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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

ื•ื”ื™ื” ืื ืœื ืชืžืฆื ื—ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื• ื›ื™ ืžืฆื ื‘ื” ืขืจื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ื›ืชื‘ ืœื” ืกืคืจ ื›ืจื™ืชื•ืช ื•ื ืชืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ื” (ื›ื“,ื)
ืืžืจ ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื™ืจื•ื—ื ืœื™ื•ื•ืื•ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”: ืขื ื™ืŸ ืžืฆื•ืช ื”ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื, ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืชืจื—ืงย  ืžื—ื‘ืจ ืจืข. ื”ื•ื ืžื’ืจืฉื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืจื—ืง ืžื›ืœ ืจืข ืฉืžืฆื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•.

ื”ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”ื•ื, ืฉื–ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืืฉืชื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืื•ื”ื‘ ืื•ืชื”, ืืš ืืขืค”ื› ืื”ื‘ืชื• ืœื ืชืžื ืข ืžืžื ื• ืœื”ืชืจื—ืง ืžืŸ ื”ืจืข ืฉืžืฆื ื‘ื”.

ืœื ื™ืขืœื™ื ืขื™ื ื™ื• ืžื—ืžืช ืื”ื‘ืชื•, ืืœื ื™ืชื—ื–ืง ืœื”ื›ืจื™ืช ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืœื™ืœ ื•ืœื ื™ืขืžื™ื“ ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ.

ื””ืขื•ืœื” ืžื‘ื™ื˜ื™ื ืขืœ ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ ื›ืคื•ืจืขื ื•ืช, ืžืชื’ืจืฉื™ื ืžื—ืžืช ืจื™ื‘ ื•ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช, ื•ืžื—ืžืช ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ื›ืขืก. ืื•ืœื ื ื”ืคื•ืš ื”ื•ื, ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื›ื–ื” ื•ื“ืื™ ืืกื•ืจ ืœื”ืชื’ืจืฉ. ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ืืœืฃ ืคืขืžื™ื ื›ื›ื” ื™ื›ืขืก ืื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืชืจ ืœื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ. ืขืœื™ื”ื ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื•ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื.

ื›ืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ื•ืงื ื›ืฉื”ื ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ื•ื‘ืžื ื•ื—ื”, ื•ื–ื” ื”ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”’ ืฉื‘ื”, ืฉืœืžืจื•ืช ืื”ื‘ืชื ื•ืงืจื‘ืชื, ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืจืื” ื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืจืข ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ืžืชืจื—ืง ืžืŸ ื”ื›ื™ืขื•ืจ ื•ื”ื“ื•ืžื” ืœื•.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

ืืœื•ืœ ื‘ืžื™ืจ
ืงื˜ืขื™ื ืžืชื•ืš ืกืคืจ ‘ื ืก ื”ื”ืฆืœื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ’ ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื—ื ืŸ ื”ืจืฆืžืŸ ื–ืฆ”ืœ:

ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืืœื•ืœ ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืื™ื ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื” ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ, ืžื”ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื™ืจืื” ืฉืฉื™ืžืฉื• ื‘ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ, ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื‘ืกื ืžืื•ืชื” ื”ืื•ื™ืจื” ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ืฉืฉืจืชื” ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืืœื•ืœ. ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืฉื•ืžืจื™ื ืขืœ ืกื“ืจื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืงืคื“ื ื•ืช ื•ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ื•ืœืฉืขื•ืจื™ื ื›ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืžืŸ ื”ืžื ื™ื™ืŸ. ืชืงื•ืคื” ื–ื• ื ืชื ื” ืœื”ื ื”ืฉืจืื” ื•ืขื•ืฆืžื” ืœื›ืœ ื™ืžื•ืช ื”ืฉื ื”.

ืžืืžืฅ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“, ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ื•ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ืืœื•ืœ ื•ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื ื•ืจืื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื•ืฆืžื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœืชืืจื” ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื. ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื–ื›ืจ ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ืขืžืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืฉืื™ืคืช ื”ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื”ื•ื ื—ื™ื•ื•ืจ ืœืขื•ืžืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืืœื•ืœ. ื”ื”ื›ืจื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื”, ื•ื”ื”ื›ืจื” ืฉื”ืฆืœื—ืช ื”ืฉื ื” ื’ื ื‘ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช ืชืœื•ื™ื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื“ื™ืŸ, ืฉื™ืขื‘ื“ื• ืืช ืฉืืจื™ืช ื”ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ื’ื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื™ื ืœืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื•ืœืžืขืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื. ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืชื‘ืข ืžืขืฆืžื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืงื‘ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ื™ืชืจ. ื”ื“ืื’ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื”ื•ืช ื”ื ืฉืžื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืืœื• ืืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’, ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ืขืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื•ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ.
ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ื–ื• ื“ืžืชื” ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœื’ื“ื•ื“ ืฆื‘ื ื”ืœื•ื—ื ืืช ื”ืงืจื‘ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืœื—ื™ื™ื ืื• ืœืžื•ืช.

ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื” ื’ื ‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืกืจ’. ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ื—ื“ืจ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืกื“ืจ ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืข ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”. ืžื™ ืฉื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ืฉืกื“ืจ ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื—ืฆื™ ืฉืขื” ืœื ื”ืกืคื™ืง ืœื•, ื”ื™ื” ืคื•ื ื” ืœ’ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืกืจ’ ืœืžืœืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ืกืจ. ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ืืœื•ืœ ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื•ืจื’ืฉืช ืชื ื•ืขื” ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืกืจ. ื‘ืœื‘ื™ ื—ืจื•ืชื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื ืจื’ืฉืช ื•ื”ืžืจื˜ื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื ื•ืจืื™ื, ืื™ืš ืฉื‘ื—ื™ืจื™ ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืฉืงื•ืขื™ื ื›ืœื™ืœ ื‘ืกืคืจ ืžื•ืกืจ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ื ื™ื’ื•ืŸ ื”ืคื•ืจื˜ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื ื™ืžื™ ื”ืœื‘ ื•ื›ืฉื‘ืžื˜ืคื—ืช ืžื ื’ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ื“ืžืขื•ืช, ื“ืžืขื•ืช ื’ื™ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืœื•ืช, ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื’ืช ืขื•ืœื ื ืขืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืฉืœ ืชืงื•ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื“ืจื’ื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

 

 

ืฉืขื˜ื ื–

ื‘ื’ื“ ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“

ื‘ืจืžื‘”ื ื“ืืกื•ืจ ืจืง ื‘ื’ื“ ืœื—ื™ืžื•ื, ื•ืข’ ืื•”ืฉ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืžืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืžืฉื•ื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ื ื•ื™. ื•ืข’ ืฉ”ื’ ืกื•ืค”ืง ื“ื‘ื™ืฆื” ื“ืžืฉืžืข ื’”ื› ืœืื™ืกื•ืจ. (ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ืืžื•ื ื” ื”ืœื›ื” ื˜”ื– ื‘ืฉื ืชืฉื•’ ืจ’ ื™ืฉืขื™ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื””ืœ ื•ื‘ืฉื ืชื•ืก’ ืจื™”ื“).

ื•ืข’ ื—ื™’ ืจ’ ืฉืœืžื” ื‘ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืงืฆืจื•ืช ืกื™’ ื’, ื‘ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘”ื ื‘ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ื›ืœืื™ื ืงื•ืจืขื• ื‘ืฉื•ืง, ื•ืžืฉืžืข ืฉื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ืœื, ื•ืชื™’ ื›ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืœืื™ื ืืœื ืฉืœื•ื‘ืฉื• ืžืฉื•ื ื‘ื•ืฉื” ื•ื‘ื–ื” ืื™ืŸ ื›ืœืื™ื ืžื””ืช ืืœื ืžื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ื“ื•ื—ื”, ื•ืจืง ื‘ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื“ืข (ื•ื ื—ืœืงื• ืื™ ืื™ื™ืจื™ ื‘ืฉื•ื’ื’ ืื• ื‘ืžื–ื™ื“), ื•ืœื•ื‘ืฉ ืœืฉื ื”ื ืื” ื”ื•ื™ ืžื””ืช. ื•ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉื ืจ’ ืžื™ื›ืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื”ื› ื’ื ื‘ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืืžืื™ ืคื•ืฉื˜ื• ื•ืœื ื™ืืžืจ ืœื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืœืื™ื.

ื•ื›ืขื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจ’ ืฉืœืžื” ืข’ ื—ืžื“ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืงื•ื ’ ื“ืจืš ื—ื™ื™ื ื“’ ื—’, ื•ืข”ืฉ ืฉื ื“ื—ืง ื“ืžื””ื˜ ืืžืจื• ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ืฉื ื“ืื™ืŸ ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ืขืฆื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื—ื™ืœื•ืœ ื”’, ื›ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืืกืจื• ืžืฉื•ื ื—ื™ืœื•ืœ ื”’ ื•ืœื ืžืฉื•ื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืฉืขื˜ื ื– ื•ืฆ”ืข. ื•ืข”ืข ื‘ืจื›ืช ืื‘ืจื”ื ื‘ื™ืฆื” ื™”ื“ ืข”ื‘ ืื•ืช ื•’ ื‘ืฉื ื”ื’ืจ”ื—.

ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื’ืจ”ื ืžืคืจืฉ ืกื™ืคื ื“ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจืžื‘”ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืื™ื ื• ืงื•ืจืขื• ื•ืื™ื ื• ืคื•ืฉื˜ื•, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื“ืื ื”ื•ื ืžื””ืช ืคื•ืฉื˜ ื’ื ืžื” ืฉืœื•ื‘ืฉ ื‘ืขืฆืžื•. (ื•ืžื•ื‘ื ื’ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ืืžื•ื ื”).

ื•ื›ืŸ ืคืฉื™ื˜ื ืœื™ื” ืœื‘ืขืœ ื˜ื•ื˜ื•”ื“ ื—”ื‘ ื›ืœืื™ื ืงื˜”ื• ืœืคืจืฉ ื‘ืจืžื‘”ื.

ื•ืข’ ื“ืจืš ืืžื•ื ื” ื”ื˜”ื– ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ืžื—’ ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื–ื”, ื•ืข”ืฉ ืžืชื•ืก’ ื ื“ื” ืก”ื ืข”ื‘ ื“ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ืœื•ืขื’ ืœืจืฉ ื“ื’ื ื‘ืœื‘ื™ืฉืช ื—ื™ ื›ื””ื’ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ื ืื” ืื™ืŸ ืื™ืกื•ืจ, ื•ื‘ืžืช ืื™ืŸ ื”ื ืื”. (ื•ืข”ืฉ ื‘ืชื•ืก’ ื“ื”ื› ืžื””ื˜ ื‘ืžืช ืื™ืŸ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืฆื™ืฆื™ืช ื•ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ืœื•ืขื’ ืœืจืฉ, ื•ืขืžืฉ”ื› ื‘ืžืง”ื). ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ืชืคื”ื™ ื›ืœืื™ื ืค”ื™ ื›”ื’ ื—ื•ืœืง ืขืœ ืชื•ืก’ ืžื””ื˜.

ื•ืข’ ืžื—’ ื”ืคืจื™ืฉื” ื•ืฉ”ืš ื•ื˜”ื– ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื•, ื•ื™ืฉ ืœืขื™ื™ืŸ ืœืคื™ ืฉื ื™ ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื ืืช ื›ื‘ื•ื“, ื•ืœื›ื’ ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ื“ืœืคื™ ื”ืฉ”ืš ื“ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื‘ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื• ืง”ื• ืœื”ื ืืช ื›ื‘ื•ื“.

ืžื” ื“' ืฉื•ืืœ ืžืžืš ื›ื™ ืื ืœื™ืจืื”

Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Aaron Chodosh, ztโ€l

ืื ื• ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืืœื•ืœ ืฉื”ื ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื ื” ืœื™ืžื™ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ืขืœ”ื˜. ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื• ื ืงื‘ืขื• ืข”ื™ ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ืื—ืจื™ ื—ื˜ื ื”ืขื’ืœ, ื›ืฉืขืœื” ืœืžืจื•ื ืœื‘ืงืฉ ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื ืŸ ืžื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœืžื—ื•ืœ ืขืœ ื—ื˜ื ื–ื”, ื•ื‘ืขืœื™ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื›ืฉื”ื™’ ื‘ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช, ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื• ืงื•ืœ ื‘ืžื—ื ื” ืข”ื™ ื”ืฉื•ืคืจ ืžืฉื” ืขืœื” ืœืžืจื•ื ืืœ ืชื˜ืขื• ืขื•ื“ ืื—ืจ ืข”ื–. ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืฉืขื” ื ืชืขืœื” ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฉื ืืžืจ ืขืœื” ืืœืงื™ื ื‘ืชืจื•ืขื”, ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืชืงื™ื ื• ื—ื–”ืœ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืชื•ืงืขื™ื ื‘ืืœื•ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื–ื”ื™ืจ ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉื™ืขืฉื• ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉื ืืžืจ ืื ื™ืชืงืข ืฉื•ืคืจ ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื•ื”ืขื ืœื ื™ื—ืจื“ื•.

ื•ื‘ืื•ืจ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื• ื›ืชื‘: ื‘ืขืœ ืžืก”ื™ ื‘ื”ืงื“ืžืชื• ื›ืชื‘ ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ืชื‘ ืจืง ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื, ื›ืŸ ืื ื›ื™ ืœื ืื›ืชื‘ ืจืง ืืฉืจ ื ืืžืจื• ื•ื ืฉื ื• ืจื‘ื•ืช, ื›ื™ ื™ื•ื””ื› ืœื‘ื“ ืžืฆื•ื•ืชื• ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ื›ื•’ ื”ื•ื ืชื•ืขืœืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืœืื“ื ืœื”ืฆื™ืœื• ืžืฆืจื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ื ืฉื’ื‘ื•ืช, ื”ื•ื ื”ืื“ื ืืฉืจ ืื™ืŸ ืœื›ื ื•ืชื• ืจืง ืื ื›ื™ – ืื ื›ื™ ื”ืœื–ื”, ื”ื•ื ื”ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืชืื•ื” ื•ื›ื•’, ื”ื•ื ืื ื›ื™ ื‘ืขื•ื””ื–, ื‘ืฉืžื™ืจืชื• ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™ ื“’ ื™ืช”ืฉ ื™ืฉื™ื’ ื”ืื“ื – ื”ื•ื ื”ืื ื›ื™ – ืขื•ื ื’ ื’ื“ื•ืœ, – ื•ื‘ืขื‘ืจื• ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™ื• ื™ืฉื™ื’ ืฆืขืจ ื ื•ืจื. ื‘ืฉืข”ืช (ื, ื’) ื•ืœื ื™ืžืฆื ืื™ื—ื•ืจ ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื–ื•ืœืชื™ ื‘ืขื•ื•ื””ืจ ืื ืืฉืจ ื”ื ื™ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืœื ื“ืขืช ื•ืชื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ืœื”ื ืœืžื”ืจ ืœื”ืžืœื˜ ืขืœ ื ืคืฉื, ื•ื™ืฉ ืžื”ื ื ื“ื—ื™ื ืžืขืœ ื”ืฉื ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื, ื•ืœื ื™ืืžื™ื ื• ืœืขื•ื ืฉ ื”ื—ื˜ื.

