[Par-reg] Acharei Mot Kedoshim - questions for self study

Menachem Leibtag tsc at bezeqint.net
Fri Apr 24 06:32:08 EDT 2015


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            PARSHAT ACHAREI MOT

 

PART I - QUESTIONS FOR THE 'SHABBOS TABLE'

 

 

THE 'MURDER' OF ANIMALS

1.  Review 17:1-7, noting how these psukim
forbid slaughtering

any animal, unless it is brought as an
offering to God in the

Mishkan.  Note as well the reason(s) that the
Torah provides

for this prohibition!

     In your opinion, does this law apply
only to 'offerings'

[korbanot], or to any animal?  In other
words, according to

the simple meaning of these psukim, would it
be permitted to

slaughter an animal (that was not intended to
be a korban) to

eat its meat?

     Compare this prohibition to a similar
set of laws about

offering animals outside the Mikdash in
Devarim 12:20-28.

What is similar to Vayikra 17:1-7, and what
is different?  Can

you explain why (i.e. how the laws in Devarim
relate to the

situation in the land of Israel, while the
laws in Vayikra may

apply to the desert)?

     Then, see Ramban on 17:2-3 - and enjoy!
It's a bit

lengthy, but very interesting.

 

2.  Next, note that the Torah compares this
slaughter of

animals (outside the framework of a offering
in the Mishkan)

to 'murder' - see 11:4 - "dam ya'chasehv
l'ish ha'hu - dam

shafach" - it is though this person has
spilled blood!

Furthermore, this transgression falls under
the severe

category of "karet" - being cut off from the
Jewish nation

(see 11:4).

     In your opinion, what is so terrible
about this sin?

     Compare the wording of this prohibition
to God's blessing

to the children of Noach after the Flood in
Breishit 9:1-6,

noting what they are permitted to eat,
compared to what was

permitted to Adam ha'Rishon in Breishit
1:29-30!   In your

opinion, is there any meaning to the textual
parallel between

Vayikra 17:4 and Breishit 9:4-5?

     Then, see the short commentaries of
Ramban and Seforno on

17:4 - for a very interesting insight!

 

3.  In 17:5, the Torah explains that a reason
for this

prohibition is to prevent Bnei Yisrael from
making offerings

to the "seirim" - which literally would be
translated as

'goats'!  In your opinion, does this reason
make any sense?

     Then, see commentaries of Rashi, Ibn
Ezra, and Ramban,

noting how they pretty much agree to a very
different

translation here for the word "se'irim".
Note how they

provide a textual reason for this translation
as well.

     Then, see Rashbam on 17:5, noting how
his interpretation

is slightly different.  In your opinion,
would he agree with

Rashi?

     Finally, compare this pasuk to the
special offering of

"seirim" on Yom Kippur, as describe in
Vayikra 16:5-10 and

16:21-22.  Could this parallel provide us
with a different

explanation for the mention of "seirim" in
17:5?  Could this

also explain the juxtaposition between
chapters 16 & 17 in

Sefer Vayikra?

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WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THE LAND OF ISRAEL?

1. Review the closing psukim of chapter 18
(i.e. 18:24-30), in

light of the opening psukim of that chapter
(i.e. 18:1-5).

  According to these psukim (especially
18:25-28), how (and

why) does the land of Israel 'punish' Am
Yisrael for not

keeping God's laws.

     Then, see the famous Ramban on 18:28 -
where he

articulates his approach to what is special
about the land of

Israel.

     See also Ramban on Breishit 28:21, in
regard to the

meaning of Yaakov's statement of "v'haya
Hashem li l'Elokim".

  [No matter what your 'political' opinions
may be, it will

  serve as something appropriate to study on
Yom Atzmaut!]

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AVODAT YOM KIPPUR

1. In the Torah, we find the concept of
KEDUSHA in three

realms:

     "kedushat zman"  - in time

     "kedushat makom" -  in space (or
geographic place)

     "kedushat adam" -  man (or living
things)

 

     Based on your previous knowledge, bring
an example of

each type of KEDUSHA. What would you consider
the highest

level of KEDUSHA in each of these three
realms?

     As you study chapter 16, can you find an
example of each

of these three types of KEDUSHA?

     If so, would you consider this
significant? Explain why.

     Relate your answer to the importance of
the AVODAH of the

KOHEN GADOL on Yom Kippur? [The questions in
Part Two (for

this week's shiur) will relate to this topic
in greater

detail.]

 

2. Note how chapter 16 discusses the special
AVODA performed

on Yom Kippur while chapter 17 discusses the
prohibition

against offering sacrifices OUTSIDE the
confines of the

MISHKAN.

     Are these two chapters thematically
related? If so, how?

     Bring at least two examples to support
your answer.

          [Be sure to relate to the "se'irim"
(see 17:7).]

     Why do you think that they are
juxtaposed?

     Based on their respective headers (16:1
& 17:1), would

you conclude that these two parshiot were
given at the same

time?

Explain why yes, or why not.

     Relate your answer to the overall
structure of Sefer

Vayikra as discussed in our introductory
shiur and the nature

of the laws that relate to the Mishkan.

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FORBIDDEN BLOOD

3. At the end of chapter 17 we find once
again in Sefer

Vayikra the prohibition against eating blood.
Why do you think

that these laws (i.e. 17:10-16) are included
in the same

'parshia' together with the laws of
"shechutei chutz" (i.e.

17:1-9)? [In other words, how are the laws of
eating the blood

of any animal relate to the prohibition
against offering an

animal outside the Mikdash?]

     Note as well that the prohibition to eat
blood was also

discussed earlier in Sefer Vayikra - note
3:17 & 7:26-27?

     How are the details of this prohibition
here in chapter

17 different than those details in 3:17 and
7:26-27?

     Relate to WHERE in Sefer Vayikra each
'parshia' is

located and its local context.

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TO'EY'VOT

4. In chapter 18 we find a lengthy list of
prohibitions that

are all later defined in 18:26 as
"TO'EY'VOT". Based on this

list, how would you define a TO'EY'VA?  In
general, what

category of law would you consider this list?
[i.e. bein adam

l'chaveiro, la'makom, / social justice,
morality, ritual,

social?]

    Note the use of the word "to'eyva" in
Breishit 43:32,

46:34 and Shmot 8:22.  Is its usage in those
contexts similar

to its usage in chapter 18?

     In your opinion, how are these laws
different that than

the laws found in the Ten Commandments or
Parshat Mishpatim

(which are not defined as TO'EY'VOT)?

 

     Finally, note the phrase "toeyvat
Hashem" in Devarim

22:5, 23:19 & 25:16, and their contexts.  Can
you explain the

difference between what the Torah refers to
as a "toeyva" in

contrast to a "toeyvat Hashem" (and why)?

     In general, what makes a certain action
a "to'eyvah"?

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KIPPURIM & THE MIZBACH KETORET

5. In Shmot 30:10, the concept of "kippurim"
is mentioned (in

relation to the MIZBACH KTORET), even though
the precise date

for when this korban is to be offered is not
mentioned. [See

Shmot 30:10 and its context.]

     How does that parshia (Shmot 30:1-10)
relate to our

Parsha (i.e. Vayikra chapter 16)?

     In your opinion, why do you think that
no specific date

is given for this YOM KIPPUR korban in Shmot
30:10?

  [In your answer, relate to the events of
chet ha'egel, and

  WHY the 10th of Tishrei was chosen for YOM
KIPPUR, as

  detailed in Vayikra chapter 23!

 

     In your opinion, and based on this
question, had it not

been for "chet ha'egel", would there have
been a 'YOM KIPPUR'

in the holiday cycle? Explain!

  [Relate to the holidays that are mentioned
in Chumash before

  the story of chet ha'egel.]

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PART II - QUESTIONS FOR PREPARATION (for
weekly shiur)

1. Read chapter 18, paying careful attention
to its opening

and closing psukim. In what way is the
overall topic of this

chapter different than the topics discussed
in chapters 16 &

17 (and for that matter in all of Sefer
Vayikra thus far)?

 

2. How does the topic of chapter 18,
especially its header

(see 18:1-5), relate to the topics found in
chapter 19 [i.e.

Parshat Kedoshim], and to the primary topics
found in the

remainder of Sefer Vayikra?  [Be sure to
relate to the

"tochacha" in chapter 26 as well, especially
to its closing

pasuk!]

 

3. Review 18:1-5. How would you define this
set of psukim?

     In what manner do they form a unit?

     Is the commandment in 18:1 something
new, or have Bnei

Yisrael heard this before; and if so, when?
[Be sure to

relate to Shmot 6:2-8  & 20:1-2.]

     In these psukim, what is the meaning of
the phrase "ani

Hashem elokeichem", and why is it repeated so
many times?

     Has this phrase been mentioned earlier
in Sefer Vayikra?

     Is it mentioned again later in Sefer
Vayikra?

               If so, where and how often?

     Relate these five psukim to 18:24-30;
19:19,37; & 20:22.

 

4. Make a very general outline of the major
topics of Sefer

Vayikra (from chapter 1 to 27), paying
careful attention to

where we find laws that relate to the
Mishkan, and where we

find laws that relate to 'daily life'.

     How does chapter 18 relate to your
outline?

     From what perspective could you consider
chapter 18 a

'transition' point in Sefer Vayikra?

     Would you say that there are TWO halves
to Sefer Vayikra?

     If so, what are they, and do they relate
to 18:1-5?

     If not, how do chapters 18->20 relate to
chapters 1->17?

[See also Parshanut section below.]

 

5.  Which topics in your outline relate in
one form or other

to the concept of "kedusha - i.e. something
being designated

or set aside to serve God"?  How does this
relate to 19:1-2?

 

6. Note the phrase "chukim u'mishpatim" in
18:1-5 as well as

in 18:24-30). Compare this with that same
phrase in Vayikra

26:46 (note also 26:27-33), and relate this
to your answer to

the above question.  [Note as well Devarim
5:1, 6:1, and

26:16!]

     Similarly, can you suggest a connection
between the word

"torot" in 26:46 and a certain part (or
section) of Sefer

Vayikra?  In your answer relate to the phrase
"zot torat..."

that appears numerous times from chapter six
through chapter

15.

 

7. In general, which mitzvot in Sefer Vayikra
relate to the

Mikdash itself, and which mitzvot related to
the daily life of

an individual living in the land of Israel?

     How does (or should) the Mikdash affect
daily life? Or re-

phrased - how (and why) should the fact that
God's "shechina"

rests among Bnei Yisrael in the Mishkan
affect what God

expects from our general behavior?

 

PART III - PARSHANUT

THE INTERNAL ORDER OF SEFER VAYIKRA

1. See the first Ramban in Sefer Vayikra (his
intro. to the

book), where he discusses the overall theme
of the Vayikra and

its flow of topic. Based on this Ramban, how
would Ramban

explain the logic behind the change in topic
that begins in

chapter 18 (or basically, why are the laws of
forbidden

marital relationships included in this book)?

     Note how Ramban relates to this
introduction in his

commentary to 19:2!  See also Ramban on 16:1,
where he relates

once again to the entire structure of Sefer
Vayikra, and where

he explains his approach that Chumash is
written in

'chronological order' (and when and why he
accepts certain

exceptions to that rule).

 

WHEN THE LAWS OF AVODAT YOM KIPPUR WERE GIVEN

2. The first pasuk in Acharei Mot (16:1)
tells us WHEN this

commandment was given to Moshe, i.e. after
the death of Nadav

and Avihu.

     Why do you think it is necessary for the
Torah to include

this information?

     Does the Torah usually inform us
concerning when each

mitzva was given?

     Can you think of any other examples of
mitzvot which are

introduced in a similar fashion?

  If indeed this mitzvah was given after the
death of Nadav

and Avihu, where in Sefer Vayikra should it
have been

recorded?

     Relate this to Vayikra 10:1-11.

          How does this relate to the
controversy of "ein

mukdam u'muchar ba'torah"?

 

Next, read Rashi 16:1.

     How does Rashi answer the above
questions?

   Read Ibn Ezra 16:1.

     How does Ibn Ezra answer the above
questions?

 

     On what do they argue, on what do they
agree?

          Does either commentary relate to
the chronological

issue of when this parsha was first given?

 

Then, read Ramban on 16:1.

     How does Ramban answer the above
questions?

     How does he relate to the chronological
issue?

     Does he agree or disagree with Rashi?

      [Note that he quotes Rashi at the end
of his

commentary.]

 

WHICH MIZBEIACH NEEDS KAPARA?

3. Review 16:18 in its context from 16:14-20.
Based on your

understanding of this pasuk, WHICH Mizbeiach
does 16:18 refer

to: the Mizbach ha'nchoshet [ha'olah] -
outside the Mishkan,

or the Mizbach ha'zahav [ha'ktoret] - located
inside the

Mishkan?

     On what did you base your answer?

     Now, see Rashi on 16:18.  How does he
answer this

question, and how does he deal with the
problematic verb that

seems to contradict his interpretation?

     Next, see Ibn Ezra.  How is answer
different than

Rashi's?

          In your opinion, which pirush makes
more sense?

          [Relate in your answer to 16:16.]

     Finally, see Ramban on 16:18 (the first
part is enough).

     How does he answer this question.  Be
sure that you

understand his proof from the Mechilta (and
from 16:20).

     Note also Shmot 30:10 (in relation to
30:1-10).  How does

this pasuk affect one's interpretation of
16:18?

 

A PLACE TO CHANGE CLOTHING?

4. Review 16:23, in its context from
16:14-26, paying

attention to the flow of events.  What is
problematic with

16:23, both in simple pshat of the pasuk, and
in relation to

WHEN Aharon was supposed to do this?

     See Rashi, noting how quotes Yoma 32a in
his

interpretation.

     Then, see Ramban, noting not only how he
quotes Rashi,

but especially how he explains these psukim
in accordance with

that Gemara.  [Note how he explains that in
pshat - this pasuk

needs to be read in search of "drash"!]

 

                         b'hatzlacha,

                         menachem

 

 

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             PARSHAT KEDOSHIM

 

PART I - QUESTIONS FOR THE 'SHABBOS TABLE'

 

'TALKING REVENGE' & 'HOLINESS'

1.  Review 19:18, noting how it discusses a
very important

mitzva of "lo tikom" (which unfortunately is
often

overlooked).  As you study the first half of
19:18 (not to

mention the second half), be sure to see
Rashi's commentary

(and Ramban's) re: the meaning of both
phrases: 'lo tikom' and

've-lo titor'.

     According to Rashi's interpretation of
what these phrases

imply, isn't it rather amazing that this type
of behavior -

which most of us would consider 'normal' (or
even 'expected')

- is actually an 'issur de-oraita' [a Torah
prohibition]!

  Can you explain why the Torah forbids this
type of behavior?

Also, how does it relate to being "kadosh"
(holiness), which

is the primary topic of this unit of mitzvot?

  In your opinion, why do you think that
there are so many

people (and unfortunately sometimes even
rabbis) who arre not

familiar with this law?   [And why is it that
many people who

do know these laws have trouble observing
them?]

 

2.  Based on the above question, attempt to
explain how 19:18

thematically relates to 19:14-17.

     Then, note the sudden change of topic in
19:19, and

especially its 'header' [that introduces the
laws in the next

set of psukim).  Can you explain the thematic
nature of this

transition?

     Finally, review the finale of this
chapter, i.e. 19:33-

36.  Use these psukim [and their finale (i.e.
19:36)] to

explain how this can explain the transition
from 19:18-19.

 

SHABBAT & the MIKDASH

3.  Review 19:30, noting the connection
between the mikdash

and Shabbat.  Where else in Chumash do we
find a similar

thematic connection between Shabbat & the
mikdash / mishkan?

          [If you give up, see Shmot 31:12-16
and 35:1-4.]

     Can you explain why this pasuk is
located specifically at

this point in Parshat Kedoshim?

     [Relate to "kedushat zman" vs. "kedushat
makom".]

  If you have ample time, note as well the
various

  commentaries on 19:30, noting how each one
takes a slightly

  different angle.

 

WHY THE REPEAT?

4.  Note how the commandment 'lo ta'aseh avel
ba-mishpat' is

stated twice in chapter 19 (see 19:15 &
19:35).  Read each of

these psukim carefully, noting their context;
and attempt to

ascertain whether this is simply a repeat of
the same law, or

if each commandment relates to a different
type of situation.

     Then, see Rashi on 19:35, noting the way
he explains how

each commandment in unique.

  See the interpretation of Ibn Ezra as well.

 

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PARSHAT KEDOSHIM

                    [for shiur #1 this week]

 

1.  Many commentators have noted that one can
find an example

of each of the Ten Commandments (or a very
similar mitzva) in

the opening psukim of Parshat Vayikra.

     Before seeing the commentaries inside,
carefully review

chapter 19 and attempt to find these
parallels on your own.

     When you finish, record your answers so
that later on,

you can compare your conclusions to those of
the various

commentators.

 

2.  Review your conclusions once again, this
time organizing

them as follows:

     a) Commandments that have an obvious
parallel.

