In this week's Parsha we read about the prohibition of having inaccurate weights and measures. R'Elimelech Biderman points out that for a person to transgress the prohibition of stealing they need to steal something that has a certain minimum value, but the prohibition of using inaccurate weights and measures has no minimum if a person even has weights that are slightly off (on purpose) the he transgresses. The question is why should this be more stringent? 

He explained for a person to have inaccurate weights and measures they have designed a way to live a life of constant deception. It isn't a one time instance where they deceive or steal but it is an ongoing way of doing business. Their entire business plan is based on deceiving people. This is much more severe.

As we approach the New Year we can look into our own lives and see do we have certain "transgressions", traits that we have made part of our lives? If so, we have the opportunity to make changes and work on correcting our ways.

Shabbat Shalom,

Heath