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Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes — horowitz — Matos-Massei 5783

Выпуск: Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes — horowitz — Matos-Massei 5783. Темы: shabbat_laws, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: шаббат, законы шаббата, melacha, hilchot shabbat, שבת, הלכות שבת, מלאכה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. The sedra begins with Hashem instructing Moshe to instruct the heads of the tribes of the nation saying: ‫ יַעֲׂשֶה‬,‫הַּיֹצֵא מִּפִיו‬-‫ ּכְכָל‬:‫ ּדְבָרֹו‬,‫ֹלא יַחֵל‬--‫נַפְׁשֹו‬-‫הִׁשָּבַע ׁשְבֻעָה לֶאְסֹר אִּסָר עַל‬-‫ אֹו‬,’‫יִּדֹר נֶֶדר לַה‬-‫ אִיׁש ּכִי‬- If a man makes a vow to Hashem or makes an oath to prohibit himself, he shall not violate his word; according to whatever came out of his mouth, he shall do (Bamidbar 30:2-3; see Bamidbar 30:2-17 for the entire rst perek of the parsha). www.michalhorowitz.com 1 of 2 fi fi fi fi fi A Short Vort - Parshas Matos 5783 (7.23) BS”D The Sages teach (Pirkei Avos 2:1): ‫ ּדַע מַה ּלְמַעְלָה‬,‫הִסְּתַּכֵל ּבִׁשְלׁשָה ְדבִָרים וְאִי אַּתָה בָא לִיֵדי עֲבֵָרה‬ ‫ וְכָל מַעֲׂשֶיָ בַּסֵפֶר נִכְּתָבִין‬,‫ עַיִן רֹואָה וְאֹזֶן ׁשֹומַעַת‬,ְָ‫ מִּמ‬- pay attention to three things and you will not come to sin: know what is above you: an Eye that sees, an Ear that hears, and all your deeds are Written in a book. As we are charged with being a holy nation, kedoshim ti’hi’yu, part of being holy is de ned by counting both the quality and quantity of our words (see the Ramban to Vayikra 19:2 - ‫וגם ישמור‬ ‫פיו ולשונו מהתגאל ברבוי האכילה הגסה ומן הדבור הנמאס כענין שהזכיר הכתוב )ישעיהו ט טז( וכל‬ ‫פה דובר נבלה ויקדש עצמו בזה עד שיגיע לפרישות כמה שאמרו על רבי חייא שלא שח שיחה בטלה‬ ‫)מימיו‬. A Short Vort - Parshas Matos 5783 (7.23) BS”D Parshas Matos: The Power of Words & Churban BHM”K Parshas Matos, the rst of this week’s double parshios of Matos-Masei, begins with the Torah instructing us regarding the laws of vows and oaths, both for a man and a woman. Answers the Gemara: ‫אלו בני אדם שאוכלין ושותין זה עם זה‬ ‫ ודוקרין זה את זה בחרבות שבלשונם‬- yes, there was; for these were people who would eat and drink with one another, and then spear one another with the swords of their tongues. The old adage “sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt (or harm) me,” (which rst appeared in the mid 1800’s!) is the opposite of the Torah perspective and wholly untrue in both halacha and haskafa. G-d did not need words to create the world, but He chose the word as th

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Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes

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14 июля 2023 г.

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Темы: shabbat_laws, parsha_commentary