May 31, 2024
Bechukotai | Rebuke and Memory, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why is the rebuke (תוכחה) in Vayikra so much softer than its counterpart in Devarim?
Just having "gotten up" from Shiv'a for his beloved sister, שושנה תמר ז"ל, Rav Etshalom shares observations about the תוכחה, contrasting it with the much more severe threats in Devarim 28 (Ki Tavo) and commenting on the role of memory in the process of moving forward from mourning. יהא זכרה ברוך