Iturei Naso Astor 1

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NASOITU
ITUREI HA-TORAH QUESTIONS
NASO
BY RABBI CARL ASTOR
1. (5:12) If a man's wife has gone astray an !ro"en faith with him#$
Iturei Ha-Torah: %hat is written &re'ious(y) *An ea+h sha(( retain his sa+re
onations$ ,a+h &riest sha(( "ee& what is gi'en to him$* (5:1-) If you "ee& what
!e(ongs to the &riest. sure(y you wi(( !e in nee of him someay$ /ou wi(( !e
for+e to go to him an !ring your unfaithfu( wife$ (Rashi)
%hat is the +onne+tion !etween fai(ing to gi'e &riest(y gifts an the unfaithfu(
wife) %e ha'e seen that two things ma"e one wea(thy if one !rings many
things. as the 0a!!is ha'e state. *Asayr ta'asayr (you sha(( sure(y !ring a tenth
tithe) (asayr) so that you !e+ome wea(thy (ta'yashary)* 1Sha!!at 1123. or the
hus!an +an honor his wife an !uys for her e4&ensi'e +(othing an fine things.
*They honor their wi'es so that they wi(( !e wea(thy* (56 52)$ 5ut a man +an
say. *%hy must I gi'e tithes an +harity) I wi(( &ay for e4&ensi'e 7ewe(ry for my
wife an !e+ome wea(thy$*
Therefore. the Torah warns. if you *honor your wife at the e4&ense of +harity. you
wi(( sure(y ha'e to !ring your au(teress to the &riest. for money s&ent on 7ewe(ry
an fri'o(ity (eas to (ewness. an on(y +harity an tithing wi(( e(i'er you from
harm$*
a$ %hy wou( one !e+ome wea(thy through tithing) Through e4&ensi'e gifts to
one's wife)
!$ %hy +an the two not stan on their own)
+$ 8ow might this a&&(y to other things in (ife)
Iturei Naso Astor 2
ANSWERS
1a$ It is a mystery. !ut true. that no one !e+omes &oor !y gi'ing +harity$ 9erha&s
the goo that one oes for others +omes !a+" to !(ess him$
If one honors his wife. he wi(( ha'e a hea(thy. sta!(e fami(y an that too
as to one's a!i(ity to !e su++essfu($
1!$ :i'ing to others an neg(e+ting one's own fami(y is not goo$ Nor is a se(fish.
e4+(usi'e +on+ern for one's fami(y a!o'e e'eryone e(se hea(thy$ The two must
go together$
1+$ It +ou( a&&(y to s&ening money. time or effort$