ื•ื‘ืฉืข”ืช ืฉืขืจ ื‘: ืฆื™ื™ืŸ ื›ื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื™ืชืขื•ืจืจ ื”ืื“ื ื‘ื”ืŸ ืœืฉื•ื‘ ืžื“ืจื›ื™ื• ื”ืจืขื•ืช ื”ื ืฉืฉื”, ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ืœืžื“ื ื• ื“ืขืช ืื—ืจ ื‘ืื“ื ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืžื” ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื–ื”ืจ ืœืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื•ื ืคืฉืš ืœื˜ื”ืจ. ืžื‘ืœืขื“ื™ ืชื—ื–ื” ืกื™ื‘ื” ืžืขื•ืจืจืช, ื•ื™ืœื“ื™ ื™ื•ื ื™ืงื•ืฉื•ืŸ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ืš ื›ื™ ืชื–ื›ื•ืจ ืืช ื‘ื•ืจืืš, ื•ื”ื™ื” ืœืš ื–ื›ืจื• ืœืžืฉื™ื‘ ื ืคืฉ ืžื“ืจื›ื™ ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื’ื•ืฉ ืขืคืจ, ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืขืจื™ื” ืชืขื•ืจ ืงืฉืช ืžื“ืขืš ืœื™ืฉืจ ื”ื“ื•ืจื™ ื˜ื‘ืขืš. ื•ืžื™ืจืืช ื”ืฉื ื•ืื”ื‘ืชื• ื•ื”ื‘ื•ืฉื” ืžืœืคื ื™ื• ืชื•ืกื™ืฃ ืžืขืœื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื•ืชืฉืงื•ื“ ืขืœ ื ืงื™ื•ืŸ ื›ืคื™ื ื•ื›ืจื•ืช ืจืขื™ื•ื ื™ื ืžื•ืจื“ื™ื ืžืฉืจืขืคื™ืš. ื•ื”ื‘ืจื• ื ื•ืฉืื™ ื›ืœื™ ื ืคืฉืš ื•ื‘ื–ื›ืจื” ื™ื•ืฆืจื” ืชืขื“ื” ืขื“ื™ื” ื•ืชื›ืœื•ืœ ื™ืคื™ื”, ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื”’ ื™ืฆื“ืงื• ื•ื™ืชื”ืœืœื• ื›ืœ ื–ืจืข ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื›ื•’, ื•ืืฉืจ ืœื ื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ืžืขืœื” ื”ื–ืืช ื™ื›ื ืข ืœื‘ื‘ื• ื•ื›’ ื’ื ื™ื•ื•ื“ืข ื•ื™ื‘ื—ืŸ ื›ื™ ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืžืŸ ื”ื ืคืฉ ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™, ื™ื“, ื•ืขืชื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื” ื“’ ืืœืงื™ืš ืฉื•ืืœ ืžืขืžืš ื›ื™ ืื ืœื™ืจืื” ืืช ื“’ ื’ ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ื•, ื•ืœืื”ื‘ื” ืื•ืชื• ื•ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืืช ื“’ ื’ ื‘ื›ืœ ืœื‘ื‘ืš ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื ืคืฉืš ืœืฉืžืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ื“’ ื•ื’ื•’.

ื•ื‘ื™ืœืงื•ื˜ ืจืžื– ืชืชื ”ื“: ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื ื™ื ื ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืžื™ื ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื ืฉื ืืžืจ ืžื” ื“’ ื’ ืฉื•ืืœ ืžืขืžืš ื›ื™ ืื ืœื™ืจืื” ื•ื’ื•’. ื•ืžืงืฉื™ื ืื˜ื• ื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื ืžื™ืœืชื ื–ื•ื˜ืจืชื ื”ื™ื, ื•ื”ืืžืจ ืจ’ ื—ื ื™ื ื ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ืœื”ืงื‘”ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื’ื ื–ื™ื• ืืœื ืื•ืฆืจ ืฉืœ ื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ืฉื ืืžืจ ื™ืจืืช ื“’ ื”ื™ื ืื•ืฆืจื•, ื•ืชื™ืจืฆื• ื”ืŸ, ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžืฉื” ืžื™ืœืชื ื–ื•ื˜ืจืชื ื”ื™ื. ื›ืŸ ื ืืžืจ ืฉื ืืžืจ”ื™ ืžืฉื•ื ืจ”ื ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืงื‘”ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื• ืืœื ื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“, ืฉื ืืžืจ ืžื” ื“’ ื’ ืฉื•ืืœ ืžืžืš ื›ื™ ืื ืœื™ืจืื”. ื•ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืœืื“ื ‘ื”ืŸ’ ื™ืจืืช ื“’ ื”ื™ื ื—ื›ืžื”, ื“ื›ืŸ ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื™ื•ื ื™ืช “ื”ืŸ” ื”ื™ื ืื—ืช.

ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืงืฉื”, ื“ืžืฆื“ ืื—ื“ ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื ื™ื ื ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืžื™ื ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื. ื•ื‘ืžื™ืžืจื ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื ื™ื ื ืฉื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืื•ืฆืจื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื•ืฉื”ื™ื ื—ื›ืžื” ืจื‘ื”, ื”ื› ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื ื›ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืžื™ื.

ื•ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ืืžืจ ืฉืžื•ื˜ื‘ ืฉืœื ื”ืขืœื™ืชื•, ื•ื‘ื’ืž’ ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ืœื: ืืจ”ื™ ืœื ื‘ืจื ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืขื•ืœืžื• ืืœื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืจืื• ืžืœืคื ื™ื• ืฉื ืืžืจ ื‘ืงื”ืœืช ื•ื”ืืœืงื™ื ืขืฉื” ืฉื™ืจืื• ืžืœืคื ื™ื•. ื•ื”ื ื” ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืคืกื•ืง ืฉื ืืžืจ ืฉืœืžื” ื”ืžืœืš ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื” ื”ื’ ื”ื•ื ื™ื”ื™’ ืœืขื•ืœื ืขืœื™ื• ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื•ืžืžื ื• ืื™ืŸ ืœื’ืจื•ืข. ื•ื‘ืจืฉ”ื™ ืคื™’ ื•ื–”ืœ: “ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื” ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื‘ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื”ื•ื ืจืื•ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœืขื•ืœื ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœืฉื ื•ืชื• ืœื ื‘ืชื•ืกืคืช ื•ืœื ื‘ื’ืจื•ืข, ื•ื›ืฉื ืฉืชื ื” ื”ืืœื”ื™’ ืฆื•ื” ื•ืขืฉื” ืฉื™ืฉืชื ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื™ืจืื• ืžืœืคื ื™ื•, ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก ืคืจืฅ ื’ื‘ื•ืœื• ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ืื ื•ืฉ ื•ื”ืฆื™ืฃ ืฉืœื™ืฉื• ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื ื•ื”ืืœื”ื™ื ืขืฉื” ืฉื™ืจืื• ืžืœืคื ื™ื•, ืฉื‘ืขืช ื™ืžื™ื ื ืฉืชื ื• ื”ืœื•ืš ื—ืžื” ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžื‘ื•ืœ ืœื–ืจื•ื— ื‘ืžืขืจื‘ ื•ืœืฉืงื•ืข ื‘ืžื–ืจื— ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืจืื• ืžืœืคื ื™ื•, ื—ืžื” ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืื—ื•ืจื™ื” ืขืฉืจ ืžืขืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื—ื–ืงื™ื”ื• ื•ื‘ื™ืžื™ ืื—ื– ืื‘ื™ื• ื ืชืงืฆืจ ื”ื™ื•ื ื•ื ืชืจื‘ื” ื”ืœื™ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ืžื•ืชื• ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื™ื”ื ื ืกืคื“ ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืจืื• ืžืœืคื ื™ื•, ืœืคื™ื›ืš ืื™ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœืื“ื ืœืขืกื•ืง ืืœื ื‘ืžืฆื•ืชื™ื• ื•ืœื™ืจื ืžืœืคื ื™ื•, ืขื›”ืœ.

ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื™ื™ืฉื‘ ืืช ืกืชื™ืจืช ื”ืžื“ืจืฉื™ื, ื”ืจื™ ืื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื™ืจืืช ื”ืขื•ื ืฉ ื•ื™ืฉ ื™ืจืืช ื”ืจื•ืžืžื•ืช. ื™ืจืืช ื”ืขื•ื ืฉ ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืื“ื, ื”ื•ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื”ื ืขืฉื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื• ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืขื•ื ืฉื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื™ืจืืช ื”ืจื•ืžืžื•ืช ื–ื” ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื•ื—ื›ืžื”, ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืžืก”ื™ ืขืœ ื”ืคืกื•ืง ืื ืชื‘ืงืฉื ื” ื›ื›ืกืฃ ื•ื›ืžื˜ืžื•ื ื™ื ืชื—ืคืฉื ื” ืื– ืชื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืจืืช ื“’ – ืื™ืŸ ืื•ืžืจ ืื– ืชื‘ื™ืŸ ืชื›ื•ื ื” ื•ื›ื•’, ืื– ืชื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืœื›ื•ืช, ืืœื ืื– ืชื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืจืื” ื•ืื ื™ืจืื” ื”ื™ื ื—ื›ืžื” ืื– ื“’ ื™ืชืŸ ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืžื™ื, ื•ืื ื• ืžืชืคืœืœื™ื ื•ื”ื›ืŸ ืœื‘ื‘ื ื• ืืœื™ืš, ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื™ืคืชื— ืœื‘ื ื• ื‘ืชื•ืจืชื• ื•ื™ืฉื ื‘ืœื‘ื ื• ืื”ื‘ืชื• ื•ื™ืจืืชื•, ื•ื‘ื‘ืจื›ืช ืงืจื™ืืช ืฉืžืข ื•ื™ื—ื“ ืœื‘ื‘ื ื• ืœืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืœื™ืจืื” ืืช ืฉืžืš, ื•ื‘ืžืฉืœื™ ืืžืจ ืฉืœืžื” ื”ืžืœืš ืœื“ืขืช ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ืžื•ืกืจ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืžืจื™ ื‘ื™ื ื”, ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื›ืฉืจื•ืŸ ื”ืžืขืฉื” ื•ืขื–ื™ื‘ืช ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ื™ืงืจื ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ื›ื•’, ื•ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื™ืœืžื“ ืขื–ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ืจื•ืช ื•ื”ื”ืคืกื“ ื•ื”ืื‘ื“ืŸ ื”ื ืžืฆื ื‘ื”ื ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ื ืคืฉ ืžื”ืŸ ื•ืœื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื”ืขื ืฉื™ื ื•ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืชืงืจื ืžื•ืกืจ.

ื•ื‘ืžืฉื ื” ืื‘ื•ืช ื’, ื˜: ื”ืจ ื—ื ื™ื ื ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ืกื ื›ืœ ืฉื™ืจืืช ื—ื˜ืื• ืงื•ื“ืžืช ืœื—ื›ืžืชื• ื—ื›ืžืชื• ืžืชืงื™ื™ืžืช ื•ื›ืœ ืฉื—ื›ืžืชื• ืงื•ื“ืžืช ืœื™ืจืืชื• ืื™ืŸ ื—ื›ืžืชื• ืžืชืงื™ื™ืžืช.

ื•ื‘ื’ืž’ ืฉื‘ืช ื™’ ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉืžื›ื ื™ืกื™ื ืื“ื ืœื“ื™ืŸ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื• ื ืฉืืช ื•ื ืชืช ื‘ืืžื•ื ื”, ืงื‘ืขืช ืขืชื™ื ืœืชื•ืจื”, ืคืœืคืœืช ื‘ื—ื›ืžื”, ื”ื‘ื ืช ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืชื•ืš ื“ื‘ืจ, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื›ื™ ืื™ ื™ืจืืช ื“’ ื”ื™ื ืื•ืฆืจื• ืื™ืŸ ืื™ ืœื ืœื, ืžืฉืœ ืœืื“ื ืฉืืžืจ ืœืฉืœื•ื—ื• ื”ืขืœื” ืœื™ ื›ื•ืจ ื—ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœืขืœื™ื™ื” ื”ืœืš ื•ื”ืขืœื” ืœื• ื”ืœ ืขื™ืจื‘ืช ืœื™ ื‘ื”ืŸ ืงื‘ ื—ื•ืžื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ืœ ืœืื• ื”ืœ ืžื•ื˜ื‘ ืื ืœื ื”ืขืœื™ืชื”, ื›ืš ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืชื•ืจื” ืื ืื™ืŸ ื™ืจืื” ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื• ืžื•ื˜ื‘ ืฉืœื ื”ืขืœื™ืช ืืช ืชื•ืจืชืš.

ื•ืฆืจื™ืš ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื•ืขืชื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืžื” ื–ื” ื•ืขืชื”! ื•ื ืจืื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ืžื•ื›ื™ื— ืขืœ ื—ื˜ื ื”ืขื’ืœ ื•ื”ืžืจื’ืœื™ื ื•ืขื“ืช ืงื•ืจื—, ื”ืžืชืื•ื ื ื™ื ื•ื”ืžืชืื•ื•ื™ื ื•ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื”ืชื ืคืœ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฉื™ืžื—ืœ ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืขื“ ืฉื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžื—ืœ ื•ืืžืจ ืœื• ืคืกื•ืœ ืœืš ืืช ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืื‘ื ื™ื ื•ื”ื•ืจื™ื“ื ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื•ืขืชื” ืื•ืžืจ ืžืฉื” ื“ืขื• ืœื›ื, ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื˜ื ืจืง ื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื, ื–ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžื‘ืงืฉ ื•ื“ื•ืจืฉ ืžืืชื ื•, ืจืง ืœื™ืจืื” ื•ืœืงื™ื™ื ืžืฆื•ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื•.

