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Why does exclusion from Korban Pesach (פסח) alone disqualify someone from receiving the Torah (תורה)? The shiur develops the yesod that Klal Yisrael is literally one person - Adam's replacement - not just a group sharing values. This explains why missing even one Jew renders the entire nation incomplete and unworthy of the Torah.
Rabbi Yeshaya Greenberg ZT"L begins by establishing that Korban Pesach (פסח) serves as the definitive symbol of the Jewish people, citing two key sources: the Gemara (גמרא)'s ruling that converts must bring the Paschal Lamb, and Moshe Rabbeinu's reasoning for breaking the Luchos based on the law that a mamzer (one who committed apostasy) cannot bring the Korban Pesach. This creates a fundamental question: why does exclusion from this one mitzvah (מצוה) among 613 serve as grounds for exclusion from receiving the entire Torah (תורה)? The shiur then explores a fascinating anomaly in the laws of Korban Pesach. Unlike other sacrifices which are clearly categorized as either communal (korban tzibur) or individual (korban yachid) offerings, Korban Pesach displays characteristics of both. As an individual sacrifice, it requires personal funding and establishes the principle of agency (shlucho shel adam k'moto). Yet like communal sacrifices, it overrides Shabbos (שבת) and can be brought in a state of ritual impurity.
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Parshas Tazria 2000 - Pesach themes
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