Shavuous: The Chofetz Chaim on Recognizing the Divine Origin of the Torah From the Luchos

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Okay, friends, we've completed the uh ideas of the Chofetz Chaim on Parshas Bamidbar. Let me take you to the Chofetz Chaim on Shavuos from the Sefer Chofetz Chaim al Hamoadim. Okay. Um Luchos Habris. This comes from the Hakdama of Likutei Halachos of the Chofetz Chaim. He says, "Yadua." By the way, that which is an amazing compilation. I think it's extremely underrated. Had the Chofetz Chaim not written Mishna Berurah and Sefer Chofetz Chaim, he would be known as the Likutei Halachos. Likutei Halachos is the Chofetz Chaim basically wrote a riff on the Masechtas that are Nogea to Kodshim and a Perush on it. So, to know how lemaaseh to do the Avodah in the Beis Hamikdash. He says, "Yadua she Nosan lanu Kodesh Baruch Hu Torah shebiksav u viur al peh le Moshe Rabbeinu." We know Hashem gave the written law to Moshe along with the oral law. Shev baTorah baHaluchos maaseh Elokim heim Haluchos were the act of Hashem, the product of Hashem. A Perush Rashi, "Luchos ksav shehayu shtayim shavos." The two Luchos were equal. Perush, "shemi dasan haisu bediyuk nimrat orkan varachvan shel shnay Haluchos zuh k'mo zuh bediyuk." They were exactly the same size. "Veha kavana binyan zeh, why they need to be exactly the same size? Ki yadua she Luach achas hayah me'orah Torah shebiksav." We're accustomed to thinking one Luach was bein adam laMakom. One Luach is bein adam laChaveiro. No! One Luach is Torah shebiksav. One is Torah shebaal peh. Like we find in the Medrash, "Vi yadua d'lo kamidi Perush baal peh she'ein ramuz baTorah shebiksav." We know there is nothing in the written law.

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1. 0:00Okay, friends, we've completed the uh ideas of the Chofetz Chaim on Parshas Bamidbar. Let me…
2. 0:30Chofetz Chaim. He says, "Yadua." By the way, that which is an amazing compilation. I think…
3. 1:00"Yadua she Nosan lanu Kodesh Baruch Hu Torah shebiksav u viur al peh le Moshe Rabbeinu."…
4. 1:30zuh bediyuk." They were exactly the same size. "Veha kavana binyan zeh, why they need to…
5. 2:00There's nothing in the oral law that's not alluded to in the written law. Also in…
6. 2:30In accordance with the kavanos and intentions. The Ein Bo Chaserah Ois Achserah there's not even…
7. 3:01achas mamash to teach it's mamash one Torah. V'chi v'nichtavah bediyuk gadol me'od it's written with…
8. 3:32designated parshah pick a parshah. For example, parshas Gittin, parshas Nedarim, k'hai gavna. Then nisbonen al…
9. 4:03hanging on every sentence, word, letter. Near a bar Kimas like him Emma. You would see…
10. 4:36inestimable wisdom comes from Halachas mass like him Emma. The tablets, [clears throat] by looking at…

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