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The Yeshiva.net — Re'eh 5784

Выпуск: The Yeshiva.net — Re'eh 5784. Темы: kashrut, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. 8/25/24, 1:57 PM TheYeshiva.net - Rabbi YY Jacobson 10-7 and 9-11: Hitler, Hamas, and a Historic Diary G-d Wants You to Be Good, But He Also Wants You to Shine Rabbi YY Jacobson April 4, 2024 As Israel and the Jewish people face the horrors of October 7th, 2023, I wish to share the story of a fascinating 9-11 diary (capturing a significant theme of the weekly Torah portion of Shemini). On the same day, a middle-aged new immigrant to the shores of the United States, Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, later to become known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe, writes an entry in his private journal concerning two traits that make for a moral and productive human being: "fins" and "scales."[1] Nobody imagines that sixty years later, on 9/11 2001, the free world would be struck again. https://www.theyeshiva.net/jewish/item/938/essay-shmini-reah-10-7-and-9-11-hitler-hamas-and-a-historic-diary 1/6 8/25/24, 1:57 PM TheYeshiva.net - Rabbi YY Jacobson The Torah states in this week’s portion (Parshas Shmini as well as Reah): “This may you eat of all that is in the waters: everything that has fins and scales, you may eat. The Talmud states a fascinating fact: “All [fish] that have scales also have fins [and are thus kosher]; but there are [fish] that have fins but do not have scales [and are thus unkosher].”[3] “If so," asks the Talmud, "the Torah could have written only 'scales,' without having to also write 'fins?’” If a fish that has scales inevitably has fins, why is there a need for both signs? https://www.theyeshiva.net/jewish/item/938/essay-shmini-reah-10-7-and-9-11-hitler-hamas-and-a-historic-diary 2/6 8/25/24, 1:57 PM TheYeshiva.net - Rabbi YY Jacobson Drive & Direction Scales, the "armor" that shields and protects the body of the fish, represent the quality of integrity, which protects us from falling prey to the many pitfalls that life presents. On a deeper level, this symbolizes the idea that a human being who possesses fins may still lack scales and thus remain "non-kosher." He might swim and frolic through large seas and oceans with his talent and genius, but his achievements may be corrupt, hurting others in the process

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The Yeshiva.net

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25 августа 2024 г.

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6

Темы: kashrut, health_mind, parsha_commentary