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Facebuker Shabbos Table Talk — ker — Ki Savo 5783

Выпуск: Facebuker Shabbos Table Talk — ker — Ki Savo 5783. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. In this week's parsha, Parshas Ki Savo, the instructions for the special declaration made when bringing the Bikkurim begin, “V’anisa v’amarta, you shall respond and say…” The pronunciation of these words in the Torah is pivotal, as placing the accent on the wrong syllable will change the meaning. In krias Shema, the first word of the second paragraph should be read, “v’ahavTA,’ meaning ‘and you shall love [Hashem.]’ If it is read ‘v’aHAVta , as it is common to teach children in the sing-song Shema used around the world, it means, ‘you used to love G-d,’ quite a different meaning indeed! Ezra the Scribe established that we read Parshas Ki Savo before Rosh HaShana so, "the year and its curses can end, and the year and its blessings can begin." At the end of listing all the curses, the Torah says why this happens to us. The later verses refer to another time, when the man comes to Jerusalem for Pesach on the fourth year, when he has finished separating all the tithes of the third year, giving to the Levi, the orphan, the widow and the stranger. E-mail DoItForDovid@gmail.com The Bells are Ringin’ for Me and My G-d Our Parsha begins with the mitzva of Bikkurim, the first fruits that farmers brought to Jerusalem each year. The farmers would often bring the fruit in silver baskets, and as they paraded through towns en route to the Temple, shopkeepers would come out and stand in their honor as they passed. When the farmer first approaches the Kohain, he says, (26:3) “I declare to your G-d that I have come to the land He promised our forefathers to give to us.” Whose G-d is it? For this declaration, the man can say, “my G-d,” because through his actions he has shown that he desires to follow the will of Hashem, and emulate Him by caring for others. If we focus on Hashem and His beneficence, instead of what the people around us think, we should find more and more blessing in our lives and be able to sidestep the curses. If we think the Torah is a list of things we do "for G-d" instead of the list of things He asks of us so we can be happy, then it's no wonder we grumble and complain.

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Facebuker Shabbos Table Talk

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1 сентября 2023 г.

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