ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโl
ืืขื ืืช ืืืืจืช ืืคื ื ื‘ ืืืืืื ืืื’ ืื ืฆืขืง ืื ื‘ ืืืืื ืืืืชืื ื ืืืฉืืข ื‘ ืืช ืงืืื ื (ืื,ื-ื)
ืืชื ืืืื ืื ืืืฆืืช ืงืจืืื ืขื ืืืืืจืื: “ืืฉืืจืฉื ืืืฆืื, ืืคื ืฉืืืื ืืขืืจืจ ืืืฉืืืชืื ืืืฆืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืจื ืคืื, ืข”ื ืืืืืื ืืืื ื’ ืืจืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืชื ืืืช ืืืืชื ืืขืฉืืช ืคืืจืืช, ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืงืื ื, ืจืืื ืื ืืขืืจืจ ืืืื ืืืืจื ืคืืื ืืืืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืืืข ืืืื ืืืช ืืืื ืืขืืื, ืืืกืคืจ ืืกืืื ืืชืืจื ืขืืื ื ืืขื ืื ืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืจื ืืื. ืืข”ื ืืชืืื ืืขื ืื ืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืฉืืืฆื ืืื ืืื ืืื, ืืขื ืื ืขืืืืช ืืืฆืจืืื ืื ื, ืืืฆืืื ื ืืื ื”ื ืืืื, ืืืืจ ืืฉืื ืืืงืฉ ืืืคื ืื ืืืชืืื ืืืจืื ืขืืื. ืืืชืื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ื ืคืฉื ืืฉืื ื’ ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืชืืจืืช ืืจืฆื, ืืข”ื ืฆืืื ื ืืจืื ืืื ืขื ืื – ืื ืืคืฅ ืืกื ืืื”.
ืืืื ื ืฉืชืคืืื ืฆืจืืื ืืืื ‘ืืชืื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ื ืคืฉื ืืฉืื ื”. ืืืืื ื, ืื ืชืคืืื ืืื ื ืจืง ืืงืฉื, ืชืคืืื ืืื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช.
ืืืื ืฉืชืคืืื ืฆืจืืื ืืืืืช ืืืจื ืืงืฉืช ืฆืจืืื, ืืืืืจื ืืืืจื (ืืจืืืช ืื.): “ืชืคืืื ืื ืืงืฉื”, ืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืงืฉ ืืืจ ืืืช ืจืขืื, ืืื ืืื ืฆืจืืื ืืืืืช ืืืชืขืืจืจืืช ืืืืื ืืืฆืขืงื ืืชืื ‘ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ื ืคืฉื ืืฉืื ื”.
ืืืฉืืจืืืฉ ืืืชืคืื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ืืืืชืจืืืืืช ืืืืื ืื”ืช, ืืืข ืฉืืชืคืื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืฉืชืคืืืชื ืชืชืงืื. ืืฉื ืื ืื”ืช ืขืืื ืืืฆืคื ืืชืคืืืชื ื, ืฉืขื ืืื ื ืชืขืืจืจ ืื ืชืงืจื ืืืื.
ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืขื ืืืืจืื ืฉื ‘ืื ืฆืขืง’ ืขื ืฉืืื ื’ืืืจื ืืช ืขื ืื ื’, ืจืง ืืชืื ืฆืขืจ ืืขืื ืื ืชืืช ืื ืืฆืจืื. ืื ืืชืื ืืืื ืืฆืขืงื ืืื ืืขืืง ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืชืชืงืื.
ืื ืฆ”ื, ืืื ืจืง ืขื ืืื ืืืกืืจืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืข ื’ืฆืขืงื’ ืฉื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืฉ’ืืืฉืืข’?
ืืฉ ืืื ืขืฆื ืคืฉืืื, ืื ืืื ื ืืฆื ืืฆืขืจ ืืืฆืจื, ืื ืจืง ืืืืืื ืืจืืืฉืื ืืืช. ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืื ืขืืฉื ืืช ืขืืืืช ื’ ืืจืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืฆืจื ืฆืจืืจื ืืื ื ืืฆื…
ืข”ื ืฆืจืื ืืฆืขืืง, ืฉื ืืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืืืืชืจืืื ืืขืืืืช ื’, ืืืฉื ืชืคืื ืืชืื ืืื ื ืืจื ืื, ื ืฆืขืง ืื ื’ ืืจืืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืื ื ืฉื ืืื ‘ืืืฉืืข ื’ ืืช ืงืืืื ื’.
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Rebbetzin Sara Finkel a"h
ืืจืื ืืช ืืฆืืงื ืืช ืืจืช ืฉืจื ืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืข”ื
ืืฉืืืข, ืืืื ืจืืืขื ื”ื ืืืืื, ืืกืชืืงื ืืฉืื ืืจืืืื ืืคืชืข ืคืชืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืจืื ืืช ืืฆืืงื ืืช ืืจืช ืฉืจื ืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืข”ื, ืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืฉื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืฉืืืืื”ื, ืืจืื ื ืืืฉืืื.
ืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื ืืืขืื ืืจื”ื ืจืื ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืฆ”ื ืื ื ืืช ืืืชื ืืฉืืงืื ืฉืืืจื”ื. ืืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืช ืชืืจื ืืืจืืช ืฉืืื, ืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืจืฅ ืืืืชืจืืช ืืคืืื ืืืคื ืืืืื ืืืืื ื ืื ”ื ืืฉืจ ืื ืขืืื ืื ืืกืืื ืืงืฉื ืฉื ืฉืืืจืช ืชืืจื ืืืฆืืืช ืืืจื”ื.
ืืฉืืื ืืจื ืืืจื ”ืฆ ืืฆ”ื ืื 14 ืืืื, ืืืืขื ืื ืืืฉืคืื ืืืืงืืจ ืืืจืฅ ืืงืืืฉ. ืืืืื ืืืงืืจื ืืืืขื ืืขืืชืื ืชืืืคืืช ืืืงืจ ืืฆื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืื”ื ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื. ื ืจื ืืืจื”ื ืืชืคืขื ืืืื ืืืืฉืืืชื ืฉื ืื ืขืจ ืืฆืขืืจ ื ืชื ืฆืื. ืืขืจื ืจ”ื, ืืืฉืจ ืืืืขื ืืืชืืจื ืืืจืืช ืืฉื ืื ืืฆื ืืืจื”ื, ืืคืฆืืจ ืืื ืจื”ื ืืืฉืืืจ ืืช ืื ืขืจ ืืฆืขืืจ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื ื ืืืช ืืืื ืืคืจืืก ืืช ืืกืืชื ืขืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืฆืืจื.
ืืืืื ืกืืคืจื ืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื ืฉืงืฉื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืขื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืงืฉืช ืืืื, ืืืืฉืืืจ ืืจืืง ืืื ื ื ืขืจ ืฆืขืืจ ืื ืืจืืข ืขืฉืจื. ืืืื ืืืืจืช, ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื, ืืืืจ ืฉืืขื ืืงืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืงืจื ืืช ืคืจืฉืช ืขืงืืืช ืืฆืืง ืื ืงืจืืช ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื, ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืขืืจืช ืื ืฉืื ืื ืขืจื ืจืืงื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ (ืืืืื ืืจืื ืืช ืจืืงื ืืืจืื ืข”ื, ืืฉืช ืืืจ ืืืืืื ืจืื ืืฆืืง ืืืจืื ืฉืืืืื”ื, ืืจืืฉื ืืืฉืืื), ืืืืืืชื ืืงืืื ืืฉืคืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืฉื ืืช ืืืืืืื ืืฉื ืืื, ืืกืืืจื ืื ืืื ื’ ืืืืื ืขืืื ืืช ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืื ืกืืื ืืขืงืืื ืขื ืคื ืืืืจืฉืื ืืืืคืจืฉืื. ืืฉืฉืืขื ืืช ืืืืจืื ืืฆืืจื ืื ืืื, ืืฉืื ืืขืฆืื: โืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืื ืืืกืืื ืืืงืจืื ืืช ืื ื ืงืจืื ืืืฉืโืช, ืื ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืงืจืื ืงืจืื ืืกืืืื, ืงื ืืืจืื, ืืฉืืื ืืช ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืืฉื ืชืงืืคืโ.
ืืื ืื ืืจืืข ืฉืืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืคื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืจื ”ืฆ ืฉืืืืืช ืืืืื ืื ืืขืืื ืจืืืืช ืชืืืืืื ืืืขืืื ืืืื.
ืืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื ืืฆืื ืืจืืืช ืืืฉืืื, ืืืฉืจ ืจืืื ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืงืืจืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืืืจืื ืืืืจืื ื ืืืจ ืืืืชืื. ืช.ื .ืฆ.ื.ื.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืื ืชืื
ืืคืืก ืืืชืืื
ื’ ืืืจ ืืืฉื ืืืชืืช ืขื ืืืื ืื, ืืข’ ืืชืื”ืข ืืืงืืงื, ืืืงืืงื ืืืชืืื. ืื”ื ื”ื ืื”ื ืกืืก”ื ืจืข”ื.
ืืืืื ืจืืื ืืืื ื ืืคืื ืืงืืืจ ืืฉ”ืก ืกืืื ืืฃ ื”ื ืืื ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืจืง ืข”ื ืฉืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืืงืืงื ืืขืื ืืคืืก. ืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืจ ืงืค”ื (ืืืื ืืค”ืช ืจืข”ื ื’) ืืืคืืก ืืืจ ืืืฉ ืฉืืืฆืื ื’ ืืืืืื ืืืจืื ืื. ืืืฉืื ืขืืื ืื ืกืช ืืืืงืื ื”ื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืจ ื ืขืื ืื ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืงืืืื ืฉืืชืืจื ืืืชืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืข”ืค ืืืืืจืื ืฉืืืชื ืืขืื ื ืฉืืืื ืืชื ืืฉืืจืืช ืขื ืื ืืืจ ืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืื ื ืืคืื ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืข ืืื ืืืจ ืฉื ืืืข ืื”ื ืืืืื ืืืขืืืช ืขื ืืืขืช.
ืืข’ ืืืฉืืขืืช ืืขืงื ืงื ”ื ื’ ืื”ื ืขืืื ืืก’ ืืืจ ืฉืืข (ื”ื) ืืืื ืืื”ื ืฉืืชื ืฉืืื ืืฉืจืืฃ ืืชืื ืงืืืฉ ืื ืืคืกืื ืข”ืฉ. ืืข”ืฉ ืืขื ืื ืืืคืืก ืืืจ ืืชื ืื”ื ืืื”ื ืกื’ ืจืข”ื ืืืงืืงื ืืฉืื ืืชื ืื”ื ืืคืืก.
