ABSTRACT לקוטי שיחות וילך Continued

ABSTRACT לקוטי שיחות

• Hakhel (occurring in the eighth year) is a continuation of Shmitah, not only in time, but also in a shared concept of “everything is connected to G-d “, projecting this message for the next six years
• Optimal for each person to buy a letter to become a partner in the Sefer Torah. Mitzvah of writing a Sefer Torah is fulfilled for each individual within a community Sefer Torah since לב בית דין מתנה עליהם
• Moshe gathered people on the day of his death because he had not given all leadership to Yehoshua; on the day of his death no ruler that day, emphasizing the unique connection of the people with Moshe
• Everything in Torah needs to be connected to each Jew in such a way that if something is lacking then the essence is broken. The traditions and wellsprings of wisdom were closed to Moshe, understanding that the time had arrived to pass the leadership to another. "Traditions" - those aspects of Torah that are not even hinted in the Written Torah; “Wellsprings of wisdom" - pilpul of Torah
• Last two Mitzvos connected with death of Moshe and leaving the desert. Hakhel – national reenactment of Har Sinai – fulfilling mitzvos. Writing Sefer Torah – reenact personal acceptance of the giving of the Torah
• Goal of troubles is for the Jews to do Teshuvah; we can be hopeful, since it is as if He hides Himself, but really does not, since He loves us. עזיבה removal of G-d’s השגחה causes punishment. הסתר פנים after troubles, G-d appears to the Jews as if He does not see the Jew’s troubles, but He is waiting for the Jews to do Teshuvah to reciprocate immediately
• Ketores of: Time of Teshuvah Description
  זדונות נעשה לו תשובה
  All Year
  The rest of the year
  Fear of the master; way of negation
  כשגגות מיראה
  Yom Kippur
  Yom Kippur
  From the depth of the heart; a new person
  כזכיות מאהבה
• Shmitah Concept Expressed
  Readings of the King on Hakhel
  Resting of people G-d’s ownership of man to serve Him
  Shema – result of a person’s resting should be to learn Torah and do Mitzvos
  Resting of the land G-d’s rulership on world & laws of natureברכות וקללות all belongs to G-d
  Produce ownerless G-d’s ownership on people’s propertyעשר תעשר obligation to give a portion to G-d