Bernard S. Antin's Blog – May 2009 Archive (4)

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A FACE OUT OF THE CROWD

Rav Yossef especially observed the holiday of Shavouth with a particularly festive meal explaining that were it not for that day when G-D give the Torah to Bene Yisrael I would be no different than any the other Yossefs who occupy the marketplace. Rashi ZT’L ZY’A elaborates The Rav Yossef was expressing gratitude because through learning Torah he became distinguished from all others. After all, there are many folks named Yossef who spend their days in the marketplace and how am I any different… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on May 28, 2009 at 3:00am — 2 Comments

TILTING TO THE RIGHT

Events , especially major happenings deserve preparation. There was no more monumental event in the course of human experience than the Law Giving on Mt. Sinai on Shavout. Receiving the Torah made G-D’s will accessible to humankind possible and the birthright of all Jewry. To prepare for this .auspicious holiday a collection of Tanaic teachings that extol the virtues of Torah study are read as a”sixth” chapter to Pirkei Avot and is called Perek Kinyan Torah, [the]Chapter on Acquiring the… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on May 20, 2009 at 3:30am — No Comments

WORKIN' IT

The downward spiral whose consequences are the curses expressed in the rebuke (VaYikra 26:14-46) begins with a cessation of Amaluth B’Torah, toiling in Torah. Rashi ZT’L ZY’A in 26:15 lists what happens No Learning leads to a failure to observe which in turn leads to a sense of disdain for those who observe which leads to hatred of the scholars which leads to preventing others from observing which in turn leads o a denial of the Commandments’ D-vine origin which wings up as a denial of G-D… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on May 15, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

SIGNPOSTS ON THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION

Pesach Sheni, the Second Passover celebrated on 14 Iyar is commonly seen as the holiday of second chances. A simple reading of the text in BaMidbar 9:1-14 leaves the impression that this new Mitzvah was promulgated in response to peoples’ complaint. Evidently when commanded to celebrate Passover on the Exodus’ first anniversary several could not because they were Tamei, ritually impure. So it would seem the Second Pesach was an officially sanctioned do-over or make-up.



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Added by Bernard S. Antin on May 7, 2009 at 3:04am — No Comments

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