Va’eschanan - 5th Portion

Join me as we learn Hitas 4, the Humash for Thursday, the fifth Torah reading of Parshas Va'eschanan. We continue as yesterday we learned about the 10 Commandments. Moshe reminds them of what they were given, the different commandments when they left Egypt, and Moshe continues to tell them the commandments. Moshe reminds them of the episodes and the events that happened at the time of the 10 Commandments as well. Verse 19, chapter 5. Es hadvarim eleh diber Hashem el kol Yisrael, these God spoke these words to the entire assembly of the people behor at the mountain of Sinai from amidst the fire, ha'anan, the clouds, va'arafel, and the thick cloud, kol gadol, it was a giant voice, a great voice, velo yasaf, it didn't have an echo, without pausing. Vayichtavem al shnei luchos avanim, and he wrote them and inscribed them on two tablets, vayitnem elai, and he gave them to me. Velo yasaf, Rashi explains, what does it mean velo posek, no pause? Lefi shemidos posuk adam ein yachol ledaber kol dvar beneshima achas, the regular average person cannot speak everything in one breath. Vetzarich lehafsek, he has to take pauses. Midosav Hakadosh Baruch Hu ein kein, however, God is not like that. Lo hayah posek, he did not take any pauses. Rashi continues and says, mikivan shelo hayah posek, because there was no pause, lo hayah mosef, there was nothing extra, meaning that it went straight. K'fi keilay choshech ke'eilay oilam, and because there was no pause, God's voice went and is existent and there is no stop, there is no interruption. It's there for eternity. Davar acher, another explanation, lo yasaf, lo hayah posek befi adami, God did not continue to show Himself in in public the same way He did then. The only time that we were able to experience godliness, spirituality, in that level was only by Mount Sinai. Never again was all the Jewish people ever to be able to experience that level of spirituality. As well as there's another explanation that there was no echo, and the Hasidism explains to us what does it mean, why was there no echo, and what was the purpose of that miracle? Was to show that the words of the Torah have to penetrate and permeate all existence. And that's what Moses referring to the Jewish people telling the Jewish people, God's words are for eternity and forever, imbued and embedded in every existence. Verse 20. And it was when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness. And the mountain was on fire. And you all approached me, called all your heads of your tribes and your elders. And they said, "Hey, behold God has shown us his great glory. There's God and his greatness and his voice from we heard from the fire. We saw all these events that God can actually speak with human beings. And we continue to live. How is this even possible? But but however now, but we want to receive the Torah in a framework of our own, not in a way that God is superimposing it upon us. That now we should be able to the yes it was miraculous event that we able to hear God's words. Why should we die? Because we will be consumed by the fire. If we continue to hear God's voice. The words of God anymore from us to them and we will die. Because the only way we're staying alive is this miraculous event that God is causing us to be alive. Verse 23, because came all of us came to him. For who is there any flesh who have ever heard the voice of a living God voice of a living God speaks from the midst of fire command you like us and they say and they lived. Therefore, verse 24, k'rav ato rather you should approach God ushma kol asher dibar Hashem Elokeinu and listen to whatever God is going to tell you. V'at t'daber aleinu and you should be the one to speak to us. Ish kol asher dibar Hashem everything God will say. Elokeinu El asher Elokeinu everything that God will say to you ushma we will hear what you have to say v'asinu and we will study it and we will do it. If you look at the terminology v'at t'daber aleinu is a female terminology. What happened was he touched them k'ish u'k'ishah and it started to them. You made me weak like a female that I was feeling bothered and pained by the fact when you piece them yaday and you made me weak. I used to shame them and God gave me love and that you weren't having that ability to listen to God's words out of love. V'chilah ya'ir love and let me be a beautiful illumination to many. Wouldn't be great for you to hear it directly from God himself instead of hearing it from me. But you were afraid instead of looking at from a love that God is approaching you, you switched it around and therefore I was upset about that and it caused me weakness. Vayishma Hashem kol divreihem. However, God heard what you had to say. V'daber elai when you were talking to me v'yomer Hashem elai God said to me this is what I heard I heard the words of this nation that they spoke to you. He spoke well of what they said. They have spoken well of what they've said. Verse 26. Mi yitein v'hayah libavom zeh lahem if only their hearts would be like this. They you see to revere me lishmor mitzvotai to follow all my commandments kol hayamim all the days of their life so therefore I can be good to them. V'livneihem and to their children forever. 27. Lechu lachem go and speak to them. Lechu lachem return to your tents. However, you v'atah but you stand here. V'adaber elacha and I will talk to you kol hamitzvah v'hamishpatim all the laws the mitzvahs and the the statutes that you will teach them. The also by orders and they will do it in the land that the nation will listen to that I will give for them to possess. Verse 29. And you will observe and safeguard and do as God tells you to do. You will surely not go astray not to the right or to Do not deviate to the right or the left. That you will follow in the ways that God has commanded you all the ways as that's the way you will go. So you should be able to live and it will be well with you. You will have long days. You'll have long days. Prolong your days. The orders that you are in the land that you will possess. Chapter 6, verse 1. And these are the commandments and the ordinances that God has commanded to teach you. The last is part of it to do in the land that you are about to pass in order to possess it. In order to possess it. Verse 2. The reason why you were given these commandments are as well that you should respect God. To observe all the statutes and commandments that I'm going to command you. You and your children and your grandchildren all the days of your life and your days will be lengthened. To observe all the statutes and commandments that I'm going to command you. You and your children and your grandchildren all the days of your life and your days will be lengthened. To observe all the statutes and commandments that I'm going to command you. You and your children and your grandchildren all the days of your life and your days will be lengthened. To observe all the statutes and commandments that I'm going to command you. You and your children and your grandchildren all the days of your life and your days will be lengthened. To observe all the statutes and commandments that I'm going to command you. You and your children and your grandchildren all the days Verse 3. And you will listen here and you will listen, hearken, and listen to Israel. You will safeguard the commandments by learning what to do. That will be good for you by the way when you perform them properly it will be good for you. You will be able to increase in exceedingly like God has spoken to you. God of your forefathers has spoken to you concerning you to give you a land that flows with milk and honey. This concludes the fifth Torah reading of Parshat Va'etchanan. To give you a land that flows with milk and honey. This concludes the fifth Torah reading of Parshat Va'etchanan.