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Parsha Halacha — halacha shlach 5783

Выпуск: Parsha Halacha — halacha shlach 5783. Темы: family_education, holidays, relationships_shalom_bayit, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, пурим, песах, ханука, суккот, yom tov, פורים, פסח, חנוכה, סוכות, шалом байт, брак, отношения. (See the next paragraph as to how to translate this word.) As a result of this, they promised her that she and her family would be saved at the time of the city’s destruction.1 Indeed, when the walls of Jericho came tumbling down, while the rest of the inhabitants were put to the sword, the spies went to Rachav’s house and ensured that they were spared. The commentaries explain that it takes several generations for a convert to completely remove their connections from the gentile world.26 In addition, since children often resemble the mother’s brothers, the child of a convert might have similarities to her (gentile) brothers.27 Elsewhere the Talmud says,28 “Everyone runs to marry a convert.” Some say29 that Rava’s advice only applied to his family as they were from a family of Kohanim.30 Rabbi Yaakov Emden explains31 that the advice of Rava does not apply to all cases as there are converts of exceptional quality whom one should certainly seek to marry. ‫“( ְ ְֽואֶ ת ָרחָ ב הַ ּזֹונָה‬And Rachav HaZonah was … given life by Yehoshua”) can refer to marriage, as the term ‫“( הֶ חֱ יָה‬given life”) is used elsewhere to refer to marriage.11 Holy Descendants Our sages have a tradition12 that eight prophets who were also kohanim descended from Rachav and Yehoshua. 32 See Rashi on Nedarim 50b D.H Ishto shel Turnus Rufus 33 See Chomat Anach by the Chida on Yehoshua, ibid, in the name of Rav Chaim Vital in the Sefer Hagilgulim 4 the Sefer HaYashar, the name of the wife of Potiphar was ‫( זליכא‬Zelika) which is the same gematriyah as ‫( זונה‬zonah) which is 68. 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 In the Haftorah of Shlach, we read how the spies that Yehoshua sent to spy out Yericho were assisted and saved by Rachav HaZonah. The Talmud, however, understands the word in its simple sense3 and describes Rachav as being extraordinarily beautiful.4 The Malbim writes that the spies specifi

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Parsha Halacha

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16 июня 2023 г.

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5

Темы: family_education, holidays, relationships_shalom_bayit, parsha_commentary