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Torah Studies — Studies-Toldos-imp 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Studies-Toldos-imp 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע.  ZĞĚĞŵƉƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ  ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐŝĚĞĂůĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ͘   ‫ולעילוי נשמת‬ ‫ר' יעקב יונה בן ר' יהודה ע"ה‬ ‫נפטר ביום ז' כסלו ה'תשכ"ב‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י נכדו‬ ‫ר' דן וזוגתו מרת דבורה שיחיו‬ ‫ומשפחתם‬ ‫וואלף‬   Reprinted and Redistributed by:   VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS Published by: Melbourne, Australia VaadMelbourne@gmail.com ‫ישיבה גדולה‬- ‫ועד להפצת המעיינות‬ In a spiritual sense, the theme of the portion is spiritual parenthood, drawing Jews closer to Judaism, in line with the saying:1 "Whoever teaches his friend's son Torah is considered as if he had borne him." This is also alluded to by Rashi in his commentary on the opening words of the portion:2 "These are the children of Yitzchak," upon which he comments: "Ya'akov and Esav, who are discussed in the portion." This teaches us that Yitzchak's progeny is not limited to those on the level of Ya'akov; it is necessary to "adopt" even those like the wicked Esav by drawing them closer to Torah and 1 Sanhedrin 19b. We must, however, understand how this bearing of spiritual children - toldos - relates to Yitzchak, since his manner of service (unlike that of his father Avraham) did not entail leaving his quarters to involve himself with others - his main service was more inwardly directed. While Yitzchak's manner of service did not involve traveling from place to place and making G-d's Name known, his inward manner of spiritual service was so powerful that it attracted people to him, just as a gigantic torch attracts sparks.3 3 See Likkutei Torah 4a; Sefer HaMaamarim 5650, p. 125-130 6 Toldos Y A ' AKOV AND E SAV - T WO M ANNERS OF S ERVICE At the beginning of the Torah portion Toldos, the Torah relates that when Rivkah was pregnant with Ya'akov and Esav, "the children clashed within her."5 Our Sages explain6 that, while still within the womb, Ya'akov was drawn to holiness, while Esav was attracted to idolatry. The Patriarchs were, as the Midrash states,7 "truly the [Divine] Chariot," which, as the Alter Rebbe explains,8 means that "all their organs were completely holy," and that "through their lives, they served as a vehicle for nothing but the Divine Will." Understandably, their children were conceived and bo

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Torah Studies

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17 ноября 2023 г.

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Темы: parsha_commentary