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23 May 2012 / 2 Sivan 5772
Issue 986
Issue 986 - Shabbat Parshat Va’eira (m’vorchim)
January 19, 2012

Wisdom & Wit

Wisdom and Wit

By Shmuel Himelstein

R’ Simcha Bunim of P’shischa once spoke about Akeidat Yitzchak. “This story seems strange in a way,” he said. “Imagine, if Hashem spoke to you directly and told you to sacrifice your son, wouldn’t you do so? What, then, was so special about what Avraham did?
“The answer to this,” he said, “is that the yetzer hara appeared to Avraham and said to him, - You are old and your wife is old, and Yitzchak was born by a miracle. Hashem promised you that from Yitzchak would arise a great nation. Now, if you kill Yitzchak, Hashem’s promise won’t be fulfilled. “Avraham answered the yetzer hara: - Hashem told me to sacrifice my son, and I will do so. The fact that He promised me that from Yitzchak there would rise a great nation, that’s His concern, not mine.”
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A community leader extolled his community to R’ Moshe of Boyan. “Rebbe,” he said, “our people are very scrupulous in every single halacha. Why, if a page of a sefer - holy book - falls down, they immediately run to pick it up.”
“Yes, but what about a Sefer Torah which falls? Do they pick that up too?” asked R’ Moshe.
“Rebbe, I don’t understand,” said the man. “How could you even ask such a question?”
“My question was a very clear one,” replied R’ Moshe. “Do the people of your community realize that every single Jew is a Sefer Torah? Do they go out of their way to pick up those Jews who have fallen on hard times?”

Shmuel Himelstein’s Words of Wisdom, Words of Wit; A Touch of Wisdom, A Touch of Wit; and “Wisdom and Wit” - available at your local Jewish bookstore - Reprinted with permission of the copyright holder

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