TIKUN HAMIDOT: Innocence, Circumcision & True Security (C'R' Pin'has Eliyahou SHADAY)

When people question or attack you, especially about antisemitism, war, elections:Humility is key: If you think you never make mistakes, “remove yourself from the calendar.” We must show we’re human, we’re examples, we’re sages who receive questions and give answers.Don’t turn Judaism into “I need to do” — do it with heart, as a model for humanity.References: 1. Mishlei / Proverbs 10:9“Holech batom yelech betach, ume’akesh derachav yivadea.”“He who walks in innocence walks in security, but he who perverts his ways shall be found out.”2. Bereishit / Genesis 17:1“Hithalech lefanai veheyeh tamim”“Walk before Me and be whole/innocent.” — Hashem to Avraham before circumcision.3. Bereishit / Genesis 25:27“Yaakov ish tam yoshev ohalim”“Yaakov was a man of innocence, dwelling in tents.”4. Vayikra / Leviticus 16:6“V’chiper ba’ado u’be’ad beito”“He shall atone for himself and for his house” — brought to explain “beito zu ishto” / “his house is his wife.”5. Yoma 2a, 13aThe Gemara explains “beito” in Vayikra 16:6 as “beito zu ishto” — the Kohen Gadol must be married to do the Yom Kippur service.6. Ben Ish Chai – Ben Yehoyada on Mishlei 10:9The 4 levels of explanation for “holech batom”:Level 1: Tam = circumcision, removing orlah = nachash = mavetLevel 2: Tamim = kadosh = separation; milui of betach = 19 lettersLevel 3: Tam connects to 22 letters/pipes of shefaLevel 4: Yad Tam vs Yad Met from the milui of betach