ืืืขืืงืจ ืืกืคืง ืืืคืืก ืืืื ืืืงืืงื, ื ืจืื ืืืืื ื ืืืชืืื ืืื ืจืง ืื ืืืืช ืื ืข”ื ืืชืืืชื ืืื ืื ื ืขืฉื ืืืืช ืืืืคื ืืืจ ืื ืืื ืืชืืื, ืืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืืืช ืืืจ ืขื ืืขืืคืจืช ืืฉื ืืื ืืืงืืงื ืืื ืฉืืขืืืจ ืืฉื ืขืืืื ืืื ื ืืืืชื ืขืืคืจืช ืฉืืื ืืงืืงื. ืืข”ืฉ ืื”ื ืืกืืฃ ืืืจืื ืืืืืจ ืืกืคืง ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉ ืื ืืืชืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืงืง ืืื ืืืชื, ืืืืื ืืืื ืชื ืืื ืฉืืชืื ื.
ืืืืื ืืืคืืก ืืืชืืื ืืขื ืื ืงืืืฉื, ืข’ ืืืงืช ืืขืงื ื”ื ื”ื ืฉืืฉืืื ืจ’ ืืงืืชืืื ืืืืื ืืจืื ืืืื ืจืฆื ืืืชืืจ ืืืชืื ืื ืืืืื ืช ืฆืืืื ืืืงืื ืืืืง ืืืคืืก ืืื ืืืชืืื. ืืข”ืฉ ืืืืจืฉ”ื ื”ื ืฉื ”ื ืฉืืืื ืืฉื ืืจืืงื ืืืคืืก ืื ืืื ืืชื, ืืชืื ืขืืื ืืืจืืงื ืื ืืืืจื ืืืคืืก ืืื ืืื ืืืง ืชืืืืช ืืืฉ. ืืืื ื”ื ืืชื ืืืื ืจืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืข”ื ืืคืืก. ืืขืื ืืชื ืืืืช ื”ื ืืข”ื ืืืื ืช ืืชืืื ืื”ื ืจืง ืื ืืืื ืืคืกืง ืืชืื”ืฉ ื’ ื’ ืืืื”ื ืคืกืื ืืฉืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื. ืืข”ืฉ ืขืื ืืขืื ืฉืืชื ืขืื ืืขืืื ืืืืกืืจ, ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืจืืื ืืข’ ืฉื”ืข ืงื”ื ื”ื ืืค”ืช ืืฉื ืืจืื”ื, ืืื (ืืืช ื”ื) ืืื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืชื ืข”ื ืืื ืืข’ ืฉื”ืข ืกื’ ืงื”ื. ืืืฃ ืืืืืืจ ืืื’ ืืขืฉื ืืื ืงืืฆืจ ืฉืืืชื ืืื ืืฆืืข ืืื ืืื ืืื ืชื’ ืืฉืื ื ืืชื ืื”ื ืืืชื ืข”ื ืชื ืืขืช ืืื ืืฉื”ื ืืืืื ืช ืืชืืื ืืฉืชืืฉ ืจืง ืืืฆืืข ืืื ืืื. ืืขืื ืืขื (ืืืช ื”ื) ืืืื ืืื ืืชื ืืขืืจื ืืืฉืจ ืจืง ืืืืขืื ืืข’ ืฉื”ืข ืงื”ื ื”ื ืื”ืฉ ื”ื. ืืื ืืขืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืจื ืืจืืื ืืฉืืจื ืงืฆืจื, ืืข’ ืฉื”ืข ืงื”ื ื”ื. ืืื ืื ืืจื ืืืชืื ืืืช”ื ืืืช ืืฉื ืืืฉืจืื ืื”ื ื’ ืืื ื ืืชื ืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืื ืื”ืฉ ืื”ืฉ ืงื”ื ื’.
ืชืืืืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืจืื ืืช ืืฆืืงื ืืช ืืจืช ืฉืจื ืคืื ืงื ืข"ื
Rebbetzin Sara Finkel a"h
ืืจืื ืืช ืืฆืืงื ืืช ืืจืช ืฉืจื ืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืข”ื ื ืืืื ืืฉื ืช ืชืจ”ืค ืืคืืืื ืืืืื ืืจื”ื ืจืื ืฉืืืื ืจืืื ืืืื ืืฆ”ื, ืื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืืืจ ืืคืืืื. ืืืืืชื ืืืื ืฉื ื ืืขืชืืงื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืฉืื ื ืืืจื”ื, ืฉื ืืชืืืจืจื ืืกืื ืคืืื ืฉืืฆืคืื ืืจื”ื ืืงืืืื ืืื ืชืืจื ืืืฆืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืืื. ืฉื ืืืื ืืืชืื ืื ืืืกืืจืช ืืืช ืืืืชืื.
ืืืืืขื ืืคืจืงื ื ืืฉืื ืืืขืื ืื”ืจ ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืคืื ืงื ืืฆ”ื, ืื ื ืฉื ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืืื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืื ื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืืกืื ืืกืืืืืงื ืืฆืืง”ื.
