<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: windowtext; "><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The Gemara explains that the Tochecha in Bechukosai was given in the plural form and Moshe relayed them "Mipi Hagevurah", with a direct transmission from God. The Tochecha in Ki Savo was given in the singular form and Moshe stated them on his own, "Mipi Atzmo". Tosfos (famous commentary) immediately comments that Mipi Atzmo means that they were given through Ruach Hakodesh (Holy inspiration).</font></span></font></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: windowtext; "><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Rabbi Schneerson, zt"l, asked why we distinguish between <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">parts</span> of the Torah to say that this part came from Pi Hagevurah (from God directly) while this part came from Pi Moshe (on his own)? ALL of Torah is Mipi Hagevurah, divinely given by God, so why the distinction within the Tochecha ?</font></span></font></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: windowtext; "><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Rabbi Schneerson explained that in the Tochecha in Bechukosai, Moshe was given the <i>Berachos Ukelalos</i> as the representative, as well as a member of the Jewish people. Moshe's role was that of a messenger to transmit the message from God to the Children of Israel. Hence, the plural form is used to include all of the Children of Israel.</font></span></font></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: windowtext; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">In Ki Savo, God wanted Moshe to speak to the people using Moses' own name and warn them of the consequences of their actions if they do not follow God’s Torah. However, in both Bechukosai and Ki Savo, the Berachos Ukelalos (blessings and curses) were determined and ordained by God.</font></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">There is the famous, touching story of the ten year old boy (Dov Ber, later to become the Mitteler Rebbe), the son of a world famous author and lecturer, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi</span></font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">. Rabbi Zalman, a true </span></font></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">tzaddik,</span></font></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; "> always read the </span></font></font><span onclick="Page_Glossary.complete_show(this);" onmouseover="show_glossary(this);" onmouseout="Page_Glossary.hide(this);" class="glossary_item" glossary_item="45735" style="text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: pointer; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">Torah</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">, including the </span></font></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">Tochacha</span></font></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; "> -- the vivid curses. One year the </span></font></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">tzaddik</span></font></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; "> was sick and unable to read the </span></font></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">Tochacha</span></font></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">: someone else read the Torah in his place. The little boy heard the</span></font></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">Tochacha</span></font></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; "> being read and he fainted. When he returned home and told his mother what happened, she asked him why the </span></font></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">Tochacha </span></font></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">affected him so deeply -- "don't you hear it every year?" "Yes," replied Dov Ber, "But every year, papa reads the </span></font></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">Tochacha</span></font></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">, and when he reads it,</span></font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; "> I hear only blessings." (Needless to say, the little boy was soon recognized as a </span></font></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">tzaddik</span></font></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; "> in his own right.) </span></font></font></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><br><div> Kol tuv,</div><div> ri</div></body></html>