Parashat Hashavuis

This weeks Parasha is נציבים-וילך. Ot starts off saying

"ט. אַתֶּם נִצָּבִים הַיּוֹם כֻּלְּכֶם לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם רָאשֵׁיכֶם שִׁבְטֵיכֶם זִקְנֵיכֶם וְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶם כֹּל אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל:" 

The word Netzivim means standing. The first pasuk of the Parasha says that everyone is standing before Hashem. And then it repeats it twice. But no, כלכם means all of YOU. The whole man. That's how you judge a person favorably. Rav Hillel said ״אם אני כאן, הכל כאן״. It means that whatever he's doing, his whole heart is in it. Do everything with your all. Be totally immersed and involved and Hashem will be too. 

It says EVERYONE has to come because we are a whole and were only as strong as our weakest. We all benefit from eachother (like a minyan). It's interesting how this Parasha falls right before Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year.

In Parashat וילך we see Moshe Rabenu's farewell message. At the end of his life he says "לֹא אוּכַל עוֹד לָצֵאת וְלָבוֹא" 

At first glance it may seem as if Moshe is saying that he is weak. However it is the opposite. Moshe was growing every day of his life and he felt as if he reached his pinnacle. He was growing his whole life. 

Just like Moshe reached his full potential, so can everyone. We all have the ability to reach our full potentials and be the best we can be. 

נצבים and וילך are opposites but they work well together. 

STAND UP AND GO! (We're not here to eat potatoes, lol)

You can do anything you want to do. If you want to continue growing and developing and reach greater heights, you need to stand up and go. 

Shabbat Shalom! Enjoy