ืขื ืกืืคืืจ ืืืืืื ืืฉืืื ืชืืืจื ืืืืื ืืจืื ืืช, ืฉืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืืืืช ืืื ืกืช ืืืจืืื. ืื ืงืจื ืืืื ืฉืืช ืืืืืชื ืืกืื ืคืืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืจืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืกืช ืืืืจ ืืืจ ืืชืคืืื ืืืื ืฉืืช. ืืืฉืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืกืืืจ ืืืจืืืช ืืฉืืช, ืืื ืคืื ื ืืืื ืืืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืชื. ืืืื ืฉืืช ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืจืื ืื ืฉื ืืชืจ ืืคืื ืชื, ืืืืืื ื ืืกืขืื ืืฆืื ืืช ืกืขืืืช ืืฉืืช, ืืืฉืืืืข ืืืืชื ืกืืคืจ ืฉืจืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืื ืืจืืื ืขื ืืืืช ืืื ืกืช. ืืฉืฉืืขื ืืืช ืืชื, ืืืื ืืืืจื ืฉื ืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืขืื ืืืช ืฉืืื ืื, ืืืืืืชื ืืืืจื, ืฉืืืื ืืืืืืฃ ืื ืขืืื ืืืืงื ืขื ืืืื. ืืืืจ ืืฉืืช, ืืืจืจ ืืืชื ืืืจื ืืื ื ืืชื ืืืืืข ืืืื ืืืืืืื ืฉืืชืืืจืจ ืื ืืจืืง ืืืืชื, ืืืืื ื ืืกื ืืืกืืืจ ืื ืืืืืืง ืืช ืืชืืืชื, ืื ืืื ืืชืงืฉื ืืืืื ืืืืืืง ืืช ืืืืงืื. ืืืจืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืชื ืฉืขื ืืื ืงืจ ืืืฉืื, ืืชื ืืจืช ืฉืจื ืข”ื ืืืฉื ืืช ืืขืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืืืืชื ืขื ืืจื, ืืืจืืืช ืื ืืืืืฅ ืืื ืืืืืข ืืืงืื. ืืืืื, ืืืชื ืืืจื ืืื ืืืชื ื, ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆ”ื, ืฉืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืจืื ืืืืืข ืืขืืืจื ืืืกืืฃ ืืกืคืื ืืืฉืืื, ืืืชืืจื ืืืืชื. ืืขืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืกืืคืจ ืฉืืฉ ืื ืื ืืฆืืื, ืืืื ืจืืฆื ืืืฆืืข ืืืชื ืืืชื ืฉืืชืืกืจื ืืืขื ืืื ืกืช ืืืจืืื. ืื ื ืืฆืจ ืืฉืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืคืจืืืช ืืืช ื’. ืืฉืฉืืขื ืืืช ืืืจืืชืื ืืืจื ืฉืืืืจ ืืืืืจ ืืช ืกืืคืืจ ืืชืืจื ืขื ืืืืขืืจ ืขืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืืจ ืืช ืจืืงื ืืจืืืชื ืืช ืืืืช ืืืกื ืืืืืืืช ืฉืืืคืืื ื ืืช ืืืฉืืืชื.
ืขืื ืกืืคืจื, ืฉืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืฆ”ื, ืืืจื ืื ืคืขื, ืฉืื ืืฉืชืืื ืชืืงื ืืชื ืื ืชืืจื, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืชืช ืื ืื ืืกืคื, ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืช, ืื ืืืื ืืืกืฃ, ืืื ืฉืืืื ืงืื ืจืืชื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืฆืืืื ื ืืืขืฉื ืืกื ืืื ืืืื, ืืฉืืื ืืื ืฉื ื ืคืชืืื ืืืืชื, ืืื ืืงืืืื, ืฉืื ืืื ืจืืืืื ืืื ืจืื ืื ืืืฉืืืืื ืจืืื, ืฉืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืขืืืจื ืืืชื ืืืืื ืืขืช ืืกืขื ืืืืก ืืืกืคืื ืืืจืฆื, ืืืืืืจ ืืืชื ืื ืืกื ื ืืกืคืช ืฉืืื ื ื ืื ืกื ืื ืืขืช ืืงื ืื ืื ืืืืื, ืฉืืื ืืงืื ืื ืช ืฆืืจืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืข”ื ืืืฉืื ืืืืืื ืขืืืจื. ืื ืื ืงื ืืืืื ืฉืจื ืืช ืืชืืื ื ืฉืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืืขื ืจืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืขื ืืจืืืช ืืืกื.
ืืช ืืืชื ืงืืขื ืืืกืืฃ ืืฉืืงืืื, ืืืขืื ืืฆ”ื ืคืชื ืืช ืืืื”ื ‘ืืืช ืฉืืืื’ ืข”ืฉ ืืืื, ืืืื ืขื ืืืจ”ื ืงืืื ืืฆ”ื ื ืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืืืคืฅ ืืืื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืฉืืืฉ ืืจื ืืืื”ื ืืืจืื ืื ืชืืจื ืืืจืื, ืืฉืืืืชื ืืชืงืืืื ืฉืืขืืจื ืชืืจื ืื ืฉืื ืืืชื ืืืชื ืืืกืจืช ืืจืื ืืช ืื ืืืืืื ืกืง ืข”ื. ืืืชื ืืื ืืืช ืฉื ืชืืจื ืืืกื ืืจืืื ืืืืขื ืืืชืืจื ืืฆืื, ืืฉืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื ืขืืืืช ืืืืื ืืขืื ืืื ืืคืขืืื, ืืืืืืื ืืขืืจื ืืืืกืืก ืืืืืืง ืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืฉืืืงืื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืข”ื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืื”ื ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืฉืืืชืืจื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืื ืืฆื ืจืขื ืืืจืฉ”ืจ ืืืืืก ืืฆ”ื.
