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“When you will go out to war against your # 11 dvarim
enemies, and Hashem, your G-d, will deliver
him into your hand, and you will capture his Ba’alei Mussar say that this parashah refers to the battle against the Yetzer
captivity. And you will see among its captivity Hara. When one goes into out-and-out battle against his Yetzer Hara,he
a woman who is beautiful of form, and you succeeds in retrieving his captives, which are the good qualities that were
will desire her, you may take her to yourself originally taken from him by the Yetzer Hara.
for a wife”
The term “your G-d” is used to indicate that only after one abandons all
(Devarim 21:10-11) foreign “deities” and crowns Hashem as his sole King, does he succeed
in conquering his Yetzer Hara and redeeming his captives. “A woman
who is beautiful of form” refers to the Torah. After doing teshuvah, one
merits revealing its inner beauty.
Adam Harishon was punished most severely for his sin, for he
introduced the Yetzer Hara into the heart of mankind. The Yetzer Hara
does untold harm throughout the generations. Hashem is most scrupulous
regarding tzaddikim. Through Torah, they have the power to overcome
their Yetzer Hara.
