Bitachon 217 - Har Tzion - Foundation Stone

You're listening to the 217th edition of the Pak podcast. We're beginning a new puk in the Shiralis. We have 15 Sheralis capit chapters in Psalms in 125. The busk says a song of assence of going up. You want to know how to go up in life? You want to know how to rise spiritually? Take a look at the 15 Shiralies. Those who trust in Hashem, they're like the mountain of Zion. They're like, they're like the place where the Tyra comes forth from. They won't falter. They won't shake. They will always be stable. They'll always sit. Beautiful Pik. So if you want to be like the eternal capital of Arit Israel, the eternal capital of the Jewish people, and really the eternal capital of the world, all you need to do is trust in Hashem. He brings here from the I'm going to read it actually in Aramaic. We're the ones that trust in Hashem and they're like the the mountain of Zion. These are the righteous individuals. They trust in Hashem. Why? Because they trust in their own actions. meaning they know that they're doing what's right and when you do what's right you can trust in Hashem. Okay, let's not get nervous here because we've spoken about this. You have to be in Saddic in order to have can anybody have have so starts off by by placing down a statement and of course we need to understand what does it mean and it's going to explain it. But what it says is that the righteous individuals know that because of their righteous deeds, they can trust in Hashem. That's what it sounds like. But hold on, just wait. Says the righteous trust in Hashem the way that a lion cub trusts, which we're going to see is very interesting. Why does it pick a lion cub? But obviously lions are very mighty. Lions are the king of the jungle. A righteous individual, he's the king of the jungle. To the dan cl, hold on a second, says thear. We find that the righteous individual jewels do not trust in their own actions. They don't trust in their in their good deeds. They don't trust in their righteousness. They're always afraid. He says about Abraham, a paragon of of kindness, a paragon of bringing all human beings under the teaching them about God. When he got to Egypt, he told his wife to to say make make up a story. He said, "This is my brother." He was afraid he could get killed. Had a similar story with his wife. He was afraid to tell him it's his wife. Says when was coming with 400 men, Jacobu, he was afraid. Jacob was afraid. So you see if the forebears of Israel, they didn't feel like they could trust in Hashem. They didn't feel like they could trust in their good actions to protect them. So, how could it be that anyone who's righteous thinks that it's good enough? And you're telling me this that the righteous trust in Hashem like a lion cub says, "Yes, it's specifically stated here that they trust in Hashem like a like a lion cup. doesn't say a lion. It doesn't say a leopard. It doesn't say any other grownup animal that has self-confidence like fear. Yes, it's true that a lion club, a lion cub is part of the club of those animals that are very powerful. But he knows that he himself is very small. You know, an elephant could come and stomp on the lion cub. So the lion cub does not trust his own power. Even though he does have power, a lion cub is also strong. It does it can roar. It can bite. It can cause damage to other animals, but it doesn't trust itself. So the zar says that let's not make a mistake and think that they trust their own actions that they trust in the fact that they're doing what's right by Hashem and therefore they're in with God. That's not it. They're like a they're like a they have a certain confidence but not full confidence. They distrust themselves. They don't believe that what they have is enough. They need to turn. They need to beem. Now, it's interesting that he brings here the the the maj which doesn't even mention our puss, does it? It does. It does bring our puss. So, what's the idea? I you know how do you see that those who trust in hash are like the mountain of it's important to point out that is the same gimmach as the word yose it's 156 other gamat like that that are related and y have the same gamatri yose is the quintessential saddic he's the quintessential right he's in jail for 12 years he's given this code of special a special coat brothers don't have he goes in and he is directed by his father to be in follow with him. Yseph is the sadic and Yseph is the balamuna. He's the one who has this faith. And so who's going to be the mashem? It's like the mountain of Zion. It's going to be the righteous individuals. It's going to be the people who have righteousness to them. You say does not fall in does not fall prey to the sin with Pifar's wife. So clearly we see that that's the concept. It's talking about sadikim and of course we all are to strive to meet sadikim to be righteous individuals. That's what we're after. That's what brings us. What does it mean that those who are righteous do not falter just as Zion the mountain of Zion Harabas is not is not in danger continue and say just like Jerusalem is surrounded by mountains it's in a mountainous area in Shalim the old city is protected by the mountains it's hard to traverse those mountains. It's hard to get. It's it's like a fortified city without the fortification, even though it does have a wall. So, in the same way that Jerusalem is fortified and protected, excuse me, both with a strong wall as well as the mountains that surround it. God surrounds us and protects us as well. brings us to another theme. What does it mean when we say that those who trust in Hashem are like the mountain of the mountain of Zion? It doesn't move from its place. It's always sitting and staying in its correct location. Harbis has not moved. The Makam Migdish has not moved. The exact place and the space where the the B mig once stood and will still stand again, it's still there. It's waiting. It's waiting. It's it's eternal. And when we are in Hashem and we trust in Hashem, we get that eternal type of longevity, that eternal type of foundation. We're founded. We have we're yat. We have a foundation. We are we have what to stand upon. Just like you shalim does not move from its place. Right? What is the most important thing? You want to give your kids something good. Give them stability. Let them see stability in your marriage. Let them have let them live in the same home from the time that they're children. Let them have stability. Don't be running around from one place to another. When you have you don't run around, you're in one place. He brings here very interesting from the of the I explore within my heart and I understood says something very deep and profound. The end of the matter is always rooted in the beginning of the matter. What you see in the end is always whatever you whatever it started with. Everything new its end is related to how it's again how it started. You could have things that are connected. They can be dis disconnected. and saw as I walked over here a tree that fell down. A huge tree disconnected from the ground. And also nearby there's tons of old ruins where I am. I'm in a place called Kut not far from Bamesh. So you can see