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Spiritual Symbolisms - Laying the Foundation for a Beautiful New YearRabbi Shmuel SilberSeptember 14, 2016

a cenr d sc zezixk zkqn ilaa cenlz .1yix oiac oinei dxyr oilda `bxy iziin ,`l i` `zy `kyn i` rcil irac o`n i`d :in` ax xn`

irac o`ne .dizy wiqnc rcip dixedp jiyn i` ,`wif aiyp `lc `ziaa ilzipe ixetikc `neil `zyi`d .glvnc rcip xtye oiny i` ,`lebpxz iaxip ,`l i` iwqir glvn i` rcipc irae iwqir ciarpd`eaa ifg m` ,`zdac `ziaa mewip lerip ,dizial xcd i` rcipc irae `gxe`a wetip irac o`n

.dilfn rxzne dizrc `ylg `nlic ,`id `zlin e`le .dizial iz`c rcip d`eaac d`eaalxn` `wliq ,izxk ,`iaexe `xw `zy yix lkinl yipi` libx `di ,`id `zlin `pniq zxn`c `zyd :iia`

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` cenr e sc zezixk zkqn i"yx .2.iwznc `ki`e xdn ilcbc `ki` ipde ...

btwz oniq dpyd y`x zekld miig gxe` xeh .3getz dcerqd zlgza lek`l oilibxy fpky`a enk ebdpn itl mewne n"k mibdpnd eax dfne ...

yecig ipin lk oglyd lr `iadl oibdep `"vpiaextae dwezn dpy epilr ycgzz xnel yaca weznxkf li` y`x lek`l libx did bxeaphexn n"xde ... apfl `le y`xl didp xnel yak y`x oilke`e

:wgvi ly eli`l

Rav Jacob ben Asher was born in Cologne ca. 1269 and died in Toledo ca. 1343. In 1303 he fled withall of his family from Cologne to Barcelona. His main teacher was his father, R. Asher (Rosh), although R.Jacob also studied with his older brother, R. Yechiel.

dpyd y`x zltz xcq mdxcea` xtq .4oirelc ea yiy `ph dpyd y`xa odiptl oiaixwny minkgd lk bdpn oke aezk mipe`bd zaeyzae

aeh oniq mzenyn oi`ivene odn cg` lk lr odici oigipne mixnze zewlye oiyixk ixvnd lete.epi`pey ezxki izxkd lre epzeikf eaxi `iaex letd lre .eppic xfb rxwi `xw zrlc lr mixne`e

eilr mixne`e oenx cer oitiqene .epizeper enzi mixnzd lre .epizeper ewlqi `wliq micxzd lrejiptl e`xwiy epizea` idl`e epidl` 'd jiptln oevx idi oeyla dxne` yie .oenxk zeikf daxp

.mlek oke epizeikf eaxziy epizea` idl`e epidl` 'd jiptln oevx idi .eppic xfb rxwiye epizeikf.apfl `le y`xl ziide (bi ,dk mixac 'ir) y"r dwizn ipine mibce yak y`x lek`l oibdep yiexkf li` y`x lek`l libx did bxaphexn x"de unega milyan oi`e mibck zeaxle zextl mibce

:wgvi ly eli`l

Rabbi David ben R. Yosef Abudraham lived in Spain during the thirteenth century.

` sirq btwz oniq dpyd y`x zekld miig gxe` jexr ogley .5:xn`i `iaex lk`iyke .`xw ,ixnz ,`wliq ,izxk ,ozlz epiidc `iaex d"xa lek`l libx mc` `di

,`xw ;epi`pey enzi ,ixnz ;epiaie` ewlzqi ,`wlq ;epi`pey ezxki ,izxk ;epizeikf eaxiy x"di .epizeikf jiptl e`xwie eppic xfb rxwi

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hi wxt `xwie .6:epperz `le eygpz `l mcd lr elk`z `l (ek)

26. You shall not eat over the blood. You shall not act on the basis of omens or lucky hours.

a cenr dq sc oixcdpq zkqn ilaa cenlz .7,el `xew axer .eixg`n el `xew epa .ecin dltp elwn eitn dltp ezt xne`d df - ygpn :opax epzi`ven `ed yceg y`x ,`ed zixgy ,ia ligzz l` .el`nyn lreye epinin ygp ,jxca ewiqtd iav

zetera dclega miygpnd el` oebk - epperz `le eygpz `l +h"i `xwie+ :opax epz .`ed zay .mibcae

a cenr dq sc oixcdpq zkqn i"yx .8.wfidn meid b`cl jixv - eitn dltp ezt

.el `ed rx oniq - el`nyn lrey e` epinin `a ygp.ekxc wiqtde ,mexcl oetvn jled iavde ,axrnl gxfnn jled didy - ewiqtd iav

zeidl ia ligzz l` jnn dywaa :el xne` ,xird zviw e` epnn qn zeabl i`abd `ayk - ia ligzz l`.el `ed rx oniqy ,cqtd xaca oey`x

