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Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes — Kedoshim 5784

Выпуск: Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes — Kedoshim 5784. Темы: shabbat_laws, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: шаббат, законы шаббата, melacha, hilchot shabbat, שבת, הלכות שבת, מלאכה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. In regard to morality and fairness when carrying out judgements, the pasuk tells us: ֶָ‫ ּתִׁשְּפֹט עֲמִית‬,‫ וְֹלא תֶהְּדַר ּפְנֵי גָדֹול ּבְצֶֶדק‬,‫ָדל‬-‫תִּׂשָא פְנֵי‬-‫ֹלא‬--‫ ּבַּמִׁשְּפָט‬,‫תַעֲׂשּו עָוֶל‬-‫ֹלא‬, You shall not commit injustice in judgment; you shall not favor a poor person or glorify a great man; with righteousness you shall judge your fellow (Vayikra 19:15). In regard to not favoring the poor man or glorifying the wealthy man, Rashi (ibid) explains: You shall not favor a poor person: you shall not say, he is poor, and this rich man is obligated to sustain him, therefore, I will rule in favor of the poor man, and he will obtain nancial support in a clean and honorable fashion; you shall not honor a wealthy person: you shall not say, “He is a rich man, and of noble lineage, how can I embarrass him and rule against him in court? I am more impressed by Rav Chaim’s heroism as far as social justice is concerned… He possessed a www.michalhorowitz.com 1 of 2 fi fi fl fl fl fi Parshas Kedoshim 5784 (5.24) BS”D most sensitive conscience and sensitive heart, along with unlimited courage. Soloveitchik, the Rav zt’l, relates a story that perfectly illustrates the prohibition of wrongly attering a person in judgement, when the awed judgement is based on material wealth, and not the emes (truth) of halacha (Jewish law). I am telling you this so we can understand what the Torah demands… “The halacha is that if two people (a man and a woman) die on the same day, G-d forbid, the woman has to be buried rst and the man afterwards. Parshas Kedoshim 5784 (5.24) BS”D Social Justice In this Parshas Kedoshim the Torah commands us regarding many mitzvos bein adam la’chavairo, mitzvos that govern interaction between man and fellow man. A Torah Jew must mold his personality, his essence, and his character traits, over a lifetime of avodah, to strive to perfect his relationships between man and fellow man, and man and G-d. For ‫ ְקהִּלַת יַעֲֹקב‬,‫ מֹׁשֶה מֹוָרׁשָה‬,‫לָנּו‬-‫ ּתֹוָרה צִּוָה‬- the Torah that Moshe commanded us is the inheritance of the assembly of Yaakov (Devarim 33:4). There is no doubt that he possessed grea

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Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes

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9 мая 2024 г.

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Темы: shabbat_laws, parsha_commentary