{"id":8382,"date":"2016-02-16T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8382"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:57:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:57:21","slug":"03-16-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-16-05\/","title":{"rendered":"05. The Second and Third Paragraphs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the second paragraph, \u201c<em>Ve-haya im Shamo\u2019a<\/em>\u201d (Devarim 11:13-21), we learn the value of the <em>mitzvot<\/em>, the reward for those who fulfill them, and the punishment for those who transgress them. If we love God, serve Him with all our hearts, and fulfill His <em>mitzvot<\/em>, we will be worthy of His blessing. The land will bring forth its crops, and we and our children will live long lives on the soil that God promised to give to our ancestors and to us. However, if we, God forbid, stray from the path, God will be angry with us, the ground will not yield its produce, and we will perish from upon the good land. The Torah goes on to reiterate the commandment to contemplate the fundamentals, to place this paragraph in the <em>tefillin<\/em> on our arms and our heads, and to post <em>mezuzot<\/em> on the entrances to our homes. Thus, whereas the first paragraph emphasizes our turn toward God, the second paragraph emphasizes the manifestation of God\u2019s actions in the world, as the fulfillment of the <em>mitzvot<\/em> is an expression of God\u2019s word in this world while reward and punishment confirm His supervision of the world.<\/p>\n<p>In the third paragraph, \u201c<em>Va-yomer<\/em>\u201d (Bamidbar 15:37-41), the mitzva of <em>tzitzit<\/em> is elucidated. This mitzva has the unique ability to remind us of all the <em>mitzvot<\/em> and inspire their fulfillment, as it is stated: \u201cRemember all of God\u2019s <em>mitzvot<\/em> \u2013 do them.\u201d Indeed, the mitzva of <em>tzitzit<\/em> is only performed during the day and not at night because the day symbolizes the clear revelation of God\u2019s word in the world. By revealing the light of the <em>mitzvot<\/em> and remembering them, we have the strength to overcome our inclination, as the Torah states: \u201cYou will not stray after your heart and after your eyes that you chase after.\u201d The conclusion of the paragraph mentions the Exodus. Just as <em>tzitzit<\/em> reveal the light of all the <em>mitzvot<\/em>, so too, the Exodus demonstrates that this world has a Sovereign and that the Jewish people were chosen to reveal His word.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, each of the three paragraphs is a continuation of and an expansion of the basis of faith contained in the verse \u201c<em>Shema Yisrael<\/em>.\u201d In the first paragraph, we learn the essential significance of faith as the one and only foundation of our lives. This is an extension of the words \u201c<strong><em>Hashem E\u0125ad<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (\u201c<strong>God is One<\/strong>\u201d). From that, we accept upon ourselves the yoke of all the <em>mitzvot<\/em> in the second paragraph, which is an extension of the words \u201c<strong><em>Hashem Elokeinu<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (\u201c<strong>the Lord is our God<\/strong>\u201d). In the third paragraph, the mitzva of <em>tzitzit<\/em> reminds us of all the <em>mitzvot<\/em>. At the end, it talks about the Exodus, which showed the world that God chose Israel and that He oversees and rules the world. This is an expansion of the words, \u201c<strong><em>Shema<\/em> <em>Yisrael<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (\u201c<strong>Hear O Israel<\/strong>\u201d). Later in this chapter (section 12) we will learn that the <em>berakhot<\/em> instituted by the Sages also continue and supplement the <em>Shema<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the second paragraph, \u201cVe-haya im Shamo\u2019a\u201d (Devarim 11:13-21), we learn the value of the mitzvot, the reward for those who fulfill them, and the punishment for those who transgress them. If we love God, serve Him with all our hearts, and fulfill His mitzvot, we will be worthy of His blessing. 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