Musar sobre Êxodo 9:29
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה כְּצֵאתִי֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר אֶפְרֹ֥שׂ אֶת־כַּפַּ֖י אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה הַקֹּל֣וֹת יֶחְדָּל֗וּן וְהַבָּרָד֙ לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה־ע֔וֹד לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֥י לַיהוָ֖ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Respondeu-lhe Moisés: Logo que eu tiver saído da cidade estenderei minhas mãos ao SENHOR; os trovões cessarão, e não haverá, mais saraiva, para que saibas que a terra é do SENHOR.
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
כצאתי את העיר אפרוש את כפי. Moses did not pray inside the capital of Egypt since the city was filled with idols. This teaches the Jewish traveller who on occasion is forced to use inns and hotels owned by pagans which may prominently display icons or pigs, etc., to be careful to choose only locations that are free from these when he says his prayers. On occasion it may be preferable to pray en route rather than in such surroundings.
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