    [for example - 'honoring parents' / see
19:3]

  b) Commandments that have only a tangential
parallel

  c) Commandments that appear to have no
parallel

  

  Considering that there are so many
Commandments that have

parallels, can  you explain why the
commentators are so eager

to find parallels for all of the ten
commandments?

  Can you explain why only some of the
parallels are obvious,

why others or only 'alluded' to?

 

3.  For the Commandments that you did find
parallels for, note

their order within Parshat Kedoshim.  How
does that order

relate to their order in the original Ten
Commandments?

     Note as well the phrases 'Ani Hashem'
and 'Ani Hashem

Elokeichem' that repeat themselves so often
in this section,

and note especially where we find each
phrase.  Does this

appear to be random, or organized?  If you
find some type of

'organization' - attempt to explain its
logic.

  Relate these two phrases and where they
appear to the Ten

Commandments that the psukim that precede
each phrase

corresponds to.

 

4.  Now, let's see how the commentators
related to these

parallels.

  First see the Chizkuni on 19:2, and make a
list of all of

his conclusions.  Did your list match his?
Can you explain

the differences (if there are any)?

  

  Next, see Ramban on 19:4 (towards the end),
where he too

finds all of the Ten Commandments in this
parsha.

     Finally, see also the Ibn Ezra on 19:2
('ki kadosh...')!

     Using your list, make note in regard to
which

Commandments everyone agrees (on the
parallel), and on which

we find differences of opinion.

  Based on your own attempt to identify these
parallels,

attempt to explain why.

 

5.  Even though these mitzvot are similar to
the Ten

Commandments, they are not identical.  There
are also many

examples of additional mitzvot.  Try to
define the manner in

which the mitzvot in Kedoshim are different
than the dibrot

(i.e. are they more strict or lenient etc.),
even though they

may also be 'parallel'.

     Is this difference significant?  Can you
relate it to the

title of the Parsha - 'Kedoshim tihiyu'?

 

6.  Review the first 18 psukim of chapter 19
once again, this

time noting how often the phrase ANI HASHEM
is repeated.  Is

there a pattern to this repetition?

     Note when it states ANI HASHEM and ANI
HASHEM ELOKEICHEM.

Does this also fit into a pattern?

     Does this pattern relate in any way to
the division of

the DIBROT into 'two halves'?

     How does this observation relate to the
parallels that

you found between the DIBROT and the mitzvot
in chapter 19?

[See questions #1 & #2 above.]

     Which mitzva in Parshat Kedoshim seems
to 'ruin' this

pattern?  Can you explain why?

 

7.  Review 19:5-10.  Based on the pattern set
by "ani Hashem

Elokeichem", can you explain why this set of
psukim could be

considered a 'sub-unit'?  Are these psukim
connected in any

manner to the Ten Commandments, or did you
list them in any of

your parallels?

     In you opinion, what is the connection
between 19:5-8 and

19:9-10?  How do either of these mitzvot
relate to the other

mitzvot in chapter 19?

 

8.  Review Shmot 20:19-23, noting how these
psukim are the

first mitzvot that Bnei Yisrael receive after
the Ten

Commandments.  Can you find a parallel
between these mitzvot

and the DIBROT as well?  Then, continue
reading into chapter

21 [Parshat Mishpatim] and see if this
pattern continues.

Relate these parallels to your answers to the
above questions.

    [See also the TSC shiur on Parshat
Mishpatim.]

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PART TWO - QUESTIONS FOR PREPARATION

          for SHIUR #2

 

- The Header: "KOL ADAT BNEI YISRAEL"

1.  In what manner is the header of Parshat
Kedoshim (19:1-2)

different than the standard header
introducing a parsha of

mitzvot that is usually found in Chumash?

     Does Rashi comment on this?

     If so, what is his comment?  How does it
explain the

reason for this difference?

 

2.  Where else in Chumash do we find a parsha
of mitzvot that

also includes the header of "KOL ADAT BNEI
YISRAEL"?

     Does it relate in any way to Parshat
Kedoshim?

          [If you give up, try Shmot 12:1-3,
and 35:1]

     Do any of these sources help you better
understand the

Rashi referred to above/ 19:2 -
"daber...melamed she-ne'emar

be-hakhel..."?

     See also Vayikra 8:3-5!

 

3.  What does the word 'eida' mean?  What is
the Hebrew

'shoresh' of this word?

     Can you relate this shoresh to the
reason why this parsha

was given to the entire eida?

