Shoftim - Getting Right With Others

you're listening to the weekly partial podcast with Harry goldwag recorded with hashem's never running assistance in romapace Israel 5783 2023 this week's fire shot is partially Tim and the Party begins shaved him you shall place for yourselves in all of your Gates shift him policeman should trim I'm sorry shaved him or judges straight to my policeman is giving you for your tribes the shop to us Amish but sadek and there's an obligation for them and we'll see for ourselves that it has to do with us as well there's an obligation for them to give a proper judgment certainly an appropriate topic today for the land of Israel don't bend don't bend the Judgment don't show favoritism don't take bribes for the bribes can person needs to know that they have an idea they have a bias they are biased toward those who give them money it will cause the wise to become blind and it will take away the words of the wise the words of the righteous chase after Justice in order that you through chasing after and Seeking Justice this is how you will live and you will inherit the land of Israel that Hashem your God is giving you so it's an important thing the Posse is telling the verse is saying that if you want to succeed in the land of Israel if you want to be garished to inherit the land of Israel there's a prerequisite and we'll see that not only is it true for the land of Israel it's also true of the base of miktas in order to have a base in English the thing that comes first in order to have our Temple is that there needs to be Justice there needs to be proper judges there needs to be proper judgment now what does that look like so let's read this message together and we'll see some amazing things this idea of Justice this idea of having proper judges this idea that we inherit the land when we have those proper judges is something that we find in a Pacific and Michelin Proverbs chapter 21 verse 3 written by none other than King Solomon and I'll and I'll point that also here before we begin or as we begin that we're standing right here today is the first day of elolis for shradesh which means that there are four weeks Friday night and four weeks we'll be celebrating Rosh Hashanah will be walking into and it's a time of justice and what is justice justice is about honesty it's about being honest with ourselves where we're up to what does our service of Hashem look like and it's so important is when the swardon begins they start saying to recognize the mistakes that we've made throughout the year and what we can do to improve how can we improve in our relationship with God how can we improve with our in our relationship with those around us how can we improve with our relationship with ourselves but it all comes down to Justice and Truth because it's all about honesty let's see this together very interesting you know we say every single day we pray every day that we want there to be some you wrote something off we want God to rebuild his holy Temple we want means that it should be built perhaps we're the ones who are obligated to build it discussion for another time but we want to be some English to be built but the measure says something that teaches us that before that and it's really hinted too in the itself because before a few brachas before we say no um that before we can get Jerusalem before we can have Besame before we can have the Jewish people in its proper State there has to be something first and that is that we need proper judgment we need sadik and mishpat we need righteousness and we need Justice and that's as possible in Proverbs chapter 21 verse 3 do [Music] charity or said it can mean Justice Make sure you are bringing Justice into the world make sure you are following that which is right because this is more special to God it's NIV kharada that it's more special and it's more important Hashem than core bonus in bringing sacrifices and sacrifices are fundamental to yiddishkite we don't even realize what we're missing like imagine if we didn't have to villain you know we can understand we can relate if we didn't have 12 we would be missing something Central to our service of God well carbonus the sacrifices are also Central to our relationship with Hashem they bring about atonement they bring about a connection there's a spiritual connection but that's but that's not as great or as important as the majors as sudaka um as making sure that there is righteousness there there's that we're following that which is correct in God's eyes Kate said how is this what does it mean exactly right it doesn't say it's it's equal to carbonus it says it's greater than the sacrifices corbones can only be brought in the base of English in the temple or really in the on the altar which is in front of the temple in front of the the Kurdish area right we know that the main Court the main best and the highest court of the Jewish people they presided in Jerusalem on the Temple mount on our bias but when there was nobody is we still have courts we still have in we still have those who represent the will of Hashem through the Torah through those who are trying to understand the will of Hashem how it applies to us today so it's something that still applies even when there's nobody is when there's no Temple even when we don't have access per se to an altar on harabayas on the table mount so we see just in the very essence of it the fact that it's it still exists today it's something which is ever present right we can have Yiddish guides without core bonus without the sacrifices although it is essential but we can have you this guy with that but we can't have you describe we can't have Judaism without laws and those who will make sure that the laws are kept iceye another place that we see that Quran sacrifices are important but they're not quite as profound as sadaka and mishpat is that we find that coronasers they're able to to atone for a person if they've sinned unintentionally but through tsidaka and din we can get a kappar we can get an atonement through proper judgment and also the marzu explains sudaka doesn't just refer to to Justice it also refers to giving giving charity even if a person has done something intentionally wrong they've done a sin the example of our Zoo gives is if a person let's say stole something and he returns