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משך חכמה — השקיפה ממעון קדשך

Why does the וידוי מעשרות request bracha specifically "ממעון קדשך"?

דיש מרחמים על יתומים — אבל אינם בביתו, רק בבית פחות. לא כן השי"ת, הוא מגדלם כבנים ב'מעון קדשו'. לכן אמר 'נתתיו לגר ליתום לאלמנה', לכן 'השקיפה ממעון קדשך'.

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משך חכמה

משך חכמה, כי תבוא י״א

Meshekh Chokhmah, Ki Tavo:11

Ki Tavo

Q — Why does the וידוי מעשרות request bracha specifically "ממעון קדשך"?

A — Per Tehillim 68:6, "אבי יתומים ודיין אלמנות אלקים במעון קדשו" — Hashem raises the orphan in His OWN holy ma'on, not in a lesser place. The וידוי describes giving maaser to the לוי, גר, יתום and אלמנה — those whom Hashem himself houses in מעון קדשו — so we naturally request bracha FROM that very ma'on. Chagigah 12b lists the seven heavens: מעון is HIGHER than זבול (which contains the heavenly mizbeach) — paralleling "גדול העושה צדקה יותר מכל הקרבנות."

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