Digital Maggid
A few very short but pithy teachings from today’s study session:
אַתֶּם נִצָּבִים הַיּוֹם כֻּלְּכֶם לִפְנֵי יְ־הֹוָ־ה
atem nitsavim hayom kulekhem lifnei Hashem
you are all standing here today before the Lord (D’varim 29:9)
- Atem nitsavim hayom — ”Atem” (you) spells out “even mikir tiz’ak” (a stone shall cry out from the wall – Habakkuk 2:11) During the Days of Awe, even the petrified heart cries out to Gd. (Yaakov Tzvi Porisover)
- Atem (you) has the same spelling as Emet (truth). As long as the Jews keep themselves on a truthful, Gdly path, “nitsavim” (you stand) — they will continue to exist. (R’ Moshe Leib Lentshner)
- Atem (you) has the same spelling as Emet (truth). With truth, “nitsavim” — you can set yourselves before the Master of the Universe in the Days of Awe. (R’ Aharon Karliner)
