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Continuation from previous daf- How can R' Shimon derive prohibitions on the basis of a kal v'chomer when these are prohibitions that incur malkus, and prohibitions that incur malkus cannot be derived from a kal v'chomer
Answer: R' Shimon means those prohibitions are derived from the extra verse, "You may not eat in your outlying cities (list of what is forbidden to eat there)."(Devarim 12:17) This pasuk is extra because it already stated that "you shall eat them there before Hashem," in a previous verse. Rather, pasuk 17 mentioned it again to assign a specific prohibition to each of the items listed.
Gufa\Return to previous text: the text stated that Rava said, if a non-Kohen eats from an olah before the throwing of its blood, outside the wall of Jerusalem, according to R' Shimon, he gets five separate penalty lashes.
Question: Why only guilty of five transgressions? Why is he not also guilty for violating the law prohibiting a non-Kohen from eating the kodshei kodashim (includes the olah)?
Answer: This prohibition only applies when Kohanim can eat the offering, but an olah can't be eaten by anyone. So the prohibition doesn't apply here
Question: But let him also get lashes for violating the prohibition against eating meat once it has gone out of its bounds
Answer: This prohibition only applies where the meat is fit to be eaten inside the courtyard, but here, the olah can't be eaten anywhere, so prohibition does not apply.
Question: But let him also get lashes for violating the prohibition in accordance with the teaching of R' Eliezer- can't eat leftover meat.
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Question on the daf: Korbanot were meant as a means for Bnei Yisrael to connect with Hashem. If there are so many minute details and prohibitions relating to the giving of the Korbanot, how do you think one would be able to connect to the giving of a korban? Can you think of other places where a lot of details can actually enhance the performance of an action\mitvzah?
The more dear something is to you, the more you will focus on the details. For example, when planning a wedding, ever single detail is taken into account-- location, timing, food, guest list, clothing, lighting, music, center pieces, etc. They all get careful thought and attention. This is because a wedding is something very important to the couple and family, and therefore great care is put into every detail to make sure it is perfect. This special attention to detail reflects a sense of devotion to the outcome. We are careful to follow all of the detailed laws of korbanot, because in doing so, we show HaShem that we really care-- this is something very important to us and we will therefore go through the effort of making sure everything is perfect. The laws of shabbos also have many, many details, some that even may seem hard to wrap our heads around. For example, the melacha of borer-- we must be careful all day long not to accidentally take the bad out of a mixture of good, whether that be a basket of fruit, a pile of silverware, or any other mixture. This careful attention to our small actions shows HaShem that we are thinking about Him constantly. We are putting in the effort to make sure that we don't make the slightest mistake, which reflects a commitment and caring towards His will.
ReplyDeleteSince it's coming up (no yet, but soon), we are very careful when it comes to the making of matzah, with the details of making sure it is shmurah from the first moment, the exact timing of the baking and cooking, and we even enjoy the meticulous process. We enjoy all the details that come along with the process, we go on trips to the matzah factory, and as we sit around our table eating it, we are proud of the entire process that it took to make the matzah. The hard work that we put into all the details makes us enjoy the end result, but we also relish in the process because it helps us to connect to HaShem the entire way through. With details to follow, like with the karbanot, we have a list to check off, and the more we do it, we appreciate and see HaShem in the process.
ReplyDeleteBy Korbanot and other mitzvot having so many details and technicalities it enhances the mitzvah and allows us to be closer to Hashem. Since we are spending so much time and effort in fulfilling the mitzvah it makes us become closer to the mitzvah and Hashem at the same time and it makes the process that much more fulfilling because of our involvement to follow all the exact details.
ReplyDeleteGoing along with what everyone said, spending more time on mitzvot enhances our experience of doing them, because we feel a payoff from the effort we put in. We spend time learning about mitzvot so we can do them the right way so we can grow closer to HaShem. In general, mitzvot and Halachot are very detailed--many Rabbaim, from generation to generation, wrote Sefarim on Halachot and mitzvot, full of details and practical applications. They spend so much time writing them and we spend so much time studying them so that we can enhance our experience doing mitzvot by gaining a greater knowledge. As a nation, we spend time learning about Halachot and mitzvot so that we can do them as best as we can and create a strong connection to HaShem through them.
ReplyDeleteWhen we learn about how to build the Beit Hamikdash we are told exact measurements. There are halves and all different specific numbers. This is because it shows our constant devotion to Hashem. We want to build the Beit Hamikdash EXACTLY how HaShem wants. We want it to be perfect. We focus on the detail because it shows we care. The same applies to Korbanot. We want to make sure we are giving the korban exactly how it is meant to be given, and the best way, because we care about it. We are showing that we don't mind the inconvenience of all the details. We still want to do this. It is almost like a test to us. We still choose to do all this, in all its detail because we love HaShem and for Him it's worth going through all the effort to do it perfectly.
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