ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
ืืืฉืืจ ืื ื ื ืืืฉืจ ืืชื ืืชืื (ื,ืื)
ืืืจืฉ”ื: ืืื ืืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืจื ืืืืืืช ืืืืืืช, ืื”ื ืฉืืืืจ ืืืื ืืช ืืืจื ืืืืืฉื. ืืขืืื ื ืืืจ ‘ืื ืฆืืืง ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืืื’.
ืืขื’ ืืจืื”ื (ื,ืื) ืฉืืืืจ ืืช ืืืื ืืขืืืื ืืืืืจื ืฉืืื ืขื ื ื ืืืืื ืืืขืื ืืืื ืื ืจืืื, ืืกืืื “ืฆืืื ืฉืืชืขืกืง ืืืขืืืจ ืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืืกืชื ืืชืืื, ืืืฉืชืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืฉืชืื ืื ืคืฉื“.
ืืืงืฉื ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืจืืื ืืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื: ืืื ืืจืืื ืจืืืช ืืงื”ื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืขื”ื, ืื ื “ืืืฉ ืฆืืืง ืชืืื”, ืืืืืข ื ืฆืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืชื ื ืืืื ืืก ืืคืฉืื?
ืืื”ืจ (ืืืงืจื ืื,ื) ืืืชื: ‘ืืืชืจืื ืืจืฅ ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ื ืขืื’- ืืคื’ ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืกืืฃ ืืขืืื ืืขื ืกืืคื, ืืฉืื ื ืขืื! ืขืืืช ืืจืขื ืขืืื ืืื’ ืืงืจืงืข ืืื ืื ืื ืื ืื ืืฉ ืื, ืข”ื. ืืจื ืฉืืคื’ ืืื ืฉืื ืชืขื ืืืืช ืขืืื ืืืื, ืืืืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืืจืืื ืื, ืืขืค”ื ‘ืืื ืืฉืื ื ืขืื – ืงืจืงืข ืืื ืื ืื ืื ืื ืืฉ ืื’, ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืื ืื ืืื ืขืืืืช ืืงืจืงืข ืืคืฉืืื ืืืืืืื. ืืขื”ืฉ.
ืืืืื ืื ื ืฉืขืืงืจ ืืืืช ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืฉืจืจื ืืืื ืื ื ืืืืืืช, ืืื ืืืงื ืืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืจืคืฉ ืืคืฉืืื ืืืฉืคืื. ืืื ืืฆืื ื ืืงื”ื ‘ืืืฉืคืืื ืืจืืืช ืืฉืืื ืืืืจืฅ, ืืงืืื ืืขืคืจ ืื ืืืฉืคืืช ืืจืื ืืืืื’ โ ืฉืืืืืื ืื”ืช ื ืืฆื ืืืฉืคืชืืช ืืืขืคืจ ืืฉื ืืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืช ืื ืืืจืืื โ “ืืื ืืฉืื ื ืขืื”.
ืืืื ืืืืงื ื ื ืืืฉ ืฆืืืง ืชืืื ื ืฆืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืื, ืื ืืฉืืฉืืช ืื ืขืืงืจ ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืฉืจืจื.
ืืืืกืืฃ ืืืฉืืื: “ืคืขื ืืงืื ืจืืืชื ืืช ืืกืื ืืืงื ืืืืฆื ืืช ืงืขืจืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืื ืื ืืกืืชื ืืงืืช ืืืชื ืืื ื. ืืืื ืขืื ืืกืื ืืืื ืงืฉื ืืืืืจ: ืืืฉ ืืชื, ืืื ื ืืืืข ืืืื ืืื ืืฉืจ ืกืืืืืชืื. ืืื ‘ืืื ืืฉืื ื ืขืื'”.
ืืืจื ืืืืื
ืืืจืื ืื ืืืจืื ืงืื’ืืฉื
ืืฉืจืฉืจืช ืฉื ื ืืกืื ืืืืขื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืขืืืืืช ืืืคื. ืขื ืื ืช ืฉืืืืื ืืืืื ืก ืืืคื ืื ืืืืืงื ืืืฉืจืืช ืืขืืจ ืืจื ืืคื ืืื ืงืืจืกืื, ืื ืชืืงืคื ืืื ืืขืฉืจื ืืืื ืืืื. ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืขืชื ืืื ืืืืฉืื ืืืกืข ืื ืืืืื, ืื ืื ืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืคื ื ืื ืืงืฉื ืืื ื ืืืคืฉืจ ืืืจืื ืืืกืืจืช ืืืื ืฉืืืงืฆืื.
