New beginnings always necessitate special zerizus
“Perhaps the reason for this distinction is that, whereas the Chassan Torah makes a brachah on the completion of the Torah, the Chassan Bereishis makes a brachah on the beginning of the Torah. New beginnings always necessitate special zerizus — a special burst of energy to welcome the commencement of a new level of avodas Hashem.”
—said in the name of the Steipler Gaon
(Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 932)
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