Let’s stop pointing fingers... Instead, let’s do our best to strengthen ourselves spiritually
T
he birds are chirping, the flowers blooming. It’s Iyar and spring has arrived.
Iyar’s acronym, “Ani Hashem rof’echa — I’m Hashem, your healer” resounds strongly in this very strange spring of 2020, when nature is celebrating as the world is fighting a global pandemic.
The source for this acronym is in Sefer Shemos (15:26). The pasuk tell us, “If you will heed Hashem your G-d diligently, doing what is upright in His Eyes, listen to His commandments and keep all His laws, then I will not bring upon you any of the diseases I brought upon the Egyptians, for I am Hashem your healer.”
The Malbim sees these words as evidence of a direct link between living a life of Torah and mitzvos and good physical health. Hashem Yisbarach is dispensing the supreme prescription for a healthy life. After all, He is the Ultimate Healer Who cares only for our well-being.
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