the thing with that which that that he's stolen and he brings the carbon for having done that sin and then he you know what's the what's the completion of his chuva because he did it intentionally did a terrible thing he stole something he knew it was wrong if he gives the duck if he gives charity afterwards that completes his repentance that absolutely removes the intentional sin what's the shot I was thinking about what's the understanding of that it's pretty straightforward when a person steals it shows that they're selfish and they don't recognize that everything that they have is from God when a person gives to DACA when they give charity it shows that they understand that everything is from Hashem even the money that I have I'm gonna share it with others it's the exact inverse of stealing is sudoku giving charity so that's another way that we see that siddhaka has a greater power than a sacrifice a sacrifice can only help you if you've done it unintentionally if you sin unintentionally but here sadaka denim they have the ability to to bring in atonement even if one has done an intentional sin which is much Graver foreign while carbonus can help a person sacrificing another person in this world while they're alive or they apply to the human being in this world but what about the upper worlds what about the the those who have passed on from this life so there's something called seticandin that applies to them in the in the world to come as well right there is judgment they receive that which that which they deserve but even more than that I can do something today that will help them I can't bring a sacrifice to atone for them but if let's say a person brings uh a person gives charity or let's say the person knows that his father owed money to somebody before he died and he died he didn't pay them back so the child can make sure that Justice is served that the money is returned and thereby create a merit for the parents give charity if a person leaves behind a child who's a righteous individual gives charity kindness to others that's an incredible Merit even for those who are no longer here so you see that sadaka Indiana have a power to help those who are not alive even sacrifices only help those who are here similar idea [Music] that the way that the excessive says it is that carbon is only something that we do in this world but in um there still din the the amount of reward that we get the relationship that we have with Hashem is given to us based on righteousness based on pure judgment [Music] so it's something that still applies I'm sorry okay that was it when he shares with us something which to me is Central I always like stories I'm sure you do too energy tells us about something that happened with King David [Music] we know King David spent his whole life he wished that he could build the base of English to build the temple he didn't he laid the foundation of the Temple built the Holy Temple was not able to do it um Hashem said to NASA Navi Hashem said go and tell King David my servant kayamar Hashem in first Chronicles chapter 17 verse 4 and 5. he said go tell dovid that you will not be the one who will build the base of English is Hashem said to David until now I've been going in an impermanent Dwelling Place I never had a house God says to take King David and you're not going to be the one who's going to build it it's going to be your son and that's so it almost sounds like Hashem is saying that's okay I've been I've I've been okay with being in an impermanent dwelling place for the last 480 years right it was 480 years from the time the Jewish people left Midstream until the base of English was built so everybody knew this everybody knew that David hamalak was not going to be the one to build the base of English but everybody was waiting for a base on English says if let's say somebody as was the case in those times there were people who were dissatisfied with King David now if they wanted to give him a curse interestingly they wanted to speak negatively of him they would say however is they would say Let There be some English be built already so in so saying there was an implication that they wished that David would move on from this world to the next now interestingly what is what is David's response what is response to this type of statement by his enemies I was happy when I heard people saying we want to go to the base of English even though the implication was that they wish the David would pass on didn't it didn't bother him that they said it because Governor Miller saw King David wished at the base of English would be built he just cared for the honor of Hashem his own honor didn't matter to him the fact that people were speaking negatively but they were talking about she became a topic became a topic let the Beast I make this be built already that's how they spoke his whole being his old Essence was let there let there be a base some English let there be an honor for Hashem in the world so even though there was a negative connotation for his own life and a curse to him he said I was joyful when I heard people saying when I heard that that's what people are talking about that's how people are even expressing a negative sentiment but they're talking about unbelievable was was joyous foreign listen to this beautiful conversation between God and King David the other says I care nothing of my life I care only for your honor Hashem it's almost like you said Alibi that he should pass away so that to be something that should be built [Music] but Hashem says to him no um Hashem by your life he said I promise you you will not live one day less on says how do you know this it says when your days are filled you will live a full life and then you'll pass on from the world Hashem told King David and I will I will prepare and I will cause his his kingdom to be ready to last forever [Music] what is Hashem saying here why well maybe he should die so that the next we can get to the next stage already no you won't miss one day of your life what is the message for us was the message King David um Hashem says you think that base hamidash is you know it is perhaps the most important statement the revelation of Hashem in the world that's incredible it's so high it's so awesome divine presence palpable you can touch it you can feel it and then