Parshas Ki Savo: Bikkurim and Hidden Brachos

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Bringing the first of anything to kedusha draws everything after it along. In one sefer's words, bikkurim ties all later fruits to kedusha, and the start of the year can do the same. The Mekubalim teach that the curses of the tochacha are hidden brachos, and many seforim read them positively. Simcha in avodas Hashem runs through the parsha as a midah that takes work to acquire.

Key points

• In one sefer's reading, the neshama and yetzer tov are strangers within one who sins.
• In one tzaddik's answer, missing simcha is the root of the aveiros behind the tochacha.
• A talmid of the Baal Shem Tov reads the hanging life as the next level always in view.

Topics

• Bikkurim
• Tochacha
• Simcha