What are the connotations of "Shalosh Pe'amim"?
Targum Onkelos and Targum Yonasan: It means three times annually.
Chagigah, Ibid.: As in Yeshayah, 26:6, and in Shir Hashirim, 7:2. Se Torah Temimah, citing Chagigah, Ibid.
Having taught us the Din of males making Aliyas ha'Regel (in Sh'mos 34:23), why does the Torah need to repeat it here?
Rashi: To teach us that even in the Sh'mitah year, (see Pasuk 11) the Regalim remain intact. 1
Sifsei Chachamim: Seeing as they are closely connected with the seasons Refer to 23:16:6:1, which basically do not apply during the Sh'mitah year. Rosh: We would otherwisee have thought that we are not concerned for the order of the festivals (R. Shimon holds that Bal Te'acher applies after the three festivals passed in order, starting from Pesach - Rosh Hashanah 4a - PF).
What are the implications of the word "Yera'eh", which is written the same as 'Yir'eh' (in the form of a K'ri K'siv) See Torah Temimah, note 118?
Chagigah, 2a: It implies that, just as Hakadosh-Baruch-Hu comes to see you with two Eyes, so too, should come to see Him with two eyes, thereby exempting a person who is blind in one eye from the Mitzvah of Aliyas ha'Regel; 1 and just as Hakadosh-Baruch-Hu comes to see free of charge, so too, do you come to see Him free of charge - to teach us that the obligation of bringing an Olas Re'iyah is confined to the first day.
Chagigah, 3a: It teaches us via a Gezeirah Shavah "Yera'eh" Lera'os" from Devarim, 31:11, in connection with Hakhel 2 - that also someone who is deaf or dumb is Patur from the Mitzvah of Aliyas ha'Regel.
Chagigah, 7a: It teaches us that, just as Hashem appears to us free of charge (He brings nothing with Him for us), so too, are we permitted to appear before Him in the Azarah free of charge (apart from the first day Yom'Tov). 3
What is "Kol Zechurcha" coming to preclude?
Chagigah, 4a: "Z'chur" precludes women; "Z'churcha", Tumtumim 1 and Androginusim (who are Safek Z'charim) from the Mitzvah of Aliyas ha'Regel. Whereas "Kol" comes to preclude someone who collects dog-feces (for tanning skins), someone who smelts copper and a tanner - because, on account of their bad smell, they cannot go up for Aliyas ha'Regal together with everybody else.
See Torah Temimah, note 122.
What are the implications of the words "ha'Adon Hashem"?
Chagigah, 4a: It confines the Mitzvah of Aliyas ha'Regel to someone whose only Master is Hashem, to preclude Avadim, who have another master.
Yerushalmi Chagigah, 1:1: Together with the rest of the Pasuk it implies that whoever performs the Mitzvah of Re'iyah, it is considered as if he greeted the Shechinah.
Seforno: a. Since Hashem is the Master of all who come before Him, it is as if one is going to greet one's Master; b. Hashem is the Master of the land, 1 and one is obligeted to appear before Him on the Yamim-Tovim in order to thenk Him for the various stages of harvest - the ripening of the crops, their harvesting and their ingatherring on Pesach, Shavu'os and Sukos, respectively.
Rashbam: We are obligated to appear before Hashem, who us the Master of the land, who prevents others from coveting your territory whilst you go up to Yerushalayim to greet Him. 2
Oznayim la'Torah: Because the Yamim-Tovim commemorate Yetzi'as Mitzrayim, when we left Avdus Mitrayim to become the servants of Hashem, to Whom we are now demonstrating our allegiance.
Why does the Torah insert the words "El P'nei ha'Adon Hashem"
Yerushalmi Chagigah, 1:1: To teach us that, whoever fulfils the Mitzvah Re'iyah it is as if he gretted the Shechinah.
