ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nachum Partzovitz, ztโl
ืืืจื ืืืช ืฉื ื ืื ื ืืืจื ืืงืจืืชื ืืคื ื ื’ ืืืืชื (ืื,ื)
ืืืจื ืื”ื ืฉืืฉืงืื”ื ืขืืฉื ืืื ืืฆืืืงืื ืฉืื ืืชืืืจื ืืชืขืื ืืืชืงืืก. ืืืืืืจ ืืื ืฉืืขืฆื ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืื ืืชืืืจื ืืืชืงืืก ืฉืื, ืื ืืฉื ืขืฉื ืชืืงืฃ ืืืื ืืฆืืืงืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืชืจ. ืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืจื ืืืฉื “ืืืืข ืืืืชื ืฉืืชืงืืฉ ืืืืช ืืืืืืขืื ืฉื ืืงืื ืืืืืชื ืกืืืจ ืื ืื ืื ืื ืขืืฉืื ืจืืื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื ื ืืืื” ืืืง”ืจ ืื,ื). ืืจื ืฉ”ืืงืจืืื ืืงืืฉ” ืืื ืข”ื ืืืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืฉืืื ืืชืืืจื ืืชืขืื ืืืชืงืืก ืฉืื ืฉื ืืงื”ื ืืืืชืจ.
ืืจืื”ื (ืืื ืื,ื) ืคืืกืง ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืช ืืืชืจ ืื’ ืืืื ืืืชืืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืชืจ ืื’ ืืื. ืืืฆืื ื ืืืืช ืืฉื ืจืืื ื “ืืืืื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืช ืืฉื ืฉืืืฉืื ืืื ืืืชืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฉื”, ืื ืื ื ืืืืชืช ืื ื ืืืจื ืื ื ืืืจ ืฉืืขืืจ ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืกืชืื “ืืื ืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืช ืืฉืจืคื ืืฉืจ ืฉืจืฃ ื'”.
ืื ืจืื ืฉืืฉ ืฉืืขืืจ ืืืืืืช ืืื ืืื ื’ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฉื’, ืื ืืื ื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืขื ืืฉืจืคื ืืฉืจ ืฉืจืฃ ื’ ืืืื ืืชืืืจื ืืืชืงืืก ืฉืื ืฉื ืืงื”ื ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืฉืื ืฉืข”ื ืืื ืื ืืชืืืจื ืฉืื ืืช’.
ืืขืื ื ืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืงืืืืช ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืกืืคืืจ ืืืืจืื ืืจืง ืืืืช ืื ื ืืืจื ืืชืื “ืืืืืื ืื ืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืื โ ืฉืืฉ ืืืื ืืื. ืื ืจืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืฉืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืชืืื ื ืืช ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืขื”ื ืืชืืืจื ืืืชืงืืก ืฉืื ืืช’ ืืืื ืืฉ ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืช ืืฉืจืคื ืืฉืจ ืฉืจืฃ ื’.
ืืขืื ืืฉ ืืืืกืืฃ ืฉืืืชืช ืื ื ืืืจื ืืืืชื ืืชืื ื’ ืืื ืืืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืืช ืืืฉืื ื ืืืจ “ืืืจื ืืขื ืืืจืื ื”, ืื ืจืื ืฉืืข”ืค ืฉืืืืขื ืืืจืืช “ืืืจืื ื” ื ืืงืื ืฉื ื ืื ื ืืืจื ืืื ืฉืืชืจืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืืขื ืืืืจืืช ืืจืืช ืฉืืื ืฉืข”ื ืืืชืช ืืฆืืืงืื, ืืืื ืฉืืฉืืื ืืขืื ืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืจืื ื ืืงืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืชืจ.
ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืืื ืคืจืฆืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืกืคื ืขื ืคืืืจืช ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yeruchem Levovitz, ztโl
ืืืืื ื ืกืืขืช ืืืฉืืื ื’ืืืืฉืข’
ืืื ืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืืืฉืืจ ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืืจืืคื ืืื ืฉืืชืงืืคืช ืืงืืืฅ ืืื ืจืืฉื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืฉืืื ื ืืกืขืื ื’ืืืืฉืข’ [ืื ืืคืฉ], ืืืืื ืืืืืจืื ืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ื ืฉืืจืื ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ ืืืืื, ืื ืืื ืฉืืขืืจืื ืืจืื ื ืืืฉืืื. ืจืง ืืืืจืื ืืขืืื ืืื ื ืืกืขืื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืืจ”ื ืืืช ืืืก’ ืฉื ืื.
ืืฉืขืช ืชืจืค”ื, ืืื ืื ืจืื ืืชืืฆืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืจืคืืื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืชืงืืคืช ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืฉืจ ืฆืืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืคืฉ, ืืืืืข ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืจืืื ืืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื ืื ืืฉื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืช ื ืกืืขืชื ืืืื ืืฉืืจ ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืชืืืืืื. ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืคืฉ, ืืื ื ืคืืฉืื ืืืื ื ืขืืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืืจืืคื ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืกืืืืืช ืกืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืขื ืืื ื ืืฆืืืืจ. ืืืืื ื ืกืืขืชื ืฉื ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืฆืขื ืืจืืืง ืืืช ืฉืืจื ืืืืื ืขืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืฃ ืืืืืืืช ื ืืกืคืื.
ืขื ืืฉืคืขืชื ืฉื ืืืขืฉื ื ืืชื ืืืืื ืืืืชื ืฉืฉืื ืืืืชื ืชืงืืคื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืคืื ืงื, ืฉืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืงื’, ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืคืฉืืฅ, ืืืื ืืืจืื:
“ืืืืืขื ืืื ื ืกืืขืช ืืืื”ืจ ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืื”ื ืืงืืืื ืืชืืจ ืืืื ืขื ืืืฆื ืืืชืืืื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืื ืกืืขื ืืงืืืืืช โ ืืื ืืื ืืืคืชืขื ืืืฉ!! ืืืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืฆืขื ืงืืฆืื ื ืืืื, ืืืฉ ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืขืืื ืืืื ืืก ืคืจืง ืืืฉ ืืืื ืืืฉืืืืช โ ืงืฆืืช ืืื ืืืคืฉ ืจืฉืืืื. ืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืืขืื ‘ืฆื ืืืื’ ืืืื ืืืขืฉืืื ืฉื ืืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืช ืจืืื ืืช ืื ืืื.”
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืืืจื ืืืช
ืฉืืืื ืืืฅ
ืืชืื ืืื ืคืชื ืืื ืืืขื ืื ืืืืื ืืื’ ืื ืืืฉื ืืืืฉ ืืืื, ืืข’ ืงืืืฉืื ื”ื ืข”ื ืืืชืื ืืืืฉ ืืืื ืืืขื ืฉื ืื ืฉืฉืืื.
ืืข’ ืจืืื”ื ืงืืืฉืื ื”ื ืืง’ ื”ื ืงืจื ืืฉืืืื ืืืฅ ืืคืืืจ ืฉื ืื ืฉืฉืืื ืชืืคืืง ืืื ืืฉืืช ืฆ”ื ืข”ื ืืขืฉืืชื ืืืช ืืื ืืฆืืช ื’, ืืชื’ ืืื”ื ืืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืฅ ืืืชืื ืืืฉ ืืืฉ. ืืฆ”ืข ืืจ’ ืืืกื ืืก”ื ืฉื ืื ืฉืืขืื ื”ื ืคืืืจืื ืืืจ ืง’ ืืื ืื ืงืจื.
ืื”ื ืืจืข”ื ืืืฉื ืืืช ืื ืืฉื ืื ืฉืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืงื’ ืืจืืื”ื, ืื”ื ื”ื ืืืจ’ ืืืกื ื”ื ืืืงืฉืืช ื”ื ืงืจื ืืืืฆืืจื ืงืจื ืืืขืืื ืื ื”ื ืืื ื”ื, ืืื ืงื’ ืืจืืื”ื ืืื ืจืง ืขื ืจ’ ืฉืืขืื ืืืจื ืืื ืก”ื ืืฉืืช ืฆ”ื ืืื ืื ื”ื ืืื ื”ื ืืื ืืืื ืคืืืจ ืฉื ืื ืฉืขืฉื ืืฉืืช.
ืืขืื”ื ืืืจื ืืคื ”ื ืฉืืช ืฆ”ื ืืื ”ื ื”ื ื ืงืื ืืฉื ืื ืฉืขืฉื ืืืงื ืืฉืืช, ืืืื ืืจืืื”ื, ืืืื’ ื”ื ืืชืืื ืืื’ ืช”ืง ืืจ’ ืฉืืขืื ืืื ื”ื ืืื ื”ื, ืื”ื ืจืง ืืจ’ ืฉืืขืื ืก”ื ืืจืืื”ื ืืฉืืื ืฉื ืื ืฉืขืฉื ืื ืืฉืืจ ืืืกืืจืื, ืืื ืืจ’ ืืืกื ืื ืืง’ ืืจืืื”ื ืื”ื ืืืขืช ืืคื ”ื ืืื ”ื.
ืืืืืื ืขืื ืืจืื”ื ืค”ื ืืืืืื ื”ื ืืืคืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืงืื, ืืืฉืืข ืืืงื”ื ืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืื, ืื”ื ืืืฉืืขืืช ืืืื ืฉื. ืืข’ ืืื”ื ืฉืืช ืคื”ื ืืืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ื’ ืขืืฉื ืืืื ืืืขืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืื ืฉืขืฉื. ืืข’ ืจืข”ื ืฉื ืขื ืืจืื”ื ืฉืฆืืื ืืืืจ”ื ืื ืืืืื ืกื’ ืก”ื ืืกืืจื ืื.
ืืข”ืข ืก”ื ืืืจืืกืงื ืฉืชื’ ืฉื ืงื’ ืืจืืื”ื ืืฉืืืื ืืืฅ, ืืงื’ ืืงื”ื ืืจืฆืืื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืฉื ืื ืฉืขืฉื ืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืขื ืืืคืฆื ืืื ืขื ืืืขืฉื.
