Parshas Shelach: Tzitzis and Connecting Through Mitzvos

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why do we all wear tzitzis when the obligation comes only with a four-cornered garment? In the Gemara, a Malach tells an Amora who avoided tzitzis that in a time of anger one is punished for it, and one explanation of a Rishon's words ties the mitzvah to the wearer himself. Perhaps Hashem left tzitzis without a direct command so it would come from a thirst for mitzvos.

Key points

• One explanation of a Rishon's words: tzitzis is tied to the wearer, so it serves his completion.
• The Vilna Gaon cried on his deathbed, leaving a world where tzitzis cost a few pennies.
• The reward of a mitzvah is the mitzvah itself, a connection with Hashem forever.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Tzitzis as a reminder of all mitzvos
2. 1:02Owning versus wearing a four-cornered garment
3. 1:46Mitzvos of obligation and of circumstance
4. 3:58The Malach and the Amora
5. 7:28Tzitzis between the two types
6. 9:38Why no direct command for tzitzis
7. 10:51The Vilna Gaon's tears
8. 12:14A mitzvah as connection with Hashem

Topics

• Tzitzis
• Schar Mitzvah
• Ahavas Mitzvos