English but Hashem says to him you know what there's something that you have that's dare I say it even greater that's the message is saying even greater and that is the very existence of Adam every single day what was he doing he was involved to duck and did him he was doing kindness he was giving charity while he was involved in mishpat while he was involved in judging people we're gonna see what that means tells us that King David what was he involved in he was involved in mishpat judgment sadaka Justice or charity what is this judgment and charity or Justice that he was doing for his Nation foreign naturally there's an argument between two holy rabbis holy sages one says that he would he would judge people two people would come to him with a question and he would answer their question okay he would respond to them and he would judge between them who is correct Ive so we would find an innocent person innocent and he would find a person who owed the money to be obligated to pay um let's say the person who was obligated to play didn't have the money didn't have the ability to pay David noises we have a judgment and we have a charity he would he would judge them and say this is who owes the money the person didn't have the money King David himself would give the money out of his own pocket to pay on behalf of the person who owed the money if he missed put it stuck an amazing thing was making sure that people were judged properly and not only that he was involved in charity at the same moment and Kanan say so maybe as Israeli day remuse ravnakman says it can't be that he was doing that because everyone's gonna hear about this everyone's gonna say hey why don't we get some money let's go to King David I'll claim that you owe me money you'll say you don't and then David will will give the money we'll split the money doesn't like this shot we'll see what according to the other interview though what did David do to prevent this issue says um says it's just it's more simple he would be involved in making sure that the money went to the correct party and how is that charity there was a joy when you went to David America you went to King David the guy who lost the court case didn't walk out angry at davenham didn't walk out heaven forbid cursing King David the way that he approached things was so beautiful it was so inspiring was so straight and honest that the person came out excited that he shouldn't have money I don't want someone else's money I want to make sure I give the money to the person who it belongs to that's what would happen Israel now this brings us back to our Parsha Hashem is saying to us look this is how important are charity Justice keeping to the truth it comes before it comes before the temple look the temple is about my honor as it were says God but that things should be correct between one person and another that's even more important to me that's what this message is teaching us and I want to mention that according to the understanding that himself would give the money if the person didn't have the money so the marzu says that he would actually pray he would Daven that no one should take advantage of his kindness which is very interesting he would be misspelled think about it this requires good middles this requires having good character traits in order for people not to take advantage of Dominic of his kindness it meant that people would have to be honest but that was the foundation here the foundation was devil was saying what's the truth what's honest what's fair what's right my children my subjects this is the most important thing it comes before the base of English and David has to live out his whole full life because he has to continue to judge the Jewish people properly and tell them what's right and what's wrong that comes before base you know we're waiting we're diving we're praying what you know that's it give us the great great grandchild of but first as we mentioned before first we see how Shiva shift technical original we need true proper judgment true taradic based on the Taurus based on God's ultimate understanding not human understanding of what's right and wrong we need that first we need to have what's truly right we need things to be right between us before we have a basement before we get Eric's Israel says the past look before we are yirish before we inherit the land we shaved him we need people who will keep us on the straight and narrow people who will make sure that how we behave between ourselves and others is correct and this is a hard one folks this is a hard one but we all know if we look inside of ourselves where we've done wrong in our relationships with our spouses with our siblings with our parents with our children with our friends with our communities we all know this is this is how we have to go into Rosh Hashanah this is how we have to start thinking at the beginning of L we need to think about where where are the mistakes that we've made how can we correct those mistakes [Music] is an incredible Joy while the joy that was happening in the basement in the temple that's in six weeks it's walking into the presence of Hashem inside of the sukkah you know we're under the wings of the shrina but in order to get to the wings of the shrina the prasik is telling us we need to work on our relationships with others we need to work on our honesty we need to work on making sure that things are right between ourselves and those around us I want to bless you and I ask you to bless me Hashem should help and said we should be able to find that sadaka find the charity inside of ourselves you know naturally we wanna we want it to be our way we want to be right it's more important to be right than it is to be happy assumption should help us to find the charity the the ability to admit the truth or even charity means I'm giving something of myself even though the other person doesn't really deserve it I was wronged but I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna be the one to apologize first or I'm gonna be the one to apologize period even if the other person hasn't she should help us to have the spiritual fortitude to be able to have charity honesty and be right in our ways with others thank you so much for listening have a wonderful Shabbos this 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