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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโ€l

ื•ืขื ื™ืช ื•ืืžืจืช ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืืœื•ื”ื™ืš ื•ื’ื•’ ื•ื ืฆืขืง ืืœ ื”ืืœื•ื”ื™ ืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื•ื™ืฉืžืข ื”ืืช ืงื•ืœื ื• (ื›ื•,ื‘-ื–)

ื›ืชื‘ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื‘ืžืฆื•ืช ืงืจื™ืื” ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื›ื•ืจื™ื: “ืžืฉื•ืจืฉื™ ื”ืžืฆื•ื”, ืœืคื™ ืฉื”ืื“ื ืžืขื•ืจืจ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ืžืฆื™ื™ืจ ื‘ืœื‘ื‘ื• ื”ืืžืช ื‘ื›ื— ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืคื™ื•, ืข”ื› ื‘ื”ื™ื˜ื™ื‘ ืืœื™ื• ื”’ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื ื•ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื• ืื•ืชื• ื•ืืช ืื“ืžืชื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืคื™ืจื•ืช, ื•ื–ื›ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืื ืœื‘ื™ืช ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื•, ืจืื•ื™ ืœื• ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืœื‘ื‘ื• ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืคื™ื”ื• ื•ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ื™ ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื• ืžืืช ืื“ื•ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ื•ื™ืกืคืจ ื—ืกื“ื™ื• ื™ืชื‘ืจืš ืขืœื™ื ื• ื•ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ. ื•ืข”ื› ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื—ืœืฆื• ื”ืืœ ืžื™ื“ ืœื‘ืŸ, ื•ืขื ื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืžืฆืจื™ื™ื ื‘ื ื•, ื•ื”ืฆื™ืœื ื• ื”ื•ื ื‘”ื” ืžื™ื“ื, ื•ืื—ืจ ื”ืฉื‘ื— ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืœืคื ื™ื• ืœื”ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื‘ืจื›ื” ืขืœื™ื•. ื•ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื ืคืฉื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื— ื”’ ื•ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ื• ื–ื•ื›ื” ื•ืžืชื‘ืจื›ืช ืืจืฆื•, ื•ืข”ื› ืฆื™ื•ื ื• ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ื–ื” – ื›ื™ ื—ืคืฅ ื—ืกื“ ื”ื•ื”.

ืœืžื“ื ื• ืฉืชืคื™ืœื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื‘ื•ื ‘ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื ืคืฉื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื— ื””. ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื•, ื›ื™ ืชืคื™ืœื” ืื™ื ื” ืจืง ื‘ืงืฉื”, ืชืคื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช.

ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืชืคื™ืœื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื“ืจืš ื‘ืงืฉืช ืฆืจื›ื™ื•, ื•ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื’ืžืจื (ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ืœื.): “ืชืคื™ืœื” ื–ื• ื‘ืงืฉื””, ืืš ืœื ื“ื™ ื‘ื›ืš ืœื‘ื“ ื›ืื“ื ื”ืžื‘ืงืฉ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืืช ืจืขื”ื•, ืืœื ื”ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ื‘ืฆืขืงื” ืžืชื•ืš ‘ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื ืคืฉื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื— ื””.

ื•ื›ืฉืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื”ืžืชืคืœืœ ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื•ื”ื”ืชืจื•ืžืžื•ืช ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ื™”ืช, ื™ื“ืข ืฉื”ืชืคืœืœ ื›ืจืื•ื™ ื•ื™ื–ื›ื” ืฉืชืคื™ืœืชื• ืชืชืงื‘ืœ. ืœืฉื ื›ืš ื”ื™”ืช ืขื•ืžื“ ื•ืžืฆืคื” ืœืชืคื™ืœืชื ื•, ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื” ื ืชืขื•ืจืจ ื•ื ืชืงืจื‘ ืืœื™ื•.

ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืžื“ืจื’ื” ืฉืœ ‘ื•ื ืฆืขืง’ ืขื“ ืฉื–ื›ื• ืœ’ื•ื™ืจื ืืช ืขื ื™ื ื•’, ืจืง ืžืชื•ืš ืฆืขืจ ื”ืขื™ื ื•ื™ ืชื—ืช ื™ื“ ืžืฆืจื™ื. ื›ื™ ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื›ืื‘ ื”ืฆืขืงื” ื”ื™ื ืžืขืžืง ื”ืœื‘ ื•ื–ื•ื›ื” ืฉืชืชืงื‘ืœ.

ืืš ืฆ”ื‘, ื•ื›ื™ ืจืง ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ื™ืกื•ืจื™ื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœ’ืฆืขืงื”’ ืฉื ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื‘ื˜ื—ื™ื ืฉ’ื•ื™ืฉืžืข’?

ื™ืฉ ืœื›ืš ืขืฆื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”, ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืฆืขืจ ื•ื‘ืฆืจื”, ืืš ืจืง ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช. ืื™ืœื• ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”’ ื›ืจืื•ื™, ื”ื•ื ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืื™ื–ื• ืฆืจื” ืฆืจื•ืจื” ื”ื•ื ื ืžืฆื…

ืข”ื– ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฆืขื•ืง, ืฉื ื–ื›ื” ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื•ืœื”ืชืจื•ืžื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”’, ื•ื›ืฉื ืชืคืœืœ ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืื‘ ื ื•ืจื ื–ื”, ื ืฆืขืง ืืœ ื”’ ื›ืจืื•ื™, ืื–ื™ ืžื•ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื ื• ืฉื ื–ื›ื” ‘ื•ื™ืฉืžืข ื”’ ืืช ืงื•ืœื™ื ื•’.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Rebbetzin Sara Finkel a"h

ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ื”ืฆื“ืงื ื™ืช ืžืจืช ืฉืจื” ืื™ื˜ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ืข”ื”

ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ื‘ื™ื•ื ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื™”ื– ื‘ืืœื•ืœ, ื”ืกืชืœืงื” ืœืฉืžื™ ืžืจื•ืžื™ื ื‘ืคืชืข ืคืชืื•ื ื‘ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื•ื‘ืฉื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ื”ืฆื“ืงื ื™ืช ืžืจืช ืฉืจื” ืื™ื˜ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ืข”ื”, ืืžื• ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื ืชืŸ ืฆื‘ื™ ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื•ืฉืœ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื’ื“ืœื™ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ืฉื™ื‘ืœื—ื˜”ื, ืžืจื‘ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.

ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืข”ื” ื•ื‘ืขืœื” ื”ืจื””ื’ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ื”ื• ืžืื™ืจ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื‘ื ื• ืืช ื‘ื™ืชื ื‘ืฉื™ืงื’ื• ืฉื‘ืืจื””ื‘. ื‘ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ื ืคืฉ ื”ื ื’ื™ื“ืœื• ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื ืœืชื•ืจื”, ืื”ื‘ืช ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื, ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ื”ืŸ ืืจืฅ ื”ืžื•ืชืจื•ืช ื”ืคื™ืœื” ืืœืคื™ ื—ืœืœื™ื ืžืื—ื™ื ื• ื‘ื ”ื™ ืืฉืจ ืœื ืขืžื“ื• ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืงืฉื” ืฉืœ ืฉืžื™ืจืช ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื‘ืืจื””ื‘.

ื›ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื ”ืฆ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื‘ืŸ 14 ื‘ืœื‘ื“, ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืจ ื‘ืืจืฅ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ. ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืชื›ื•ืคื•ืช ืœื‘ืงืจ ืืฆืœ ื”ื“ื•ื“ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื”ื’ื””ื— ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ. ื ืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื”ื™ ื”ืชืคืขืœ ืžืื•ื“ ืžืื™ืฉื™ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ื ืขืจ ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ ื ืชืŸ ืฆื‘ื™. ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืจ”ื”, ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื”ืชื‘ืจืš ื‘ื‘ืจื›ืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื ืืฆืœ ื”ื’ืจื”ื™, ื”ืคืฆื™ืจ ื‘ื”ื ืจื””ื™ ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื ืขืจ ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื ื” ืื—ืช ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ืคืจื•ืก ืืช ื—ืกื•ืชื• ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฆื˜ืจืš.

ืœื™ืžื™ื ืกื™ืคืจื” ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืข”ื” ืฉืงืฉื” ื”ื™ื” ืœื” ืžืื•ื“ ืœื”ื™ืขื ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืœื‘ืงืฉืช ื”ื“ื•ื“, ื•ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ื”ืจื—ืง ืžืžื ื” ื ืขืจ ืฆืขื™ืจ ื‘ืŸ ืืจื‘ืข ืขืฉืจื”. ืื•ืœื ืœืžื—ืจืช, ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื”, ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื‘ืขืœ ื”ืงื•ืจื ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืงืจื ืืช ืคืจืฉืช ืขืงื™ื“ืช ื™ืฆื—ืง ื”ื ืงืจืืช ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื”, ื™ืฉื‘ื” ืœื™ื“ื” ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื ืขืจื” ืจื‘ืงื” ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ (ืœื™ืžื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืจื‘ืงื” ืื–ืจื—ื™ ืข”ื”, ืืฉืช ื—ื‘ืจ ืœื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฆื—ืง ืื–ืจื—ื™ ืฉื™ื‘ืœื—ื˜”ื, ืžืจืืฉื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”), ื•ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื” ื‘ืงื™ืื” ื‘ืฉืคืช ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืžืฉื ื•ืช ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื” ื‘ืฉื ื—ืื™, ื”ืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืœื” ื›ื™ื“ ื”’ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœื™ื” ืืช ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ื ืคืฉื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืงื™ื“ื” ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ืžื“ืจืฉื™ื ื•ื”ืžืคืจืฉื™ื. ื›ืฉืฉืžืขื” ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื›ื” ื—ื™ื”, ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœืขืฆืžื”: โ€ืื ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืกื›ื™ื ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืืช ื‘ื ื• ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืœื”ืฉื™โ€ืช, ื’ื ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื™ื, ืงืœ ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื”, ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœืžืฉืš ืชืงื•ืคื”โ€.

ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ื”ืจื’ืข ืฉืœื™ืžื™ื ื—ื•ืœืœ ืืช ื”ืžื”ืคืš ื”ืื“ื™ืจ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื”ื’ืจื ”ืฆ ืฉื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื–ื• ื”ืขืžื™ื“ ืจื‘ื‘ื•ืช ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืžื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื•.

ื”ืœื•ื•ื™ืชื” ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืข”ื” ื™ืฆืื” ืžืจื—ื‘ืช ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื›ืืฉืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื‘ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื•ืžืžื›ืจื™ื” ืžื•ืงื™ืจื™ื” ืœื™ื•ื• ืื•ืชื” ื‘ื“ืจื›ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืœื”ืจ ื”ื–ื™ืชื™ื. ืช.ื .ืฆ.ื‘.ื”.

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ื›ื™ ืชื‘ื

ื“ืคื•ืก ื›ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”

ื”’ ืืžืจ ืœืžืฉื” ื•ื›ืชื‘ืช ืขืœ ื”ืื‘ื ื™ื, ื•ืข’ ื‘ืชื™ื‘”ืข ื‘ื—ืงื™ืงื”, ื“ื—ืงื™ืงื” ื›ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”. ื•ื›”ื› ื˜”ื– ื™ื•”ื“ ืกื•ืก”ื™ ืจืข”ื.

ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืจืื™ื” ืžืื‘ื ื™ ืืคื•ื“ ื“ืงืืžืจ ื”ืฉ”ืก ืกื•ื˜ื” ื“ืฃ ื›”ื— ื“ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจ ืจืง ืข”ื™ ืฉืžื™ืจ ื•ืœืžื” ืœื ื‘ื—ืงื™ืงื” ื›ืขื™ืŸ ื“ืคื•ืก. ื•ื“ื—ื” ื‘ื—ื•ืช ื™ืื™ืจ ืงืค”ื“ (ืžื•ื‘ื ื‘ืค”ืช ืจืข”ื ื›’) ื“ื“ืคื•ืก ื“ื‘ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื”ืžืฆื™ื ื’ ืžื—ื›ืžื™ื ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื. ื•ื”ืฉื™ื’ ืขืœื™ื• ื›ื ืกืช ื™ื—ื–ืงืืœ ืœ”ื– ื“ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจ ื ืขืœื ืžืŸ ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ืืœื ื“ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื ืงื•ื“ื™ื ืฉื™ืชื™ืจื• ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืฉื‘ืข”ืค ื“ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื‘ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืขื™ื ืŸ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื›ืชื‘ ืืฉื•ืจื™ืช ืขืœ ื”ื ื™ื™ืจ ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื• ืื‘ืœ ืื ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืื‘ื ื™ ืืคื•ื“ ื—ืœื™ืœื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื™ื“ื•ืข ืœื”ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื ื•ื“ืข ืื—”ื– ื—ืœื™ืœื” ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื“ืขืช.

ื•ืข’ ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืขื•ืช ื™ืขืงื‘ ืงื ”ื“ ื’’ ื•ื–”ืœ ืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืก’ ื‘ืืจ ืฉื‘ืข (ืž”ื’) ื”ื•ื‘ื ื‘ืžื’”ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœืฉืจื•ืฃ ื›ืชื‘ื™ ืงื•ื“ืฉ ื”ื ื“ืคืกื™ืŸ ืข”ืฉ. ื•ืข”ืฉ ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื“ืคื•ืก ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ื”ื˜”ื– ื‘ื™ื•”ื“ ืกื™’ ืจืข”ื ื“ื—ืงื™ืงื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ืชื‘ ื•ื””ื” ื“ืคื•ืก.

ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืกืคืง ื‘ื“ืคื•ืก ื“ื”ื•ื™ ื›ื—ืงื™ืงื”, ื ืจืื” ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื”ื•ื ืจืง ืื ื”ืื•ืช ื‘ื ืข”ื™ ื›ืชื™ื‘ืชื• ืื‘ืœ ืื ื ืขืฉื” ื”ืื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื—ืจ ืœื ื”ื•ื™ ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”, ื•ื›ืืŸ ื ืขืฉื” ื”ืื•ืช ื›ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ืคืจืช ื•ืฉื ื”ื•ื™ ื›ื—ืงื™ืงื” ื•ื›ืœ ืฉืžืขื‘ื™ืจ ืžืฉื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ื ื• ื›ืื•ืชื• ืขื•ืคืจืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ืงื™ืงื”. ื•ืข”ืฉ ื‘ื˜”ื– ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื”ืกืคืง ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื•ื™ ื›ืžื• ื—ื•ืงืง ื•ืœื ื›ื•ืชื‘, ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื• ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ื ื•.

ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื“ืคื•ืก ื›ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืงื“ื•ืฉื”, ืข’ ื—ืœืงืช ื™ืขืงื‘ ื—”ื‘ ื›”ื• ืฉื”ืฉื•ืืœ ืจ’ ื™ืงื•ืชื™ืืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื’ืจื™ื ื•ื•ืœื“ ืจืฆื” ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื’ื˜ ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ืช ืฆื™ืœื•ื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื“ื—ืง ื“ื“ืคื•ืก ื”ื•ื™ ื›ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”. ื•ืข”ืฉ ืžืžื”ืจืฉ”ื ื—”ื’ ืฉื ”ื– ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื”ืจื•ืงื— ื“ื“ืคื•ืก ืœื ื”ื•ื™ ื›ืชื‘, ื•ืชืžื” ืขืœื™ื• ื“ื‘ืจื•ืงื— ืœื ืื™ื™ืจื™ ื‘ื“ืคื•ืก ื›ืœืœ ืืœื ื‘ื—ืง ืชื•ื›ื•ืช ืžืžืฉ. ืžื™ื”ื• ืž”ืž ื›ืชื‘ ื“ืื™ืŸ ืจืื•ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืข”ื™ ื“ืคื•ืก. ื•ืขื•ื“ ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืื•ืช ื›”ื‘ ื“ืข”ื™ ืžื›ื•ื ืช ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื”ื•”ืœ ืจืง ื›ื— ื›ื•ื—ื• ื•ืคืกืง ื”ืชื‘ื•”ืฉ ื’’ ื“’ ื“ื‘ื›ื””ื’ ืคืกื•ืœ ืœืฉื—ื™ื˜ื” ื“ืœื ื”ื•ื™ ื›ื•ื—ื•. ื•ืข”ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ืœืขื™ืœ ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืขื•ื“ ื˜ืขืžื™ื ืœืื™ืกื•ืจ, ื—ื“ื ื“ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ืฉืจื˜ื•ื˜ ื•ืข’ ืฉื•”ืข ืงื›”ื” ื™”ื“ ื•ืค”ืช ื‘ืฉื ื”ืจื“ื‘”ื–, ื•ื’ื (ืื•ืช ื™”ื—) ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื“ ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืข”ื™ ื™ื“ื• ื•ืข’ ืฉื•”ืข ืกื™’ ืงื›”ื’. ื•ืืฃ ื“ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ื’ืž’ ืžืขืฉื” ื“ื‘ืŸ ืงืžืฆืจ ืฉื›ื•ืชื‘ ื‘ื›ืœ ืืฆื‘ืข ื•ืœื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื“ ืชื™’ ื“ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืชื ื“ืž”ืž ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืข”ื™ ืชื ื•ืขืช ื™ื“ื• ืžืฉื”ื› ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ืช ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ืจืง ื‘ืืฆื‘ืข ื•ืœื ื‘ื™ื“. ื•ืขื•ื“ ื˜ืขืŸ (ืื•ืช ื™”ื˜) ื“ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ื›ืชื‘ ืžืขื•ืจื” ื•ื›ืฉืจ ืจืง ื‘ื“ื™ืขื‘ื“ ื•ืข’ ืฉื•”ืข ืงื›”ื” ื™”ื— ื•ื‘”ืฉ ืœ”ื’. ื•ื’ื ืœืขื•ืœื ื™ื”ื ืœื• ืฉื•ืจื” ืืจื•ื›ื” ื•ืฉื•ืจื” ืงืฆืจื”, ื•ืข’ ืฉื•”ืข ืงื›”ื” ื™”ื‘. ื•ื’ื ืื ื”ืจื‘ ื™ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ืช”ื™ ื›ื“ืช ืžืฉื” ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื•”ืœ ื‘’ ืžื™ื ื™ ื›ืชื‘ ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืŸ ื›ืž”ืฉ ื”ื‘”ืฉ ืงื›”ื• ื‘’.

ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ื”ืฆื“ืงื ื™ืช ืžืจืช ืฉืจื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ืข"ื”

Rebbetzin Sara Finkel a"h

ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ื”ืฆื“ืงื ื™ืช ืžืจืช ืฉืจื” ืื™ื˜ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ืข”ื” ื ื•ืœื“ื” ื‘ืฉื ืช ืชืจ”ืค ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ ืœืื‘ื™ื” ื”ืจื””ื— ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืจื•ื–ื ื‘ืœื•ื ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ืžื ื›ื‘ื“ื™ ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ ื’ื•ืจ ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ. ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื” ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืฉื ื” ื”ืขืชื™ืงื• ื”ื•ืจื™ื” ืืช ืžืฉื›ื ื ืœืืจื””ื‘, ืฉื ื”ืชื’ื•ืจืจื• ื‘ืกืืŸ ืคืื•ืœ ืฉื‘ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืืจื””ื‘ ื•ืงื™ื™ืžื• ื—ื™ื™ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื•ื—ื™ื ื›ื• ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื ืœื›ืš. ืฉื ื’ื“ืœื” ื•ื”ืชื—ื ื›ื” ื‘ืžืกื•ืจืช ื‘ื™ืช ืื‘ื•ืชื™ื”.

ื‘ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœืคืจืงื” ื ื™ืฉืื” ืœื‘ืขืœื” ื”ื’”ืจ ืืœื™ื”ื• ืžืื™ืจ ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ื‘ื ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื””ืฆ ืจื‘ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื‘ื ื• ื—ื‘ื™ื‘ื• ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ื”ืกื‘ื ืžืกืœื‘ื•ื“ืงื” ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ.

ืขืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื™ื•ื•ื’ ืžืฉืžื™ื ืชื™ืืจื” ืœื™ืžื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช, ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช ืื•ืจื—ื™ื. ื–ื” ืงืจื” ื‘ืœื™ืœ ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื ื‘ืกืืŸ ืคืื•ืœ, ื•ืื‘ื™ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจื’ื™ืœ ืœื—ื›ื•ืช ืœืื•ืจื—ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช ืœืื—ืจ ื’ืžืจ ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ื‘ืœื™ืœ ืฉื‘ืช. ื•ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžืฉื•ืœื— ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืกื•ื“ืจ ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช, ื”ื™ื” ืคื•ื ื” ืืœื™ื• ื•ืžื–ืžื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืœื‘ื™ืชื•. ื‘ืœื™ืœ ืฉื‘ืช ืื—ื“ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ื‘ืื—ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืคื™ื ืชื•, ื•ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื• ืœืกืขื•ื“ ืืฆืœื• ืืช ืกืขื•ื“ืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช, ื•ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืชื• ืกื™ืคืจ ืฉืจื’ืœื™ื• ื›ื•ืื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืืจื•ื›ื” ืขื“ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช. ื›ืฉืฉืžืขื” ื–ืืช ื‘ืชื•, ื”ืœื›ื” ืœื—ื“ืจื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ื” ื•ื ื˜ืœื” ื ืขืœื™ ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื•, ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืืชื ืœืื•ืจื—, ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืžื ืขืœื™ื• ื•ืœื”ืงืœ ืขืœ ื”ื›ืื‘. ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืฉื‘ืช, ื‘ื™ืจืจ ืื•ืชื• ืื•ืจื— ืื™ืš ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืื—ื“ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืžืชื’ื•ืจืจ ืœื ื”ืจื—ืง ืžื‘ื™ืชื, ื•ืื‘ื™ื” ื ื™ืกื” ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœื• ื‘ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ืืช ื›ืชื•ื‘ืชื•, ืืš ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืงืฉื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ืืช ื”ืžื™ืงื•ื. ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืžื–ื’ ื”ืื•ื™ืจ ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืฉืขื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืจ ื•ื’ืฉื•ื, ื‘ืชื• ืžืจืช ืฉืจื” ืข”ื” ืœื‘ืฉื” ืืช ืžืขื™ืœื” ื•ื™ืฆืื” ืžื™ื•ื–ืžืชื” ืขื ื”ืจื‘, ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื• ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ืื™ืš ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืงื•ื. ืœื™ืžื™ื, ืื•ืชื• ืื•ืจื— ื”ื™ื” ื—ื•ืชื ื”, ื”ื’ื””ืฆ ืจื‘ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ืฉื›ื™ื”ืŸ ื›ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืขื™ื™ืจื” ืœืืกื•ืฃ ื›ืกืคื™ื ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื•ื”ืชืืจื— ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื. ื›ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืžื™ื ืื—ื“ื™ื ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืœืื‘ื™ื” ื•ืกื™ืคืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ื‘ืŸ ืžืฆื•ื™ืŸ, ื•ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืื•ืชื• ืœื‘ืชื• ืฉื”ืชืžืกืจื” ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื›ื ืกืช ืื•ืจื—ื™ื. ื›ืš ื ื•ืฆืจ ื”ืฉื™ื“ื•ืš ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ื‘ื”ืฉื’ื—ื” ืคืจื˜ื™ืช ืžืืช ื“’. ื›ืฉืฉืžืขื• ื–ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื” ืืžืจื• ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืขืœ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ืขื‘ื“ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืฉื‘ื—ืจ ืืช ืจื‘ืงื” ื‘ืจืื•ืชื• ืืช ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ื—ืกื“ ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ืฉืื™ืคื™ื™ื ื” ืืช ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืชื”.

ืขื•ื“ ืกื™ืคืจื”, ืฉืืžื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ื” ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ืืžืจื” ืœื” ืคืขื, ืฉืื ื›ืฉืชื’ื“ืœ ืชื™ืงื— ื—ืชืŸ ื‘ืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ื™ื ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื” ืœืชืช ืœื” ื›ืœ ื›ืกืคื”, ื•ื–ื” ืื›ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื” ืžื™ืœื“ื•ืช, ืœื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื›ืกืฃ, ืืœื ืฉืžื’ื™ืœ ืงื˜ืŸ ืจืืชื” ื›ืžื” ื”ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืฆื˜ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ ื—ืกื“ ืœืœื ื’ื‘ื•ืœ, ื›ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื”ื ืฉื ื™ ืคืชื—ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื, ืื—ื“ ืžืงื“ื™ืžื”, ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื™ื• ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืœื‘ื ืจื‘ื ื™ื ื•ืžืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ืฉื‘ื™ืช ืื‘ื™ื” ื”ื™ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื‘ื™ืชื ื‘ื’ื•ืœื” ื‘ืขืช ืžืกืขื™ ื’ื™ื•ืก ื”ื›ืกืคื™ื ื‘ืืจืฆื, ื•ืžืื—ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืชื” ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ืฉืžืžื ื” ื ื›ื ืกื• ื›ืœ ื”ืขืช ื–ืงื ื™ื ื•ื ื“ื›ืื™ื, ืฉื‘ืื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ืžื ืช ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื ื—ืžื” ืฉืืžื ืข”ื” ื‘ื™ืฉืœื” ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืขื‘ื•ืจื. ื›ืš ื™ื ืงื” ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉืจื” ืืช ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื” ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื ืขืฉื” ืœืžืขืŸ ืจื™ื‘ื•ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื—ืกื“.

ืืช ื‘ื™ืชื ืงื‘ืขื• ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื‘ืฉื™ืงืื’ื•, ื•ื‘ืขืœื” ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืคืชื— ืืช ื‘ื™ื”ื›”ื  ‘ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ’ ืข”ืฉ ืื‘ื™ื•, ื•ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ื’ืจ”ื™ ืงื•ื’ืŸ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื ื›ื“ื• ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื—ื™ื™ื ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ืฉื™ืžืฉ ื›ืจื‘ ื‘ื™ื”ื›”ื  ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ื• ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื™ืจืื”, ื›ืฉื‘ื‘ื™ืชื ื”ืชืงื™ื™ืžื• ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืชื•ืจื” ืœื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื•ืกืจืช ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืžื ื•ื‘ื•ืžื™ื ืกืง ืข”ื”. ื‘ื™ืชื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื—ืกื“ ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื”ืชืืจื— ืืฆืœื, ื›ืฉื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืข”ื” ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœื™ืžื™ืŸ ื‘ืขืœื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืคืขืœื™ื•, ื•ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืขื–ืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืกื•ืก ื•ื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ืฉื”ื•ืงืžื” ื‘ืื•ืชื ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ืข”ื™ ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ื””ื— ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ืฉื”ื›ืชื™ืจื• ืœื™ืžื™ื ื›ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœืฆื“ ืจืขื• ื”ื’ืจืฉ”ืจ ื•ื•ื™ื™ืก ื–ืฆ”ืœ.

ื‘ื™ืชื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืช ื•ืขื“ ืœื—ื›ืžื™ื ื•ื–ื›ื• ืœืืจื— ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื ืืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ืžืจื ืŸ ื”ื’ืจ”ื ืงื•ื˜ืœืจ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื”ื’ืจื™”ืฉ ื›ื”ื ืžืŸ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื”ื’ืจ”ื” ื•ื™ื˜ืงื™ื ื“ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื”ื’ืจ”ืž ื—ื‘ืจื•ื ื™ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืจื‘ื™ื. ื™ื“ื•ืข ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืชื ื›ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื’ื“ื•ืœื”, ืฉืื”ื‘ืช ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื—ืกื“ ื‘ืœื™ ื’ื‘ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื• ืื“ื ื™ ื™ืกื•ื“ื• ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืžื™ื.

ืœืžืจื•ืช ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื”ื ื‘ืฉื™ืงืื’ื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ืขืจื™ื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ืžืžืœื›ืชื™ื™ื ื•ืื—”ื› ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื”, ื“ืื’ื” ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื‘ืขืœื” ืœื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืชื•ืจื ื™ ืื™ื›ื•ืชื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื.ื”ืžื—ื ืš ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื™ื” ื”ื’ืจ”ื™ ื ื™ื™ืžืŸ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ืชืœืžื™ื“ ืžืจื ืŸ ื”ื’ืจ”ื ื•ืกืจืžืŸ ื•ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ืžื‘ืจื™ืกืง ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ. ืžืœื‘ื“ ื–ืืช, ื“ืื’ื• ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืœื”ื ืžืœืžื“ื™ื ืคืจื˜ื™ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉืงื™ืขื• ื‘ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœืชื ื‘ืขื•ืžืง ื”ืชื•ืจื”.

