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Parsha Halacha — Emor 5784

Выпуск: Parsha Halacha — Emor 5784. Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Parsha Halacha – Parshat Emor No Gashes, Bald Spots, or Shaving Beards Not for Kohanim or for Any Jew Sponsored by Eli and Jane Freund in memory of Eli’s parents, Tziporah bat Noa’ach and Yakov Yehudah ben Avraham Shmuel Binyamin And in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Parsha Halacha is underwritten by a grant from Dr. Morton Borg in loving memory of Stephen's father, Shmuel Tzvi ben Pinchas, and Bella's and Morton's parents, Avraham ben Yitzchak and Leah bas HaRav Sholom Zev HaCohen To sponsor or subscribe, please email rabbicitron@hotmail.com The Torah portion of Emor begins with mitzvot that apply to Kohanim such as who they may or may not marry and whose funerals they may or may not attend. Specifically, the Torah says,1 “They shall not make bald spots on their heads or cut the corners of their beards or make gashes in their flesh.” (Our sages say that the prohibition against bald spots and gashes is referring to ripping out one’s hair or flesh out of grief over a deceased relative.2) These three negative commands apply to every Jew, as the Torah says,3 “You shall not gash yourselves or shave the front of your heads because of the dead,” and,4 “You shall not destroy the corners of your beard… You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead.” The commentaries offer several explanations as to why these commandments are repeated again for Kohanim. 19:27 and 28 1 Rabbi Chaim Vital explains5 that, although these mitzvot apply to all Jews, it is especially important for Kohanim to observe them as not doing so is considered a chillul Hashem (desecration of G-d’s name) since they are G-d’s representatives in this world. One who is standing and serving the king should be nice-looking and elegant (and not appear before him with gashes or torn hair) .” Based on this, some say that, although for the Jewish people at large the prohibitions against gashing one’s flesh and making bald spots are referring to doing so in grief over a deceased person, for Kohanim these are forbidden for any reason.7 The Tur adds that since this reason applies only to male kohanim who serve in the Beit HaMikd

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Parsha Halacha

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17 мая 2024 г.

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4

Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary