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{{pasuqh|דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם: אִישׁ אִישׁ כִּי-תִשְׂטֶה אִשְׁתּוֹ, וּמָעֲלָה בוֹ מָעַל|p/pt/pt0405.htm#12|במדבר ה:יב}} | {{pasuqh|דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם: אִישׁ אִישׁ כִּי-תִשְׂטֶה אִשְׁתּוֹ, וּמָעֲלָה בוֹ מָעַל|p/pt/pt0405.htm#12|במדבר ה:יב}} | ||
| + | {{heb|כאן מתחילה פרשת ה"סוטה" -- אישה שנתנה לבעלה סיבה לחשוד בה. '''וְעָבַר עָלָיו רוּחַ-קִנְאָה וְקִנֵּא אֶת-אִשְׁתּוֹ, וְהִוא נִטְמָאָה; אוֹ-עָבַר עָלָיו רוּחַ-קִנְאָה וְקִנֵּא אֶת-אִשְׁתּוֹ, וְהִיא לֹא נִטְמָאָה''' {{hcite|p/pt/pt0405.htm#14|שם יד}}. כלומר בין עשתה מעשה, בין לא עשתה -- אם "עבר עליו רוח קנאה", דין אחד הוא לה -- לעבור את מבחן '''מֵי הַמָּרִים הַמְאָרְרִים'''.}} | ||
| + | {{heb|קשה לנו היום להבין למה דווקא האישה נזקקת להיבחן גם אם לא עשתה כלום. הנטייה שלנו היא לומר שאם האיש חושד, הרי הבעיה שלו! אבל התורה אומרת לנו דבר עמוק מאד: ששלום בית הוא חשוב כל כך, שעבורו בני הזוג חייבים לוותר על כבודם. האישה נבזת במבחן המים, וגם בעלה נבזה כשרואים מה שעובר על אשתו. }} | ||
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| + | {{heb|ועוד: '''הָיָה לְפָנָיו נֵר בֵּיתוֹ וְנֵר חֲנֻכָּה, אוֹ נֵר בֵּיתוֹ וְקִדּוּשׁ הַיּוֹם -- נֵר בֵּיתוֹ קוֹדֵם, מִשּׁוֹם שְׁלוֹם בֵּיתוֹ: שֶׁהֲרֵי הַשֵּׁם נִמְחָק, לַעֲשׂוֹת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ. גָּדוֹל הַשָּׁלוֹם, שֶׁכָּל הַתּוֹרָה נִתְּנָה לַעֲשׂוֹת שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר "דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי-נֹעַם; וְכָל-נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלוֹם"(משלי ג:יז) ''' {{hcite|i/3a04n.htm#14|הל' מגילה וחנוכה ד:יד}}. הרמב"ם מסיים בהכלה זו את "ספר זמנים" של "משנה תורה", ללמדנו שכל החגים והמועדות והשבתות כולם -- באים לשרות שלום בינינו כיחידים, ובינינו ובין המקום ברוך הוא. ואין שלום אם אין שלום בין איש ואשתו.}} | ||
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{{pasuq|Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: If any man's wife go aside, and act unfaithfully against him|p/pt/pt0405.htm#12|Num 5:12}} | {{pasuq|Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: If any man's wife go aside, and act unfaithfully against him|p/pt/pt0405.htm#12|Num 5:12}} | ||
| + | Here the Torah begins the portion concerning the ''sotah'' -- a woman who gave her husband reasons to suspect her of infidelity. '''and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled; or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled''' {{hcite|p/pt/pt0405.htm#14|ibid 14}}. That is, whether or not she did anything -- if "a spirit of jealousy came upon him", the judgement is the same -- she must undergo the trial of the "bitter waters which cause curse". | ||
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| + | It is difficult for us today to understand why the woman specifically should be required to undergo a trial even if she did nothing. Our tendency is to say that if the man suspects her, that's his problem! But the Torah is telling us something deeper: that peace in one's home is so important, that for its sake the couple must be willing to set aside their personal honor. The woman becomes an object of derision when she undergoes the water trial, and her husband likewise becomes an object of derision when people see what happens to his wife. | ||
| + | Further: '''If one had [only enough money to purchase] before him the candle for his household and the Chanukka candle, or his household candle and wine for ''kiddush'' -- then his household candle takes precedence. Because God's Name is erased [during the ''sotah'' trial] in order to bring peace between man and wife. Great is peace, for the entire Torah was given in order to bring peace into the world, as the verse states "Its ways are pleasant ways; and all of its paths are peace" (Prov 3:17)''' {{hcite|i/3a04n.htm#14|Laws of Megillah and Chanukka 4:14}}. The Rambam ends the "book of seasons" of the "Mishne Torah" with this ''halachah'', to teach us that all the holidays and festivals and sabbaths -- come to bring peace between us as individuals, and between us and God may He be blessed. And there is no peace when there is no peace between man and wife. | ||
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: If any man's wife go aside, and act unfaithfully against him (Num 5:12)
Here the Torah begins the portion concerning the sotah -- a woman who gave her husband reasons to suspect her of infidelity. and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled; or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled (ibid 14). That is, whether or not she did anything -- if "a spirit of jealousy came upon him", the judgement is the same -- she must undergo the trial of the "bitter waters which cause curse".
It is difficult for us today to understand why the woman specifically should be required to undergo a trial even if she did nothing. Our tendency is to say that if the man suspects her, that's his problem! But the Torah is telling us something deeper: that peace in one's home is so important, that for its sake the couple must be willing to set aside their personal honor. The woman becomes an object of derision when she undergoes the water trial, and her husband likewise becomes an object of derision when people see what happens to his wife.
Further: If one had [only enough money to purchase] before him the candle for his household and the Chanukka candle, or his household candle and wine for kiddush -- then his household candle takes precedence. Because God's Name is erased [during the sotah trial] in order to bring peace between man and wife. Great is peace, for the entire Torah was given in order to bring peace into the world, as the verse states "Its ways are pleasant ways; and all of its paths are peace" (Prov 3:17) (Laws of Megillah and Chanukka 4:14). The Rambam ends the "book of seasons" of the "Mishne Torah" with this halachah, to teach us that all the holidays and festivals and sabbaths -- come to bring peace between us as individuals, and between us and God may He be blessed. And there is no peace when there is no peace between man and wife.
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