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Torah Studies — Vayikra 5783

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Vayikra 5783. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. ” ʺʮʹʰ ʩʥʬʩʲʬʥ ʤʲʠʩʱʰʢʤʸʹʺʸʮ ʭʤʸʡʠ ʸʺʡ  ʠʸʣʠʢʩʲ ʡʬʰ  ʡʴʹʺ ʤ ʤʡʶʰʺ ” ʩ ʲʱʴʣʰ ʭʤʸʡʠ ʸʤʰʡ ʤʷʡʸʤʸʹʺʸʮ ʢʥʦʥ ʥʩʧʩʹʭʺʧʴʹʮʥ  ‫בענדעטסקי‬   ” Published by: ʺʥʰʩʩʲʮʤʺʶʴʤʬʣʲʥ VA A D LA H A F O T Z A S HA M A Y O N O S Melbourne, Australia VaadMelbourne@gmail.com Schneerson PARSHAS VAYIKRA 5783 Vayikrah VAYIKRAH 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. 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 to change, for it was brought about by G-d Himself - "This nation whom I formed." Just as He is immutable, so too are His choices. 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 5 See also Mechilta and Yalkut Shimoni on Shmos 20:3; Rashi, Vayikra 18:2. A human being, for example, can only rule over other humans and not over animals.7 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 through his service of Torah and mitzvos. As a G-dly people, even the revealed form of the Jews is inherently G-dly, in keeping with the saying of our Sages10 that the Jewish people have three natural identifying traits: "They are compassionate, demure and perform acts of loving kindness." This loving relationship between G-d and the Jews is also alluded to in the opening words of

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Torah Studies

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23 марта 2023 г.

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16

Темы: parsha_commentary