.oerxita meid dyrn zlgz ligz` `le ,`ed zixgy :el xn` ,aeg epnn raez didy - `ed zixgy.xgn cr il oznd - `ed ycg y`x

.reayd inil oey`x - `ed zay i`ven.xac meya oiligznyk e` jxcl oi`veiyk - oiygpnd

` cenr ai sc zeixed zkqn zecb` iyecig `"yxdn .9irac o`n i`d xn` `xwirn dfd xn`nd ixaca wcwcl yi .'ek `zy wiqn i` rcinl irac o`n .`rcip dixedp jyn i` epiidc dpey`xd dwelg wx xn`w `l diyrae 'ek `l i` `zy wiqn i` rcinl

... `zy wiqn `l dixedp jiyn `l i`c dipyd dwelg xn`w `le `zy wiqnc

lka xzen `di mrh dfi`ne eygpz `l meyn ea yi df lka dxe`klc meyn dfa aiydl yie .a... zezin 'c wxt opixn`ck 'ek iav icin dltp ilwn itn dltp iztn ith el`

la` minyd on cxei epi` rxd la` d"a 'zi epnn `a `ed aehd ik recidn ip` mb iwlg dpr`e .b mkipial ipia elicad mkizeper ik y"nk envrn d"a 'zi eaeh zcn wlqn `ed mc` ly eper

e .chlgda d"a 'zi epnn `ad aehd dfldxfge `ed jexa yecwd itn daeh dcn d`vi `l y"nk oi` daehl dn xaca oniq envrl ozepd dfle ... dpzyiy xyt` ik hlgda `a epi` rxd la` 'eke

el rxle df jtda dn xaca oniq envrl ozepd la` d"a 'zi epnn el `aiy aeh oniq `l` yegip dfhwpc ipd lke dpzyiy xyt` `iny ingxac ok epi`e hlgda xacd `aiy dlezy yegip df ixd

.... el drxl yegip od 'eke itn dltp izt oebk yegip iedc zezin c"tc `ziixa jda

`l` `zy wiqn `l i` xninl ira `l 'eke `l i` `zy wiqn i` rcinl irac o`n i`d xn` dfle .d`lc melk dyr `l eli`ke `l i` `zy wiqn i` rci `l dixedp jiyn `l p"`c epiidc `l i` w"dc

oniq ozepy dfe `zy wiqn dixedp jiyn i`c `l` xn`w `l diiyra dfle drxl yegipa jenqi`zy wiqn `l dixedp jiyn `l i` xn`w `l la` hlgda jxazi epnn `ad xac `edy ixyc daehl

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... zekf meya dpzyiy xyt`e ... yegip ded dfc

ine gepi in ipri ine xyri in zeni ine digi in mc`d lr xfbp el` mini dxyrac x`ean oiprde .eaeh oniql el didi dixedp jiync d`xi m`e mc` znyp `ed xpd ik dfle 'eke hwyi ine repi

ifg i` oke xyrzie eiwqra glvnc aeh oniql el didi `lebpxz oiny i` oke `zy wiqne digiydevi eik`ln ik y"nk eikxc lka exnyl eik`ln ozep `ed d"a jxazi l`d ik 'eke d`eaac d`eaaminya xy dl yi dne` lk ik xn` epz` 'de mdilrn mlv xq alk y"fe mc` ly elv od ode 'ebe jl

cr dne` litn `ed jexa yecwd oi`c mdilrn mze` `ed jexa yecwd xq xake mlve mpibn `edyy"nk epz` 'de dpd l`xyil lfn oi` ik xy epl oi` ep` mb ik exn`z l`e mdly xy litn `edy

`edy 'eke d`eaa ifg i` dfle epxnyl eik`ln z` zeevl ely e`elne mlerc opelzi icy lvaxyt` dixedp jeyni `l m` mbc xn`w `l jtda la` ... jxca eik`ln zxiny lr aeh oniql

dizial iz`e xcdc xyt` 'eke d`eaa ifg `l m` mbe eiqkp egilviy xyt` oiny `l m` mbe digiy:w"ece daehl drxd elfn zepzydl eper el xtkzi mini dxyr el`ay miaeh miyrne daeyzac

aeh oniql envr mc`d lihiy dnc zxn`c l"x .'eke `id `zln `pniq zxn`c `zyd iia` xn` .f:yegip meyn ea oi`e `id `zln

R. Samuel Eliezer ben R. Judah HaLevi Edels - the Maharsha - was born in Cracow in 1555. His wifewas from Posen, to where he moved and established a yeshiva. He and his yeshiva were supported byhis mother-in-law Edel (thus the appelation Edel's). After her death, he served as a rabbi in a number ofcities in Poland, until he passed away in 1632.

e sirq hlw llk (micrene zay zekld) b-a wlg mc` iig .10zlgz `edy oeike ... ycwie ,aeh mei x`y enk miwlec zexpe jexr oglyd didi ezial e`eaa

jl jl zlgz o"anxa oiir dfl mrhde) dfl mifnexd mixac lek`l aeh oniql zeyrl oibdep ,dpydxexa il d`xp dfe ,ote` meya dpzyi `l dfl oniq dhnl `viyn oixir zexifb lk ik rc k"yn

.(`zln `pniq zxn`c `zyd l"fx exn`y mrhd `edy

R. Avraham b. R. Yechiel Michel Danziger was born in Danzig (Gedansk) in 1748 (5508). He studiedin the Yeshiva in Prague under the tutelage of R. Yechezkel Landau, author of the Noda Bihudah. Hethen moved to Vilna, became an entrepreneur and served as an unsalaried decider of Halakha. In his oldage, when his business failed, he accepted the position of a judge in Vilna, serving the community in thiscapacity until his death in 1820 (5580).

e weqt ai wxt ziy`xa .11 :ux`a f` iprpkde dxen oel` cr mky mewn cr ux`a mxa` xarie

6. And Abram passed through the land, until the place of Shechem, until the plain of Moreh, and theCanaanites were then in the land.

ai wxt ziy`xa o"anx .12oipra ze`ad zeiyxtd lka eze` oiaz llk jl xne` - mky mewn cr ux`a mxa` xarie (e) .`

dn lk (h `negpz) exn`e ,dxvw jxca epizeax edexikfd ,lecb oipr `ede ,awrie wgvi mdxa`,mixwnd x`ye zex`ad zxitge zerqnd xetqa miaezkd ekix`i okle ,mipal oniq zea`l rxi`y

ik ,cizrd lr cnll mi`a mleke ,zlrez mda oi` mixzein mixac md el`k mda ayegd aeygie:erxfl `al xfbpd xacd epnn opeazi zea`d zylyn `iapl dxwnd `eai xy`k

lk lr zniiwzn dxfbd didz ,oeinc lret l` dxifb gkn `vz xy`k oixir zxifb lk ik rce .a

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.mipteilr xeywz dfd xtqd ixac z` `exwl jzelkk dide jexal devy edinxi xn`nk ze`eapa dyrn mi`iapd eyri oklefh bi a"n) zywd lr erexf egipda ryil` oipr oke .(cq bq `p dinxi) 'ebe laa rwyz dkk zxn`e zxt jez l` ezklyde oa`xn`ie midl`d yi` eilr sevwie (hi weqt) my xn`pe .mx`a dreyz uge 'dl dreyz ug xn`ie xeie dxi ryil` xn`ie ,(fi -

:mx` z` dkz minrt yly dzre dlk cr mx` z` zikd f` minrt yy e` yng zekdljexa yecwd wifgd jkitle .df oade ,erxfa zeyrdl cizrd lka zepeinc el dyre ux`a mdxa` z` `ed

` cenr ai sc zeixed zkqn ilaa cenlz .13dpyd y`x oiac inei dxyra `bxy ilzip ,`l i` dizy wiqn i` rcil irac o`n i`d :in` iax xn`

carinl irac o`ne .dizy wiqnc rcip dixedp jiyn i` ,`wif aiyp `lc `ziaa mixetkd meilirac o`n i`d .glvn xtye oiny i` ,`lebpxz iaxil ,glvn `l i` glvn i` rcinl irae ,`wqira

d`eaa ifg i` ,`xagc `ziaa mewip ,`l i` `zial iz`e xfg i` rcinl irae ,[`gxe`l] wtinl,iia` xn` .dilfn rxzine dizrc `ylg `nlc ,`id `zln e`le .`zial iz`e xcdc rcil d`eaac

[mlerl] ,`id `zlin `pniq :zxn`c `zyd`zy yixa ifginl libx `di`wliqe izxk ,`iaexe `xw .ixnze

btwz oniq miig gxe` sqei zia .14zqxibe my df mb .... `zy yixa lkinl libx ypi` `di `id `zlin `pniq zxn`c `zyd iia` xn`

lkinl mewna ifginl `xnba ocic mixtq

h sirq b'twz oniq dhnd dvw .15

k-hi miweqt k wxt mixac .16EP´¤O ¦n i ¦µM o ½¤f §x©B Æeilr ©gŸ ³C §p ¦l ÆDv¥rÎz ¤ zi³¦g §W ©zÎ` «Ÿl D ÀU §tz §l di ¤lr m¯¥gN ¦d §«l mi ¹¦A ©x mi ¦ni Áxi ¦rÎl ¤ xEvzÎi «¦M hi

zŸ ®x §k ¦z `´Ÿl F ­zŸ §e l ½¥k ŸzxF «vO ©A Li­¤pR ¦n Ÿ¬al d ½¤cV ©d u¥r Æmc ¨ «d i³¦MÆlk£ «©n u³¥rÎ Ÿl i´¦M r À©c ¥YÎx ¤W£ u ¥r wº©x k ::D«Y §c ¦x c¬©r d­ng §l ¦n ²L §O ¦r d¯UŸr Æ e ¦dÎx ¤W£ Æxi ¦rdÎl©r xF Àvn zi ¦paE Y®xk §e zi­¦g §W ©z F ¬zŸ `E ½d

