OU TORAH Va’eschanan Part 1 By Rav Moshe Twersky, HY"D

Contents: Talmidim are children of the Rebbi Transmitting Torah to one’s children 1 – Talmidim are children of the Rebbi ושננתם לבניך (ו:ז), אלו התלמידים מצינו בכל מקום שהתלמידים קרויים בנים…וכשם שהתלמידים קרויים בנים כך הרב קרוי אב (רש”י שם) The Gemara says in Maseches Makos, “Taryag mitzvos were told to Moshe at Sinai. From what pasuk do we derive this? Torah tzivah lanu Moshe,” – in gematria, the word Torah contains the numerical value of 611 – “and the first two dibros of ‘Anochi’ and ‘Lo yihiyeh l’cha’ we heard mi’pi ha’Gevurah, directly from the Almighty.” From this Chazal we see that there were two parts to the giving of the Torah: “tzivah lanu Moshe“, and “mi’pi ha’Gevurah.” One aspect of being taught by Moshe Rabbeinu, and another facet of receiving directly from Ha’Kadosh Baruch Hu. Was this a one-time event, or is it an ongoing reality? Are there continuously two facets to Torah transmission?