Derasha 3 on Vezos Haberachah 33:4

Parashas Vezos Haberachah · Passuk 33:4

The Complete Passuk

תּוֹרָה צִוָּה לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹב

Chabad.org — Devarim 33

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to the characterization of the Torah as a “morashah.”

Sefaria — Devarim 33:4

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹב

English: “An inheritance of the congregation of Yaakov.”

Type of Learning

A definition of the Torah as the permanent heritage of the entire people.

What Chazal Learned

The Torah is not the private possession of any individual or elite. It is the inheritance of the whole congregation of Yaakov. Every Jew therefore stands as an heir, with both the right and the responsibility that inheritance entails.

Audio: dafyomi.org · YICC (Rav Etshalom)