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Torah Studies — Lech-Lecha 5785

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Lech-Lecha 5785. Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע.  ‫ולעילוי נשמת‬ ‫ר' ברוך ב"ר יקותיאל ע"ה‬ ‫בראה‬ ‫נפטר ביום ט' חשון ה'תשנ"ב‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י‬ ‫הר' ליאור אריה וזוג' מרת תרצה שיחיו‬ ‫ומשפחתם שיחיו‬ ‫בראה‬ Published Reprinted by: by: and Redistributed VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS ‫ישי בה גדו לה‬- ‫עיי נו ת‬ Melbourne, ‫ו עד לה פ צת ה מ‬ Australia VaadMelbourne@gmail.com VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS "He built there an altar to G-d."3 Rashi in his commentary explains that Avraham built the first altar "in gratitude to G-d for His tidings about progeny and the land of Israel." He built the second altar, says Rashi, as a result of "his prophecy that his descendants would sin in that particular place; he therefore prayed for them [that they be forgiven]." 1 Bereishis 12:7. There is a well-known saying of our Sages:5 "All that transpired with the Patriarchs serves as a sign to their progeny." This means that these events not only serve as guideposts for the conduct of the Jewish people, but in addition pave the way and provide moral strength, so that we will be able to conduct ourselves in the selfsame manner. 5 Torah Studies Since "all that transpired with the Patriarchs serves as a sign to their progeny," we understand that Avraham's building of three altars corresponded to the service of the Jewish people, not only during the time when offerings were actually brought, but throughout time: The first altar was built by Avraham "in gratitude to G-d for His tidings about progeny and the land of Israel" - taking care of the Jewish people's physical and spiritual needs, the aspect of "sustenance." The second altar, where he prayed that G-d forgive the Jewish people, corresponds to the second level of offerings and spiritual service - that of forgiveness and atonement. 6 Lech Lecha TWO FORMS OF TITHING In recounting the mitzvos that existed prior to the giving of the Torah, the Rambam writes:9 "Yitzchak gave ma'aser, [Yitzchak tithed.]" But there is an explicit verse in Lech Lecha that states:10 "He [Avraham] gave him [Malki-Tzedek] ma'aser from everything." Why does the Rambam write that "Yitzchak gave ma'aser," implying as it does that Yitzchak was the first person about whom the Torah relate

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Torah Studies

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7 ноября 2024 г.

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12

Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary