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Short Thoughts

Sivan Rahav-Meir

Between the Lines Photo: Eyal Ben Yaish/Ma’ale HaYetzira

י ִּ כ ם ָ ד ָ א ם ֶ ה ֵ ל ֲ א ָּ ת ְ ר ַ מ ָ א ְ ו ל ֵ א ָ ר ְ ׂשִי י ֵנ ְּ ב ל ֶ א ר ֵּ ב ַ ּ ד between one section and the next, it detected a voice, it would spring into
ן ִ מּו ר ָ ק ָּ ב ַ ה ן ִ מ ה ָ מ ֵ ה ְּ ב ַ ה ן ִ מ 'ה ָ ל ן ָּ ב ְ רֹק ם ֶּ כ ִ מ בי ִ ר ְ ק ַי between one matter and the other” action. If all was quiet it would not
.ם ֶ כ ְנ ַּ ב ְ רֹק ת ֶ א ּובי ִ ר ְ ק ַּ ת ןאֹ ּ צ ַ ה (Leviticus 1:1). record and thereby save space on the
tape.
peak to the Children of Israel and Amazing! We just can’t constantly
say to them, When a man from bombard ourselves with incessant I was very excited to use my new toy and
S you brings a sacrifice to the L-rd; information, even if it is important. proudly placed it on the table in front
from animals, from cattle, or from the And precisely because it is so important of the rabbi. Rabbi Shapira noticed the
flock, you shall bring your sacrifice. and sacred. We need a break to listen, machine and asked what was so special
(Leviticus 1:2) to absorb what we have heard and about it. When I told him that it would
appreciate the content. only record his words and not his pauses,
Before we read about the laws of he looked at me and said, “If that’s the
sacrifices in the Book of Leviticus, we I once heard the following story from case, you’ll be missing out on the most
are told that there were pauses between Rabbi Yehoshua Hartman, of the important parts of my shiur!”
each time G-d spoke to Moses to give Hasmonean High School in London:
him new instructions (from cattle, Many years ago, I went to a lecture
from the flock, etc.) Rashi asks why the by Rabbi Moshe Shapira and brought Sivan Rahav-Meir is a popular Israeli
pauses? He answers that they were “to along the latest technological wonder, journalist, broadcaster and author of
give Moses a break; time to contemplate a voice-activated tape recorder. When #Parasha sivanrahavmeir@gmail.com

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