ืืืขืืงืจ ืืื ืฉื ืื ืฉืฉืืื, ืืง’ ืฉืืื ืื ื ืืืข ืืื ืืงืืืฉืื ื”ื ืืื ืืื ื ืืชืงืื ืืคื ืื ืืืชืื ืชืืืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืื ื’, ืืืืื ืืจืื”ืฉ ืืืืืื ื”ื ืข”ื, ืืชื’ ืืืื ื ืืขืื, ืืื ืืชืืก’ ืืืื ื”ื ืข”ื ืกืืจื ืืืขืื ืืืืจ ืงืฉื.
ืืืื’ ื”ื ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืชืงืื ืืคื ืื ืืื ืจืง ืื ืืงืจืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืชืงืื ืื”ืฆ ืฉืืืืคื ืื ืฉืขืฉื ืืืืฅ ืืื ืืชืงืื ืืคื ืื. ืืื ืืจืฉื”ื ื”ื ืงื”ื ืืชื ืืื ืืจ ืืืื ืขื ืฉืืืื ืืืืฅ ืฉืืฉืืืื ืืฉืืจื ืืืจ, ืืง’ ืื”ื ืืขืืื ืืคืืจ ืืืืฅ ืืืจื ืืงืจื ืืคืืจืฉ ืืืฉ ืืืฉ ืืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืืชืืื ืืฉืจ ืืขืื ืขืืื ืื ืืื, ืืข’ ืืงืืจ ืืจืื ื’ ืฉืชื’ ืืืขืืืช ืืจ ืื ืขืื ืื ืืจืื (ืื”ื ื ืชืืืืช ืืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืืข”ื ื”ื ื’, ืืข’ ืืื”ื ื”ื ื”ื), ืืืื ืืจ ืืืื ืืืขืืื ืืืืฅ, ืืฉื”ื ืืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืฉืืืื ืคืกืืื ืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืขืื ืืจืื ืืืขืืืืช ืื ืื ืืืคืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืจ ืขื ืฉืืืื ืืืืฅ ืืื ืืฉืื ืฉืฉืืืื ืืฉืืจื ืืืจ. ืืขื”ืค ืืืืืจ ืืืืจื ืืจืฉื”ื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืจืืื ืืคื ืื ืืืืคื ืื ืฉื ืขืืืื, ื”ื ืคืืืจ ืืืืฅ.
ืืืื ื ืืืชื ืชืืจื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Aaron Chodosh, ztโl
ืื ืื ื ืืฆืืืื ืืกืคืืจ ืืช ืืืืื ืืงืจืืช ืืชื ืชืืจื, ืืจ”ื ืฉืืื ืคืกืืื ืืชื, ืื”ื, ืืจืื ืืืคืจืฉืื ืืกืืืืื ืืกืคืืจืช ืืขืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืจืื ื ืืขืืื ืืืจ ืืืงืืฉ, ืืืืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืฉืขื ืฉืืืจ ืืื ืืฉื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืฆืจืื “ืชืขืืื ืืช ืืืืืงืื ืขื ืืืจ ืืื” ืืืจื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฉื ืจืืื ื, ืืืืชื ืขืืืื ืื, ืืืจ ืืื ืืกืืฃ ืืืืฉืื ืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืขืฆืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืงืืขื ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืช ืกืคืืจืช ืืขืืืจ ืืืื ืืื, ืืืฉืืื ืืืืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ืฉืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืชื ืืื, ืืื ืืจืื”ื ืืชื ืืคืจืง ื’ ืื’ ืชืืืืื ืืืืกืคืื ืฉืืฆืื ืื ืฉื ืกืคืืจืช ืืขืืืจ ืืืืืช ืขื ืื ืืืฉ ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืงืื ืืืื ืืื, ืืืฉืืข ืื ืืกืืืจื ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืกืคืืจื ืืืืืจืืืชื, ืขื”ื.
ืื ืขื ืืื ืืฆืืืช ืืกืคืืจื, ืืฉื ืื ืกืืคืจืื ืืจื ืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืงืจืื ืืขืืืจ ืื”ื ืืืืข ืฆืจืื ืืกืคืืจ.
ืืชื ืืืื ืื (ืืฆืื ืฉ”ื) ืืฉืจืฉื ืืืฆืื ืขื ืฆื ืืคืฉื, ืืคื ืฉืขืืงืจื ืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืคื ื ืืชืืจื ื ืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืฉ”ื “ืื ืื ืืจืืชื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืงืืช ืฉืืื ืืืจืฅ ืื ืฉืืชื”, ืืืื ืขืืงืจ ืืกืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืื ืฉืืงืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืกืื ื ืืื’, ืืืคื ื ืื ื ืฆืืืืื ื ืืกืคืืจ ืืืืจืช ืืคืกื ืขื ืืื ืืชื ืชืืจื ืืืจืืืช ืื ืคืฉื ื ืืช ืืืคืฅ ืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื’, ืืืืืืจ ืฉืชืืืืช ืืกืคืืจื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืจืื ืืช ืชืฉืืงืชื ืืืืื ืจืฆืื ื ืืืื ืืชื ืชืืจื.
ื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืื”ื ืืืืื ืืขืืช ืืืืื ืืืืืขืช ืืชืืจื:
ืืชืื ืืืืจืฉ ืจืื ืืืงืจื ืขื ืืคืกืืง ‘ืืืืืชื ืืช ืขืืืจ ืืื’ ืืื ืืื ืืืชืื “ืื ืืชืจืื ืืืื ืืื ืขืืื”, ืืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืขืื ืฉืืื ืขืื ืืขืื”ื ืฉืืืจืข ืืงืืฆืจ ืืื ืืื ืืชืจืื, ืจืง ืืืฆืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืช ืขืืืจ ืืชื ืืคื ืืื ืืืชืจืื ืืื ืืขืื, ืจ’ ืืฉืืขืื ืืจ ื ืืื ื ืืืืจ ืืงืฉื ืืื ืื ืกืคืจ ืงืืืช ืืื’ ืืืจื ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืชืจืื ืืืื ืืื’ ืืืื ืืฃ ืืขืืื ืฉื ืชืืจื ืืฉืืข, ืืืจื ืืืืจื ืืืื ืืืจ ืืื ืขืื ืืฉืชืง ืืืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืฃ ืขืื ืฉื ืชืืจื, ืืื ืืื ื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืขืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืื ื ืืืขืื ืืื ืขืื ืฉื ืชืืจื ืืืขืื, ืืืจ ืจ’ ืืื ืื ืื ืฉืืืจืืืช ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืฆืืืช ืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื ืืขืื”ื ืืื ืฉืืงื”ื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืช ืืฉืืฉ‘, ืืืืืจ ืฉืืฉ ืืืืืง ืืืืชื ืืื ืืขืื ืฉื ืชืืจื ืืื ืฉืืจ ืืืจื ืืขืืื ืฉืืฃ ืฉืืื ืขืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืชืจืื ืืขืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืจืง ืื ืืชืืฆืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืืจ, ืืื ืขืืื ืฉื ืชืืจื ืืื ืืขืื ืขืฆืืืช, ืืื ืฉื ืชืงื ืื ื ืืืืจ ืืชืคืืืช ืืืช ืืืืจืฉ ‘ืื ื ืขืืืื ืืื ืขืืืื, ืื ื ืขืืืื ืืืงืืืื ืฉืืจ ืืื ืขืืืื ืืืื ื ืืงืืืื ืฉืืจ’, ืืขืื ืฉืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืจ ืืขืฆื ืืขืื ืืื ืจืง ืืชืืฆืื, ืืื ืขืื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืขืื ืขืฆืืืช.
ืืืื ืื ืจืง ืชืืกืคืช ืืขืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืขืืงืจ ืืชืคืงืื ืฉื ืขื”ื ืืื ืฉืืชืื ืืื”ื (ืืืง”ืจ ืคืจืฉืช ืืืืจ) ‘ืจ’ ืืื ืืจ ืืื ื ืคืชื ืงืื ืืืกืจื ืืื ืืกืฃ ืืืจ ืจ’ ืืื ืืจ ืืื ื ืงืื ืืืกืจื ืฉืืชืืจื ืืื ืืกืฃ. ืืื ืชืฉืงืื ืืกืฃ ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืชื ืฉืืงืืื ืืกืฃ ืืื ื ืขืฉื, ืืื ืืื, ืขื ืฉืื ืฉืืขืชื ืืืืื ืฉื ืชืืจื, ืืืืืขืื ืืื ืืฉืืขื ืืื ืืชื ืืืขืื ืืืืืืช ืืขืืื ืฉืืขืื, ืืื ืืฉืืขื, ืขื ืฉืื ืฉืืขืชื ืืืื ื ืฉืืชืืจื, ืืืชืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืชื ืืืื ืืกืืชื’.
ืื ืืืกืชืืืืช ืื ืืื ื ืขื ืืชืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ื, ืืื ืื ื ืงืืื ืืื ืืชืืจื ืืจืง ืขื ืืชืืจื ืืฉ ืื ื ืืฆืืืืช.
ืืขืืงืจ ืื ืฉื ืืจืื ื ืืชืืืืช ืืืฆืืจื ืืื ืืชืคืงืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืืจืฉ ืจืื ืืืงืจื ื”ื ื’ “ืื ืชืืืื ืื ืืืจืฅ ืื ืืขืชื ืื ืขืฅ ืืืื”, ืจ’ ืืืืื ืืจ ืกืืืื ืคืชื “ืืืจื ื’ ืืืืงืืื ืชืืื” ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืืืื ืืืจ ืืงื”ื ืืื’, ืืื ืืชืืืืช ืืจืืืชื ืฉื ืขืืื ืื ื ืชืขืกืง ืืงื”ื ืืื ืืืืข ืชืืืื, ืืืชืื “ืืืืข ื’ ืืืืงืื ืื ืืขืื”, ืืฃ ืืชื ืฉื ืื ืกืื ืืืจืฅ ืื ืชืชืขืกืงื ืืื ืืืืข ืชืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืชืื ืื ืชืืืื ืื ืืืจืฅ‘, ืืืื ื ืืืขื ืื, ืืืืจื ืฉื ืื”ื: “ืืื ืชืืืื ืื ืืืจืฅ ืื ืืขืชื ืื ืขืฅ ืืืื”, ืืื ืืื ืืืชืื “ืขืฅ ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืืงืื ืื”. ืื ืืชืื ืืื, ืฉืื ืขืื ืืชืืจื ื ืงืจื ื ืืืขื, ืื ืืืขื ืื ืฆืจืืืื ืื ืืืข ืืฉืืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืื ื ืืืขืช ืขืฅ ืืืื. ืชืืืืื ืืืืื ืื ื ืืืขืื ืขืฅ ืืืื ืืืืืืงืื ืื.
