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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโ€l

ื•ื™ืงืฆื•ืฃ ืžืฉื” ืขืœ ืคืงื•ื“ื™ ื”ื—ื™ืœ (ืœื, ื™ื“)
ืจื™ืฉ ืœืงื™ืฉ ืืžืจ, ื›ืœ ืื“ื ืฉื›ื•ืขืก, ืื ื—ื›ื ื”ื•ื ื—ื›ืžืชื• ืžืกืชืœืงืช ืžืžื ื• ื•ื›ื•’, ืžืžืฉื”, ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืงืฆื•ืฃ ืžืฉื” ืขืœ ืคืงื•ื“ื™ ื”ื—ื™ืœ ื•ื’ื•’, ื•ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืืœืขื–ืจ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืืœ ืื ืฉื™ ื”ืฆื‘ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืœืžืœื—ืžื” ื–ืืช ื—ื•ืงืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืืฉืจ ืฆื•ื” ื”’ ืืช ืžืฉื” ื•ื’ื•’, ืžื›ืœืœ ื“ืžืฉื” ืื™ืขืœื ืžื™ื ื™ื”. (ืคืกื—ื™ื ืกื•:)

ื‘ื™ืืจ ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื””ืช ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”: ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉื”ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ืžื ืคืฉื•ืชื™ื ื• ืืช ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ื›ืขืก, ื”ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื•ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ืžืจื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืžืืžืจื™ ื—ื–”ืœ ื”ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื’ื ื•ืช ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ื›ืขืก, ืื•ืœื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืงื™ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ื ื• ืžื›ืฉื•ืœ, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ื ืื“ื ืœื›ืœืœ ื›ืขืก ื ื•ื˜ื” ื”ื•ื ืœื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ื ืคืฉื• ืฉื›ืขืกื• ื”ื•ื ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื•ื‘ืฆื“ืง, ื•ืœืคืชื— ื–ื” ื—ื˜ืืช ืจื•ื‘ืฅ, ื›ื™ ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ื›ืขืก ืžืขื•ื•ืชืช ืืช ืฉื™ืงื•ืœ ื”ื“ืขืช. ืืš ืœื›ืฉื ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื—ื–”ืœ ื ื™ื•ื•ื›ื— ืฉืืฃ ื›ืขืก ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ื“ื™ืŸ ื’ื•ืจื ืœืื“ื ืœืื‘ื“ ืืช ืžืขืœื•ืชื™ื• ื•ืœืจื“ืช ืžืžื“ืจื’ื•ืชื™ื•.

ืืžืจื• ื—ื–”ืœ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ืจื‘ื” ื™ื’,ื™ื) “ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ื”ื•ื ื ื‘ื’’ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื›ืขืก ืžืฉื” ื•ื ืชืขืœืžื” ืžืžื ื• ื”ืœื›ื” ื•ื›ื•’, ื‘ื›ืœื™ ืžืชื›ื•ืช ืžื ื™ืŸ? ืฉื ืืžืจ “ื•ื™ืงืฆื•ืฃ ืžืฉื” ืขืœ ืคืงื•ื“ื™ ื”ื—ื™ืœ ื•ื’ื•’, ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืืœื™ื”ื ืžืฉื” ื”ื—ื™ื™ืชื ื›ืœ ื ืงื‘ื”, ื”ืŸ ื”ื ื” ื”ื™ื• ืœื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืœืขื ื•ื’ื•'”, ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ืขืก ื ืชืขืœืžื” ืžืžื ื• ื”ืœื›ื” ื•ืฉื›ื— ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ื›ืœื™ ืžืชื›ื•ืช”.

ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื”, ื”ืจื™ ืงืฆืคื• ืฉืœ ืžืฉื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฆื“ืง ื•ื’ื ื˜ืขื ืชื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆื•ื“ืงืช, ืขืœ ืฉื”ื•ืชื™ืจื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืืช ื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื—ื˜ื™ืื•ื, ื•ื”ื™ื” ืžืŸ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ืœื›ืขื•ืก ืขืœื™ื”ื, ืื ื›ืŸ ืžื“ื•ืข ื ืชืขืœืžื• ืžืžื ื• ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ื›ืœื™ ืžืชื›ื•ืช?

ืืš ื”ื˜ืขื ื‘ื–ื”, ื›ื™ ืžื” ืฉื—ื›ืžืชื• ืžืกืชืœืงืช ืžืžื ื•, ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืขื•ื ืฉ ืขืœ ื—ื˜ื ื”ื›ืขืก, ืืœื ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืชื•ืฆืื” ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช, ื›ืžื• ืฉืกื›ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืชื›ืช ื•ืืฉ ืฉื•ืจืคืช ืืฃ ื‘ืœื ื›ื•ื•ื ื”, ื›ืš ื”ื›ืขืก ืžืื‘ื“ ืืช ื—ื›ืžืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื, ื•ืื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ืื ื™ืฉ ื˜ืขื ื”ื’ื•ืŸ ืœื›ืขืก ืื ืœืื•, ื›ืขืก ืชืžื™ื“ ืžื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื• ื˜ืขื•ืช, ื•ืœืคื™ื›ืš “ืื ื—ื›ื ื”ื•ื ื—ื›ืžืชื• ืžืกืชืœืงืช ืžืžื ื•”.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Aryeh Finkel, ztโ€l

ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืืจื™ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ
ื•’ ื‘ืื‘ ืชืฉืข”ื•
ืชื™ืืจ ืžื’ื™ื“ ื”ืžื™ืฉืจื™ื ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื˜ื•ืจืง ืฉืœื™ื˜”ื: ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืกืชื•ืคืฃ ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœื• ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื“ื™, ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืืจื™ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”ย ื•ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืžืžื ื• ื•ืขื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื•ืกืจ.

ื”ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ื‘ืžื—ื™ืฆืชื• ืื™ื ืŸ ื ืžื—ื•ืช ืžื–ื›ืจื•ื ื™. ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืชื• ื”ืžืจื•ืžืžืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื—ื™ื” ื•ืžื•ื—ืฉื™ืช ืžื”ื• ื–ื•ืš ื•ื˜ื•ื”ืจ ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช. ื‘ื• ืจืื™ื ื• ืกืžืœ ืฉืœ ืฉืœื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื‘ื”ื ื”ื’ื”, ื‘ื™ืจืื” ื•ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืช, ืฉื›ืžื•ื”ื• ืจื•ืฆื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ื™ืจืื” ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™.

ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ ืืจื™ื”, ื—ืฉื ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ื›ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื™ื•ืฆืื™ื ืžืœื‘ ื˜ื”ื•ืจ, ืžืชื•ืš ืขื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืขืฆืžื™ ืขืงื‘ื™ ืงื•ื“ื ืืžื™ืจืชืŸ. ืœื›ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืขืฉื• ืจื•ืฉื ื›ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ื•ื ื—ืจื˜ื• ืขืžื•ืง ื‘ืœื‘ื‘ื•ืช. ื”ืืฆื™ืœื•ืช ื•ื”ื ื•ืขื ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช ืžืกื™ืจืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื, ืืฃ ื”ื ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื• ื ื•ืคืš ืœื”ืฉืจืื” ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ืฉื”ื•ืจื’ืฉื” ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื•, ื‘ืขืช ืฉืžื™ืขืช ืžื•ืกืจื™ื• ื•ืืžืจื™ื•.

