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Tetzaveh 5746Volume 12 · Issue 24
Brazenfaced Generation
…ages (Yevamos 79a) likewise said that the signs of the offspring of Avraham are that they are bashful, merciful, and benevolent. It also says (Shemos 20:17; Nedarim 20a), “And so that the fear of Him will be upon your…
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Ki Seitzei 5749Volume 14 · Issue 1
Fearful Alertness
These various contexts as well as the earlier commentators teach us that the term chareid describes fear with the active expression of being tensely awake to every nuance. When the Shunamis woman is told, “You have indeed been alert to us with this entire alertness,” it means she was fully vigilant without distraction. Her fear caused
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Emor 5757Volume 18 · Issue 28
Cry of the Counting
surface and there is far more depth and transcendence internally. Otherwise, there could be no sense of self-nullification in his presence. Were he fully exposed, this in itself would contradict honor.
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Bo 5746Volume 13 · Issue 19
Flash of Clarity
evildoers shall be straw, and the coming day shall scorch—velihat from lahat—them,” says God, Master of Hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.” The wicked are promised lahat, scorching. “But for you who fear My Name, the sun of righteousness shall shine with healing in its wings and you shall go out and leap like calves from the stall” (Malachi 3:19-20). Meaning, the sun of righteousness will make the righteous healthy.
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Ki Seitzei 5756Volume 18 · Issue 2
The Focused Mind
that was in the encampment became anxious,” vayecherad. Earlier we cited the well-known verse (Amos 3:6), “If the shofar is sounded in the city, shall the people not be anxious,” yechradu.
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Ki Seitzei 5774Volume 11 · Issue 2
Awakening to the Self
eliminate the sense of venoshantem, becoming old. Clearly, this must be the obligation of the day during the month of Elul; we must awaken and not sleep, not fall into a state of venoshantem, becoming old.
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Mattos 5776Volume 12 · Issue 41
Decree of Weeping
Fearsome refers to one who casts fear. Of the Creator, it says (Koheles 3:14), “I know that whatever the Lord does shall be forever—nothing can be added to it and nothing can be subtracted from it, and the Lord made it so that people would fear
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Nitzavim 5751Volume 15 · Issue 4
Gifts for the Poor
“Rav Nachman opened up the topic: “As for you, fear not, My servant Yaakov, says God, and worry not, Israel, for I will indeed deliver you from afar and your descendents from the land of their captivity. Yaakov will return and be tranquil and serene and there will be no cause
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Toldos 5754Volume 16 · Issue 8
Man of Chaos
Faithful means reliable—a faithful person is dependable, a faithful wall can be leaned on without fear of falling, a spike embedded in a faithful place will not move no matter what is suspended from it (Yeshayahu 22:23), and a faithful stream can always be relied upon to have water (ibid. 58:11).
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Ki Seitzei 5762Volume 23 · Issue 2
Parallel Beginnings
“The beginning of wisdom is fear of God” (Tehillim 111:10). The starting point of man is obligation, accepting the yoke of Kingship. “Appoint a king over you,” meaning, let his fear be upon you” (Devarim 17:15; Kesuvos 17a).
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Shelach 5758Volume 58 · Issue 3
Mishlei: Progressive Ascent
that we have explained until now is what a person needs so that he may become righteous, and from here on in, so that he may become devout.” The section continues with chapters on abstinence, purity, devoutness, humbleness, and…
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Masei 5774Volume 10 · Issue 40
Completion of Destruction
The Talmud derives from what it says (Devarim 17:15; Kesuvos 17a), “Appoint a king over you,” that the fear of the king must be upon you. In like manner, the Holy Temple is a place that should have instilled fear.
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Emor 5776Volume 12 · Issue 31
Security of Israel
slaves. I saved you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors, and I drove them out from before you and gave you their land. I said to you, “I am God your Lord. Fear not the deities of the Amorite in whose land you dwell.” But you did not heed My voice.”
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Devarim 5776Volume 12 · Issue 42
Sanctuary of Time
The obligation of fear in the Sanctuary is in effect even nowadays. The Rambam cites it as law. The Sanctuary was destroyed due to our sins yet we cannot remove from upon ourselves the laws of fear in the Sanctuary, Heaven forbid. Even undefiled
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Naso 5754Volume 16 · Issue 29
Crown of Kingship
The entire Event of Mount Sinai was for one purpose. “The Lord came to elevate you so that the fear of Him will be upon your faces to prevent you from sinning” (Shemos 20:17). Fear of God is understandable, but where does it find expression on the face? The Talmud (Nedarim 20a) defines it as shame, which always relates
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Yom Kippur 5758Volume 19 · Issue 5
Kiss of Purity
“And so, place Your fear over all Your works, Your awe over all You have created, let all works revere You, let them all become one society to perform Your will wholeheartedly.
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Vayeishev 5761Volume 21 · Issue 13
Miracles and Wonders
The Torah devotes a complete section to explain the origin of prophets (Devarim 18:14-18). We had expressed our deathly fear of continuing to hear God’s voice at Sinai (Shemos 20:16; Devarim 5:23), and instead, we were enabled to hear the Voice of Sinai through the mouths of prophets.
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Devarim 5761Volume 21 · Issue 37
Gates of Tears
smoking. The people saw and quaked, and they stood from afar. They said to Moshe, “You speak to us and we will hear, and let not the Lord speak to us lest we die.”
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Nitzavim 5761Volume 22 · Issue 4
Exalted Exclusively
“Enter the rock and be hidden in the dust from before the fear of God and from before His majestic splendor.” Something is happening. The Creator arrives in the world with His majestic splendor, and all are gripped with fear.
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Shoftim 5767Volume 4 · Issue 1
Shofar of Consolation
To rectify this, we need to hear the sound of the shofar during this month. Its power is to imbue us with fear, as it says, “Shall a shofar be sounded in a city, and the people not tremble (Amos 3:6)?” It awakens us from the stupor of routine and stirs us from the mindlessness of habit (cf. Rambam Hilchos Teshuvah