ืืืชื ืืื ืืืช ืืขื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืจื ืืืืชื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืฆืืง”ื ืืจื ื ืืืจ”ื ืงืืืืจ ืืฆืืง”ื, ืืืจื”ืฉ ืืื ืื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืืืจ”ื ืืืืงืื ื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืืืจ”ื ืืืจืื ื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืขืื ืจืืื. ืืืืข ืืื ืืืชื ืืืืช ืฉื ืชืืจื ืืืืืื, ืฉืืืืช ืชืืจื ืืืกื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืกืืื ืื ืืืืื.
ืืืจืืช ืืืืจืืื ืืฉืืงืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืขืจืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืกืคืจ ืืืืืชืืื ืืื”ื ืืืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืจืกืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืขื ืืขืื ืืืื ืื ืชืืจื ื ืืืืืชื ืืืืชืจ ืืืืืืื.ืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืจ”ื ื ืืืื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืชืืืื ืืจื ื ืืืจ”ื ืืกืจืื ืืืืจื”ื ืืืจืืกืง ืืฆืืง”ื. ืืืื ืืืช, ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืคืจืืืื ืฉืืฉืงืืขื ืืืืืืืชื ืืขืืืง ืืชืืจื.
ืืคืืจืกื ืืกืืคืืจ ืฉืกืืคืจื ืืืืื, ืื ืืืืืช ืื ื ืืืืื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืืื ื”ื ืฉื ืื, ื ืกืขื ืืืืจืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืืืงืืจ ืืื ืขื ืื ื ืืืืื. ืื ืืืงืจื ืืื ืคืขืืื ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืื”ื ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื. ืืฉืืืืขื ืืขืจ”ื ืืงืื ืืช ืืจืืชื ืฉื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืงืจืืช ืืฉื ื ืืืืฉื, ืืื ืงืจื ืืื ืืืืจื, ืืืคืฆืืจ ืืื ืฉืืืชืืจื ืืช ืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืช. ืื ืืชืงืฉื ืืงืื ืืืฆืขื ืืืืชืืจ ืืช ืื ื ืืืคื ืืืจื”ืง ืฉืืืฆื ืื ืฉืจืจ ืืขืืื ืืืืชื ืชืงืืคื, ืื ืืืืจืช, ืืืืืขื ืืืชืคืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืช ืชืคืืืืช ืจ”ื, ืืฉืฉืืขื ืืงืจืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืช ืคืจืฉืช ืขืงืืืช ืืฆืืง, ืืฉืื ืืฆืืื ืื ืขืจื ืจืืงื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ, ืืืืื ืืจืื ืืช ืืืจืื ืข”ื, ืืืื ืฉืืืชื ืืงืืื ืืฉืคื ืืื ืืืืช ืืกืืืจื ืื ืืืื ืืขืช ืืช ืื ืืคืจืฉื ืื ืืกืืื ืืขืงืืื ืข”ืค ืืืืจืฉืื ืื ืืืขืื. ืื ืืฉืื ืืขืฆืื ืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื, ืืืืืจื ‘ืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืื ืืืงืจืื ืืช ืื ื ืงืจืื ืืืฉื”ืช, ืื ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืงืจืื ืงืจืื ืงื ืืืจืื, ืืฉืืื ืืช ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืชืงืืคื ืฉืืชืืงืฉืชื’. ืืื ืืื ื ืขืชืจื ืืืงืฉืช ืืจื ืืืจื”ื ืืืืชืืจื ืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืจื”ืง, ืฉื ืืชืืื ืขื ืจืืฉื ืืืืื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืฉืชืขืฉืข ืืขืื ืืฆืขืืจ ืฉืจืื ืื ืื ืขืืื ืืืืืืืช.
ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืงืฉื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืืคืื ืฉืืื ืืฆืจื ื ืืืจ ืืืงืจ ืืืื. ืืื ืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื ืืืืชื ืืืชืืช ืื ืืืชืืื ืจืืื, ืืืืื ืฉืืืข ืฉืืื ืื ืืืชื ืื ืชืืืจื ืื ืืช ืจืืฉืืช ืืขืืืขืื, ืืืืืขื ืฉืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืคืืืช ืืืื ืชืงืื ืฉืืื ืฉืื ืืืชืขืื ืืฉืืืคืชื ืืืืืชืืช.
ืืืืื ืชืืืจื, ‘ืฉืืืื ืืคืขืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืชื ืืื ืจืฉื ‘ืืื, ืงืฉื ืืืืืื ืืื ืกืืคืืง ืืฉ ืื ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื…’. ืื ืืื ืืจืืฉ ืืืืืง ืืงืจืื ืืืช. ืืชืืชื ืื ืืืชื ืชืฉืืื ื ืจืืฉ, ืืื ืืืงืื ืฉื ืืืขื ืืืืชื, ืื ืืชืืชื ืืช ืฉืื ืืื ืืชืืชื: ‘ืืืืื ืืชืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืฉืืื’. ืืืกืคืชื ืืช ืืืชืืืช ืฉื ืืืฉืืื, ืืฆืืคืืชื ืฉืืืืชื ืืืืข ืืืืขืื. ืืืืจ ืืื ื ืืืข ืื ืื ืืืืชื ืืืืข ืืืฉืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืจื ืืคืจืฆื ืฆืืืง ืืขืืืืืช ืืงืจื ืืขืืืืื, ืื ืืขืืืจื ืืืช ืืืืจื ืฉื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืฆืืง”ื. ืืฉืจืื ืืช ืืชืืืช ืืฉืืื, ืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืื ืืฉืืืืช, ืืืื ืืกืจ ืืืช ืืืืืื ื ืื ืจืืฉ’.
ืขืื ืชืืืจื ืืืืื, ืฉืืฉืื ื ืฉื ืืืืชื ืืฉืืงืืื, ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืจื ืืืจื”ื ืืฆืืง”ื ืื ื ื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืชืจ ืืืจื”ื. ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืื ืื ืืขืืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืืชื: ‘ืืืจ ืขืืจื ืงืจืื ืืฉื ืชืืื ืืื ืขืื ืื ืื ืืืงืจ ืืืืืื ืขืื ืืืืชืจ ื”ื ืืจ ื ืชื ืฉืืื’ ืืช ืืจืฆื ื ืืงืืืฉื, ืืื ืฉืื ืชืืืจืชื ืื ืืจืืฉ ืขืช ืขืืืื ืืืคืจืื ืืืชื ื, ืืฉืืชื ืืืจืื ืขื ืฉื ื, ืืื ื ืืืืช ืืืื ืขืืื, ืื ืกืืืืืชืื ืืฉืจ ืืื ื ืืื ืื’ ืขืืืืืช ืื ืื ืขืื ื ืืื ื ืจืืื ืื ืืช ืืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืืืข ืืืืืืืช ืืขื”ื’. ืืื, ืืชืืืืช ืืื ืงืืฅ ืืฉื ืช ืชืฉ”ื, ื ืขืชืจื ืืืจืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืงืื ืืคืฆื, ืืืืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืืืขืืืจื. ืืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืืฉืื ืืชืขืืคื ืขืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืืขืืช ืจืืชืืืช, ืืคืจืืื ืื ืืืชื ืงืื ืขืืืจื, ืื ืืื ืืืขื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืฃ ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืชืืจื ืืฆืืื ืืืืืฆืช ืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืฆืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืฆื ืืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืืืชื ืืืื.
ืืฉื ืช ืชืฉื”ื ืขืื ืืืจื”ืง. ืืขืื ืืฆ”ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืืชื ืขื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉ”ื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืจืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืืืจ”ื ืงืจืืืืจ ืืฆืืง”ื, ืืืฉืงืืข ืื ืขืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืขืืื, ืืฉืจืขืืืชื ืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื ืขืืื ืืฆืืื ืืืขืืจืช ืฉื ื ืื ืื ืฉืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืกืืจืช ืืืืืืืช ืฉืืืืจื ืืชืื ืื ืื ืืฉื ืื. ืื’ ืื ืืกื ืชืฉื ”ื ืืกืชืืง ืืขืื ืืฆ”ื, ืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืจืฉืชื ืืืืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืฆื ืื ืื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืืืื ืฉืืืืื”ื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื”ื, ืจ”ื ืืืฉืืื.
ืืฉื ืืชืื ืืืืจืื ืืช ืชืืืจื ืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื ืื ืืืช ืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืื ืืจืืืช ืืช ืฉื ื ืืืืื ืืจืืืฆื ืชืืจื ืืืงืืื ืชืืจื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืฆืืจื ืื ืืืืืืช. ืื ืืคืฆื ืืื ืืืืง ืืช ืืกืืจืืชื ืืืฉืคืืข ืขื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืจืง ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืืื. ืื ื ืชื ืื ืืจืื ืกืืคืืง ืืฉืืื ืืจืืืช ืืื ืื ืืฉืคืืขืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจืื, ืื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืขืืจื ืืืกืชืืืืช ืขื ืืืืจ, ืืคื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืชื ืื ืืืืื.
ืื ืืืืจ ืืกืชืืงืืชื ืฉื ืื ื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืจื ”ืฆ ืืฆืืง”ื, ืืื ืงืืืื ืขืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื, ืืืชืืืื ืืืืื ื ืื ื ืืืฉืคืื, ืฉืืืื ืืฆืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืชืืจ ืื ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืชืื, ืฉืขืืื ืืืืื ืจืง ื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืกืืืข ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืชื. ืืื ืืืกืืคื ืืืืจื, ืฉืืืืจ ืืืฉืื ืืืืชืจ ืฉืืืื ืืื ื ืืื ื ืืืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืจืืช ืฉืขื ืื ืืื ืขืืืจืื ื ืกืืื ืืช ืงืฉืื, ืื ืืคืจื ืกื ืื ืืื ืื ืืืฆืืืช ืืืืื ืืืืืื, ืขื ืืืื ืืืขืช ืฉืืืืื ื ืืืืชืืช ืืืืจื ืืขืืื ืฉืืื ืขืืฉื ืื ืืืขืฉื, ืืงืืืื ืืืืืง ืจื ืืขืืื ืืื ืืงืืจื ืขืื ื. ืืืชืื ืืื ืฉืืืืืช ืืช ืืืฉืคื ืฉืืืจ ืื ืื ื, ‘ืฉืืฉ ืืืื ืืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืงืืฉื, ืืืฉ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืงืืฉื ืขืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืช’, ืื ืื ืฉืขืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื, ืืฉืืืชื ืฆืืืื ืืืขืชื ืืจืืชื ืขืืืื ืืืืื. ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืช, ืืจืืืช ืืื ืงืืฉื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืชืขืืืช ืืืืชืืืง, ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืชืจ.
ืืืื ื ืืคื ืื ืืฃ ืขืกืงื ืืขืืจื ืืืืช ืืืืช ืืกืืืขื ืืขื ืื ืฆืจืืื ืืื, ืื ืืชืืืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืื ืืฆืืืจืื ืืืืืืืืื, ย ืฆืืืจื ืฆืืืจืื ืืจืืืืื, ืืื ืฆืืืจืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืฆื ืืืืืจืื ืฉื ืกืคืจื ืืชืืื ืื ืืืืืืื.
ืื ืืืชื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืื ืคืชืื ืืจืืืื. ืืฉืืืื ืืฉืืช ืืืื ื ืชืืื ืขืื ืืงืืืืช ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืจืืื, ืืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืข ืืจืืข ืืืืจืื ืฉืืจืืืฉ ืื ืื. ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืชื ืืฉืช ืืกื. ืืื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืฉืคืืืช ื ืืงืงืืช ืขื ืกืืคืืจืื ืืืจืืืื ืืจืคืืื ืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืช ืืขืืืืืช ืืจืคืืืืืช.
ืืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืจืืฉื ืื ืืืื ืืืขืจืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืืืช ืืฉืืืช ืืืจ, ืืืฃ ืจืฉืืื”ื ืืจื ืืืจืื”ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉื ื ืืืกืืจ ืฉืืืช ืืืืืง ืืงืจืืช ืืืืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืืื, ืืื ืกืจ ืืืจืื ืืงืจืืช ืืฉื ื ืืืืฉื.
ืืืื ืจืืืข ื”ื ืืืืื ืขื ืฉืืจ ืืคืชืข ืื ืืฉื ืืืื, ืืืจืืขืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืช ื ืฉืืชื ืืืืฆืจื. ืืกืข ืืืืืืืชื ืืฆื ืืจืืืช ืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืืืขืื ืืืคืื ืจืืื, ืืฉืืืืจ ืืฉื ืืืกืคืืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืงืช ืืจืื ืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืืชืื ืฆืืื ืืงืืจ ืืขืื ืืกืืื ืื ืจืื ืืงืืจื ืฉื ืืจืื ืืช ืืืื ืจ ืข”ื.
ืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื ืืืชืืจื ืืืจืื ืืืจืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจืืื, ืื ื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื”ื ืจ”ื ืืืฉืืื, ื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืจื ื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืฉืืื”ื, ื ืืืื ื ืื ืื ืืื ื ื ืื ืื ืืืืฉืืืื ืืืืจืฉืชื ืืืืคืืื.
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Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal Shlita
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Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal Shlita
This coming Motzaei Shabbos, im yirtzeh Hashem, weโre going to start saying Selichos, as per our minhag. The Shulchan Aruch says that the minhag of Selichos for the bnei Ashkenaz begins on Motzaei Shabbos, a minimum of four days before Rosh Hashanah. The Mishnah Berurah states that one reason for the four-day requirement is that thereโs a halacha that before a korban is brought in the Beis Hamikdash, it must be inspected for four days to ensure that it has no blemishes โ a process known as bikur mumin. The Mishnah Berurah explains that this requirement applies to us, as well, before Rosh Hashanah. On Rosh Hashanah we are expected to offer ourselves as a korban, as the Torah says, regarding the korbanos of Rosh Hashanah โ ืึทืขึฒืฉึดืืืชึถื ืขึนืึธื, instead of the usual ืึฐืึดืงึฐืจึทืึฐืชึถึผื ืขึนืึธื. This implies that we are obligated to offer ourselves as a korban olah, and just as a korban olah required inspection before being brought in the Beis Hamikdash, the four days of Selichos are a time to inspect our own mumin to make sure that the korban we offer of ourselves as on Rosh Hashanah will be a kosher korban, with no blemishes.
Yet a Mishnah teaches that a person is disqualified from inspecting the mumin of his own bechor (firstborn animal), and from inspecting his own nega, in the case of suspected tzaraas: ืื ืื ืืขืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืืฅ ืื ืืขื ืขืฆืื. The reason a person can check anyone elseโs bechor for a mum, or anyone elseโs nega but not his own, is simple: A person is nogeiโa bโdavar (partial) when it comes to his own mumin, and he therefore canโt rely on his own judgment when checking the mum of his bechor or his own nega.
In that case, how can we expect a person to inspect his own flaws when preparing to offer himself as a korban on Rosh Hashanah? A person is not reliable when it comes to his own flaws, since he is blinded from seeing his own mumin!
Two Paths to Illumination
We daven every day, in Ahavah Rabbah: ืึฐืึธืึตืจ ืขึตืื ึตืื ืึผ ืึฐึผืชืึนืจึธืชึถืึธ. We can understand these words in two ways. On a simple level, these words mean that when we learn Torah, at times we miss things, so we daven that Hashem should illuminate our eyes so that we should have proper vision and understanding when we learn the Torah.
But thereโs another way to understand these words: we are asking that the Torah illuminate all areas of our lives. The Torah has the ability to enlighten us regarding all topics and all areas of life. When making personal decisions, people are often blinded, so we daven to Hakadosh Baruch Hu that we should have good, clear vision in all areas of life, through the Torah that we learn.
This idea is reflected in the Gemara (Bava Basra 4) that relates that after Hordus killed out all the chachamim, with the exception of Bava ben Buta, he realized that he had made a grave mistake, and he regretted his actions, so he asked Bava ben Buta what he could do to rectify what he had done. One of the things Bava ben Buta told him was, โYou blinded the eyes of the world, because talmidei chachamim are called einei haโeidah, so go involve yourself in the eyes of the world โ namely, the Beis Hamikdash, which is called ืึทืึฐืึทื ืขึตืื ึตืืึถื. Go beautify and rebuild it.โ
We see from this Gemara that talmidei chachamim are called โthe eyes of the world,โ because someone who learns Torah has vision.
How is it that when weโre learning topics in Torah that seemingly have no relevance to current events, the Torah nevertheless illuminates our eyes and improves our vision in all areas? How does the Torah accomplish this? And how does the Beis Hamikdash, which is also termed โthe eyes of the worldโ also accomplish this?
In order to understand how Torah and the Beis Hamikdash improve our vision, we first need to understand what takes away our vision. Why are people blind? Why donโt they see things clearly, to the extent that they need the Torah or the Beis Hamikdash to improve the vision?
Beware of Bribes!
In Kovetz Maamarim, R’ Elchanan explains that the Torah teaches us what blinds people: ืึดึผื ืึทืฉึนึผืืึทื ืึฐืขึทืึตึผืจ ืขึตืื ึตื ืึฒืึธืึดืื ืึดืืกึทืึตึผืฃ ืึดึผืึฐืจึตื ืฆึทืึดึผืืงึดื. If a judge received any benefit from one of the litigants in a case that comes before him, he is disqualified from presiding over the case. Even if the benefit or gift he received from the litigant was unrelated to the case, and was not given in order to sway the judge in this litigantโs favor, once the judge has been a beneficiary of a favor from a litigant, he is immediately disqualified. Thatโs because as soon as someone benefits from someone or something, it becomes impossible to see the faults of that person or entity. This is not intentional โ the dayan does not wish to judge incorrectly or favor one litigant over the other. But the reality is that shochad blinds a person.
Thereโs another kind of shochad, R’ Elchanan adds. When a person is the beneficiary of all the pleasures that the world and the yetzer hara have to offer, those pleasures become his source of satisfaction and chiyus, and then thereโs no way he can look at his yetzer hara objectively and see his chesronos and mumin, or the negaโim that this behavior brings upon him. Because heโs living off these pleasures and benefiting from them, they serve as shochad that blinds him to the negative effect they have on him.
Once we understand the source of a personโs blindness to his own flaws, we can also understand the meaning of the words ึฐืืึธืึตืจ ืขึตืื ึตืื ืึผ ืึฐึผืชืึนืจึธืชึถืึธ. When a person learns Torah, besides the knowledge and chochmas Elokim that he absorbs, he also finds the Torah to be a source of chiyus. When a person is properly connected to Torah, heโs not as dependent on all the things that the yetzer hara and the world have to offer in order to feel satisfied and accomplished. He has an alternative, something much better โ the connection to Torah.
Similarly, the Beis Hamikdash, which is the place of hashraโas haShechinah, affords the opportunity of a relationship with Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Once a person finds his chiyus and satisfaction in life from his relationship with Hakadosh Baruch Hu, the world becomes less of a source of shochad, and he is no longer as dependent on this world and the yetzer hara to provide him with pleasure and fulfillment. Thatโs how we gain proper vision through the Beis Hamikdash as well.
Enlightened Eyes
At the beginning of Parashas Shelach, Hashem tells Moshe to send spies to examine and inspect Eretz Canaan: ืฉึฐืืึทื ืึฐืึธ ืึฒื ึธืฉึดืืื ืึฐืึธืชึปืจืึผ ืึถืช ืึถืจึถืฅ ืึฐึผื ึทืขึทื. The Targum translates the word ืึฐืึธืชึปืจืึผ as ืึดืืึทืึฐึผืืึผื, and some explain that this term alludes to the month of Elul, which is a time when we need to examine and inspect ourselves. But in order to be able to inspect something, you need vision. Where can we find the vision we need for Chodesh Elul? From our relationship with Hakadosh Baruch Hu, as we know that Elul is a time of ืึฒื ึดื ืึฐืืึนืึดื ืึฐืืึนืึดื ืึดื. Once youโre in a relationship with Hakadosh Baruch Hu, itโs as though youโre in the Beis Hamikdash, the ืึทืึฐืึทื ืขึตืื ึตืืึถื. The ืึฒื ึดื ืึฐืืึนืึดื ืึฐืืึนืึดื ืึดื of Elul brings the ืึดืืึทืึฐึผืืึผื, the ability to see and inspect ourselves.
All year long, if weโre distant from Hakadosh Baruch Hu, then itโs very hard to see things properly, as we are subject to the shochad of the yetzer hara. But during Elul, when we give ourselves the opportunity to feel closeness to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, weโre less dependent on the pleasures of the world, so we can see things properly.
We can now understand the minhag to begin Selichos four days before Rosh Hashanah, in order to do bikur mumin on ourselves. True, throughout the year itโs hard for a person to see his own flaws, but after three weeks of Elul, just a few days before Rosh Hashanah, when the ืึฒื ึดื ืึฐืืึนืึดื ืึฐืืึนืึดื ืึดื is intensifying, that clears up our vision, and with that weโre able to do bikur mumin. We should be zocheh to feel the kirvas Elokim of ืึฒื ึดื ืึฐืืึนืึดื ืึฐืืึนืึดื ืึดื and through that improve our vision and be zocheh to do a proper bikur mumin of ืึฐืึธืึตืจ ืขึตืื ึตืื ืึผ ืึฐึผืชืืจึธืชึถืึธ.
A gut gebentcht yahr.