Parashas Ki Sisa · EXTRA (side-ring) · Passuk 33:1
Sefaria — Or HaChaim on Ki Sisa 33:1
English: לך עלה מזה , "go and ascend from this place, etc." The mention of an "ascent" is significant. Perhaps the Torah alludes to Shabbos 88 where we are told that Moshe appropriated for himself the jewelry the Israelites stripped off themselves. [That "jewelry" was always perceived as being spiritual, such as the phylacteries. Ed.] This is alluded to here by the use of the word עלה in addition to לך . The apparently superfluous word אתה , "you," further supports the idea that the Torah speaks about an ascent by Moshe which signified a spiritual dimension. The spiritual ascent was limited to Moshe, i.e. אתה , as distinct from the people. As far as the people were concerned, G'd's instruction was on
Commentary (Rishon) on a TT-silent passuk — EXTRA side-ring only.
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