Sunday, May 31, 2009

8 Sivan (Nasso)

Rashi on Bamidbar5,12 says that the reason the halachos of Sotah are written right after the halachos of Kehuna is because Hashem says "If don't bring Matnos Kehuna to the Kohen I swear that you will need to bring your wife to the kohen because she'll be a Sotah. Why,she has Bechirah and she won't sin? How does your doing an Aveirah force your wife to do an Aveirah of adultery (or at least Yichud, which is assur Mideoraysa here since she's married) that Hashem SWEARS that you will have to bring her to the Kohen as a Sotah?

5 Sivan

Pesachim68b-By all holidays there's a machlokes if need "lachem" (to enjoy yourself with food etc.)But by Shavuos all agree need"lachem".Why?On Shavuos we were mekabel the Torah,so should be the most spiritual,not most physical, so why is Shavuos the holiday that everyone agrees need "lachem"?
Chag Sameach

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

4 Sivan

Why does Rus 1,22 say that Rus is the one "who returned from the fields of Moav"? Rus 1,6+14+19 make it very clear she returned from the fields of Moav!

3 Sivan (Shavuos)

How can Naomi tell Rus (Rus1,15) Orpa went back to her god,follow her?Its usur for goyim to do Avoda Zara so how can Naomi tell her to!?

2 Iyar (Shavuos)

If Boaz told Rus (Rus 2,8) "stay close to my MAIDENS...",why does Rus say (Rus 2,21) "he even said to me stay close to my YOUNG MEN"?

1 Sivan (Shavuos)

Why do we need all the promises to the Avos, going down to Mitzraim, and everything (like Beraishis17,7) if the Goyim were offered Torah without all that?

Friday, May 22, 2009

28 Nissan (Bamidbar)

What does Rashi (Bamidbar 1,1) mean that when Hashem came to rest his Shechina on Bnei Yisrael he counted them if Hashem came to rest his Shechina on them on Rosh Chodesh Nissan but didn't count them until a month later on Rosh Chodesh Iyar? Clearly he didn't count them until a month after he rested his Shechina on them, so what is Rashi talking about?