Kollel Iyun Hadaf Sotah 020: Echad
Kollel Iyun Hadaf Sotah 020: Echad Sotah 020: Echad Daniel asks: Why does Rashi at bottom of 20a select Echad with mistaken reish as example (albeit this changes the meaning into the grave manner of kfira) vs picking Bil'adech mi'Parshas Sotah, albeit the mistake lacks same severity but RY and RM context is only parshas Sotah, not krias shma? The Kollel replies: 1) The Gemara tells us that Rebbi Yishmael said to Rebbi Meir that if he is not careful he could "destroy the world." That is why Rashi (DH Im) chooses the example of omitting the Alef from "Elokim Emes" which would make it look as though Hashem is "Mes" Chas v'Shalom. This is an example of destroying the world by making a mistake in one letter. Similarly, if one writes "Acher" instead of "Echad" this destroys the world because people might thnk that Hashem is "another"