Parshas Emor | The Holy Splash Zone

I don't believe it's a stretch to claim that we may be misusing and squandering our most precious resource and asset. You see, no matter what the undertaking is or the goal, we must always turn to a couple of resources and assets we already have access to to accomplish the next goal. The next job. If you want to be a pro golfer or a massive Torah scholar, you'd like to make billions of dollars. Insert whatever goal it is that you have in life. It will take some attributes and connections to get you there. If you want to become a fabulously wealthy person, you probably need some access to cash. A loan, definitely a good network, and a good work ethic. If you want to become even better, A massive Torah scholar at [inaudible], you will need an unbreakable will. It would be best if you were determined. You must think on your toes and develop your mind's thinking and reasoning skills. You probably need a good study partner as well. You want to become a pro golfer. You are going to need the right equipment; you're going to need the right instructor. You'll probably need a lot of money to access the equipment and the courses. Now there is, however, one asset, attribute, thing, or entity that is even more important than everything listed before. It's a simple four-letter word. It is an unbeatable foe. It keeps the score of every individual's life. The word, the asset, and the resource are Time. Time is called in Hebrew. Zuman time has yet to lose a battle. Time is unbeatable. Time can cure. Time can make one forget. Time can create wealth. Time is the champion, and Time is our greatest resource. Ziman, our parish show, now delineates that is parish as Eor does the different [inaudible] in the Jewish calendar, the different times of the year there are, they are mu, they're the festivals of God that we should claim, that we should proclaim about them. They are festivals of God. Our partial speaks of the holidays of Pesa Kip all of the holidays. And here is the point [inaudible] Time is not created equal. One mustn't fall prey to a rudimentary understanding of Time of Zan. At first glance, our hash scuffle [inaudible]. Our first thought is Time is a way that we can all be on the same page. Knowing when the stock market will open in a way to decide to sleep at one Time and work at other times. Zan is kind of the way we all play the game at the same time. We all buy watches and let Time do its thing, but that isn't very accurate. Tyra tells us not like that. There are Moya de Hashem; there are baked into the essence of creation. A special meal, spiritually energized from the beginning of the world's creation. [inaudible] set up the world. He created man and made Chak the seventh day of the week, a day of relaxation, Manuka, kudu, and holiness. And God forbid us to imagine that if we don't keep chaba, Chaba doesn't happen. No, no, no. Chaba happens whether we like it or not. The same way that waves crash upon the shore is Chavez. Every seven days, we can buy into this spiritually energized Time. We can honor the day by making kites, dressing nicely, eating tasty foods and delicacies, and drinking finely spiced wine. But Chaba, it's part, man. The day of Chaba is intrinsically kadosh and filled with Manuka. Our PA then speaks after the chaba of the other holidays. And while it's interesting to note that the Jewish people have been gifted the opportunity and the job to set up the calendar and establish when the holidays will happen. And that's part where you can already tell how great the Jewish people are that God has given us control over Time. But once we establish when a certain holiday is, when the new month is, and therefore when Pesak or Soka is, that day becomes spiritually energized. That stint of Time, that point on the calendar, is intrinsically a festival, a holiday. Now let's take it to another level. There are also inside of Time, certain times that are ripe and special for certain things. Pe Aman of freedom and a person can tap into freedom at that Time. A time called [inaudible] happened around [inaudible] Time. There's Aman of man chaman each Time at the Right Time. And as King Solomon exclaimed in Ecclesiastes, he, said ACE, there's a time to cry. There's a time to laugh; a time to build; a time to plant; a time; a time; a time; a time. So what's left for us? What are we to do about the most powerful asset and resource that we own? How can we harness the power of Time? Rav tells us the way. And as I was going through the piece, writing it down, and preparing it, a pretty clear and vivid picture was left to mind. And I think the muscle, the parable, no, it's not a parable, it's a true story. I will shed light on the topic. I could still vividly see, I think it was sixth or seventh grade when my father came in the door and said, you know that famous water park up in Williamsburg? Not Williamsburg, New York, but Williamsburg, Virginia, named Great Wolf Lodge, this big indoor aquatic amusement park. It was a place where it was the first of its Time; a person could or a kid could go and run around in the water park. There was an arcade. I remember they had a game cube in the room that we were staying in. Probably many. People don't even know a game cube, so that's pretty cool. Now inside this water wonderland in Great Wolf Lodge, there was this jungle gym of water where you could push the buckets over and go down these slides. And standing at the very top of this waterlike playground structure was this huge bucket, about a thousand gallons, that every 10 minutes, when it would become so filled to the brim with water, would tip over and dump all that water upon a person so all the kids would run underneath it. And that was something that I enjoyed doing. I can still remember it. It even hurt a little bit because of the strength of the water at the speed of the height that it fell from. And as this bucket was about to drop, I could still hear the siren. This big loud booming ring would go off, and all the kids would run underneath it to get the water to pour on them. And all of a sudden, it would tip, and everyone would become soaking wet, and it was a blast. And anyone who missed out, well, they missed out, like