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Torah Studies — Studies-Vayikrah-imp 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Studies-Vayikrah-imp 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע.   ‫ולעילוי נשמת‬ ‫ר' יקותיאל ב"ר ברוך ע"ה‬ ‫בראה‬ ‫נפטר ביום י"ג אדר ה'תשע"ח‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י נכדו‬ ‫הר' ברוך משהווזוג' מרת מרים פערל שיחיו‬ ‫ומשפחתם‬ ‫בראה‬   Reprinted and Redistributed by: Published by:  VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS ‫ישיבה גדולה‬- ‫המעיינות‬ Melbourne, Australia ‫ועד להפצת‬ VaadMelbourne@gmail.com Vaad Lahafotzas Hamayonos Schneerson Adapted from Chassidic Dimensions PARSHAS VAYIKRAH 5784 Vayikrah VAY I K R A H A NATION FORMED FOR HIMSELF The Haftorah of Vayikra begins with G-d describing the Jewish people as "This nation whom I formed for Myself."1 G-d thus proclaims that all Jewish men, women and children, at all times and in all places, are unique in that we are His nation. Specifically, what is the connection between the opening words of the portion, "And He called to Moshe,"3 to the first phrase in the Haftorah, "This nation whom I formed for Myself." Additionally, why does G-d refer to the Jewish people as the nation whom He formed for Himself, rather than 1 Yeshayahu 43:21. Only as a result of this association can the king issue decrees relating to the conduct of his people.5 The leading verse of the Haftorah also serves to inform us that being G-d's nation is not something that is subject 4 Bachya, Vayeishev 38:30 and beginning of Balak; Kad HaKemach, Rosh HaShanah (2); Shaar HaYichud VehaEmunah, beginning of ch. As a result, after G-d gave the Torah (at which time the Jewish people accepted His sovereignty for all time), each and every Jew became a full partner in the Jewish nation, and thus caused G-d to be King, for "there can be no king without a nation." In other words, anyone who was born Jewish or was properly converted needs no other qualifications to be considered part of "this nation whom I formed;" his essential relationship with G-d is not determined by his level of performance of Torah and mitzvos. 5 Torah Studies This being so, one would think that any comparison, as it were, between G-d and the Jewish people exists only on the essential level of the Jew - where every Jew is "a part of G-d above,"8 and where "G-d's nation is part of Him."9 On a revealed level then, this could only take place when a Jew reveals this intrinsic level throug

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Torah Studies

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22 марта 2024 г.

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12

Темы: parsha_commentary