Derasha 2 on Lech Lecha 17:1

TT #2 · Parashas Lech Lecha · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 17:1

Complete Passuk

…הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים׃

…walk before Me and be whole.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

TT points to R. Samlai / Makkot 24a: “walk whole” is Avraham — he nullified his own reasoning before the command of milah.

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Core Text

Core Text דָּרַשׁ רַבִּי שִׂמְלַאי: …הוֹלֵךְ תָּמִים — זֶה אַבְרָהָם, דִּכְתִיב הִתְהַלֵּךְ לְפָנַי וֶהְיֵה תָמִים.
English of Core Text: R. Samlai expounded: …“who walks whole” — this is Avraham, as it is written “walk before Me and be whole.”
On the daf / in context: Temimut here is the surrender of independent calculation to the divine command of circumcision.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Wholeness before God is defined by walking in His command without demanding prior justification.