this exact idea. Things that are connected eventually they get disconnected. things that are things that are built can be knocked down and it returns to the state that it was just as it wasn't before. It's not going to be in the future. Everything says talking to everything will be lost but you will be forever. Everything will end but you will continue to be. Everything again will come to an end but you will stand up. You will always remain. What's the exception? What things? Because they're rooted not just in the ground or in the earth or in whatever it might be that gives a person stability. They're rooted in you, Hashem. They trust in you, Hashem. They trust in your kindness. So the righteous will continue forever. Their feet will never falter. The says those who trust in Hashem like the mountain of Zion will last forever. And just like the mount of Zion is something which will be a place that will last forever. Everyone will stream there. So to a person who connects himself to just as that place is the physical place in on earth which is most connected to so to I become like that and I last forever if I have be talking to Hashem he brings it from the he brings two interesting notes we'll read them both are a little bit lengthy Our it compares a person to that trust in Hashem to something which lasts very long. If we look at the things in in reality, we have different levels of reality. We have things that things that are inanimate objects. We have living things, trees that grow, living animals. And then we have human beings who speak. if we look at every single thing that's there in that in the scheme of life. So you have you have all the living things eventually die but all the inanimate objects stones earth these things last much much longer. offer. And if we look at a mountain and we get to the bedrock of the mountain, so the mountain the the rocks are even stronger than the earth. You know, if you have a very strong wind, so it can blow away the earth, blow away the the dirt, but a rock is not going to move even in a very strong wind. in rhyme is and the mountain of hints to something that stands the most is the center of Israel is the center of the world. So is really the center of the world when something is the center when something is built everything is built around that center. So it doesn't falter, it doesn't fall. Additionally, the Torah comes out of Zion. And the is something that lasts forever. It's the eternal will of Hashem. Say it will always sit. There's a difference between somebody standing and somebody sitting. It's hard to move when you're sitting down. When you're standing up, you can move. When you're sitting down, you can't. So, it's saying an even deeper level of stability of stability. Let's read these two notes here. We could explain that, you know. Why does it say mountain the mountain of Zionas? Why does it refer to that? Why doesn't it sayim could be any mountain? Because the says is going to split in half. But the har is something which represents eternity. It always stands. It's always going to be there. Look into the explains the following idea. This was said by he said it about himself and his children. He's talking about himself. He's saying I'm going to trust in Hashem and I'm going to be like the mountain of Zion. What does that have to do with Jacob? He's leaving his house. He's not yet married. Is chasing him, wants to kill him. He leaves his house. as he heads towards Karan. He's the one who also said, "I will look up my I will lift up my eyes to the mountains where all my help come from." He said it because he had nothing in his hands. He did not have anything. He didn't have a nose ring. He didn't have a bracelet. How's he going to get married? He doesn't have the money for an apartment. He doesn't have the a gift, you know, a diamond ring to give his future wife. He went back and he said, "Look, I'm not going to give up my hope in Hashem." like the measure says in British Rabba. What does it mean? I'm not going to give up my hope. I'm not going to give up my trust and my faith in God. And by the way, that didn't mean that God's just going to plop down the money on him. Right? What happened? He got there and he worked for seven years for one one daughter and seven years for the other. He worked for 14 years. All right? Let's get it clear. Took out a 14-year mortgage. My help will come from Hashem, the one who created the heavens and the earth. He's going to send me my help from a holy place, a family which is appropriate for me. I'm going to marry the right I'm going to marry into the right family was not afraid. It's going to work out. He's gonna get the and he's gonna find the money for the interested in. What does he do? Interestingly, he takes the rock. He gathers 12 rocks as we're going to see become they become one rock and he makes it a mat. makes it a representation, a reminder for him for when he returns maybe that is the one he has a a pact with Hashem as it were. Our sages tell us that he took 12 stones, they became one stone. That's how he knew that all these kids would be righteous. Not like not like do he took his right foot. Obviously, this is esoteric and spiritual, but we don't know what this means. But let's read it anyway. He took the right foot. He pushed down the the stone into the deepest depths of the earth and he made it an offshoot of the earth or maybe the center of the earth. Sound like it's the center of the earth. Okay. And that is the you want to know where that is? It's in the B mikdash or today it's in that golden dome called the dome of the rock. Inside of that dome is the rock of Jacob which represents that stone which is the unity of Kalisel which is not about the of course and not about the of the Christians who also took over that spot for some time. It's the it's the center of the world and that's where the like said this is going to be the house of God. How appropriate we're talking about this during the three weeks in the mountain of Zion talking about the Bikash talking about the center of it which is the of the bringing together of the 12 stones. arts. It comes out that that rock is the center of the earth. It's the foundation stone of the earth. That's the foundation stone. And it's a sign to that the entire world will rest upon us. That's why he says those who trust in Hashem. I trusted in Hashem. I didn't have any money. How am I going to find my wife? No. That's the way to go. Just go with your trust, with your faith. It's going to work out. You're going to find the right girl from the right family and you're going to find the money. It's the same story that rock comes which represents the future of his family, the 12 tribes of the Jewish people, the foundation stone of the world, both spiritually and physically. God founds the entire world upon upon us. This is the foundation of the world. The foundation is this assurance to Jacob. He's going to have these kids and they're going to be unified. This is the foundation of if you have you're like the mountain of Zion. You're like that place. You're like that foundation stone. You are the core of the earth. You last forever. Thank you so much for listening. We'll see you again next time.