Letters From the Holocaust - Bitachon in Darkness

Now, if we want to blame the government, want to blame Bibi Netanyahu and Donald Trump and whoever else, good luck with that. Good luck smashing your head against the wall with that one. It's not going to get you anywhere. You have to blame yourself. I have to blame myself. Why? Because that's the reason it's happening. A Kadush Baruch did something to us right now that if you don't understand what's happening, you are in deeper trouble than you actually are. And this is what we're going to discuss to finish off. And again, I don't want to make you guys unhappy, but it has to be said. The Admor of Pinsk, um Piaseczna the uh uh Rabbi Kalonymus Kalonymus Shapiro Admor of Piaseczna he wrote different things and including the sichot that he had inside the concentration camps. We think we're doing God a favor by coming to a nice air-conditioned room a few times a week. Maybe we're going to learn a little bit, teach a little bit, say a little bit. He was teaching daily inside the concentration camps. What do you teach people that just came from slavery of 20 hours straight and haven't eaten for 3 days? That weigh 60 lbs, not because they're on a diet by choice, but rather because of starvation. What do you teach people that are being swallowed up by lice and all types of other bugs because they're not allowed to bathe? What do you teach people that are being murdered right in front of their families? Right in front of their kids. What do you teach them? What do you teach those people? The Admor said the following in his sefer called Eish Kodesh which was sichot that he had during the Holocaust. Later on he he hid it and later on it was found. In a section called Yom Bet Be Sukkot second day of Sukkot. He had a sicha based on the Psalm verse two. Where it says "Amarta LeHashem Elohai Ata Tovati uh Tovati Ba'alecha You have said to Hashem "You are my master. I have no claim to your benefit." That's what he based the shiur on. What does it mean? So, the Gemara in Maseches Menachos page 53A says that Am Yisrael, Knesset Yisrael, came to Hakadosh Baruchu, said "Hakadosh Baruchu you should give us merit, should give us reward, cuz we publicize your name." Publicize your name. And Hakadosh Baruchu responds to Am Yisrael, said "No. I'm not going to give you any reward. Because really you're like a keli sheni. You're like a second keli. The real publication, the real publicity was made by Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov. So, all the publicity credit goes to them. Doesn't go to you. Doesn't go to you." So now the Admor says so who's the first one that publicized Hashem? Who's the first one? So, the Gemara in Maseches Berachos page seven says the first one to call Hakadosh Baruchu master, adon is Avraham Avinu. Avraham Avinu. Avraham Avinu called Hakadosh Baruchu adon. But then there's a Midrash. Midrash Rabbah in Sefer Bereishit in section 17:4 says really Adam HaRishon was tasked by Hakadosh Baruchu to name all of creation. The bear came up to Adam HaRishon says "Your name is going to be dov. From now on, everyone will call you dov." A bear is dov in Hebrew. Horse came up to Adam HaRishon says "Your name is going to be sus. From now on, everyone will call you sus." Lion came, "Now on, your name is aryeh. Aryeh." Where did he get these names? Why he just Where is the rolodex of names? What's going on with this? Hakadosh Baruchu gave Adam HaRishon wisdom unlike any other where he was able to tell tell the essence of the creation. He looked at the sus, he looked at the horse, he says "This sus, he likes war. He likes war, likes to run into war. The rest of animals run away from war. But the but the horse is a unique animal that runs into war, likes battle. So, that comes from the word sas. So, because you your horse, you're running into war, your name is going to be sus to signify what your essence is." And the same thing is with the with the uh with the other animals. For example, the dog came up to him, he says "Your name is kelev. Why? Cuz the dog kulo lev, is all heart." And every animal that we have in the Hebrew language, the lashon hakodesh, it's not