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Project Likkutei Sichos — project — Vayeishev 5783

Выпуск: Project Likkutei Sichos — project — Vayeishev 5783. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. 15 Vayeshev 4 - Chanukah The Torah is compared to water for, “just as water descends from a high place to a low place, so, too, Torah is not secured within a The Pit: person unless they are humble.” (Taanis 7a) The pit that Yosef’s brothers threw him into That is, water alludes to the humility that is is described by the Torah as “empty, it did prerequisite for Torah study. Because Torah is Talmud notes the unnecessary addition of the limitless essence of G-d’s mind, and for “it did not have water,” and makes the a limited human intelligence to become following deduction: “there was no water in connected to the essence of G-d, it needs to the pit, but there were snakes and relinquish its ego. If there is no water, if a person If a person does not have this quality of lacks Torah study, then there are “snakes “water,” of letting go of the ego, then he is and scorpions,” the person is occupied with actively opposing the essence of Torah, harmful forces that oppose holiness. The miracle of the oil alludes to the untarnished This is related to the theme of Chanukah, essence of the Torah which the Jewish which often coincides with this parshah: people were able to safeguard despite the The Greeks wanted to make the Jewish pressures of Greek hellenism. Thus, G-d says about the arrogant, “He and I cannot dwell together.” The Question: This is why if a person does not have But why does the Talmud make such a “water,” the humility that is the foundation drastic statement? Otherwise, the scorpions.” (Shabbos 22a) parameters of the person’s intellect and ego interpose between the finite and the Torah is compared to water, and so this infinite. Why does lacking Torah of Torah study, they have “snakes and study immediately lead to harmful scorpions,” harmful elements that oppose opposition to Torah? Why is humility not have water.” (Bereishis 37:24) The essential to Torah study? There because his ego does not allow G-d into the is no middle ground. need to look at the comparison between Torah and water more closely.

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Project Likkutei Sichos

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16 декабря 2022 г.

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