Sefaria Midrash Tanchuma, Vaetchanan 1
Sefaria Midrash Tanchuma, Vaetchanan 1
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Midrash Tanchuma
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Midrash Tanchuma is a midrash on the five books of the Torah, structured as sermons on the opening verses of each paragraph in the Torah. Named for the talmudic sage Rabbi Tanchuma, who features prominently in the text, it is also referred to as “Tanchuma-Yelammedenu” because of the prevalence of legal passages that start with the words “yelamedenu rabeinu” (teach us, our Rabbi). The dating and composition history of the Tanchuma are matters of scholarly debate.
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Vaetchanan, Siman 1
וָאֶתְחַנָּן אֶל ה'. זֶה שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב: אַחַת הִיא עַל כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי, תָּם וְרָשָׁע הוּא מְכַלֶּה (איוב ט, כב). אָמַר מֹשֶׁה, רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, אַחַת הִיא, הַכֹּל שָׁוִין לְפָנֶיךָ, גְּזֵרָה אַחַת לַצַּדִּיקִים וְלָרְשָׁעִים. וְכֵן שְׁלֹמֹה אוֹמֵר, הַכֹּל כַּאֲשֶׁר לַכֹּל, מִקְרֶה אֶחָד לַצַּדִּיק וְלָרָשָׁע וְגוֹ' (קהלת ט, ב). לַצַּדִּיק, זֶה נֹחַ. רַבִּי פִּנְחָס בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בְּנוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי יוֹסִי הַגְּלִילִי אוֹמֵר, נֹחַ עִם כְּשֶׁהוּא יָצָא מִן הַתֵּבָה, הִכִּישׁוֹ הַאֲרִי וּשְׁבָרוֹ, וְלֹא הָיָה כָּשֵׁר לְהַקְרִיב קָרְבָּן, וְהִקְרִיב שֵׁם בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו. וְלָרָשָׁע, זֶה פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה. בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁבִּקֵּשׁ לֵישֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא שְׁלֹמֹה, לֹא הָיָה יוֹדֵעַ מַנְגְּנִין שֶׁלּוֹ, הִכִּישׁוֹ הַאֲרִי שֶׁבַּכִּסֵּא וּשְׁבָרוֹ. זֶה מֵת צוֹלֵעַ, וְזֶה מֵת צוֹלֵעַ. לְטוֹב, זֶה מֹשֶׁה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַתֵּרֶא אוֹתוֹ כִּי טוֹב הוּא (שמות ב, ב), שֶׁנּוֹלַד מָהוּל. לַטָּהוֹר, זֶה אַהֲרֹן, שֶׁמְּטַהֵר עֲוֹנוֹתֵיהֶם שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל. לַטָּמֵא, אֵלּוּ הַמְרַגְּלִים. אֵלּוּ אָמְרוּ שִׁבְחָהּ שֶׁל אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאֵלּוּ אָמְרוּ גְּנוּתָהּ שֶׁל אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל. אֵלּוּ לֹא נִכְנְסוּ לָאָרֶץ, וְאֵלּוּ לֹא נִכְנְסוּ. לַזּוֹבֵחַ, זֶה יֹאשִׁיָהוּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיָּרֶם יֹאשִׁיָהוּ לִבְנֵי הָעָם צֹאן כְּבָשִׂים וּבְנֵי עִזִּים הַכֹּל לַפְּסָחִים (דה״ב לה, ז). לַאֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ זוֹבֵחַ, זֶה אַחְאָב, שֶׁבִּטֵּל קָרְבָּנוֹת מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, דִּכְתִיב: וַיִּזְבַּח לוֹ אַחְאָב צֹאן וּבָקָר (שם יח, ב), לוֹ זֶבַח, וְלֹא לַקָּרְבָּנוֹת זֶבַח. זֶה מֵת בַּחִצִּים, דִּכְתִיב: וְיוֹרוּ הַמּוֹרִים לַמֶּלֶךְ (שם לה, כג). וְזֶה מֵת בַּחִצִּים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאִישׁ מָשַׁךְ בַּקֶּשֶׁת לְתֻמּוֹ וַיַּכֶּה אֶת מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגוֹ' (מל״א כב, לד). כַּטּוֹב, זֶה דָּוִד, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיְבִיאֵהוּ וְהוּא אַדְמוֹנִי עִם יְפֵה עֵינַיִם וְטוֹב רֹאִי (ש״א טז, יב). כַּחוֹטֵא, זֶה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר, שֶׁכָּתוּב בּוֹ, וַחֲטָאָךְ בְּצִדְקָה פְרֻק (דניאל ד, כד). זֶה בָּנָה בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וּמָלַךְ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה, וְזֶה הֶחְרִיבוֹ וּמָלַךְ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה. כַּנִּשְׁבָּע, זֶה צִדְקִיָּהוּ, דִּכְתִּיב בֵּיהּ, וְגַם בַּמֶּלֶךְ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר מָרַד אֲשֶׁר הִשְׂבִּיעוֹ בֵּאלֹהִים (דה״ב לו, יג). מַאי מְרִידְתֵיהּ. אַשְׁכְּחֵיהּ צִדְקִיָּהוּ דְּקָא אָכִיל אַרְנֶבֶת חַיָּה. אָמַר לָהּ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר לְצִדְקִיָּהוּ, אִשְׁתַּבַּע לִי דְּלָא מְגַלִּית. אִשְׁתַּבַּע לֵיהּ. לַסּוֹף הָיָה מִצְטַעֵר צִדְקִיָּהוּ בְּגוּפֵיהּ. אִתְשִׁיל לִשְׁבוּעָתֵיּה. שָׁמְעוּ מַלְכֵי אַחְרִינֵי וַהֲוֵי קָא מְבַזֵּי לֵיהּ, וַהֲווּ אָמְרִין לֵיהּ, הַכֵּר לְמִי מוֹשֵׁל אָרֶץ, לְמִי שֶׁאוֹכֵל אַרְנֶבֶת חַיָּה. שָׁמַע נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר, שָׁלַח לַאֲתוּיֵי סַנְהֶדְרִין וְצִדְקִיָּהוּ. אָמַר לְהוּ, חֲזִיתוּן מָה עָבַד בִּי צִדְקִיָּהוּ. לָא אִשְׁתַּבַּע לִי. אָמַר לֵיהּ צִדְקִיָּהוּ, אִתְשִׁילִית אַשְּׁבוּעָתִי. אָמַר לְהוּ לַסַּנְהֶדְרִין, מִי מִתְשִׁילִין אַשְּׁבוּעָתָא. אָמְרוּ לֵיהּ, מִתְשִׁילִין לְסַכָּנַת נְפָשׁוֹת. אָמַר לְהוּ, אֵימַת. אָמְרוּ לוֹ: וּבוֹ בַּיּוֹם. אָמַר לְהוּ, בְּפָנָיו אוֹ שֶׁלֹּא בְּפָנָיו. אָמְרוּ לוֹ: בְּפָנָיו. אָמַר לָהֶם: וּמַאי טַעְמָא לָא אַמְרִיתוּן לְצִדְקִיָּהוּ. מִיָּד, יֵשְׁבוּ לָאָרֶץ יִדְמוּ זִקְנֵי בַּת צִיּוֹן (איכה ב, י). אָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק, שֶׁשָּׁמְטוּ כָּרִים וּכְסָתוֹת מִתַּחְתֵּיהֶם. כַּאֲשֶׁר שְׁבוּעָה יָרֵא, זֶה שִׁמְשׁוֹן שֶׁאָמַר לָהֶם: הִשָּׁבְעוּ לִי פֶּן תִּפְגְּעוּ בִּי אַתֶּם (שופטים טו, יב). זֶה מֵת בְּנִקּוּר עֵינַיִם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאֶת עֵינֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ עִוֵּר (מל״ב כה, ז). וְזֶה אֶחָד מִשִּׁבְעָה שֶׁנִּדְמוּ לְאָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן, צִדְקִיָּהוּ בְּעֵינָיו. נַעֲצוּ בְּעֵינָיו לוּנְבִּיּוֹת