Rosh Hashana 5 - Take My Wife, Please
Rabbi Richard Hidary
דברים טז, טז-יז (טז) שָׁל֣וֹשׁ פְּעָמִ֣ים׀ בַּשָּׁנָ֡ה יֵרָאֶ֨ה כָל־זְכוּרְךָ֜ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י׀ יְיָ֣ אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ בַּמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִבְחָ֔ר בְּחַ֧ג הַמַּצּ֛וֹת וּבְחַ֥ג הַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹת וּבְחַ֣ג הַסֻּכּ֑וֹת וְלֹ֧א יֵרָאֶ֛ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֥י יְיָ֖ רֵיקָֽם: (יז) אִ֖ישׁ כְּמַתְּנַ֣ת יָד֑וֹ כְּבִרְכַּ֛ת יְיָ֥ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן־לָֽךְ: Juxtaposition with Pesah – 6 makup days Juxtaposition with Sukkot – sleepover Why is Pesah on the list? Derivation for the whole list. What is the case of a substitute? “Only you bear the sin” – animal is valid, wife is not punished Sponsored by Ralph J. Sutton in Honor of Rabbi Moshe Shamah