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Torah Studies — Studies-Vayechi-imp 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Studies-Vayechi-imp 5784. Темы: chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: хасидут, хасидский взгляд, chassidus, hashkafa, חסידות, השקפה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. ZĞĚĞŵƉƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐŝĚĞĂůĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ͘   ‫ולעילוי נשמת‬ ‫ר' נתן בן ר' שלמה אלימלך ע"ה‬ ‫ורדיגר‬ ‫נפטר ביום ט"ו טבת ה'תשע"ו‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י נכדו‬ ‫הרה"ת ר' יהושע שניאור זלמן וזוג' חי' מושקא‬ ‫ומשפחתם שיחיו‬ ‫ורדיגר‬   Reprinted and Redistributed by:    VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS Melbourne, Australia VaadMelbourne@gmail.com Published by: ‫י ש י ב ה ג ד ו ל ה‬- ‫ו ע ד ל ה פ צ ת ה מ ע י י נ ו ת‬ Schneerson PARSHAS VAYECHI 5784 Vayechi VAY E C H I T HE G OLDEN Y EARS The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of blessed memory, related:1 When the Tzemach Tzedek was a young child and learned the passage, "Ya'akov lived in the land of Egypt for 17 years,"2 his teacher translated it according to the Baal HaTurim commentary: "Our father Ya'akov lived his 17 best years in Egypt." Upon his return from cheder, he asked his grandfather, the Alter Rebbe: How can it be that our father Ya'akov, the elect of the Patriarchs, had his best years in Egypt, the land of corruption? As the select of the Patriarchs, Ya'akov's primary delight was in seeing that Yosef was not only alive, but conducting himself as befitted Ya'akov's son, remaining wholly righteous, notwithstanding the fact that he had lived in a corrupt land for so many years. 5 This is also to be understood from what Ya'akov said to Yosef when he saw him in Egypt: "After I have seen your face, that you are still alive." 6 This passage is puzzling: Was it only by actually seeing Yosef's face that Ya'akov could know that he was alive? The reason for this is that the Torah is rooted in G-d's essence.11 Just as G-d defies all limitations, so too with Torah; even though it descends within the physical, it remains essentially limitless.12 Therefore, by cleaving to Torah, one can withstand even the spiritual trials and tribulations of Egypt. Upon concluding the individual blessings, the Torah goes on to say: 13 "All these are the tribes of Israel, 12 in all, and this is what their father said to them as he blessed them; each individual according to his blessing did he bless them." Rashi14 notes that th

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Torah Studies

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29 декабря 2023 г.

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12

Темы: chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary