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Parsha Halacha — halacha CHANUKAH — Vayeishev 5784
Выпуск: Parsha Halacha — halacha CHANUKAH — Vayeishev 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. 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 emailrabbicitron@hotmail.com The following insights are fromRabbi Yisroel Meir Alter(1799 – 1866) ofGer, Poland, author of the Chidushei HaRim and founder of theGerer Chassidic dynasty. These insight are printed in Torat Chidushei HaRim, a collection of Rabbi Alter’s teachings compiled by his descendant, Rabbi Yehudah Leib Levin (Jerusalem 1950). 1) Why Do We Make a Big Deal about the Miracle of the Oil? Why do we celebrate the miracle of the oil of Chanukah lasting for eight nights? After all, in ancient times, such miracles were relatively commonplace as we find1 that Rabbi Chanina ben Tradyon once blessed his daughter that vinegar should make her Shabbat candles burn instead of oil and so it was. A similar question can be asked about the splitting of the sea which we commemorate on the seventh day of Pesach. Why is this miracle so noteworthy when the Talmud recounts2 how Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair once split a river while he was on the way to redeem captives? The concept is that it’s to be expected that miracles occur for Tzadikkim who serve G-d in an extraordinary manner such as Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa and Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair. This was not the case, however, regarding the Jewish people at the time of the Exodus, many of whom were idolators.3 The splitting of the sea was therefore a great miracle in that G-d considered their inner goodness and judged them as being deserving of a miracle. 1 Ta’anit 25a 2 Chullin 7a 3 SeeShir HaShirim Rabbah 21:7 1 Similarly, the lighting of the Menorah as a communal service in the Beit HaMikdash represented the entire community, many of whom had gone to the side of the Hellenists in their recent past.4 The fact that G-d considered the community as a whole to be righteous in consideration of the recent teshuvah awakening – that was the true miracle. 2) Why Mehadrin min HaMehadrin? The common custom on Chanukah is to light an additional lamp (or candle) every evening.5
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- Parsha Halacha
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- 8 декабря 2023 г.
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