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Daily Chizuk #1668
Holidays / Yamim Tovim
Rebirth of the Moon: Lessons in Disappearance and Return
Dancing with the Moon
Before every Rosh Chodesh, the moon completely disappears from our view for 24 hours. And then right afterward, on Rosh Chodesh, there's a rebirth of the new moon. And then each day, we see more and more of the moon. And we make a beracha called ברכת הלבנה, or otherwise known as Kiddush Levana.
Everybody is given the exact job that they need to do to be successful in this world. We are supposed to do our job with joy. Usually, a person's lack of satisfaction from his job comes from jealousy. He sees others with more than him and feels that if he had what they had, he would be a better Jew. The tikun that the moon needed to make was to be happy with whatever job Hashem would give it. And every day, Hashem gives it a different job. For 29 days out of the month, it appears differently each day until the last day. Then Hashem tells the moon that He wants a service done from it in complete darkness.
Yes, we can pray for things to change going forward. But until they do, our job is to serve Hashem the way He wants us to. And if we can do it happily, we can reach the highest levels. During this month called Elul- Rachamim, a month of mercy, we can work on this and b'ezrat Hashem, that will be a tremendous zechut for us for the upcoming year.
Chodesh ELUL Tov!!
Before every Rosh Chodesh, the moon completely disappears from our view for 24 hours. And then right afterward, on Rosh Chodesh, there's a rebirth of the new moon. And then each day, we see more and more of the moon. And we make a beracha called ברכת הלבנה, or otherwise known as Kiddush Levana.
Everybody is given the exact job that they need to do to be successful in this world. We are supposed to do our job with joy. Usually, a person's lack of satisfaction from his job comes from jealousy. He sees others with more than him and feels that if he had what they had, he would be a better Jew. The tikun that the moon needed to make was to be happy with whatever job Hashem would give it. And every day, Hashem gives it a different job. For 29 days out of the month, it appears differently each day until the last day. Then Hashem tells the moon that He wants a service done from it in complete darkness.
Yes, we can pray for things to change going forward. But until they do, our job is to serve Hashem the way He wants us to. And if we can do it happily, we can reach the highest levels. During this month called Elul- Rachamim, a month of mercy, we can work on this and b'ezrat Hashem, that will be a tremendous zechut for us for the upcoming year.
Chodesh ELUL Tov!!
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