 

4.  In what context do Bnei Yisrael serve as
'eidim'

[witnesses?] when they fulfill the
commandments of KEDOSHIM

TIHIYU?

     See Seforno on 19:2, and relate his
commentary to your

answer?

 

5.  See also Chizkuni on 19:2, and compare
his peirush to that

of Rashi on 19:2 [in regard to 'daber el kol
adat Bnei

Yisrael'].  In what way is Chizkuni similar,
and in what way

is his statement different from Rashi's?
Attempt to explain

why.

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for SHIUR #3

THE REPETITION OF THE 'ARAYOT'

1.  Even though the 'arayot' [forbidden
marital relationships]

were already detailed in chapter 18, most all
of them are

repeated again in chapter 20.  After
verifying this point,

attempt to determine in what manner their
presentation is

chapter 20 is different.  At this point,
relate only to the

laws of the arayot themselves in 20:10-21 AND
to the laws that

'surround' them in 20:1-9 and 20:22-27.

     Can you suggest a reason for this
repetition of the same

set of laws twice?  In your answer, relate as
well to the

placement of chapter 19 in between them.

 

2.  Next, carefully review the psukim that
surround these

arayot (in 20:10-21), i.e. to 20:1-9 and
20:22-27.  Attempt to

understand (and explain) the internal
'structure' of chapter

20.

     Then, compare this structure to the
internal structure in

chapter 18, where we also find psukim that
'surround' the

arayot, i.e. to 18:1-5 and 18:24-30 that
surround 18:6-23.

     In what manner is this structure similar
to the pattern

in chapter 20?  In what manner is it
different?

 

3.  What specific laws does chapter 20
contain that were not

found in chapter 18?  What 'general'
statements are found in

both chapters, and what is their importance?

 

4.  In regard to the structure of chapter 20,
what is

especially difficult about its final pasuk
(i.e. 20:27)?  In

your opinion, why is this pasuk 'out of
place' and where in

this chapter does it belong?

 

5.  If you are familiar with 'chiastic
structures', see if you

can find one within chapter 20.  Use this
(and your answer to

question #1) to explain the final pasuk of
chapter 20.

     Be sure to compare the overall structure
of chapter 20 to

that of chapter 18.  Attempt to explain the
nature of this

parallel.

     How does the topic of chapter 19 [i.e.
kedoshim tihiyu]

relate to one of the levels of the chiastic
structure found in

chapter 20?

 

6.  For those of you familiar with the sugya
in the Gemara of

"ein onshin ela im kein mazhirin" [there is
no punishment (by

Bet Din) unless first this is a warning],
relate this

principle to the above question!

=======

 

PART III - PARSHANUT

 

PARSHAT KEDOSHIM AS PART OF SEFER VAYIKRA

1.  See Ramban on 19:2.  How does Ramban
explain why Parshat

Kedoshim is recorded in Sefer Vayikra?

     Review Ramban's introduction to Sefer
Vayikra (on 1:1).

Relate this to his peirush on 19:2.

 

2.  Next, see Ibn Ezra on 19:2.  How does he
answer this

question?

     How and why are their answers different?

 

3.  Finally see Seforno on 19:2.  Study it
very carefully!

     According to Seforno, why is Parshat
Kedoshim in Sefer

Vayikra?  How does Seforno use this to
explain the progression

of parshiot in Sefer Vayikra?

     In what manner is his approach TOTALLY
different than

Ramban's (in regard to this question)?

     Note carefully how Seforno finds not
only a thematic

connection between Parshat Kedoshim and the
first half of

Sefer Vayikra, but also how he connects this
progression to

primary themes in both Sefer Shmot and Sefer
Breishit!

     Explain how, and how this is consistent
with Seforno's

overall [thematic] approach to Parshanut.

     [Relate this as well to his intro. to
Chumash!]

 

THE FLOW OF TOPICS IN CHAPTER 19

4.  See the first Ibn Ezra on Vayikra chapter
19, noting how

he explains his entire approach to his
interpretation of sets

of mitzvot in the Torah (like chapter 19),
and why he tries to

find a reason for the progression of topic
from one mitzvah to

the next.

     Then, if you have time, review the
entire commentary of

Ibn Ezra on chapter 19, noting how he
explains the flow of

topic from one pasuk to the next.  If you
have even more time,

before you see each Ibn Ezra, attempt to
suggest a reason

first on your own.

 

                         be-hatzlacha,

                         menachem

 

 

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