The following is a brief summary of some of thoughts on the parsha that R' Frand spoke about in his shiur on Thursday Night, but due to a family simcha I had on Thursday Night I did not have an opportunity to hear the shiur until right before Shabbos and I am blogging it tonight. I have attempted to reproduce these vorts to the best of my ability. Any perceived inconsistency is the result of my efforts to transcribe the shiur and should not be attributed to R' Frand.
Rabbi Frand quoted the Chinuch to explain the concept of avadim going free with the blowing of the Shofar in Yovel. The Chinuch says that the Shofar is blown so that everyone sees that they are all in the same boat - all the avadim are going free and this gives strength to everyone. He then uses the expression "tzaras rabim chatzi nechama" - when everyone is suffering, the person feels some nechama.
R' Frand then quoted the Rambam in Moreh Nevuchim who asks why does the rotzeach go free with the death of the Kohain Gadol? He answers that the Kohain Gadol - the chief spiritual officer of the Jewish people is loved by all. So when the Go'el HaDam feels bad when he sees that the rotzeach is going free he realizes that everyone is crying and he does not feel as bad.
R' Frand said that the Imrei Emes was troubled by this concept of "tzaras rabim chatzi nechama." He opines that it does not reflect well on human nature that we feel better when we see others are suffering.
R' Frand suggested that this would be a good Shabbos table topic, but he also suggested a way of understanding which my daughter Y came up with at our Shabbos table.
When a person has something happen to him, he can feel why did this happen to me? Whether its a personal issue or financial or health, he can ask why me? But when it happens to others, he realizes that its not just me. Hashem has decided that this is occurring and it is not specific to him.
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