Monthly Archives: ‍‍ Elul 5771 / Tishrei 5772 - September 2011

Shaarei Yosher, sec. 2: Qedushah – part 1

Posted on ‍‍13 Elul 5771 - September 12, 2011 by micha

In my opinion, this whole concept is included in Hashem’s mitzvah “Be holy, [for I am Holy].” The Midrash (Leviticus, Emor, ch. 24) says about this verse: “Can it [truly] be ‘Like Me?’ This is why it continues, ‘for I … Continue reading →

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Portraits in Holiness

Posted on ‍‍12 Elul 5771 - September 10, 2011 by micha

We will soon get to Rav Shim’on Shkop’s explanation of the mitzvah “qedoshim tihyu – and you shall be holy.” נלענ׳׳ד, שבמצוה זו כלול כל יסוד ושורש מגמת תכלית חיינו, שיהיו כל עבודתנו ועמלנו תמיד מוקדשים לטובת הכלל, שלא נשתמש בשום … Continue reading →

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Shaarei Yosher, sec. 1: Mission – conclusion

Posted on ‍‍10 Elul 5771 - September 8, 2011 by micha

[To repeat the first clause of the sentence: So too His Will is that we walk in His ways. As it says “and you shall walk in His Ways” (Devarim 28:9)] כן רצונו ית׳ שנהלך בדרכיו כאמור “והלכת בדרכיו”, – … Continue reading →

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Shaarei Yosher, sec. 1: Mission – part 3

Posted on ‍‍7 Elul 5771 - September 5, 2011 by micha

For everything He created and formed was according to His Will (may it be blessed)[1], [that is] only to be good to the creations. So too His Will is that we walk in His ways. As it says “and you … Continue reading →

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Shaarei Yosher, sec. 1: Mission – part 2

Posted on ‍‍3 Elul 5771 - September 2, 2011 by micha

… so that our greatest desire should be to do good to others, to individuals and to the masses, now and in the future, in imitation of the Creator (as it were). שיהיה אדיר חפצנו, להיטיב עם זולתנו, ליחיד ולרבים … Continue reading →

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