19. When you besiege a city for many days to wage war against it to capture it, you shall not destroy itstrees by wielding an ax against them, for you may eat from them, but you shall not cut them down. Is thetree of the field a man, to go into the siege before you? 20. However, a tree you know is not a food tree,you may destroy and cut down, and you shall build bulwarks against the city that makes war with you,until its submission.

hi weqt k wxt mixac i"yx .17jiptn xevnd jeza qpkdl dcyd ur mc`d `ny .`nlc oeyla ynyn ik ixd - dcyd ur mc`d ik

:epzigyz dnl xird iyp`k `nve arx ixeqia xqiizdl

hi weqt k wxt mixac o"anx .18zigyz `l dxez dxidfdy ,mzrcl dyxtd yexit ,ok m` .... - dcyd ur mc`d ik (k - hi) .`

.zepgnd bdpnk ,xevnd jxevl `ly dzgyd jxc mze` zexkl dvr z`

ok eyrz `l mz`e ... dl elkei ile` ux`d aiaqe xira mizigyn minglpd ik ,mrhde .a .mkcia dze` oziy mya eghaz ik ,dzigydl

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digz dz` xnel ,xevna jiptn xird `eaz eae ,digze lk`z epnn ,`ed dcyd ur mc`d ik .b .ok dyrz xevna jiptn `al dpgna jzeida mbe ,xird yeakzy ixg` epnn

g weqt k wxt mixac .19a¬©a §lÎz ¤ q²©O ¦i `¬Ÿl §e Ÿe ®zi ¥a §l a ´ŸWi §e K­¥l¥i a ½a¥N ©d K ´©x §e Æ ¥xI ©d Wi³¦ dÎi ¦n E Àx §n ¨ §e ¼mrdÎl ¤ x ¥A ©c §l »mi ¦x §hŸX ©d Et §qi §e

:Ÿe «aa §l ¦M ei­g ¤And the officers shall continue to speak to the people and say, "What man is there who is fearful andfainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, that he should not cause the heart of his brothers tomelt, as his heart."

g weqt k wxt mixac i"yx .20axg ze`xle dnglnd ixywa cenrl leki epi`y ,ernynk xne` `aiwr iax - aald jxe `xidmxke zia lr xefgl dxez el dzlz jkle ,eciay zexiarn `xid xne` ililbd iqei iax .dtelyxfeg ed`exde ,dxiar ilra mdy epiai `ly ,mciay zexiar liaya mixfegd lr zeqkl dy`e

:dy` yx` e` mxk rhp e` zia dpa `ny xne`

` cenr cn sc dheq zkqn ilaa cenlz .21epi`y ,ernynk - aald jxe `xid :xne` `aiwr 'x - 'ebe mrd l` xacl mixheyd etqie .'ipznedf - aald jxe `xid :xne` ililbd iqei iax .dtely axg ze`xle dnglnd ixywa cenrl leki

ollba xefgiy el` lk z` dxezd el dzlz jkitl ,eciay zexiard on `xiiznd

a cenr cn sc dheq zkqn ilaa cenlz .22dnglnd ikxern dilr xfege ecia `id dxiar - dlitzl dlitz oia gy

` cenr an sc dheq zkqn ilaa cenlz .23xn` ,igei oa oerny iax meyn opgei iax xn` ?l`xyi rny `py i`n .l`xyi rny mdil` xn`e

mz` i` - ziaxre zixgy rny z`ixw `l` mzniiw `l elit` :l`xyil `ed jexa yecwd odl .mcia oixqnp

b weqt k wxt mixac .24E ¯ §xi «¦YÎl © m À¤k §a ©a §l K ´©x¥iÎl © m®¤ki ¥a §iŸ Îl©r d­ng §l ¦O©l mŸe²I ©d mi¬¦a ¥x §w m ¤Y © l ½¥ x §U ¦i r´©n §W Æm ¤d¥l£ x³©n ¨ §e

:m«¤di¥p §R ¦n E ­v §x©r«©YÎl © §e E²f §R §g ©YÎl«© §eAnd he shall say to them, "Hear, O Israel, today you are approaching the battle against your enemies. Let your hearts notbe faint; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not be alarmed, and you shall not be terrified because of them.

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