The Secret of Hoshana Raba: When All the Jews Ate On Yom Kippur
The Rogatchover's Dazzling Spin on Hoshana Raba -- The One Time in History the Collective Guilt Offering was Brought
- October 19, 2016
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- 17 Tishrei 5777
Rabbi YY Jacobson
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Leilu Nishmas Reb Eliyahu Tzion ben Reb Chananya Niasoff ז״ל
And in the merit of our partner in Torah, Yigal Yisroel ben Sofia, שיחי׳
Class Summary:
The Mishna and Gemarah define the seventh day of Sukkos as the day designated to the mitzvah of Aravah; the Zohar sees it as the final day of judgement and atonement. But why this day? How did Hoshana Raba become a day of atonement?
It was the Rogatchover Gaon who in a letter suggested a dazzlingly novel idea. It was the day that the entire Jewish nation brought an offering of atonement for a major sin they all committed by mistake: eating and drinking on Yom Kippur.
At the peak of the celebration for the dedication of the First Beis Hamikdash, the Supreme Court of the Jewish people made a terrible miscalculation. They needed atonement. And that gave us the holiday of Hoshna Rabah. Not only did this major collective failure not destroy the joy; ultimately it transformed the people of Israel into Baalei Teshuvah, and allowed them to reach even greater spiritual and emotional heights.
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- October 19, 2016
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- 17 Tishrei 5777
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- 7446 views
Leilu Nishmas Reb Eliyahu Tzion ben Reb Chananya Niasoff ז״ל
And in the merit of our partner in Torah, Yigal Yisroel ben Sofia, שיחי׳
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Anonymous -8 months ago
Question
If they brought a par helem dovor, why isn't something that significant worthy of being mentioned?
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Chaim Goldstein -1 year ago
Rabbi Y Y. shlitoh
The shiur of The secret of Hoshanoh Rabboh .you bring from Gemorrah Yumoh 57a that R Elozor Ben Yosi saw the peroches in Rome with the blood on.
The first Bais Hamikdosh didn't have a peroches and Rome destroyed the 2nd Bais hamikdosh.
So how does it fit in with Par He'lem Dover from Shlomoh
Pls advise ?
YASHAR KOACH
chaim Goldstein
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Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson -1 year ago
Great questions. See Tosefos ibid. Yuma 57a
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Anonymous -1 year ago
Rabbi Y Y
Many thanks for pointing me to the Tosfos
Hatzloch and Yasher Koch
Chaim
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avraham -5 years ago
a radical perspective
Was listening to the shiur from the Rogatcher on Par helem dovor….
What a radical approach- yet sounds very much like Pshat by the time all the questions are resolved.
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