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Why does the Torah (תורה) repeat the concept of treating Torah as new 'today' in three different places? The shiur builds on the principle that Hashem (ה׳) literally renews us each morning, reorganizing our spiritual components like ingredients mixed in fresh proportions. This explains Rashi (רש"י)'s three different formulations as corresponding to intellectual, emotional, and physical renewal respectively.
Rabbi Zweig addresses a fundamental question about why the Torah (תורה) repeats the concept of treating Torah as new 'today' (hayom) in three different places: Parshas VaEschanan by Shema, Parshas Eikev, and Parshas Lech Lecha. He questions why this lesson needs repetition and challenges the notion of whether we're supposed to play 'mental games' to pretend something old is new. The shiur establishes that people naturally crave change and newness, yet as Jews we value tradition and consistency. Rabbi Zweig reconciles this apparent contradiction by explaining that we genuinely are different people each day. He cites a halachic dispute between the Rosh and Rashba regarding the morning hand-washing ritual - whether it's due to physical contact during sleep or because 'chadashim laboker' (we are new each morning).
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