שֶׁל בַּרְזֶל. וְלֹא נִתְעַוְּרוּ עֵינָיו עַד שֶׁשָּׁחַט אֶת בָּנָיו לְעֵינָיו וְאַחֲרֵי כֵן נִתְעַוְּרוּ עֵינָיו, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאֶת בְּנֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ שָׁחֲטוּ לְעֵינָיו וְאֶת עֵינֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ עִוֵּר (שם). וְשִׁמְשׁוֹן מֵת בְּנִקּוּר עֵינַיִם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְיֹאחֲזוּהוּ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיְנַקְּרוּ אֶת עֵינָיו (שופטים טז, כא). דָּבָר אַחֵר, הַכֹּל כַּאֲשֶׁר לַכֹּל. אָמַר מֹשֶׁה לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, רִבּוֹן הָעוֹלָם, הַכֹּל שָׁוִין לְפָנֶיךָ, תָּם וְרָשָׁע אַתָּה מְכַלֶּה. מְרַגְּלִים הִכְעִיסוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּדִבַּת הָאָרֶץ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְיוֹצִיאוּ דִּבַּת הָאָרֶץ (במדבר יג, לב). וַאֲנִי שֶׁשִּׁמַּשְׁתִּי אֶת בָּנֶיךָ לְפָנֶיךָ בַּמִּדְבָּר אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה, מִקְרֶה אֶחָד לִי וְלָהֶם. מָשָׁל לְמָה הַדָּבָר דּוֹמֶה. לַמֶּלֶךְ שֶׁבִּקֵּשׁ לִישָּׂא אִשָּׁה. שָׁלַח שְׁלוּחָיו לִרְאוֹתָהּ אִם נָאָה אִם לָאו. הָלְכוּ וְרָאוּ אוֹתָהּ. בָּאוּ לַמֶּלֶךְ וְאָמְרוּ לוֹ: רָאִינוּ אוֹתָהּ וְאֵין כְּעוּרָה וַעֲזוּבָה כָּמוֹהָ. שָׁמַע שׁוֹשְׁבִינוֹ וְאָמַר לֵיהּ: לֹא כֵן מָרִי, אֶלָּא אֵין אִשָּׁה נָאָה מִמֶּנָּה בָּעוֹלָם. בָּא לִישָּׂא אוֹתָהּ. אָמַר אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה לִשְׁלוּחֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ, נִשְׁבַּע אֲנִי בְּחַיֵּי הַמֶּלֶךְ, שֶׁאֵין אֶחָד מִכֶּם נִכְנָס כָּאן, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁבִּזִּיתֶם אוֹתָהּ לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ. בָּא הַשּׁוֹשְׁבִין לִיכָּנֵס, אָמַר לוֹ: אַף אַתָּה לֹא תִּכָּנֵס. אָמַר לוֹ הַשּׁוֹשְׁבִין, אֲנִי לֹא רְאִיתִיהָ וְאָמַרְתִּי לַמֶּלֶךְ שֶׁאֵין נָאָה הֵימֶנָּה בָּעוֹלָם, וְהֵם אָמְרוּ אֵין כְּעוּרָה הֵימֶנָּה. וְעַכְשָׁו הַנַּח לִי וְאֶרְאֶה אִם כִּדְבָרִי אִם כְּדִבְרֵיהֶם. כָּךְ אָמַר מֹשֶׁה לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, רִבּוֹנִי, הַמְּרַגְּלִים הוֹצִיאוּ דִּבָּה עַל הָאָרֶץ, וְאָמְרוּ, אֶרֶץ אוֹכֶלֶת יוֹשְׁבֶיהָ (במדבר יג, לב). אֲבָל אֲנִי לֹא רָאִיתִי אוֹתָהּ וְשִׁבַּחְתִּיהָ לִפְנֵי בָּנֶיךָ וְאָמַרְתִּי, כִּי ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ מְבִיאֲךָ אֶל אֶרֶץ טוֹבָה. וְעַכְשָׁו אֶרְאֶה אוֹתָהּ אִם כִּדְבָרִי אִם כְּדִבְרֵיהֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אֶעְבְּרָה נָא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן וְגוֹ'. אָמַר לֵיהּ: כִּי לֹא תַּעֲבֹר. אָמַר לוֹ מֹשֶׁה, אִם כֵּן הַכֹּל שָׁוִין לְפָנֶיךָ, תָּם וְרָשָׁע אַתָּה מְכַלֶּה.
