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chocolate moose

Wed, Dec 06 2006, 2:02 pm

The Rabbi who gives the Wed shiur spoke about that topic today. Because of office politics I came late and left early, but this is what I gleaned from it......

He started off with a sort of story.

Suppose you did something amazing for the American peple and the president rewarded you with an unlimited hour at Fort Knox, carrying off as much gold as you wanted to. Even though you probably were up all night partying, you would find the energy to come away with a nice, good amount of gold which would sustain you, worth millions if not billions of dollars.

He then compared the chunks of gold to mitzvos. Mitzovs stay with you forever. They become part of you and go to bat for you and sustain you in this word and the next world.

If you compare the words of Torah you learn to chunks of gold, it makes it easier....easier to do the davening, easier to learn, and easier to do what you need to do in life.

So...........what do you all think?

technic

Wed, Dec 06 2006, 2:04 pm

I like this...ty 4 posting Very Happy

Mevater

Wed, Dec 06 2006, 2:15 pm

Posts as inspiring as that above are what make this site so great. Thanks.

chocolate moose

Wed, Dec 06 2006, 2:19 pm

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

it's nice to be appreciated!

Squash

Wed, Dec 06 2006, 2:29 pm

This is my official inspiration for today.

thanks!

shalhevet

Wed, Dec 06 2006, 3:27 pm

What a wonderful post. It really is something that you can take away with you and use to strengthen yourself spiritually.

Choccy, you have started some really great threads recently. Very Happy

chocolate moose

Wed, Dec 06 2006, 3:38 pm

Thanks, Shal ! You're okay too!

ruthanne

Wed, Dec 06 2006, 10:01 pm

thanks for an inspiring post!

You never know what affect it might have on me...I might start saying chitas again Very Happy

Motek

Thu, Dec 07 2006, 3:16 pm

choc moose - was this a Chabad rabbi's shiur?

chocolate moose

Thu, Dec 07 2006, 3:20 pm

Nope. Not Chabad.

It was Rabbis Yosef Grossman at the OU.

You can catch him live, online, giving his shiur on a webcast on the OU site!

He's amazing!!!!!!

Motek

Thu, Dec 07 2006, 5:44 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

Nope. Not Chabad.

No wonder. That explains it.

Ribbie Danzinger

Thu, Dec 07 2006, 5:51 pm

Hmmm, Motek, it sounds like you have a lot to say about that but for some reason, you are keeping quiet...

Motek

Thu, Dec 07 2006, 6:07 pm

baiting me, eh? Twisted Evil

shininglight

Tue, Dec 12 2006, 2:38 pm

What's "chitas"?

bandcm

Tue, Dec 12 2006, 6:17 pm

Chumash Tehillim Tanya. Abrreviation - CHiTaT (or Chitas).
The 6th Lubavitcher Rebbe was mesaken that every day, we say/learn the portion of Chumash that corresponds to that day of that parsha with Rashi, say the portion of Tehillim for that day of the month, and learn the portion of Tanya for that day of the year.
Men do it as a given, as do unmarried boys and girls, but mothers, well takes alot of willpower.

Motek - please do share.

Mitzvahmom

Tue, Dec 12 2006, 6:30 pm

thanks chocolate very inspirational Smile

Crayon210

Tue, Dec 12 2006, 6:33 pm

bandcm wrote:

Men do it as a given, as do unmarried boys and girls, but mothers, well takes alot of willpower.

Yes, but we're still supposed to do it!

chocolate moose

Tue, Dec 12 2006, 7:23 pm

Actually, the Rebbe did not spec. say that doing Chitas was for women and girls.

Crayon210

Tue, Dec 12 2006, 7:33 pm

So why the push for women to say it? Stam?

bandcm

Tue, Dec 12 2006, 7:37 pm

Crayon, for a woman, nothing takes precedence over caring for her children.
There is a reason we are not bound by the mitzvos aseh shehazman grama.
Of course if we can we should do it.

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