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Why did the carpenter's apprentice's scheme in Gittin 58a seal the final decree for the Temple's destruction? The story illustrates Lo Sachmod - not mere lust, but the self-centered assertion that one deserves everything, making oneself the center of existence instead of God. This fundamental corruption of perspective leads to all other sins and can only be countered through recognizing our role as created beings with unique missions.
This shiur provides a deep analysis of the Aggadic passage in Gittin 58a that describes how the final decree for the destruction was sealed. The Gemara (גמרא) tells of a carpenter's apprentice who coveted his master's wife and devised a scheme to obtain her. He offered to lend money to his master, requesting that the wife come to collect it. When she came, he claimed she was violated on the road and advised the master to divorce her, after which the apprentice married her and made the former master work for him. Rabbi Zweig explores why Chazal emphasize specific details like the professions involved and questions what triggered the gezar din (divine decree). He examines the debate in the Gemara about whether the decree came from this specific moment of manipulation or from the ongoing situation of 'shetei pilegshei b'ner echad' (two concubines sharing one candle).
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Gittin 58a
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