HaShem Needs Every Yid

by Elisheva bas Chana

HaShem Needs Every Yid

Parsha Bereishis starts with the creation of the world, from light and darkness, from trees and greenery, from land animals and sea creatures, from the sun, the moon and the stars, and finally man. As HaShem decided that it was not good for man to be alone, He took a bone from the side of Adam and created a woman, and they married each other.

On the seventh day HaShem stopped creating and sanctified this day as a day of rest, Shabbos.

The world was created for two reasons, Israel and the Torah.

I grew up with the idea that HaShem gives us guidelines through His mitzvos, giving us the choice to serve Him or not. HaShem is kind, caring and loving, who guides us through a dark and imperfect world with Infinite Divine Light, Ein Sof, followed by the Ten Sefiros, filled with light.

The world was created broken, and repairing the world through performing the mitzvos and kind deeds is done in a state of Divine connection. His guidelines are entirely for our own benefit. We believe that our needs are real, and that HaShem needs nothing. HaShem is infinite, perfect and eternal; therefore, He has no needs of His own.

Then, why was there the need to create us? When HaShem gave us the Torah at Har Sinai, He proposed to us and we said "yes." We must have been significant to Him when He took us out of Mitzrayim to give us His Torah as an unbreakable and eternal bond between us and Him, and passed it down through generations.

Our history tells us about the great Sages and scholars, and their devotion to serving HaShem. To be able to serve HaShem we need to get to know Him. In every meaningful relationship we need to get to know the other person. We do this by learning what is important to them, the needs of the other person, and how we can fulfil them.

There is a deeper meaning to creation, which is not simply to exist and work to pay our bills. The true meaning of creation is to have a relationship with HaShem and partner with Him in His plan, repairing the world and bringing heaven down to earth. To do this HaShem gave us 613 mitzvos, together with chesed, in a state of Divine connection.

Every morning upon waking up, we say Modeh Ani. The Shema before we go to sleep, and in between we do the mitzvos, and say a hundred brachos. This is what HaShem wants from us. Ivdu es HaShem—serving HaShem—but how can we serve HaShem when He has no needs? Are we doing the mitzvos for ourselves? It is true that we elevate ourselves to a higher level through performing the mitzvos. But what is the meaning of it all when HaShem has no needs?

HaShem is a living G-d. To serve Him is to get to know Him, to love Him, to be in awe of Him. The goal of existence is striving for a purpose in life. We follow the path HaShem mapped out for us in His Torah. Our story is a different one from all other nations. Moshe told us not to get comfortable. Soon afterwards our story became that of scattered Jews to the four corners of the world, unwelcome in other people's countries.

We have a connection to Eretz Yisroel, not with any other country. Our history tells the story of the pogroms, blood libels, persecutions and the Shoah. Our existence was terrible, yet we were full of life. HaShem shared with us the difference between life and existence, and we chose life. Our land is sacred, because HaShem has given it to us in an eternal covenant. He is not indifferent, as we are not indifferent to His needs.

HaShem created the world in six days, and on the seventh day He rested—His world, His needs. HaShem made a covenant with us to keep Shabbos holy, to be able to keep Shabbos with Him. He gives us an additional neshama every Shabbos, which shows how important we are to Him.

The pain in the world is part of His plan; the challenges and struggles of the six days fade away when we enter Shabbos on the seventh day.

HaShem is all-powerful, all-knowing and eternal. He is, always was, and always will be. But just like in a marriage, we may be lacking nothing, yet we still want the other person in our life. We would be missing that person in our life. HaShem felt the same when He proposed to us. Maybe it is true that He needs nothing from us, just that He needs us! He wants us beside Him.

The deeper meaning behind "It is not good for man to be alone," is HaShem saying that it is not good for Himself to be alone. HaShem is interested in us, cares for us, and calls us "His beloved children." We are created from His essence. He has given us His Torah, the 613 mitzvos, to get to know Him and to have a relationship with Him.

Just like in any other true and meaningful relationship, we need HaShem as much as He needs us.

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