ืžืคื•ืจืกื ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืกื™ืคืจื” ืœื™ืžื™ื, ื›ื™ ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื ืชืŸ ืฆื‘ื™ ื›ื‘ืŸ ื™”ื“ ืฉื ื™ื, ื ืกืขื• ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืœื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืจ ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื‘ื ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ. ื”ื ื‘ื™ืงืจื• ื›ืžื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื• ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื“ื, ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ื””ื— ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ. ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ื‘ืขืจ”ื” ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื‘ืจื›ืชื• ืฉืœ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœืงืจืืช ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื”, ื”ื•ื ืงืจื ืœื”ื ืœื—ื“ืจื•, ื•ื”ืคืฆื™ืจ ื‘ื”ื ืฉื™ื•ืชื™ืจื• ืืช ื‘ื ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉื ื” ืื—ืช. ื”ื ื”ืชืงืฉื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื”ืฆืขื” ืœื”ื•ืชื™ืจ ืืช ื‘ื ื ื‘ื’ืคื• ื‘ืืจื””ืง ืฉื”ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ื” ืฉืจืจ ื‘ืขืœื˜ื” ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื”, ืืš ืœืžื—ืจืช, ื‘ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœื”ืชืคืœืœ ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืืช ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ืจ”ื”, ื›ืฉืฉืžืขื” ื‘ืงืจื™ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืืช ืคืจืฉืช ืขืงื™ื“ืช ื™ืฆื—ืง, ื™ืฉื‘ื” ืœืฆื™ื“ื” ื”ื ืขืจื” ืจื‘ืงื” ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ, ืœื™ืžื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืื–ืจื—ื™ ืข”ื”, ื•ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืงื™ืื” ื‘ืฉืคื” ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืœื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ ื“ืขืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืคืจืฉื” ื•ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืงื™ื“ื” ืข”ืค ื”ืžื“ืจืฉื™ื ื”ื ื•ื“ืขื™ื. ืื– ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœืขืฆืžื” ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืข”ื”, ื‘ืื•ืžืจื” ‘ืื ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืืช ื‘ื ื• ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืœื”ืฉื™”ืช, ื’ื ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืงืœ ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื”, ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉื”ืชื‘ืงืฉืชื™’. ื•ื›ืš ื”ื™ื ื ืขืชืจื” ืœื‘ืงืฉืช ืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื”ื™ ืœื”ื•ืชื™ืจื• ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืืจื””ืง, ืฉื ื”ืชื—ื‘ื‘ ืขืœ ืจืืฉื™ ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉืื”ื‘ื• ืœื”ืฉืชืขืฉืข ื‘ืขืœื ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ ืฉืจืื• ื‘ื• ื›ื™ ืขื“ื™ื• ืœื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช.

ื‘ืื•ืชื ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื™ื” ืงืฉื” ืžืื•ื“ ืœืฉื•ื—ื— ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืฆืจืš ื ื“ื™ืจ ื•ื™ืงืจ ืžืื•ื“. ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืข”ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื›ื•ืชื‘ืช ืœื• ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ื•ืžื™ื“ื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœื—ื” ืœื• ืžื›ืชื‘ ื‘ื• ืชื™ืืจื” ืœื• ืืช ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื’ืขื’ื•ืขื™ื”, ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืขื” ืฉืžื—ืชื” ืฉืœื›ืœ ื”ืคื—ื•ืช ื›ื•ืœื” ืชืงื•ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉืžื— ื•ืžืชืขืœื” ื›ืฉืื™ืคืชื• ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช.

ืœื™ืžื™ื ืชื™ืืจื”, ‘ืฉื‘ืื—ื“ ื”ืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื— ืœื™ ืžื›ืชื‘ ื•ื‘ื• ืจืฉื ‘ืืžื, ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ื›ืžื” ืกื™ืคื•ืง ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”…’. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืจื’ืฉ ื•ืžื—ื–ืง ืœืงืจื•ื ื–ืืช. ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืœื• ืžื›ืชื‘ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื ืจื’ืฉ, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื ื”ืžืขืŸ ืœืžื›ืชื‘, ืœื ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืืช ืฉืžื• ืืœื ื›ืชื‘ืชื™: ‘ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื”ื ื—ืžื“ ื•ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”’. ื”ื•ืกืคืชื™ ืืช ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื•ืฆื™ืคื™ืชื™ ืฉื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ื™ื’ื™ืข ืœื™ื™ืขื“ื•. ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื ื•ื“ืข ืœื™ ื›ื™ ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืฉืจื“ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื•ื’ืจื ืœืคืจืฆื™ ืฆื—ื•ืง ื•ืขืœื™ื–ื•ืช ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื, ื”ื ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื• ื–ืืช ืœื—ื“ืจื• ืฉืœ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ. ื›ืฉืจืื” ืืช ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ื”ืฉื•ืœื—, ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืช, ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืกืจ ื–ืืช ืœืื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ื ืจื’ืฉ’.

ืขื•ื“ ืชื™ืืจื” ืœื™ืžื™ื, ืฉื›ืฉื‘ื ื” ืฉื‘ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืœืฉื™ืงืื’ื•, ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื”ื™ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ืœื ื ื— ืžื›ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืืจื””ื‘. ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื— ืืœื™ื”ื ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืœื ืžืขื˜ื™ื, ื•ื‘ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื›ืชื‘: ‘ื›ื‘ืจ ืขื‘ืจื• ืงืจื•ื‘ ืœืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืžืื– ืขื–ื‘ ื‘ื ื›ื ื”ื™ืงืจ ื•ื”ื—ื‘ื™ื‘ ืขืœื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื””ื” ืžืจ ื ืชืŸ ืฉื™ื—ื™’ ืืช ืืจืฆื ื• ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”, ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœื ืชื™ืืจืชื™ ืœื™ ืžืจืืฉ ืขืช ืขื•ื–ื‘ื• ื•ื”ืคืจื“ื• ืžืืชื ื•, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืžืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ืฉื ื”, ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื“ื•ืื’ ืขืœื™ื•, ื›ื™ ืกื’ื•ืœื•ืชื™ื• ืืฉืจ ื—ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ื”ื ืžื“’ ืขื•ืžื“ื•ืช ืœื ื’ื“ ืขื™ื ื™ ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืขื–”ื”’. ื•ื›ืš, ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื–ืžืŸ ืงื™ืฅ ื‘ืฉื ืช ืชืฉ”ื›, ื ืขืชืจื• ื”ื•ืจื™ื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื‘ื• ืœืžืงื•ื ื—ืคืฆื•, ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ื”ืžืขื˜ื™ืจื”. ื›ืฉืœื™ื•ื• ืื•ืชื• ืœืฉื“ื” ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืขื™ื ื™ ืืžื• ื–ืœื’ื• ื“ืžืขื•ืช ืจื•ืชื—ื•ืช, ื”ืคืจื™ื“ื” ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืงืœื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื”, ืืš ื”ื™ื ื™ื“ืขื” ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื—ื•ืฃ ืžื‘ื˜ื—ื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืฆื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืžื—ื™ืฆืช ื“ื•ื“ื• ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื•ืœืฆืžื•ื— ืœืื“ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืฆืœ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื ื™ืžื™ื.

