Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Daf Hashavua Chagiga 3a

טף למה באין, כדי ליתן שכר למביאיהן

The Gemoro asks why were the infants brought for the Mitzvah of Hakhel. The Gemoro answers, to give reward tothe ones who brought them. (the parents)
From this Gemoro it seems, there is no benefit for infants, to listen and absorb the learning. Otherwise, the simple answer  would have been they came to listen so to have the Torah absorbed in them.
 How do we explain Chazal ( Yerushalmi Yevamos 8b) The mother of Reb Yehoshua brought him in his crib  (infant) into the Bais Haknesess so his ears will be attached to Torah?

No comments:

Post a Comment

This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Note: We are not the seller of these products. Prices and details can change, and we may make mistakes — please double-check everything on the site before purchasing.

anything that is not relevant to the post will be marked as spam.

Eating Milchigs On Shavous

The Mishna Verura (494 sk 12) says one of the reasons for eating Milchigs on Shavuos  is because after Matan Torah, they couldn’t eat meat...