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Mishnah 1 (a)





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Eli Silberstein
Rabbi Eli Silberstein is director of Chabad of Ithaca, NY. He lectures on Talmudic law and Jewish mysticism and is author of JLI courses. Rabbi Silberstein is renowned for his vast knowledge of Jewish law, philosophy and kabbalah.


מֵאֵימָתַי קוֹרִין אֶת שְׁמַע בְּעַרְבִית? מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁהַכֹּהֲנִים נִכְנָסִים לֶאֱכֹל בִּתְרוּמָתָן. עַד סוֹף הָאַשְׁמוּרָה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה – דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: עַד חֲצוֹת. רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: עַד שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה עַמּוּד הַשָּׁחַר. מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁבָּאוּ בָנָיו מִבֵּית הַמִּשְׁתֶּה. אָמְרוּ לוֹ: לֹא קָרִינוּ אֶת שְׁמַע. אָמַר לָהֶם: אִם לֹא עָלָה עַמּוּד הַשַּׁחַר – חַיָּבִין אַתֶּם לִקְרוֹת. וְלֹא זוֹ בִלְבַד: אֶלָּא כָּל מַה שֶׁאָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים "עַד חֲצוֹת" – מִצְוָתָן עַד שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה עַמּוּד הַשָּׁחַר. הֶקְטֵר חֲלָבִים וְאֵבָרִים – מִצְוָתָן עַד שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה עַמּוּד הַשָּׁחַר. וְכָל הַנֶּאֱכָלִין לְיוֹם אֶחָד – מִצְוָתָן עַד שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה עַמּוּד הַשָּׁחַר. אִם כֵּן, לָמָּה אָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים "עַד חֲצוֹת"? כְּדֵי לְהַרְחִיק אָדָם מִן הָעֲבֵרָה.

From when may we recite the Shema in the evening? From the time the Kohanim go to eat their Terumah, until the end of the first watch – these are the words of Rabbi Eliezer. However the Sages say until midnight. Rabbi Gamliel says until Amud Hashachar. It onced happened that (Rabban Gamliel’s) sons came from a house of drinking, they said to him, “we haven’t recited the Shema”, he replied to them “if the morning light hasn’t arrived, you are obligated to recite it. And not only this: but whenever the Sages said “until midnight”; the mitzvah is until the break of dawn. (For example) burning the fats and organs (of sacrifices); the mitzvah is until the break of dawn, and all (sacrifices) which may be eaten for one day; the mitzvah is until the break of dawn. If so, why did the Sages say “until midnight “? To distance a person from sin.


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Posted: Oct 15, 2009
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I have learned this mishnah before, but never with insights of chassidus such as the Rebbe's interpretation of why the day starts with the night, etc., as presented in this shiur. And what a gevalt to have access to this great shiur via the web! Thanks so much
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