1)

What does the Kohen write on the scroll?

1.

Yoma, 37b: He writes 'Im Shachav Ish Osach'; 1 "Im Lo Shachav" - ve'At ki Satis); "Im Lo Satis" 2 - in Pasuk 19-20 (He omits "Vehishbi'a osah ha'Kohen" 3 - in Pasuk 19 - and continues "Yiten Hashem osach le'Alah ve'li'Shevu'ah ... ' - in Pasuk 21 - and does not insert "Ve'amrah ha'Ishah Amen Amen" - Ibid. - Sotah, 17a).

2.

Sotah, 17a: "Alos" refers to the curses, and the 'Hey' ("ha'Alos"), to the curses implied by the blessings; 4 "Eileh" precludes the K'lalos in Ki Savo and the 'Hey' ("ha'Eileh"), to the commands (of the Kohen) and the 'Amen' of the Sotah). 5

1

See Torah Temimah, note 108.

2

Yoma (Ibid.): Which he copied from the tablet that Queen Helen wrote.

3

See Torah Temimah, note 109.

4

See Torah Temimh, note 127.

5

See Torah Temimh, note 128.

2)

What are the implications of ?ha?Alos ha?Eileh??

1.

Sotah, 17a: "Alos" refers to the curses, and the 'Hey' ("ha'Alos"), to the curses implied by the blessings; 1 "Eileh" precludes the K'lalos in Ki Savo and the 'Hey' ("ha'Eileh"), to the commands (of the Kohen) and the 'Amen' of the Sotah). 2

1

See Torah Temimah, note 127.

2

See Torah Temimah, note 128.

3)

When does the Kohen write the Parshah?

1.

Sotah, 17b: After the Sotah has accepted the Shevu'as ha'Alah upon herself - as implied in the Pasuk. If he wrote it earlier it is Pasul. 1

1

See Torah Temimah, note 126.

4)

What is the word "ha'Eileh" coming to preclude?

1.

Refer to 5:23:0.1:2.

2.

Sotah, 17b: It negates a scroll on which the Pesukim are written in the wrong order. 1

1

See Torah Temimah, note 129.

5)

What is the definition of "Seifer"?

1.

Sotah, 17a): It is a parchment of tanned leather - not a board, paper, or Dift'ra (a parchment prepared with salt and flour, but without gall-nuts).

2.

Sotah 18a: It must be written on traced lines 1 like a Seifer-Torah and on one piece of parchment 2 . If it is written without lines - like a letter, or on two pieces of parchmentit is Pasul.

1

Sotah (Ibid.): As implied by the word "ba'Seifer". See also Torah Temimah, note 131.

2

According to the Rambam, 'S'h'nei Dafim' means in two columns - even on the same piece of parchment. See Torah Temimah, note 132.

6)

What are the implications of "u'Machah el Mei ha'Marim"?

1.

Sotah, 17b: It implies that the writing must be done with plain ink, 1 and not with ink to which gum has been added or vitriol - which are not completely erased when placed in water.

1

See Torah Temimah, note 133.

7)

What is the significance of the water, the earth and the Parshah of Sotah that are all placed into the earthenware vessel?

1.

Rashi (in Seifer ha'Pardes): They represent the three things for which the Sotah and the adulterer are being examined 1 : 1. The drop (of semen) from which a person is formed (the water); 2. The location of earth and worms to which he is going (the earth); and 3. That one will ultimately give Din ve'Cheshbon before the King of Kings (the Parshah of Sotah).

1

Rashi (Ibid.): Based on the Mishnah in Pirkei Avos (3:1) 'Look at three things and you will not come to sin; where you came from; where you are going to and that you will have to give Din ve'Cheshbon (a reckoning deeds) before the King of Kings) '.

8)

On what grounds does Hashem turn erasing the Name of Hashem from a sin (See Devarim, 12:4), into a Mitzvah?

1.

Nedarim, 66b: Because the main objective of the Mei Sotah is to create Shalom Bayis - by proving to the Sotah's husband that she is innocent of the sin of which she is being accused. 1

1

And precisely because erasing Hashem?s Name is otherwise s grave sin, the Kohanim try hard to get her to admit her guilt, in order to avoid erasing it in vain. See also Oznayim la'Torah.

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