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A Taste of Torah close to us. us. to close saying that “he (Avraham) caused to to caused (Avraham) “he that saying Lakish expounds the verse to be be to verse the expounds Lakish to treat other people, especially those those especially people, other treat to Hashem. Hashem. Hashem, G-d of the Universe.” Reish Reish Universe.” the of G-d Hashem, follow the guidance of Chazal on how how on Chazal of guidance the follow bringing many people close to to close people many bringing “There he proclaimed the name of of name the proclaimed he “There everything comes from Hashem and and Hashem from comes everything into contact with them, them, with contact into verse in Daniel (11:45) which states, states, which (11:45) Daniel in verse Avraham to show the world that that world the show to Avraham chesed to all those who came came who those all to (Sotah 10a) which expounds on a a on expounds which 10a) (Sotah May we merit to follow the ways of of ways the follow to merit we May and Sarah reflected Hashem’s Hashem’s reflected Sarah and a great lesson. He cites the Gemara Gemara the cites He lesson. great a blessing comes through one’s wife. one’s through comes blessing upon His creations. Avraham Avraham creations. His upon that Avraham was teaching the world world the teaching was Avraham that and His ways, wished to display that that display to wished ways, His and wished to bestow goodness goodness bestow to wished Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein explains explains Zilberstein Yitzchok Rav was to teach the world about Hashem Hashem about world the teach to was Creator who was good and and good was who Creator the Egyptians? the and honor. Avraham, whose mission mission whose Avraham, honor. and the world that there was one one was there that world the concerned about taking a gift from from gift a taking about concerned would be ebstowed in Sarah’s merit merit Sarah’s in ebstowed be would Sarah themselves. They taught taught They themselves. Sarah rich.” So why was Avraham not not Avraham was why So rich.” because, as Avraham stated, they they stated, Avraham as because, shall not say, ‘It is I who made Avram Avram made who I is ‘It say, not shall noone less than Avraham and and Avraham than less noone willing to take gifts from Pharaoh Pharaoh from gifts take to willing take from anything of yours! So you you So yours! of anything from take an important point taught by by taught point important an from the Egyptians. Avraham was was Avraham Egyptians. the from a thread to a shoestrap, or if I shall shall I if or shoestrap, a to thread a why Avraham wished to receive gifts gifts receive to wished Avraham why But Reb Levi Yitzchak made made Yitzchak Levi Reb But of Heaven and Earth, if so much as as much so if Earth, and Heaven of Based on these ideas, we can explain explain can we ideas, these on Based his mind or not is unknown. unknown. is not or mind his Hashem, G-d, the Most High, Maker Maker High, Most the G-d, Hashem, Whether that man changed changed man that Whether become wealthy.” become (ibid. 14:22-23), “I lift my hand to to hand my lift “I 14:22-23), (ibid. your wives in order that you may may you that order in wives your such a god either!” god a such Avraham tells the king of Sodom Sodom of king the tells Avraham told the people of Mechuza, “Honor “Honor Mechuza, of people the told Additionally, later in the parsha, parsha, the in later Additionally, believe in – I don’t believe in in believe don’t I – in believe that this is what Rava meant when he he when meant Rava what is this that not a good attribute to take free gifts. gifts. free take to attribute good a not Yitzchak, “the god you don’t don’t you god “the Yitzchak, account.” The Gemara continues continues Gemara The account.” shall live,” which implies that it is is it that implies which live,” shall “You know,” said Reb Levi Levi Reb said know,” “You treated Avram well on her [Sarah’s] [Sarah’s] her on well Avram treated which states “One who despises gifts gifts despises who “One states which verse (ibid. 12:16) “And he [Pharaoh] [Pharaoh] he “And 12:16) (ibid. verse Levi Yitzchak’s turn to respond. to turn Yitzchak’s Levi light of the verse in Mishlei (18:15) (18:15) Mishlei in verse the of light one’s wife. This is derived from the the from derived is This wife. one’s Who was so cruel, it was Reb Reb was it cruel, so was Who This request is strange, especially in in especially strange, is request This person’s house only on account of of account on only house person’s could never believe in a Being Being a in believe never could Avraham gifts. Avraham honor, because blessing is found in a a in found is blessing because honor, upon the world and that he he that and world the upon me” to mean that they would give give would they that mean to me” must always be careful about his wife’s wife’s his about careful be always must things that had been visited visited been had that things interprets “that it may go well with with well go may it “that interprets the name of Rav Chelbo, a person person a Chelbo, Rav of name the of you.” Rashi (Bereishis 12:13) 12:13) (Bereishis Rashi you.” of finished listing all the terrible terrible the all listing finished Gemara teaches (Bava Metzia 59a) in in 59a) Metzia (Bava teaches Gemara sake, and that I may live on account account on live may I that and sake, a discussion. After the man man the After discussion. a Hashem conducts this world. As the the As world. this conducts Hashem that it may go well with me for your your for me with well go may it that Berditchev, and the two began began two the and Berditchev, Avraham also taught the world how how world the taught also Avraham live. Please say that you are my sister, sister, my are you that say Please live. with Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of of Yitzchak Levi Rabbi with Rabbi Zilberstein continues that that continues Zilberstein Rabbi they will kill me, but you they will let let will they you but me, kill will they Eventually, the fellow met up up met fellow the Eventually, Him!” they will say, ‘This is his wife!’; then then wife!’; his is ‘This say, will they food of Hashem! Thank and praise praise and Thank Hashem! of food uncaring. uncaring. occur, when the Egyptians see you, you, see Egyptians the when occur, it my food that you ate? You ate the the ate You ate? you that food my it of beautiful appearance. And it shall shall it And appearance. beautiful of he exclaimed, was so cruel and and cruel so was exclaimed, he however, would say to them, “Was “Was them, to say would however, now, I know that you are a woman woman a are you that know I now, did not believe in a G-d who, who, G-d a in believe not did stood up to bless Avraham. Avraham, Avraham, Avraham. bless to up stood wife Sarah (Lech Licha 12:11-13) “See “See 12:11-13) Licha (Lech Sarah wife was proud to explain that he he that explain to proud was meal. After they ate and drank, they they drank, and ate they After meal. about to enter Egypt, he said to his his to said he Egypt, enter to about living in the town of Berditchev, Berditchev, of town the in living invite wayfarers into his tent for a a for tent his into wayfarers invite in search of sustenance. As he was was he As sustenance. of search in enough to listen. This man, man, This listen. to enough called by every passerby, for he would would he for passerby, every by called and Avraham travelled to Egypt Egypt to travelled Avraham and loudly for anyone interested interested anyone for loudly caused the name of Hashem to be be to Hashem of name the caused a famine in the Land of Cana’an, Cana’an, of Land the in famine a He proclaimed his atheism atheism his proclaimed He be called.” This teaches that Avraham Avraham that teaches This called.” be was there that relates Torah The by Rabbi Chaim Yeshaya Freeman Yeshaya Chaim Rabbi by Unbelievable A Source of Blessing of Source A A Taste of Torah of Taste A Stories for the Soul the for Stories October 30, 2020 30, October Parshas Lech Licha Lech Parshas Kollel Happenings Halacha Riddles TORAH FOR TYCOONS VIA Last week we asked: Where is triple- the blessing just recited with a tasty ZOOM ON NOV. 4 dipping a good thing to do? bite of bread. However, our bread has flavorings such as salt incorporated, Torah for Tycoons resumes on Answer: Dipping bread in salt after making the hamotzi blessing. and so dipping in salt is not necessary. Wed., Nov. 4 via Zoom. Join (Matzah, which is usually just flour and Jonathan Fleisher Esq., Principal The Shulchan Aruch rules that one is water, would require salt or another at Law Offices of Jonathan supposed to dip the bread he is about dip.) Nonetheless, the Mishna Berura Fleisher, and Rabbi Mordechai to eat after reciting the blessing into (167:33) says that kabbalistically, one Fleisher, Senior Educator salt, but this is usually not required for the Denver Community should dip bread specifically in salt in modern times.
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