Judaism is an Exact Science (continued)

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Yesterday I posted that everything we do and say will either be completely perfect or less than perfect according to Hashem’s system. Hashem gave us the formulas to maximize our lives according to our own personal situation in life. He showed us that Jews have different requirements and obligations depending on our background, place of birth and overall life situation.

One example was seen this past Shabbos which gave us two Haftaros for Ashkenazi Jews and Sephardi Jews. I showed the summary of the Ashkenaz Haftarah from Isaiah. Now, I show the Artscroll summary of the Sephardi Haftarah from Jeremiah: 

Haftaras Shemos (Sephardic custom, Jeremiah 1:1-2:3)
Jeremiah, like Moses, was a reluctant prophet, who was convinced that he was unqualified to accept the great mission thrust upon him by G-d. And like Moses, he tried to refuse, though not nearly so strenuously or for so long. He, too, feared that the people would not accept him and might even harm him. The fact is that at one point in his prophetic career he was thrown into a dungeon for daring to tell Jerusalem what it did not wish to hear. Nevertheless, G-d commanded him to go and prophesy, and guaranteed that He would protect him from harm. 

God showed Jeremiah prophetic symbols of his mission and sent him to tell the complacent citizens of Judah that their destruction would descend upon them from the "North," in the form of Nebuchadnezzar and his conquering Babylonian army, which indeed destroyed the Temple and exiled the people. 

But Jeremiah's first words to the Jewish people were an expression of Divine love that to this day is one of the most familiar prophetic utterances. G-d never forgets Israel's loyalty to Him since its first emergence as a nation. He may be forced to respond to its iniquities by punishments. but that necessity does not lessen His love, and thus Israel is assured that it will survive and prosper once again.

Everything in this world is measure for measure. What we accomplish in life is completely based on what we put into life’s system. The question is: what do you want for yourself?

Let’s say you weren’t feeling well, and you decided to go to a doctor. You have a choice of two family doctors; one who you know graduated medical school with honors, a 100% average at graduation.  The other squeaked by with a 70% average.  Which doctor would you choose (I made sure I spelled which correctly)? I know that is a ridiculous question since you would wonder if the 70% doctor didn’t happen to learn the ailment that bothers you; it is in the missing 30%.

Why would you choose to come out of this life with less than 100%? Which 30% of eternity are you willing to give up for you and your loved ones? Sounds silly to even ask, but yet you won’t find out until it is too late what you could have had as an eternity. Go for the best. Hashem has shown us how in His handbook of life, the Torah. It is not rocket science, but it is a perfect system – exactly what we need, and it is ours for the taking. Thank You, Hashem.