:'d i¬¥pi¥r §A x− ̈W ̈I©d d¬¤U£r«©z i ¦M L®¤A §x ¦T ¦n i−¦w ̈P©d m¬ ̈C©d x²¥r©a §Y d À ̈Y ©`§e (wy twwf)
“And you shall remove from your midst for the blood of the innocent, for you will be doing what is right in the sight of Hashem”. To give an insight to the word L®¤A §x ¦T ¦n “your midst”. In last weeks Parsha the commentaries state when the Posuk describes that a false Prophet will entice to do evil, do not listen to him. The verse uses the words `i ½¦a ̈p ÆL §A §x ¦w §A mE³w ̈i i«¦M if there appears among you a prophet. Which the question is why does it have to say the word ÆL §A §x ¦w §A among you? The answer is that the Torah is referring to the Yetzer Hara who is among you and always enticing you with false proof to sin. Hence the same can be applied to our Posuk: The Torah is commanding you to remove the Yetzer Hara who resides amongst your inside. The easiest solution is with Simcha.
Dovid Hamelech says Tehilim 97
z Ÿ e ́W §t©p x¥n Ÿ −y r¬ ̈x E Å`§p ¦U 'd i¬¥a£d « Ÿ ` E ́g §n ¦U :d« ̈g §n ¦U a¬¥l i ¥x §W¦i §lE wi®¦C©S©l ©r ́ªx ̈f x Ÿ e −` :m«¥li ¦S©i miÀ¦r ̈W §¹x c¬©I ¦n ei® ̈ci ¦q£g : Ÿ e «W §c ̈w x¤k ́¥f §l EÀc Ÿ ed§¹e 'd«©A mi ¦wi ¦C©−v You who love Hashem, you hate evil; He watches the souls of His pious ones, He rescues them from the hands of the wicked. A light is sown for the righteous, and for the upright of heart, joy. Rejoice, you righteous, with Hashem, and give thanks to His holy name. A great lesson in how to serve Hashem and be upright in your heart, is only with Simcha. Be happy that you are a servant of Hashem. And great elation that you have the ability to do Mitzvohs and learn Torah. The main line in the above chapter is the ending:
Ÿ e «W §c ̈w x¤k ́¥f §l EÀc Ÿ ed§¹e and give thanks to His holy name. This connects us to another Posuk in Tehilim 33:1 d« ̈N ¦d §z d¬ ̈e` ̈p miÀ¦x ̈W§i©¹l 'd«©A mi ¦wi ¦C©−v E ́p§P «©x Sing praises to the Lord, O you righteous; for the upright, praise is fitting: How beautiful are these sweet words? The Tzaddikim sing the praise of Hashem, yet the upright people, praise Hashem. The reason for this is by being happy with Simcha, you come very close to Hashem and realize all the good things He does for you. The praises are automatic and serve the satisfaction to Hashem.
This brings us to a third posuk in Tehilim 107
mi ́¦x ̈W§i E ́` §x¦i ̈di«¦R d ̈v §t ́ ̈w dÀ ̈l§e©¹r l ̈k§e Eg® ̈n §U¦i§e The upright see and rejoice, and all injustice shuts its mouth. If one is with Simcha then 'd i¬¥C §q©g EÀp§p Ÿ e «A §z«¦i§¹e d¤N®¥`Îx ̈n §W¦i§e m ̈k ̈−gÎi«¦n He who is wise will keep these in mind, and they will ponder the kind deeds of the Hashem. Great tranquility happens when a person is happy and thanks Hashem constantly. From the first words of Modeh Ani, thanking Hashem for giving you back life. Thanking for being well. until we go back to rest and recite the Shema Yisrael and kiss the Mezzuzah and say the Posuk 31:6 l¥w 'd i¬¦z Ÿ e` d ̈zi−¦c ̈R i¬¦gEÅx ci·¦w §t ©` »L §c« ̈i §A z«¤n¡` In Your hand I entrust my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth. : Then we can go to sleep with Simcha!
(Yehuda Z. Klitnick)
