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On the Haftarah: The Purpose of Creation
By Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz
The haftarah1 for parshat Bereishit is from the book of Isaiah. The Sefaradic and Chabad custom is to conclude at the end of chapter 22, while the Ashkenazic custom is to continue to chapter 23. The Lubavitcher Rebbe had a unique personal custom that his father-in-law, the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, instructed him to follow, but not as a rule for the community. In a regular year, he would conclude at the end of chapter 22 and in a Jewish leap year, he would continue on to chapter 23.2 (I don't know the reason for this. If anyone does, please share it in the comments section below.) I will be using both chapters as the basis of this essay. There are several reasons we read this haftarah on shabbat parshat Bereishit.
First, because it starts with, “So says the Almighty G-d, who created Heavens ... who laid out the earth...”3 which is similar to our parshah, which speaks of the creation of the heavens and the earth. However, if this were the only reason, we would stop after the first verse. There has to be more.
We must look deeper. The haftarah shares with us the reason for creation. The haftarah is all about Moshiach. It speaks about learning Torah, doing mitzvahs, “G-d wants ... him to make Torah great and to strengthen it.”4 It also speaks about the Jewish people, how the world will realize that the Jewish way of life is the correct approach and G-d's disappointment with us Jews for not doing our job well. Despite all that, He also reminds us that he is always with us, through all the hardships, saying, “You are My witnesses ... My servant I have chosen.”5
What is the connection between all these things: creation, Moshiach, Torah, mitzvahs and the Jewish people?
The reason why G-d created this world is because
He has a divine desire to dwell openly in this world. This is only possible through our efforts in learning Torah and doing mitzvot. This is what the Jewish mission is all about. We were not just chosen because of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Rather, we are part of G-d's plan from the very beginning.
G-d created an unfinished world, and made us His partners in creation, to complete it of our own free will.
G-d gave us special souls that are actually a part of Him. These souls are what enables us to bring out the potential hidden in creation.
He gave us Torah and mitzvot, with which to accomplish this mission. Every mitzvah is done with physical objects, in a specific time and place. When you do a mitzvah, you transform the physical into holiness. Even when doing everyday activities, like working, eating, exercising, etc., if you are doing them to support your life of Torah, they too become holy and transformative actions.
When our work is done, the purpose of creation will be realized, the world will be an open dwelling for G-d and by definition, Moshiach will be here.
Now you can see that everything has a purpose and how it all fits together. The world, the Torah, and the Jewish people, are parts of a puzzle. Together, they complete G-d's desire which is the coming of Moshiach.
This is why we read this on shabbat Bereishit, because as we start the Torah from the beginning, its purpose must be made clear.
May we soon see the prophecies in this haftarah come true. May we witness the culmination of our transformative work, G-d's open revelation with the coming of Moshiach. May it happen soon.
Story Time
Who Is “I” That Is Speaking?
WHO IS “I” THAT IS SPEAKING?
A famous non-Chassidish rav once attended the Kinus Torah at 770, which took place by the instruction of the Rebbe Rayatz. He delivered an outstanding pilpul, with his ego making a strong showing. When he finished, the mashpia, R’ Shmuel Levitin said what he heard from his father-in-law, R’ Asher Margolies:
The gaon, R’ Yehoshua Isaac Schapira, rav of Kutna and Salmina in Poland, was appointed over the Misnagdim, while his father, R’ Yechiel, was a Chassid of the Alter Rebbe and a watchmaker.
R’ Isaac once delivered a lecture in a shul in Minsk to the satisfaction of the participants. His father, though, wept. He explained to his bewildered son, “A few times in your lecture you said, ‘I say.’ Who is this ‘I say’?!”
(Otzar HaChassidim New York page 242)
2 small are Better than 1 Big ‘YESH’
The daughter of the Chassid, R’ Meir Simcha Chein said that as a girl, she attended her father’s farbrengens in which he would speak a lot to the tmimim about the need for bittul ha’yesh (nullifying the ego), saying, “There should not be a yesh!”
“I once asked my father what this ‘yesh’ is that we need to avoid so much. My father explained it on a child’s level that ‘yesh’ means that a person senses his self as an entity and this is not good. I asked, ‘What should a person do when this feeling comes to him?’
My father said, ‘You need to break this yesh.’ ‘But then you will have two little yeshes,’ I said. My father said, ‘Better to fight two small ones than one big one.’”
(Chassidim HaRishonim, vol. 2, p. 176)
‘AND I WON’T SEE HIM’
There was a Misnaged who abstained from matters of this world for seven years. He sat sequestered in his room and studied Torah day and night until he came to think that there was nobody like him.
He somehow heard about the greatness of the Maggid and decided to travel to him. Before he arrived, he decided that if the Maggid would honor him, that would mean that the Maggid sensed his exalted status and it would prove the Maggid was great. If the Maggid did not sense his greatness, that would indicate that the Maggid wasn’t great and he would go home.
The Misnaged arrived at the Maggid for Shabbos and when he saw nobody looking at him he decided to leave as soon as Shabbos was over.
At the third Shabbos meal, the Maggid asked Reb Zushe of Anipoli to say something. Reb Zushe said, “In heaven, they say on the verse, ‘Will a man hide in a hiding place and I won’t see him, says the L-rd,’ will a man hide in a hiding place and I – when a man hides for years in abstention and he still feels his ‘I,’ the rest of the verse applies to him, ‘I won’t see him, says the L-rd.’”
The Misnaged realized this was said about him and he stayed to learn in Mezritch for several years.
After some time, the Maggid asked Reb Zushe to speak at the third Shabbos meal again and. Reb Zushe said, “In heaven, they say, ‘Will a man hide in a hiding place and I won’t – when a man sits and learns and doesn’t feel his ‘I,’ then ‘I will see him, says the Lord.’”
(Teshura Langsam)
Recipe of the week
Pizza Blintz Soufflé
By: Sara and Yossi Goldstein, Kosher.com
INGREDIENTS
12–14 Golden Potato Blintzes
1 and 1/4 cups pizza sauce
8 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
fresh basil for garnish
3. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Broil for two to three minutes if desired. Garnish with fresh basil leaves. 50 Minutes DURATION 6 SERVINGS
PREPARATION
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Place the blintzes in a single layer on the bottom of a nine- x 13-inch pan. Pour pizza sauce evenly over the blintzes. Place the fresh mozzarella cheese on top.
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