Torah - Deuteronomy 11:26 - 16:17
Haftarah - Isaiah 54:11 - 55:5
Haftarah - Isaiah 54:11 - 55:5
Av 25, 5780 / August 14-15, 2020
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TO HAVE AND TO BEHOLD
TO HAVE AND TO BEHOLD
"Behold (you - singular), I give before you (plural) a blessing and a curse." Deuteronomy 11:26
Many have wondered - why the change in number? Menachem Mendel, the Kotzker Rebbe, says the Torah was indeed given to "you all" - but that each person beholds in it only that which s/he is capable of seeing and only to the extent of his/her understanding. I would add that this implies the uniqueness of every person’s understanding of the Torah!
Hillel taught: Do not say, "It is impossible to understand this", for ultimately it will be understood. Do not say, "When I have leisure, I will study", for you may never have leisure. Avot 2:5
As a people, we have the gift of the Torah. True, each of us is limited by our ability to understand it. But that gives no excuse to refuse to learn! In the end, each of us can understand it, do it to the best of our ability and transmit our understanding to others - but only if we first take the time to behold it!
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Richard A. Flom
.הַלּוֹמֵד
מִכָּל אָדָם ?אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם
Who is wise? The one who learns from every person.
Ben Zoma - Pirkei Avot 4:1
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