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Torah Studies — Eikev 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Eikev 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע.   ‫ולעילוי נשמת‬ ‫ר' שלמה ב"ר ירמיהו הכהן ע"ה‬ ‫קראמער‬ ‫אב ה'תשנ"ב‬-‫נפטר כ"ג מנחם‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י בנו‬ ‫הרה"ת ירמיהו הכהן‬ ‫ומשפחתו שיחיו‬ ‫קראמער‬   Published by: Reprinted ‫ה גדולה‬ ‫י ש י ב‬-and Redistributed ‫מעיינות‬ ‫פ צ ת ה‬by: ‫ועד לה‬    Vaad Lahafotzas Hamayonos VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS 67 Alexandra Street Melbourne, E.S. Schneerson Adapted from Chassidic Dimensions PARSHAS EIKEV 5784 P a r s h a s E i k e v EIKEV S EEING AND H EARING - T HE F IRST AND S ECOND S ECTIONS OF THE S HEMA The Torah portion of Eikev contains the second section of the Shema,1 which has many striking similarities to the first section, found in the preceding portion of Vaes'chanan.2 Nevertheless, differences exist between the two sections. The first commands us to love G- d with "all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might," while the second exhorts us only to love Him with "all your heart and with all your soul," omitting "all your might." Additionally, in Vaes'chanan, the commandment to study Torah ("You shall teach it to your children...") precedes the commandment to wear tefillin - to which all 1 Devarim 11:13-21. Hearing, however, possesses a quality that sight lacks: sound actually enters a person and becomes a part of him, while what a person sees remains external to himself; he views it "from afar," as it were.5 Just as this is so regarding physical sight and sound, so too with regard to "seeing" in the portion Vaes'chanan and "hearing" in Eikev: Although spiritual "hearing" is lower than the "seeing" requested by Moshe, nevertheless, since it is accomplished through man's service (unlike "seeing," which comes as a free gift from above), it can permeate an individual in a more profound manner. 5 T o r a h S t u d i e s "with all your might." However, when speaking of what man can achieve strictly on his own - the level of the second section of Shema - then spiritual service is limited to what can be accomplished by "all your heart and all your soul." And, since the Torah reflects G-dliness as it descends - without change - from above, this being the general content of the first section of Shema, there Torah precedes mitzvos. 79-84 6 P a r s h a s E i k e v M EZUZAH - T HE P

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Torah Studies

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22 августа 2024 г.

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12

Темы: parsha_commentary