1)

Why is Yetzi'as Mitzrayim mentioned in connection with the La'av of Ribis?

1.

Rashi #1: To teach us that, just as in the last plague prior to the Exodus, Hashem discerned between a B'chor and a non-B'chor 1 , so too, will He pick out the person who lends his money to a Yisrael and claims that it belongs to a Nochri - and punish him.

2.

Rashi #2: To remind us that Hashem took us out of Egypt on condition that we observe His Mitzvos, even if they are sometimes difficult to keep. 2


1

Even though the women committed adultery with different men (Rashi Sh'mos 12:30), Hashem knew from whose semen each baby was conceived. See Torah Temimah, note 200.

2

Refer to 25:26:3:1.

2)

Why does the Torah insert "Laseis lachem es Eretz Cana'an ... " here?

1.

Rashi #1: Because Hashem gave it to us as a reward for keeping the Mitzvos.

2.

Rashi #2: Refer to 25:38:3:1.

3.

Kesuvos, 110b: The Torah inserts "la'Seis La'chem es Eretz Cana'an Lih'yos la'chem l'Elokim" to teach us that it is preferable to live in Eretz Yisrael, even in a town with a majority of Nochrim, than in Chutz la'Aretz, in a town with a majority of Yisrael.

3)

Why does The Torah insert the phrase "Lih'yos lachem l'Elokim"?

1.

Rashi: With reference to the previous phrase, it teaches us that Hashem is the G-d of whoever lives in Eretz Yisrael, and that leaving Eretz Yisrael is akin to worshipping Avodah-Zarah. 1

2.

Seforno: This is the main objective towards which one should strive, and it is best achieved by helping one another to ensure that communal life functions smoothly.

3.

Kesuvos 110b: To teach us that Hashem is our G-d (and not an angel) only in Eretz Yisrael, and that it is therefore preferable to live in Eretz Yisrael - even in a town whose inhabitants are manly Nochrim, than in Chutz la'Aretz in a town whose inhabitants are mainly Jews. 2


1

The Rosh (citing Kesuvos 110b-111a) brings many attributes of living in Eretz Yisrael and being buried there.

3. 2

See Torah Temimah, note 201 who elaborates.

4)

How did Cana'an merit that Eretz Yisrael is named after him?

1.

Rosh (in Bamidbar 15:2): When the Cana'anim 1 heard that Yisrael were coming, they cleared out of the land, Hashem declared 'You cleared out of the land 2 - it will therefore be called on your name, and I will give you a land almost as good as yours -. Afrika.


1

The Yerushalmi (Shevi'is 6:1) says this about the Girgashi! Perhaps Cana'an merited this due to Girgashi, his son (PF).

2

This can only refer to the indivudual nation cslled 'Cana'ani', not to all the seven nations of Cana'an. Otherwise, Yisrael would have had nobody left to fight!

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