This is a Torat Torah on Parshas Shemini. We will discuss a Mishnah—specifically, the very final Mishnah of the six orders of the Mishnah.

As we know, there are six orders of the Mishnah. Some tractates have Talmud, while others do not. The final order, Taharot, has only one tractate with Talmud; the rest consist solely of Mishnah.

Today, we will learn the final Mishnah in the tractate of Uktzin.

Uktzin is the last tractate in the order of Taharot. The word “uktzin” literally refers to the stem—like the stem of an esrog, the point from which it grows from the tree. There are many halachot regarding whether the stem is considered part of the fruit. The tractate also deals extensively with laws of impurity related to food and drink.

Impurity refers, for example, to cases where an insect comes into contact with food or drink, creating various halachic implications. Some of these laws are discussed in Parshas Shemini, which creates a connection between this tractate and our parsha.

However, today we will focus on the final Mishnah itself. The Rebbe connects it to the previous Mishnah, but that is beyond our scope. We will concentrate on understanding this closing Mishnah.

The Mishnah states:

Amar Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi—Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi says that in the future, Hashem will grant every tzaddik an inheritance of 310 worlds.

This is quite a striking statement. A “world” represents something vast and complete. If one tzaddik receives a world, that already conveys something immense. But here, each tzaddik receives 310 worlds.

Why specifically 310?

This is based on a verse: “L’hanchil ohavai yesh.” Hashem says, “To grant inheritance to those who love Me—yesh.”

The word yesh typically means “there is,” but its numerical value (gematria) is 310. Therefore, the Mishnah interprets this to mean that those who love Hashem will inherit 310 worlds.

The verse continues: “v’otzrosayhem amale”—“and I will fill their treasuries with goodness.”

From this, we understand that Hashem promises an abundant and overflowing reward.

The commentators explain that 310 is not necessarily a limit—it is a way of expressing abundance. The reward may be even greater.

On a deeper level, “l’hanchil ohavai yesh” means that those who love Hashem inherit the true yesh—the true existence.

And what is true existence?

Only Hashem is the ultimate and absolute existence. Everything else is dependent and created. So the ultimate reward is not merely “worlds,” but a connection to Hashem Himself—the essence of existence.

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Be’ezras Hashem, Hashem oz l’amo yiten, Hashem yevarech et amo bashalom—Hashem will give strength to His people and bless them with peace.

May we merit to see this openly and clearly, with a complete victory for the Jewish people. As we stand between Purim and Pesach, may we celebrate redemption fully—and may we merit the coming of Moshiach, bimheira b’yameinu.