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How did Avrohom perceive all the mitzvos before Hashem (ה׳) commanded them? The Mizrachi asks why Avrohom didn't perform bris milah earlier like other mitzvos. The shiur suggests Avrohom couldn't perceive any mitzvos until after his bris, as circumcision removes the spiritual blockage that prevents Torah (תורה) comprehension.
The shiur examines a question from the Mizrachi regarding why Avrohom Avinu didn't perform bris milah before Hashem (ה׳) commanded it, given that he fulfilled all other mitzvos before receiving divine instruction. The Mizrachi answers that bris milah differs because it can only be done once - if Avrohom had performed it beforehand as a non-mitzvah (מצוה) act, he couldn't repeat it later as a proper mitzvah when commanded. Rabbi Zweig challenges the fundamental premise of this question: that Avrohom was able to perceive and fulfill all mitzvos before being commanded. He argues that such perception requires extraordinary spiritual sensitivity that may only be possible after bris milah. Before circumcision, Avrohom was an arel (uncircumcised), which represents an incomplete spiritual state with inherent blockages to divine perception.
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