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  • <h1>R. Chayyim b. Atar (Or HaChayyim)</h1>
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  • <h1>R. Chayyim b. Atar (Or HaChayyim)</h1> <title>Or HaChayyim</title>
    10 KB (1,490 words) - 19:55, 28 July 2015
  • ...special dispensation due to extenuating circumstances of either a personal or national nature.</p> ..."R. Chayyim b. Atar (Or HaChayyim)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Chayyim b. Atar</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MeshekhChokhmahBemidbar9" data-aht="so
    24 KB (3,881 words) - 12:21, 28 January 2023
  • ...in His punishment. In reality, though, the people have either sinned more, or are punished less severely than implied by the verses. Thus, despite the in ...However, the position divides regarding whether natural order is the norm or the exception:<br/>
    31 KB (4,320 words) - 03:57, 11 May 2020
  • ..."R. Chayyim b. Atar (Or HaChayyim)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Chayyim b. Atar</a></multilink>, <a href="RSRHirschBereshit48-3-67" data-aht="source">R S"R ...o refer to sons that he had not yet born.<fn>R. Shemuel b. Chofni Gaon, Or HaChayyim, and Abarbanel explain similarly, but suggest that Yaakov understood this f
    29 KB (4,376 words) - 13:00, 28 January 2023
  • ...ersonal stances on such questions as the validity of collective punishment or acts of deterrence. Many condone, and even laud, Shimon and Levi's actions, ...their crimes, it was nonetheless necessary to collectively punish them. Or HaChayyim posits that the Shekhemites acted as human shields to defend their king, le
    45 KB (6,742 words) - 15:48, 4 July 2019
  • ...lf to his brothers and was concerned only with reuniting with Binyamin and/or Yaakov. In their opinion, Yehuda's speech was not anticipated by Yosef, but ...sided. Thus, when the brothers arrived, he was no longer filled with anger or vengeful thoughts.</point>
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  • ...s best fit Yaakov's words. Ibn Ezra points to the slaughter of Shekhem, Or HaChayyim focuses on the sale of Yosef, and Rashi suggests a combination of the two.& ...of Shekhem. This position subdivides regarding whether Yaakov is rebuking or praising Shimon and Levi for their actions:</p>
    42 KB (6,147 words) - 15:40, 4 July 2019
  • ...f his character, by demonstrating his concern for his family's welfare and/or his wisdom in managing the Egyptian crisis.</p> ..."R. Chayyim b. Atar (Or HaChayyim)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Chayyim b. Atar</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ShadalBereshit47-1821" data-aht="sourc
    28 KB (4,249 words) - 13:01, 13 December 2018
  • ...they lacked the proper respect when granted the privilege of seeing Hashem or for the very act&#160;itself of seeing Hashem.</p> ...God. They either approached the revelation amidst literal food and drink, or as if engaged in food and drink, belittling the gravity of the experience a
    37 KB (5,448 words) - 11:23, 28 January 2023
  • ...lly, Malbim maintains that there was nothing wrong with either the content or language of the request, only with the timing.&#160; In a period of miracul ...,<fn>Netziv believes that asking for a king to be either a military leader or a judge is problematic, and thus combines this approach with the position b
    33 KB (5,063 words) - 12:04, 28 January 2023
  • ...t, too, is meant to assuage Moshe's worry that they do not trust in Hashem or His providence. The tribes point out that they are willing to leave their c ...o deceit will ensue.<fn>Moshe explains the ramifications of either keeping or reneging on the agreement, saying, "If you will do this thing, then... and
    51 KB (7,205 words) - 11:52, 28 January 2023
  • ...questions arise as to whether Yitro believes in Hashem, pagan gods, both, or neither. The analysis below will present the spectrum of opinions regarding ...this approach differ over whether this was a longstanding belief of Yitro or a more recent development following a career as an idol worshipper.</p>
    34 KB (5,370 words) - 11:40, 4 July 2019
  • ...st, though, Yosef wanted to assess the degree of the brothers' remorse and/or aid them in achieving penance for their past misdeeds. According to this po ...ayyim)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Chayyim b. Atar</a></multilink>,<fn>Or HaChayyim combines this with the approach below, that Yosef was trying to help the br
    69 KB (10,636 words) - 12:56, 28 January 2023
  • ...the words "וְהָיָה ה' לִי לֵא-לֹהִים" part of what he expects from Hashem, or what he will do for Hashem?&#160; If the latter, what is he promising to do ...gest that Yaakov was indeed unsure if Hashem had powers outside of Israel, or perhaps had questions regarding the oneness of Hashem in general. If so, fo
    67 KB (9,806 words) - 03:51, 9 June 2023
  • ...her mandates that one who sacrifices must be careful not to stain his body or clothing with the animal's blood. For other examples and possible reasons f ...es the impurity incurred by one who eats a non-slaughtered animal (a נבילה or טריפה) also revolves around this theme.&#160; He suggests that the act
    51 KB (7,745 words) - 10:24, 28 January 2023
  • ...e uses the language, "Bilam went" rather than "Bilam continued on his way" or the like, as would be expected had this been a continuation rather than the ...ilosophy:Angels – Spiritual or Physica" data-aht="page">Angels – Spiritual or Physical?</a>.</fn> As it is common for prophetic dreams to utilize symbols
    57 KB (8,487 words) - 12:51, 28 January 2023
  • ...intended to give the gold, silver, and clothing to the Israelites as gifts or only as loans. The dispute hinges on the meaning of the verb שאל in Bibl ...gesting that the gifts served as reparations for the Israelite slave labor or were in exchange for the property left behind for the Egyptians.</p>
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