ืืฉืชืืืืชื ืฉื ืจืืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืืฉืืื, ืืืืืจ ืืื ืฉื ืืืืื”ืจ ืืืืฉืื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืคืืืื ืืืจืืคื ืฉืืืืขื ืืืคื, ืืฆืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืคื ืืืกืคืจ ืฉืืืขืืช, ืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืืขืืื ืืืงืฉืืช.
ืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืช ืืืฉืืขื. ืคืจืืค’ ืงืื’ืืฉื (ืงืืฆ’ืื’ื) ืืืื ืืืจืกืืืช ืืืงืื ืืื ืงืจืื ืืฉืคืื ืืืืข ืืืืืื ืืืคื ื, ืืืืชื ืื ืืฉืคืขื ืจืื ืขื ืืืคื ืืฉืืืื. ืงืื’ืืฉื ืคืงืคืง ืืฆืืงืช ืืืช ืืืคื ืืช ืืืงืจ ืืชืืช ืืืจืืช. ืืฉืฉืืข ืฉืืืืขื ืืืืืื ืืืคื ืื ืืจืืืชื ืืืืชืขื ืืื ืืืชื. ืืื ืืฆืจ ืงืฉืจ ืขื ืจืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืืชืืืืืื ืืืชืคืขื ืืืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืขื ืืืืืืช.
ืืฉืจืฆื ืืืคื ืื ืืืจืฉ ืืช ืืคืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืจืฆื, ืืคืขืื ืงืื’ืืฉื ืืช ืงืฉืจืื ืืืฆืืื ืืืืจืื ืืช ืฉืืืชื ืฉื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืืคื ืืืฉื ืืฆื ืฉื ื.
ืืืฉืจ ืืฉืคืืขื ืืืจืื ืื ืขื ืืืคื ืื ืืืกื ืืช ืืืืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืชื, ืืื ื ืืงืืกืจ ืืืคื ื ืืขืื ืฉืชืคืงืืื ืืืืื ืื”ื ืืคืืจื ืขื ืืคืืืืื ืืืืืืื, ืขื ืืืื, ืขื ื ืืื ืืชื, ืืชื, ืืืจืืืช ืืืืื ืืชืจืืืชื ืืืืจื. ืื ืืื ืืชืขืจื ืงืื’ืืฉื ืืืฉืคืืข ืขื ืืืื ื ืืื”ื ืืืชืื ืืืชื ืืฆืืจื ืืืืืืช. ืืฉืชืืืืืืช ืืื ืืืขื ืขืื ืื ืืืืื (ืืข”ื ื ืคืจื ืืืื ืืืจ).
ืืืืจ ืืืืืื, ืืฉื ืช ืชืฉื”ื ืืืืข ืงืื’ืืฉื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืชืืืืจ, ืฉืื ื ืงืจื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืจืื. ืืืกืืื ืฉื ืขืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืจ ืงืื’ืืฉื: ืืฉืืืืชื ืืืคื ืืืงืจืชื ืืชืื ืืื ืืขืืืจ ืืื, ืืฉืจืืืชื ืืชืื ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืฉืขืช ืืชืคืืื ืืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืืื. ืืฉืฉืืขืชื ืฉืืืขืชื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืขืื”ืง ืืฉืชืืงืงืชื ืืืืืช ืืืืืฆืชืื.
ืืืจืื ืื ืืืจืื ื ืคืืจ ืืืคื ืืืื ื’ ืืืจืืฉืื ืชืฉื”ื ืืข”ืค ืฆืืืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืจืืฉืืื. ืชื ืฆื”ื.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืืืกืื ืฉืืงื ืืืจ ืจ”ื ืฉื ืฉืืืขืืช ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืจืืง
ืข’ ืืจืืฉืืื ืืกืืคืง ืืคืจื ืฉื ืจืื ืื ืืฉ ืงืืืฉืช ืฉืืืขืืช. ืืืืืข ืืืจืื”ื ืืื ืืงืื ืฉืืื ืงืืืฉื ืืืืกืื. ืืข’ ืื ื”ื ื”ื ืง”ื ื’ ืืื ื”ืฉ ื ”ื ื”ื ืืืขื ืฉืืงืื ืืืจืื”ื ืืืืกืื ืืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืขืืืืื ืืื ืืืฆืื ืืื ืืจืื.
