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Daily Chizuk #1306
Weekly Parasha
Beautiful Endeavors: Toiling in the Wisdom of Torah
Parashat Terumah: A Dancing Boat
In this week's parasha Terumah, we read about the construction of the Mishkan and its Kelim. One of the Kelim was the Shulhan, which had twelve loaves of bread constantly upon it. Mefarshim tell us, the Shulhan represented parnasa. The sefer L’Binyamin Amar quoted a Ramban saying, since the time of the world's creation, Hashem made it that His blessings need something to take hold upon. They don't come from nothing. Therefore, the Torah says, there should be lechem on the Shulchan tamid, constantly, so that there will always be a place for Hashem's blessings in parnasa to come down upon.
The Chovot HaLevavot writes in the Shaar Habitachon, that Hashem made each person in a way that will enable him to do a certain job to earn parnasa. A person should choose a job that fits his bill, something he will enjoy. And if someone has a job that doesn't fit him, and he doesn't enjoy it, he should pick something else.
A person has to know he is not a slave to his job. Hashem doesn't need a person to work to give him money. A person's hishtadlut in earning parnasa is part of his avodat Hashem. Hashem wants him to pass tests there, and follow the halachot of Choshen Mishpat. He should choose a job that will allow him to pray with a minyan, to set aside time to learn Torah morning and night, and to have time for his family. He should not be afraid to be the one to decide what his schedule should be.
Of course, while working, a person has to give his full effort, but he gets to choose what job he takes, and the hours that it entails. When we choose something that fits us, we should go to work every day happy, knowing that we are doing a mitzvah, and will be rewarded for it, no matter how much money we earn that day. This should give us great joy, and b'ezrat Hashem should make us receptacles to constantly receive Hashem's blessings.
Shabbat Shalom!!
In this week's parasha Terumah, we read about the construction of the Mishkan and its Kelim. One of the Kelim was the Shulhan, which had twelve loaves of bread constantly upon it. Mefarshim tell us, the Shulhan represented parnasa. The sefer L’Binyamin Amar quoted a Ramban saying, since the time of the world's creation, Hashem made it that His blessings need something to take hold upon. They don't come from nothing. Therefore, the Torah says, there should be lechem on the Shulchan tamid, constantly, so that there will always be a place for Hashem's blessings in parnasa to come down upon.
The Chovot HaLevavot writes in the Shaar Habitachon, that Hashem made each person in a way that will enable him to do a certain job to earn parnasa. A person should choose a job that fits his bill, something he will enjoy. And if someone has a job that doesn't fit him, and he doesn't enjoy it, he should pick something else.
A person has to know he is not a slave to his job. Hashem doesn't need a person to work to give him money. A person's hishtadlut in earning parnasa is part of his avodat Hashem. Hashem wants him to pass tests there, and follow the halachot of Choshen Mishpat. He should choose a job that will allow him to pray with a minyan, to set aside time to learn Torah morning and night, and to have time for his family. He should not be afraid to be the one to decide what his schedule should be.
Of course, while working, a person has to give his full effort, but he gets to choose what job he takes, and the hours that it entails. When we choose something that fits us, we should go to work every day happy, knowing that we are doing a mitzvah, and will be rewarded for it, no matter how much money we earn that day. This should give us great joy, and b'ezrat Hashem should make us receptacles to constantly receive Hashem's blessings.
Shabbat Shalom!!
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