1)

What is "ve'Lo Sasur ... Yamin u'Semol" referring to?

1.

Ramban: It is referring to "Ki Sishma ... " in the previous Pasuk - 'All the B'rachos will come upon you if you will listen to His Mitzvos and not go astray 1 to the right or to the left ... '. 2

2.

Seforno: It is referring a. to changing the Mitzvos of Hashem, especially the Mishpatim, and b. to switching the other Mitzvos for communal Minhagim or against performing them by rote - and certainly not in deference to earlier people who initiated them, and not in honor of their Creator or in order to observe His Mitzvos 3 . This is the ultimate idolatry, to make a creed to honor earlier judges! 4


1

Ramban: It is not a La'av, as the B'hag maintains. Refer to 28:14:1:2.

2

Ramban: Because once you stray after other gods, you have departed from all of Hashem's Mitzvos and He has no interest in any Mitzvos that you may perform.

3

Taking the same line as the Ramban (Refer to 28:14:1:1), the Seforno seems to attach it a. to "Ki Sishma" in the previous Pasuk, and b. to "ve'Lo Sasur ... " in this Pasuk.

4

See Seforno end of Dibur, who elaborates.

2)

Why does the Torah insert the (otherwise superfluous) words "Yamin u'Semol"?

1.

Oznayim la'Torah: Because a person who deviates from the correct path, however slightly, will end up worshipping Avodah Zarah.

Sefer: Perek: Pasuk:
Month: Day: Year:
Month: Day: Year:

KIH Logo
D.A.F. Home Page
Sponsorships & DonationsReaders' FeedbackMailing ListsTalmud ArchivesAsk the KollelDafyomi WeblinksDafyomi CalendarOther Yomi calendars