like English just somebody decided it's going to be dog. Or somebody decided it's going to be cat. Like why is it cat? What does cat mean? What does dog mean? Why do you spell night with an N and sometimes with a K? Like why? There's no reason, no rhyme or reason. Makes no sense whatsoever. But in Hebrew there's no such thing. When Adam HaRishon was tasked with this task, he gave each creation a name based on its essence. So, then the Midrash continues. Hakadosh Baruchu Bikvodo Uve'atzmo came to Adam HaRishon and said "What would you name me? What would you name me?" And Adam HaRishon says to him "You are going to You Your name would be Adonai, Adnut. Master. Because you are the master of all creation." So now the Admor of Piaseczna says "Hold on a second. You said in the Gemara that Avraham Avraham Avinu was the first one to call Hakadosh Baruchu my master. But the Midrash over here says the opposite. It says What does it say? Says that Adam HaRishon called him master. So, who is it?" This is what he's teaching inside the Holocaust. What's the nafka mina? What do we care? He did it, he did it. What are they having a contest at some some wrestling in shamayim? What What do we care? What do we care? I got it, I got it. What's What do we care? The Admor says to the people that weigh 60 lbs at best being tortured being murdered suffering to no end this. Why did you pick this, Admor? Why did you pick this? He says to them "See, rabotai yakarim when did Avraham Avinu call Hakadosh Baruchu my master? In Sefer Bereishit chapter 15 verse number eight. Avraham Avinu says to Hakadosh Baruchu "How will I know that I was rewarded, I was gifted all How do I know all this?" At the same time Hakadosh Baruchu shows him "Your descendants are going to be slaves in Egypt for 400 years." Meaning at the time that Avraham Avinu sees darkness everywhere he says to Hashem "How do I know I'm rewarded?" But How How does he say "How do I know?" How does he say it? Avraham Avinu says to Hakadosh Baruchu says he, meaning Avraham, said "My Lord Hashem whereby shall I know that I am to inherit it?" When did he make Hakadosh Baruchu his master? When he saw the darkness. Through the darkness is when he realized Hakadosh Baruchu is the master. While the resha'im and the weak abandoned Hakadosh Baruchu BECAUSE THEY SAW SOME DARKNESS. HE LOST $200,000 IN THE STOCK MARKET, SO HE WANTS TO GO BACK TO INDIA. Where you were living in Eretz Yisrael, why you going back to India? "I don't know, maybe I'll make money over there." What? You live in Eretz Hakodesh, you're living in Eretz Hakodesh to go What? Wait, you stupid? Are you crazy? "Oh, I'm going to go I'm going TO GO MAKE KIDDUSH SHABBAT." WHY? "OH, MY WIFE WANTS TO LEAVE ME." What does your wife having wanting to leave you have anything to do with violating Shabbat? "Oh, I'm going TO GO TO CLUBS." WHY? WHY YOU GOING TO CLUBS? WHY? Not allowed to go to clubs. "I don't know, listen, it's tough to be religious." What does What does Hakadosh Baruchu have anything TO DO WITH THAT? WHAT WHAT are you talking about? The moment people have suffering, the moment people see darkness in their life, what do they do? First thing you do is throw out a sham. What made Avraham Avinu Avraham Avinu? He saw the darkness for 400 years. And he says, "You're my master." And this is why the says, "Avraham Avinu was the first one to make God his master." Why? IT'S EASY FOR TO CALL HIM MASTER. IT'S EASY. WHY? HE'S GOING TO GET EDEN. YOU'RE IN EDEN. WHAT DO YOU WHAT DO YOU WHAT'S YOUR TOUGH LIFE? WHAT DO YOU HAVE? WHAT? The The fox took time to come to you to to give him a name. The lion was sleeping a little long. What was tough for you in in Eden? What was difficult for you? What? Wasn't pretty enough? What What happened over there? Nothing. He saw darkness. That's when he made him master. That's what he wants. So, the says to his people, the people that are 60 lbs. The people that used to be multi-millionaires, but now don't have bread to eat. He says to them, "We are in darkness right now. We are in darkness, and this is the time where we say God, you are master. Now we say we love you. Now. Now it's difficult. Now we say it.