ื•ืข”ื› ื›ืœ ื‘ืŸ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื‘ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื•ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื‘ืชืœืžื•ื“ื• ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืช”ื— ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืจื‘ื™ืฅ ืชื•ืจื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืื–ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืกื“ืจื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ื•ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ื™ืจืื” ื•ื‘ืžื•ืกืจ ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.

ื–ื”ื• ื™ืจืืชื• ืงื•ื“ืžืช ืœื—ื›ืžืชื•.

ื•ื”ืžื–ืœื–ืœื™ื ื‘ืชืคื™ืœื” ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืขืœื™ื”ื ืืžืจ ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ื›ื™ ืชื‘ื•ืื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืคื ื™ ืžื™ ื‘ื™ืงืฉ ื–ืืช ืžื™ื“ื›ื ืจืžื•ืก ื—ืฆืจื™.

ื•ื™ื””ืจ ืฉื™ืงื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ื ื• “ืœืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืœื™ืจืื” ืืช ืฉืžืš”.

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Parashas Ki Seitzei

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Towards the end of the parashah the Torah discusses the punishment of malkos. When a Yid transgresses a prohibition, the halachah is: ืึทืจึฐื‘ึผึธืขึดื™ื ื™ึทื›ึผึถื ึผื•ึผ. The Mishnah teaches (Makkos 22) that 40 does not mean 40, but rather 39, a number that is nearly 40.

The Ramban, on this parshah, gives two reasons for the number 40:

ื•ื˜ืขื ื”ืืจื‘ืขื™ื ื›ืคื™ ืžื“ืจืฉื• ืœืคื™ ืฉืขื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉื ืชื ื” ื‘ืืจื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื•ื, ื•ื’ืจื ืžื™ืชื” ืœืขืฆืžื• ืฉื ื•ืฆืจ ืœืืจื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื•ื, ื™ืœืงื” ืืจื‘ืขื™ื ื•ื™ืฆื ื™ื“ื™ ืขื•ื ืฉื™ืŸ.

In transgressing, the person violated the command of the Torah, which was given in a period of 40 days. Furthermore, he brought death upon himself, a human being who was created in 40 days, as the Gemara says that 40 days is the time of yetziras havlad.

The Ramban expresses this very succinctly, but the Chasam Sofer, in Toras Moshe on the parashah, expands this idea and reveals the hidden depth behind it. He explains that the Ramban is saying that both reasons for the number 40 are true, for every transgression encompasses two dimensions of damage: it is a violation of the dvar Hashem, as expressed in the Torah, which was given in 40 days, and it also damages the nefesh Yehudi, which is created in 40 days and is connected to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. By transgressing, the person taints his nefesh, and actually distances himself from himself.

We can now understand, explains the Chasam Sofer, why a person receives only 39 malkos, not 40. The 40 days of the Torahโ€™s transmission were 40 full 24-hour periods. At Mattan Torah, Klal Yisrael erred in thinking that Moshe was supposed to return on the fortieth day, not realizing that a full 40 days had to elapse โ€” not merely 39 that can be considered 40. In contrast, the 40 days of yetziras havlad do not have to be a full 40 days; the fetus is considered to be formed on the fortieth day from conception. Accordingly, says the Chasam Sofer, this second dimension of damage to the nefesh Yehudi is symbolized already in 39 days.

Considering that there are two forms of damage caused by each cheit, which one should Hakadosh Baruch Hu punish the person for?

We have a principle of ืงื ืœื™ื” ื‘ื“ืจื‘ื” ืžื™ื ื™ื”, meaning that when a person deserves two punishments for a certain action, he receives the more severe of the two. The Chasam Sofer understands this principle to mean not that he receives the more severe punishment, but rather that he is punished for the more severe aveirah. Which is the more severe pgam that a person causes through his cheit: the violation of dvar Hashem, or the damage to the nefesh Yehudi?

The Chasam Sofer presents an astounding chiddush: the damage to the Yid himself is a greater tragedy than the violation of dvar Hashem. Thatโ€™s the ื‘ื“ืจื‘ื” ืžื™ื ื™ื”. And thatโ€™s the reason the person gets only 39 malkos. In truth, he deserves 40, but because the yetziras havlad requires less than a full 40 days, and the damage to the nefesh Yehudi is graver than the violation of the dvar Hashem, the punishment is only 39 malkos, not a full 40.

Based on this, continues the Chasam Sofer, we can understand why the Gemara (Makkos 22) invokes the halachah that 40 malkos actually means 39 in the context of those foolish people who stand up when a sefer Torah enters the room but fail to rise when a talmid chacham enters: ื›ืžื” ื˜ืคืฉืื™ ืฉืืจ ืื™ื ืฉื™ ื“ืงื™ื™ืžื™ ืžืงืžื™ ืกืคืจ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืœื ืงื™ื™ืžื™ ืžืงืžื™ ื’ื‘ืจื ืจื‘ื”, ื“ืื™ืœื• ื‘ืกืคืจ ืชื•ืจื” ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืืจื‘ืขื™ื, ื•ืืชื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื‘ืฆืจื• ื—ื“ื. This Gemara is highlighting the power of Torah Shebeโ€™al Peh by bringing the example of Chazalโ€™s drashah that when the Torah says 40 malkos, it really means 39.

