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Torah Studies — Va'etchanan 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Va'etchanan 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע.   ‫ולעילוי נשמת‬ ‫האשה החשובה מרת עטא בת‬ ‫הו ע"ה‬-‫הרה"ח ר' אברהם דוד שמרי‬ ‫קרינסקי‬ ‫נפטרה י"ב מנחם אב ה'תשכ"ז‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י‬ ‫משפחתה‬    by: Published ‫יבה גד ול ה‬ ‫יש‬- ‫ות‬ Reprinted and‫נ‬Redistributed ‫צת המעי י‬ by:‫ו עד להפ‬ V a a d L a h a f o t z a s Hamayonos  67 Alexandra Street VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS Melbourne, Australia E.S. Schneerson Adapted from Chassidic Dimensions PARSHAS VA’ESCHANAN 5784 Parshas Vaes'chanan VA E S ' C H A N A N S HEMA AND T ORAH S TUDY - T OGETHER , Y ET W ORLDS A PART The Torah portion of Vaes'chanan contains the commandments to recite Shema and study Torah.1 Although both commands are found in the same verse, they are very different. The duty to recite the Shema involves reciting it twice daily, "when you lie down and when you rise." Each recitation is an entity unto itself, the proof being that the blessing for its recitation is itself recited twice daily, in the morning and in the evening. Zohar III, 94b: "Each and every day does its own [particular] work." 4 Parshas Vaes'chanan combined, as the verse states,3 "...there was evening and there was morning, one day." This also hints at the ultimate purpose of man's service - to transform this nethermost world into a dwelling place for G-d. An allusion to this concept can be found in the Torah when it states: "...there was evening and there was morning, one day." The implication is that the Divine intent is to combine and unite the darkness and corporeality of "evening" with the luminosity and ethereality of "morning," so that together they form one day. Torah, however, is likened to fire, as the verse states:5 "My words are like fire, says the L-rd." Our Sages explain:6 "Just as fire is impervious to [ritual] impurity, so too is Torah impervious to [spiritual] impurity." In other words, while Torah clothes itself in material reality and deals with physical matters, it remains detached from physicality. 7 Torah Studies L ESSONS OF T EFILLIN In the Torah portion Vaes'chanan the commandment of tefillin is conveyed in the following manner: "You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes." Because the verse begins by saying, "You shall bind the

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Torah Studies

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15 августа 2024 г.

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12

Темы: parsha_commentary