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Torah Studies — Shoftim 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Shoftim 5784. Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐŝĚĞĂůĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ͘   ‫לעילוי נשמת‬ ‫ר' צבי בן ר' חיים ארי' ע"ה‬ ‫רייטמאן‬ ‫נפטר ו' אלול ה'תשע"ה‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י נכד‬ ‫הרה"ת ר' מנחם מנדל ומרת מרים צפורה‬ '‫ובתם אריאלה לאה שיחי‬ ‫באכער‬   Reprinted and Redistributed by: Published by:   ‫גדולה‬ ‫ישיבה‬ VAAD L A H A- F O T Z A ‫המעיינות‬ S HAMAYO‫להפצת‬ N O S ‫ועד‬ Vaad Lahafotzas Hamayonos Melbourne, Australia VaadMelbourne@gmail.com 67 Alexandra Street, E.S. Schneerson Adapted from Chassidic Dimensions PARSHAS SHOFTIM 5784 Shoftim SHOFTIM "W H A T ' S M I N E I S H I S " At the beginning of Shoftim, the verse states:1 "By the testimony of two or three witnesses shall there be put to death he who is subject to the death penalty." The Rambam writes:2 "The Torah decrees (G'zeiras HaKosuv) that neither the death penalty nor lashes are administered to an individual upon his own admission of guilt -- only upon the testimony of two witnesses." The Rambam is saying that although it is an established principle that "The admission of a defendant is tantamount to the testimony of one-hundred witnesses,"3 this only applies to obligating the person to pay money because of his admission; his admission of guilt, however, cannot make him subject to the penalties of death or lashes. We therefore say that [with regard to money] 'The admission of a defendant is tantamount to the testimony of one-hundred witnesses.'" The statement of the Radbaz need's further clarification: The entire world is "G-d's possession," as the verse states,7 "The earth and all therein is G-d's." Or as the Chinuch says,8 "Everything belongs to the Master of All" -- including man's possessions, as it says,9 "Silver and gold are Mine, says G-d." What, then, is the difference between a person's "soul" belonging to G-d and everything else belonging to Him? 4 Shoftim Rebbe rules10 that "a person's body is not at all in his possession that he may smite it..." So that a person's being forewarned against damaging his body is not only because it is prohibited, but also relates to the matter of ownership -- a person doesn't own his body; G-d owns it and entrusts it to him for safekeeping. Thus, t

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Torah Studies

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5 сентября 2024 г.

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12

Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary