D’ei Chochmah L’Nafshechah Parshas Ki Teitzei
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“When you wage war against your enemies, Hashem will give you victory overthem, so that you will take captives.”
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The Voluntary War
On the words, “When you wage war against your enemies,” Rashi writes thattaking captives clearly refers to a
milchemes reshus
, a voluntary war for worthy reasons.In the conquest of the land of Israel, a
milchemes mitzvah
, Hashem commanded us tokill every person descended from the seven Canaanite nations who did not evacuate[even after seeing all the impressive miracles and being warned that Hashem wishedthem leave on penalty of death
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]. On the words, “So that you will take captives,” Rashi
comments, “...This includes Canaanites, even though they are one of the seven nations.”[This must, therefore, be a voluntary war since otherwise it would have been forbiddento take captives.]In deeper terms the word
reshus
, voluntary, alludes to the Name
"
, whichis itself an acronym comprising the first letter of each word of the last verse of themystical
Ana B’koach
prayer.
" "
—“Accept oursupplications and hear our cries, Knower of all secrets.” [This forty-two word prayerwas composed by the Mishanaic sage Rav Nechunia ben Hakanah, and each initial letteris part of what is known as the “forty-two letter Name.”] The numerical value of
reshus
,[200 + 300 + 6 + 400 = 906] is equal to that of
"
[300 + 100 + 6 + 300 + 90
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The lesson was delivered at the third meal of Shabbos.
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Devarim
21:10
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Medrash Hagadol
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