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Welcome everyone to this week's special
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HaTzadik.
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imminently in honor of the 50th Yahrzeit
of the Tzadik of Ra'anana.
The Tzadik Ra'anana has an amazing
presentation regarding the Akedah.
The The whole I I put it up on the
screen so you could follow it inside and
share with others. Elohim Nisa Es
Avraham.
And the Almighty tested Abraham.
Vayomer Elav and Hashem said Abraham.
>> [clears throat]
>> This is a very unusual Pasuk.
It should say Vayomer Elohim Nisa Es
Avraham Vayomer Elav Kach Na Es Bincha
Es Yechidcha. Why does it say Vayomer
Elav Avraham and he said to him Avraham?
That's completely superfluous. What is
this Masterpiece Theater over here?
What's the drama? And he said to him
Avraham.
We know who his name was. We know who's
talking.
These words are extraneous.
Yesh Ladakteik.
There is what to analyze. The Eilu
Hateivos these words Vayomer Elav
Avraham
and he said to him Avraham LeChara
Ne'erim KeMutam, they seem to be extra.
The Hayah Lo Lo Amar, it should have
said Nisa Es Avraham.
He tested as Abraham.
It
should say
Abraham.
But why
it almost sounds like the test was that
Hashem said his name is Abraham. That's
the test?
Based on what it's written, it would
appear.
The words seem to indicate that the test
was the fact that God said Abraham.
And then he told him a second statement.
But he only said "Kachna".
If you actually ask him, you could
answer as follows.
Had
God not called out to him and said your
name is Abraham, there would be no test.
My Rebbe
This is based on the words of my master
and teacher
Mordechai.
The great Mordechai
The passage says
"Es Hamakom Merachok".
Abraham saw the place from a distance.
Literally, Abraham saw
from a distance.
But the
you could explain the word Makom. It's
referring to God who is called Makom.
Who is called Makom.
God is called Makom because he's the
place of the world.
That Abraham saw him
now [clears throat]
from a distance. When it says "Es
Hamakom Merachok".
Abraham saw God from a distance. Hashem
was usually close to Abraham. But at
this occasion
Hashem was far from him.
Whenever Abraham was on a very high
level, the higher level of holiness
and he clung to Hashem in Shaya as
Shimon I say.
It's not possible for there to be a
test. If Abraham would have been on a
very high level
clinging to Hashem, it wouldn't have
been a test.
Abraham would have been completely
nullified to the will of God
and he wouldn't have been able to do
anything
other than the will of Hashem.
I will
but now that the heavens wanted to bring
Abraham to a challenge
what they did was they lowered him and
they put him on a low madrega. They
took from him all of his levels.
He
became like a simple person. But as he
is
once Abraham was lowered from his lofty
madrega, it's
it would now become a very great test
that
that nevertheless
Abraham would be able to stand up
to the
the magnitude of the test. In other
words, if had Abraham been on his
typical high level
it wouldn't have been a test for him. If
someone feels absolutely
then
it's not a challenge. The challenge was
the Shimon was lowering Abraham and was
saying to Abraham, "Let's see if you
could still pass the test on a low
level."
Says the tiger and out of here
whenever Abraham was on a high level,
you know what he was called? Called by
Hashem Shimon. Hashem called him in a
language of love two times.
Abraham, Abraham.
Like after the
come out
Jacob, Moses, Moses.
I will
the magic I say.
I look at the passion of Hashem. But to
show that at this point in time
he was not on a very high level. He was
a simple person like everyone else.
Karoy rock Abraham Pamachas. He called
him Abraham one time. In other words,
you know what the test was? Not the
The test was Vayoki nisos Abraham.
And the test was Vayomer elav Abraham,
you're just plain regular ordinary
pedestrian Abraham. Now try to pass the
test.
>> [snorts]
>> Tzadik Rananah adds, why would Hashem
take away his levels? He didn't have any
sin
that would warrant Hashem strip him of
these levels.
Hashem wouldn't take away these levels
unless Abraham himself would concede and
allow these levels to be taken away
momentarily.
Lenasos Kananah, this would enable
Abraham to be tested. V'zeh o she'amar
nisos Abraham, this is what it means
that God tested Abraham. V'eich hoyo
yochol lenasos, so how could he test
him? Halibeiosei baal madreigos
kedushah, he was on such a He was such a
master of lofty levels, davuk mamash
b'ratzon Hashem Baruch. Absolutely
clinging to the will of Hashem. Ein shum
revusa, there is no chiddush she'yaseh
k'ratzon Hashem Baruch, that he could do
the will of Hashem. Al zeh amar,
regarding this it says Vayomer elav
Abraham.
He said to him Abraham, meaning
are you maskim that I should take away
your madreigos? Hayamata maskim l'kaches
mimcha kol hamadreigos? V'lo ekra'acha o
I'll call you as Ela Abraham Pamachas.
I'll just call you Abraham one time
k'maylo cholish pashut.
V'al zeh heishiv Abraham hineini.
And Abraham says
here I am.
I agree.
Call me what you want. I don't listen to
you Hashem because I feel close to you.
I listen to you Hashem because I love
you. She'heinei maskim l'zeh. I concede
to this. V'al zeh kein nisayon Kananah,
this allowed for the nisayon. The test
was Vayoki nisos Abraham, you know what
the test was
and once
I love Abraham so now I shall say okay
this is the amazing approach of the
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