Mesechtas Berachos: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
(Created page with "Masechet Berachos is the first masechet of the Babylonian Talmud, and includes 9 chapters and 62.5 pages. The content of the masechet deals with the laws of Kriat Shema, laws of prayer, and laws of blessings of enjoyment and praise. The Chiddushim (novellae) of the Admor the Tzemach Tzedek on this masechet focus on the laws mentioned in the first, third and sixth chapters. == Explanations of the Rebbe == ==== "We only call the Matriarchs to four" ==== Chazal said that...") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Masechet Berachos is the first masechet of the Babylonian Talmud, and includes 9 chapters and 62.5 pages. The content of the masechet deals with the laws of Kriat Shema, laws of prayer, and laws of blessings of enjoyment and praise. The Chiddushim (novellae) of the Admor the Tzemach Tzedek on this masechet focus on the laws mentioned in the first, third and sixth chapters. | Masechet Berachos is the first masechet of the Babylonian Talmud, and includes 9 chapters and 62.5 pages. The content of the masechet deals with the laws of [[Kriat Shema]], laws of prayer, and laws of blessings of enjoyment and praise. The Chiddushim (novellae) of the Admor the [[Tzemach Tzedek]] on this masechet focus on the laws mentioned in the first, third and sixth chapters. | ||
== Explanations of the Rebbe == | == Explanations of the Rebbe == | ||
==== "We only call the Matriarchs to four" ==== | ==== "We only call the Matriarchs to four" ==== | ||
Chazal said that "We only call the Patriarchs to three, and we only call the Matriarchs to four." | [[Chazal]] said that "We only call the Patriarchs to three, and we only call the Matriarchs to four." | ||
The Rebbe asks: Regarding the "Patriarchs" - it's understood that "we only call Patriarchs to three," Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, since every single Jew is a son of the three Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But regarding the "Matriarchs" - how can we say that every single Jew is a child of the four Matriarchs, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah? Seemingly, if one is from the tribe of Joseph, he is not a son of Leah (but a son of Rachel), and if he is from the tribe of Judah, he is not a son of Rachel (but a son of Leah)? | The Rebbe asks: Regarding the "Patriarchs" - it's understood that "we only call Patriarchs to three," Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, since every single Jew is a son of the three Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But regarding the "Matriarchs" - how can we say that every single Jew is a child of the four Matriarchs, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah? Seemingly, if one is from the tribe of Joseph, he is not a son of Leah (but a son of Rachel), and if he is from the tribe of Judah, he is not a son of Rachel (but a son of Leah)? | ||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
=== Explanations on the Tenth Chapter === | === Explanations on the Tenth Chapter === | ||
The Rebbe investigates, regarding Lot's wife who was turned into a pillar of salt, whether this was a continuous miracle, in a way that Lot's body essentially remained in its previous essence but a miracle continuously transforms it into a pillar of salt, or perhaps it was a one-time miracle that transformed her body into a pillar of salt, and from then on, no further miracle is needed for it to be a pillar of salt, because it was transformed from its essence to a new essence of salt. | [[The Rebbe]] investigates, regarding Lot's wife who was turned into a pillar of salt, whether this was a continuous miracle, in a way that Lot's body essentially remained in its previous essence but a miracle continuously transforms it into a pillar of salt, or perhaps it was a one-time miracle that transformed her body into a pillar of salt, and from then on, no further miracle is needed for it to be a pillar of salt, because it was transformed from its essence to a new essence of salt. | ||
It is clear that this depends on which of them is a greater miracle; is a continuous miracle, which is smaller in quality but larger in quantity, a greater miracle? That is, the continuous transformation of her body into a pillar of salt is a greater miracle in quantity, since it is continuous, although in quality the miracle is smaller, since the miracle did not transform her body into a different essence of salt, rather the body remained in its essence, and there is something temporary turning it into salt. On the other hand, if the miracle was a one-time miracle that transformed the essence of her body into absolute salt, then in quality the miracle is greater, since the flesh was transformed into absolute salt, although in quantity the miracle is smaller, since it is a one-time miracle. | It is clear that this depends on which of them is a greater miracle; is a continuous miracle, which is smaller in quality but larger in quantity, a greater miracle? That is, the continuous transformation of her body into a pillar of salt is a greater miracle in quantity, since it is continuous, although in quality the miracle is smaller, since the miracle did not transform her body into a different essence of salt, rather the body remained in its essence, and there is something temporary turning it into salt. On the other hand, if the miracle was a one-time miracle that transformed the essence of her body into absolute salt, then in quality the miracle is greater, since the flesh was transformed into absolute salt, although in quantity the miracle is smaller, since it is a one-time miracle. | ||