ื™ืฉ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ, ื›ื™ ื‘ืขื ื•ื•ืชื ื•ืชื• ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ื‘ืžื™ื ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืจืื•ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืžื•ืกืจ ืœืื—ืจื™ื, ื•ื ืžื ืข ืžืœื”ืขื™ืจ ืื• ืœืชื‘ื•ืข ืžืฉื•ืžืขื™ ืœืงื—ื• ื“ืจื’ื•ืช ื•ืžืขืœื•ืช ืฉืœืคื™ ืจื•ื ืžื“ืจื’ืชื• ืกื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ืื™ื ื• ืื•ื—ื– ื‘ื”ืŸ ืื• ืฉืœื ืจื›ืฉ ื‘ื”ืŸ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืฉืœื™ืžื•ืช.

ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข, ืžื˜ืขื ื–ื” ืกื™ืจื‘ ืจ’ ืืจื™ื” ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืœืžืœื ืืช ืžืงื•ื ืื‘ื™ื•, ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืฆื“ื™ืง ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื–ืื‘ ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื‘ืžืกื™ืจืช ื”ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”. ื›ืฉื“ื•ื“ื•, ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื””ืช ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื ื™ืกื” ืœื”ืคืฆื™ืจ ื‘ื• ื•ืœืฉื›ื ืข ืื•ืชื• ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืจืื•ื™ ืœืื•ืชื” ืžืฉืจื” ืจืžื”, ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืจื‘ื™ ืืจื™ื” ื‘ื—ื›ืžืชื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืงืขืจื” ืขืœ ืคื™ื” ื•ืœืฉื›ื ืข ืืช ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื, ื›ื™ ื“ื•ืงื ื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ื–ื” ืฉืจืื•ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืžืกื•ืจ ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.

ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืื›ืŸ ื”ืฉืชื›ื ืข ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืœื˜ื™ืขื•ื ื™ื•, ื•ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืชื• ื”ื—ืœ ืœืžืกื•ืจ ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืžื•ืกืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื•ื›ืš ื–ื›ื” ืขื•ืœื ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืœื˜ืขื•ื ืžืขื˜ ืžื”ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ื ื”ืขื“ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื, ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ื•ื›ื— ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื• ื”ืขืฆื•ื ื•ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ื“ืœื” ื’ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืžื•ืกืจ, ื™ืกื•ื“ื•ืชื™ื• ื”ืขืฆื•ืžื™ื ื•ื”ื ืคืœืื™ื ืžืชื‘ื“ืจื™ื ื‘ืฉืžื• ืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ื, ื•ืกืคืจื• ‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืžื•ืกืจ’, ืฉืจื‘ื™ ืืจื™ื” ืขืฆืžื• ืขืจืš ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ ื˜ืขื ื•ื“ืขืช, ืงื ื” ืฉื‘ื™ืชื” ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืžื“ืจืฉื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ื›ืœื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ื™ืจืื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืืชืจ ื•ืืชืจ.

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

 

ืžื˜ื•ืช ืžืกืขื™

ืคืจืฉืช ื ื“ืจื™ื, ื•ื ื“ืจ ื‘ืขืช ืฆืจื”

ืข’ ื ื“ืจื™ื ื˜’ ื“ืืกื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื ื“ืจื™ื. ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื ื“ืจื™ ืฆื“ืงื”. ื•ืฉืื ื™ ืžื ืฉื‘ืขื™ืŸ ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื”, ื›ื™ ื›ืืŸ ืื™ื™ืจื™ ื‘ื ื•ื“ืจ ืœืฆื“ืงื” ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ ื‘ื•.

ื•ืข’ ืชื•ืก’ ืจื™ืฉ ื—ื•ืœื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืขืช ืฆืจื” ืžื•ืชืจ ื•ืจืื™ื” ืžื™ืขืงื‘, ื•ื‘ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื•ืจืฉื‘”ื ืฉื ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืจืื™ื” ืžืค’ ื—ืงืช.

ื•ืข’ ื‘ืจื›”ื™ ืจ”ื’ ื‘ืฉื ืื’ื•ื“ื” ืค’ ืืจื‘ืขื” ื ื“ืจื™ื ื“ืืกื•ืจ. (ื•ืฆ”ื‘ ืžืื’ื•ื“ื” ืจื™ืฉ ื—ื•ืœื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืชื•ืก’ ื“ืžื•ืชืจ, ื•ืœื ืจืื™ืชื™ ืžืขื•ืจืจื™ื ื‘ื–ื”). ื•ื”ืงืฉื” ืฉื ืžื™ืขืงื‘.

ื•ืข’ ืคืจื“ืก”ื™ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืœ”ื” ื’ ื‘ืฉื ื–ืงื ื• ื”ืจ”ืจ ื“ื•ื“ ืžืœืืกืง ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืฉืชื™’ ื”ื”ื™ื ื“ื™ืขืงื‘ ืœืคื™ ื”ืื’ื•ื“ื” ื›ื™ ื”ืชื ื” ืขืœ ืชื ืื™ ืฉื”ืžืžื•ืŸ ืื™ื ื• ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืืฆืœื• ื•ืื– ื”ืจื™ ืื™ืŸ ื—ืฉืฉ ืฉืœื ื™ืงื™ื™ื ื”ื ื“ืจ ืžื—ืžืช ืชืื•ืช ื”ืžืžื•ืŸ. (ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืชื™’ ื”ื ื“ืค’ ื—ืงืช). (ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืขื™ืจ ื‘ืชื™ืจื•ืฆื• ื—ื“ื ื“ื”ืจื™ ืื“ืจื‘ื” ืžืฆื™ื ื• ืฉื™ืขืงื‘ ื‘ืืžืช ืื™ื—ืจ ื”ื ื“ืจ, ื•ืขื•ื“ ื“ื”ืจื™ ืฉื ืืžืจื• ืฉื ืขื ืฉ ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื™ื—ืจ ื ื“ืจื• ื•ืœืคื™ ืชื™’ ื”ื ”ืœ ื”ืจื™ ื›”ื– ืฉืื™ื—ืจ ื ื“ืจื• ืœื ื ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื‘ื• ื›ื™ ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื•ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืฉืœื•ื ืืœ ื‘ื™ืชย  ืื‘ื™, ื•ืฆ”ืœ ื“ืชื™’ ื”ื ”ืœ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉืœื ื™ื‘ื˜ืœ ื”ื ื“ืจ ืžื—ืžืช ืชืื•ืช ื”ืžืžื•ืŸ ื•ืœืžืขืฉื” ืื™ื—ืจ ื ื“ืจื• ืžื˜ืขื ืื—ืจ).

ื•ืข’ ื—”ืก ื™ื•”ื“ ื™’ ื‘ืฉื ืžื”ืจ”ื ืžื™ื ืฅ ืข”ื˜ ื“ืื™ืŸ ืจืื™ื” ืžื™ืขืงื‘ ื›ื™ ืงื•ื“ื ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื”, ื•ื‘ืฉื ืžื”ืจ”ื ืžื™ื ืฅ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื“ืื™ืŸ ืจืื™ื” ืžืžื” ืฉืืžืจื• ืื ื ืชืŸ ืชืชืŸ ืืช ื”ืขื ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื›ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืชื ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ื‘”ื“ ื•ืœื ื‘ื™ื—ื™ื“.

ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ื ืžื™ืขืงื‘ ื•ืžืค’ ื—ืงืช ืœืคื™ ื”ืื’ื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื’ ื™”ืœ ื“ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืชื•ืก’ ื“ื ื“ืจ ื‘ืขืช ืฆืจื” ืžื•ืชืจ ืœื ื“ื•ืจ ืžื•ื“ื” ื”ืื’ื•ื“ื”, ื•ื”ื ื“ืก”ืœ ื“ืืกื•ืจ ื”ื•ื ืžื˜ืขื ืื—ืจ ื“ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื ื“ืจ ื‘ืขืช ืฆืจื” ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื”ืชืจื”, ื•ืข’ ืจืž”ื ืจื›”ื— ืž”ื”, ื•ืข’ ืœืงืžืŸ, ืืกื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื ื“ืจ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื”ืชืจื” ื‘ืคืชื— ื•ื—ืจื˜ื”.

ื•ืœืคื™”ื– ื™”ืœ ื“ื”ื ื” ื”ืžืขืฉื” ื“ื™ืขืงื‘ ื•ืค’ ื—ืงืช ื”ืจื™ ืฉื ื™ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื“ืฉืœื‘”ืœ, ื•ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื ื“ืจื™ื ื“ื—ืœ ืขืœ ื“ืฉืœื‘”ืœ ืข’ ื‘ืจืžื‘”ื ืค”ื• ืžืขืจื›ื™ืŸ ื”ืœ”ื‘ ื•ื”ืœ”ื’ ื•ืขืžืฉ”ื› ื‘ืค’ ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช. ื•ื”ื ื” ื”ื ื“ื ื“ืจ ื‘ืขืช ืฆืจื” ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื”ืชืจื” ื›ืชื‘ ื”ื—”ืก ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืžื• ื”ื ื•ื“ืจ ื›ืฉืžืงื‘ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืžื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื•ืชื•ืœื” ื‘ื“ืขืช ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•, ื•ืข’ ืœืงืžืŸ, ื•ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”ื•ื ืฉื—ื™ื“ืฉื” ืชื•ืจื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ืžืขืฆืžื• ื”ื›ื— ืฉืœ ื”ืชืจืช ื ื“ืจื•, ื•ื–ื” ืข”ื™ ืฉืžืชื ื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ืฉืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ื”ืชืจื” ืืœื ื‘ื”ืกื›ืžืช ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•. (ื•ืข’ ื—”ืก ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœ”ื” ืข”ื‘ ื›ืขื™ืŸ ื”ืจ”ืŸ ื ื“ืจื™ื ื–’ ืข”ื‘ ื‘ื ื“ื”ื• ื‘ืคื ื™ื•). ื•ืœืคื™”ื– ื™”ืœ ื“ื›ื— ื–ื” ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ื›ื— ื”ืคืจื” ืฉืœื• ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ื ื“ืจ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื‘ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื“ืฉืœื‘”ืœ ื”ื ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ื›ื— ื–ื” ื›ื™ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื›ื•ื—ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ื“ืฉืœื‘”ืœ ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื›ื— ื‘ื–ื”, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื ื“ืจ ื›ื–ื” ื”ื ืœืชืœื•ืช ื‘ื“ืขืช ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•. ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื ื“ืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื”ืชืจื” ื•ื”ื•ื ื‘ืฉืขืช ืฆืจื” ืœื›ืŸ ืžื•ืชืจ ืœื ื“ื•ืจ ื’ื ืœืคื™ ื”ืื’ื•ื“ื”. (ืžื™ื”ื• ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืขื™ืจ ื“ืžืœื‘ื“ ื ื“ืจ ื‘ืขืช ืฆืจื”, ื”ืœื ื™ืขืงื‘ ื•ื‘ื ”ื™ ืขืฉื• ื ื“ืจย  ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื”, ื•ื ื“ืจ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ื’”ื› ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื”ืชืจื”, ื•ื™ื”ื ืืกื•ืจ ืœืคื™ ื”ืกื‘ืจื ืฉื›ืชื‘ื ื•).

ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื ื“ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื”ืชืจื”, ื”ื ื” ืข”ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื‘ื—”ืก ื“ืžื”ืจ”ื ืžื™ื ืฅ ื›ืชื‘ ื“ื›ืœ ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ื ื“ืจ ื‘ืขืช ืฆืจื” ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ืฆื•ื•ืืช ืจ”ื™ ื”ื—ืกื™ื“.

ื—ื•ืžืจ ื•ืฆื•ืจื”

Moreinu Hagaon Harav Binyomin Carlebach Shlita

ื™ื“ื•ืข ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืจืž”ื ื‘ืกืคืจ ืชื•ืจืช ื”ืขื•ืœื” ืฉื”ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืฃ ืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ ื‘ื ืขื ื ื‘ื•ื›ื“ื ืฆืจ ืœื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ื•ืœืื—ืจ ื”ื—ืจื‘ืŸ ืžืฆื ืืช ื™ืจืžื™ื”ื• ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ื•ื›ื”. ืฉืืœ ืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ ืืช ื™ืจืžื™ื”ื• ื•ืืžืจ ืœื• ืืชื” ื—ื›ื ืฉื‘ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื•ืื™ืš ืžืชืื™ื ืœืš ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช ืขืœ ืขืฆื™ื ื•ืื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื ื—ืจื‘ื• ื•ืขื•ื“ ืฉืืœื• ืื™ืš ืžืชืื™ื ืœื—ื›ื ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื ืขืฉื”.

ืขืœ ืฉืืœืชื• ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืขื ื” ื™ืจืžื™’ ื•ืืžืจ ืœื• ืืชื” ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื ืš ื•ื‘ื˜ื— ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืกืคื™ืงื•ืช ืฉืœื ืžืฆืืช ืขืœื™ื”ื ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช, ืฉืืœ ืžืžื ื™ ื›ืœ ืกืคื™ืงื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš ื•ืžื™ื“ ืคืชืจ ืœื• ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื›ืฉืจืื” ื™ืจืžื™ื” ืฉื ื“ื”ื ื”ื•ื ืžืžืจืื” ืขื™ื ื™ื• ื•ืžืฉืžืข ืื–ื ื™ื• ืืžืจ ืœื• ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ืœืš ืฉืื‘ืชื™ ืžื”ืขืฆื™ื ื•ื”ืื‘ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื•.

ื•ืขืœ ืฉืืœืชืš ื”ืฉื ื™’ ืื™ื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขื ื•ืช ืœืš ืžืื—ืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ื” ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ื” ืื™ื ืš ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ. ืข”ื› ืžื”ืจืž”ื ื‘ืชื•ืจืช ื”ืขื•ืœื”.

ื•ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืœืฉืืœืชื• – ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ื›ื™ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื”, ื›ื™ ืืข”ืค ืฉื”ืงื‘”ื” ื”ื—ืจื™ื‘ ืืช ืžืงื“ืฉื ื• ื•ืฉืœื— ืื•ืชื ื• ืœื’ืœื•ืช, ืž”ืž ื”ื•ื ืœื ื ื™ืชืง ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ืืชื ื• ืืœื ืžืคื ื™ ื—ื˜ืื ื• ื’ืœื™ื ื• ืžืืจืฆื ื•, ื•ื›ืฉื ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื™ืฉืœื— ืืช ืžืฉื™ื— ืฆื“ืงื ื• ืœื’ืืœื ื•. ื•ื›ืœ ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื ื‘ื ื” ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ื ื—ืจื‘ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื•, ื•ืื ื›ืŸ ื”ื‘ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ื”ื”ื•ื” ื•ืœื ื”ืขื‘ืจ. ืืœื ืฉืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืงืฉื” ืœืžื” ืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ ืื™ื ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื–ื”.

ืžืกื•ืคืจ ืขืœ ื ืคื•ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืงื™ืกืจ ืฆืจืคืช ืฉืขื‘ืจ ืœื™ื“ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช ืื—ื“ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืชืฉืขื” ื‘ืื‘ ื•ืฉืžืข ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื. ื ื›ื ืก ืœืจืื•ืช ืžื” ืคืฉืจ ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืฉืžืข, ื•ืจืื” ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืงื”ืœ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ื”ืืจืฅ ื•ื‘ื•ื›ื”. ื•ื›ืฉืฉืืœ ืขืœ ืžื” ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื ื ืืžืจ ืœื• ืฉื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื ื•ืžืชืื‘ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื‘ื™ืช ืžืงื“ืฉื ืฉื ื—ืจื‘ ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืืœืคื™ื™ื ืฉื ื”. ื”ื’ื™ื‘ ื ืคื•ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื•ืืžืจ ืื•ืžื” ืฉืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช ืืœืคื™ื™ื ืฉื ื” ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื—ืจื‘ืŸ, ืขื•ื“ ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืชืงื•ืžื”. ื•ืงืฉื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืžื” ืฉืจืื” ื ืคื•ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืชืคืขืœ ื”ื™ื” ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืขื‘ืจ ืืœืคื™ื™ื ืฉื ื” ื•ื”ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื. ืื‘ืœ ืžืคื ื™ ืžื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื™ืจืžื™ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืจืื” ื ืคื•ืœื™ื•ืŸ. ืื ื ืคืœื™ื•ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชืจืฉื ืžืขืฆืžื• ืื—ืจื™ ืืœืคื™ื™ื ืฉื ื”, ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืฉื™ืจืžื™’ ืื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื–ื” ืœืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ.

ื•ื ืจืื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืงื•ื“ื ื™ืกื•ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืžื•ื‘ื ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื””ืฆ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœื™ื‘ ื‘ืœืืš ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืื‘”ื“ ื•ืจ”ืž ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ื˜ืœื–.

ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ื‘ืžื•”ืง ื˜’ ื’ ืจ’ ื™ื•ื ืชืŸ ื‘ืŸ ืขืกืžื™ื™ ื•ืจ’ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืŸ ื’ืจื™ื ืชื ื• ืคืจืฉืช ื ื“ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ ืจ’ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ื™ื•ื—ื™ ื•ืืคื˜ืจื• ืžื™ื ื™’. ืืžืจ ืœื™’ [ืจืฉื‘”ื™] ืœื‘ืจื™’ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ื”ืœืœื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื, ื–ื™ืœ ื’ื‘ื™ื”ื•ืŸ ื“ืœื™ื‘ืจื›ื•ืš. ื•ืคืจืฉ”ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆื•ืจื” ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื—ื›ืžื™ื. ื•ืฆืจื™ืš ืขื™ื•ืŸ ืื™ื–ื” ืชื•ืืจ ื”ื•ื ื–ื” ืœื—ื›ืžื™ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืขืœื™ื”ื ืฉื”ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆื•ืจื”. ื•ืชื• ืžื” ืขื ื™ืŸ ืชื•ืืจ ื–ื” ืœืกื’ื•ืœืชื ืœื‘ืจืš ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ.

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ื”ื ื” ืชื ืŸ ื‘ืค”ื“ ืžืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืฉื‘ืช ื•ืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ืข”ื– ื‘ื’ืž’ ื‘ื“ืฃ ืœ”ื” ื’ ืฉืื ื“ื ื™ืŸ ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืฉื‘ืช ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื’ืžืจ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ืœื ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืฉื‘ืช ืžืคื ื™ ื”ืœื ืช ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื•ืœื ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ืžืคื ื™ ืขื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ. ื•ืคืจื›ื™ื ืŸ ื ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ื™’ ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืฉื‘ืช ื•ื™ื’ืžืจื• ืืช ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืขื•ื ื” ื”ื’ืž’ ืฉื”ื ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืขื“ ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื™ืฉื›ื—ื• ื”ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืžื” ื’ืžืจื• ื“ื™ื ื• ืœื—ื™ื•ื‘. ืฉื•ืืœืช ื”ื’ืž’ ื”ืจื™ ืกื•ืคืจื™ ื”ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื–ื›ื™ื ื•ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ื•ื”ื›ืœ ื–ื›ื•ืจ. ืขื•ื ื” ื”ื’ืž’ ืืข”ื’ ื“ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืคื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื ื›ืชื‘, ืž”ืž ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืœื‘ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืขืช ืฉื“ื ื• ืœื—ื™ื•ื‘ ื›ื‘ืจ ื ืฉื›ื— ืžื”ื. ื•ืคืจืฉ”ื™ ืœื™ื‘ื ื“ืื™ื ืฉื™ ืœื ื›ืชื‘ื™ ืฉืืข”ื’ ืฉื–ื›ื•ืจ ืœื• ื™ืกื•ื“ ื”ื˜ืขื ืž”ืž ื ืฉื›ื— ืžืœื‘ื• ื™ืฉื•ื‘ื• ืœื˜ืขืžื• ื•ืื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื™ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืœืชืช ื˜ืขื ื”ื’ื•ืŸ ื›ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืขื›”ืœ.

ื”ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื—ื›ืžื” ื™ืฉื ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ื—ืœืงื™ื. ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื•ื”ืžืœื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื ื ืืžืจื” ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ืฉื ื™ืช ื”ื™ืฉื•ื‘, ื•ื”ื”ื‘ื ื” ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื›ืžื” ื–ื•.

