Parshas Devorim (5761)

Bs”d

Parshas Devorim (5761)
by Mordechai Dolinsky

The period we are going through the aspect of mourning captures our main focus. There is another phase, however, that needs our attention and that is the ordeal was a ‘tochacha’ a rebuke from Hashem. The fact that the situation of churban, unfortunately, has not changed, means that we are still receiving this tochacha. We now begin the sefer Devorim which Rashi enlightens us to, is a subtle account of the rebuke to Klal Yisroel. Rebuke is something we humans find most difficult to receive and deal with. When attempting to understand this logically it really doesn’t make sense, since we should welcome being enlightened. Mysteriously enough this is our nature. Perhaps part of our efforts towards reversal of our plight and hoping for the redemption we should attempt to be positive to the various items we need improvement in. The Medrash in the sedra 1:9 brings a wonderful blessing for receiving rebuke. We should be zocheh to the geula sh’layma through Mashiach Tzidkainu.