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		<title>Ron at 08:42, 24 April 2009</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l21&quot; &gt;Line 21:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;And it is similarly a Rabbinic commandment to behave in some mourning behavior for thirty days after the death.  So our Sages commanded: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Three [days] for crying, seven for eulogy, thirty for haircuts and the other five [things which are not permitted a mourner]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e413n.htm#12|Laws of Mourning 13:12}}.  That is to say, one may not mourn excessively over the dead, because it is human nature to die; and death in and of itself is not bad.  Rather, those who remain must continue living and behave according to our Sages instructions; in that way they will merit life in this world as well as in the World to Come.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;And it is similarly a Rabbinic commandment to behave in some mourning behavior for thirty days after the death.  So our Sages commanded: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Three [days] for crying, seven for eulogy, thirty for haircuts and the other five [things which are not permitted a mourner]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e413n.htm#12|Laws of Mourning 13:12}}.  That is to say, one may not mourn excessively over the dead, because it is human nature to die; and death in and of itself is not bad.  Rather, those who remain must continue living and behave according to our Sages instructions; in that way they will merit life in this world as well as in the World to Come.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Ron at 06:59, 17 April 2009</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l10&quot; &gt;Line 10:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|ואם תאמר ששבעת ימי האבילות מן התורה, שהרי כתוב: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;וַיַּעַשׂ לְאָבִיו אֵבֶל, שִׁבְעַת יָמִים&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0150.htm#10|בראשית נ:י}} -- אין הדבר כן, אלא &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;נִתְּנָה תּוֹרָה, וְנִתְחַדְּשָׁה הֲלָכָה&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#2|הל&amp;#039; אבל א:ב}}.  וזה עיקר חשוב: שאין לומדים הלכה ממה שאירע קודם מתן תורה -- אלא אף על פי שאברהם אבינו מל את עצמו ואת בניו ואת כל ביתו -- אין אנו מצווים למול לדורות בגלל מעשה אבות שהיה אלא בגלל הציווי שהיה במעמד הר סיני.}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|ואם תאמר ששבעת ימי האבילות מן התורה, שהרי כתוב: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;וַיַּעַשׂ לְאָבִיו אֵבֶל, שִׁבְעַת יָמִים&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0150.htm#10|בראשית נ:י}} -- אין הדבר כן, אלא &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;נִתְּנָה תּוֹרָה, וְנִתְחַדְּשָׁה הֲלָכָה&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#2|הל&amp;#039; אבל א:ב}}.  וזה עיקר חשוב: שאין לומדים הלכה ממה שאירע קודם מתן תורה -- אלא אף על פי שאברהם אבינו מל את עצמו ואת בניו ואת כל ביתו -- אין אנו מצווים למול לדורות בגלל מעשה אבות שהיה אלא בגלל הציווי שהיה במעמד הר סיני.}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|וכן מצווה מדברי סופרים לנהוג במקצת אבילות שלושים ימים לאחר המיתה.  וכך &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ציווה &lt;/del&gt;חכמינו: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;שְׁלוֹשָׁה לִבְכִי, שִׁבְעָה לְהֶסְפֵּד, שְׁלוֹשִׁים יוֹם לְתַסְפֹּרֶת וְלִשְׁאָר הַחֲמִשָּׁה&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e413n.htm#12|הל&amp;#039; אבל יג:יב}}.  כלומר אין להתענות בצער על המת יותר מידי, שהרי זה טבעו של האדם למות, ואין המוות דבר רע כשלעצמו.  אלא הנשארים חייבים להמשיך לחיות ולנהוג כפי &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ציווי &lt;/del&gt;חכמים, שכך יזכו &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;גם &lt;/del&gt;לחיים בעולם הזה וגם לחיי העולם הבא.}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|וכן מצווה מדברי סופרים לנהוג במקצת אבילות שלושים ימים לאחר המיתה.  וכך &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ציוו &lt;/ins&gt;חכמינו: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;שְׁלוֹשָׁה לִבְכִי, שִׁבְעָה לְהֶסְפֵּד, שְׁלוֹשִׁים יוֹם לְתַסְפֹּרֶת וְלִשְׁאָר הַחֲמִשָּׁה&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e413n.htm#12|הל&amp;#039; אבל יג:יב}}.  כלומר אין להתענות בצער על המת יותר מידי, שהרי זה טבעו של האדם למות, ואין המוות דבר רע כשלעצמו.  אלא הנשארים חייבים להמשיך לחיות ולנהוג כפי &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;שציוו &lt;/ins&gt;חכמים, שכך יזכו לחיים בעולם הזה וגם לחיי העולם הבא.}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{english}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{english}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;And if you will say that the seven days of mourning are from the Torah, since it says: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;He mourned for his father seven days&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0150.htm#10|Gen 50:10}} -- it is not so, rather &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;once Torah was given, the Law was renewed&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#2|Laws of Mourning 1:2}}.  And this is an important fundamental: we do not learn the Law from what occurred before the giving of the Torah -- rather, even though Abraham our forefather circumcised himself, his sons and his entire household -- we are not commanded to circumcise as an ongoing commandment because of his actions, rather because of the commandment we received at Mount Sinai.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;And if you will say that the seven days of mourning are from the Torah, since it says: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;He mourned for his father seven days&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0150.htm#10|Gen 50:10}} -- it is not so, rather &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;once Torah was given, the Law was renewed&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#2|Laws of Mourning 1:2}}.  And this is an important fundamental: we do not learn the Law from what occurred before the giving of the Torah -- rather, even though Abraham our forefather circumcised himself, his sons and his entire household -- we are not commanded to circumcise as an ongoing commandment because of his actions, rather because of the commandment we received at Mount Sinai.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;And it is similarly a Rabbinic commandment to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do &lt;/del&gt;some &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of the &lt;/del&gt;mourning &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;behaviors &lt;/del&gt;for thirty days after the death.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;And so &lt;/del&gt;our Sages commanded: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Three [days] for crying, seven for eulogy, thirty for haircuts and the other five [things which are not permitted a mourner]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e413n.htm#12|Laws of Mourning 13:12}}.  That is to say, one may not mourn excessively over the dead, because it is human nature to die&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;and death in and of itself is not bad.  Rather, those who remain must continue living and behave according to our Sages instructions&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, as &lt;/del&gt;in that way they will merit life in this world as well as in the World to Come.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;And it is similarly a Rabbinic commandment to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;behave in &lt;/ins&gt;some mourning &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;behavior &lt;/ins&gt;for thirty days after the death.  &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;So &lt;/ins&gt;our Sages commanded: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Three [days] for crying, seven for eulogy, thirty for haircuts and the other five [things which are not permitted a mourner]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e413n.htm#12|Laws of Mourning 13:12}}.  That is to say, one may not mourn excessively over the dead, because it is human nature to die&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;; &lt;/ins&gt;and death in and of itself is not bad.  Rather, those who remain must continue living and behave according to our Sages instructions&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;; &lt;/ins&gt;in that way they will merit life in this world as well as in the World to Come.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{devar}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{devar}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l6&quot; &gt;Line 6:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh|וַיְדַבֵּר אַהֲרֹן אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, הֵן הַיּוֹם הִקְרִיבוּ אֶת-חַטָּאתָם וְאֶת-עֹלָתָם לִפְנֵי ה&amp;#039;, וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי, כָּאֵלֶּה; וְאָכַלְתִּי חַטָּאת הַיּוֹם, הַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי ה&amp;#039;.|p/pt/pt0310.htm|ויקרא י:יט}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh|וַיְדַבֵּר אַהֲרֹן אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, הֵן הַיּוֹם הִקְרִיבוּ אֶת-חַטָּאתָם וְאֶת-עֹלָתָם לִפְנֵי ה&amp;#039;, וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי, כָּאֵלֶּה; וְאָכַלְתִּי חַטָּאת הַיּוֹם, הַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי ה&amp;#039;.|p/pt/pt0310.htm|ויקרא י:יט}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|מזה למדו שחייב אדם להתאבל על קרוביו: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה לְהִתְאַבַּל עַל הַקְּרוֹבִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר &amp;quot;וְאָכַלְתִּי חַטָּאת הַיּוֹם, הַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי ה&amp;#039;&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#1|הל&amp;#039; אבל א:א}}. }}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|מזה למדו שחייב אדם להתאבל על קרוביו: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה לְהִתְאַבַּל עַל הַקְּרוֹבִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר &amp;quot;וְאָכַלְתִּי חַטָּאת הַיּוֹם, הַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי ה&amp;#039;&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#1|הל&amp;#039; אבל א:א}}&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;.  ואבילות מן התורה רק ביום הראשון -- יום המיתה ויום הקבורה.  אבל מצווה ממשה רבנו להיות אבלים שבעת ימים, וכן עושים כל ישראל.}} &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{heb|ואם תאמר ששבעת ימי האבילות מן התורה, שהרי כתוב: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;וַיַּעַשׂ לְאָבִיו אֵבֶל, שִׁבְעַת יָמִים&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0150.htm#10|בראשית נ:י}} -- אין הדבר כן, אלא &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;נִתְּנָה תּוֹרָה, וְנִתְחַדְּשָׁה הֲלָכָה&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#2|הל&amp;#039; אבל א:ב}}.  וזה עיקר חשוב: שאין לומדים הלכה ממה שאירע קודם מתן תורה -- אלא אף על פי שאברהם אבינו מל את עצמו ואת בניו ואת כל ביתו -- אין אנו מצווים למול לדורות בגלל מעשה אבות שהיה אלא בגלל הציווי שהיה במעמד הר סיני.}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{heb|וכן מצווה מדברי סופרים לנהוג במקצת אבילות שלושים ימים לאחר המיתה.  וכך ציווה חכמינו: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;שְׁלוֹשָׁה לִבְכִי, שִׁבְעָה לְהֶסְפֵּד, שְׁלוֹשִׁים יוֹם לְתַסְפֹּרֶת וְלִשְׁאָר הַחֲמִשָּׁה&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e413n.htm#12|הל&amp;#039; אבל יג:יב}}.  כלומר אין להתענות בצער על המת יותר מידי, שהרי זה טבעו של האדם למות, ואין המוות דבר רע כשלעצמו.  אלא הנשארים חייבים להמשיך לחיות ולנהוג כפי ציווי חכמים, שכך יזכו גם לחיים בעולם הזה וגם לחיי העולם הבא&lt;/ins&gt;.}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{english}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{english}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq|And Aaron spoke unto Moses: &amp;#039;Behold, this day have they offered their sin-offering and their burnt-offering before the LORD, and there have befallen me such things as these; and if I had eaten the sin-offering to-day, would it have been well-pleasing in the sight of the LORD?|p/pt/pt0310.htm|Lev 10:19}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq|And Aaron spoke unto Moses: &amp;#039;Behold, this day have they offered their sin-offering and their burnt-offering before the LORD, and there have befallen me such things as these; and if I had eaten the sin-offering to-day, would it have been well-pleasing in the sight of the LORD?|p/pt/pt0310.htm|Lev 10:19}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;From this our Sages learned that a person must mourn for his close relatives: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;It is a positive commandment to mourn for close relatives, as the verse states, &amp;quot;if I had eaten the sin-offering today, would it have been well-pleasing in the sight of the LORD?&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#1|Laws of Mourning 1:1}}.  And the mourning period according to the Torah is only the first day -- the day of death and of burial.  But Moses our Teacher commanded us to mourn for seven days, and so all Jews do.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;And if you will say that the seven days of mourning are from the Torah, since it says: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;He mourned for his father seven days&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0150.htm#10|Gen 50:10}} -- it is not so, rather &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;once Torah was given, the Law was renewed&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#2|Laws of Mourning 1:2}}.  And this is an important fundamental: we do not learn the Law from what occurred before the giving of the Torah -- rather, even though Abraham our forefather circumcised himself, his sons and his entire household -- we are not commanded to circumcise as an ongoing commandment because of his actions, rather because of the commandment we received at Mount Sinai.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;And it is similarly a Rabbinic commandment to do some of the mourning behaviors for thirty days after the death.  And so our Sages commanded: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Three [days] for crying, seven for eulogy, thirty for haircuts and the other five [things which are not permitted a mourner]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e413n.htm#12|Laws of Mourning 13:12}}.  That is to say, one may not mourn excessively over the dead, because it is human nature to die, and death in and of itself is not bad.  Rather, those who remain must continue living and behave according to our Sages instructions, as in that way they will merit life in this world as well as in the World to Come.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{nav|Devar|Devar|Devar/5769/Pesach|Pesach||}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{nav|Devar|Devar|Devar/5769/Pesach|Pesach||}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{devar}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{devar}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://ronware.org/w/index.php?title=Devar/5769/Shemini&amp;diff=5074&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Ron at 08:52, 14 April 2009</title>
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		<updated>2009-04-14T08:52:56Z</updated>

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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l6&quot; &gt;Line 6:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh|וַיְדַבֵּר אַהֲרֹן אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, הֵן הַיּוֹם הִקְרִיבוּ אֶת-חַטָּאתָם וְאֶת-עֹלָתָם לִפְנֵי ה&amp;#039;, וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי, כָּאֵלֶּה; וְאָכַלְתִּי חַטָּאת הַיּוֹם, הַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי ה&amp;#039;.|p/pt/pt0310.htm|ויקרא י:יט}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh|וַיְדַבֵּר אַהֲרֹן אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, הֵן הַיּוֹם הִקְרִיבוּ אֶת-חַטָּאתָם וְאֶת-עֹלָתָם לִפְנֵי ה&amp;#039;, וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי, כָּאֵלֶּה; וְאָכַלְתִּי חַטָּאת הַיּוֹם, הַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי ה&amp;#039;.|p/pt/pt0310.htm|ויקרא י:יט}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{heb|מזה למדו שחייב אדם להתאבל על קרוביו: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה לְהִתְאַבַּל עַל הַקְּרוֹבִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר &amp;quot;וְאָכַלְתִּי חַטָּאת הַיּוֹם, הַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי ה&amp;#039;&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|i/e401n.htm#1|הל&amp;#039; אבל א:א}}. }}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Ron</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Ron at 08:38, 14 April 2009</title>
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		<updated>2009-04-14T08:38:01Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;הָרוֹאֶה &lt;/del&gt;אֶת &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;הַחַמָּה בְּיוֹם תְּקוּפַת נִיסָן… מְבָרֵךְ עוֹשֶׂה בְּרֵאשִׁית&lt;/del&gt;.|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;i&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2510n&lt;/del&gt;.htm&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;#20&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;משנה תורה הלכות ברכות &lt;/del&gt;י:&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;כ&lt;/del&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;וַיְדַבֵּר אַהֲרֹן אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, הֵן הַיּוֹם הִקְרִיבוּ &lt;/ins&gt;אֶת&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-חַטָּאתָם וְאֶת-עֹלָתָם לִפְנֵי ה&amp;#039;, וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי, כָּאֵלֶּה; וְאָכַלְתִּי חַטָּאת הַיּוֹם, הַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי ה&amp;#039;&lt;/ins&gt;.|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;p&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt/pt0310&lt;/ins&gt;.htm|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ויקרא &lt;/ins&gt;י:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;יט&lt;/ins&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|השבוע עלתה בידינו הזדמנות נדירה -- לברך על חזרת השמש למקום בשמים שעל פי מסורתנו הייתה בעת שנבראה.  הזדמנות זו חוזרת רק כל עשרים ושמונה שנים.}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|ההלכה ברמב&amp;quot;ם תופשת רק שורה אחת. ובגמרא אפילו פחות.  שולחן הערוך מאריך קצת אבל בכל אופן גם שם, כל מה שיש לומר, נאמר בפחות מסעיף אחד. למרבה הפלא, יצאו לאחרונה ספרים שלמים וקונטרסים ארוכים, ושיעורים אין-ספור שמסבירים אודות המצווה הנדירה הזאת באריכות יתירה.}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|וכמו כן, בעת הברכה עצמה לאחר תפילת שחרית שביום רביעי של השבוע -- טקסי תפילה נערכו בכל רחבי הארץ והעולם, בהם המונים התקבצו לבצע הברכה &amp;quot;ברוב עם&amp;quot;.  ותימה: איפה ראו במקורותינו שיש חשיבות כה גדולה לברכה זו?  שבגמרא אינה אלא ברכה בין הברכות של כל מיני תופעות בטבע (בינם ברקים ורעמים וכדומה).}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|ובאמת, ראיתי הערות לכתבה בעיתון שמפני שלא הוסבר כראוי, גוים (וגם יהודים) חשבו שהיהודים מתפללים לשמש חס ושלום, והעירו שדבר לא השתנה מימי קדם,כאשר השתחוו אבותינו לשמש ולירח באמת.}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|וכל זה, לא היה בו שום צורך ועניין -- שהרי הברכה הזאת אינה מכוונת לשמש חו&amp;quot;ש, ולא לזולתו, אלא לאדון הארץ -- שבח לאל אשר ברא את היקום ומנהיג את העולם.  ואילו היו הרבנים מסבירים שכל ברכות השבח הן לאל יתברך ולא חו&amp;quot;ש לזולתו, היינו נמנעים מחילול השם כאשר חושבים שאנחנו עובדים את צבא השמיים, השם ישמור. ועל זה נאמר, &amp;quot;שכל המוסיף גורע&amp;quot;.}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{english}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{english}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;One who sees the sun on the &lt;/del&gt;day &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;it completes its cycle in Nissan… makes the blessing, &amp;quot;… Who creates all Creation.&amp;quot;|i/2510n.htm#20|Mishne Torah, Laws of Blessings 10:20}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;And Aaron spoke unto Moses: &amp;#039;Behold, this &lt;/ins&gt;day &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have they offered their sin&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;offering and their burnt&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;offering before &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;LORD&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;there have &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;befallen me such things as these; &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if I had eaten &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sin&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;offering to&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;day&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;would &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have been well-pleasing &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sight &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;LORD?|p/pt/pt0310&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;htm|Lev 10:19}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This week we had a rare opportunity &lt;/del&gt;- &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to make a blessing over the returning of the sun to the place in the sky where according to our tradition it was at the time it was created.  This opportunity recurs only every twenty&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;eight years.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;halachah&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in the Rambam takes up just one line.  In &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Talmud, even less.  The Shulchan Aruch draws it out a little longer, but nevertheless whatever needs to be said is said in less than a paragraph.  Very surprisingly&lt;/del&gt;, there have &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;been entire books published lately on the topic of this blessing, &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;long pamphlets and countless &amp;#039;&amp;#039;shiurim&amp;#039;&amp;#039; given, in excessive detail.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;And likewise, at &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;time of the blessing itself, on Wednesday of this past week &lt;/del&gt;-- &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;special prayer services were held all over Israel and the world&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;where multitudes gathered to perform the blessing &amp;quot;with many people&amp;quot;.  And &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is difficult to understand: where did they see &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;our sources that this blessing has  such importance?  In &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Talmud it is only one &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;many blessings over natural phenomena (among them thunder and lightning, etc).&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;And in fact, I saw comments to a newspaper article which did not explain &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;blessing very well, Gentiles ( and Jews ) thought the Jews were praying to the sun, Heaven forbid, and commented that nothing has changed since ancient times, when our forefathers really prostrated themselves to the sun and the moon&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;All this was not necessary -- since this blessing isn&amp;#039;t directed at the sun, Heaven forbid, and not to anything else but rather to the Master of the world -- praise to God Who created the universe and runs the world.  And if the Rabbis had explained that all the blessings of praise are to God, may He be blessed and not Heaven forbid to anything else, we would have prevented a defamation of His name when others think we are worshipping the hosts of Heaven, God preserve us.  And of this it is stated, &amp;quot;whoever adds, detracts&amp;quot;.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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This week we had a rare opportunity - to make a blessing over the returning of the sun to the place in the sky where according to our tradition it was at the time it was created.  This opportunity recurs only every twenty-eight years.&lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;halachah&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in the Rambam takes up just one line.  In the Talmud, even less.  The Shulchan Aruch draws it out a little longer, but nevertheless whatever needs to be said is said in less than a paragraph.  Very surprisingly, there have been entire books published lately on the topic of this blessing, and long pamphlets and countless &amp;#039;&amp;#039;shiurim&amp;#039;&amp;#039; given, in excessive detail.&lt;br /&gt;
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And likewise, at the time of the blessing itself, on Wednesday of this past week -- special prayer services were held all over Israel and the world, where multitudes gathered to perform the blessing &amp;quot;with many people&amp;quot;.  And it is difficult to understand: where did they see in our sources that this blessing has  such importance?  In the Talmud it is only one of many blessings over natural phenomena (among them thunder and lightning, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
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And in fact, I saw comments to a newspaper article which did not explain the blessing very well, Gentiles ( and Jews ) thought the Jews were praying to the sun, Heaven forbid, and commented that nothing has changed since ancient times, when our forefathers really prostrated themselves to the sun and the moon.&lt;br /&gt;
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All this was not necessary -- since this blessing isn&amp;#039;t directed at the sun, Heaven forbid, and not to anything else but rather to the Master of the world -- praise to God Who created the universe and runs the world.  And if the Rabbis had explained that all the blessings of praise are to God, may He be blessed and not Heaven forbid to anything else, we would have prevented a defamation of His name when others think we are worshipping the hosts of Heaven, God preserve us.  And of this it is stated, &amp;quot;whoever adds, detracts&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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