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Project Likkutei Sichos — Shemini 5782

Выпуск: Project Likkutei Sichos — Shemini 5782. Темы: kashrut, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. From the above comment, we see that in order to understand the simple meaning of Scripture, we need to clarify what caused Moshe’ to err.10 In this case, why doesn’t Rashi address this difficulty – as to what caused Moshe to err – when the difficulty first arises – in our parsha? HOW COMMENTATORS ON RASHI EXPLAIN – AND IT PLEASED HIM From the verse,1 “Moshe heard, and it pleased him,” Rashi quotes the words, “and it pleased him,” and comments: “He admitted {that Aharon was correct} and was not ashamed, ‫{ לומר‬into saying, alternatively, to say}, ‘I have not heard.’” Super-commentators2 explain that if Moshe had been ashamed, he could have saved face by asserting, “I did not hear {this law from Hashem}.” (Thus, “He admitted and was not ashamed into saying, ‘I did not hear.’”) However, since Moshe “was not ashamed,” he did not say “I did not hear.” Instead, he “admitted,” and conceded, “I heard {this law} but forgot,” as related in the Talmud.3 From the vantage point of a straightforward understanding of Rashi, however, the above explanation is altogether incomprehensible: As known, Rashi employs a clear style in his commentary, such that a novice student of Scripture can readily understand it. Therefore, the sense of the verb heard in the extra clause, “Moshe heard,” must be similar to its sense in the verses: “{And to man He said, "Because} you listened, ‫שמעת‬, to your wife”;16 “They did not know that Joseph, ‫שומע‬, was listening {since the interpreter was between them}”; and the like, implying understanding of what was being spoken and agreement. {Moshe “…was not ashamed, ‫לומר‬, to say, ‘I have not heard.’”} By writing, “it pleased him,” Scripture is praising Moshe who “admitted and was not ashamed, to say, ‘I have not heard.’” Although he could have simply agreed with Aharon’s opinion, Moshe was not satisfied to do so, but instead publicized the fact that he had not heard. Thus, when we do see truth in creation, albeit truth only relative to a specific level, not to a higher one (as indicated in the passage cited above from Tanya), we must perforce conclude that it springs from “the truth of Hashem is eternal, ‫”לעולם‬27 }‫ לעולם‬can also be rendered, “to the

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Project Likkutei Sichos

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23 марта 2022 г.

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15

Темы: kashrut, parsha_commentary