BLESSED IS HE WHO KEEPS HIS PROMISE TO ISRAEL
BUT I WILL ALSO JUDGE(DAN)THE NATION THAT THEY SHALL SERVE
RAV ADLER ROSH YESHIVA OF TABC SAYS THE RAV OBSERVED DAN IS A PECULIAR CHOICE.THE HEBREW EQUIVALENT OF I WILL JUDGE IS ADON.WHY DOES THE VERSE USE THE WORD DAN?RAV CHAIM SUGGESTS THAT GOD WILL NOT SERVE AS AN OBJECTIVE JUDGE BUT RATHER AS A LITIGANT REPRESENTING THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN ITS COMPLAINT AGAINST PHARAOH.THIS IS PREDICATED UPON THE FACT THAT IF THE JEWISH NATION IS SUBJECTED TO SUFFERING AND OPPRESSION GOD SUFFERS WITH THEM.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
DIVAR TORAHS ON THE HAGGADAH PART 5
BLESSED IS HE WHO KEEPS HIS PROMISE TO ISRAEL
BUT I WILL ALSO JUDGE(DAN)THE NATION THAT THEY SHALL SERVE
RAV ADLER ROSH YESHIVA OF TABC SAYS THE RAV OBSERVED DAN IS A PECULIAR CHOICE.THE HEBREW EQUIVALENT OF I WILL JUDGE IS ADON.WHY DOES THE VERSE USE THE WORD DAN?RAV CHAIM SUGGESTS THAT GOD WILL NOT SERVE AS AN OBJECTIVE JUDGE BUT RATHER AS A LITIGANT REPRESENTING THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN ITS COMPLAINT AGAINST PHARAOH.THIS IS PREDICATED UPON THE FACT THAT IF THE JEWISH NATION IS SUBJECTED TO SUFFERING AND OPPRESSION GOD SUFFERS WITH THEM.
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