הקדמה of משלי
What are the 3 books that שלמה wrote?
משלי, קהלת, שיר השירים
why is the מ bigger in the word משלי?
Because the גמטריה of מ is 40 showing that שלמה fasted for 40 days to get רוח הקודש from 'ה
Why do we start now to be an אשת חיל?
So that later on in life when we're a wife we're an אשת חיל from the start
Why is an אשת חיל compared to pearls?
Just like an שת חיל is hard to find and you have to put in the effort to find her just like you have to search and put effort in to find pearls
Why did שלמה write משלי?
To share his knowledge with the people
What do we need before we learn?
יראת ה'
When is אשת חיל read?
Friday night by קידוש
What are 3 aspects that a husband trusts his wife with?
1. Physical aspect- ex. cleaning, cooking,
2. Spiritual aspect- ex. she will follow the הלכות
3. Emotional aspect- ex. she is loyal to him
What does משלי discuss?
How to deal with people and different relationships
Why does it specify that שלמה is the king of ישראל?
Not only is he the smartest man and not only is he צדיק בן צדיק he’s also the king of ישראל
Why do we read אשת חיל by קידוש?
Because Shabbat is the holiest day of the week and the mother prepared everything, so we're praising our mothers for bringing us to Shabbat every week
What is the night compared to?
Night is compared to the גלות and the mothers arises from is and she gives strength to her family
What does שיר השירים talk about?
It’s a love song to 'ה, praising Him for everything He did
With whom should we act righteousness, justice, and fairness (each one is a different person)
We should act with righteousness with Hashem, justice with our friends, and fairly with ourselves.
Who was אשת חיל written for? 2/3
1. Avraham composed it for Sarah and later שלמה wrote it down
2. It was written for חוה
3. Shlomo wrote for his mom בת שבע
Why does it say that she gives bread and not any other food?
Bread is the staple of life- you need it to live- she makes sure her family has all their spiritual and physical needs.
what does קהלת talk about?
Our connection with the Torah and the importance of Torah
How does מלבין the explain 'יראת ה?
Every sort of knowledge comes from somewhere (like science is based off of the old science just expanding with new ideas) but משלי is straight from Hashem-so we should take the lessons and apply it to our lives.
2/4: What is the role of a אשת חיל?
1. Taking care of her family’s spiritual needs
2 to emulate Hashem’s ways
3. We have to live up the way Torah views us
4. To make sure she has a Jewish home.
Why does it use the word taste and not see?
When you taste something good you want more of it, just like when a אשת חיל "tastes" something good she doesn't want to stop, she wants more of it.