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Parsha Halacha — Vayishlach 5785

Выпуск: Parsha Halacha — Vayishlach 5785. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Parsha Halacha – Parshat VaYishlach Ovadiah HaNavi Background and History Co-sponsored by Amnon Treibish in honor of his wife Mimi’s birthday on the 14th of Kislev and in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s Anniversary And by Debbie Btesh in honor of the Power of Light and Connection to Hashem and to Each Other Parsha Halacha is underwritten by a grant from Dr. Supported by the Sanhedrin and Spoke 71 Languages According to the Midrash,11 the Gematria of the first word of Ovadiah and of Isaiah - ‫חֲ זֹון‬ /vision, which is 71, teaches us that Ovadiah and Isaiah prophesized in front of, and with the encouragement of, the 71 members of the Sanhedrin. Stephen and Bella Brenner in loving memory of Stephen's father, Shmuel Tzvi ben Pinchas, and Bella's parents, Avraham ben Yitzchak and Leah bas HaRav Sholom Zev HaCohen To sponsor or subscribe, please email rabbicitron@hotmail.com The Haftorah of VaYishlach consists of the Book of Ovadiah, which is composed of exactly one chapter. Like the Torah portion, the Haftorah describes some of the battles which Edom (the nation of Eisav) had with the Jewish people and predicts their downfall which will occur (speedily) at the time of the Messianic redemption.1 The article will discuss some of what we know about Ovadiah, the prophet. He was chosen to prophesize about the fall of Edom, following the dictum that “from within the forest comes the (handle of the) ax with which to chop the forest down.” This would explain why his lineage and birthplace aren’t cited.3 1 See Gen 33:14 and Rashi 2 Sanhedrin 39b. While the Book of Ovadiah doesn’t mention when he lived, our sages4 identify him as the man by the same name who was the chief of staff for the wicked King Achav of Israel.5 This means that the discussion in the Book of Ovadiah about Edom looting Jerusalem6 was a prophecy of a future event rather than a description of one that already took place. Specifically, Ovadiah was a descendant of Eisav through his son Eliphaz, who was also one of the friends of Iyov.7 As such the Midrash says,8 “You (Eliphaz) rebuked my servant Iyov with a vision (see Job 4:13), I will bring forth from your descendants a prophet who will announce the punishment of your father’s house with a vision (see Ova

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Parsha Halacha

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13 декабря 2024 г.

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