~ One Hundred Words on the Parsha - Haazinu

הצור תמים פעלו כי כל דרכיו משפט, אל אמונה ואין עול .....

"Hashem’s actions are appropriate because all of His ways are just. He is a trustworthy God…."

This posuk is said at צדוק הדיו (recognizing Hashem’s justice) at a Jewish funeral. Why was this posuk included at the beginning of Moshe Rabbeinu’s Shira?

Rabbi Yechiel Michal Gordon, in a eulogy for the Jewish residents of Kovno who were murdered in the Holocaust, answered as follows: Chazal teach us that Shiras Ha’azinu includes all of the world’s future happenings. As such it includes the Holocaust. Therefore, Moshe Rabbeinu started with this Pasuk to be matzdik the din of this event that was so cataclysmic and difficult to understand.

Only B’Simcha Parshas Ha’azinu

הרנינו גוים עמו כי דם עבדיו יקום ונקם ישיב לצריו

“גוים should be happy for His nation because Hashem took נקמה against those who caused the Yidden pain”

There are many גוים who are opposed to those who cause pain to the Yidden and they are happy that Hashem is avenging the Yidden. Why did these גוים not defend the Yidden when other גוים were hurting them?

Perhaps they felt powerless, but are nonetheless happy that Hashem interferes to protect the Yidden.

May we always feel protected.

Only B’Simcha Parshas Ha’azinu

"ה' מסיני בא וזרח משעיר למו"

“Hashem came from סיני and shined through עשו”

In the זכות of the enormous amount of לימוד התורה of our times, Hashem shines a tremendous light through עשו onto ארץ ישראל. President Trump has been amazing toward Israel, climaxing with the current peace deals between Israel and U.A.E. and Bahrain. May our לימוד התורה continue and may the goodness of שעיר continue.