(Deut. 3:23:) “I besought the Lord.” This text is related (to Job 9:22), “It is all one; therefore, I say, ‘He destroys the innocent and the wicked.’” Moses said, “Master of the world, everything is equal before you. There is one determination for the righteous and for the wicked.” Similarly also Solomon says (in Eccl. 9:2), “Since everything [happens] to everyone, the same lot [falls] to the righteous and to the wicked, [to the good, to the clean and to the unclean, to the one who sacrifices and to the one who does not sacrifice; as it is with the good, so it is with the sinner; the one who takes an oath is like one who fears an oath].” (Eccl. 9:2:) “To the righteous” refers to Noah. R. Phinehas [said] in the name of R. Johanan, [who spoke] in the name of R. Eliezer the son of R. Jose the Galilean, “When Noah came out of the ark, the lion bit him and maimed him so that he became unfit to offer sacrifice; so his son Shem offered sacrifice in his place.” (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “And to the wicked” refers to Pharaoh Necho. When he wanted to sit on Solomon's throne [and] did not know its mechanism, a lion which was on the throne bit him and maimed him. The former died with a limp, and the latter died with a limp. (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “To the good” refers to Moses, as stated (in Exod. 2:2), “And when she saw that he was good,” in that he was born circumcised. (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “To the clean” refers to Aaron, who would cleanse the sins of Israel. (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “And to the unclean,” refers to the spies. The one group (i.e., the spies) uttered slander against the land of Israel, while the other (i.e., Moses and Aaron) uttered praise for the land of Israel; [still] the former did not enter [the land], nor did the latter enter it. (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “To the one who sacrifices” refers to Josiah, as stated (in II Chron. 35:7), “Then Josiah donated to the lay people a flock of lambs and kids, all for Passover sacrifices.” (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “And to the one who does not sacrifice” refers to Ahab, who abolished the sacrifices from upon the altar, since this is what is written (in II Chron. 18:2), “where Ahab slaughtered sheep and cattle for him (i.e., for Jehoshaphat).” “For him” he slaughtered, but for sacrifices he did not slaughter. [Nevertheless] the former died by arrows, as written (in II Chron. 35:23), “Then the archers shot King Josiah,” and the latter died by arrows, as written (in I Kings 22:34 = II Chron. 18:33), “But a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel….” (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “As it is for the good refers to David, of whom it is stated (in I Sam. 16:12), “And they sent and they brought him, and he was ruddy with beautiful eyes and a good appearance.” (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “So it is with the sinner” refers to Nebuchadnezzar, of whom it is written (in Dan. 4:24), “atone for your sinning through righteousness.” The former built the Temple and reigned forty years. The latter destroyed the Temple and reigned forty years. (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “The one who takes an oath (without keeping it)” refers to Zedekiah, of whom it is written (in II Chron. 