Apparently, what the Chasam Sofer means is that the reason one should rise in honor of a talmid chacham is that he has the power to interpret what the Torah really means, as the Torah is not always meant to be understood literally. Why does the Gemara choose this example, specifically, out of all the drashos of Torah Shebeโ€™al Peh? Because those people who stand up for a sefer Torah understand that when the Torah says ืึทืจึฐื‘ึผึธืขึดื™ื ื™ึทื›ึผึถื ึผื•ึผ it means that the person receives malkos because he violated the Torahโ€™s commandment. But a talmid chacham, who is a nefesh Yehudi that digested the Torah, understands that the more severe cheit, the ืจื‘ื” ืžื™ื ื™ื”, is the damage done to the nefesh Yehudi. And thatโ€™s precisely the reason why you have to stand up for the talmid chacham โ€” because heโ€™s more important than the sefer Torah!

Not by chance does the Gemara choose this particular drashah regarding malkos to convey that if you stand up for a sefer Torah, you should certainly stand up for a talmid chacham, as this drashah teaches that a nefesh Yehudi is more chashuv than the Torah itself โ€” especially when that nefesh Yehudi has the Torah within it.

Know Your Value!

I would like to add a small point to explain the mistake made by the foolish people who rise only in honor of a sefer Torah and not for a talmid chacham. The Tanna Dโ€™vei Eliyahu (perek 14) says that Eliyahu Hanavi was once traveling from place to place and a person posed a question to him. โ€œThere are two things that I love deeply,โ€ he said. โ€œTorah and Klal Yisrael. But I donโ€™t know which takes precedence.โ€

โ€œMost people think that the Torah is first,โ€ Eliyahu Hanavi answered, noting that the Torah is called reishis. โ€œBut I say that Klal Yisrael are first, for they are also called reishis.โ€

Rav Wolbe (Alei Shur, vol. 2, Maareches Haโ€™Adam) explains that the question of which is first, Torah or Klal Yisrael, means which is the purpose. Hakadosh Baruch Hu created the world for two main purposes: Torah and Klal Yisrael, and most people think the Torah is more chashuv and holy. In their eyes, Klal Yisrael exist to fulfill the Torah, and the purpose of the world is so that the Torah would be observed.

Yet Eliyahu Hanavi reveals that that is not the case. Hakadosh Baruch Hu wanted to create an adam hashaleim, and what makes a person shaleim and draws him close to Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the Torah. The Torah is shaโ€™ashuav shel Hakadosh Baruch Hu, and contains the Names of Hashem, but its purpose is to forge the adam hashaleim โ€” so it turns out that the adam is the tachlis of the Torah.

The foolish people โ€” ื›ืžื” ื˜ืคืฉืื™ โ€” did not understand this, and similarly, most people assume that the more severe damage of a cheit is the fact that the person transgressed the Torah, as if the potch in panim against the dvar Hashem is worse than the pgam in the person himself. For that reason, they stood up for a sefer Torah but not necessarily for a talmid chacham. In truth, however, the talmid chacham, the Yid, is the tachlis! Yisrael is kodem; the ืจื‘ื” ืžื™ื ื™ื” is the nefesh Yehudi.

Weโ€™re in Elul now, the time of cheshbon hanefesh, when we prepare ourselves for the Yom Hadin and the yemei hateshuvah. Weโ€™re all somewhat distanced from Hakadosh Baruch Hu โ€” ื›ึผึดื™ ืึธื“ึธื ืึตื™ืŸ ืฆึทื“ึผึดื™ืง ื‘ึผึธืึธืจึถืฅ ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ื™ึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึถื” ื˜ึผื•ึนื‘ ื•ึฐืœึนื ื™ึถื—ึฑื˜ึธื โ€” and weโ€™re trying to find a path to teshuvah. What has to be the foundation of our teshuvah? Where do we start?

Do we start with the pgam we have made in the Torah, which represents Hakadosh Baruch Hu? Sometimes thatโ€™s distant from us. We have to realize that the first place to start from is at home. R’ Yerucham, in Chochmah Uโ€™Mussar, discusses the idea that by transgressing, a person distances himself from his own self, and he has to do teshuvah to come back to himself. Teshuvah is meant to connect the person to the nefesh Yehudi, as symbolized by the fact that although the Torah says ืึทืจึฐื‘ึผึธืขึดื™ื ื™ึทื›ึผึถื ึผื•ึผ, the person receives only 39 malkos, corresponding to the time of yetziras havlad.

We donโ€™t realize how chashuv we are! We donโ€™t realize that a person truly is close to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, and that a person who is shaleim is the tachlis of the Torah, the very purpose of Creation. This is where our teshuvah movement should really begin: with the pgam in ourselves. If we realize how chashuv the nefesh Yehudi is, that will energize our teshuvah effort, helping us to come full circle and return to who we really are, and to Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

Gut Shabbos.

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