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Torah Studies — Yisro 5785

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Yisro 5785. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Schneerson Adapted from Chassidic Dimensions PARSHAS YISRO 5785 Parshas Yisro YISRO A CHIEVING U NITY IN M IND , H EART AND D EED We read in the Torah portion Yisro that "In the third month after the Exodus of the children of Israel from the land of Egypt, on that day, they came to the wilderness of Sinai... 3 Torah Studies The Mechilta thus informs us that although it is entirely natural for the members of a multitude to have dissenting opinions, when the Jews encamped in preparation to receive the Torah, all were "of one heart." This was a result of the Torah's ability to bring complete peace and unity, as the Rambam states:3 "The entire Torah was given in order to bring peace into the world." Therefore the Jews' encampment before Mt. 4 Parshas Yisro The Torah stresses that the Jewish people's encampment "with one heart" took place during "the third month after the Exodus." Evidently the people's unity resulted not only from their location "opposite the mount," but also from the fact that this took place during the third month. "Three," however, sees a uniting of disparate entities - making "one" out of "two." This aspect of "three" is similar to the statement of our Sages4 that "When two Biblical passages contradict each other, the meaning can be determined by a third Biblical text, which reconciles them." We see here the remarkable quality of the "third." Without the third verse the two verses indeed contradict each other. This results in the fact that even when Torah law is seemingly arrived at not through a reconciling view, but by agreeing with one opinion and disagreeing with another, those initially opposed agree not only with the adjudication but also with the logic that resulted in the verdict - all are peacefully united "with one heart." Based on Likkutei Sichos Vol. 6 Parshas Yisro O BLIGATION AND S UBSERVIENCE The Ten Commandments begin with the verse,1 "I am G-d your L-rd who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the place of slavery." In commenting on the words, "who brought you out of the land of Egypt," Rashi notes:2 "Taking you out of Egypt is sufficient reason for you to be subservient to Me." What difficulty does Rashi seek to resolve with his remark? Some commentators3 on Rashi explain that the difficult

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Torah Studies

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13 февраля 2025 г.

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