Previous posts on Simcha:
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
Simcha a source for rebuke
The verse most often cited as proof for Simcha in seving Hashem is found where we are rebuked for not serving Him with joy "Devarim 28:47 Because you did not serve the Lord Your G-d in joy with a glad heart."
This implies that simcha is the cause for Galus - exile from the land. The very land which we are commanded to settle, which the Ohr haChaim explains is the greatest Simcha - is the land which we lose if we fail to serve Hashem out of Simcha.
We see that Eretz Yisroel is intertwined with Simcha in a profound way.
How are we to understand then the seeming contradiction that our sages teach in Talmud Berachos that Eretz Yisroel is aquired through yissurim? suffering and hardship?
This implies that simcha is the cause for Galus - exile from the land. The very land which we are commanded to settle, which the Ohr haChaim explains is the greatest Simcha - is the land which we lose if we fail to serve Hashem out of Simcha.
We see that Eretz Yisroel is intertwined with Simcha in a profound way.
How are we to understand then the seeming contradiction that our sages teach in Talmud Berachos that Eretz Yisroel is aquired through yissurim? suffering and hardship?
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Living in Eretz Yisrael - Israel
VeHaya is a conotation that alludes to Simcha and Joy. There is no joy other than in living and dwelling in the Land [of Israel].
(Ohr HaChaim Parshas Ki Savo Devarim 26:1)
How do we express this Simcha? How do we find the joy of living in Eretz Yisroel? . . .
(Ohr HaChaim Parshas Ki Savo Devarim 26:1)
How do we express this Simcha? How do we find the joy of living in Eretz Yisroel? . . .
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