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Shelach - The Man Who Tried to Save Shabbos and Broke It
Why would Tzelafchad desecrate Shabbos for the sake of Heaven?
Chazal reveal that the mekoshesh eitzim was not acting out of rebellion, but out of desperation. Klal Yisrael thought that after the decree not to enter Eretz Yisrael, perhaps they were no longer bound by mitzvos. Tzelafchad wanted to create a moment so shocking that it would force clarity.
But that is exactly where the danger lies.
Shabbos teaches us that the world does not need to be held together by our anxiety, our force, or our need for control. Public chillul Shabbos is compared to avodah zarah because it relocates power…
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