ื”ืžืœื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื ื ืืžืจื” ืื• ื ื›ืชื‘ื” ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ, ืจ”ืœ ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ื’ืœื, ื•ืื™ืœื• ื ืฉืžืชื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ื”ืžืชืคืฉื˜ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื ื•ืžืฆื˜ื™ื™ืจืช ื‘ื• ื•ืžื•ืจื’ืฉืช ื‘ื ืคืฉื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื, ื”ืžืœื™ื ื”ื ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ื•ื”ื”ื‘ื ื” ื”ืžืชืคืฉื˜ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื›ื ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ื›ืžื• ื‘ื™ื•ืฆืจ ื›ืœื™ ื—ืจืก ื™ืฉ ืืช ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ื’ืœื ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ื•ืืช ื”ื›ืœื™ ืฉื™ืฆืจ ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆื•ืจื”, ื›ืžืืžืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ืจืžื™ื” ื™”ื— ื›ื™ ื”ื ื” ื›ื—ื•ืžืจ ื‘ื™ื“ ื”ื™ื•ืฆืจ.

ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื”ืžืœื™ื ืฉื ืืžืจื• ืื• ืฉื ื›ืชื‘ื• ืœืขื•ืœื ืื™ืŸ ื”ื ืžืฉืชื ื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืคื™ ืืฉืจ ื”ืฆื˜ื™ื™ืจื• ื‘ืœื‘ ื”ื—ื›ื ื”ื™ื•ืฆืจ ื›ืฉื™ืฆื ืžืชื—ืช ื™ื“ื• ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช ื›ืคื™ ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉืชื ื” ืžืฆื‘ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื›ื ื”ื™ื•ืฆืจ ื•ืื™ืŸ ื”ื ืžื•ืจื’ืฉื™ื ืืฆืœื• ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื—ืช.

ืืฉืจื ื• ืžื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื—ืœืงื ื• ืฉื”ื‘ื•ืจื ื™ืชื‘’ ื ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืืžืช ืืฉืจ ื›ืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ื” ื“ืจื›ื™ ื ื•ืขื ื•ื›ืœ ื ืชื™ื‘ื•ืชื™ื” ืฉืœื•ื ื•ื’ื™ืœื• ืœื ื• ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื–”ืœ ืฉื”ื ืœืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ืœื’ืžืจ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ืœื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืื—ื“ ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื”ื”ืจื’ ืื ืื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉืขืช ื’ืžืจ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ืืช ืžืœื ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื—ื›ืžืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืœื‘ ื”ื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืกื‘ืจื ื”ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืื•ืชื ื‘ืžื™ืชื”. ืืฉืจ ืข”ื› ืงื‘ืขื• ื—ื–”ืœ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืฉื‘ืช.

ืขื ื™ืŸ ื–ื”, ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื—ื›ืžื” ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ื ืคืจื“ ืžืชื•ื›ืŸ ื•ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ืงื™ื™ื ื’ื ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื—ื›ืžื” ืฉืื™ื ื” ืžื—ื›ืžืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื›ืžื• ืœืžืฉืœ ืืช ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉื’ื•ื“ืœ ื ืคื— ื”ืฉืžืฉ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžืื•ืช ื•ื—ืžืฉื™ื ืืœืฃ ืคืขืžื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื ืคื— ื”ืืจืฅ. ืœืžื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื• ืžื•ืฉื’ ื›ืœืœ ืขืœ ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ื•ื’ื ืื™ื ื• ืจื’ื™ืœ ื‘ืžืกืคืจื™ื, ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ื–ื• ืฉื•ื ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืืฆืœื•, ืื‘ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื™ื•ื“ืข ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื’ื ืžื•ืฉื’ื™ื ื‘ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืขื•ืžื“ ื•ืžืฉืชืื” ืžื™ื“ื™ืขื” ื–ื•.

ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื•. ื”ืจื™ ื›ืฉื ื™ื’ืฉ ืื—ื“ ืœื—ื‘ืจื• ืœื‘ืจืจ ืืฆืœื• ืคืจื˜ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืกื•ื’ื™ื™ืช ื”ื’ืž’ ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ื• ื•ื—ื‘ืจื• ืžืฆืœื™ื— ืœืขื ื•ืช ืœื• ืขืœ ืฉืืœืชื• ื•ื™ืฆื ื”ืฉื•ืืœ ืžื”ืกื‘ืš ืฉื”ื™’ ื ืชื•ืŸ ื‘ื• ืขื“ ืขืชื”, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ื—ื™ื™ืš ื•ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืžื—ื” ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉืžืข. ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื™ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืฉืื•ืœ, ื”ืจื™ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื—ื™ื™ืš ืžืขื™ื“ื” ืขืœื™ื• ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืŸ, ื•ืื ืœื ื—ื™ื™ืš ื•ื—ื–ืจ ืœืžืงื•ืžื•, ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ ื•ื™ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืฉืื•ืœ, ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœ ื ื’ืข ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืœืœื‘ื• ื”ื•ื ืœื ื™ื—ื™ื™ืš.

ื–ื” ืฉืœื ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ืฉื•ื™ื ืืฆืœ ื”ืื“ื ืฉื ืงืœื˜ ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื‘ืœื‘ื• ืฉืžืขื ื• ืžืื—ื“ ืžื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉืืžืจ ื‘ืฉื ื”ื—ื–ื•”ื ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื›ื™ ื›ืืฉืจ ืœื•ืžื“ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื—ื–”ืœ ืœื ื—ื–ืจื” ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ืืฆืœ ื”ื‘ืขืœ ืฉืืžืจื• ื‘ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื›”ื“ ื’ ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืืฆืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื›ืฉืœื•ืžื“ ื”ื’ืž’ ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ืžื›ืคื™ ืืฉืจ ืœื•ืžื“ื• ื‘ื—ื•ืœ. ื›ื™ ืจื•ืžืžื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืžื•ืง.

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ื‘ืกืคืจ ื›ืชืจ ืจืืฉ ื ืžืฆื ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืžื•ื”ืจ”ื— ืžื•ืืœืื–’ื™ืŸ ืœื ื›ื“ื• ื•ื–”ืœ ื•ื’ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจ ืœืื—ื•ื– ื‘ืกื‘ืจื ื™ืฉืจื” ื•ืืฉืจ ืื™ื ื” ื™ืฉืจื” ืœืืžืชื” ืฉืœ ืชื•ืจื”, ื’ื ืื ืžื—ื•ื“ื“ืช, ืื•ืชื” ืชืจื—ืง ื•ื›ื“ ื“ื™ื™ืงืช ืฉืคื™ืจ ืชืฉื›ื— ืฉื›ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื•ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื–”ืœ ืœื ื ืฉืชื‘ื—ื• ืืœื ื‘ืกื‘ืจื ื™ืฉืจื”, ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืฉืจ ื‘ืกื‘ืจื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืขื›”ืœ ื‘ืžื›ืชื‘.

ื•ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืžืฆื™ื ื• ื‘ืขื™ืจื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื ”ื’ ื’ ืืžืจ ืจ’ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืœื‘ืŸ ืฉืœ ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื›ืคืชื—ื• ืฉืœ ืื•ืœื ื•ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื›ืคืชื—ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื•ืื ื• ื›ืžืœื ื ืงื‘ ืžื—ื˜ ืกื™ื“ืงื™ืช, ืืžืจ ืื‘ื™ื™ ื•ืื ืŸ ื›ื™ ืกื™ื›ืชื ื‘ื’ื•ื“ื ืœื’ืžืจื. ื•ืคืจืฉ”ื™ ื›ื™ืชื“ ืฉื ื•ืขืฆื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื ืงื‘ ืฆืจ ื•ื ื›ื ืก ื‘ื“ื•ื—ืง. ื›ืš ืื™ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ืŸ ืื ื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ืฉืื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ืŸ ื›”ื ืžืขื˜ ื•ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืขื›”ืœ.

ื”ืฉืื™ืคื” ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื‘ืŸ ืชื•ืจื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ื•ืœื”ืขืžื™ืง ืืช ืœื‘ื• ืœื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืข”ื™ ื”ื”ืชืžื“ื” ื•ื”ื™ื’ื™ืขื”, ืข”ื™ ืชืคื™ืœื” ื•ืข”ื™ ื—ื™ื™ ืชื•ืจื”.

ืžืฉืœ ืœืžื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื“ื•ืžื”, ืœืชื™ื ื•ืง, ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื ื•ืชื ื™ืŸ ืœื• ืฉืขื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื–ื”ื‘ ืžื›ื ื™ืกื• ืœืชื•ืš ืคื™ื•. ื›ื™ ืืฆืœ ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืง ื”ื›ืœื™ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ื”ืคื”, ื•ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ. ื”ืจื™ ืžืืžืจ ื”ื—ื›ื ื”ื•ื ื›ื™ ื”ื—ื›ื ืžื•ืฉืš ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื•ื”ื›ืกื™ืœ ืžื•ืฉืš ืืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืื™ืœื™ื•.

ื•ื–ื” ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื‘ืจื›ืช ืื”ื‘ื” ืจื‘ื” ื•ืชืŸ ื‘ืœื‘ื ื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื•ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ืœ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื•ืœืœืžื“ ื“ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืงืฉื” ืžื” ืฉืžื–ื›ื™ืจื™ืŸ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื•ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืœืฉืžืข ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื•ืœืœืžื“. ืืœื ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื”ื•ื ืฉืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืžื”ืฉื™”ืช ื›ื™ ื™ื”ื™’ ืœื ื• ืœื‘ ืขืžื•ืง ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืฉืžืข ื•ื ืœืžื“.

ื‘ืชื•ืš ื‘ื™ืช ืžื“ืจืฉื ื• ื–ื”, ืœืžื“ ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื’ื””ืฆ ืจ’ ืžืฉื” ื™ื”ื•ืฉืข ืœื ื“ื ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื”ืžืงื•ืจื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื—ื–ื•”ื ื–ืฆ”ืœ. ืกื™ืคืจ ืฉืคืขื ื”ื—ื–ื•”ื ื‘ื™ืงืฉ ืžืžื ื• ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ื—ื•ืœื”, ื•ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ืžืฆื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื“ืจืฉ ืžืžื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืžื–ืžืŸ ืชืœืžื•ื“ื• ื‘ื ืœื—ื–ื•”ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื• ื•ืขื ื” ื”ื—ื–ื•”ื, ืืชื” ื˜ื•ืขื”, ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืื™ื ื” ื›ืฉืืจ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื “ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื ื ืฉืžื”” – ื•ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืืชื” ืžืจื—ื™ื‘ ืืช ืœื‘ืš ื‘ื—ืกื“, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ืชืžืœื ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ.

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ืืช ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื›ื ื™ืก ื”ื’ื””ืฆ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœื™ื‘ ื‘ืœืืš ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืœืชื•ืš ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืจืฉ”ื™ ื‘ื’ืž’ ื‘ืžื•”ืง ืฉื”ื–ื›ืจื ื•, ื›ื™ ืžื” ืฉืืžืจ ืจ’ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ื™ื•ื—ื™ ืขืœ ืจ’ ื™ื•ื ืชืŸ ื‘ืŸ ืขืกืžื™ื™ ื•ืจ’ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืŸ ื’ืจื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื, ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื”ื ื›ืžืฉ”ื› ืจืฉ”ื™ ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉืขื™ืงืจื” ื”ื•ื ืฆื•ืจืช ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ืœื ื—ื•ืžืจ ืฉืœื”.

ื•ื–ื” ืืฉืจ ืืžืจ ืœื• ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืžื”ื ื‘ืจื›ื”, ื›ื™ ืžื™ ืฉืกื‘ืจืชื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืžื•ืงื” ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื, ื›ืœืฉื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื’ืจื”ืž ืžืœื™ืŸ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ืœื ืจืง ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื—ื›ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ – ืืœื ืฉื›ืœ ื™ื”ื“ื•ืชื• ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืขืœ ืžื“ืจื’ื” ืื—ืจืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื‘ื•ื”, ื•ื”ื‘ืจื›ื” ื ื•ื‘ืขืช ืžืžืงื•ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืžื•ืง ื•ื ืงื™.

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ืขื•ื“ ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ื™ืฉ ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืžืจ ื•ืฆื•ืจื” ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืžื” ืฉืžื•ื‘ื ื‘ืกืคืจ ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ืžื•ืกืจ ืœื”ืกื‘ื ืžืงืœื ื—”ื ืขืž’ ื›ื•’ ืขืœ ื™ืกื•ื“ ืื—ื“ ืฉืฉืžืข ืžืจ’ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืกืœื ื˜ืจ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืจื‘ื• ื•ื‘ืžืฉืš ืงืจื•ื‘ ืœืฉืœืฉื™ื ืฉื ื” ืœื ืืžืจ ื”ื™ืกื•ื“ ื”ื–ื” ืœืฉื•ื ืื“ื ื›ื™ ื—ืฉืฉ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืžื™ ืฉืžืกื’ืœ ืœื”ืชืคืขืœ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ื›ืจืื•ื™, ื•ืจืง ืื—ืจื™ ืชืงื•ืคื” ืืจื•ื›ื” ื›ื–ื• ืืžืจ ืืช ื–ื” ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ ื—ื›ื ื’ ื•ื”ืฆื˜ืขืจ ืฉืœื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืจืื•ื™. ื•ืœื•ืžืจ ื“ื‘ืจ ื—ื›ืžื” ืžื‘ืœื™ ืฉื™ืชืคืขืœ ืžื–ื” ื”ืฉื•ืžืข ืื™ืŸ ืขื ื™ืŸ ื›ืœืœ.

ื›ื™ ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ืœืœื ืฆื•ืจืชื” ืื™ืŸ ืœื” ืฉื•ื ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช. ื’ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขืฆืžื•. ื”ืจื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืจืื•ื‘ืŸ ืงื•ืฉื™ื ืขืฆื•ืžื” ื•ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืขื™ื•ืŸ ื–ื›ื” ืœืชืจืฅ ืืช ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ื ืข”ื™ ื™ืกื•ื“ ืฉื‘ื ื” ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ื. ื•ื”ื™ื”, ืื ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืืช ืฉืžื•ืขืชื• ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ื”ื–ื• ืœืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื—ื‘ืจื•, ื•ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ืื•ืžืจ ืœื• ืฉื”ืงื•ืฉื™ื ืฉืฉืืœ ืžืชื—ื™ืœื” ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื ืงืฉื” – ื”ืจื™ ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืœื ื™ืจืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื• ืืช ืชืฉื•ื‘ืชื• ื•ื™ืกื•ื“ื• ืืฉืจ ื‘ื ื” ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ืขืจื™ืš ืื•ืชื• ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื›ืœืœ, ื•ื’ื ืืช ื””ื—ื•ืžืจ” ืฉืœ ืชืฉื•ื‘ืชื•, ื”ืžืœื™ื ื‘ืขืฆืžื, ืœื ื™ืจืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื•, ื›ื™ ืžืื—ืจ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžืขืจื™ืš ืืช ื”ืฉืžื•ืขื” ืžื” ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื• ืืช ื”ืžืœื™ื.

ื•ืžืขืชื” ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืœื ื• ืžื” ืฉื”ืฉื™ื‘ ื™ืจืžื™ื”ื• ืœืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ, ื•ื›ื™ ื’ืจืข ืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ ืžื ืคื•ืœื™ื•ืŸ, ื›ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื’ื ื ืคืœื™ื•ืŸ ืœื ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื–ื” ื›ืœื•ื. ื›ื™ ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื›ื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ืขืœ ื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ืขื’ื•ืขื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ืœื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœื›ืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื•ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื•ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืžื•ืจื’ืฉ ื›ืœืœ ืœืžื™ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื‘ืŸ ื‘ืจื™ืช. ื•ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ื™ ืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ ืœื”ื’ื•ื™ ื ืคืœื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื–ื” ืฉืืช ื””ื—ื•ืžืจ” ืฉืœ ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื”ื•ื” ืœื ืขืœ ื”ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ื•ื ืชื’ืœื” ืœื ืคืœื™ื•ืŸ ื•ืœื ืœืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ. ืื‘ืœ ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ืœื ื–ื” ื•ืœื ื–ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ, ืœื›ืŸ ืืžืจ ืœื• ื™ืจืžื™ื”ื• ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื• ืœืขื ื•ืช ืœื• ื›ืœื•ื ืขืœ ืฉืืœืชื•.

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ืžืชื•ืš ืชืฉื•ื‘ืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ืจืžื™ื”ื• ืœืืคืœื˜ื•ืŸ, ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ืŸ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื ื• ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ื, ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“ ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืžื” ืฉื ืขืจ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื•ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ืื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืื™ื ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื.

ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉื™ืฉืจืืœ ื ื›ื ืกื™ืŸ ืœื‘ืชื™ ื›ื ืกื™ื•ืช ื•ืœื‘ืชื™ ืžื“ืจืฉื•ืช ื•ืขื•ื ื™ืŸ ื™ื”ื ืฉืžื™ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื‘ื•ืจืš, ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžื ืขื ืข ืจืืฉื• ื•ืื•ืžืจ ืืฉืจื™ ื”ืžืœืš ืฉืžืงืœืกื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื• ื›ืš, ืžื” ืœื• ืœืื‘ ืฉื”ื’ืœื” ืืช ื‘ื ื™ื• ื•ืื•ื™ ืœื”ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื’ืœื• ืžืขืœ ืฉืœื—ืŸ ืื‘ื™ื”ื ืขื›”ืœ ื”ื’ืž’ ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ื’’ ื’ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืœื ืขืจ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื•ืœื ืœื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ืื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื. ื™ื””ืจ ืฉื™ื’ืืœื ื• ื‘ื‘”ื.

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Harav Hagaon Ahron David Shlita

Running After Hashem

Parashas Mattos-Masei/The Three Weeks

Harav Hagaon Ahron David shlita

We are now in the Three Weeks, which are days of mourning for the churban Beis Hamikdash โ€”the root of all the tzaros of Klal Yisrael in all generations. During these weeks, we need to do teshuvah, so that Hashem will give us back the Beis Hamikdash and bring yeshuos for all the tzaros of Klal Yisrael.

One area in which we need to do teshuvah during the Three Weeks is bein adam lโ€™chaveiro. One fundamental idea relevant to this area can be learned from Parashas Mattos, where the Torah says, regarding nedarim: ืœึนื ื™ึทื—ึตืœ ื“ึฐึผื‘ึธืจื•ึน ื›ึฐึผื›ึธืœ ื”ึทื™ึนึผืฆึตื ืžึดืคึดึผื™ื• ื™ึทืขึฒืฉึถื‚ื”. Rashi explains: ื›ืžื• ืœื ื™ื—ืœืœ ื“ื‘ืจื• ืœื ื™ืขืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื—ื•ืœื™ืŸ. In other words, everything we say is really hekdesh; our words are holy.

Hashem imbued a person with a ืจื•ื— ืžืžืœืœื, as the Targum teaches, granting us the Divine power of speak and intellect, so everything we say is automatically holy. If you tell a friend youโ€™ll meet him somewhere, or youโ€™ll help him do something, your words are kadosh. And if we make sure to fulfill everything we tell our friends, our children, and our spouse, then our words are hekdesh. This quality of keeping your word is a middah of gadlus.

R’ Nosson Freund explains that the subject of the ื™ึทืขึฒืฉึถื‚ื” (in the passuk ืœึนื ื™ึทื—ึตืœ ื“ึฐึผื‘ึธืจื•ึน ื›ึฐึผื›ึธืœ ื”ึทื™ึนึผืฆึตื ืžึดืคึดึผื™ื• ื™ึทืขึฒืฉึถื‚ื”) is Hashem, meaning that if you are not mechallel your words and make sure to keep to them, then Hashem will fulfill what you say, because your words are hekdesh.

R’ Chaim Brim related the following story, which he heard from the Mirrer rosh yeshiva, R’ Beinish, who heard it from his shver, R’ Shmuel Greinemen, the shamash of the Chofetz Chaim. Once, the Chofetz Chaim had to travel to a different city to take care of a certain communal issue, and after that issue was dealt with, he and R’ Shmuel headed back to Radin, a journey that required them to switch trains in a different city. The train system in Poland was very punctual, and they had only six minutes to switch to the second train. Considering that the Chofetz Chaim was already very old and couldnโ€™t walk well, R’ Shmuel knew that it was impossible for them to get to the second train on time, so he told the Chofetz Chaim that they would have to stay in that city overnight. But the Chofetz Chaim said, โ€œNo, we are returning to Radin today.โ€

They arrived at this city a minute and a half late, due to a delay, which left them only four-and-a-half minutes to get to the second train. They walked slowly to the train, while everyone else was running to catch it, but then, suddenly, a new train appeared, blocking the train to Radin. A commotion ensued, and in the time that elapsed, R’ Shmuel and the Chofetz Chaim made their way to the train, and when they came to the new train that was blocking the other one, lo and behold, it turned out that this was the train to Radin. The driver of the train had made a mistake and driven the train on the wrong track. (R’ Chaim Brim would joke that in Poland that meant the driver would either be sentenced to life imprisonment or would be hanged; thatโ€™s how severe a crime it was to drive on the wrong track.) But in the end, the words of the Chofetz Chaim came true: Since his words were kadosh, Hashem fulfilled whatever he said.

