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Brooklyn Torah Gazette — Kol Simcha Torah Gazette for Parshas Mishpatim 5784

Выпуск: Brooklyn Torah Gazette — Kol Simcha Torah Gazette for Parshas Mishpatim 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Kol Simcha Torah Gazette for Parshas Mishpatim 5784 Kol simcha torah gazette For parshas mishpatim 5784 Volume 8 Issue 22 (Whole #380) 1 Adar Rishon 5784/ February 10, 2023 Printed L’illuy nishmas Nechama bas R’ Noach, a”h For a free subscription, please forward your request to keren18@juno.com Past emails can be found on the website ShabbosStories.com under Brooklyn Torah Gazette Great Torah Teachers Who Descended From Our Enemies By Yehudis Litvak Art by Sefira Lightstone The Talmud tells us that one of the reasons the Jewish people were exiled from the Land of Israel and scattered throughout the world is so that righteous converts would be able to join our ranks. They replied, “Let the descendants of foreigners go in peace, who performed the acts of Aaron [referring to Aaron’s reputation for peacemaking and lovingkindness], and let the descendant of Aaron [referring to the High Priest] go in peace, who does not perform the acts of Aaron.” Nero’s descendant Rabbi Meir Nero was the Roman emperor in 54-68 CE. The Mundane Realities of Life From the Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Zt”l In last week's Torah portion, Yitro, we read about how the Torah was given "amidst thunder and lightning." This week, in the Torah portion of Mishpatim, we begin learning the commandments that were given at Mount Sinai. Bridging the Gap Between the Spiritual Plane of Existence and Physical Reality On a deeper level, however, these two portions represent two necessary stages in the transformation of the world that was initiated at Mount Sinai: The Torah was given to man for the purpose of bridging the gap between the spiritual plane of existence and physical reality. The first stage in the fusion of the spiritual and physical is described in Yitro: "And G-d descended on Mount Sinai." All of creation held its collective breath when the Torah was revealed, as the Midrash relates: "Not one bird screeched, not one 8|P ag e Kol Simcha Torah Gazette for Parshas Mishpatim 5784 fowl flew, not one ox bellowed...the whole world was silent and soundless." The Jewish people were so nullified by the intense revelation of G-dliness that they fled several miles and had to be brough

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Brooklyn Torah Gazette

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17 февраля 2023 г.

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15

Темы: parsha_commentary