Parshas Vayikra 5786: Apposites Attract
Torah Parallels Parshas Vay ikra לעוי נשמת האדא בת מרדכי A pposites A ttrac t Sefer Vayikra opens with the words “... וַי ִּ קְרָא אֶל מֹש ֶׁה ” - A n d Hashem call ed to Moshe . Rashi explains that this phrase teach es that every time Hashem spoke to Moshe, it was preceded by a loving calling of his name (twice) . This stands in sharp contrast to how Hashem interacted with Bilaam, where the Torah uses the expression “ ו ַי ִ ּקָ ּר ” , signaling an almost incidental, happenstance encounter. The same root, but two completely different relationships : o ne of closeness and affection, the other distant and impersonal. If one looks in a Sefer Torah at the word “Vayikra ” , you w ould notice something unusual : the aleph is written smaller than usual. The Baal HaTurim explains that Mos...