PARSHA AIDE

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BIKURIM ARE PLACED IN A PLAIN BASKET
‫שר תָבִיא‬ֶ ֲ‫דמָה א‬ ָ ֲ‫פְר ִי הָא‬-‫שית כ ָל‬ ִ ‫קח ְתָ מֵר ֵא‬ַ ָ ‫דברים פרק כו ב וְל‬
‫ הַמָקום‬-‫טנ ֶא וְהָלַכְתָ אֶל‬
ֶ ַ‫שמְתָ ב‬ ַ ְ ‫שר ה' אֱלֹקיך ָ נֹתֵן ל ָך ְ ו‬ ֶ ֲ‫מֵארְצ ְך ָ א‬
:‫שם‬ָ ‫שמו‬ ְ ‫חר ה' אֱלֹקיך ָ ל ְש ַכ ֵן‬ ַ ְ‫שר יב‬ ֶ ֲ‫א‬
One should take from the first (to ripen) of every the fruit of the ground which you gather from the
land that G-d your G-d gives to you and you shall place (it) in a plain basket and you will go to the
place which G-d selects to have His name dwell there.

Bikurim (First Fruits) are an allusion to the Divine soul while the Tena (basket) is an allusion to the
body. This is an allusion to the occurrence of the descent into this world of the soul into the human
body. The purpose of the descent is described as a prelude to the elevation that occurs later going
to a higher place than the soul was originally. Thus, the body serves its purpose and provides a
means to transform the materialism of this world to a higher level. This is done by means of
physical mitzvos performed by the body. Thus, by means of the placing of the First Fruits into a
plain basket the soul can achieve perfection.
‫לקוטי שיחותת כרך כט‬

‫– טנא‬ AN (EXTRA)ORDINARY BASKET

Derived from Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
“Put All Your (Chaotic) Eggs in One Basket”
Mitzvah of Hakhel – aspects of Torah study
(Unique gathering on the festival of Sukkos that follows the Sabbatical year where the entire
Jewish people gather together at the Holy Temple)
‫ט‬ ‫ – טף‬children
‫נ‬ ‫ – נשים‬women
‫א‬ ‫ אנשים‬- men
Stability through Torah – aspects of the Torah
‫ט‬ ‫ – טעמים‬cantillation (i.e. tone) marks
‫נ‬ ‫ – נקודות‬vocalization symbols
‫א‬ ‫ – אותיות‬letters
Blessing in the World - chaos to order by means of a vessel
‫חד‬
ַ ָ ‫י‬-‫חים ג ַם‬
ִ ‫שבֶת א‬
ֶ ‫עים‬
ִ ָ ‫נ‬-‫טוב ומַה‬-‫דו ִד הִנ ֵה מַה‬
ָ ְ‫עלות ל‬
ֲ ַ‫שיר הַמ‬
ִ ‫תהלים קלג א‬:
‫ט‬ ‫ טוב‬-goodly
‫נ‬ ‫ נעים‬- pleasant
‫א‬ ‫ אחים‬- brothers

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