ืืืขื”ื ืืฉืืจืช ืืืืืช ืขื’ ื”ื ืืืฉื ืืืื ืืืฉืขืืื ืืืืชืจืื ืืื”ื ืืื ืงืืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืข ืืืขืช ืืฆืื ืืื ืืืืืื, ืืข’ ืืืจืฉื”ื ืกื’ ืงืฆ”ื ืืคืืืจ ืืชืจื”ื ืื”ื, ืืืืืง ืื ืืจืื”ื ืค”ื ืืืขืฉืจ ื”ื ืืืชืื ืขืฉืจ ืชืขืฉืจ ืืื’ ืืืืืช. ืืข’ ืืคื”ืช ื”ื ืข”ื ืืื”ืฉ ืค”ื ืืืืื ื”ื ืฉืืงืฉื ืขื ืืืจืฉื”ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืขืจืื ืค”ื ื”ื, ืืฃ ื’ ืข”ื, ืืจืื”ื ืค”ื ืืืข”ืฉ ื”ื ืฉืืืื ืืชืจื”ื. ืืืืขื ืคื’ ืืื”ืฉย ืื ืืชืจืื ืฆืจืื ืฉืืื ืขืืื ืืืืืื, (ืืืฉ ืืืื ืืื ืืขื ืื ืืชืจืื ืฉื ืืข ืจืง ืขืืืจ ืืื”ื, ืืข’ ืืจื ืฆืืื ืค”ื ืกืง”ื), (ืืืขื”ื ืคื’ ืื”ืก ืกืืื ื”ื ืืืืื ืช ืืจื”ืฉ ืขืจืื ื’ ืฉืืชื ืื ืืข ืืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืจืื ืืขืจืื, ืืคื’ ืื ”ื, ืืก”ื ืืื ืืืื ืืขื ืขืฅ ืฉืจืืื ืืืืฆืื ืชืืจืื). ืืขื”ืค ืืืืกืื ืืืื ืืืงื.
ืืืื ืขืืงืจ ืืื ืื ืื ืืจืืจื ืืข’ ืชืคื”ื ืืืืื ืค”ื ืืืช ื’ ืฉื ืกืชืคืง ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืกืืื ื”ื ืืืืงืจ”ืจ ื’ ืืืืก ืขืืื ืืจืื.
ืืืขืืงืจ ืืืจื ืืืจืฉื”ื ืฆ”ื ืืื ืืืื ืืฆืื ืืื ืื ืงืืืฉื. ืืข’ ืื ื”ืฉ ื”ื ืืขื ืื ื ืจ ืืื”ื , ืื”ื ืืฉื ืืจื ืืื ืืืืืง ืืฉื”ื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ื ืื ื ืืืจื ืฉืืืืฉื ืืื.
ืืื ื ื”ื ื”ืฉ ืืืืื, ืืื ืงืฉื ืืคืจืฉ ืื ืืืขื ืืืจืื”ื ืืืจื ืืืจืื”ื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืฃ ืืืืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืฆืื, ืืข”ื ืื ืก”ื ืืืืจืฉื”ื. ืืื ืข”ื ืืืขื ืฉืืงืื ืืืืกืื ืืฉืื ืกืคืง ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืืฉืืื.
ืึตื ื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโl
ืดืื ืื ื ื ืืืช ืืืด (ืืฉืขืืื ื ื,ื), ืืืืจื ืืืดื (ืืืจ ืขื ืืคืกืืง ืื ืืชื ืืื ืืืชื ืื ืืชืืื, ืืจืืฉืืช ื,ื) ืฉื ืงืจื ืืืืื ืขื ืฉืื, ืืคื ืฉืืฉื ืืืข ืื ืฉืื ืฆื ืืื ืืื ืื, ืื ืืชืคืื ืขื ืื ื ืืืจื ืฉืื ืืื ืขืืืื ืืืืื. ืืื ื ื ื ืืกืจ ื ืคืฉื ืืงืืื ืืขืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืดื (ืชื ืืืื ื ื ืืืช ื): ืดืืดืจ ืืื, ืื ืืืชื ืืดื ืืืฉ ืื ืืขื ืืขื ืฉืื ื, ืื ื ื ืืื ืื ืื, ืฉืืื ืืงืืงืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืช ืืืื ืืืช ืืขืืคืืช ืืืืณืณืณ, ืืขืืณ ืืคืืจืืฉ ืืืืืดื ืืงืณ (ืืจืืฉืืช ื,ื) ืฉืืืชืจ ืื ื ืืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืขืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืจื ืืืืข ืืื ืืชืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืจื ืขื ืืืื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉื ืฉื ื ื ืืงืืื ืืขืืื, ืืืื ืืืช ืื ืืชืคืื ืขื ืื ื ืืืจื, ืืชืืื ืืื ืืืืข ืื ืืชืคืื?
ืืื ื ืืคืฉืจ ืืื ืืืืจ, ืขืคืดื ืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืดื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืจืื ืคืืดื ืื, ืืืืื ืืจืฉืดื ืืจืืฉืืช ืื,ืื) ืื”ื: ืดืืื ืขืฉืจื [ืืืื ื: ืืืืข ืื ืืชืคืื ืืืจืื ืืืฆืืช ืกืืื ืื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืคืืืช ืืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื), ืืืจ ื ืฉืชืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืื ื ืชืื ืืขืืื ืืืืืชืืด. ืืืื ืื ืืชืคืื ืืืจืื ืขื ืคืืืช ืืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื, ืื ืืืข ืฉืชืคืืืชื ืื ืชืชืงืื, ืืืื ืืืช ืื ื ืฉืคืืืช ืืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืืจื, ืืืืขื ืื ืืืืช ืื ื ื ืขืฆืื ืื ืืชืคืื.
ืืื, ืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืขืื ืฉื ื ื ืฉืื ืืชืคืื, ืืฉ ืืืชืคืื, ืืคื ื ืื ื ืงืจืื ืื ืืืืื ืดืื ื ืืด ืขื ืฉืื ืืชืคืื, ืืืจื ืืขืื ืขืื, ืฉืืืข ืฉืชืคืืืชื ืื ืชืืขืื. ืืืืื ืืืื, ืฉืืขืคืดื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืชืคืื, ืืื ืื ืงืฉื ืืืืื ืืืกื, ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืื ืืชืคืื.
ืื ืจืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืืจืื, ืืื ื ืืืจื ืื”ื: “ืืณ ืืื ืืืืชื ืขืฆื, ืืืขื ืืขืฅ, ืืืื ืฉืชืง, ืืชืจื ืืจื, ืืืขื ืฉืืขืฅ – ื ืืจื ืืืจื, ืืืื ืฉืฉืชืง – ื ืืืื ืืืกืืจืื, ืืชืจื ืฉืืจื – ืืื ืืืื ื ืื ืื ืืฉืื ืืืฉืืช ืืืืืชืด (ืกืืื ืื,ื). ืืื ื, ืืืืจ ืืจืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืขื ืฉืืขืฅ, ืืืื ืืืช ืืฉื ืชืืื ื ื ืจืื ืืืืืจื, ืฉืขืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืื ืฉ ืืืขื, ืฉืืจื ืืืขื ื ืขื ืฉ ืืืืชื, ืืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืดืืกืืจื ืืืืืด, ืฉืื ืงืฉืื ืืืื ืขืจืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืชื, ืืืื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืืืดื (ืืชืืืืช ืื,ื): “ืืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืื ื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืขืืจืื ืืื ืคืืื ืืฆืืืืด, ืืจื ืฉืืขืดืค ืฉืืกืจื ืืช ื ืคืฉื ืืืืชื, ืืื ืืืช ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืกืืจืื, ืืืดื ืจืืืื ืื ื ืืืืืจื, ืื ืขืื ืฉ ืืืกืืจืื ืืืื ืืื ืืขืื ืฉ ืืืชื, ืืขื ืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืกืืจื ืืืื, ืฉืืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืกืืจืื ืืื, ืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืื ืงืื ืืืื ืขืจืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืขื, ืืคื ื ืื ื ืขื ืฉ ืืืกืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืืืจื ืขืื ืฉ ืืืืจ ืืืชืจ ืืขืื ืฉื ืฉื ืืืขื ืฉื ืขื ืฉ ืืืืชื.
ืืืจ ืืืืจื ื ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช [ืขื’ “ืฉืืืืช ืืืกืจ” ืืืืจ ืื], ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืื ื ืืช ืืืื ืขืจืื ืฉื ืืดืืืืืด, ืฉืขืืืื ืืืจ ืืืชืื, ืดืื ืืชืืื ื ืืื ืืืด (ืืืื ื,ืื), ืืคืืจืฉืดื (ืงืืืืฉืื ืค,ื): ืดืื ืืชืจืขื ืืื ืขื ืื ืืงืืจืืช ืืืืื ืขืืื, ืืืจ ืืืกื ืฉื ืขืฉื ืขืื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืชื ื ืื ืืืืืด. ืืืืืจื ื ืืืจืืื, ืฉืืืื ืฉืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืช ืืืื ืืืกื ืฉื ืขืฉื ืขืื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืชื ื ืื ืืืื, ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืงืื ืืืชืืื ื ืขื ืืกืืจืื, ืื ืื ืืื ืืืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืดืืืืืด,ืืื ืืืจืืฉืื ืืื ืืืกืืจืื. ืืฉื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื? ืืืื ืฉื ืคืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืืืชื ืฉืขื ื ืงืฃ ืืฆืืขื, ืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืฉืขืช ืืืฉืจ ืื ืฆืขืจ ืื ืืื?! ืื ืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ืืืกื ืฉื ืืืื ืื ืืืกืืจืื.
ืืื ืขืดืค ืืืืช, ืขื ืื ืืกืืจืื ืฉื ืืืื, ืขืื ืฉื ืฉื ืืืขื ืืืื ืืืชืจ. ืื ืืืื, ืขื ืื ืืกืืจืื – ืื ืืื! ืืื ืืชืืื ื ืืื ืื, ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืื. ืืืืื ืืืขื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืขืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืื. ืืื ืื ืืืื ืขืฆืื ืงืฉืื ืืืกืืจืื ืืืชืจ ืื ืืืืชื, ืืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืดื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืืกืจืื ืืช ืื ื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืขืืจืื ืืื ืขืืืืื ืืฆืื, ืืืื ืืืืืชื, ืขืื ืฉ ืืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืขืืจ ืืขืื ืฉ ืืืกืืจืื, ืืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืขืดื: “ืืกืจ ืืกืจื ื ืึพื ืืืืืช ืื ื ืชื ื ื” (ืชืืืื ืงืื,ืื).
ืืืืจื ืืืดื (ืืืจืื ืจืื ืคืืดื ื): ืดืืืืชื ืฉืขื ืืืจ ืืฉื ืืคื ื ืืงื”ื, ืจืืื ื ืฉื ืขืืื ืื ืืื ืืชื ืืื ืืก ืืืชื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื, ืื ืื ืืืชื ืืขืืืดื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืื’, ืืืจ ืืฉื ืืคื ื ืืงืืดื ืื ืืื ืืชื ืืื ืืก ืืืชื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื, ืื ื ืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืฉืื, ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืขืฉืืื ืืฉืืชืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืจืืืื ืืช ืืขืืื, ืื ืชืื ื ืคืฉื ืืืืช ืืื. ืืดื ืจื ืื ืืื’ืด. ืืื ื, ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืืืข ืื ืจื ืืืงื ืืฆืคืื ืื ืืขืืื ืืื, ืืืืข ืื ืืืข ืืื ืืืื ืงืจืื ืืืณ ืืขืืืดื, ืืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืดื (ืืืจืื ืจืื ืฉื): ืดืืดื ืืงืืดื, ื ืฉืื ืฆืื ืื ืชืืืจื, ืืื ื ืืขืื ืืืชื ืืฉืื ืืฉืืื ืืขืืืื ืื, ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืชืืช ืืกื ืืืืื, ืืฆื ืืจืืืื ืฉืจืคืื ืืืืืืื ืืื’ืด, ืืืขืคืดื ืื ืจืฆืชื ืื ืฉืื ืืฆืืช, ืืืืืชื ืฉื, ืืืืื ื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืจ ืื ืืงืืดื ืดืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืชืืช ืืกื ืืืืืืด, ืืื ืืืช ืื ืจืฆืชื ืื ืฉืื ืืฆืืช, ืืชืืื.
ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืจืื ืฉื ืชืืืจื ืืืืื ืขืจืื ืฉื ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืฉื ืืืชืจ ืืืฉืจ ืืืืืช ืืขืืืดื ืชืืช ืืกื ืืืืื, ืืืื ืื ืจืฆืชื ืื ืฉืื ืืฆืืช. ืืืขื ืืื, ืื ืืขืืื ืืื ืืฉื ื ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืชืงืจื ืืืณ, ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืฉืจ ืืื ื ืงืืืืช ืืขืืืดื, ืื ืืขืืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืืฆื ืขืื ืื ืืืชืคืื – ืืจื ืืื ืขืืื ืืคื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื – ืดืฉืืืชื ืืณ ืื ืืื ืชืืืืด, ืืืืื ืืขืืืดื ืฉืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืื ืืื: ืดืืื ืืงืื ืืืืืืด. ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืดื: ืดืืคื ืฉืขื ืืืช ืืชืฉืืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื ืืขืืืดื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืื” (ืืืืช ืคืดื ืืืดื).
ืืืื ืืืงืฉ ืืฉื: ืดืื ืื ืืืชื ืืขืืืดื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืณืด, ืื ืืื ืฉืืืข ืืช ืจืื ืขืจืื, ืืืืข ืืช ืจืื ืืืืฉืจ ืืฆืคืื ืื ืืขืืื ืืื, ืืขืดืค ืื ืืขืืืฃ ืืืืืช ืืขืืืดื ืืืืื ืฉืืืข ืืช ืืืื ืขืจื ืืืืื. ืืื ืื ืฉืืืงืฉ ืืฉื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืขืืฃ, ืืฉ ืืคืจืฉ ืฉืื ื ืชืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืขืช ืืฉื ืืขืื ืืืื, ืืื ืฉื ืชืืืื ืฉืชืฉืืจ ืื ืืขืช ืืืื, ืืืืื ื ืืขืช ืฉื ืืฉื ืจืืื ื, ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืชืื ืืืืืืื ืืืฆืืืฆืืื, ืืื ืืจืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืฉืืขื ืืืื ืจืืื ืืขืืืดื, ืืืฃ ืขื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืจ ืดืืคื ืฉืขื ืืืช ืืชืฉืืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื ืืขืืืดื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืื ืืขืืืดืืด.
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ืืื ื ืจืื ืืืืจ ืืช ืืขื ืขืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืืคื ืืืจ, ืืืื ืขืคืดื ืื ืฉืืืืจื ื ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช, ืฉืืืืช ืืดืืกืืจืืืด ืืชืืืืชื, ืืื ื ืจืง ืขืื ืฉ ืขื ืืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืจืืช ืืืื ืฉืืื, ืืืื ืืขื ืื ืฉื ืดืืืื ืื ืื ืืืืืด, ืฉืขืดื ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืื [ืืืืจืื ื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืื].
ืืื ื, ืืขืื ืฉื ืืืื ืฉืฉืชืง, ืืฉ ืืืืจ, ืื ืืืข ืฉืื ืืืขืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืื. ืืืจืืื ืืืชืจื ืฉืืจื ืืื ืืื, ืืืจื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืื ืืืื ืืจื, ืืื ืื ืืืื, ืืฉืจืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืข ืืืืื – ืฉืชืง, ืืขืดื ืืื ืขืืื ืืกืืจื ืืืื ืืืืจืืช ืื ืขื ืืขืืชื, ืืืื ืฉืืืืจ ืืจื ืืืจืืกืง ืืฆืดื, ืฉืืืชืืืกืจ ืืืกืืจืื ืืืขืง ืืืืช ืืกืืจืื, ืืืื ืฉืืืืข ืืื ืื ืืื ืืฆืขืงืชื ืืืืฉืืข ืื ืืืืืื, ืขื ืืืช ืืืข ืืืื ืืื ืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืฆืืขืง, ืืืฉืืชืง – ืขื ืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืขื ืื ืืื ืืืกืืจืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืื ืื ืืฆืจืืช ืฉื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืืืกืืจืื ืฉืื, ืฉืื ืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืฆืจืชื ืืฉื ืฉืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืืืกืืจืื, ืืื ืืืขืง ืืืืื, ืืฃ ืฉืืืืข ืฉืืืืชื ืื ืชืืขืื ืืืื.
ืื ืืกืืฃ, ืฉืืื ื ืืชื ื ืื ืืกืืจืื ื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืดืืกืืจื ืืืืืด, ืืืืจืืช ืขื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืืช ืฆืจืช ืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืฉืืื ืขืืื ืืืขืืง ืืขืงื ืืืืื ืื ืื, ืืื ืื ืืืืฆืืช ืืดืืกืืจื ืืืืืด.
ืืื ื ืืฆืื ื ืืืืดื, ืื ืืขื ืืืกืืจืื ืฉื ืืชื ื ืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืื ืกืืชื, ืืืืืืชื ืืืดื (ืื,ื) ืฉืืฉืื ืืืงืฉ ืื ืกืืชื – ืืืจืืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืืขืืดืฉ. ืืืื ืื ืกืชืืจื ืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืดื ืฉืืืกืืจืื ืืื ืื ืืขืื ืฉ ืขื ืฉืฉืชืง, ืื ืดืืฉืคืื ืืณ ืืืช ืฆืืงื ืืืืืืด (ืชืืืื ืื,ื), ืืืืกืืจืื ืืื ืื ืื ืืขืื ืฉ ืขื ืฉืฉืชืง ืืื ืื ืื ืกืืื, ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืข ืื ืขืื ืฉ ืืจ ืฉืืื ืขื ืฉืฉืชืง, ืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืขืืื ืืืกืืจืื ืืืื ืื ืกืืชื ืืืื.
ืืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืื, ืื ืืืืื ืืขืื ืฉื ื ื ืฉืื ืืชืคืื ืขื ืืืจื ืืื ืืฉืื ืฉืืืข ืฉืชืคืืืชื ืื ืชืชืงืื, ืื ืืื ืืชืคืื ืืืขืืช ืื ืืฉ ืคืืืช ืืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื, ืืืฃ ืขื ืคื ืื ื ืงืจืืื ืื ืืืืื ืขื ืฉืื ืดืื ื ืืด, ืื ืืื ืฉืชืคืืืชื ืื ืืืชื ืืืขืืื ืืืดื ืืื ืื ืืืชืคืื, ืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืจืื ื, ืื ืื ืืื ืืชืคืื ืืืืขืง ืื’ ืืื ืืืจื ืืขืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืข ืฉืืื ืชืคืืืชื ืืืขืืช. ืืืฉืื ืืชืคืื, ืืจื ืฉืื ืืื ืดืืืืืด ืื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืขืืื, ืืืื ื ืงืจืืื ืื ืืืืื – ืดืื ื ืืด.
ืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืดื, ืฉืืืขื ืฉืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืื ืืชืคืื ืขื ืคืืืช ืืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื ืืื ืืคื ื ืฉืืื ืืืช ืื ื, ืืืจ ืฉื ื ื ืชืืข ืขื ืื, ืืืฆื ืืื ืืื ื? ืืืื ืืืืืจ, ืืชืืืขื ืื ืืืชื ืืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืชืคืื ืืื ื ืื ืขืื ืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืขื ืื ืืืคื ืฉืื ืฆืขืง ืืืชืคืื, ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืฉืืจืื ืื ืืจืื ืืืชืคืื ืขื ืื ืฉื ืกืืื, ืขื ืฉืืืฆืจื ืืืชื ืฆื ืขื ืจืื ืชืคืืืืชืื ืืืืืจ: ืดืื ื ื ืืืจ ืืืณ ืืืืืจื ืื ืืคืขื ืืืืณืด (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื,ืื), ืฉืื ืื ืืืชื ืืืืืช ืขืืื ืืืืช ืืชืคืืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืชืชืงืื. ืืืื ืขืดื ืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืดื ืืืืืืจ ืืืจื ืืงืืดื ืืืฉื ืจืืื ื: ืดืจื ืื ืื ืชืืกืฃืด (ืืืจืื ื,ืื) – ืฉืื ืืืืจื ืืจื ืืื ืงืฉื, ืืืชืืืื ืืื ืกืจืื ืืืคืฆืืจืด (ืจืฉืดื ืฉื ืืฉื ืกืคืจื), ืฉืืืื ืฉืื ืชืืขืื ืืชืคืืื ืืื ืื ืืืชืคืื ืืืชืจ ืืื. ืืืฉืืื ืื ื ืฉืื ืชืืขืื ืชืคืืืชื, ืื ืืืกืืฃ ืืืชืคืื, ืืื ืื ืืชืคืืืืชืื ืืจืืืช ืฉืืชืคืื ืขื ืื.
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Harav Hagaon Binyamin Cohen Shlita
The Merit for Salvation
Parshas Noach
Harav Hagaon Binyomin Cohen Shlita
Parashas Noach begins: ย ืึตืึถึผื ืชึผืึนืึฐืึนืช ื ึนืึท ื ึนืึท ืึดืืฉื ืฆึทืึดึผืืง ืชึธึผืึดืื ืึธืึธื ืึฐึผืึนืจึนืชึธืื ืึถืช ืึธืึฑืึนืงึดืื ืึดืชึฐืึทืึถึผืึฐ ื ึนืึท. ืึทืึผืึนืึถื ื ึนืึท ืฉึฐืืึนืฉึธืื ืึธื ึดืื ืึถืช ืฉึตืื ืึถืช ืึธื ืึฐืึถืช ืึธืคึถืช.
The obvious question is: After the Torah says, โThese are the offspring of Noach,โ why doesnโt it go on to list those offspring immediately, rather than interrupting to tell us what a tzaddik Noach was?
Rashi offers two answers to this question.
His first answer is that the Torah is following the dictum of ืืืจ ืฆืืืง ืืืจืื. Since the Torah is mentioning Noach, it has to mention his good qualities.
Rashiโs second answer is that the Torah is telling us about the offspring of Noach. There are two types of offspring: biological offspring โ children, and maasim tovim. And which is the primary type of offspring? The maasim tovim, the Torah and mitzvos that a person produces. Therefore, in listing the offspring of Noach, the Torah first tells us that he was a tzaddik, and only then names his biological offspring, Shem, Cham, and Yefes.
The Sforno gives a third answer, explaining the words ืึถืช ืึธืึฑืึนืงึดืื ืึดืชึฐืึทืึถึผืึฐ ื ึนืึท to mean that Noach went in the ways of Hashem, doing good for others and rebuking the people of his generation. Since he did so, says the Sforno, he was zocheh to have three children. In other words, the Torah is explaining why Noach merited to have children at such an old age โ because he went in the ways of Hashem.
