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When it came to stop the plauge, it was Aharon who did it because that was done to heal. The Rashbam says that the katoras which kills if done by other than kohanim, heals when they are kohanim who are suitable for the avodah.
huju, that is shellac.
Protesters were wearing masks but not rally people.
This pshat is troublesome. The Targum Yanoson says that Moshe Rabbenu worried about Yehashua because of his humility. This pshat emphasizes their gaiva and not their humility. Maybe, the Meraglim felt that they are not worthy to benefit Hashem’s intervention so they have to do everything by themselves as they have exhausted all their zechusim but the geula is not tied to worthiness as it was a promise to the Avos. Once they entered EY now they had to be worthy to keep it.
Ina646, thank you for recommending the sefer Avoda Berura. It brings all the commentaries making the inyan more understandable. I was not familiar with the sefer. Some available at http://www.hebrewbooks.org.
The Turei Aven and Yom Teria.
leMaanAchai, Look at the Daas Zekenim of Tosfas about the implication of tbe missing yud tbat he was humble in all his body.
I can give situatiions where the talmidei chachomim are moving their Beis Hamedrash to learn and lunch outside or have a business meeting outside.
At the time of the Jerushalmi it was improper to eat outside for talmidei chachomim but they were not pasul leeidus currently it is dangerous to eat inside with other than the family, it becomes acceptable for them to eat outside.
Joseph, look at the Bach ב”ח חושן משפט סימן לד
והוא דאינו פסול לעדות אלא בדאית ביה תרתי דאוכל בשוק בפני הכל וגם בשעת אכילה הולך ואוכל ואינו יושב במקום אחדI asked a Posek who agreed with me.
What the gemora is talking about buying a sandwich and walking and eating. I don’t think seating outside on a bench and eating, a picnic with the family, is included in this restriction.
With zos which is 408. There is a Midrash which asks what is an atonement for a sinner? The Torah says to bring a karbon like a Aharon above.
It should above Kidushin 40,2. Sitting outside at a table is certainly not included in this restriction as the reason above does not apply.
I reviewed the halachas in Kidushin 409,2, SA CHM 34,18 where it was considered demeaning oneself to eat on the street so they compared him to a dog and was paasul leedus. When he does not care about himself, he will not care about telling the truth. Currently this is set up for the purpose of enjoying the fresh air and even talmidei chachomim eat in this environment outside in a restaurant, so the halachas don’t apply.
Sulom complete with vov is begatmetriah 136 as kol, tzom, mamon being teshuva, tefila and tzedakah the means to climb the ladder. Bezos yova Aharon bezos 408 all three together which is the Torah.
The ladder also depicts unity by keeping all the rungs together. We need the help of others to climb the ladder.
The Ksav Sofer compares the ladder to the potential of the human being who has to ability to climb step by step from ground to the heavens. This idea is indicated by Bas Paraoh’s hand growing even though she knew she cannot reach him but she did whatever she could. The Chasam Sofer interprets the pasuk of lo saaleh bemalos al mizbechi, don’t try to skip steps because then your faults will be revealed. The Mesilas Yeshorim demonstrates how to do this climbing step by step.
Adam Harishon was told Ayeko where are you on the ladder?
commonsatchel, if there is q mitzva currently of Yishuv Eretz Yisroel, we cannot be motzei the other as it would be a mitzva shebegufa with is mitzva on hin personally as sukkah. The gemora says that people live long in Babel because they only and late to the Beis Hamedrash. Asks the Meharsha, it is stii not Eretz Yisroel? He answers that Beis Hamedrash and Beis Hakneses of Ch’l will become part of EY. What is the answer? Must be that it is donsidered now like being in EY.
Should be above, not worthy for heavenly intervention. Moshe Rabbenu wanted to prove that we needed heavenly intervention as they are so strong that they cannot conquer them on their own. As to being worthy, we are not sometimes worthy of our daily sustenance but Hashem keeps his promise to our forefathers even if we are not worthy of it. A promise even on a condition is kept. Once we entered Eretz Yisroel then we have to become worthy to stay there. Look at the first Rashi in Breishis. The land belongs to Him, so He decides who lives there.
