Brought down by the Chidah z"l in Nitzutzei oros. Its not just the Chumash you shouldn't put other books on top of, but all 24 books of תנ״ך. The point is that Torah Shebechtav/z"a - the written Torah, is the one who gives to Torah Shebeal Peh/nukvah - the oral Torah. So the written Torah should always be on top.
The 16 expressions of forgiveness
The 16 different expressions of forgiveness, extended explanation. Translation by Rabbi Mendy Greenstein Kapara - atonement, “atone for your nation Israel. כפרה - כפר לעמך ישראל . When you are in debt to get forgiven for it you need to give a כופר נפש , a payment of your soul. This is judgment that descends upon you and a difficulty you go through in order to atone. A direct exchange for atonement all at once. Thus, on Yom “Kippurim” we ask for complete forgiveness in the merit the five עינוים afflictions we subject ourselves to. Slicha - forgiveness, by the golden calf, “and Hashem says, I have forgiven, as you said” סליחה - ויאמר ה׳ סלחתי כדבריך . The idea is forgiveness for now, but the punishment is still in the wings and has not gone away. Even if there is punishment for now, to affect the forgiveness, it is not over. Just as by the golden calf it states וביום פוקדי ופקדתי , “on the day I remember (to punish you for a sin) I remember (to pu...
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