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Torah Studies — Emor 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Emor 5784. Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐŝĚĞĂůĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ͘   ‫לעילוי נשמת‬ ‫מרת חנה זלאטא בת ר' בעריש ודבורה ע"ה‬ ‫צימבלר‬ ‫נפטרה י׳ אייר ה'תשס"ב‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י בנה‬ ‫ר' דוב בייריש וזוגתו מרת חנה שיחיו‬ ‫רושינעק‬   Published Reprinted by: by: and Redistributed ‫גדולה‬ ‫ישיבה‬  -  ‫ועד להפצת המעיינות‬  VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS V a a d L a h Melbourne, a f o t z a Australia s Hamayonos 67 Alexandra Street, E.S. Schneerson Adapted from Chassidic Dimensions PARSHAS EMOR 5784 P a r s h a s E m o r EMOR F ROM G ENERATION TO G ENERATION At the beginning of the Torah portion Emor, where the Torah teaches that a kohen is not permitted to defile himself, the verse states,1 "Speak to the Kohanim ... The reason why older individuals are not permitted to do so is because there exists some relationship between those who are older and those who are minors, otherwise the Torah would not command them concerning individuals with whom they have absolutely no connection. Just as it is incorrect to state that one bodily organ is essentially more alive than another, so, too, with regard to one person being intrinsically more alive than the next.5 And just as this is so with regard to physical life in general, so too with regard to the life of the G-dly soul of each and every Jew, the soul responsible for the Jews' Jewishness: The differences that exist between one Jew and the other are merely differences that apply to their revealed senses and powers; the essential aspect of Judaism, however, is the same in all. According to the above, we will also understand why the exhortation regarding the responsibility of the adults for the children is stated in the following fashion: "To warn - lihazhir - the adults about the minors." Logically, it would have made more sense for our Sages to state, "It is forbidden for the adults...": When adults are not separate entities unto themselves, but rather devote themselves to the young ones as well, providing them will all their physical and 5 See Ki Imcha 5700, ch. As long as the adults are removed from others and are comfortable in their previously attained position, then, notwithstanding the fact that the Torah recogn

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Torah Studies

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16 мая 2024 г.

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12

Темы: family_education, parsha_commentary