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Torah Studies — Mishpotim 5783

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Mishpotim 5783. Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Schneerson MISHPOTIM 5783 Mishpatim MISHPATIM "FOUR CUSTODIANS" In the Torah portion of Mishpatim, we learn1 about the four kinds of custodians: the shomer chinom (who watches an object without fee), the shomer sachar (who guards an object for a fee), the socher (who rents an object), and the sho'el (who borrows an object). With regard to their relation to the object itself, as well as to its owner, the four kinds of custodians are divided along these lines: All the benefits accrue to the owner of the object when it is guarded by the shomer chinom, since the latter is not remunerated in any way. For the Shaloh states:5 "Just as four kinds of custodians exist in terms of interpersonal relationships, so too they exist in terms of the relationship between man and G-d." This is as follows.6 The world's existence is dependent on the performance of Torah and mitzvos by the Jewish people.7 The Jews are thus the "custodians" of the world, G-d having given it over to us to "guard" for Him. The shomer sachar, on the other hand, serves only for the sake of a reward, while the socher is similar to an individual who says: "This money shall go to charity on the condition that my [sick] child lives."8 Then there is the sho'el, the Jew who demands all manner of benefit as his birthright, without the need to serve. However, just as one who borrows an object is responsible for accidents, so does the spiritual sho'el obligate himself to perform Torah and mitzvos by his very reliance on G-d's bounty; he cannot excuse himself because of an "accident." The sho'el's performance of Torah and mitzvos is thus not a true service, which involves an obligation to serve for the sake of his Master. 9 Torah Studies Smoke is produced when a physical entity is consumed by fire.14 Thus the nature of the smoke depends entirely on the physical properties of the object being burned: the more refined the object, the cleaner it will burn and the thinner the smoke; the cruder the object, the thicker and more acrid the smoke. Rather, "its extreme fineness caused the Torah to term it 'cloud' rather than 'smoke.' "18 Rashi notes, however, that "This cloud was like smoke." He does so because

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Torah Studies

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16 февраля 2023 г.

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16

Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary