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OHRNET — Matos-Massei 5783

Выпуск: OHRNET — Matos-Massei 5783. Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. 29 PARSHA INSIGHTS by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair A Slip of the Tongue They approached him (Moshe) and said, ‘Pens for the flock shall we build here for our livestock, and cities for our small children.” (32:16) How often it is that we reveal our shortcomings to others, while we ourselves stay blissfully ignorant of our true selves! In the order of their priorities ‘pens for the flock’ preceded ‘cities for our small children.’ Moshe, in his response, subtly corrected their priorities; “Build for yourselves cities for your small children and pens for your flocks…” (32:24) It seems that Moshe’s subtle rebuke had its effect, for they replied, “Our small children, our wives, our livestock and all our animals will be there in the cities of Gilead.” (32:26) Nevertheless, this Midrash seems difficult to understand. We similarly find that the women are called “bayit” or “home” at the time of the giving of the Torah: “Moshe ascended to Hashem, and the L-rd called to him from the mountain, saying, ‘So will you say to the house (“beit”) of Yaakov, and tell the sons of Yisrael…’ (Ex. We find in Mesechta Sotah (17a) that Rabbi Akiva states, “If a married man and woman are meritorious, the Divine Presence is with them.” Rashi writes, “Hashem took His Name (of Yud and Heh) and divided it, and caused it to dwell with both of them — the letter Yud in “ish” (man, i.e., husband), and the letter Heh in “isha” (woman, i.e., wife).” A man alone does not an ideal home make.  Gittin 52a Dilemma of Division Rabbi Yochanan said, “The humility of Rabbi Zecharia ben Avkulus destroyed our Beit Hamikdash and burned our Heichal and exiled us from our Land.” This statement concludes the well-known story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza, which led to the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the Jewish People by the Romans. It would seem that the more correct description for the basis of his decision would be his “righteousness” or his “piety.” (In fact, Rashi translates “anvatanuto” in the gemara not as “humility” but, rather, as “patience,” which is not the “normal” translation, and begs explanation). The Bnei Yisrael are warned that if they fail to completely rid the Land of the Cana

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OHRNET

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14 июля 2023 г.

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Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary