1)

What are the connotations of "Yisa Hashem Panav Eilecha"?

1.

Rashi: 'Hashem will quash His anger'. 1

2.

Ramban (according to Kabalah): 'Hashem will raise His Face Heavenwards'.

3.

Seforno: 'Hashem will grant you eternal life'. 2

4.

Rashbam: 'Hashem will turn His Face to the one whom He loves to answer his prayers'.

5.

Targum Yonasan: 'Hashem will lift His Face to you when you Daven'. 3

6.

Sifri: It refers to Tefilah - 'If Hashem answered the Tefilah of Lot 4 due to the merit of Avraham, He will certainly answer our Tefilos due to the merit of the Avos. 5


1

Even when there is good reason to be angry.

2

Seforno: As the Pasuk writes in Tehilim, 36:10, "Ki Imcha M'kor Chayim, be'Orcha Nir'eh Or", and as the Gemara, describing Olam ha'Ba, states in B'rachos 17a - 'Tzadikim are sitting with their crowns on their heads and deriving pleasure from the glory of the Shechinah'.

3

See also Ba'al ha'Turim.

4

Sifri: In Vayeira Bereishis, 19:21, where the Toah wrote "Hinei Nasasi Panecha Gam la'Davar ha'Zeh".

5

See Torah Twemimah, nmote 152.

2)

What are the connotations of "Veyasem l'cha Shalom"?

1.

Ramban #1: It means 'And He will bless you with peace in your homes ...

2.

Ramban #2 (citing the Sifri): It refers to the peace of Malchus Beis David.

3.

Seforno: It means 'He will give you Eternal peace without interruption and free of punishment'.

4.

Targum Yonasan: It means 'He will grant you peace in all your borders'. 1

5.

Sifri: It means the peace of Torah 2 - as the Pasuk writes in Tehilim, 29:11 - "Hashem Oz le'Amo Yiten Hashem Yevarech es Amo ba'Shalom".


1

See also Ba'al ha'Turim.

2

See Torah Temimah, note 153.

3)

How will we reconcile the current Pasuk "Yisa Hashem Panav Eilecha" with the Pasuk in Eikev Devarim, 10:17 "Asher Lo Yisa Panim"?

1.

Seforno: The Pasuk in Eikev means that Hashem will not favor a sinner to cleanse him from his sins despite the merits of his father.

2.

Moshav Zekeinim #2: Hashem is kindly disposed towards them before the decree is sealed, but not afterwards. 1

3.

B'rachos 20b: In response to the angels' query, Hashem told them that it is correct to favor Yisrael 2 - because, despite the Pasuk "Ve'achalta Vesavata u'Verachta," they recite Birchas ha'Mazon even over a k'Zayis (according to R. Meir) or a k'Beitzah 3 (according to R. Yehudah).

4.

Rosh Hashanah, 17b: The current Pasuk is referring to Mitzvos bein Adam la'Makom whereas the Pasuk in Eikev is referring to Mitzvos Bein Adam la'Chavero. 4

5.

Megilah, 28b: It is due to this question that Birchas Kohanim is read but not translated. 5

6.

Sifri and Nidah, 70b: The current Pasuk is referring to before the decree has been sealed, the Pasuk in Eikev to after the decree has been sealed. 6


1

Moshav Zekeinim citing R. Shmuel: This would be fine if it said 'Yisa Hashem Panecha.' However, it says "Yisa Hashem Panav Eilecha"! See note on answer #3.

2

Even though the Torah did not write 'Yisa Hashem Panecha'. See Torah Temimah, note 148.

3

Divrei Eliyahu and Kol Eliyahu (Devarim 10:17): When a Yisrael has three k'Beitzim, enough for satiation, he prefers to say Birkas ha'Mazon ideally, with a Zimun with Hashem's name (he shares his bread with nine other people, each of whom eats a k'Zayis), or at least a Zimun of three (each one eats a k'Beitzah). Hashem favors Yisrael only when they favor the Torah (when they are meticulous about Mitzvos) ? 'Baruch Hashem who killed him for [that Talmid] did not favor Torah (Shabbos 13b)! Chasam Sofer - when Hashem blesses the food, a very small amount satiates. That suffices to bless ("Vesavata"). However, it says 'Achilah' (which is usually at least a k'Zayis). Due to the concern that the B'rachah will be le'Vatalah, they enacted to eat a full k'Zayis or k'Beitzah before reciting Birchas ha'Mazon.

4

See Torah Temimah, citing Rosh Hashanah, Ibid., and note 149.

5

See Torah Temimah on Pasuk 23, citing the Yerushalmi Megilah, note 136.

6

See Torah Temimah, note 151. Moshav Zekeinim (citing R. Mordechai): The Gemara in Rosh Hashanah, 18a states that Tefilah (of a Tzibur) is effective both before and after the decree is sealed.

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