מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י ׀ עֲקֶ֬רֶת הַבַּ֗יִת אֵֽם־הַבָּנִ֥ים שְׂמֵחָ֗ה הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
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Kedushat Levi
Yet another interpretation of the opening line of our portion, זאת חקת התורה. The words of David in psalm 113,9 מושיבי עקרת הבית, “He sets (establishes) the childless woman.”
While we live on this earth as mortal creatures, we believe that the reason we have been created is in order to perform the various tasks that make this earth a better place to live on. We are, of course, wrong in that assumption. What we had considered as the principal task of a Jew on earth, is no more than a subordinate task. Man’s principal task is to understand the unity of the Creator, and this is what David meant when he said מושיבי עקרת הבית, when the redeemer will come, soon in our days, he will reveal to all of us the importance of understanding the unity of the Creator, something alluded to in the words: זאת חקת התורה , “this statute called Torah,” (singular) represents the uniqueness and Oneness of Hashem. The Torah contains commandments which our common sense tells us as necessary for civilized society to be able to function. When performing these commandments we are in danger of forgetting that we are not to perform them because we consider them as useful for society. G’d added other commandments which defy our attempts at unraveling their usefulness in order to teach us that everything in the Torah has the identical purpose, namely that by performing them we testify to our belief in the One and Only Creator, our “father” in heaven.
While we live on this earth as mortal creatures, we believe that the reason we have been created is in order to perform the various tasks that make this earth a better place to live on. We are, of course, wrong in that assumption. What we had considered as the principal task of a Jew on earth, is no more than a subordinate task. Man’s principal task is to understand the unity of the Creator, and this is what David meant when he said מושיבי עקרת הבית, when the redeemer will come, soon in our days, he will reveal to all of us the importance of understanding the unity of the Creator, something alluded to in the words: זאת חקת התורה , “this statute called Torah,” (singular) represents the uniqueness and Oneness of Hashem. The Torah contains commandments which our common sense tells us as necessary for civilized society to be able to function. When performing these commandments we are in danger of forgetting that we are not to perform them because we consider them as useful for society. G’d added other commandments which defy our attempts at unraveling their usefulness in order to teach us that everything in the Torah has the identical purpose, namely that by performing them we testify to our belief in the One and Only Creator, our “father” in heaven.
The Gate of Unity
The comprehension of the intellect gives rise to joy, that is, the joy of the soul. This is as stated,5Psalms 113:9 “The mother6Binah-Comprehension of the children rejoices.”
The Gate of Unity
Yom Tov, however, is refered to as,6Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 23:4 “Mikra Kodesh – It is called Holy,” [which is] an aspect of joy, as stated,7Psalms 113:9 “The mother of the children rejoices.”