In this week’s פרשה we learn about the מצוה of הק ָנ ָע ָה ָ.
When an ______ _____ (a Jewish slave) goes free, his master must give him various gifts.
This is in addition to providing him with all his needs during the time that he worked for him.
QUESTION:
Does this מצוה apply nowadays?
ANSWER:
Nowadays we don’t have the laws of עבדָעברי, so we also don’t have הענקה in its literal sense.
Still, the ______ of הענקה applies.
The idea of הענקה is that in addition to paying them what you owe them for their work, you give the עבד who worked for you something _______, more than they earned by working.
So, on a practical level, any time a Yid’s employment comes to an end, the same rule applies, and his boss should give him something extra (unless the worker quit on his own).
On a spiritual level, when teaching people about Yiddishkeit, you should not only look at where the person is holding at this point, and only teach him what he seems to be ready for. Rather, you should give him much more.
Your aim should be that he ultimately reach a ______ level, by giving him the tools that will enable him to eventually be able to reach beyond what he can do right now.
Further discussion:
Does the quality of the employee’s work impact the employer’s obligation of הענקה?
(See אותָד in the שיחה)
