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📘 Parsha Insights – Rashi Commentary Q&A on Shishi

📜 Devarim 24:5 — The Newlywed’s Exemption

1. ❓Who qualifies as a “new wife” (אִשָּׁה חֲדָשָׁה)?
   • ✅ Any woman newly married to the man—even a widow. But not his ex-wife if he remarries her.
2. ❓What is the man forbidden from doing in his first year of marriage?
   • ✅ He may not serve in the army or take on any public obligations 🛡️🚫
3. ❓What does “לְכָל־דָּבָר” (anything) include?
   • ✅ Even non-combat duties like bringing food or water or fixing roads 🍞💧🛠️
4. ❓What is the purpose of his exemption?
   • ✅ To stay home and bring joy to his wife 💑🏡
5. ❓What does “וְשִׂמַּח אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ” mean according to Rashi?
   • ✅ He must actively make her happy—not just rejoice with her 😊

🪨 Devarim 24:6 — Millstones as Collateral

1. ❓What items may not be taken as collateral?
   • ✅ The upper and lower millstones used to prepare food 🍞🪨
2. ❓Why are millstones forbidden as collateral?
   • ✅ Because they’re essential for survival—taking them is like taking a person’s life 🧍‍♂️💔
3. ❓What is “רֵחַיִם”?
   • ✅ The lower millstone 🔽
4. ❓What is “וָרָכֶב”?
   • ✅ The upper millstone 🔼

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Devarim 24:7 — Kidnapping

1. ❓What crime is described in this verse?
   • ✅ Kidnapping a fellow Israelite and selling or enslaving him 🚨
2. ❓What is the punishment for kidnapping?
   • ✅ Death penalty ⚖️💀
3. ❓When is the kidnapper liable?
   • ✅ Only if he uses the person—enslaves or sells him 🧑‍🏭
4. ❓What does “כִּֽי־יִמָּצֵא” mean?
   • ✅ Found guilty through witnesses and prior warning 👀📜

🧪 Devarim 24:8–9 — Tzara’at & Miriam

1. ❓What must one be careful not to do with tzara’at?
   • ✅ Don’t remove or damage the signs of impurity ❌⚪
2. ❓Who gives instructions about tzara’at?
   • ✅ The Levitic priests 👨‍⚕️👨‍🏫
3. ❓What should we learn from Miriam’s story?
   • ✅ Avoid slander—Miriam was punished with tzara’at for speaking against Moshe 🗣️⚠️

🏠 Devarim 24:10–13 — Ethics of Collateral

1. ❓Can a creditor enter the debtor’s home to take collateral?
   • ❌ No. He must wait outside 🚪🙅‍♂️
2. ❓Who must bring out the collateral?
   • ✅ The debtor himself 🧍‍♂️➡️
3. ❓What if the debtor is poor?
   • ✅ The creditor must return the collateral before nightfall 🛏️🌇
4. ❓Why must the collateral be returned daily?
   • ✅ So the debtor can sleep in his garment or use it during the day 🧥🕰️
5. ❓What does “וּבֵֽרֲכֶךָּ” mean?
   • ✅ The debtor will bless the creditor 🙌
6. ❓What if the debtor doesn’t bless the creditor?
   • ✅ It’s still considered a merit before God 🌟
7. ❓What is “מַשַּׁאת מְאוּמָה”?
   • ✅ Any kind of debt or loan 💰📦
8. ❓What does Rashi say about returning a day garment?
   • ✅ It must be returned in the morning ☀️
9. ❓What does this law teach us about dignity?
   • ✅ Even a debtor deserves respect and basic comfort 🫱🫲