[#842] Chukas: Death Blood and Gore? Be a Kind Killer

06/30/201766

From where do shochtim come from? The bloody red mazal of Madim. And there was an ancient tradition among Jewish communities that if you were a guest or you were passing by a village and you needed a place to stay, you'd stay at the local shochet. The secret was that the sochet comes from a bloody red mazal, so he has to be involved in goodness and kindness and do chassodim. One time the shochet came to Reb Yochanan Rachmestrivker and he said "Rebbe, I can't take it anymore, all these people come into my house and I have no menucha. I have to move my house at the end of the village just so that people should stop bugging me." Said Reb Yochanan Rachmestrivker, וימאן אדום נתן את ישראל עבר בגבלו – and Edom didn't allow the Jews to pass through their boundaries. וימאן אדום – is Madim; when the mazal Madim stops doing chessed and allowing people to pass through and taking them into their homes, ויט ישראל מעליו – the Jews move away from him. It didn't take too long and that shochet was removed from his post; because if you have that red blood tendency, make sure you're involved in giving, kindness, and helping… Today. Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Listen and get inspired. Subscribe, Like, Share, write us a comment, and stay tuned for more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mytorahtoday/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mytorahtoday Telegram: https://t.me/mytorahtoday Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mytorahtoday/ Google+: https://goo.gl/dfZ1c0

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Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...