Portion B'chukotay
"There will be peace in the world ... And will not be a bad beast in the earth..." (26, 6)
This verse has the Midrash dispute between Rabbi Shimon, and Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Yehuda says: "There will not be in the world", meaning there will not be bad animals. Rabbi Shimon says: "do no harm", meaning, bad animals will be, but they will not harm. The Halacha like Rabbi Shimon said.
When there are no bad beasts, no one bothers harmful, and that's a good situation. But there is a much bigger advantage when the bad animals become a positive reality. As good of light is felt much better when he comes after dark. The bad animals stop harmful, it's like the darkness became light.
Every episode has a connection to a time when we are reading it. This episode we read in the period before Shavuot.
Passover we must not chametz, leaven is allowed at Pentecost, and in addition has a command to sacrifice the "two bread" are leavened in the temple.
Leaven is swelling - a hint of pride and arrogance, as is the source of evil. Passover when out of Egypt, we have to escape from leaven = Vanity. After the work of the Omer counting, we removed the pride of our heart, come Shavuot in which leaven is not disturbing. On the contrary there is a mitzvah to sacrifice chametz. Chametz on Passover disturbed G-od's work, became a mitzvah. It's the advantage of making the darkness to light. G-od will make a bad animals, they will not harm.
Judaism, the principle is not to abstain from life of the world to reach spirituality. But turn everything mundane as eating, drinking, etc. and the spiritual. How? By eating kosher food, and blessing on the food before eating and after. And about work, should work with a work ethic and honesty, etc. That makes the physical world and better spiritual world. Privileged right of redemption once the Torah blessings.