Whether to go to Israel or not is an old halachic discussion. The Aim Habanim Semacha, Rav Yisochor Teichtal ztz’l Hy’d held as the Yerushalmi in Maaser Sheni (5,2) quoted by the Tosfas Yom Tov there. We must go there to start building the Beis Hamikdash on which will descend the one of fire. This must happen before the coming of Meshiach. The Satmar Rav ztz’l says that Eliyahu Hanovi must come first as we don’t know how to build it so the geula will happen spontaneiously strictly from the heaven wthout our intervention. If we do, we violate the three oaths. This was an argument by the Meraglim who held that they must do it themselves as they are not for heavenly intervention.
Simple. It says venishmartem mead lenafshaseichem, we don’t have tbe medical research and tberefore we must listen to the authorities not to get infected. Even safek pekuach nefesh is docba shabbos.
Abba_S, the president is of people for the people and by the people and therefore I can criticize him.
Look at the Klei Yokor in Parashas Devorim on Penu Lachem Tzafana how to behave in galus. Our clout is Hakol Kol Yaakov to daven.
Joseph, a mamzir talmid chacham yisroel comes before a kohen am haaretz. We go by merit and not yichus.
I am going to mention an interesting pshat I heard in the name of the Debretziner Rav, Rav Shlomo Tzvi Strasser ztz’l. At Kablas Katorah, the nations came to Bilom complaining until he calmed them down by telling them that Hashem is giving the Jews the Torah. Why did they come? When people are in servitude and freed, they become like animals. The nations were afraid that when 600,000 Jews are freed, will turn the world over, so Bilom told them, don’t be afraid the Torah is going to calm them down. In the 60s, the civil rights given to the blacks created a revolution. Similarly when Gorbachev gave rights to the Soviets in the beginning of the 90’s giving them a finger, they wanted the whole hand. Over here it is different. They just asking for the same rights the others have and not more or less.
KotevOni, Did you look at the Meshech Chachma mentioned above which is a big yesod on the topic?
Moshe Rabbenu’s name is not mentioned in Parashas Tetzaveh because he asked to have his name erased. See the Baal Haturim there. Maybe it is a commemoration to his greatness at the parasha of his yahr zeit. The two greatest qualities of his are humility and compassion. They are both reflected. One, he felt not worthy that his name be mentioned. Two, he said that when he asked for forgiveness thereby showing his compassion to the Jews.
Actually I heard, that the first letters at the end of the parsha starting from yechaper add up to his name.I found it earlier in the Abarbanel on the Hagadah that the Jews are not trustworthy and loyal but spies.
Look at the Ksav Sofer on Leah above. Didn’t the others before praise Hashem and giving the impression that until this time she did not praise Him? So he learns pshat as he explained that one who says halel hagadol daily, he commits blasphemy. He only recognizes the great miracles and not what happens every day. Leah said this as a wonder. Should I only praise Hashem Yisborach now, when He constantly creates miracles for me?
In SA O’CH 98,1 the RMA says that when one davens shemonei esre, he should have in mind the greatness of Hashem and lowliness of himself. These two are directly related. The more one sees one, the more he sees the other. His eyes should point downwards and his heart upwards.
Very nice. We find Rebbi who was very wealthy said that the best midah is beautiful for the doer and for others which would be humility. Rav Yosef did not feel any haughtiness when he said that I am around after Rebbi passed on. The gemora says in Chulin (89,1) that what it said by Moshe and Aharon is greater than what it says by Avraham. I heard two explanations, one, Avraham Avinu said that he is dust and ashes towards Hashem whereas Moshe Rabbenu said what are we to people. Two, dust an ashes is something whereas Moshe Rabbenu considered themselves as nothing.
The Alshich Hakodash says that it does not say vayoreiu lanu hamitzrim but vayoreiu osanu hamitzrim, making us look bad by saying we don’t appreciate anything and we deny the good done to us being kefiya tova.