Exploring the Choices Between Blessing and Curse: Insight on Parshas Re'eh

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What if our choices between good and evil aren't as straightforward as they seem? In today's intriguing discussion, we explore this fascinating concept as we journey through parashah. We unpack the poignant statement, "I present before you today a blessing and a curse," and how it underlines our chosen life path. We analyze the significance of Rea and Lefnei chem, the importance of visualization, and why clarity is vital in understanding our choices. We emphasize the pivotal role of Torah, Mitzvos, Chesed, and Torah Tvila in electing the path of goodness.

As we prepare to navigate the journey to Canaan and the gullus in this midbar, we relentlessly urge you to inspect your actions and practices. Are they in alignment with the path of goodness? We shed light on the confusion that arises when embarking on new paths, making it challenging to discern between what truly is a blessing or a curse. We stress the danger of deviating from Hashem's Torah and the importance of remembering what is good and what is a curse as we continue our journey. This thought-provoking discussion challenges us to scrutinize our choices, pushing us toward a life filled with blessings and goodness.

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One of the classic old American gestures once joked that when you come to the fork in the road, take it.

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Oh well, that's funny, it's good laugh.

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It's not exactly practical advice, for in real life normally you can go right or you can go left.

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You get to choose, but you can't have both.

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There's the local and then there's the express.

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You can only go on one path, and here we have the ultimate choice at the beginning of parashas or a between good and evil.

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Rea, a noi chi no, sayin lefnei chem, haiaim brach a uklala si, I present before you today a blessing and a curse.

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It's that simple.

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And now it's our choice to choose the life that we want to live a life of blessing and goodness or a life filled with suffering and of curses.

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God forbid.

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And while it may seem, as we go through safer devar, I'm like these are messages that we already know.

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We've internalized that, we know this and perhaps we're lulled to sleep during our shani and mikra.

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But truthfully, when you come to this post, you should ask yourself Rea, I should see that which Moshe is saying from the word of Hashem.

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How can you see words?

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And furthermore, lefnei chem, they're placed down here in front of me, can I touch them?

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What are these words?

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But here you should be shaken back awake from your slumber to hear that it's not going to be so clear going forward, for when you walk into Eretz Yisrael and you march on Canaan, things will get very, very confusing and it will be hard to remember always what is truthfully blessing and what is truthfully curses.

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So here, right now, rea, you should see it.

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You should have it so clear, it should be so distinct that it's like being able to visualize it b'chosh with your eyes.

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Rea, see it.

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And lefnei chem, the same way that we said by Elehem mishpatim ashertossim, lefnei chem, that Hashem, he told the laws to Moshe Rabbenu, who then put it out like a set table in front of us, all of the Torah, not just once he taught the Mishnah, but over and over again and in 70 languages, for us to be able to perfectly consume and understand the laws here.

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Know it in all of its glory, the clarity that you can either choose good, and this is good, torah and mitzvos Olamabah, keep it of aim Chesed, torah Tvila, that is good, and everything else, those that the sins, anything outside, if Hashem's Torah, anything morally corrupt, that is bad.

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And if you should say yes, yes, we know that we got this.

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Well, maybe we have to ask ourselves if we did in fact answer our mother's call on the first ring, or we still were involved in our television show, or did we in fact relearn the Gemara hazard again to get it into our bones, or were we involved in some other mindless practice?

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So get it here clear that Re'ay see what is truthfully good, like a Shulchan Arachaset table in front of you, and remember this and go through safer Tvara and in the clarity that we need, as we're about to march on to Canaan and as we go through this gullus in this midbar, we should be able to remember exactly and with total lucidity what is good, what is a blessing and what is bad and what is a curse.

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People often forget.

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They forget, and there's nothing more proud of that.

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