[Avodah] Shnayim Mikra

[Rich, Joel]

The gemara brachot (starting bottom 8a) says “R. Huna b. Judah says in the name of R. Ammi: A man should always complete his Parashoth
together with the congregation, [reading] twice the Hebrew text and once the [Aramaic] Targum,and even [such verses as] Ataroth and Dibon,for if one completes his Parashoth together with the
congregation, his days and years are prolonged.”


The Rambam (similarly others) brings this down as a chiyuv in tfilaa 13:25 as : אף על פי שאדם שומע כל התורה כולה, בכל שנתו בציבור, חייב לקרות לעצמו


The Aruch Hashulchan seems to understand this as a takana from Moshe: , not clear to me how he knew סימן רפה סעיף ב
ולא נודע לנו טעמו של דבר, ובוודאי בשעה שתקן משה רבינו לקרות בתורה – תקן גם כן תקנה זו, שכל אחד יקרא שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום.


So if it is a rabbinic takana(granted an early one);
1. why was it stated as simply something that is a life extender?
2. was the life extension an intrinsic result (i.e. learning more extends your life) or do the rabbis have the “power” to determine reward for listening (and why is this takana different from others)?

KT
Joel Rich

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