June 22, 2011
by Digital Maggid
כי כל העדה כלם קדושים
ki kol ha’eidah kulam kedoshim
for the whole entire congregation is holy
(Numbers 16:3)
משה האָט געטענה’ט צו קורח’ן, דו ביזט גערעכט: עס איז קאכע אזוי ”כל העדה כלב קדושים.“ זאלסט אָבער וויסען זײַן, ביי איין עדה, אפילו כלם קכושים מוז זײַן איינער וועלכער שטייט אויף א העכערער מדרגה ווי די גאנצע עדה אונ ער איז א קדוש בין קדושים – אשר יבחר בו ד’ הוא הקדוש. (ר’ צידוק הכהן)
Moshe stressed to Korach: “You are correct, this is a ‘wholly holy congregation.’ But be advised, in every congregation, even a ‘wholly holy’ one, there must be one who stands above all the rest and he is kadosh bin kedoshim (holy among holies) whom Hashem has designated as holy.” (R’ Tsiduk HaKohen)
And my thanks to Jeffrey, the Oaklander Yesh, for helping with the Hebrew.
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June 3, 2011
by Digital Maggid
I dedicate this post to my teacher, who sometimes needs to be reminded of who he is. (Don’t we all.)
It was a common practice, because these teachings were part of a vast oral tradition, for the teacher of the day to offer teachings in the name of his teacher, or his teacher’s teacher, or … on down the line often two or three or more generations back. This teaching from R’ Tsiduk HaKohen was taught in the name of R’ Moshe of Kobrin.
דער פסוק אין תהלים
The verse in Tehilim (Psalms 139:8)
”אִם אֶסַּק שָמַיִם שָם אָתָּה, וְאַצִּיעה שְאוֹל הִנֶּךָ”
Im esak shamayim sham atah, v’atsiyah she’ol hinnecha
If I ascend to Heaven, You are there;
If I descend to Sheol (the underworld), Behold! There You are!
האט ר’ משה קאברינער בעטייטשט:
:Rabbi Moshe of Kobrin taught means
אויב א מענש מיינט אז ער האָט דערגרייכט דער הימעל,
If a man thinks he has reached Heaven
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