ื‘ืฉื ืช ืชืฉืœ”ื’ ืขืœื• ืœืืจื””ืง. ื‘ืขืœื” ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื”ื—ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื ืขื ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉ”ื‘ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืจื‘ื™ ืืจื™ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื•ื”ื’ืจ”ื– ืงืจื•ื™ื–ืจ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื•ื”ืฉืงื™ืข ื›ืœ ืขื•ืœืžื• ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืขืžืœื”, ื›ืฉืจืขื™ื™ืชื• ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืข”ื” ืขืžื“ื” ืœืฆื™ื“ื• ื•ืœืขื–ืจืช ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื” ืฉื™ืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ ื›ืžืกื•ืจืช ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ืฉืœืื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ื ื›ื” ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื ื™ื. ื‘ื’’ ื‘ื ื™ืกืŸ ืชืฉื ”ื– ื”ืกืชืœืง ื‘ืขืœื” ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื‘ืžื•ืจืฉืชื ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืœืฆื“ ื‘ื ื™ื” ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืจื‘ื™ ื ืชืŸ ืฆื‘ื™ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื•ืื—ื™ื• ืฉื™ื‘ืœื—ื˜”ื ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื’ื“ืœื™ื” ืฉืœื™ื˜”ื, ืจ”ืž ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.

ื‘ืฉื ื•ืชื™ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืชื™ืืจื” ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืข”ื” ืœื ืื—ืช ื›ืžื” ืื•ืฉืจ ื”ื™ื” ืœื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืฉื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื” ืžืจื‘ื™ืฆื™ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืžืงื™ืžื™ ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื›ื” ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช. ื›ืœ ื—ืคืฆื” ื”ื™ื” ืœื—ื–ืง ืืช ืžืกื™ืจื•ืชื ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ืื—ืจื™ื, ื•ืœื ืจืง ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืืœื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื•. ื–ื” ื ืชืŸ ืœื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืง ื•ืฉืžื—ื” ืœืจืื•ืช ื›ืžื” ื”ื ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ื•ื—ื ืœืื—ืจื™ื, ื”ืŸ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ืŸ ื‘ืขื–ืจื” ื•ื”ืกืชื›ืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืื—ืจ, ื›ืคื™ ืฉื—ื™ื ื›ื” ืื•ืชื ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ื”ื.

ื’ื ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืกืชืœืงื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื” ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืจื ”ืฆ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื”ื™ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืขืœื™ื” ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืื”ื‘ื”, ื•ื”ืชื‘ื˜ืื” ื‘ืื•ื–ื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ืฉื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื•ืชื™ืจ ืœื” ื‘ืœื›ืชื• ื‘ืžื™ื˜ื‘ ืฉื ื•ืชื™ื•, ืฉืขืœื™ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ืจืง ื ื•ื›ื— ื”ืื—ืจ ื•ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ. ื”ื™ื ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื” ื•ืืžืจื”, ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœืžื“ื” ืžืžื ื• ื”ื™ื ื• ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืขืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืกื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืงืฉื™ื, ืื ื‘ืคืจื ืกื” ืื• ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื•ืžืฆื™ืืช ื–ื™ื•ื•ื’ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื ืœื“ืขืช ืฉื‘ืืžื•ื ื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื‘ื‘ื•ืจื ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฉื” ื›ืœ ื”ืžืขืฉื”, ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ืจื‘ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืงื•ืจื” ืขืžื ื•. ื•ื—ืชืžื” ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืฉืืžืจ ืœื” ื‘ื ื”, ‘ืฉื™ืฉ ื›ืืœื• ื”ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืงื•ืฉื™, ื•ื™ืฉ ื›ืืœื• ืฉืžื›ืœ ืงื•ืฉื™ ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช’, ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืขืžื“ ืœื” ืœื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื” ืขื“ ื™ืžื™ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื, ื›ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืœื•ืœื” ื‘ื“ืขืชื” ื•ืจืืชื” ืขื•ืœืžื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”. ื”ื™ื ื™ื™ืฉืžื” ื–ืืช, ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืงื•ืฉื™ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื–ืง, ื•ื›ืš ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื•ื•ื™ื ื•ืฉืžื—ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.

ื‘ื–ืžื ื” ื”ืคื ื•ื™ ืืฃ ืขืกืงื” ื‘ืขื–ืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืื‘ื•ืช ื•ืกื™ื™ืขื” ื‘ืขื“ ื”ื ืฆืจื›ื™ื ืœื›ืš, ื›ืŸ ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ื“ื” ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ ื™ื“ื™ื” ื‘ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื™ื, ย ืฆื™ื™ืจื” ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื ืžืจื”ื™ื‘ื™ื, ื‘ื”ื ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืœืฆื“ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืกืคืจื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื ื™ื ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื.

ื’ื ื‘ื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ื”ื™ื” ืคืชื•ื— ืœืจื•ื•ื—ื”. ื‘ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื”ื›ื™ื ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ืขื•ื“ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœืื•ืจื—ื™ื, ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื’ื™ืข ื‘ืจื’ืข ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ื ื•ื—. ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื”ื•ืชื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืืฉืช ื—ืกื“. ื”ื™ื ื—ื™ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื ื–ืงืงื•ืช ืขื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืจืคื•ืื” ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื ื“ื™ื‘ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืฉื™ืžืžื ื• ืืช ื”ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืจืคื•ืื™ื•ืช.

ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืจื›ืฉื• ืœื” ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ื”ืขืจื›ื” ื›ืืžื” ืฉืœ ืžืœื›ื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ, ื•ืืฃ ืจืฉื›ื‘ื””ื’ ืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจืื™”ืœ ืฉื˜ื™ื ืžืŸ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ืฉื ื”ื’ ืœื‘ื ืžื™ื“ื™ ืฉื ื” ืœืžืกื•ืจ ืฉื™ื—ืช ื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ืœืงืจืืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื ื•ืจืื™ื ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื”ื™ื” ืกืจ ืœื‘ืจื›ื” ืœืงืจืืช ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื”.

