ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโl
ืืืงืฆืืฃ ืืฉื ืขื ืคืงืืื ืืืื (ืื, ืื)
ืจืืฉ ืืงืืฉ ืืืจ, ืื ืืื ืฉืืืขืก, ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืืกืชืืงืช ืืื ื ืืื’, ืืืฉื, ืืืชืื ืืืงืฆืืฃ ืืฉื ืขื ืคืงืืื ืืืื ืืื’, ืืืชืื ืืืืืจ ืืืขืืจ ืืืื ืื ืื ืฉื ืืฆืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืช ืืืงืช ืืชืืจื ืืฉืจ ืฆืื ื’ ืืช ืืฉื ืืื’, ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืืขืื ืืื ืื. (ืคืกืืื ืกื:)
ืืืืจ ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื: ืืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืจืืืง ืื ืคืฉืืชืื ื ืืช ืืืืช ืืืขืก, ืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืื ื ืืช ืืจืืื ืืืืืจื ืื”ื ืืืืืจืื ืืื ืืช ืืืืช ืืืขืก, ืืืื ืขืืืื ืงืืื ืืคื ืื ื ืืืฉืื, ืืคื ื ืฉืืืฉืจ ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืก ื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืคืฉื ืฉืืขืกื ืืื ืืืื ืืืฆืืง, ืืืคืชื ืื ืืืืช ืจืืืฅ, ืื ืืืืช ืืืขืก ืืขืืืชืช ืืช ืฉืืงืื ืืืขืช. ืื ืืืฉื ืชืืื ื ืืืืจื ืื”ื ื ืืืืื ืฉืืฃ ืืขืก ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืขืืืชืื ืืืจืืช ืืืืจืืืชืื.
ืืืจื ืื”ื (ืืืงืจื ืจืื ืื,ืื) “ืืืจ ืจื ืืื ื ืื’ ืืงืืืืช ืืขืก ืืฉื ืื ืชืขืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื’, ืืืื ืืชืืืช ืื ืื? ืฉื ืืืจ “ืืืงืฆืืฃ ืืฉื ืขื ืคืงืืื ืืืื ืืื’, ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืฉื ืืืืืชื ืื ื ืงืื, ืื ืื ื ืืื ืืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจ ืืืขื ืืื'”, ืืืืื ืฉืืขืก ื ืชืขืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืชืืืช”.
ืืืืืืจื, ืืจื ืงืฆืคื ืฉื ืืฉื ืืื ืืืฆืืง ืืื ืืขื ืชื ืืืชื ืฆืืืงืช, ืขื ืฉืืืชืืจื ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืืช ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืขืืก ืขืืืื, ืื ืื ืืืืข ื ืชืขืืื ืืื ื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืชืืืช?
ืื ืืืขื ืืื, ืื ืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืกืชืืงืช ืืื ื, ืืื ืื ืขืื ืฉ ืขื ืืื ืืืขืก, ืืื ืืืื ืชืืฆืื ืืืขืืช, ืืื ืฉืกืืื ืืืชืืช ืืืฉ ืฉืืจืคืช ืืฃ ืืื ืืืื ื, ืื ืืืขืก ืืืื ืืช ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืฉ ืืขื ืืืื ืืืขืก ืื ืืื, ืืขืก ืชืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืขืืช, ืืืคืืื “ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืืกืชืืงืช ืืื ื”.
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Aryeh Finkel, ztโl
ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืจืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื
ื’ ืืื ืชืฉืข”ื
ืชืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืจืง ืฉืืื”ื: ืืืฉื ืืฉื ืื ืืืืชื ืืืกืชืืคืฃ ืจืืืช ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืจืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ืย ืืืฉืืืข ืืื ื ืืขืืื ืืืืกืจ.
ืืฉืขืืช ืืืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืืฆืชื ืืื ื ื ืืืืช ืืืืจืื ื. ืืืฉืืืชื ืืืจืืืืช ืืืชื ืขืืืจ ืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืฉืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืืช. ืื ืจืืื ื ืกืื ืฉื ืฉืืืืืช ืืชืืจื, ืืื ืืื, ืืืจืื ืืืืืืืช, ืฉืืืืื ืจืืฆื ืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื ืฉืืืจืื ืืืืืื.
ืืฉืืืืชืื ืฉื ืจืื ืืจืื, ืืฉื ื ืชืืื ืื ืืืจืื ืืืฆืืื ืืื ืืืืจ, ืืชืื ืขืืืื ืขืฆืื ืขืงืื ืงืืื ืืืืจืชื. ืืื ืืืจืื ืขืฉื ืจืืฉื ืื ืืืื ืขื ืืฉืืืขืื ืื ืืจืื ืขืืืง ืืืืืืช. ืืืฆืืืืช ืืื ืืขื ืืืืืืืื ืืฆืืจืช ืืกืืจืช ืืืืจืื, ืืฃ ืื ืืืกืืคื ื ืืคื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืืืืืช ืฉืืืจืืฉื ืืกืืืืชื, ืืขืช ืฉืืืขืช ืืืกืจืื ืืืืจืื.
ืืฉ ืืฆืืื, ืื ืืขื ืืืชื ืืชื ืืืืืืืช ืืืื ื ืชืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืฉืืื ื ืจืืื ืืืืจ ืืืกืจ ืืืืจืื, ืื ืื ืข ืืืืขืืจ ืื ืืชืืืข ืืฉืืืขื ืืงืื ืืจืืืช ืืืขืืืช ืฉืืคื ืจืื ืืืจืืชื ืกืืจ ืฉืืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืจืืฉ ืืื ืืกืคืืง ืฉืืืืืช.
ืืืืืข, ืืืขื ืื ืกืืจื ืจ’ ืืจืื ืืชืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืงืื ืืืื, ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืฆืืืง ืจืื ืืืื ืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืืืกืืจืช ืืฉืืืืช ืืงืืืขืืช ืืืฉืืื. ืืฉืืืื, ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืง”ื, ื ืืกื ืืืคืฆืืจ ืื ืืืฉืื ืข ืืืชื ืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืืืชื ืืฉืจื ืจืื, ืืฆืืื ืจืื ืืจืื ืืืืืชื ืืจืื ืืืคืื ืืช ืืงืขืจื ืขื ืคืื ืืืฉืื ืข ืืช ืจืื ืืืื, ืื ืืืงื ืืื ืขืฆืื ืื ืฉืจืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืกืืจ ืฉืืืืช ืืืฉืืื.
ืืกืืคื ืฉื ืืืจ, ืืื ืืฉืชืื ืข ืจืื ืืืื ืืืืขืื ืื, ืืืืืืชื ืืื ืืืกืืจ ืฉืืืืช ืืืกืจืืืช ืืืฉืืื, ืืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืขืื ืืขื ืืืืจืืฉืื ืืขืืื ืื ืฉื ืจืื ืืืื, ืืืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืขืฆืื ืืืืืชื ื ืืื ืื ืืชืืื ืืืืกืจ, ืืกืืืืชืื ืืขืฆืืืื ืืื ืคืืืื ืืชืืืจืื ืืฉืื ืขื ืืืื, ืืกืคืจื ‘ืฉืืืืช ืืืกืจ’, ืฉืจืื ืืจืื ืขืฆืื ืขืจื ืืืื ืืขื ืืืขืช, ืงื ื ืฉืืืชื ืืืชื ืืืจืฉืืช ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืชืจ ืืืชืจ.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืืืืช ืืกืขื
ืคืจืฉืช ื ืืจืื, ืื ืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื
ืข’ ื ืืจืื ื’ ืืืกืืจ ืืขืฉืืช ื ืืจืื. ืืืคืืื ื ืืจื ืฆืืงื. ืืฉืื ื ืื ืฉืืขืื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืืฆืื, ืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืืจ ืืฆืืงื ืฉืืื ื ืืืืื ืื.
ืืข’ ืชืืก’ ืจืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืขืช ืฆืจื ืืืชืจ ืืจืืื ืืืขืงื, ืืืจืื”ื ืืจืฉื”ื ืฉื ืืืืื ืจืืื ืืค’ ืืงืช.
ืืข’ ืืจื”ื ืจ”ื ืืฉื ืืืืื ืค’ ืืจืืขื ื ืืจืื ืืืกืืจ. (ืืฆ”ื ืืืืืื ืจืืฉ ืืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืืืจื ืชืืก’ ืืืืชืจ, ืืื ืจืืืชื ืืขืืจืจืื ืืื). ืืืงืฉื ืฉื ืืืขืงื.
ืืข’ ืคืจืืก”ื ืืจืืฉืืช ื”ื ื’ ืืฉื ืืงื ื ืืจ”ืจ ืืื ืืืืกืง ืืฆ”ื ืฉืชื’ ืืืื ืืืขืงื ืืคื ืืืืืื ืื ืืชื ื ืขื ืชื ืื ืฉืืืืื ืืื ื ืืฉืื ืืฆืื ืืื ืืจื ืืื ืืฉืฉ ืฉืื ืืงืืื ืื ืืจ ืืืืช ืชืืืช ืืืืื. (ืืขืืืื ืื ืชื’ ืื ืืค’ ืืงืช). (ืืืฉ ืืืขืืจ ืืชืืจืืฆื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืจืื ืืฆืื ื ืฉืืขืงื ืืืืช ืืืืจ ืื ืืจ, ืืขืื ืืืจื ืฉื ืืืจื ืฉื ืขื ืฉ ืืคื ื ืฉืืืืจ ื ืืจื ืืืคื ืชื’ ืื ”ื ืืจื ื”ื ืฉืืืืจ ื ืืจื ืื ื ืชืืืื ืื ืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืืชื ืืฉืืื ืื ืืืชย ืืื, ืืฆ”ื ืืชื’ ืื ”ื ืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืืจ ืืืืช ืชืืืช ืืืืื ืืืืขืฉื ืืืืจ ื ืืจื ืืืขื ืืืจ).
ืืข’ ื”ืก ืื”ื ื’ ืืฉื ืืืจ”ื ืืื ืฅ ืข”ื ืืืื ืจืืื ืืืขืงื ืื ืงืืื ืืชื ืชืืจื ืืื, ืืืฉื ืืืจ”ื ืืื ืฅ ืืกืืฃ ืืชืฉืืื ืืืื ืจืืื ืืื ืฉืืืจื ืื ื ืชื ืชืชื ืืช ืืขื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืชื ืฉืืื ืื”ื ืืื ืืืืื.
ืืืขืืงืจ ืืงืืฉืื ืืืขืงื ืืืค’ ืืงืช ืืคื ืืืืืื ืืื’ ื”ื ืืืขืืงืจ ืืืจื ืชืืก’ ืื ืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื ืืืชืจ ืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืืก”ื ืืืกืืจ ืืื ืืืขื ืืืจ ืืืืื ืื ืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื ืืื ืื ืืชืจื, ืืข’ ืจื”ื ืจื”ื ื”ื, ืืข’ ืืงืื, ืืกืืจ ืืขืฉืืช ื ืืจ ืฉืืื ืื ืืชืจื ืืคืชื ืืืจืื.
ืืืคื”ื ื”ื ืืื ื ืืืขืฉื ืืืขืงื ืืค’ ืืงืช ืืจื ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื”ื, ืืืืืืฉ ืืื ืื ืืจืื ืืื ืขื ืืฉืื”ื ืข’ ืืจืื”ื ืค”ื ืืขืจืืื ืื”ื ืืื”ื ืืขืืฉ”ื ืืค’ ืชืืืืืช. ืืื ื ืื ืื ืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื ืืื ืื ืืชืจื ืืชื ืื”ืก ืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืืจ ืืฉืืงืื ืืืื ืืืืืจื ืืชืืื ืืืขืช ืืืืจื, ืืข’ ืืงืื, ืืืืืืฉ ืืื ืฉืืืืฉื ืชืืจื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืขืฆืื ืืื ืฉื ืืชืจืช ื ืืจื, ืืื ืข”ื ืฉืืชื ื ืืขืฆืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืืชืจื ืืื ืืืกืืืช ืืืืจื. (ืืข’ ื”ืก ืืืืื ื”ื ืข”ื ืืขืื ืืจ”ื ื ืืจืื ื’ ืข”ื ืื ืืื ืืคื ืื). ืืืคื”ื ื”ื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืคืจื ืฉืื ืืืื ื ืืืงื ืื ืืจ ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืขืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื”ื ื”ื ืืืื ืื ืื ืื ืืขื ืื ืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืืื ืขืืืื ืืฉืื ืืฉืื”ื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืื, ืืืื ื ืืจ ืืื ื”ื ืืชืืืช ืืืขืช ืืืืจื. ืืืืื ืื ืืจ ืื ืืฉ ืื ืืชืจื ืืืื ืืฉืขืช ืฆืจื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืื ืืืจ ืื ืืคื ืืืืืื. (ืืืื ืืฉ ืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ื ืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื, ืืื ืืขืงื ืืื ”ื ืขืฉื ื ืืจย ืืืืจ ืืฆืื, ืื ืืจ ืืืืจ ืืฆืื ื”ื ืืื ืื ืืชืจื, ืืืื ืืกืืจ ืืคื ืืกืืจื ืฉืืชืื ื).
ืืืขืืงืจ ืื ืืืื ืื ืืชืจื, ืื ื ืข”ืฉ ืขืื ืื”ืก ืืืืจ”ื ืืื ืฅ ืืชื ืืื ืืืขื ืฉืืื ืืืชืืจ ื ืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื ืืื ืืฉืื ืฆืืืืช ืจ”ื ืืืกืื.
ืืืืจ ืืฆืืจื
Moreinu Hagaon Harav Binyomin Carlebach Shlita
ืืืืข ืืกืืคืืจ ืฉืืืื ืืจื”ื ืืกืคืจ ืชืืจืช ืืขืืื ืฉืืคืืืืกืืฃ ืืคืืืื ืื ืขื ื ืืืืื ืฆืจ ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืจืื ืืฆื ืืช ืืจืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืืงืืฉ ืืฉืืื ืืืื. ืฉืื ืืคืืืื ืืช ืืจืืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืชื ืืื ืฉืืืืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืื ืื ืืืืืช ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืืื ืื ืฉื ืืจืื ืืขืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืขื ืื ืฉืืืจ ื ืขืฉื.
ืขื ืฉืืืชื ืืจืืฉืื ื ืขื ื ืืจืื’ ืืืืจ ืื ืืชื ืคืืืืกืืฃ ืื ื ืืืื ืืฉ ืื ืกืคืืงืืช ืฉืื ืืฆืืช ืขืืืื ืคืชืจืื ืืช, ืฉืื ืืื ื ืื ืกืคืืงืืช ืฉืืฉ ืื ืืืื ืคืชืจ ืื ืขื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืจืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืขืื ืื ืืืฉืืข ืืื ืื ืืืจ ืื ืื ืื ืฉืืืจืชื ืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืขืฆืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืื.
ืืขื ืฉืืืชื ืืฉื ื’ ืืื ื ืืืื ืืขื ืืช ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืืกืืื ืืืืื. ืข”ื ืืืจื”ื ืืชืืจืช ืืขืืื.
ืืื ืืืืช ืืชืฉืืื ืืฉืืืชื – ืืืืจ ืคืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืืื, ืื ืืข”ืค ืฉืืงื”ื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืงืืฉื ื ืืฉืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืืช, ื”ื ืืื ืื ื ืืชืง ืืช ืืงืฉืจ ืืชื ื ืืื ืืคื ื ืืืื ื ืืืื ื ืืืจืฆื ื, ืืืฉื ืฉืื ืืชืฉืืื ืืฉืื ืืช ืืฉืื ืฆืืงื ื ืืืืื ื. ืืื ืืืจ ืฉืื ื ืื ื ืืืช ืืืงืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืจื ืืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืื ืืขืืจ. ืืื ืฉืขืืืื ืงืฉื ืืื ืืคืืืื ืืื ื ืืกืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืื.
ืืกืืคืจ ืขื ื ืคืืืืื ืงืืกืจ ืฆืจืคืช ืฉืขืืจ ืืื ืืืช ืืื ืกืช ืืื ืืืื ืชืฉืขื ืืื ืืฉืืข ืงืืืืช ืืืคื ืื. ื ืื ืก ืืจืืืช ืื ืคืฉืจ ืืงืืืืช ืฉืฉืืข, ืืจืื ืืช ืื ืืงืื ืืืฉื ืขื ืืืจืฅ ืืืืื. ืืืฉืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืืืื ื ืืืจ ืื ืฉืืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืืืื ืขื ืืืช ืืงืืฉื ืฉื ืืจื ืืคื ื ืืืืคืืื ืฉื ื. ืืืื ื ืคืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืฉืืกืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืืคืืื ืฉื ื ืืืจื ืืืจืื, ืขืื ืืฉ ืืื ืชืงืืื. ืืงืฉื, ื ืืื ืฉืื ืฉืจืื ื ืคืืืืื ืืืชืคืขื ืืื ืฉืืืจ ืขืืจ ืืืคืืื ืฉื ื ืืื ืขืืืื ืืืืื. ืืื ืืคื ื ืื ืื ืืื ืืจืืื ืืกืืื ืืืกืืืจ ืืืคืืืื ืืช ืื ืฉืจืื ื ืคืืืืื. ืื ื ืคืืืื ืืืื ืืืชืจืฉื ืืขืฆืื ืืืจื ืืืคืืื ืฉื ื, ืืื ืื ืฉืืจืื’ ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืกืืืจ ืืช ืื ืืืคืืืื.
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ืื ืจืื ืืืฆืืข ืงืืื ืืกืื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืืกืฃ ืืื ืืืื ืืฆ”ื ืื”ื ืืจ”ื ืืฉืืืช ืืื.
ืืืจืื ื ืืื”ืง ื’ ื’ ืจ’ ืืื ืชื ืื ืขืกืืื ืืจ’ ืืืืื ืื ืืจืื ืชื ื ืคืจืฉืช ื ืืจืื ืื ืจ’ ืฉืืขืื ืื ืืืื ืืืคืืจื ืืื ื’. ืืืจ ืื’ [ืจืฉื”ื] ืืืจื’ ืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืฉื ืฆืืจื ืื, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืจืืื. ืืคืจืฉ”ื ืื ืฉืื ืฉื ืฆืืจื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื. ืืฆืจืื ืขืืื ืืืื ืชืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืืจ ืขืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืฉืื ืฉื ืฆืืจื. ืืชื ืื ืขื ืื ืชืืืจ ืื ืืกืืืืชื ืืืจื ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืจืื.
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ืื ื ืชื ื ืืค”ื ืืกื ืืืจืื ืืื ืื ืื ืืื ื ื ืคืฉืืช ืืขืจื ืฉืืช ืืืืจืื ื ืข”ื ืืื’ ืืืฃ ื”ื ื’ ืฉืื ืื ืื ืืขืจื ืฉืืช ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืขืจื ืฉืืช ืืคื ื ืืื ืช ืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืช ืืคื ื ืขืื ืื ืืืื. ืืคืจืืื ื ื ืืืืื ื’ ืืขืจื ืฉืืช ืืืืืจื ืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืจืืฉืื ืขืื ื ืืื’ ืฉื”ื ืืคื ื ืฉืขื ืืื ืจืืฉืื ืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืกืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืื ื ืืืืื. ืฉืืืืช ืืื’ ืืจื ืกืืคืจื ืืืืื ืื ืืืชืืื ืืช ืืืจื ืืืืืื ืืืช ืืืจื ืืืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ. ืขืื ื ืืื’ ืืข”ื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืคืืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืื ื ืืชื, ื”ื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืื ืืขืช ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืืืจ ื ืฉืื ืืื. ืืคืจืฉ”ื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืื ืืชืื ืฉืืข”ื ืฉืืืืจ ืื ืืกืื ืืืขื ื”ื ื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืขืื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืฉืื ืืชืช ืืขื ืืืื ืืืจืืฉืื ื ืขื”ื.
ืืืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืฉื ื ืฉื ื ืืืงืื. ืืืืืืจ ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืฉื ืืช ืืืฉืื, ืืืืื ื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืืื ืื.
ืืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืจื ืื ื ืืชืื ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืืืจ, ืจ”ื ืืืืืจ ืืื, ืืืืื ื ืฉืืชื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืื ืคื ืืืืืช ืืืืืขื ืืืชืคืฉืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืฆืืืืจืช ืื ืืืืจืืฉืช ืื ืคืฉื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืืืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ื ืืืชืคืฉืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืื ืืฆืืจื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืฆืจ ืืื ืืจืก ืืฉ ืืช ืืืืจ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืช ืืืื ืฉืืฆืจ ืืื ืืฆืืจื, ืืืืืจ ืืืชืื ืืืจืืื ื”ื ืื ืื ื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืืฆืจ.
ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจื ืื ืฉื ืืชืื ืืขืืื ืืื ืื ืืฉืชื ืื, ืืื ืคื ืืืืืช ืืืืจืื ืืคื ืืฉืจ ืืฆืืืืจื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืฆืจ ืืฉืืฆื ืืชืืช ืืื ืขืืืืื ืืืฉืชื ืืช ืืคื ืืฉืจ ืืฉืชื ื ืืฆืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืืฆืจ ืืืื ืื ืืืจืืฉืื ืืฆืื ืชืืื ืืืืคื ืืืช.
ืืฉืจื ื ืื ืืื ืืืงื ื ืฉืืืืจื ืืชื’ ื ืชื ืื ื ืชืืจื ืืืช ืืฉืจ ืื ืืจืืื ืืจืื ื ืืขื ืืื ื ืชืืืืชืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืื ื ืจืืืชืื ื ื”ื ืฉื”ื ืืกื ืืืจืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืื ืืฉืขืช ืืืจ ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืชืืืฉืช ืคื ืืืืืช ืืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืืื ืืกืืจื ืืืืืืืช ืืืชื ืืืืชื. ืืฉืจ ืข”ื ืงืืขื ืื”ื ืืื ืื ืื ืืื ื ื ืคืฉืืช ืืขืจื ืฉืืช.
ืขื ืื ืื, ืฉืืฉ ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืจ ืืฉืจ ืืื ื ืคืจื ืืชืืื ืืคื ืืืืืช ืืืืื ืงืืื ืื ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืช ืืืืืขื ืฉืืืื ื ืคื ืืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืฉืืืฉ ืืืืช ืืืืฉืื ืืืฃ ืคืขืืื ืืืชืจ ืื ืคื ืืืจืฅ. ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืฉื ืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืขืืื, ืืื ืืื ื ืจืืื ืืืกืคืจืื, ืืื ืืืืืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืฉืืืืช ืืฆืื, ืืื ืื ืฉืืืืข ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืฉ ืื ืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืกืคืจืื ืขืืื ืืืฉืชืื ืืืืืขื ืื.
ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืขืฆืื. ืืจื ืืฉื ืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืจืจ ืืฆืื ืคืจื ืืื ืืกืืืืืช ืืื’ ืืฉืจ ืืื ืขืืื ืื ืืืืจื ืืฆืืื ืืขื ืืช ืื ืขื ืฉืืืชื ืืืฆื ืืฉืืื ืืืกืื ืฉืื’ ื ืชืื ืื ืขื ืขืชื, ืืจื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืฉืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืข. ืืืคืืื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืฉืืื, ืืจื ืืขืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืขืืื ืขืืื ืฉืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืงืืื, ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืืืฉืื ืืฉืืื, ืื ืื ืืื ืฉื ื ืืข ืืชืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื.
ืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืฆื ืืืื ืฉื ืงืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืขื ื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืืืจ ืืฉื ืืืื”ื ืืฆ”ื ืื ืืืฉืจ ืืืื ืืช ืื ืฉืืื”ื ืื ืืืจื ืฉืืืืืช ืืฆื ืืืขื ืฉืืืจื ืืืืืื ื”ื ื’ ืืืื ืืฆืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืื’ ืืฉืืช ืืืคื ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืืื. ืื ืจืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืืฉืจ ืืฉ ืื ืืฉืืช ืืืคืฉืจืช ืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืขืืืง.
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ืืกืคืจ ืืชืจ ืจืืฉ ื ืืฆื ืื ืฉืืชื ืืืืจ”ื ืืืืืื’ืื ืื ืืื ืื”ื ืืื ืืขืืงืจ ืืืืื ืืกืืจื ืืฉืจื ืืืฉืจ ืืื ื ืืฉืจื ืืืืชื ืฉื ืชืืจื, ืื ืื ืืืืืืช, ืืืชื ืชืจืืง ืืื ืืืืงืช ืฉืคืืจ ืชืฉืื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืื ืืืืืจืื ืื ื”ื ืื ื ืฉืชืืื ืืื ืืกืืจื ืืฉืจื, ืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืกืืจื ืืืื ืืืืืจื ืขื”ื ืืืืชื.
ืืื ืื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืขืืจืืืื ื ”ื ื’ ืืืจ ืจ’ ืืืื ื ืืื ืฉื ืจืืฉืื ืื ืืคืชืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืฉื ืืืจืื ืื ืืคืชืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ื ืงื ืืื ืกืืืงืืช, ืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ื ืื ืกืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืืจื. ืืคืจืฉ”ื ืืืชื ืฉื ืืขืฆืื ืืืชื ืื ืงื ืฆืจ ืื ืื ืก ืืืืืง. ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืฉืืืขืื ื”ื ืืขื ืืืงืืฉื ืขื”ื.
ืืฉืืืคื ืฉื ืื ืื ืชืืจื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ืืืจืืื ืืืืขืืืง ืืช ืืื ืืืื ืช ืืชืืจื ืข”ื ืืืชืืื ืืืืืืขื, ืข”ื ืชืคืืื ืืข”ื ืืื ืชืืจื.
ืืฉื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื, ืืชืื ืืง, ืฉืืืฉืจ ื ืืชื ืื ืื ืฉืขืื ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืกื ืืชืื ืคืื. ืื ืืฆื ืืชืื ืืง ืืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืคื, ืืืืขื ืฉืืื ืืจืืืฉ. ืืจื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืื ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืืกืื ืืืฉื ืืช ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืืื.
ืืื ืืืื ืช ืืจืืช ืืืื ืจืื ืืชื ืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืฉืืื ืืฉืืืข ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืจื ืงืฉื ืื ืฉืืืืืจืื ืืืืื ืืืืฉืืื ืืคื ื ืืฉืืข ืืืืื ืืืืื. ืืื ืฉืืืืืืจ ืืื ืฉืืืงืฉืื ืืืฉื”ืช ืื ืืื’ ืื ื ืื ืขืืืง ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืืฉืจ ื ืฉืืข ืื ืืื.
ืืชืื ืืืช ืืืจืฉื ื ืื, ืืื ืขืฉืจืืช ืฉื ืื ืืื”ืฆ ืจ’ ืืฉื ืืืืฉืข ืื ืื ืืฆ”ื ืฉืืื ืืืืงืืจืืื ืืืืื”ื ืืฆ”ื. ืกืืคืจ ืฉืคืขื ืืืื”ื ืืืงืฉ ืืื ื ืืืคื ืืืืื ืืืื, ืืืฉืืืืข ืืืฆื ืฉืื ืืจืฉ ืืื ื ืืจืื ืืื ืืืื ืชืืืืื ืื ืืืื”ื ืืืืจ ืื ืืขื ื ืืืื”ื, ืืชื ืืืขื, ืืชืืจื ืืื ื ืืฉืืจ ืืืืืืื “ืืชืืจื ืืื ื ืฉืื” – ืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืจืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืกื, ืืจื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืชืจ ืืืืชืจ.
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ืืช ืื ืื ืืื ืืก ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืืกืฃ ืืื ืืืื ืืฆ”ื ืืชืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉื ืจืฉ”ื ืืื’ ืืื”ืง ืฉืืืืจื ื, ืื ืื ืฉืืืจ ืจ’ ืฉืืขืื ืื ืืืื ืขื ืจ’ ืืื ืชื ืื ืขืกืืื ืืจ’ ืืืืื ืื ืืจืื ืื ืฉืื ืฉื ืฆืืจื ืื, ืืืืื ืื ืืืฉ”ื ืจืฉ”ื ืฉืื ืืืื ื ืืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืื ืช ืืชืืจื ืฉืขืืงืจื ืืื ืฆืืจืช ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืฉืื.
ืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืื ืืืงืฉ ืืื ืืจืื, ืื ืื ืฉืกืืจืชื ืืืชืจ ืขืืืงื ืืจื ืืื, ืืืฉืื ื ืฉื ืืืจื”ื ืืืื ืืฆ”ื, ืื ืจืง ืชืืืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืื – ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืชื ืขืืืืช ืขื ืืืจืื ืืืจืช ืืืชืจ ืืืื, ืืืืจืื ื ืืืขืช ืืืงืืจ ืืืชืจ ืขืืืง ืื ืงื.
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ืขืื ื ืงืืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉ ืืขื ืื ืฉื ืืืืจ ืืฆืืจื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืกืคืจ ืืืื ืืืืกืจ ืืืกืื ืืงืื ื”ื ืขื’ ืื’ ืขื ืืกืื ืืื ืฉืฉืืข ืืจ’ ืืฉืจืื ืกืื ืืจ ืืฆ”ื ืจืื ืืืืฉื ืงืจืื ืืฉืืฉืื ืฉื ื ืื ืืืจ ืืืกืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืฉืฉ ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืืกืื ืืืชืคืขื ืืืืจ ืื ืืจืืื, ืืจืง ืืืจื ืชืงืืคื ืืจืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืช ืื ืืชืืืื ืืื ื’ ืืืฆืืขืจ ืฉืื ืืืื ืืจืืื. ืืืืืจ ืืืจ ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืชืคืขื ืืื ืืฉืืืข ืืื ืขื ืื ืืื.
ืื ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืื ืฆืืจืชื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืฉืืืืช. ืื ืืืจ ืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืขืฆืื. ืืจื ืฉืืฉ ืืจืืืื ืงืืฉืื ืขืฆืืื ืืืืืจ ืืขืืื ืืื ืืชืจืฅ ืืช ืืงืืฉืื ืข”ื ืืกืื ืฉืื ื ืืชืื ืืงืืฉืื. ืืืื, ืื ืืจืฆืื ื ืืืืจ ืืช ืฉืืืขืชื ืืืืฉื ืืื ืืฉืืขืื ืืืจื, ืืฉืืขืื ืืืืจ ืื ืฉืืงืืฉืื ืฉืฉืื ืืชืืืื ืืืื ืื ืงืฉื – ืืจื ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืจืฆื ืืืืจ ืื ืืช ืชืฉืืืชื ืืืกืืื ืืฉืจ ืื ื ืื ืื ืืขืจืื ืืืชื ืฉืืขืื ืืื, ืืื ืืช ื”ืืืืจ” ืฉื ืชืฉืืืชื, ืืืืื ืืขืฆืื, ืื ืืจืฆื ืืืืจ ืื, ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืื ืืขืจืื ืืช ืืฉืืืขื ืื ืื ืืคืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืช ืืืืื.
ืืืขืชื ืืืื ืื ื ืื ืฉืืฉืื ืืจืืืื ืืืคืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืกืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืจืข ืืคืืืื ืื ืคืืืืื, ืื ืืืืช ืื ื ืคืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื. ืื ืคื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืจืื ืืืช ืืืงืืฉ ืืื ืืืขืืืขืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืืืื ืืืงื”ื ืืฉืืฉ ืืืงื”ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืจืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืื ืืจืืช. ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืคืืืื ืืืืื ื ืคืืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืช ื”ืืืืจ” ืฉื ืืชืฉืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืขืืจ ืืื ื ืจืื ืื ืชืืื ืื ืคืืืื ืืื ืืืคืืืื. ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืคื ืืืืืช ืืงืฉืจ ืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืกืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืจืืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืขื ืืช ืื ืืืื ืขื ืฉืืืชื.
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ืืชืื ืชืฉืืืชื ืฉื ืืจืืืื ืืืคืืืื, ืืืืขืื ืื ืื ื ืื ืขืืืืชื ื ืืืื ืืืฆืจืื, ืืืชืืื ื ืขื ืืงืฉืจ ืฉืืื ืืงื”ื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืจืื, ืื ืฉื ืขืจ ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืื ื ืืืืืื.
ืืฉืขื ืฉืืฉืจืื ื ืื ืกืื ืืืชื ืื ืกืืืช ืืืืชื ืืืจืฉืืช ืืขืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจื, ืืงื”ื ืื ืขื ืข ืจืืฉื ืืืืืจ ืืฉืจื ืืืื ืฉืืงืืกืื ืืืชื ืืืืชื ืื, ืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืช ืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืขื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืขื”ื ืืื’ ืืืจืืืช ื’ ื’ ืืืจ ืืืืื ืื ืขืจ ืืฉืจืื, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืขืืื. ืื”ืจ ืฉืืืืื ื ืื”ื.
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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 โthe 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 lโchaveiro. One fundamental idea relevant to this area can be learned from Parashas Mattos, where the Torah says, regarding nedarim: ืึนื ืึทืึตื ืึฐึผืึธืจืึน ืึฐึผืึธื ืึทืึนึผืฆึตื ืึดืคึดึผืื ืึทืขึฒืฉึถืื. Rashi explains: ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืจื ืื ืืขืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืืื. In other words, everything we say is really hekdesh; our words are holy.
Hashem imbued a person with a ืจืื ืืืืื, 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 youโll meet him somewhere, or youโll 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 ืึทืขึฒืฉึถืื (in the passuk ืึนื ืึทืึตื ืึฐึผืึธืจืึน ืึฐึผืึธื ืึทืึนึผืฆึตื ืึดืคึดึผืื ืึทืขึฒืฉึถืื) 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 couldnโt 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, โNo, 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; thatโs 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: ืึธึผื ืจึนืึฐืคึถืืึธ ืึดืฉึดึผืืืืึผืึธ ืึตึผืื ืึทืึฐึผืฆึธืจึดืื. 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 ืจึนืึฐืคึถืืึธ can be split into two words โ rodfei Kah โ and understood to mean โthose 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: ืืึนืืึผ ืึทื’ ืงึดืจึฐืืึผ ืึดึผืฉึฐืืืึน ืืึนืึดืืขืึผ ืึธืขึทืึดึผืื ืขึฒืึดืืืึนืชึธืื ืฉึดืืืจืึผ ืืึน ืึทืึฐึผืจืึผ ืืึน ืฉึดืืืืึผ ืึดืชึฐืึทืึฐืืึผ ืึฐึผืฉึตืื ืงึธืึฐืฉืืึน ืึดืฉึฐืืึทื ืึตื ืึฐืึทืงึฐืฉึตืื ื’ ืึฐึผืึธื ื ึดืคึฐืึฐืืึนืชึธืื. 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 Hashemโs 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 niflaโos in his life. If you open your eyes youโll see nissim and niflaโos around you, everywhere in the world. To seek Hashem, then, you need to praise Him: ืฉึดืืืจืึผ ืืึน, ืึทืึฐึผืจืึผ ืืึน, ืฉึดืืืืึผ.
In this vein, R’ Wolbe offered a beautiful explanation of the slight divergence between two phrases in Kiddush of leil Shabbos. First, we say: ืึฐืฉืึทืึผึทืช ืงึธืึฐืฉืืึน ืึผึฐืึทืึฒืึธื ืึผืึฐืจึธืฆืึนื ืึดื ึฐืึดืืึธื ืึผ, referring to Hashem in third person, and then we say: ืึฐืฉืึทืึผึทืช ืงึธืึฐืฉืึฐืึธ ืึผึฐืึทืึฒืึธื ืึผืึฐืจึธืฆืึนื ืึดื ึฐืึทืึฐืชึผึธื ืึ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 Rashiโs statement (Berachos 4b) that when you praise Hashem, youโre 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 youโre in, and youโll 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 Sheโarim BโTefillah (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. Thatโs 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: ืงืึผืึดื ืจึนื ึดึผื ืึทืึทึผืึฐืึธื, 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. โNo, donโt worry,โ he replied. โItโs the Chofetz Chaim. Thereโs 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 niflaโos, and then Hashem will bring nissim and niflaโos 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: ืึทืกึฐืึตื ื’ ืึดึผื ืึนื ืชึธืึฐื ืึผ ืึดึผื ืึนื ืึธืืึผ ืจึทืึฒืึธืื. 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, ืึทืกึฐืึตื ื’ ืึดึผื ืึนื ืชึธืึฐื ืึผ ืึดึผื ืึนื ืึธืืึผ ืจึทืึฒืึธืื, and to extol His niflaโos, 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.