Sept. 3, 2023

Looking Above the Sun: Navigating the Mundane through the Fresh Lens of Torah and Mitzvos

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Season 5

Ever felt like you're stuck in a rut, experiencing the same old mundane reality day in, day out, with no hint of novelty or excitement? What if we told you there's a way not just to survive and thrive in this seeming monotony - by delving into pursuits that are way above the sun? We promise to explore the intriguing concept that everything under the sun is just a reproduction of something that has already been. Yet, we find hope in the philosophy that our holy Torah and Mitzvahs exist above the sun, untouched by the world's inevitable depreciation and wilting.

We invite you to join us in this fascinating discussion as we take the metaphor of a 14th-generation phone looking identical to its first and relate it to our everyday lives. We discuss how to keep the Torah fresh and exciting and how pursuing higher ideals can lead to a newfound vigor in the face of aging. Hear us unravel the refreshing perspective of waking up daily with renewed energy and readiness to take on the world. Inspired by Chazal's teachings, we offer a new way of viewing your daily life and a path to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Torah. So, tune in and prepare to be inspired to look above the sun and find a fresh perspective daily!

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They were marketing it as the 14th generation state of the art phone and me and my friend noticed that the 14th generation, this all new advanced product, looked exactly like the first generation.

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It seems like they have run out of ideas and they just said, hey, if we make it look like the first edition, maybe they would have forgotten about that and maybe the consumers will buy it.

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It looks like they are.

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But sometimes you recognize that there really isn't anything new under the sun.

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You can't recreate the wheel and Ashlomo Amalak said what has been will be, what has been done will be done.

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And there ain't nothing new under the sun.

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And even if you should stumble upon an oil mine, some big rig of diamonds and gold, that's not a new finding.

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That's been there for thousands of years.

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You've just finally discovered it.

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There isn't anything new under the sun.

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Which leads us to an issue.

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Because we are commanded Ha'i Yoim hazeh Hashem al-Okeh HaMetsavcha.

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That today Hashem has given you the Torah, says Rashi Bechol Yom yeyu be'enechah hadoshim.

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Every day should be, in your eyes, brand new.

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That ke'elu bo byyom nitzdaveh sa'alayim.

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That today you have been commanded to keep the Torah.

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It's your first day on the job.

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You've got to be fresh, with vigor and vitality, but how?

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There's nothing new under the sun and everything eventually depreciates and wilts and wrinkles.

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So how do we keep up the freshness?

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How does the sugyah stay exciting?

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Well, Chazal have told us the shocking statement and we have now come to the realization that, yes, there is nothing new under the sun but Torah and Mitzvahs.

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It doesn't live under the sun, that resides above the sun.

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And when a person endeavors and pursues that of something that is above the sun, that only gets better and better over time.

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It ages well every day an ability to unravel new vistas of khachma understandings in the Torah and connect yourself that much deeper to these holy pursuits.

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You see Zikanim, sabbaz and saftaz that still have that vigor and vitality and they seem to have aged very well.

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And Zedih still enjoys the sugyah like he always has, the Mitzvahs still done with the same flavor, and gishmak, because that's a pursuit that doesn't live under the sun.

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So every day you want to keep the freshness, the excitement, pursue things that their sources are above the sun.

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Every day, wake up, chadashimlabit Khorim, like you are washing your hands to go and take your position inside of the base Hamigdash like a coin.

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Every day a new job and as if Hashem has given us the Torah today hayom hazeh.

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So wake up refreshed, reinvigorated, like it's your first day on the job, and you're ready to pursue these endeavors that reside way above the sun.