ื‘ื™ื•ื ืจื‘ื™ืข ื™”ื– ื‘ืืœื•ืœ ืขื ืฉื—ืจ ืœืคืชืข ืœื ื—ืฉื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘, ื•ื‘ืจื’ืขื™ื ืื—ื“ื™ื ื”ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืืช ื ืฉืžืชื” ืœื™ื•ืฆืจื”. ืžืกืข ื”ืœื•ื•ื™ื™ืชื” ื™ืฆื ืžืจื—ื‘ืช ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ื‘ืžืขืžื“ ืืœืคื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ื›ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืžืฉื ื”ื”ืกืคื“ื™ื ืœื™ื•ื• ืื•ืชื” ืœืžื ื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ื—ืœืงืช ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ืจ ื”ื–ื™ืชื™ื ืฆืžื•ื“ ืœืงื‘ืจ ื‘ืขืœื” ื•ืกืžื•ืš ื•ื ืจืื” ืœืงื‘ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ื”ื•ื˜ื ืจ ืข”ื”.

ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืข”ื” ื”ื•ืชื™ืจื” ืื—ืจื™ื” ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื™ืฉืจื™ื ืžื‘ื•ืจื›ื™ื, ื‘ื ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื’ื“ืœื™ื” ืฉืœื™ื˜”ื ืจ”ืž ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื ื›ื“ื” ื”ื‘ื›ื•ืจ ืžื•ืจื ื• ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ืฉืœื™ื˜”ื, ื ื›ื“ื™ื ื ื™ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ ื ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ื‘ืžื•ืจืฉืชื” ื”ืžื•ืคืœืื”.

ืช.ื .ืฆ.ื‘.ื”.

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Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal Shlita

Elul Vision

Parashas Ki Savo

Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal Shlita

This coming Motzaei Shabbos, im yirtzeh Hashem, weโ€™re 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 thereโ€™s 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€“ ื•ึทืขึฒืฉึดื‚ื™ืชึถื ืขึนืœึธื”, instead of the usual ื•ึฐื”ึดืงึฐืจึทื‘ึฐืชึถึผื ืขึนืœึธื”. 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: ื›ืœ ื”ื ื’ืขื™ื ืื“ื ืจื•ืื” ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื ื’ืขื™ ืขืฆืžื•. The reason a person can check anyone elseโ€™s bechor for a mum, or anyone elseโ€™s nega but not his own, is simple: A person is nogeiโ€™a bโ€™davar (partial) when it comes to his own mumin, and he therefore canโ€™t 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: ื•ึฐื”ึธืึตืจ ืขึตื™ื ึตื™ื ื•ึผ ื‘ึฐึผืชื•ึนืจึธืชึถืšึธ. 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 thereโ€™s 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, โ€œYou blinded the eyes of the world, because talmidei chachamim are called einei haโ€™eidah, so go involve yourself in the eyes of the world โ€” namely, the Beis Hamikdash, which is called ืžึทื—ึฐืžึทื“ ืขึตื™ื ึตื™ื›ึถื. Go beautify and rebuild it.โ€

We see from this Gemara that talmidei chachamim are called โ€œthe eyes of the world,โ€ because someone who learns Torah has vision.

How is it that when weโ€™re 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 โ€œthe 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 donโ€™t 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™ ื”ึทืฉึนึผืื—ึทื“ ื™ึฐืขึทื•ึตึผืจ ืขึตื™ื ึตื™ ื—ึฒื›ึธืžึดื™ื ื•ึดื™ืกึทืœึตึผืฃ ื“ึดึผื‘ึฐืจึตื™ ืฆึทื“ึดึผื™ืงึดื. 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 litigantโ€™s favor, once the judge has been a beneficiary of a favor from a litigant, he is immediately disqualified. Thatโ€™s 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.

Thereโ€™s 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 thereโ€™s no way he can look at his yetzer hara objectively and see his chesronos and mumin, or the negaโ€™im that this behavior brings upon him. Because heโ€™s 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 personโ€™s blindness to his own flaws, we can also understand the meaning of the words ึฐื•ื”ึธืึตืจ ืขึตื™ื ึตื™ื ื•ึผ ื‘ึฐึผืชื•ึนืจึธืชึถืšึธ. 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, heโ€™s 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 hashraโ€™as 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. Thatโ€™s 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: ืฉึฐืืœึทื— ืœึฐืšึธ ืึฒื ึธืฉึดืื™ื ื•ึฐื™ึธืชึปืจื•ึผ ืึถืช ืึถืจึถืฅ ื›ึฐึผื ึทืขึทืŸ. The Targum translates the word ื•ึฐื™ึธืชึปืจื•ึผ as ื•ึดื™ืึทืœึฐึผืœื•ึผืŸ, 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™ ืœึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ื•ึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ืœึดื™. Once youโ€™re in a relationship with Hakadosh Baruch Hu, itโ€™s as though youโ€™re in the Beis Hamikdash, the ืžึทื—ึฐืžึทื“ ืขึตื™ื ึตื™ื›ึถื. The ืึฒื ึดื™ ืœึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ื•ึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ืœึดื™ of Elul brings the ื•ึดื™ืึทืœึฐึผืœื•ึผืŸ, the ability to see and inspect ourselves.

All year long, if weโ€™re distant from Hakadosh Baruch Hu, then itโ€™s 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, weโ€™re 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 itโ€™s 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™ ืœึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ื•ึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ืœึดื™ is intensifying, that clears up our vision, and with that weโ€™re able to do bikur mumin. We should be zocheh to feel the kirvas Elokim of ืึฒื ึดื™ ืœึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ื•ึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ืœึดื™ and through that improve our vision and be zocheh to do a proper bikur mumin of ื•ึฐื”ึธืึตืจ ืขึตื™ื ึตื™ื ื•ึผ ื‘ึฐึผืชื•ืจึธืชึถืšึธ.

A gut gebentcht yahr.

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