{"id":2474,"date":"2015-11-07T04:48:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T04:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2015-11-26T04:49:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T04:49:46","slug":"%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%aa-date-25-cheshvan-5776-11714-sotah12-eliezer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/?p=2474","title":{"rendered":"\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea Date: 25 Cheshvan, 5776 (11\/7\/14) \u2013 Sotah#12 {Eliezer}"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ANONYMOUS ACTORS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[12a middle] <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gemarah<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Shemos [Perek2Pasuk1] states, \u201cA man from the house of Levi\u2026\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R\u2019 Pinkas<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: In the beginning of the book of Shemos, there is much anonymity. The Torah does not mention Moshe\u2019s parents by name, and even Shifra and Puah (the midwives) are nicknames. Since this is the beginning of the Jews\u2019 redemption, the emphasis must be on no one person (as the cause of salvation) and only on Hashem. G-d is the ultimate redeemer and all others are merely His tools for working with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>D-E-ep Thoughts<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Often times, we tend to slip up and give credit to ourselves for bringing about results. G-d blesses us with specific strengths and talents, but only for us to be His vehicles of blessings. We must always remember to thank others for their work, but recognize that all is truly from Hashem.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">EXTRAORDINARY EXTENSIONS <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[12b top]<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R\u2019 Yehuda or R\u2019 Nechemya<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Basya reached her arm and it miraculously extended out into the river to get Moshe in the basket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>D-E-ep Thoughts<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R\u2019 Rosner quoting Baalei Mussar)<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Basya had no chance of actually reaching the basket, but she nevertheless made the effort. We have to do everything in our power in this world and leave the rest to G-d. We cannot even lift our pinky fingers if it were not for G-d\u2019s making it happen. Everything we \u201cdo\u201d must be with the recognition that Hashem controls and \u201callows\u201d it to actualize. We must do our part (Hishtadlus) but recognize that whatever G-d wills to be, will be (no matter how seemingly natural or miraculous).<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANONYMOUS ACTORS [12a middle] Gemarah: Shemos [Perek2Pasuk1] states, \u201cA man from the house of Levi\u2026\u201d R\u2019 Pinkas: In the beginning of the book of Shemos, there is much anonymity. The Torah does not mention Moshe\u2019s parents by name, and even Shifra and Puah (the midwives) are nicknames. 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