Talking Torah

In this week's discussion, we explored the commandment to respect the elderly. The Torah emphasizes this by first instructing to rise in their presence and then to honor them. Additionally, it concludes the verse with "and you shall fear God, I am God." The obvious and first question is - why the repetition - why double this commandment? But besides that, looking at the verse, you also have to ask - why the seemingly unrelated statement? Why end the verse with that statement? Interestingly, we encounter this phrase of "and you shall fear God, I am God" again in our Parsha, particularly in the commandment against cursing a deaf person or obstructing a blind person. There too we find a double commandment, but unlike by us, there the additional statement at the end of the verse of "you shall fear God" actually makes sense - which increases the question by us - so what is it doing by us?? Join us as we delve into the significance of this directive and its broader implications, and on top of it - its relevancy for us today! 🔴 Make sure to subscribe here - https://bit.ly/TalkingTorahSubscribe 👉 Follow us on Twitter -  / talking_torah ✅ Follow and share the Talk on Facebook - https://bit.ly/TalkingTorahFacebookPage 🎧 Listen to the Talk on Spotify - http://bit.ly/talkingtorah 🍏 Listen on Apple Podcast - https://apple.co/3cgrzno ➡️ Tuvia and Yitzi talk Parsha ספר ויקרא פרשת קדושים
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