Aliya Summary: Some commandments discussed in this Aliya: maintaining
pure and hygienic army encampments, impurity resulting from seminal
emissions, prohibition against prostitution, prohibition against lending
with interest, and the obligation to honor vows.
In
addition to weapons, when going to war we must take with us a stake, so
we wouldn't have to use our hands when relieving ourselves in the field.
Why? Because G-d will be with us, and He shouldn't see anything
unseemly. Since there's nothing G-d doesn't see, this commandment is for
us to heighten our sensitivity to hygiene and appearance, and easily
translated to current daily life. In high school I had one Rabbi that
always kept himself and his clothes so clean and neat, and he impressed
the importance for us to look presentable and proper because of what we
represent (the fact that I remember this about him says a lot too). I'm
not saying that we need to carry Purrell with us, but we need to be
conscious of our appearance and cleanliness.
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