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Ki sisa – 5778
Ki Sisa 5778
HALLOW THE HOLLOW
In this week’s Parsha, Ki Sisa, HaShem instructs us to keep the Shabbos by cease from doing any creative activity just as He ceased all of His creation before the seventh day of creation. When articulating this mitzvah the Torah writes the reason as being ‘because Shabbos is a sign that attaches HaShem to His people’.
The question is that all mitzvos attach us to HaShem. In what way is the Shabbos distinct?
To appreciate the beauty and the function of Shabbos let us use the following model as the Maharal explains.
Ki sisa – 5777
Ki sisa – 5777
Ki sisa – 5777
Ki Sisa 5777
PURITY AND OPACITY
In addition to the weekly Parsha, KiSisa, we read an additional Prasha, Prasha Parah. Par-shas Parah is the portion in the Torah which instructs us how to purify ourselves from the spiritual impurity that occurs when we come in contact with a human corpse. We read this additional Prasha in preparation for the upcoming holiday of Pesach which requires us to achieve a level of purity.
The question is that today in absence of the Basis haMikdosh (Temple) we do not need to purify ourselves so what is the relevance of this Prasha?