ืืื ืืชืคืงืื ืฉื ืขื”ื ืืงืื ืืช ืืขืืื ืืืืข ืืช ืขืฆื ืืืืื ืฉื ืื ืืืฆืืืืช, ืืืฆืื ื ืืื”ื ืฉืชืืืืื ืืืืื ื ืงืจืืื ‘ืื ืืื’ ืฉืขืืกืงืื ืืื ืืื ื ืฉื ืขืืื, ืืื ื ืจืื ืฉืืืืจื ืื”ื ืืื ื ืืกืฃ ืขืื ืืืจ ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืืื, ืืื ืืฉ ืขืื ืืืื ื ืฉื ืช”ื ืฉื ืืืข ืืืจ ืฉืฆืืื ืืืืื ืคืืจืืช, ืืืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืืจืื ืขื ืืชืืจื ‘ืืืื ืขืืื ื ืืข ืืชืืื ื’, ืื ืืืืืช ืฉื ืชืืจื, ืืข”ื ืืืืจืื ืื”ื “ืื ื ืื ืชืงื ืืืจื ืืืฆืืืชื ืชืฆืคืื ืืืชื” ืื ืืฉ ืื ืืืืช ืงื ืืืจื, ืืืจ ืืงื”ื ืืืฉื ืืืืจ ืืืฉืจืื ืื ื, ืขืกืงื ืืชืืจื ืืืื ืืชื ืืชืืืจืืื ืืฉืื ืืืื.
ืืืช ืืขืื ืฆืจืื ืืืขืช ืฉืืชืืงืื ืฉืื ืย ื ืืื ืืจืืืื ืืขืกืง ืืชืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืจื ืื”ื ‘ืจื ืืื ื ืืืจ ืื ื ืืฉื ืืื ืืขืืืจื ืืืื ืืืชื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืขืฉื ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืงืจืืช ืืฃ ืืื ืงืืจื ืฉื ื ืืคืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉื ืืช ืคืจืง ืืื ืืฉื ื ืฉื ืื’, ืืจืืืื ืืขืกืง ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื.
ืื ืืขืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืขืฉื ืืคื ื ืงืืืช ืืชืืจื?
ืืคื ื ืืชื ืชืืจื ื ืืืจ ืืค’ ืืชืจื “ืืขืชื ืื ืฉืืืข ืชืฉืืขื ืืงืืื ืืฉืืจืชื ืืจืืชื ืืืืืชื ืื ืกืืืื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืื”. ืืืืืจ ืจืฉ”ื “ืืขืชื”, ืื ืขืชื ืชืงืืื ืขืืืื ืืขืจื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื, ืฉืื ืืชืืืืช ืงืฉืืช, ืืืื ืืื ืขื ืืฉืจืื ืงืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข, ืืืื ืจืืืื ืฉืืื ืชืืื ืืงืืื, ืฉืื ืืืื ืืงืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืื ืืืชืืื ืืืชืจ ืงืื.
ืืงืืจ ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืื”ื ืืื ืฉืืชืื ืืืืงืื ืขื ืืคืกืืง ืืืฉืขืืื “ืื ืืชื ืืืื, ืืคืขืืื ืืืคืข, ืชืืขืื ืืืืจ ืืื” ืื – ืืืช, ืืชื – ืืืืืื, ืืืื – ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืืื, “ืืคืขืืื ืืืคืข” – ืืืจ ืจ’ ืืื ืื ืคืขืืืืช ืืืืืช ืฉืขืชืื ืืงื”ื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืฉืจืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืคืขืื ืืืช ืฉืคืขื ืืคื ืื ืืืจ ืกืื ื ืืืืจื “ืื ืืฉืจ ืืืจ ื’ ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข”.
ืืืฉืืจ ืฉืืืจื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข, ืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืช ืืคื ื ืืื ืืขืื, ืืขืืช ืืงืืื ืขืืื ืืื ืฉืืงื”ื ืืืจ ืืช ืืฉืืจ ืืงืจืื, ืืื ืฉื ืืืจ “ืชืืขืื ืืืืจ ืืื” ืืงืจืื.
ืืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืขืืช ืืงืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืงืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืฉ ืื ืืื ืกืืืขืชื ืืฉืืื ืืขืืื ืืงืืื ืฉืงืืื ืขื ืขืฆืื.
