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Project Likkutei Sichos — 15 Lech 5 Sicha Summary English — Lech-Lecha 5783

Выпуск: Project Likkutei Sichos — 15 Lech 5 Sicha Summary English — Lech-Lecha 5783. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. 15 G-d says He will “give” the Land to Lech Lecha, Sicha 5 Avraham’s descendants, in the third, G-d, as well as Avraham, uses the expression, “to The Context: inherit it.” Implied is that there are two forms of possession of the land, through a On three separate occasions in parshas Lech gift, and through an inheritance. Lecha, G-d promises the Land of Israel to Avraham and his children: These two forms, the Rogetchover continues, correspond to the two When G-d appeared to Avraham at the “sanctifications of the Land,” the first arrival beginning of the parshah, “He said, "To your by Yehoshua, who conquered the land, and seed I will give this land….” (Bereishis 12:7) the second arrival led by Ezra after the When Avraham parted from Lot, G-d destruction of the First Temple, who reassured him that “all the land that you see possessed the land and established I will give to you and to your seed for ownership through settling the land. eternity.” (Ibid 13:15) The Question: And prior to the Covenant Between the What is the thematic connection between Parts, G-d said, “I am G-d, Who brought you the first conquest and the concept of the forth from Ur… to give you this land to land as a “gift,” and the second settlement inherit it.” To which Avraham responded, “O and the concept of the land as an God, how will I know that I will inherit it?” “inheritance”? (Ibid 15:7) Which prompted G-d’s declaration at the Covenant, “To your seed I The Preface to the Explanation: have given this land, from the river of Egypt Rambam elaborates on the distinction until the great river, the Euphrates river.” between the two sanctifications of the land: (Ibid 15:18) Because Yehoshua took possession of the The Rogetchover draws a distinction land through force and conquest, its between the first two declarations and the sacredness was not eternal. This is like the first sanctification, which was This aligns with the mystical conception of accomplished through conquest, through the second sanctification, which defines the top-down force, and therefore was subject Jews of the time as penitents, people who to reversal when that force weakened. When the nations threw off the Therefore, even when the people were yoke

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