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Project Likkutei Sichos — Ki Teitzei 5784

Выпуск: Project Likkutei Sichos — Ki Teitzei 5784. Темы: не определены автоматически. condemn the guilty one and it shall be, if the guilty one has incurred [the penalty of] The Explanation: lashes, that the judge shall…flog him… When discussing a legal dispute, the Torah (Devarim 25:1-2) usually uses the word davar, literally, The Rashi: “matter.” The word riv, quarrel, usually refers to a physical altercation. The verse includes a superfluous clause, The objective of the court in this scenario is “and they acquit the innocent one and not to reach a compromise, because the condemn the guilty one.” Why does litigants are in no position to reach an amicable conclusion. one has incurred [the penalty of] lashes, Another meaning of this phrase: We might that the judge shall…flog him.” The court assume that because both litigants are “in must still adjudicate the case before it the wrong” as they are engaged in dispute accurately, and meet out punishment and not seeking compromise, therefore according to the plain letter of the law. Clearly, it was a quarrel court, the result will not bring peace, just [between the shepherds of Lot and like Avraham and Lot’s dispute resulted in Avraham over the use of grazing rights]. Rather, the task of the clarifies, “they acquit the innocent one and court is to simply determine who is right condemn the guilty one and… if the guilty and who is wrong. Wouldn’t the approach the tribunal, and the judges judge court’s decision result in clarity and them, and they acquit the innocent one and peace? This is the meaning of the seemingly The Questions: superfluous phrase, ““and they acquit the innocent one and condemn the guilty one.” 1. [Just think,] dispute that has the intensity of an uglier what caused Lot to leave the righteous man altercation. Because the If there is a quarrel — they will eventually Torah uses the word riv here, Rashi go to court. We learn from this, that peace concludes that we are speaking of a legal cannot result from quarrel.

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Project Likkutei Sichos

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8 сентября 2024 г.

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