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Torah Musings — Balak 5784

Выпуск: Torah Musings — Balak 5784. Темы: shabbat_laws, family_education, women_modesty, relationships_shalom_bayit, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: шаббат, законы шаббата, melacha, hilchot shabbat, שבת, הלכות שבת, מלאכה, воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, цниют, скромность, tzniut, modesty, צניעות. Community Institutions: Pillars of Collective Jewish Experience ‫מה טובו אהליך יעקב משכנותיך ישראל מה טובו אהליך‬ ‫יעקב אלו בתי כנסיות ובתי מדרשות משכנותיך ישראל אלו‬ Batei Knesset and Batei Midrash (houses of ‫בתיהן שאין פתחיהן מכוונין זה לזה‬ study) represent the communal aspect of Judaism. The Blessed Life: A Harmonious Balance ‫אמר רבי יוחנן מברכתו של אותו רשע אתה למד מה היה‬ The true blessing, as implied by the dual ‫בלבו ביקש לומר שלא יהו להם בתי כנסיות ובתי מדרשות‬ interpretation of "Mah Tovu," lies in ‫מה טובו אהליך יעקב‬ successfully combining these two spheres. TORAH MUSINGS DIGEST Thinking About Jewish Texts and Tradition | Edited by: Rabbi Gil Student © 2024 The Dual Nature of "Mah Synthesizing the Interpretations Tovu": Harmonizing Home At first glance, these interpretations might seem and Community in Jewish at odds. Eliezer Simcha Weisz The synthesis of these interpretations teaches us The phrase "Mah Tovu Ohalecha Yaakov" that a flourishing Jewish existence requires ("How goodly are your tents, O Jacob") from involvement of the private sphere of the home Bamidbar 24:5 has long been a subject of and the public realm of community institutions. deepest meaning of Bilaam's blessing - by nurturing both strong homes and excellent The continuation of Jewish life and values yeshivot - we ensure that Jewish life remains hinges on two critical pillars: strong Jewish truly "tovu" - good, blessed, and enduring for homes and excellent yeshivot. Shakkai for Closing his first blessing of the Jewish people, this view means “that is enough.” Bil’am says “who can count the dust of Jacob or the number of rova Yisra’el (translators offer Others saw the core of the word in the shin- many options for rova; R. two more options, Hashem said dai, enough, to Hirsch thinks Bil’am is pointing out a the world, to stop it from continuing to form, or fundamental error Balak is making regarding his it refers to the world being unable to contain upcoming confrontation with the Jews. Yosef survival of the fittest is determined by how

Издание

Torah Musings

Дата

19 июля 2024 г.

Страниц

10

Темы: shabbat_laws, family_education, women_modesty, relationships_shalom_bayit, health_mind, parsha_commentary