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Chassidus Perspective — Va'eira 5781

Выпуск: Chassidus Perspective — Va'eira 5781. Темы: chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: хасидут, хасидский взгляд, chassidus, hashkafa, חסידות, השקפה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Parshas vaeira, 5776 / ‫ פרשת וארא תשע“ו‬/ issue 96 | ‫ב“ה‬ The Chassidus To view the video with subtitles, visit: MerkazAnash.com/vaeira5776 To listen on the phone, call: Perspective Connection 347-498-0008, option 7 with Reb Yoel Kahn The Hail’s Downfall Prepared by Rabbi Yehudah Leib Altein At the end of Parshas Va’eira, the Torah relates that after Moshe davened to Hashem to stop the plague of hail, “the sounds and Did the Hail Remain the hail ceased, and the rain lo nitach to the ground.” or Dissolve? Following the The C hassidus The Hail’s Downfall Perspective 96 principle that Hashem does not perform miracles for no reason, There are two types of teshuvah—teshuvah due to fear of it would appear more logical to minimize the extent of the punishment, and teshuvah out of love of Hashem. Accordingly, it is more acceptable to say that the hail was obviously not out of love of Hashem, rather due to fear remained in its place, so that the miracle will be consistent with of punishment; hence, it is more rational to say that the hail the “nature” of Heaven. As a result of this plague, Paroh did teshuvah (temporarily): he regretted his past actions—“I have sinned this time; Hashem is the righteous One and I and my Sponsored by nation are wicked”; and he resolved to improve his ways—“I will release you, and you will not continue to remain.” Rabbi and Mrs. However, when taking the content of the this explanation, Rashi continues to cite a second explanation story into consideration, the first explanation is more logical, as well; however, the first one remains the preferred way of and is therefore cited first. far as Heavenly “nature”—which is by far more powerful than We can now understand human nature—is concerned, to why Rashi chose as his first take back the hail would constitute a greater feat than to let in explanation the translation did not reach. is another principle: “Heaven Similarly, the fate of the hail— gives but does not take back.” punishment, but the sin the punishment for Paroh’s Hence, for the hail to be sin—depends on the type of retracted would be against the “nature” of Heaven. If the teshuvah was due to fear, the hail wou

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Chassidus Perspective

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Темы: chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary