2024-02-21 – LH5 – YD2 – Pidyon Bechor 5 – Para. 33

Pidyon Bechor 5 – Mitzvas Challah – The Mystery and Miracle of Free Choice – HeAras HaRatzon – “What Was, Will Be” – Moshe Rabbeinu – Tetzaveh – Ekev – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 33. וְצַ֥ו אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וְחַזְּקֵ֣הוּ וְאַמְּצֵ֑הוּ – “But command Yehoshua and strengthen him and encourage him…” (Devarim 3:28, VaEschanan).
*03:00 – Reference to Likutey Moharan 19. Free Choice is the most wondrous of all HaShem’s miracles.
05:00 – מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ ה֣וּא שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה – “What was, will be…” (Koheles 1:9) Roshei Teivos – Moshe.
10:00 – Ben veTalmid – Ish Chayil – HeAras HaRatzon.
22:00 – Parshas Ekev – וְעַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מָ֚ה יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ שֹׁאֵ֖ל מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ כִּ֣י אִם־לְ֠יִרְאָ֠ה אֶת־יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ לָלֶ֤כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו֙ וּלְאַֽהֲבָ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָֽבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ: – “And now, O Israel, what does HaShem, your G-d, ask of you? Only to fear HaShem, your G-d, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, and to worship HaShem, your G-d, with all your heart and with all your soul” (Devarim 10:12, Ekev).
53:00 – NOTE on Parshas Tetzaveh.