1) Ch. 25, v. 9,10: "B'yom hakippurim, V'shavtem ish el achuzoso v'ish el mishpachto toshuvu" – What conection is there between Yom Kippur and the emancipation of slaves?
2) Ch. 25, v. 36: "Al tikach mei'ito neshech v'sarbis" - The Targum Yerushalmi at the beginning of parshas B'shalach (we do not have this in our text) says that when the prophet Yechezkel resurrected the dry bones in the valley of Dora, there was one person who was not resurrected because he lent money and collected interest on it. Why was he punished to not be resurrected? The people Yechezkel resurrected were of the tribe of Efrayim, who left Egypt 30 years earlier than the exodus. If so, they were not bnei Yisroel, as they were killed by the Plishtim before the bnei Yisroel received the Torah. A non-Jew is not prohibited from collecting interest.
3) Ch. 25, v. 37: "Es kas'p'cho lo SI'TEIN lo b'neshech" - Shouldn't the verse say "lo SALVEH lo b'neshech" since a loan is taking place rather than a cash grant?
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4) Ch. 26, v. 4: "V'nosati gishmeichem b'itom" - The M.R. 35:8 derives from "V'nosati" that Hashem personally will cause it to rain and will not send rain through an intermediary. The M.R. (gemara Taanis 23a) goes on to say that we derive from the word "b'itom" that the rain will fall at a convenient time, on the night of Shabbos. How are these two thoughts connected?
5) Ch. 26, v. 42: "V'zocharti brisi Yaakov" – And I will remember My covenant with Yaakov – This verse, one of comfort, seems totally out of place in the middle of this lengthy admonishment.
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