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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

42 ? 41 ? Can you help with a terertz

 


PARSHAS HASHAVUA
מטות מסעי


 

Rashi writes there are 42 מסעות in this week's Parsha.

If you count them, you will find only 41  מסעות.

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1

 סֻכֹּת

2

 אֵתָם

3

 פִּי הַחִירֹת  

4

 מָרָה

5

 אֵילִמָה

6

 יַם-סוּף

7

 מִדְבַּר-סִין

8

 ְדָפְקָה

9

 אָלוּשׁ

10

 רְפִידִם

11

מִדְבַּרסִינָי

12

קִבְרֹת הַתַּאֲוָהַ

13

חֲצֵרֹת

14

 רִתְמָה.

15

רִמֹּן פָּרֶץ

16

לִבְנָה

17

רִסָּה.

18

קְהֵלָתָה

19

 הַר שָׁפֶר

20

 חֲרָדָה

21

מַקְהֵלֹת

22

תָחַת

23

 תָרַח

24

מִתְקָה

25

חַשְׁמֹנָה

26

מֹסֵרוֹת

27

בְנֵי יַעֲקָן

28

חֹר הַגִּדְגָּד

29

  ְּיָטְבָתָה

30

 עַבְרֹנָה

31

עֶצְיֹן גָּבֶר

32

מדבר צין/קָדֵשׁ

33

 הֹר הָהָר

34

 צַלְמֹנָה

35

פוּנֹן

36

אֹבֹת

37

עִיִּים

38

דִיבֹן גָּד

39

עַלְמֹן דִּבְלָתָיְמָה

40

 הָרֵי הָעֲבָרִיםְּ

41

 עַרְבֹת מוֹאָב

 Kabbalists write, to say*the מ"ב מסעות in order to be
saved from bad situations, especially from plagues.

The ​(​משנה ברורה ​(​תכ"ח: כ"א   quotes the מגן אברהם in
​ ​the name of the

The Sefer צרור המור, “The 42  מסעות correspond
with the שם מ"ב**


*Perhaps, learning about them is as good of a סגולה as just repeating  them
אמבצי​
שם מ"ב - אבג יתץ -קרע שטן​- נגד יכש -בטר צתג- חקב טנע - יגל פזק - שקו צית**



 

Why not to thank צה"ל

 

  בור ששתית ממנו אל תזרוק בו אבן 
    מדרש תנחומא -רבה, פ' מטות
 


        Why not to thank the חיילי צה"ל


a) צה"ל is not the one protecting us It is entirely in Hashem's hands.

Similarly, when your wife bakes Challah and all goes well,
this too is entirely in Hashem's hands. No need to thank her


b) They are part of an organization attempting to destroy Yiddishkeit.

If a medical Doctor treats a family member, given that he is a member
of an organization promoting the killing of unborn babies, the elderly,
& the sick, No need to thank him.


c) They aren't volunteering it's only because of the draft.

When the plumber arrives in the middle of the night
to fix a burst pipe, considering he gets paid time & a half 
and isn't volunteering to show up, No need to thank him.


d) They are not Frum & some are even anti Frum.


When the Polish Shiksa takes excellent care of the 100 year 
old wheelchair-bound relative, we should presume the 
Shiksa is an antisemite No need to thank her.


e) The Zionists, by creating the State are at fault for our
need for protection.


The state was created fifty years before this soldier was even born.
Nevertheless, he is at fault and not entitled to a "Thank You" for
risking his life protecting us from all the dangerous enemies.

 

 

THE RAMBAM'S REGRET

 

 Parshas  מטות מסעי
ונס שמה רצח מכה נפש בשגגה

The Rambam writes* that he regrets not entering מראה מקומות (sources) in his משנה תורה.

Once someone asked him for the source of a הלכה in הל' רוצח 
The Rambam answered that it is probably in מס' מכות or מס' סנהדרין.

The person came back to the Rambam & told him that he checked the בבלי ירושלמי & תוספתא of both Mesechtos and couldn't find it there.

The Rambam then said he thinks it might be in מס' גיטין. The Rambam
searched מס' גיטין and couldn't find it.

After the person left the Rambam finally found it in מס' יבמות.
The Rambam called the person back and showed
him the source of the Halacha.

Many have wondered & tried to figure out which Halacha in
Rambam did they have difficulties finding the source?
 
It was a wealthy banker תלמיד חכם in Vilna ר' מתתיהו שטראשון
son of the ר"שש who finally came up with the answer.

The Rambam in 'הל' רוצח פ"ה הל' ב writes that the only 
time a רוצח בשוגג goes to גלות is if the victim dies immediately
but not if the victim dies at a later time of his wounds.

The source for this Halacha appears twice in Shas
יבמות קכ ע"ב & **גיטין ע ע"ב


 * קובץ תשובות ק"מ
**The Rambam did remember גיטין but couldn't find it there




'הל' רוצח פ"ה הל' ב
אין הרוצח בשגגה גולה אלא אם כן מת הנהרג מיד אבל אם חבל בו בשגגה אע"פ שאמדוהו למיתה וחלה ומת אינו גולה שמא הוא קירב את מיתת עצמו או הרוח נכנסה בחבורה והרגתהו אפילו שחט בו כל שני הסימנים ועמד מעט אינו גולה על ידו. לפיכך אם לא פרכס כלל או ששחטו במקום שאין הרוח מנשבת בו כגון בית סתום של שיש הרי זה גולה וכן כל כיוצא בזה:



 

 

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

In case of trouble ח"ו

The Kabbalists write, to say the מ"ב מסעות in order to be saved from bad situations. The משנה ברורה 
תכ"ח: כ"א  quotes the מגן אברהם in the name of the Sefer צרור המור:

“The 42  מסעות correspond with the שם מ"ב*"

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*(שם מ"ב)  אבג יתץ -קרע שטן- נגד יכש -בטר צתג- חקב טנע - יגל פזק - שקו צית

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

והייתם נקיים מה' ומישראל-Parshas Matos

The Chasam Sofer (Shut 6 : 59) writes.

 "There are two obligations 

1) To come clean from Hashem

2) from Bnei Yisroel. 

It is much easier to fulfill the first obligation than the second one.

The punishment on the second obligation is also much greater.
(Chillul Hashem).

You can have a person doing something which is Halachicly  correct, but isn't careful  and some "שותי שכר" (beer drinkers) mistakenly accuse him of wrongdoing, such a person has not  fulfilled his obligation of והייתם נקיים(מישראל)  .

It is almost impossible to fulfill this obligation. It is very likely Shlomo Hamelech had this in mind when he wrote אין צדיק בארץ

We find  the Bnei Gad etc. followed Moishe Rabbeinu's advice and fought along with the other Shevatim for 14 years.

 They were punished  to be sent to Galus before the rest of Klall Yisroel, because they haven't fulfilled 100% the obligation of והייתם נקיים ."

No תחנון on his Yahrzeit

 

RIDDLE

There is only one Yahrzeit mentioned in the entire Torah. 
  
   Who?
   When?  
   Where? 

    

 

 

 

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Missing


PARSHAS HASHAVUA
מטות מסעי


 
Rashi writes there are 42 מסעות in this weeks Parsha.
If you count them, you will find only 41  מסעות.

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Gedolim Perfume

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