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Torah Studies — Studies-Lech Lecha-imp 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Studies-Lech Lecha-imp 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע.   ‫ולעילוי נשמת‬ ‫האשה החשובה מרת בתי' ע"ה‬ ‫בת הרה"ת בעל מס"נ ר' דובער הי"ד‬ ‫גורביץ‬ ‫חשון ה'תשנ"ז‬-‫נפטרה ביום ט"ז מר‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י בתה‬ ‫מרת רייזל שיחיו‬ ‫ומשפחת גארעליק‬   Published by: ‫ד ו ל ה‬Reprinted ‫י ש י ב ה ג‬-and ‫נ ו ת‬Redistributed ‫פ צ ת ה מ ע י י‬by: ‫ועד לה‬ V a a d La  hafotzas Hamayonos VAAD LAH 67A F O T AlexandraZAS H Street AMAYONOS E.S. He said: 'I wish to have my share in this land.' G-d said to him: 'I shall give your children this land.' " It is understandable that Avraham desired to have his portion among people who toiled and behaved properly, rather than among individuals who spent their lives frivolously. It is true that man's nature is such that he derives pleasure from something accomplished through labor and toil, in accordance with the expression:4 "A person desires one measure of that which is his more than nine measures of that which belongs to his fellow." However, we cannot say that this is why G-d made man work, for it is man's nature to enjoy 3 Iyov 5:7. The ultimate achievement of a human being lies not only in realizing his full potential, but in attaining a level such that he is, as it were, similar to his Creator, in line with the saying:5 "He becomes a partner with G-d in Creation." It was for this reason that G-d established the world in a manner such that the things which man needs for his existence are not ready-made. For it is through toil and labor that man is able to elevate himself, not only to the highest "recipient" level - the highest possible attainment of a created being - but to the level of a provider and "creator." This is why man does not derive pleasure from things acquired without effort, but is instead ashamed of them. Toil and effort are the 5 Torah Studies hallmarks of mankind's efforts to improve the world - he can thus enhance Creation and thereby become a "partner with G-d." Labor that involves the recognition of and faith in G-d as Creator and Provider6 leads to "labor in Torah,"7 whereby individuals lift the entire world to a level beyond itself. This connection between circumcision and Avraham is so strong that the blessings for circumcision include the phrase: "to enter him into the covenant of A

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Torah Studies

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27 октября 2023 г.

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Темы: parsha_commentary