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Torah Studies — Studies-Ki Sisa-imp 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Studies-Ki Sisa-imp 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. ZĞĚĞŵƉƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ  ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐŝĚĞĂůĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ͘  ‫ולעילוי נשמת‬ ‫הרה"ח ר' שמואל יוסף בן ר' מרדכי צבי ע"ה‬ ‫גרינבוים‬ ‫ ה'תשמ"ו‬,'‫נפטר כ"ב אדר א‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י נכדתו ובעלה‬ ‫הרה"ת ר' יהושע שמעון וזוגתו מרת חיה יהודית שיחיו‬ ‫געשטעטנער‬  ‫לז״נ‬ ‫ר׳ אלחנן בן החבר יוסף הלוי ומרת גיטל ע״ה‬  ‫לאבענשטיין‬ ‫כ״ה מנחם אב תשס״ה‬ Reprinted and Redistributed by: ‫ולז״נ‬   ‫קריינא‬ VAAD LAHAF OTZ ‫שרה‬ A S ‫מרת‬ HAMAYONOS ‫לאבענשטיין‬ Melbourne, Australia ‫בת ר׳ משה וריקל ע״ה הוניג‬ VaadMelbourne@gmail.com ‫ח׳ מנחם אב תשסע״ג‬ Schneerson Adapted from Chassidic Dimensions PARSHAS KI SISA 5784 Ki Sisa KI SISA T HE G OLDEN C ALF - E NTREE TO R EPENTANCE The Talmud relates1 that the Jewish people were incapable of committing the sin of the Golden Calf on their own, for they had mastered their evil inclination.2 Rather, the sin was "a decree of the King, so as to provide an opening to penitents. He is therefore shown that G-d accepted the penance of even those who committed the heinous sin of the Golden Calf."3 "So as to provide an opening to penitents" refers not only to later generations; it also afforded the Jews of that time the opportunity of achieving repentance.4 1 Avodah Zarah 4b and commentary of Rashi. Nonetheless, the service of repentance is so great that it contains certain merits which are lacking even in the service of the truly righteous, as our Sages say:6 "The level attained by penitents cannot be achieved by the completely righteous." In order for the Jews who experienced the giving of the Torah, and consequently became truly righteous, to also experience repentance, it was necessary that there be a "decree of the King." Only this enabled the evil inclination to gain temporary dominance over them; they 5 Mishnah conclusion of Tractate Yoma. This difference between the service of a completely righteous individual and the service of a penitent results not only from the fact that the righteous individual simply lacks sins to transform; it is also related to the difference between their methods of divine service. 6 Ki Sisa B REAKING T HE L UCHOS - A B REAK FOR THE J EWISH P EOPLE The Midrash on the portion of Sisa relates8 that Moshe was distressed

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Torah Studies

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1 марта 2024 г.

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