36:13), “And he also rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar who had made him take an oath by God.” What was his rebellion? Zedekiah discovered Nebuchadnezzar as he was eating a live rabbit. Nebuchadnezzar said to Zedekiah, “Swear to me that you will not reveal it.” He swore to him. In the end he was inwardly sorry, and he had his oath absolved. When the other kings heard [what Nebuchadnezzar did], they disparaged him. [Moreover] they were saying against him, “Be aware of who is ruling the earth, one who eats live rabbit!” When Nebuchadnezzar heard [what they were saying], he sent to have the Sanhedrin and Zedekiah come to him. He said to them, “Have you seen what Zedekiah has done to me; did he not swear to me?” [Zedekiah] said to him, “I had my oath absolved.” He (Nebuchadnezzar) said to the Sanhedrin, “Can an oath be absolved?” They said to him, “One absolves [an oath, if there is] danger to one's life.” He said to them, “When?” They said to him, “On the same day.” He said to them, “In the presence of him [to whom the oath was sworn] or not in his presence?” They said to him, “In his presence.” He said to them, “And what was the reason you did not say [so] to Zedekiah?” Immediately (in the words of Lam. 2:10), “The elders of the Daughters of Zion sit on the ground in silence.” R. Isaac said, “[This teaches that] they removed the pillows and cushions from beneath them.” (Eccl. 9:2, cont.:) “Like one who fears an oath.” This refers to Samson, [as stated (in Jud. 15:12),] “then Samson said to them, ‘Swear to me that you yourselves will not attack me.’” From here [we know] that he feared an oath. [The former died with his eyes gouged out, and the latter died with his eyes gouged out.] The former died with his eyes gouged out according to what is stated (in II Kings 25:7 = Jer. 39:7 = Jer. 52:11), “then he put out Zedekiah's eyes.” This was one of seven who were like the first Adam [in one feature. In the case of] Zedekiah [it was] because of his eyes. So they thrust iron lances into his eyes, but his eyes were not put out until they slaughtered his children before his eyes, and then they put out his eyes. It is so stated (II Kings 25:7), “And they slaughtered the children of Zedekiah before his eyes and then he put out Zedekiah's eyes.” Samson also [died with his eyes gouged out, as stated (in Jud. 16:21), “] “So the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes.” Another interpretation (of Eccl. 9:2), “Since everything [happens] to everyone.” Moses said in front of the Holy One, blessed be He, “Master of the world, everything is the same for You; You destroy (according to Job 9:22) ‘the innocent and the wicked.’ The spies provoked You with anger by slandering the land, as stated (in Numbers 13:32), ‘And they put out slander against the land,’ while I have served your children forty years in the wilderness. [Yet] the same lot is [in store] for me as for them.” A parable: To what is the matter comparable? To a king who wanted to take a wife. He sent emissaries to see whether she was beautiful or not. They went to see her. [Then] they came [back] and said to him, “We have seen her and there is no one more desolate and ugly than she.” When her sponsor heard, he said, “My Lord, there is no one in the world more beautiful than she.” He came to marry her. The father of the young woman said to the king's emissaries, “I swear by the life of the king that not one of you shall come to [the wedding feast], seeing that you humiliated her before the king.” When the sponsor came to enter, he said to him, “You also may not come in.” The sponsor said to him, “I did not see her and [yet] I told the king that there was no one more beautiful than she, while those said, ‘There is no one more ugly than she.’ And now allow me [to enter] and I shall see whether [she is] like my report or like their report.” Similarly Moses said to the Holy One, blessed be He, “My master, the spies uttered slander, [in describing the land (in Numb. 13:32) as] ‘a land that eats up its inhabitants.’ I, however, have not seen it, but I have praised it before Your children (in Deut. 8:7), ‘For the Lord your God is bringing you unto a good land.’ And now I shall see whether [it is] like my report or like their report.” Thus it is stated (in Deut. 3:25), “Please let me cross over and see the good land […].” He said to him (in Deut. 3:27), “For you shall not cross over [this Jordan].” Moshe said to him, “If so, everything is the same for You. You destroy (in accordance with Job 9:22) ‘the innocent and the wicked.’”
