I was thinking that this idea can be tied into the time period we're going through on our way to Kabolas Hatorah, Sefiras Haomer. Rashi in Parshas Beshalach says that the bnei Yisroel were given three mitzvos in Marah before they got the Torah. One of them was the mitzva of Parah Adumah (the laws regarding the red heifer which comes to purify people that come into contact with the dead). All meforshi rashi try giving reasons for this, but i would like to suggest something. Klal Yisroel came out of Mitzraim with a mission of receiving the torah they were given forty nine days to lift themselves up from the 49th level of impurity to the 49th level of kedusha. Every day they went up one level untill they got to the point where Hashem said "Veatem tihiu li mamlechas kohanim v'goy kodosh". Everyone in the Jewish nation men, women and children got to the level of kohanim. (please read part 1 of this parsha). With this in mind it's quite simple to understand why they needed the mitzva of parah aduma before Matan Torah. For in order to get the torah they had to be ready to recieve Hashem to their fullest capacity, and that is not possible when one is impure.
This also explains why Hashem made a miracle that all the sick were healed before matan torah. We learned in part 1 that in order to receive the maximum radiance from Hashem one must be physically whole. So that's why they needed this miracle so that everyone in bnei yisroel can receive the fullest possible radiance from above. We must learn from this while we prepare ourselves for Shavuos and our own Kabolas Hatorah to prepare ourselves physically and spiritually to be able to receive the torah to our fullest capacity.
Gut Shabbos!
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It also goes back to your post on Kedoshim. In the shmuz on the second night of chol hamoed pesach, the Ruv Shlit"a spoke again about avoidas Hashem through gashmius. He mentioned from the Rupshitzer on the posek "Hagbel es Ha'Har vikidashto" we know that Har can refer to the yetzer harah. Not only should you corral in the Y"H but you should also use him for kedusha (vikidashto).
We see that to be a Kohen you need to be whole on every level, your body, your soul, and your habits too
I told this over to someone he told me that there its very possible that the porah adumahs, before matan torah- function was'nt to purify just for a total different porpose.
If anyone can help with this please do
I like the yesod...the closer one is to hkbh, the more they need to be perfect on both a physical and spiritual level. This helps explain certain gemorras such as
a) talmid chochom sheyesh rivav bivgadav chayav misah (shabbos). Why davke a talmid chochom.
b) ein hashchina shruya ela bbalei komah, (and other physical characteristics).
c) kohein gadol mistaper achas lishloshim yom. Melech mistaper bichol yom.
Yasher koach for the vaad.
I just came across a Bach in orach chaim simen 47 that eludes to the same point.
If a man must be whole to pursue perfection, how come people get sick? Doesn't that take away their bechira? If they are sick they cannot reach the ultimate level as hard as they try... what's pshat?
Thanks everyone for all the comments
Reb z- thats a very intersting question I don't have an answer at this point but i will think about it. thanks
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