We have to do teshuvah and be strong in fulfilling the words we say to people, not profaning them. Then, our words will be hekdesh, and there will be a wonderful kesher between people.

Rodfei Kah

Another fundamental lesson for this time can be learned from the passuk in Eichah that says: ื›ึธึผืœ ืจึนื“ึฐืคึถื™ื”ึธ ื”ึดืฉึดึผื‚ื™ื’ื•ึผื”ึธ ื‘ึตึผื™ืŸ ื”ึทืžึฐึผืฆึธืจึดื™ื. Simply understood, this means that people who chase after Klal Yisrael will overtake them during Bein Hametzarim, which is a dark time. But R’ Chaim Brim explains that the word ืจึนื“ึฐืคึถื™ื”ึธ can be split into two words โ€” rodfei Kah โ€” and understood to mean โ€œthose who pursue Hashem.โ€ Those people will get to Hashem during Bein Hametzarim.

What does that mean?

All year Hashem is in His palace, kivyachol โ€” a big palace in Heaven that has many rooms, and many guards, so it is difficult to get to the king. During these weeks, however, we are in galus and Hashem is with us, so we can get to Him more easily. In that sense, this is the highest time of the year.

But how do you run after Hashem?

We say in Hodu: ื”ื•ึนื“ื•ึผ ืœึทื”’ ืงึดืจึฐืื•ึผ ื‘ึดึผืฉึฐืืžื•ึน ื”ื•ึนื“ึดื™ืขื•ึผ ื‘ึธืขึทืžึดึผื™ื ืขึฒืœึดื™ืœื•ึนืชึธื™ื• ืฉึดืื™ืจื•ึผ ืœื•ึน ื–ึทืžึฐึผืจื•ึผ ืœื•ึน ืฉึดื‚ื™ื—ื•ึผ ื”ึดืชึฐื”ึทืœึฐืœื•ึผ ื‘ึฐึผืฉึตืื ืงึธื“ึฐืฉืื•ึน ื™ึดืฉึฐื‚ืžึทื— ืœึตื‘ ืžึฐื‘ึทืงึฐืฉึตืื™ ื”’ ื‘ึฐึผื›ึธืœ ื ึดืคึฐืœึฐืื•ึนืชึธื™ื•. This is how you seek Hashem: by singing to Him, and by looking at all the chessed that He does for us. Every Yid in the world experiences Hashemโ€™s chessed day and night, as the Mesillas Yesharim teaches (ch. 8) that there is no person โ€” poor or rich, healthy or sick โ€” who does not see niflaโ€™os in his life. If you open your eyes youโ€™ll see nissim and niflaโ€™os around you, everywhere in the world. To seek Hashem, then, you need to praise Him: ืฉึดืื™ืจื•ึผ ืœื•ึน, ื–ึทืžึฐึผืจื•ึผ ืœื•ึน, ืฉึดื‚ื™ื—ื•ึผ.

In this vein, R’ Wolbe offered a beautiful explanation of the slight divergence between two phrases in Kiddush of leil Shabbos. First, we say: ื•ึฐืฉืึทื‘ึผึทืช ืงึธื“ึฐืฉืื•ึน ื‘ึผึฐืึทื”ึฒื‘ึธื” ื•ึผื‘ึฐืจึธืฆื•ึนืŸ ื”ึดื ึฐื—ึดื™ืœึธื ื•ึผ, referring to Hashem in third person, and then we say: ื•ึฐืฉืึทื‘ึผึทืช ืงึธื“ึฐืฉืึฐืšึธ ื‘ึผึฐืึทื”ึฒื‘ึธื” ื•ึผื‘ึฐืจึธืฆื•ึนืŸ ื”ึดื ึฐื—ึทืœึฐืชึผึธื ื•ึผ, switching to second person. R’ Wolbe explained that if we praise Hashem, He becomes near to us, so after praising Him we can address Him directly. This is based on Rashiโ€™s statement (Berachos 4b) that when you praise Hashem, youโ€™re bringing Him close.

Perhaps this is what it means to be rodfei Kah: Praise Hashem during these Three Weeks, and thank Him for all His chessed, no matter what situation youโ€™re in, and youโ€™ll bring Him close to you. Similarly, we can ask Hashem for the yeshuos we need.

The Segulah of Praising Hashem

R’ Shimshon Pincus writes, in Sheโ€™arim Bโ€™Tefillah (Shaar Harinah), that a certain city experienced a severe famine, when rain did not fall for a lengthy period. They declared fast days, but nothing happened. Then, they declared a day of Yom Tov, with singing and praising Hashem, and it started raining. Thatโ€™s because rinah opens the gates of Heaven. There is no greater segulah, says R’ Pincus, than praising Hashem and singing to Him. Indeed, the passuk in Eichah states, about the churban: ืงื•ึผืžึดื™ ืจึนื ึดึผื™ ื‘ึทืœึทึผื™ึฐืœึธื”, implying that rinah opens the gates of Heaven.

A mohel named R’ Lang related that R’ Abramsky said that in his youth, he once stayed in a small hotel. There was an old man next door, and in the middle of the night the man started screaming, so R’ Abramsky told the owner of the hotel that the man must be very sick. โ€œNo, donโ€™t worry,โ€ he replied. โ€œItโ€™s the Chofetz Chaim. Thereโ€™s nothing wrong with him.โ€ R’ Abramsky was excited to meet the Chofetz Chaim, whom he had never met, so he entered his room without knocking and saw the Chofetz Chaim sitting on the floor, in the middle of the week, saying Nishmas with great fervor, while waving and crying, and he was enveloped in light.

Saying Nishmas opens the shaarei Shomayim, so say Nishmas with your whole heart. Sing to Hashem, praise Him, thank Him for the nissim and niflaโ€™os, and then Hashem will bring nissim and niflaโ€™os into your life, every day. Every Shemoneh Esrei, in Modim, we should thank Hashem for His nissim โ€” and between each tefillah, many nissim happen as well, so we can sing in between these tefillos, too; maybe not with music, but with our mouth.

There are two brothers in the Mir, chashuveh avreichim whose father was in the camps during the war, and after the war he married and had three children, all talmidei chachamim. They told me that their father related that when he was in the camps, in terrible conditions, he sang whenever he could, all day, the passuk: ื—ึทืกึฐื“ึตื™ ื”’ ื›ึดึผื™ ืœึนื ืชึธืžึฐื ื•ึผ ื›ึดึผื™ ืœึนื ื›ึธืœื•ึผ ืจึทื—ึฒืžึธื™ื•. He and others around him sang this for hours and hours and hours, and they were saved, and they married and built families.

May Hashem help us to sing all day and all night, ื—ึทืกึฐื“ึตื™ ื”’ ื›ึดึผื™ ืœึนื ืชึธืžึฐื ื•ึผ ื›ึดึผื™ ืœึนื ื›ึธืœื•ึผ ืจึทื—ึฒืžึธื™ื•, and to extol His niflaโ€™os, so that we can be rodfei Kah during Bein Hametzarim. Everyone in Klal Yisrael, wherever they are, should have hatzlachah and yeshuos โ€” in shidduchim, health, parnassah, and chinuch โ€” and Hashem should bring a hatzalah to all of Klal Yisrael.

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