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Pirkei Avot 6:10
Dr. Joshua Kulp
חֲמִשָּׁה קִנְיָנִים קָנָה לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְעוֹלָמוֹ, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן, תּוֹרָה קִנְיָן אֶחָד, שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ קִנְיָן אֶחָד, אַבְרָהָם קִנְיָן אֶחָד, יִשְׂרָאֵל קִנְיָן אֶחָד, בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קִנְיָן אֶחָד. תּוֹרָה מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (משלי ח), ה' קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָז. שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (ישעיה סו), כֹּה אָמַר ה' הַשָּׁמַיִם כִּסְאִי וְהָאָרֶץ הֲדֹם רַגְלָי אֵי זֶה בַיִת אֲשֶׁר תִּבְנוּ לִי וְאֵי זֶה מָקוֹם מְנוּחָתִי, וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים קד) מָה רַבּוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ ה' כֻּלָּם בְּחָכְמָה עָשִׂיתָ מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ קִנְיָנֶךָ. אַבְרָהָם קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (בראשית יד), וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמַר בָּרוּךְ אַבְרָם לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ. יִשְׂרָאֵל קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (שמות טו), עַד יַעֲבֹר עַמְּךָ ה' עַד יַעֲבֹר עַם זוּ קָנִיתָ, וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים טז) לִקְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ הֵמָּה וְאַדִּירֵי כָּל חֶפְצִי בָם. בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קִנְיָן אֶחָד מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב (שמות טו), מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ פָּעַלְתָּ ה' מִקְּדָשׁ ה' כּוֹנְנוּ יָדֶיךָ. וְאוֹמֵר (תהלים עח) וַיְבִיאֵם אֶל גְּבוּל קָדְשׁוֹ הַר זֶה קָנְתָה יְמִינוֹ:
Five possessions did the Holy Blessed One, set aside as his own in this world, and these are they: The Torah, one possession; Heaven and earth, another possession; Abraham, another possession; Israel, another possession; The Temple, another possession. 1a) The Torah is one possession. From where do we know this? Since it is written, “The Lord possessed (usually translated as ‘created’) me at the beginning of his course, at the first of His works of old” (Proverbs 8:22). 2a) Heaven and earth, another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is said: “Thus said the Lord: The heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool; Where could you build a house for Me, What place could serve as My abode? (Isaiah 66:1) And it says: “How many are the things You have made, O Lord; You have made them all with wisdom; the earth is full of Your possessions” (Psalms 104:24). 3a) Abraham is another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is written: “He blessed him, saying, “Blessed by Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth” (Genesis 15:19). 4a) Israel is another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is written: “Till Your people cross over, O Lord, Till Your people whom You have possessed” (Exodus 15:16). And it says: “As to the holy and mighty ones that are in the land, my whole desire (possession) is in them” (Psalms 16:3). 5a) The Temple is another possession. From where do we know this? Since it is said: “The sanctuary, O lord, which your hands have established” (Exodus 15:17”, And it says: “And He brought them to His holy realm, to the mountain, which His right hand had possessed” (Psalms 78:54).
I like to call out to all my Jewish friends:
Zechariah 8:23
23So said the Lord of Hosts: In those days, when ten men of all the languages of the nations shall take hold of the skirt of a Jewish man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you." | | כגכֹּֽה־אָמַר֘ יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔מָּה אֲשֶׁ֚ר יַֽחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל לְשֹׁנ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּ בִּכְנַף֩ אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדִ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר נֵֽלְכָה֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם כִּ֥י שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים עִמָּכֶֽם: |
ten men: from the seventy nations. This equals seven hundred for each corner. For the four corners of the tallith there will be two thousand and eight hundred. | | עשרה אנשים: משבעים לשון הרי שבע מאות לכל כנף וכנף הרי לד' כנפי הטלית אלפים ושמונ' מאו': |
Please Judah if a righteous gentile tries ‘to grasp your ‘tsi-sit’ and say: "Let me go with you, for I have heard that God is with you." Open your heart for him/her and share all our Torah. The Torah of Moshe Rabbeinu as it is written and spared and is teaches in the Tanach and all scripture of Rabbinical Judaism………
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