פרשת צו
אם על תודה יקרבנו והקריב על זבח התודז.|. ויקרא ז', י"ב
If for a korban todah he shall offer it, he shall offer with the korban todah…
The korban todah was brought to thank Hashem for the good that he bestows upon us after going through a difficult situation. Although a korban shlamim may be eaten for two days and one night, the todah must be consumed in only one day and one night. Why the change?
The Imrei Emes of Gur suggests that even though a korban todah is brought to thank Hashem for an open and obvious miracle, we must recognize that we are always surrounded by Hashem’s miracles every day – "נסיך שבכל יום עמנו...בכל עת ערב ובקר וצהרים" – Thus, we must consume the todah in one day, for the next day, there will be many more miracles for which we will need to bring yet another korban.
We, mechanchim, bring a korban todah too, to thank Hashem for giving us the daily zechus of teaching Torah to His children and to be in the great line of those who transmit Torah to the next generation.
About the Author: Rabbi Yisroel Meir Rubinfeld
Rabbi Rubinfeld has been in the field of Torah education for over 3 decades and serves as an Executive School Consultant for Torah Umesorah. He provides an array of services to schools across North America, including teacher and principal mentorship, school and curricula evaluations, professional development and parent education.
Rabbi Rubinfeld's expertise includes classroom management and discipline, effective instruction, bullying, cultivating sensitivity in the classroom, impulse disorders (such as ADHD and ODD), and balancing the educational needs of mainstream and special needs children in the classroom.
Rabbi Rubinfeld is the also the founder and director of Torah Umesorah's Lilmod U'Lilamed department which provides professional development for teachers and principals throughout the year.
Rabbi Rubinfeld is a talmid of the distinguished Yeshivos of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, the Mirrer Yeshiva in Yerushalayim and Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood.