Circumcision, redemption of the firstborn son and marriage

Synopsis

Rabbi Yehuda tells us here that bad things will come to the people in the world who do not take advantage of the Torah that their Master left for them. He then says there are three things that a person is obligated to do for his son, circumcision, redemption, and to marry him to a woman. This is because God did these things for Yisrael. Also, we are told, He carried them like the eagle who carries its children on its wings.

Relevance

Our meditation purifies our children and redeems all the world's children who grace us with their innocence. By this action, we are carried upward on our own strong wings, and the men and women, sons and daughters of this world, find their soul mates and unite in completion. And then our entire world unites with our Creator in a Final Redemption that exemplifies the loving kindness of this holy book.

Boards Children Marriage Morning Redemption and Salvation Torah

893. "And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end" (Shemot 26:28). Rabbi Yehuda opened the discussion saying, "Happy are you, O land, when your king is a free man, and your princes eat in due season" (Kohelet 10:17) and, "Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes dine in the morning" (Ibid. 16). Woe is to the people in the world that do not care the service of their Master, because their Master endeavors to do good for them, for He has left words of Torah before them but they do pay attention to them.

893. וְהַבְּרִיחַ הַתִּיכוֹן בְּתוֹךְ הַקְּרָשִׁים מַבְרִיחַ מִן הַקָּצֶה אֶל הַקָּצֶה. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה פָּתַח אַשְׁרֵיךְ אֶרֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּךְ בֶּן חוֹרִים וְשָׂרַיִךְ בָּעֵת יֹאכֵלוּ. וּכְתִיב, אִי לָךָ אֶרֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּךְ נָעַר וְשָׂרַיִךְ בַּבֹּקֶר יֹאכֵלוּ. וַוי לְעָלְמָא דְּלָא מַשְׁגְּחָן בְּפוּלְחָנָא דְּמָארֵיהוֹן, דְּהָא מָארֵיהוֹן אַשְׁגַּח בְּגִינֵיהוֹן לְאוֹטָבָא לְהוּ, דְּאָנַח קָמַיְיהוּ פִּתְגָּמֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, וְלָא מַשְׁגְּחָן.

Circumcision Creation Eagle Egypt Female Male Pharaoh, The Redemption and Salvation Women

894. We have learned that there are three things that a person is obligated to do for his son, circumcision; redemption; marry him to a woman. The Holy One, blessed be He, did all this with Yisrael. Circumcision, as it is written, "And circumcise again the children of Yisrael a second time" (Yehoshua 5:2) and, "And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male" (Beresheet 17:12). Redemption, as it is written, "And redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the land of Pharaoh, King of Egypt" (Devarim 7:8). To marry him to a woman, as it is written, "Male and female He created them" (Beresheet 1:27) and, "And Elohim blessed them, and Elohim said to them, be fruitful and multiply" (Ibid. 28). Also, He carried them like an eagle who carries its young on its wings, as it is written, "And how I bore you on eagles' wings" (Shemot 19:4).

894. דְּתָנֵינָן, תְּלַת מִלִּין בָּעֵי בַּר נָשׁ לְמֶעְבַּד לִבְרֵיהּ, מִילָה, וּפִדְיוֹן, וּלְנַסְבָא לֵיהּ אִנְתּוּ. וְכֹלָּא עָבֵיד קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. מִילָה: דִּכְתִּיב וְשׁוּב מוֹל אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שֵׁנִית. וּכְתִיב וּבֶן שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים יִמּוֹל לָכֶם כָּל זָכָר. פִּדְיוֹן. דִּכְתִּיב וַיִּפְדְּךָ מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים מִיַּד פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם. לְנַסְּבָא לֵיהּ אִנְתּוּ: דִּכְתִּיב זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אוֹתָם, וּכְתִיב וַיְבָרֶךְ אוֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ. תּוּ, אַטִּיל לְהוּ כְּהַאי נִשְׁרָא, דְּאָטִיל לִבְנוֹי עַל גַּדְפּוֹי, דִּכְתִּיב וָאֶשָּׂא אֶתְכֶם עַל כַּנְפֵי נְשָׁרִים.