Rebbetzin Heller paints a picture of the eishes chayil as a woman strong in her ability to set boundaries
Parshas Parah begins with the halachos of the Parah Adumah. It opens with the words “Zos chukas haTorah,” these are the laws of the Torah. If the upcoming topic is the red calf, why
does the pasuk say “Zos chukas haTorah”?
Hashem tells us the reasons for many of the mitzvos. But when it comes to Parah Adumah, He says, “This is one mitzvah you can’t understand. Do it because I said so.” Shlomo Hamelech, says the Chasam Sofer, realized he could never understand the mitzvah of Parah. Even though he had clarity about everything, he realized there are things he’d never be able to grasp.
In life we encounter difficulties and challenges. Sometimes we get a tiny glimpse of the big picture, a revelation, and we understand the purpose of our challenges. But most of the time we don’t. We only see our daily struggles, and we need to deal with the unanswered questions: the why, the how, the what now. We may feel overwhelmed. The parshah of Parah Adumah gives us a new coping mechanism.
The chok isn’t only about the Parah Adumah, it’s about the Torah. We can’t fathom how Hashem operates the world. We have to trust that He runs it in the best possible way, leave our questions behind, and do His will.
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