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Project Likkutei Sichos — Mikeitz 5785

Выпуск: Project Likkutei Sichos — Mikeitz 5785. Темы: не определены автоматически. When Yosef saw Binyamin arriving with the rest of his brothers, he instructed his aide The Explanation: “to slaughter an animal and to prepare, for Unlike other mitzvos, Shabbos existed as a the men will eat with me at lunch.” concept within the world even prior to its (Bereishis 43:16) The Midrash comments command. deeper form of rest, similar to G-d’s resting from creative speech, which is refraining This is why Yosef’s observance is alluded to from any speech relating to the mundane in his Friday preparations: On Shabbos itself, world. When we focus ourselves on there is no manifest activity that alters the meditative prayer and Torah study instead world, there is only passive refraining from of frivolous speech on Shabbos, then we are work. However, until it was given Shabbos before it was given.” (Bereishis to the Jewish people to observe, no human Rabbah, 92) being’s rest could partake of, or be The Questions: connected to, G-d’s rest. The forefathers and the twelve tribes “before it was given,” because Shabbos studied Torah and observed the mitzvos existed as a Divine property, but still had prior to their being given at Sinai. The Lesson: Yosef, however, lived in the depths of the world, in the heart of Egypt’s depravity, and Even after the Giving of the Torah, there are still maintained his relationship with G-d. The concept of an esrog as a that the word “prepare” is used also sacred object could only materialize once regarding Shabbos, “And it shall be on the G-d commands a Jew to take the esrog. There is the basic the real world, having a similar effect that legal observance of the command to not Shabbos observance would have after the perform creative labor. But sixth day that when they prepare what they Shabbos existed within time as the day on will bring, it will be double of what they which G-d rested from creation. was unique about Yosef’s observance Once G-d removed the barriers between that the Midrash found fit to single it Heaven and earth at the Giving of the Torah out?

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Project Likkutei Sichos

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22 декабря 2024 г.

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