Reeh 15:05 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:05

Supplementary classical material for a passuk with no Torah Temimah citation.

The Complete Passuk

רַק אִם שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע בְּקוֹל ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ — מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ: שָׁמַע אָדָם קִמְעָה מַשְׁמִיעִים אוֹתוֹ הַרְבֵּה; שָׁמַע אָדָם דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה מַשְׁמִיעִים אוֹתוֹ דִּבְרֵי סוֹפְרִים. לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת כָּל הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת — שֶׁתְּהֵא מִצְוָה קַלָּה חֲבִיבָה עָלֶיךָ כְּמִצְוָה חֲמוּרָה.

English: “Only if you hearken to the voice of Hashem your God” — from here they said: If a person hearkens a little, he is caused to hear much; if a person hearkens to words of Torah, he is caused to hear the words of the Sages. “To observe to do this entire commandment” — that a light commandment should be as beloved to you as a weighty commandment.

On the daf / in context: The particle “rak” introduces the indispensable condition for the promises of the shemittah and charity section that follow.

Type of Learning

Derash on the conditional particle (Sifrei) — the blessing is not automatic.

What Is Learned

The economic blessings promised in this section are contingent on diligent obedience to the voice of Hashem.