which means 'he should remove it from his mind, - push it out.'

Rav Asi interprets the word yeshichena as yesichena, from root of talking, which means 'that he should share his worry with a friend.'

Again we see how the Hebrew language is so rich with meaning and guidance for us, each interpretation giving optional solutions, all contained within the root meaning of the word.

The Rebbe explains in a sicha in Adar 1992, that this simcha of Adar should start with learning of Torah (which gladdens the heart), and this then blossoms into action through the performance of mitzvos. This will lead us to experience genuine SIMCHA.

Wishing everyone a Gut Chodesh starting with a Happy Shabbos.