Insight 5773-43: Avoteinu

For Ki Tavo
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Study Question

1) While the Insight presents a way to understand the Rambam and his extension of the gemara, the actual language of the gemara may still be something that one would still like to investigate. Why does the gemara only present the verse regarding Avraham?

Insight 5773-42: The Structure of Government

For Shoftim
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Study Question

1) We see from the case of Shlomo Hamelech with the two women arguing that the baby was her's, that it would seem that the the king's court must have had a pretty extensive schedule. How do you think it was determined if one when before this court or the regular court?

Insight 5773-41: Kadesh Atzmecha B'Mutar Lach

For Re'eh
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Study Question

1) In regard Rashi's view, how is one to look at Rabbinic enactments? Would one now say that they are but necessary deviations from the idea?

INSIGHT 5767 - #34: SUFFERING

For Ekev

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Insight 5773-40: Bonded to God

For V'etchanan
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Study Question

1) How do you understand what would seem to be the absolute requirement that such study will necessarily lead to such love of God? It would seem to be a powerful statement in regard to the psychology of human beings. How would you explain the case -- if there is one -- of a person who has undertaken such study but does not experience this love of God?

Insight 5773-39: The Mitzvah to Judge

For Pinchus
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Study Question

1) How do you think the mechanism words to consider justice in connection with technical halachic details? Could this be a source for trying to promote peshara, mediation, between the litigants?

Insight 5773-38: Retaliation

For Pinchus
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Study Question

1) We can look at the two verses -- Bamidbar 25:18 and Bamidbar 31:2 -- demanding action against the Midianites as two poles with the material in between serving as a language of connection. The language them emerges as to the nature of this language. How are these two verses connected through this material? In this regard, there are various comments of Rashi that connect one section to another and it may be worthwhile to look at these in formulating an answer.

 2) This is more applicable to the latter statement of Rashi, Bamidbar 31:2 in that Na'amah is mentioned here while not mentioned in his earlier comment, yet one may still wonder why Na'amah is mentioned at all. Ammon and Moav are clearly connected but they were not specifically connected in the events here. Thus the question.