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Project Likkutei Sichos — Mishpotim 5783

Выпуск: Project Likkutei Sichos — Mishpotim 5783. Темы: не определены автоматически. 16 as “draw[ing] near to the opaque Mishpatim, Sicha 5 darkness, where G-d was,” (Ibid 20:18) which Rashi interprets as “three The Context: partitions: darkness, cloud, and opaque darkness,” yet no explanation is offered In describing the events of Moshe preparing as to how Moshe passed through the to receive the tablets from G-d, the Torah cloud! says: The Explanation: “Moshe came within the cloud, and he went up to the mountain, and Moshe was upon Previously in this narrative, the Torah the mountain forty days and forty nights.” reported, “Moshe went up to the mountain, (Shemos 24:14) and the cloud covered the mountain.” (Ibid 24:15) Therefore, our verse’s opening, “And Rashi comments: Within the cloud — This Moshe came within the cloud,” is entirely cloud was a kind of smoke, and the Holy unnecessary, for if he “came upon the One, blessed is He, made a path within it. the cloud of this verse was “a kind of After the giving of the Torah, when Moshe smoke.” ascended to receive the tablets, the world Regarding the unusual description “a kind of was already more refined, therefore there smoke,” as opposed to simply, “smoke,” this was only a “cloud” upon the mountain, not can be explained by the fact that the a spiral of smoke and ash. The fire and its smoke was tablets hewn and inscribed by G-d to human therefore miraculous, a “kind of smoke.” beings living in this world, there was still “smoke” symbolizing that potential of Torah Because this cloud was different from the to neuter and refine the obstinate forces of cloud above the mountain spoken of this world. But Rashi still mountaintop did not possess much renders this cloud as “a kind of smoke.” vegetation and flammable material to fuel a Since Moshe was preparing to transmit the fire with smoke. There is no reason to be afraid that this engagement will defile our soul and Smoke is produced when fire takes hold of a compromise our purity, because “G-d made substantive material object. Why does Rashi need to alter the literal Rashi therefore concluded that the cloud meaning of “cloud” and render it as “a spoken of in this verse is different from the kind of smoke”? Being that The Lesson: it was a cloud of smoke, it would be unbecoming of Moshe to become sullied Every person has the responsibility to with smoke prior to hi

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Project Likkutei Sichos

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13 февраля 2023 г.

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