Translations
Which isn’t (the way it should be): וואס איז ניט אזוי
Cannot carry/handle: איבערטראגן
Nevertheless: פונדעסטוועגן
For a short amount of time: לשעה קלה
For the sake of: צוליב
Will give: וועט געבן
Forty-nine curses: מ"ט קללות
Ninety-eight: צ"ח
Twice as much: צוויי מאל אזוי פיל
Understood: פארשטאנדיק
Are higher: זיינען העכערע
Demands: פאדערט זיך
Greater: גרעסערע
In the way of a direct light: אור ישר
And a person who converts is like a child that is born: וגר שנתגייר
“Returning” light: אור חוזר
Place into: לייגט אריין
Very precious: זייער טייערע
Must: מוז
First: פריער
Wash out: אויסוואשן
Destroy its curses: מכלה זיין קללותי'
Every: יעדער
Is drawn down: ווערט נמשך
Which never existed before: שלא הי' מעולם
This means: ד.ה. (=דאס הייסט)
Still was not: נאך ניט געווען
Such a: אזא
Notwithstanding: ניט קוקנדיק
For a short amount of time: אויף א קורצע וויילע
Pain: יסורים
Furthermore: דערצו נאך
Even a small thing: נאר עפעס א קלייניקייט
Before: פאר
So too: אזוי אויך
We read: לייענט מען
The curses: די תוכחה
After: נאך
Another Parsha: נאך א סדרה
At times: אמאל
Also: אויך
To separate: צו מפסיק זיין
Between: צווישן
Since: וויילע
Punishments: עונשים
Only: נאר
Purifying and cleansing the vessel: טהרת וזיכוך הכלי
Therefore: דערפאר
Just like: אזוי ווי
Before: איידער
There are certain Parshios in the Torah that contain תוכחה (rebuke or curses). In order to understand why we read these, it is important to realize that every Jew is looked at by Hashem as precious and beloved. Even the curses are, in truth, blessings in disguise, meant for the ultimate good of the Jewish people.
We read the תוכחה before Rosh Hashana as a preparation for the new year, to cleanse and purify ourselves. The pain and suffering described are not punishments, but rather a process of purification and cleansing the vessel, so that we can receive greater blessings in the coming year.
Just like before a person receives something very precious, they must first wash out and destroy any impurities, so too the curses serve to prepare us for the great revelations that follow. The curses are only for a short amount of time, and are for the sake of a greater good that will be revealed afterwards.
Therefore, even when things seem difficult or painful, we must remember that everything Hashem does is for the good, and that the ultimate purpose is to bring us to a higher level of blessing and closeness to Hashem.
