Об этом документе

Project Likkutei Sichos — Va'etchanan 5784

Выпуск: Project Likkutei Sichos — Va'etchanan 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. The second explanation entering the Land of Israel, Moshe sees the Va’eschanan as a pure expression beseeched G-d to rescind His decree and of prayer, “and I entreated.” It follows that allow Moshe to enter the Land with his the Midrash, which combines both people. The Hebrew verb for Moshe’s explanations, maintains that the word prayer opens the parshah, Va’eschanan, suggests an expression of prayer and “And I entreated.” There are two entreaty, but the content of the prayer was explanations of this word offered by Sifrei: that G-d grant Moshe a free gift. Even though the explanation) and the Midrash agree that righteous possess merit, they do not Moshe was asking for a free gift, but only feel this makes them worthy before G-d, differ regarding the language of his request, and therefore only appeal to G-d’s if it was expressly asking for a gift (Sifrei), or infinite kindness. The Midrash Rabbah cites the same The Explanation: explanations, but includes them in one interpretation, implying that there is no There are two elements to prayer: a) the difference of opinion between these two language and style adopted for the prayer; meanings. G-d had sealed a decree against This request was not fulfilled, however, Moshe entering the Land, there is a because G-d desires that this lofty Talmudic disagreement if prayer has the revelation be implemented in reality ability to revert a sealed decree, or if it is through human effort. Nonetheless, a person The Alter Rebbe explains that the “free gift” must still beseech G-d for these earned Moshe asked for refers to a revelation of rewards, because no human deed can truly G-dliness that is not earned through human make demands of G-d. That is, he wanted a transcendent This dispute — if Moshe was praying or revelation, but granted in the fashion of simply appealing to G-d’s unbounded “prayer,” related to the realm of human kindness — can be traced to a deeper effort and striving. deserved to enter the Land of Israel due to The Midrash, however, maintains that his merits, but he still couched the prayer in Moshe still used the device of prayer to ask terms of addressing G-d’s transcendent for this transcendent revelation. a decree, and therefore Moshe simply Normative prayer, a

Издание

Project Likkutei Sichos

Дата

11 августа 2024 г.

Страниц

2

Темы: parsha_commentary