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<point><b>"יִשְׁמְעוּ וְלָמְדוּ לְיִרְאָה" versus "יִשְׁמְעו ...יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ... וְשָׁמְרוּ"</b>&#160;</point>
 
<point><b>"יִשְׁמְעוּ וְלָמְדוּ לְיִרְאָה" versus "יִשְׁמְעו ...יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ... וְשָׁמְרוּ"</b>&#160;</point>
 
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<category>Instilling a Fear of God
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<category>Instilling Fear of God&#160;
<opinion>Reenacting the Covenant of Sinai
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<p>The Hakhel ceremony is supposed to reenact the Covenants at Sinai and Arvot Moav which instilled in the people both a fear of Hashem and a collective identity as being part of the Nation of Israel.</p>
<p>Rambam, R. D"Z Hoffmann</p>
 
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<opinion>Reenacting the Covenant of Arvot Moav
 
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<category>Transmitting the Tradition
 
<category>Transmitting the Tradition

Version as of 13:34, 2 March 2016

Purpose of Hakhel

Exegetical Approaches

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Educating Toward Practical Observance

Why "בְּמֹעֵד שְׁנַת הַשְּׁמִטָּה"
Why on Sukkot specifically?
What is read?
Who reads?
All inclusive nature
הַטַּף versus וּבְנֵיהֶם
אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָדְעוּ
"יִשְׁמְעוּ וְלָמְדוּ לְיִרְאָה" versus "יִשְׁמְעו ...יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ... וְשָׁמְרוּ" 

Instilling Fear of God 

The Hakhel ceremony is supposed to reenact the Covenants at Sinai and Arvot Moav which instilled in the people both a fear of Hashem and a collective identity as being part of the Nation of Israel.

Transmitting the Tradition