In Lech Lecha ( chapter15,5) Hashem says to Avraham "look at the stars and count them if you are able to count them", then Hashem says to Avraham, "so shall be your offspring".
( from the teachings of Rabbi Meir Shapira)
Why does the pasuk say vayomer Hashem - "Hashem said" two times in the same pasuk- we know Hashem was speaking to Avraham. However, there was a pause- when Hashem told Avraham to count the stars, Avraham literally went out to count the stars- he tried to do the impossible. Then Hashem said- so will your children be like this- attempt to do the impossible- to live l'maale min hateva- break the boundaries of nature.
We are his children, perhaps not as numerous as the stars yet, but certainly we have that trait of attempting to count the stars. Isn't that what the geulah from within is all about?
Good Shabbos!
This goal, when will we reach it?
It was once far, but now it is near.
When will we hold it in our hands?
When we will open our eyes to see it is already here.
Rabbi Freeman—among the last teachings we heard from the Rebbe.
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