ืืื ืืฉ ืืื ืืงืืื ืืืช ืืกืืืืช ืฉืืืจ ืืื ืืืชื ืชืืจื ืฉื “ืืืื ืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืื ืื ืืืจ” ืืืืจื ืื”ื ‘ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืื’, ืืืืื ืืื ืื ืื ื ืืชืืืืื ืื ืขื ืคืืืจืช ืชืืืืื ืจ’ ืขืงืืื ืฉืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื, ืื ืืชืืืขื ืขืืืื ืื ืื ื ืื ืืืืขืื ืืืืืง, ืืื ืื ืื ื ืืืืขืื ืื ืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช, ืขื ื ืื ืืืืืืื ื ืืืจ ืฉื ืขื ืฉื ืขื ืฉืื ืฉืืื ืขืฆื ืื ืืื ืคื’ ืฉืื ืืขืจืืืย ืืื ืืืชืืืขืฅ ืืืื ืขื ืืืจื.
ืืชืื ืืื’ ืืกื ืืืจืื ืขื”ืค ืืืืจืื “ืืืงื ืืช ืฉื ื ืืืงืืืช ืืืื ืงืจืืชื ื ืขื ืืืืื ืงืจืืชื ืืืืืื” “ื ืขื” – ืืื ืช”ื ืฉืื”ื ืฉืื ืขืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื, “ืืืืืื” – ืืื ืช”ื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื. “ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืฉื ื ืื ื ืืืฆืืจ ืืขืืืืื ืืื” ืืฉื ืื ืืืชืื ืขืืื” “ืืฆืืจ” – ืืืจ ืจ’ ืืฆืืง ืืื ืช”ื ืฉืื”ื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืช, “ืืฉื ืื ืืืชืื ืขืืื” – ืืื ืช”ื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืจืืจืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื. ื ืืืจ ืืื ืฉืช”ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืฉื ื ืื ืขืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืื ืื ืืื.
ืืชืื ืืืืงืื ืชืจืก”ื ‘ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืงืช ืื” ืืื ืืื ืืืชืื “ืืฉืจื ืืฉืืื ืื ืื” ืืืจ ืจ’ ืืื ื ืืฉืจื ื ืืชื ืื ื ืืืจ ืืื ืืฉืจื ืืฉืืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืขื ื ืฆืจืื, ืืข”ื ื ืืืจ “ืจืฉ ืืืืฉ ืชืืืื ื ืคืืฉื ืืืืจ ืขืื ื ืฉื ืืื ื”, ืืืชืื “ืขืฉืืจ ืืจืฉ ื ืคืืฉื ืขืืฉื ืืืื ื”, ืคื’ ืืืฉ ืจืฉ ืขื ื ืืชืืจื ืืืืจ ืืืืฉ ืชืืืื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืกืืจ ืืื ืื ืฉื ื ืกืืจืื, ืืฉื ืื ื ืคืจืง ืืื, ืืืื ืืืชื ืืืฉื ืื, “ืืืืจ ืฉื ืืื ื” ืืงื ื ืขืื”ื ืืขืื”ื, ืืื ืขืฉืืจ ืืชืืจื ืืจืฉ ืืชืืจื ื ืคืืฉื ืืืืจ ืขื ื ืืขืฉืืจ ืืฉื ืื ื, ืืืืจ ืืชื ืืืื ืืืืืืชื ืืืจืืืช ืืื ื ืืืื ืืขืืงืฆืื ืื ืืืืืืชื ืืืื ืืจืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืฉื ืื, “ืขืืฉื ืืืื ื” ืื ืฉืขืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืื ืืืคืฉ ืืืช ืืืืคืฉ ืืขืฉื ืืื’.
ืืงื”ื ืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืืชืืื ื ืืืชื ืชืืจื ืขื ืืงืืื ืื ืืื ื, ืฉื ืงืื ืขืืื ื ืืืกืคืืง ืืืืขืืช ืืฉ”ืก, ืืฉืชืืจืชืื ื ืชืืื ืงืืข ืืืืืืชืื ื ืขืจืื, ืืฉื ืืื ืืืขืจืื ืืืืื ืืืืชืืืขืฅ ืขื ืืืืชืื ื, ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืขืืืจ ืืืืจืื ื, ืืขื”ื ื ืืื ื”ืืฉืจื ืืฉืืื ืื ืื ืืืื ืจืขื ืืืืืื ื”, ืืืื ืฉืืืจื ืื”ื ืฉืืชืืืืื ืืฉื ื ืขืฉืจืื ืืฉื ืื “ืืฉืจื”, ืืจืง ืืื ื ืืืจ ืฉืืจื “ืฉืืืื ืจืขื ืืืืืื ื”, ืืืืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืื.
ืชืืืืื, ืืืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืจืื ืืฉืืืชืื ื ืืง’ ืืื ืืชืื ืื ื, ืืืื ื ืื ื ืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืืื ืืข”ื, ืืฉื ืืื ืืฉืืืข ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืงืืื ืืช ืื ืืืจื ืชืืืื ืชืืจืชื ืืืืื, ืืฉื ืืื ืืืืืื ืงืจืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืื ื ืืื.
