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Torah Studies — Studies-Vaeschanan-imp — Va'etchanan 5783

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Studies-Vaeschanan-imp — Va'etchanan 5783. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע.   ‫ולזכות‬ '‫מצוה הת' ברוך הלוי שיחי‬-‫חתן הבר‬ ‫לעווענטאל‬ ‫אב‬-‫לרגל הכנסו לעול מצות ביום ה' מנחם‬ ‫ה'תשפ"ג – שנת הקהל‬ ‫ויהי רצון שיגרום נחת רוח רב לכל משפחתו‬ '‫שיחי‬ ‫ושיגדל להיות חסיד ירא שמים ולמדן‬ ‫מקושר לכ"ק אדמו"ר נשיא דורינו‬  ‫נדפס ע"י‬ ‫משפחתו שיחיו‬   Published by: ‫יש יבה גד ול ה‬- ‫ו עד להפ צת המעי י נ ות‬ Reprinted and Redistributed by:   VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS Melbourne, Australia VaadMelbourne@gmail.com Schneerson PARSHAS VAESCHANAN 5783 Vaes’chanan VA E S ' C H A N A N SHEMA AND TORAH STUDY - TOGETHER, YET WORLDS APART The Torah portion of Vaes'chanan contains the commandments to recite Shema and study Torah.1 Although both commands are found in the same verse, they are very different. The duty to recite the Shema involves reciting it twice daily, "when you lie down and when you rise." Each recitation is an entity unto itself, the proof being that the blessing for its recitation is itself recited twice daily, in the morning and in the evening. To have a complete "day," night and day must be combined, as the verse states,3 "...there was evening and there was morning, one day." This also hints at the ultimate purpose of man's service - to transform this nethermost world into a dwelling place 2 Nazir 7a. An allusion to this concept can be found in the Torah when it states: "...there was evening and there was morning, one day." The implication is that the Divine intent is to combine and unite the darkness and corporeality of "evening" with the luminosity and ethereality of "morning," so that together they form one day. 5 Torah Studies Torah, however, is likened to fire, as the verse states:5 "My words are like fire, says the L-rd." Our Sages explain:6 "Just as fire is impervious to [ritual] impurity, so too is Torah impervious to [spiritual] impurity." In other words, while Torah clothes itself in material reality and deals with physical matters, it remains detached from physicality. 6 Vaes’chanan LESSONS OF TEFILLIN In the Torah portion Vaes'chanan the commandment of tefillin is conveyed in the following manner: "You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes."7 Because the verse begins by saying, "You sha

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Torah Studies

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28 июля 2023 г.

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12

Темы: parsha_commentary