The Emes of Torah - Parashat Mattos - Rabbi Dovid Kaplan

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report if you notice for a second just turn back for one second and uh at the end of partials on page 874 on page 874. So uh Schlommo asked why it says if you look towards the bottom of the page when the man the Jewish man goes off with the Midionite woman. So then it says um four lines from the bottom on 874 which the arts go translates as uh the tent. So why doesn't it call it an oh hell first of all >> and then it says he stabs both of them. He sp he pierces the man and the woman into her stomach and it says Kuba. So Schlom asked why is the connection between Kuba and Koso and why doesn't it say a tent? So I looked why doesn't it say a tent? So I looked around. I I looked around. I saw one of the uh one of the uh soren brings down the garora talks about a den of a den of prostitution is called a kuba shelzonos. It's called the word kuba is is the I guess they don't use the they it's some sort of derogatory term. Uh certainly not a not a praiseworthy term. And therefore that's all he says is he therefore that's all he says is he mentions Zach Gomorrah which is obviously why it's called a Kuba over here because she's behaving like a harlot over here. >> That be like when they say the belly of the beast. We're going into the belly >> the belly of the beast. Something like that. And so so there's no coincidence. And there that's why it seems to be why why specifically uses the word Kuba over here. >> Thank you. >> As opposed to the as opposed to the island called Cuba. Right. This is not not to be confused with with

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