The Eternal Lesson of the Tzitzis and the Role of Makifim
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The Eternal Lesson of the Tzitzis and the Role of Makifim

הפצת המיינות חוצה | June 27, 2025

Incidentally, this obligation of וְהֶעֱבִּירוּ תַעַר עַל־כָּל־בְשָּרָּם was only ever a onetime instruction in the desert and was not to be continued for [following] generations, so as it worked out the ‘Leviim’ did support the beard in the generations that followed, and on the contrary, they were even forbidden from shaving the five corners of the face [except for special circumstances (like a Metzora) where one would have to shave the beard etc.]

The Torah is eternal. In other words, it is an eternal lesson for each and everyone’s [personal] Avodah. From this it is [self-]understood, that also here [with]in this subject there is an eternal lesson for each and every one to derive and use in Avodah.

There needs to be both a ‘Talis’ specifically with ‘Tzitzis’. ‘A house full of Seforim’ specifically with a ‘Mezuzah’. In other words, the Makifim alone are not sufficient. Yet the Avodah needs to be internalised as well. Specifically, nowadays as there is no Techeiles.

Incidentally, this obligation of וְהֶעֱבִּירוּ תַעַר עַל־כָּל־בְשָּרָּם was only ever a onetime instruction in the desert and was not to be continued for [following] generations, so as it worked out the ‘Leviim’ did support the beard in the generations that followed, and on the contrary, they were even forbidden from shaving the five corners of the face [except for special circumstances (like a Metzora) where one would have to shave the beard etc.]

The Torah is eternal. In other words, it is an eternal lesson for each and everyone’s [personal] Avodah. From this it is [self-]understood, that also here [with]in this subject there is an eternal lesson for each and every one to derive and use in Avodah.

There needs to be both a ‘Talis’ specifically with ‘Tzitzis’. ‘A house full of Seforim’ specifically with a ‘Mezuzah’. In other words, the Makifim alone are not sufficient. Yet the Avodah needs to be internalised as well. Specifically, nowadays as there is no Techeiles.

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