that. Zan comes whether we like it or not; every seventh day is chais. And the 15th of the circus, the 15th of Tissie, is always a circus. The 15th of Nissan is always Pesa. And if we hear the siren and prepare ourselves to run underneath this bucket, well, the water will dump on us the spiritually energized Zan that is ripe for the picking for anyone who chooses to take from it. Well, if they position themselves properly, they can harness the power of Zan to be [inaudible] to be prepared for the Zan is our [inaudible] or [inaudible]. Each individual's full service to his creator must be properly prepared for the festivals and Chave preparation. Now armed with this idea and understanding of Time, we can rediscover a fascinating line in the Rambam that otherwise we might have read right through the Rambam says in the laws of the morning, CRI Shama in chapter one [inaudible] the Rambam rights, the mitzvah every morning and we have to hit the [inaudible] there's a certain cutoff time. The Rambam further delineates the laws of if God forbid somebody should wake up late and be short on time or even entirely miss the [inaudible]. But listen to the words of the ram Mi in the morning. It's by day [inaudible] with sunrise and to the individual, to the individual who the Time passed over him and was delayed Ram describing the proper and fitting Time to fulfill the obligation of Kris Shama put the ball in times court. It is that Time passed over him, not that he was delayed and missed the Time, because Ziman is what it's about. Zan continues to march on, and it's our job to jump in underneath the bucket and take advantage of the ripe Zan. Now that we've clarified each Time, each stint of Time on the calendar has its own special unique [inaudible] based on what Zan it is a k a, so we should try to buy in. It at least makes sense to me like this. We should buy into Thek and the Zan for what taught us this Time is special for at the time of Zan, then double down on your [inaudible]. I imagine it'd be a smart idea to double down on your favor, on your freedom during the days of the peso. And right now, I'd imagine just as the Ramma taught us that we should be studying the ethics of our fathers to prepare for Ka now properly is this man that has Ms. [inaudible] that is especially fitting to work on character development and perfection. Now is the Time to build up one's taste and anticipation and preparation for the holiday of SVUs. And in the same way that you wouldn't look forward or even focus on building a snowman in the summer and you wouldn't look forward to swimming during the winter, we should use this man for what they are unique and special for at those proper times. Number two, Revol. Ali Shore brings a piece from Rabbi Nuni Theran, who tells us that the ideas of good days and bad days started long ago. In Hebrew, it's called [inaudible], the days of love and hate. Some days nothing goes our way, and things are sluggish. We feel like we can't accomplish anything, and that's baked into Time. And conversely, there are days that everything seemingly is going our way. Things come easy to us. Knowledge, retention, success, wherever we go, our friends seem to seek our presence. Do you want to hang out with us? It's a good day. [inaudible] The second practical takeaway should be during the [inaudible] dark times and bad days. You probably shouldn't go for it in the same way that you would on the good days. Probably the mindset should be to grind through it. It's a part of life. This is how it goes. Everyone has good days and bad days. But on the good days, the positive takeaway, you shouldn't take naps. I'd imagine you should try to double down on your effort. If it's working and it's going, and you're feeling good, and the brain is connecting, and people are, you know, your phone's ringing off the hook in the office for what it is that you're selling, I'd imagine that you should take full advantage of that same hava, that unique successful Time. And the almighty knows that sometimes we feel like the Yame Hak; the good days are short-lived. So, let's try to double down on the good days and accomplish as much as possible. And lastly, the mu de Hashem, the festivals of the ti of a God. One comes every seven days, and it's called Chabas God. He keeps it hidden away from the Jewish people. It's a sign; it is an Os. Even at who we're told, God Almighty keeps Chaba at whatever understanding we have of that. And when the tire's looking for a description, a way to define and describe your kipper, it uses Chave and calls it Chavez. Chaba Chavez is like a mini Yom. Kipper Chavez is packed with kids and mitzvahs. And if we aren't enjoying it, if it's not dumping its spiritually charged water on us, then maybe we haven't adequately prepared for it. Maybe we must strive to be perhaps a half hour early for Chavez, 10 minutes early for Chavez, even on Time for Chavez, for when that alarm, that buzzer that would go off before it dropped the water we needed, we must every kid had to run underneath that big bucket to get the water poured on them for Chavez to maximize that holy saman, that small stint of Time that comes around once a week, we must be underneath the bucket. We must be in the splash zone of Kdu. We must be prepared. We must be [inaudible] for Chavez. So, in conclusion, there is perhaps the most powerful force in the universe. This force, namely a four-letter English word named Time and a three-letter Hebrew word named Zan, can make one beaten down to a pulp. Zan can raise people to the highest heights. Time can make a man wealthy. Time can make one. Forget pain time. Ziman can cure and can heal. Ziman has yet to lose a battle time. Ceaselessly, he marches forth, uncontrolled by man-time. One of the most powerful forces in the Milky Way. And you can harness it; it can be put on your team. Don't be like those who say; I wish I had more Time Now with acknowledgment, preparation, and clarity that the entire job and service of a man, an individual, is to be prepared. [inaudible] to prepare for those good times and to be prepared for the bad times and to bek for the in the cha that comes, putting one of the most powerful spiritual forces in the world on your team.