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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated l’iluy nishmat Ariella Rivka bat Avraham a’h. She was certainly a most precious soul, to be taken from this world at just a bit over 8 years old. I can still hear her angelic voice singing to me … her innocence and love of life, certainly worthy to strive towards. Thank you Ariella, for inspiring my life and the lives of so many others. May her neshama bask in the radiance of the Shechina HaKedosha together with all of the righteous souls who have departed from this world, Amen.
This weeks coming Parshat Toldot speaks of so many profound meaningful lessons one of which is finding meaning in the face of life’s struggles. The greatest challenges are here to teach us who we are – if we are willing to ask the questions and confront the answers.
We are all pregnant with two nations inside of us battling to reign. Inevitably we ask the same question Rivka Imeinu did when she felt the tug of war during her pregnancy, “Im Keyn, Lama Zeh Anochi (If life is like this… with so much suffering… Why am I?)”
We indeed are carrying life inside, the potential to build a spiritual edifice in a spiritual desert. The desire to elevate, seek meaning and define life’s purpose is constantly ‘nagging’ at us. However, life has a conniving way to lure us into the frills of entertainment decorating this world too.
Our souls ignite aglow when we experience an uplifting Tefillah. We then realize that life is here, no need for anything more. Next we find ourselves in Esav-consciousness being driven by our ego tendencies. A fight until the end; a battle of the fittest! Let us realize and accept that we need both for our personalities to evolve and attain higher goals.
Rivka searches on high for her answer. She asks, ‘Why am I this way’. She wants purpose and understands there is meaning in life. She gets an answer but not a complete understanding of why. Yet, she keeps seeking – after all the search is what is important.
The search is what life is about. We are all combating to seek the upper hand and elevate ourselves in the process. This is the story of our lives.
