Daily Chizuk #0417

Parashat Emor: A Better Life
In the beginning of this week’s Parasha, Emor, the Torah speaks about some of the laws that have to do with mourning the loss of a relative. It says, " לא יקרחו קרחה בראשם... ובבשרם לא ישרטו שרטת – The mourner should not make a bald spot on his head or cut into his flesh." These were practices that people who were in extreme anguish would do and Hashem wants His People to be more elevated than that, to understand that the death of a loved one is not a reason to harm himself. When someone passes away, he’s not gone. He begins a new existence far superior to the one experienced in this world.
Our job here is to understand our purpose and use every minute that we have in the service of Hashem. The better we perform here, the better our lives will be forever. And if we could understand that those who left the world are truly enjoying a much better place, the experience will be easier to deal with.
Shabbat Shalom!