Rabbi Moshe Haber Perashat Nisabim: the Jewish People's Collective Covenant and Guarantee 9.19.25
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The Jewish People's Collective Covenant and Guarantee
The source offers a homiletic discussion on a new covenant or treaty made between the Jewish people and God, focusing on the biblical portion of Nisabim. The central theme explored is the shift from individual responsibility for keeping the Torah to a collective role where every Jew becomes a guarantor for the entire nation and the ultimate purpose of delivering the Torah to the world. The speaker addresses why all categories of Jews—including women, children, and converts—are explicitly mentioned, explaining that each person has a unique and necessary role in fulfilling this collective mandate across all generations. Furthermore, the severity of the punishment for those who break this covenant is explained as a result of their action breaking the unity of the collective. The talk concludes by relating this concept of communal responsibility and playing a vital role in the community as a merit for a good year ahead.
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