Illustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio
What's going on here? מַה זֶה?
Benei Yisrael are compared to the stars in the sky (Devarim 1:10). What makes them like stars?
- Rashi says it’s a comparison about time. Benei Yisrael will exist forever, just like the sun, moon, and stars shine on and on.
- Ibn Ezra says it’s about amount. Benei Yisrael will be infinite and impossible to count, like stars.
- Ha’amek Davar connects it to purpose. Benei Yisrael shine a light for their generation, just like the sun and stars.
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