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How can we avoid building resentment while performing mitzvos we don't fully understand or appreciate? The shiur develops a chiddush that reluctant mitzvah (מצוה) performance creates spiritual 'chametz' worse than non-performance. The solution requires either Torah (תורה) study for understanding or kavod haTorah - pride in belonging to the Torah community that prevents resentment from accumulating.
This shiur begins with an analysis of the Chazal teaching 'Ushmartem et hamatzos' - just as one must not delay in making matzos lest they become chametz, so too one must not delay performing mitzvos. Rabbi Zweig presents a striking chiddush: performing mitzvos without enthusiasm actually creates 'chametz' - spiritual contamination worse than not performing the mitzvah (מצוה) at all. When someone repeatedly performs actions reluctantly, resentment builds until it eventually explodes into hostility. The fundamental problem emerges: not doing mitzvos violates bitul asei (neglecting a positive commandment), but doing them reluctantly creates something worse - spiritual chametz through accumulated resentment. This creates an impossible situation where both action and inaction seem problematic.
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Brachos (yetzer hara combat), Ushmartem et hamatzos
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