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Mikvah Ohel Leah Shovavim Event: Wisdom to Enhance Your Marriage with Mrs. Yael Kaisman.Tuesday, February 7 at 7:45pm in SOI Kiddush Room. Event is Free, but please RSVP.
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Shabbat, January 21: Shabbat Mevarchim, Vaera (Tevet 28) 8:00am 8AM Minyan 8:30am Sephardic Minyan 9:00am Main Sanctuary Minyan 9:44am Latest Shema 10:00am Youth Groups 10:30am Tot Shabbat 11:00am Kiddush sponsored by Miriam & Yaakov Levinson 4:25pm Mincha 4:55pm Seudah Shlishit sponsored by Duke McCarthy 5:40pm Maariv 5:50pm Havdalah
Sunday, January 22 (Tevet 29) 7:00am Shacharit 8:00am Shacharit 4:55pm Mincha/Maariv 8:00pm In Depth Gemara Shiur
I am very excited for the opportunity to share words of Torah with you. Each week, in this spot, I look to share an idea I've found that speaks to me and that I think will resonate with you as well. This week, I share an excerpt from an article by Dr. Avigdor Bonchek entitled ‘My Name 'Hashem' Was Not Known’ about an important comment of Rashi in this week's Parsha.
The Parsha begins with an important prophecy that Moses receives from Hashem. Exodus 6:3 "But My name 'Hashem' (Y.H.V.H.) I was not known to them."
Rashi [explains:] It is not written here "[ My name 'Hashem'] 'lo hodati' - I did not make known [to them]" Rather [it says] "[ My name 'Hashem'] 'lo nodati' - I was not known [to them]." I was not recognized by them with My attribute of "loyalty" by reason of which my name is called 'Hashem,' that I am faithful to substantiate My promise. For indeed I promised them but I have not [yet] fulfilled [my promise].
[...] Why is this grammatical distinction important to point out? What is bothering Rashi here? Hint: Is it true that the name "Hashem" (Y.H.V.H) was never used with the patriarchs? Can you recall in the book of Genesis the name Hashem in connection with any of the patriarchs? [...] In fact, God did appear to the patriarchs using this unique Name. See Genesis 15:7 where it says that God appeared to Abraham [and] Genesis 28:13 in connection with Jacob's ladder dream:
[...] How then can God say here to Moses that He was not known to the patriarchs by His unique name? This is what is bothering Rashi. How does his comment, with its grammatical distinction between "I was not known" and "I did not make known" help us out of this difficulty? [...] If Hashem had said "I did not make My name known" it would have been untrue, since He did tell Abraham and Jacob this Divine name. Rather, what it says here is " I was not known by My name" - this implies the lack of a subjective, personal understanding of the significance of this name by Abraham or Jacob. The meaning is actually that God had conveyed His name, but neither Abraham nor Jacob had fully appreciated its meaning in their own lives. It is in this sense that the Name was not made known to them.
This is a subtle point. To understand it, we must understand a basic principle of Torah interpretation regarding the Names of God. His Names are not an arbitrary assortment of labels given to the Almighty; instead, each Name conveys a particular attribute of God. This Rashi stresses when he says: "I was not recognized by them WITH My attribute of 'faithfulness' by reason of which My name is called Hashem - faithful to substantiate My promise..." The grammatical distinction that Rashi makes is, thus, crucial to a correct understanding of this verse. It correctly avoids the difficulty that was posed by a superficial reading of the verse. [...] Have a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Davies Rabbi@SOICherryHill.org
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