יום ה Date: 1 Tishrei, 5774 (9/25/14) – Chagigah#17 {Eliezer}

Cleansing Couples

[17b bottom] Abaye: There is a Mitzvah is to count days and weeks leading up to the day of the giving of the Torah. Orech Chaim: If we must count days, why are weeks important? Anytime we want spiritual cleansing, a week (composed 7 days, signifying physical perfection and completeness) process is required [just like by a Niddah (menstruant) who after counting one clean week goes to the Mikvah (ritual bath)]. Zohar: We, as a nation, counted 7 complete weeks (of 7 days each) before receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai because that was literally our days of cleansing before our marriage to Hashem.

E’s Lesson: We should always try and cleanse ourselves and work to perfect our relationships. Our marriages should teach us how to better ourselves, negate our own egos and give completely of ourselves to train us how to relate to our ultimate union with Hashem.