Simchas Torah: What To Feel When You Kiss The Torah - Rav Pam's Stunning Insight

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Right. >> I mentioned this morning, we uh posted it that on the Yom Tov of Sukkot, Hashem embraces us. But on Hoshana Rabbah, Hashem gives us a neshika. Hoshana Rabbah is the day of the lips. We take the aravah because we're saying so many supplications and tchinus today and and requests. And we are offering our lips to Hashem and Hashem in response Hashem in response offers, so to speak, "Yishakeni mineshikosav piha." On Simchas Torah, we're going to complete Sefer Devarim and Chamisha Chumshei Torah, and we immediately begin with Bereishis because we don't want the Satan to be mekaterig that all we're doing is we're finishing and we're not going to learn more. Question. What kind of kiterug? What will the Satan say? The Satan's going to say we don't love the Torah. What are we doing the whole day? We're dancing with her. We're dancing with her. We're kissing her. We're rejoicing with her. What exactly does the Satan say? That we don't love the Torah? There's no day of the year that we kiss the Torah more than on Simchas Torah. So, what exactly were the Satan's going to say? Says Hakayan Rav Avraham Yaakov Pam, zichron tzaddik livracha. The Medrash Rabbah says in the beginning of Shir HaShirim Rabbah and Megillas Rus, all kisses are empty except for three. all kisses are empty except for three. A kiss of a meeting, like when Aharon met Moshe after a while, "Vayifgeishahu Behar HaElohim vayishakeihu." A kiss of departing from a loved one, "Vatishek Orpah lamoisha." And a kiss of greatness, like Shmuel when he anointed Shaul. It says, "Vayitzak al rosho vayishakeihu." The Malbim explains, but Shmuel kissing Shaul there was a Vayikra and

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1. 0:00Right. >> I mentioned this morning, we uh posted it that on the Yom Tov of…
2. 0:30Hashem in response offers, so to speak, "Yishakeni mineshikosav piha." On Simchas Torah, we're going to…
3. 1:00We're dancing with her. We're kissing her. We're rejoicing with her. What exactly does the Satan…
4. 1:32all kisses are empty except for three. A kiss of a meeting, like when Aharon met…
5. 2:04Shaul there was a Vayikra and Ruach he was on him Godol. There are three kinds…
6. 3:06So you say what will the Satan say? The Satan will say all the kisses we're…
7. 3:36you later. Catch you later. Maybe it's a kiss now. When you kiss someone goodbye, it…
8. 4:09want the Torah to be matzel on us. It's ruach. We want to be mekabel from…
9. 4:41lo yitamush haTorah mipinu mipizoreinu. We don't want it to be a kiss of goodbye. We…
10. 5:13And for now, so I don't wish you goodbye. I give you all my heartfelt wishes…

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