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OHRNET — Behaalotecha 5784

Выпуск: OHRNET — Behaalotecha 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. 29 PARSHA INSIGHTS by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair For the Sake of Heaven “…When you kindle the lamps, the seven lights shall cast light toward the face of the Menorah.” In the name of Heaven, it seems that almost as much blood as rain has soaked the earth. In 1646, after the Civil War in England, Mathew Hopkins, the self-proclaimed "Witchfinder General" led a terrifying purge that relied on testimony extorted by means of “ordeal.” This featured torture of the most horrific nature including hot pincers and the thumbscrew. www.ohr.edu 3 TALMUD TIPS by Rabbi Moshe Newman Bava Metzia 103-109 Taking the Extra Step “Rabbi Yochanan said that there is a special reward for walking a farther distance to a Beit Knesset (Synagogue).” Rabbi Yochanan and Rav have differing views regarding the intent of the blessing in the Torah: “Blessed are you in the city…” (Devarim 28:3) Rav says that this refers to having a Beit Knesset nearby in the city (the Maharsha points that in the time of the gemara, it was the general practice that the Beit Knesset would be outside of the city). Having a Beit Knesset inside the city is not necessarily better, according to him, since walking to a Beit Knesset that is further away from home would award the walker with special reward called “sachar pesiot” — “reward for steps.” Rashi writes that we find in Masechet Sotah 22a that Rabbi Yochanan was taught this concept by a widow. She said to him rhetorically: “Don’t I receive more reward if there is a Beit Knesset in my neighborhood, but I nevertheless walk to your Beit Midrash to pray?” Two points to ponder: It seems that Rav does not adhere to this concept, although the gemara does not explicitly state that there is a dispute in this matter. In addition, it would appear to be helpful to understand if the concept of “sachar pesiot” is connected in any way to the Mishna in Avot (5:21): “L’fum tza’ara agra” — “According to the amount of difficulty is the reward.” It would seem that the Mishna in Avot applies to any mitzvah activity, whereas it appears that special reward of “extra steps” is taught specifically in relati

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OHRNET

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21 июня 2024 г.

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Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary