You ever hear anyone too rich? Too healthy? Too
knowledgeable?
How about, have you heard anyone avoiding money because they
may become too rich, or someone intentionally avoiding healthy practices
because they may become too healthy, or someone avoiding knowledge because they
become too smart? Absurd right?
So why are people, way too orthodox? Why are people afraid
of learning about orthodox observances?
The Israelites sinned by worshiping the golden calf.
Actually, it was a very small number who worshiped the golden calf. The
majority was held guilty, because they did not protest the few who got
involved, but I will leave that for another day.
G-d forgave them, for this terrible sin, on the day of
forgiveness - Yom Kippur, and the day afterwards, when everybody was clean and
pure, compared to Angels, starting a brand new slate, Moses gathered everyone.
Moses assembled everyone, men and women, to tell them of this phenomenal
opportunity G-d was granting them, to dwell in their midst through the sanctuary.
To be on the safe side and avoid any problems of temptation,
Moses gathered the men and the women separately. On the surface, sounds like an
extreme measure, no? I mean, didn’t Moses trust his people? Are women less
people than men, that they don’t belong together?
Most improprieties concerning men and women are between
people who know each other! They happen at the workplace, and started with the
“innocent” shake of the hands. The formal “business” kiss.
To someone who cherishes and values monogamous faithful
relationships, when one of the partners give away a little of themselves to
someone else, like a little flirting etc., that is a matter of serious damage.
The little bit that went in the way of the other person, comes at the expense
of the complete dedication and attention towards the, one and only.
Everyone knows, if you really want to be on a diet, you
shouldn’t bring home food that can be a problem. It is smart not to put
yourself in a position of temptation.
One of the prayers we make every morning is, G-d please
don’t bring me to temptation. Even the best and the strongest have failed when
tempted.
For someone to intentionally place themselves when hungry,
and they really need to, or want to, be on a diet, in a compromising situation,
isn’t the smartest thing to be proud of.
They even advertise, guaranteed to lose weight and eat all
that you want!!! The crazy and not so funny thing is, that people actually fall
for this pitch.
The problem in our society is that we want to have the cake
and lose weight too. We want marriages to last a lifetime and, we enjoy
inciting our animalistic impulses at the same time. We put ourselves regularly
in compromising situations, we allow ourselves to constantly and continuously
be fed tantalizing, provoking and provocative messages and images, and then we
wonder why the results are the way they are, for us and our children.
Moses was the vessel for wisdom and therefore brought down
the law to this world. Moses represented the ultimate in the observance of law.
Moses is teaching us the way to live with the healthiest and happiest of
outcomes in life.
If orthodox, the rules of Moses, is regarded as restrictive
with no benefits, no wonder people opt out. If orthodox is regarded as
following the wisest life routines with the best results, that aren’t always
easy to follow, well then, that takes on an entire different positive outlook.
Everything in life that is worthwhile comes from following
proper guidelines. Nothing can be built by just doing it how you feel. No
worthwhile product or outcome in life happens just by doing it as you feel,
winging it. Orthodox Judaism is the only path that assures the tradition will
remain in the family, and its adherents will enjoy the deepest, spiritual and
G-dly experiences.
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