At the end of this week’s parshah, we learn about the commandment to wear Tzizit (fringes) at the edges of our (four-cornered) garments. The paragraph that describes the commandment is the very same paragraph that we recite twice daily (morning and night) in our prayers in the section of the “Shema”. Wearing Tzitzit is a crucial and fundamental commandment to the Jewish people, and through this commandment we are meant to “remember all the commandments of Hashem (God) and perform them” (Numbers: 15: 39). In order to understand the commandment on a deeper level it will be necessary to see the paragraph in its entirety; the Torah writes:
“And Hashem (God) spoke unto Moses, saying: ‘Speak unto the children of Israel, and say to them that they are to make themselves Tzitzit on the corners of their garments, throughout their generations, and that they put with the Tzitzit of each corner a thread of tcheiles (a type of turquoise color). And it shall constitue Tzitzit for you, that you may see it, and remember all the commandments of Hashem, and perform them; and that you not explore after your heart and your eyes, after which you stray; So that you may remember and perform all My commandments, and be holy to your God. I am Hashem your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am Hashem your God.’ “[Numbers: 15: 37 – 41 ]
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Parshat Shelach: Tzitzit of Duality
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