Shavuous: The Chofetz Chaim on Recognizing the Divine Origin of the Torah From the Luchos

Added: 2026-05-14

[00:00:00]Okay, friends, we've completed the uh ideas of the Chofetz Chaim on Parshas Bamidbar. Let me take you to the Chofetz Chaim on Shavuos from the Sefer Chofetz Chaim al Hamoadim.

[00:00:21]Okay.

[00:00:23]Um Luchos Habris. This comes from the Hakdama of Likutei Halachos of the Chofetz Chaim.

[00:00:31]He says, "Yadua." By the way, that which is an amazing compilation.

[00:00:36]I think it's extremely underrated. Had the Chofetz Chaim not written Mishna Berurah and Sefer Chofetz Chaim, he would be known as the Likutei Halachos.

[00:00:46]Likutei Halachos is the Chofetz Chaim basically wrote a riff on the Masechtas that are Nogea to Kodshim and a Perush on it.

[00:00:56]So, to know how lemaaseh to do the Avodah in the Beis Hamikdash. He says, "Yadua she Nosan lanu Kodesh Baruch Hu Torah shebiksav u viur al peh le Moshe Rabbeinu."

[00:01:06]We know Hashem gave the written law to Moshe along with the oral law. Shev baTorah baHaluchos maaseh Elokim heim Haluchos were the act of Hashem, the product of Hashem. A Perush Rashi, "Luchos ksav shehayu shtayim shavos."

[00:01:22]The two Luchos were equal. Perush, "shemi dasan haisu bediyuk nimrat orkan varachvan shel shnay Haluchos zuh k'mo zuh bediyuk." They were exactly the same size.

[00:01:33]"Veha kavana binyan zeh, why they need to be exactly the same size? Ki yadua she Luach achas hayah me'orah Torah shebiksav."

[00:01:40]We're accustomed to thinking one Luach was bein adam laMakom. One Luach is bein adam laChaveiro. No!

[00:01:48]One Luach is Torah shebiksav. One is Torah shebaal peh. Like we find in the Medrash, "Vi yadua d'lo kamidi Perush baal peh she'ein ramuz baTorah shebiksav." We know there is nothing in the written law.

[00:02:00]There's nothing in the oral law that's not alluded to in the written law.

[00:02:08]Also in the written law.

[00:02:15]Baruch who? I think it's something's missing here.

[00:02:19]Also in the Torah Hakadosh Baruch Hu wrote all of its parshas and pesukim and teivos and oisios.

[00:02:26]Bitzumzum ex- precisely k'fi hakavonos remuzos bo.

[00:02:30]In accordance with the kavanos and intentions. The Ein Bo Chaserah Ois Achserah there's not even an extra letter.

[00:02:44]So Torah Shebiksav is precise.

[00:02:47]Everything in the Torah Shebe'al Peh is already remuz in the Torah Shebiksav.

[00:02:52]Umishum kachah yishnei luchos shavin bediyuk. Rav k'moilu achas achas it's written like one tablet l'hoishis lanu shehi b'emes Torah achas mamash to teach it's mamash one Torah.

[00:03:05]V'chi v'nichtavah bediyuk gadol me'od it's written with great precision.

[00:03:12]All of its words, letters, crowns al pi hakavonos remuzos bo.

[00:03:20]Uv'emes inyan niskaf hu zeh this is a very lofty idea. K'she'nisbonen b'parshah mesuyemes shebatorah if you were to analyze and study and contemplate one designated parshah pick a parshah.

[00:03:35]For example, parshas Gittin, parshas Nedarim, k'hai gavna.

[00:03:39]Then nisbonen al kol ois umilah shebo and now study each letter and each word.

[00:03:45]Kamah halachos yesh bo how many piles of law are hanging on it. The mid-rush and the Zohar and in Yanam shall Kadoshas Hamida is for Indian and look at them and we call Indian.

[00:04:01]Look at how many millions of laws are hanging on every sentence, word, letter. Near a bar Kimas like him Emma.

[00:04:11]You would see clearly this is the act of God. It's the product of God. How in three sentences about Dinan and Daram can you have literally thousands of Halachas?

[00:04:25]Look at the comma come comma alpha Halachas. The comma in Yanam Halacha.

[00:04:31]How many thousands of laws? How much inestimable wisdom comes from Halachas mass like him Emma.

[00:04:44]The tablets, [clears throat] by looking at the tablets and seeing the the two tablets in their precision and realizing that there's a written law and there's an oral law and they're written on equal tablets and everything in the oral law is alluded to in the written law.

[00:05:02]Which means entire Massechtas are hanging on a few verses, a few sentences. So from the Halachas we see obviously it's mass like him. Only this is a divine product and there's no other explanation for how else it could come have come into be.

[00:05:23]Okay friends, have a great day. Call tove. Baruch Hashem Hashem.

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