Machshava:

Teshuva 

Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Oros Ha'teshuvah

Description

The deeper meaning behind the concept of the tree trunk tasting as delicious as it's fruit. We all enjoy the taste of the final objective but we don't enjoy working to get there. Every moment of our life we work hard. The toiling to reach an objective is as sweet as the finished product. We are able to taste sweetness in raising our children. Since our spirit is trapped in our physical body it causes us to only feel joy when we get to the final goal. Teshuvah (repentance) causes the inner light to shine again and connect the fruit with its tree. If the ohr ha'pinimi (inner light) is hidden then it doesn't have a good taste.