Incidentally, the Torah is offering us a segulah to have children: by following in the ways of Hashem and doing good for others.
Noachโs Tzedakah
Noachโs middah of ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึดึผืึฐืจึธืึธืื, emulating Hakadosh Baruch Hu and following in His ways, was not only the cause for his having children; it was also the reason why he merited to leave the teivah. Indeed, the Midrash Tehillim teaches (ch. 37) that if not for the kinah, jealousy, that Avraham had, he wouldnโt have been koneh shamayim vaโaretz. Where do we see that Avraham Avinu had kinah? The Midrash answers by relating the following dialogue between Avraham Avinu and his ancestor, Shem:
โIn what merit did you leave the teivah?โ Avraham asked Shem.
Shem answered, โIn the merit of the tzedakah we did there.โ
โWith whom did you do tzedakah?โ Avraham inquired. โWere there poor people in the teivah? The only people in the teivah were Noach and his children!โ
โWe did tzedakah with the animals,โ Shem replied. โWe did not sleep, but went around all night giving to the animals.โ
When Avraham heard that, he drew a kal vโchomer: โIf Noach and his children would not have merited to leave the teivah were it not for the tzedakah they had done for the animals, then if I do chessed for people, who are formed bโtzelem Elokim, then surely I will be saved from all harm.โ He immediately went and planted an eishel, the Midrash concludes (ืืฉื being an acronym for ืืืืื, ืฉืชืืื, and ืืื ื or ืืืื).
But how does this discussion show that Avraham Avinu had kinah for Hakadosh Baruch Hu?
R’ Elya Svei ztโl explained that when the Midrash says that Avraham Avinu was โjealous,โ it means that he desired to be like Hakadosh Baruch Hu and emulate His ways. From this conversation that Avraham had with Shem ben Noach, he learned how Noach went in Hashemโs ways โ by sustaining the entire briah, just as Hakadosh Baruch Hu sustains the entire briah. From this, Avraham drew his kal vโchomer.
Punished for What?
Rabeinu Yonah (Shaarei Teshuvah 3:15) notes that we find that the people of Sedom are described as ืจึธืขึดืื ืึฐืึทืึธึผืึดืื ืึทื’ ืึฐืึนื: They robbed, they twisted judgment, they were immoral. Yet they were punished and totally destroyed not because of these terrible aveiros, but because of their failure to do chessed, as the passuk in Yechezkel states:ย ืึฐืึทื ืขึธื ึดื ืึฐืึถืึฐืืึนื ืึนื ืึถืึฑืึดืืงึธื.
How can the failure to do chessed, which is a passive wrongdoing, be worse than actively transgressing aveiros chamuros? Moreover, chessed is not one of the sheva mitzvos Bnei Noach, so why was Sedom punished for not doing chessed?
The Alter of Kelm gives a beautiful explanation. If a person admires someone, he says, then he automatically aspires to be like that person. The Alter writes about himself that when learned under R’ Yisrael Salanter he had a burning desire to be like his rebbi: He wanted to be like him, act like him, and live like him. Therefore, says the Alter, if a person recognizes Hakadosh Baruch Hu, and knows that He is good and kind, he will automatically desire to be like Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Accordingly, if the people of Sedom did not do chessed, and did not seek to emulate Hashemโs ways, that was a sign that they lacked recognition of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. And failing to recognize Hashem is much worse than even the aveiros chamuros.
In the zechus of emulating Hashemโs ways, Noach had children, and was able to leave the teivah. Similarly, the future geulah will come about in the zechus of ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึดึผืึฐืจึธืึธืื, following Hashemโs ways. Indeed, the Gemara asks (Sanhedrin 98b), what should a person do to save himself from chevlei Mashiach? And R’ Elazar answered his talmidim, โHe should occupy himself with Torah and gemilus chassadim.โ
R’ Baruch Ber quotes the Chofetz Chaim as saying that thereโs no other eitzah to be saved from chevlei Mashiach โ only through Torah and chessed can a person be saved. We can explain that by doing chessed, a person emulates Hashem, who cares for everyone and sustains the entire briah. The more we follow in Hashemโs ways, the greater the zechus we will have to be saved from chevlei Mashiach. Learning Torah is also chessed, chessed for the entire world, for Torah sustains the world; without Torah the world could not exist.
May we all be zocheh to strengthen ourselves in following the ways of Hakadosh Baruch Hu, and in that zechus may we be saved from the chevlei Mashiach and greet Mashiach speedily.
Gut Shabbos.