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A Collection of Essays — Kedoshim 5782

Выпуск: A Collection of Essays — Kedoshim 5782. Темы: family_education, relationships_shalom_bayit, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, шалом байт, брак, отношения, shalom bayit, marriage, שלום בית, זוגיות, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental. The Sicha begins with a problem: If the fifth year’s fruit is the reward and purpose of the laws, why is it the fourth year fruit which is called “holy, for giving praise to the L-rd?” It resolves this by drawing an analogy between the five years of fruit and the five levels of spirituality, 14 ‫בס"ד‬ and by showing that there is a level beyond even that of holiness. The fourth year stands for the dimension of atzilut (“emanation”) where everything is in a state of holiness, and nothing is separated from G-d.3 Therefore its fruit is called “holy, for 15 ‫בס"ד‬ giving praise to the L-rd.” But the fifth is the highest level, called keter, the “Crown.” The fruit of the fifth year is correspondingly the most precious, as we saw when we understood that the whole purpose of the commandments of the first four years was for the sake of the fifth. 2 ‫בס"ד‬ “Thou Shalt Not Be Judgmental” By Rabbi Yossy Goldman Some years ago, I heard Rabbi Manis Friedman tell a story about a man who overheard his friend telling his wife on the phone, “Drop dead!” “How can you speak that way to your wife?!” he demanded. ‫בס"ד‬ Honesty By Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz In this week's parsha, Kedoshim, we find the mitzvah of making and keeping honest measuring tools, whether they are for measuring weight, dry measure, or liquid, they need to be accurate. While with many mitzvahs, Hashem signs off with "I Am Hashem," or "I Am Hashem your God." After this mitzvah, Hashem signs off with, "I Am Hashem your God who took you out of Egypt." What is the connection, between honest weights and measures, and the exodus from Egypt? In the portion of Kedoshim, we read the words, Betzedek tishpot amitecha,1 “You shall judge your fellow with righteousness.” Rashi, the foremost Biblical commentator, first provides the simple analysis, which is that judges must rule righteously, without being swayed by any other considerations. To resolve this, the Rebbe points to the continuation of the ruling by Maimonides, which also leaves us incredulous: Nevertheless (despite the severity of the robber

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A Collection of Essays

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6 мая 2022 г.

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31

Темы: family_education, relationships_shalom_bayit, health_mind, parsha_commentary