nevertheless, the main point it expresses (the conclusionand seal) is the concept of redemption: “Tziyon shall beredeemed through justice and its penitents throughrighteousness.”Since the Haftora comes as the completion and theconclusion of the portion in Torah,13it comes out thatthe conclusion and the bottom line of the portion is theconcept of redemption.The above discussion sheds light on the fact that in
Likkutei Torah
, which contains discourses arranged bythe Tzemach Tzedek “according to the order of the Torahportions, etc.,”14there is only one discourse15for theTorah portion D’varim. Namely, the discourse on the verse, “Tziyon shall be redeemed through justice and itspenitents through righteousness.” (There is no discourseon a verse from the Torah portion itself.16) We may infer(as a possibility) that this is because this [verse in theHaftora] comprises the meaning of the Torah portion.Notwithstanding the fact that
this
concept (that themain point of the Torah portion is expressed in theHaftora, and the conclusion of the Haftora [inparticular]) is applicable to all the Torah portions, wedon’t find other instances among the other portions whereby the discourse in
LikkuteiTorah
(on a Torahportion) is focussed
solely
on a verse of the Haftora,17and the conclusion of the Haftora in particular. We may propose that the reason why this appliesspecifically to our Torah portion is because the concept of exile and redemption is uniquely underscored here, as will be discussed.
[To be continued be”H]NOTES:1See
Likkutei Sichos
Vol. 9, pg. 61, where it is elucidated;
Likkutei Sichos
Vol. 18, pg. 342, among others.2Orach Chayim 428 (in the name of the P’sikta). Similarly in
Shulchan Aruch
428:8; Tosafos on Meseches Megilla 31b,entry beginning with the words, “Rosh Chodesh”; and seeRambam Laws of Prayer 13:19.3Read during the Three Weeks of Retribution.4So too with regard to the Seven Weeks of Consolation.5See
Likkutei Sichos
Vol. 9 ibid in particular, as well as thefootnotes there.6 Yeshayahu 1:1 ff.7Ibid 26-27.8See Sifri, Targum Unkelus, Targum Yonasan, and thecommentary of Rashi on the beginning of the Torah portionD’varim.93:22.10Brachos 12a11Tosafos on Megilla ibid,
Tur Shulchan Aruch
ibid – fromthe P’sikta. In Rambam ibid, “with words of rebuke.”However, according to the opinion of Rambam it is a differentorder, unlike that described in
Tur Shulchan Aruch
.12See Tosafos ibid, end, etc. – see Footnote 11 in theoriginal.13To note the meaning of the term “Haftora” – entry in
Encyclopedia Talmudis
, beg. See there that there were those who called it “
Eshlamta
” (completion), insofar as it is thecompletion of the Torah reading.14 Wording of the title page of
Likkutei Torah
, edited by theRebbe the Tzemach Tzedek.15on a verse from the Torah portion or the Haftora. Even thesecond discourse there comes as a continuation to thediscourse that begins, “Tziyon shall be redeemed through justice.”16See Footnote 15 in the original.17See Footnote 16 in the original.
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