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Meshech Chochma — Metzora 5784

Выпуск: Meshech Chochma — Metzora 5784. Темы: family_education, health_mind. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש. Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein • Meshech Chochmah Shabbos Hagadol - From the Haftarah | 2 Nefesh and Nefashos The answer to this question lies in a comment of Chazal,5 regarding the way the Torah describes the families of Yaakov and Esav: Concerning Esav, the Torah only mentions six members of his family, yet still refers to them as “souls” in the plural, as it says6 “‫ַוִַּיּ ַּקּ ח ֵעֵ ָׂשׂו ֶאֶ ת ָנָָׁשיו ְוְ ֶאֶ ת ָּבָּנָיו ְוְ ֶאֶ ת ְּבּ ֹנ ָֹתָ יו‬ ֹ ‫ – ְוְ ֶאֶ ת ָּכּ ל ַנְַפְׁשֹו ֹת ֵּבּ יתֹו‬Esav took his wives, sons and daughters and all the souls of his household.” With regards to Yaakov, however, the pasuk mentions seventy people and yet still refers to them as “one soul,” as it says7 “‫ַוְַיְִהִ י ָּכּ ל ֶנֶֶפֶ ׁש ֹיְֹצְֵאֵ י ֶיֶֶרֶ ְך ַיֲַעֲ ֹק ֹב ִׁשְׁבְִעִ ים ָנֶָפֶ ׁש‬ – All the souls (lit. soul)!” Rather, since Esav’s family worshiped many deities, the Torah refers to them as “many souls.” Yaakov’s family, however, worships One God, therefore, it is referred to as “one soul.” We see that the entire Jewish people are themselves considered “one soul” and, as such, are able to bring a korban minchah. However, it is important to take note of this statement of the Midrash, as well as its implications; for the Midrash states that the reason Yaakov’s family are referred to as “a soul”, while Esav’s family are called “souls” is specifically because Yaakov’s family worships the One God while Esav’s family serve multiple deities. Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein 2024 / 5784 MESHECH CHOCHMAH Shabbos HaGadol From the Haftarah ‫ְוְ ָעְָרְ ָבָ ה ַלַה' ִמִ ְנְַחַ ת ְיְהּוָדָ ה ִוִ ירּוָׁשׁ ִ‍ָל��ִם ִּכּ יֵמֵ י עֹוֹ ָלָם ּוְכְ ָׁשׁ ִנִים ַקַ ְדֹמֹ ִנִּיֹוֹת‬ The minchah-offering of Yehudah and Yerushalayim will be pleasing to Hashem as in the days of old and in previous years (Malachi 3:4) This pasuk which opens the Haftarah of Shabbos HaGadol, and which is well known to us from the conclusion of the Shemoneh Esrei, describes how, in the future, the korbanos of Am Yisrael will once again be pleasing to Hashem as in days of old. A notable exception is the minchah, which can only be offered by a single individual.3 The source for this rule is the pasuk which

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Meshech Chochma

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18 апреля 2024 г.

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5

Темы: family_education, health_mind