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A:
Shalom!
Davka means "only". But it is the
absolute "only" because there is no other possibility and it was
meant to be like this. For instance, the child who wants only a certain
spoon and will take no other is demanding DAVKA that spoon.
The
word DAVKA is particularly suited to Judaism because we interpret every
word - every letter - of the Written Law and the Oral Law. So when the
Torah tells us to make the Menorah out of gold we find commentaries that
ask why DAVKA gold? When we find that the longest tractate - Baba Basra has
176 pages we find commentaries that ask why DAVKA 176 pages?
And
if you don't mind, why did you ask this question DAVKA to the Diaspora
Yeshiva?
Rabbi
Michael Unger
Thank
you for asking your question. Feel
free to ask another.
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