Consider the following profiles. Reuvein and Shimon, to all appearances, were following the same basic path. They were both young men of high caliber, wholesome in their character and equally diligent and devoted to their Torah studies. When they grew up, however, their ways parted somewhat. Both remained fully committed in their observance and dedication, but Reuvein became a maggid shiur (Torah lecturer) in a yeshivah, while Shimon went [...]
At one point in this week’s parshah, a statement is made that carries some intriguing implications. Professions of Innocence This occurs in the context of the section featuring the ritual of the eglah arufah, the “broken-necked calf.” The Torah outlines an interesting procedure to be followed in the event of a certain grisly discovery: כִּי־יִמָּצֵא חָלָל בָּאֲדָמָה... נֹפֵל בַּשָּׂדֶה לֹא נוֹדַע מִי הִכָּהוּ... וְהָיָה הָעִיר הַקְּרֹבָה אֶל־הֶחָלָל וְלָקְחוּ זִקְנֵי הָעִיר הַהִוא עֶגְלַת [...]
The Conflict Last week, we addressed the conundrum of competing imperatives, or, more accurately, the manner in which it is addressed by Chazal. There is, on the one hand, the directive to involve oneself constantly in Torah study; as the passuk states: לֹא־יָמוּשׁ סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה הַזֶּה מִפִּיךָ וְהָגִיתָ בּוֹ יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה – “This book of Torah shall not depart from your mouth, and you shall meditate therein day and night” (Yehoshua [...]
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