Let’s Get Practical: Making Hashem’s Torah My Torah

Let’s Get Practical

Making Hashem’s Torah My Torah

Yosef Hatzaddik cared deeply about Hashem's Torah, so he took his brothers' actions personally. The Chashmonaim, similarly, internalized Hashem's battle against Hellenism and foreign ideals, making it their own.

This week, I will strive to emulate the Chashmonaim by aligning my desires with Hashem's. Each day, after reciting Birchos Hatorah in which I ask Hashem to “sweeten His Torah in our mouths” I will bli neder pause for thirty seconds and endeavor to internalize this concept. As the possuk says, "Praiseworthy is the one who makes the Torah of Hashem their own Torah."

This week’s booklet is based on tapes: 150 – Chanukah II | 197 – Loyal Servants | 388 – Chanukah VII E-5 – The Zealot | E-85 – Chanukah: The Light of emunah