March 18/19, 2016 Adar2 8/9, 5776
1:2
"Speak to the people of Israel and say to them; if a man among you will bring an offering to G-D; of animals, cattle or sheep you should bring your offering
4:2
Speak to the people of Israel, saying; if a person unwittingly transgresses any commandment of G-D, which should not be done, and commits one of these sins in a careless behavior.
4:3
If the anointed Kohen should sin to bring guilt on ‘the people’………….(he shall bring for his sin which he committed a young, unblemished bullock to HASHEM, as a sin-offering.)
Lesson 1:
If ‘one’ sins, it is a sin of ‘ALL' ??? One’s judgment affects those that surround him or her directly and indirectly. An example: A group of friends decide to go on a vacation together and rent a large motorhome to comfortably accommodate everyone and everything, to drive across the country to see all the beautiful sights. One friend suddenly and unexpectedly decides he/she does not want to go after all for really NO reason, and says, “I am not going, and I changed my mind!” Obviously his/her decision was decided by him/herself, although his/her action affects the entire group in a negative manner, as the fiduciary responsibility has now has changed this planned trip, as do his other responsibilities with the trip. He/She is and was part of the whole, and its entirety. His/Her responsibility(s) now fall upon “ALL” of the others. One falters, all are hurt.
Lesson 2:
If we look into the Hebrew verses for this Torah Portion, we might just ask.....Torah in the manner of one’s act of repentance (as read in 1:2) ,and then the Hebrew word “Nefesh”(as read in 4:2) when referring to the depth of his/her sins?
In my own studies and daily existence, I realize, we as humans have physical and we have soulful needs, a pure and natural struggle on a daily basis. When a person exercises his/her free will and that of his/her choices of body and soul, it is really the will of G-D!?? Same may be said for one’s act of transgression or sin; One’s soul is NOT focusing on G-D’s commandments! Adam showed human purity and humanistic qualities obviously. We also must know that a pure person can sometimes be tempted by desire over that of G-D’s commandment! We see two opposing powers with in the Torah which exist in people and it is emphasized in the above verses. Walk the walk,and talk the talk!
Lesson 3:
It can be stated, the distance between a person and G-D exists not only of power, presence, and wisdom, but that of a sincere ‘value’. People may achieve value in his/her own life by letting their own precepts go, and allow the connection and precepts of G-D in. In Judaism, it is rejected that a person is the measure of “all value”, which would be a direct rejection of G-D and the commandments. A person must follow two aspects; 1) Follow the commandments on how to treat one another, & all beings, and 2) one’s obligation to G-D! It is not a choice of, IT”S BOTH!
It can be summed up the with the 3 lessons above, and with our own life experiences, and it can most definitely be simplified in terms that we all will get it with that of preverbal indelible ink and the memory of what 'we' should have done or acted upon as the best choice going forward, not just for our own pleasure.
Remember about your actions, GOOD,BAD,and INDIFFERENT- The act and impact and that of G-D’s will, the feeling of guilt (or not) and the memory, the infraction), and how it affected others. Each and every decision, each and every movement has an effect! Choose wisely!
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