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Harav Hagaon Moshe Ahron Friedman Shlita
The Fiftieth Level
Parashas Acharei Mos
Harav Hagaon Moshe Aaron Friedman Shlita
This week is the Shabbos after Pesach, the beginning of Sefiras Ha’omer; since it was a leap year, we read Parashas Acharei Mos this Shabbos.
The Magen Avraham (Hilchos Yom Kippur 621), citing the Zohar on Parashas Acharei Mos, states: ืื ืื ืฉืืฆืืขืจ ืขื ืืืชืช ืื ื ืืืจื ืื ืืืจืื ืืืขืืช ืขืืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืขืื ืืชืื ืืื ืื ืืื ื ืืชืื ืืืืื. He adds that this also appears in the writings of the Arizal in Sefer Hakavanos. The Magen Avraham is teaching that if you relate to the concept of the death of the sons of Aharon, and you feel pained by it, it brings a kapparah. The Pri Megadim seems to hold that this halachah applies specifically to Yom Kippur, but others suggest that it applies the whole year. Perhaps this halachah is also appropriate for Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the day that Aharonโs sons died, or at least when Acharei Mos is the parashah of the week. A Yid lives with the parashah, so Parashas Acharei Mos is a time to relate to this concept.
The Midrash states that the reason the death of Aharonโs sons is juxtaposed with the Torahโs discussion of Yom Kippur is to teach you that the death of tzaddikim brings kapparah just as Yom Kippur brings kapparah.
On the other hand, the death of Aharonโs sons also involved some element of cheit, although there are many conflicting explanations of what their cheit was. Earlier, in Parashas Shemini, regarding the words ืึทืชึตึผืฆึตื ืึตืฉื ืึดืึดึผืคึฐื ึตื ื’ ืึทืชึนึผืืึทื ืืึนืชึธื, the Baal Haturim notes that the word ืืึนืชึธื is spelled with a vav, hinting to the six misdeeds of Nadav and Avihu: bringing an eish zarah, issuing a halachic ruling before their rebbi, entering the Mishkan after drinking wine, not having children, failing to consult, and setting their eyes on leadership positions.
The Chida observes, regarding the words ืึทืึทึผืงึฐืจึดืืึผ ืึดืคึฐื ึตื ื’ ืึตืฉื ืึธืจึธื, that ืึตืฉื ืึธืจึธื is an acronym for the misdeeds of Nadav and Avihu, of which he gives a slightly different list: Aleph stands for ืึตืฉื ืึธืจึธื, shin stands for ืฉืชืืื ืืื, zayin stands for ืืจืข (not having children), reish stands for ืจืืืฆืช ืืืื ืืจืืืื (failure to wash their hands and feet), and hei stands for ืืืจืื ืืคื ื ืจืื.
The Kli Yakar notes that since the passuk says clearly that Nadav and Avihu brought an ืึตืฉื ืึธืจึธื, itโs obvious that this was their transgression. He explains that the other misdeeds ascribed to them (again, a slightly different list) are all under the rubric of ืึตืฉื ืึธืจึธื: drinking wine caused a fire of intoxication to burn within them; being ืืืืกืจ ืืืืื turned them into an ish zar, as did failing to wash their hands and feet; not marrying fueled the fire of the yetzer within them; and so on.
Reaching Beyond
Thereโs another aspect of Nadav and Avihuโs death that can be viewed as the root of their misdeed.
In explaining what it means that they entered the Mishkan after drinking wine, the Sfas Emes cites the passuk ืึดึผื ืืึนืึดืื ืึนึผืึถืืึธ ืึดืึธึผืึดื, and says that dodecha refers to the actual command of Hashem, while yayin represents going beyond that and becoming โdrunk.โ Nadav and Avihu strove for a higher level, and they wanted to enter the Mishkan after drinking wine in order to attain a spiritual level that was beyond their capabilities. But a person has to know that this is not the correct approach; we are meant to follow Hashemโs command, and that is more important than the โwineโ of going beyond our madreigah: ืึดึผื ืืึนืึดืื ืึนึผืึถืืึธ ืึดืึธึผืึดื.
An Even Higher Level
I saw the following idea brought down in the name of R’ Shamshon of Ostropoli, regarding the words ืึทืึฒืจึตื ืืึนืช ืฉึฐืื ึตื ืึฐึผื ึตื ืึทืึฒืจึนื ืึฐึผืงึธืจึฐืึธืชึธื ืึดืคึฐื ึตื ื’ ืึทืึธึผืึปืชืึผ. He notes that Moshe Rabbeinu was bothered by the question of why Nadav and Avihu had to die. Chanoch and Eliyahu ascended to shamayim alive, so why was it necessary for Aharonโs sons to die? The answer is, ืึฐึผืงึธืจึฐืึธืชึธื ืึดืคึฐื ึตื ื’ ืึทืึธึผืึปืชืึผ โ they attained an even higher level, beyond that which Chanoch and Eliyahu merited. So lofty was their madreigah that they came close to the Kisei Hakavod:ย ืึฐึผืงึธืจึฐืึธืชึธื ืึดืคึฐื ึตื ื’.
The Ohr Hachaim explains that Nadav and Avihu came so close to Hashem that this closeness itself caused them to die.
In this vein, thereโs an interesting story told about the Rama MiPanoโs passing. Every day, he would seclude himself and reach lofty levels of dveikus. He knew that this was dangerous, and that it might cause him to reach beyond his capabilities, so he arranged with his shamash that he should knock on his door after twenty minutes. One day, a fire broke out in the city, and because the shamash was busy with the fire, he came to knock on the door a few minutes late โ but by then the Rama MiPano had already passed on. He had reached the fiftieth level, which is the level beyond.
The first letters of the words ืึฐึผืงึธืจึฐืึธืชึธื ืึดืคึฐื ึตื ื’ ืึทืึธึผืึปืชืึผ can be rearranged to spell yovel. Yovel is the fiftieth year, so it represents the fiftieth level, where we go beyond, which is what happens at the end of Sefiras Ha’omer as well.
All for Mattan Torah
Sefiras Ha’omer follows Yetzias Mitzrayim, which was orchestrated by Hashem: ืืชืขืจืืชื ืืืขืืื.ย Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim in a way that was beyond our madreigah, and then we had to go through the fifty levels until we reached Shavuos. It is brought down from the Gra, and I think there are sources for this already in the Zohar, that the Torah mentions Yetzias Mitzrayim fifty times, because there are fifty levels in Yetzias Mitzrayim. Every single day we go out, and itโs another level in Yetzias Mitzrayim. What, asks the Gaon, is the fiftieth level?
We know that even Moshe Rabbeinu didnโt reach the fiftieth level until the day he was niftar; thatโs why he passed away on Har Nevo, whose name connotes nun bo โ on that day he reached the fiftieth level.
In any event, of the fifty mentions of Yetzias Mitzrayim in the Torah, the fiftieth level is represented by the mention of Yetzias Mitzrayim in the first of the Aseres Hadibros: ืึธื ึนืึดื ื’ ืึฑืึนืงึถืืึธ ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืืึนืฆึตืืชึดืืึธ ืึตืึถืจึถืฅ ืึดืฆึฐืจึทืึดื. We know that the neshamos of Klal Yisrael left their bodies when they heard this dibrah, because it is the fiftieth level.
At the very beginning of the process of Pesach, we said ืื ืืืืจื, and the gematria of ืื is fifty. Yom Kippur, when Parashas Acharei Mos is read, begins with ืื ื ืืจื, which also represents fifty. At these times, weโre striving to reach this fiftieth level. Indeed, the entire process of Yetzias Mitzrayim was in order to bring us to this level.
As we said, there are fifty levels of Yetzias Mitzrayim, and the ultimate level was ืึธื ึนืึดื ื’ ืึฑืึนืงึถืืึธ ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืืึนืฆึตืืชึดืืึธ ืึตืึถืจึถืฅ ืึดืฆึฐืจึทืึดื. We have to know that the entire process of Yetzias Mitzrayim was for Matan Torah; in fact, the gematria of โYetzias Mitzrayimโ is 891, which is also the gematria of naaseh venishma. The purpose of leaving Mitzrayim was ืชึทึผืขึทืึฐืืึผื ืึถืช ืึธืึฑืึนืงึดืื ืขึทื ืึธืึธืจ ืึทืึถึผื, as Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu at the sneh, and the word ืชึทึผืขึทืึฐืืึผื can be read as taavdu nun. Klal Yisrael reaches that level of nun (fifty), Moshe Rabbeinu reaches that level of nun, and the entire purpose of Pesach is to get to that level.
The word โPesachโ is actually an acronym for the three names of Har Sinai: Paran, Sinai, and Chorev, because the purpose of Pesach, and the entire process of Yetzias Mitzrayim, is to get to Paran, Sinai, Chorev. Similarly, the letters of the word โPesach,โ when spelled out completely โ peh, hei, samech, mem, chaf, ches, tav โ have the gematria of 613, the number of mitzvos we received at Mattan Torah.
We also know that the four leshonos of geulah are ืึฐืืึนืฆึตืืชึดื, ืึฐืึดืฆึทึผืึฐืชึดึผื, ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึดึผื, and ืึฐืึธืงึทืึฐืชึดึผื, and ืึฐืึธืงึทืึฐืชึดึผื refers to Matan Torah.
So as weโre going through the parashah of Acharei Mos and starting Sefiras Ha’omer, we want to start in the correct way, to come close to Hashem โ ืึฐึผืงึธืจึฐืึธืชึธื ืึดืคึฐื ึตื ื’ โ in the proper way. You have to count your days and make each day count, climbing each day to another level of Yetzias Mitzrayim until we finally reach the state of ืชึทึผืขึทืึฐืืึผื ืึถืช ืึธืึฑืึนืงึดืื ืขึทื ืึธืึธืจ ืึทืึถึผื.
We should be zocheh to take the process of Pesach all the way to Shavuos, as the Ramban writes that these are days of Chol Hamo’ed between Pesach and Shavuos, and we should take these heiligeh days and go continually upward bโderech Hashem.