[Avodah] FW: [WestOrangeJewishCommunity] A Thought for Elul from the new R' Soloveitchik Rosh Hashana Machzor

[Rich, Joel]

	A Thought for Elul from the new R' Soloveitchik Rosh Hashana
Machzor 
	
	Man, created in His image, crowned with honor, was given the
imperative to walk in his ways - V' halachta bdrachav (Deuteronomy
28:9). Explaining this imperative, the Rambam (in his introduction to
Hilchot Deiot) uses the expression lhedamot bdrachav - to imitate his
ways. The Rav explained that the imitation of Hashem is not limited to
performing acts of compassion( See Masechet Semachot 6:1) but extends to
the imitation of the essential attribute of becoming a noseh(my
note-active). In keeping with this imperative, man must therefore strive
to become subject and not object (nisa), one who influences one's
surroundings (mashpia) rather than one who is influenced(mushpa), one
who creates and is not created, one who acts and is not acted upon, one
who controls his environment rather than being controlled by it.
	
	Kol Tuv
	Joel Rich
	

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