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Shoftim | The Prohibition of "Raising" a Stele
Shoftim | The Prohibition of "Raising" a Stele, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why is the matzeiva described as "abhorred by God"?
In the middle of the presentation of the laws of the Beit Din HaGadol (the central national court), the Torah interjects three seemingly disconnected prohibitions - planting a tree near the altar, raising a stele (מצבה) and offering a blemished animal. We address the middle of these passages and note the curious phrasing of the prohibition - אשר שנא ה' אלקיך and observe that both אשר as well as שנא has multiple possible meanings within the verse. We then briefly survey…
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