Sicha Insight, Rabbi Avraham Lipszyc

As "Emissaries' of Moses", we must employ our best thinking, understanding, and appreciation. However, we most first and foremost set aside any of our own prejudice and ego, in order to become a transparent "Emissaries' of Moses"!

Giving the first portion of our dough to G-d, is to acknowledge that all of our sustenance, regardless of how hard we work for it, ultimately comes only from G-d!

An Exploration of how much dough of one's dough must they give to G-d...

The point of counting Israel tribe by tribe and as one people, is becuase even our individuality is in which we each equa;lly complete the one whole!

The MERIT of Torah-study for her sake, is two fold: (i) That which we receive entirely and automatically, and (ii) that which while made easier, nevertheless, we must still work for it.

And all of these so that we be able to also participate in all the other parts of serving G-d!

When a person takes on something extra for G-d, even though he may be setting himself up for a negligence in the future by douing son, G-d rewards him, and not only for the beneficial poutcome, but for even the pain he endures in doing so!

Understanding the descent and redemption of a Jewish Slave

Every mitzvah has the Action (including Speech being a "minor action"), and the Intention of the mitzvah. And even when the Intention is obligatory, nevertheless, this is not the "object" of the mitzvah, but a necessary detail to performing the mitzvah.

Not so with Prayer (expressed openly in Sefirat HaOmer), in which the very object of the mitzvah is the intention (a "Service of the Heart")

Each of the 613 Mitzvot has the goal to bring the Infinite Light into the Finite World. However, this is made possible only through Prayer, which is all about bonding with the Master of the Will, creating a new Supernal Will, from which physically new changes happen (the healing of the sick).

Running to a Mitzvah is an expression to a overwhelmingly limitless desire to have G-d be near. And we can experience this in every single Invidual "minor" mitvzah as well!

Why would the sages need to warn a pious man not to, "Swallow his friend alive"?!

And why would their advice be but to, "Pray for the integrity of the government," in order to stop himself from "swallowing his friend alive"?!

Pious men need to make sure that their piety do not lead them to feel superior than others, with the need to have the other swallowed within their pious protection...