VayikraAcharei Mos

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yeruchem Levovitz, ztโ€l

ื•ื™ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’ ืืœ ืžืฉื” ืื—ืจื™ ืžื•ืช ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ืื”ืจืŸ (ื˜ื–,ื)
ืจืฉ”ื™: ืžื” ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ, ื”ื™ื” ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ ื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืจื™ื” ืžื•ืฉืœื• ืžืฉืœ, ืœื—ื•ืœื” ืฉื ื›ื ืก ืืฆืœื• ืจื•ืคื, ืืžืจ ืœื• ืืœ ืชืื›ืœ ืฆื•ื ืŸ ื•ืœื ืชืฉื›ื‘ ื‘ื˜ื—ื‘, ื‘ื ืื—ืจ ื•ืืžืจ ืœื• ืืœ ืชืื›ืœ ืฆื•ื ืŸ ื•ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื‘ ื‘ื˜ื—ื‘ ืฉืœื ืชืžื•ืช ื›ื“ืจืš ืฉืžืช ืคืœื•ื ื™, ื–ื” ื–ืจื–ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ืœื›ืš ื ืืžืจ ืื—ืจื™ ืžื•ืช ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ืื”ืจืŸ.

ื”ื ื” ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ื”ืื‘ื—ื ื” ืฉื ื™ ื”ืœื ืฉื ื™ ื”ืจื•ืคืื™ื ืฉื•ื•ื™ื, ืฉื ื™ื”ื ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื• ื‘ืืžื™ืชืช ื”ืžื—ืœื” ื•ืฉื ื™ื”ื ื’ื ืฆื™ื•ื• ืื•ืชื” ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืœื—ื•ืœื”, ื•ืฉื ื™ื”ื ืืžื ื ื’ื ื–ื™ืจื–ื•ื”ื• ื›ื™ ื”ืจื™ ืฆื™ื•ื• ืขืœื™ื• ืฉืœื ื™ืื›ืœ ื•ืœื ื™ืžื•ืช ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื” ื–ื™ืจื•ื–. ืืœื ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืื—ื“ ื–ืจื–ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื‘ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื• ืืฉืจ ืžืช ืคืœื•ื ื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื—ืœื” ื–ื•, ื”ื ื” ื–ื” ื”ืžื–ืจื– ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืื—ืจ ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื ื”ื• ืจื•ืคื ืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืขืฆื.

ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื›ืชื‘ื” ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืคืกื•ืง ืžื™ื•ืชืจ, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื™ื ื™ื ื ืคืจื˜ื• ื‘ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืžืคืกื•ืง ื‘’ ื•ืื™ืœืš, ื•ื’ื ื ืืžืจ ืฉื ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ‘ื•ืœื ื™ืžื•ืช’, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ืชืจ ื”ื–ืจื•ื– ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื” ื‘ืžื” ืฉื™ื–ื›ื•ืจ ื›ื™ ืืžื ื ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื• ืžืชื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืงืจื‘ืชื ืœืคื ื™ ื”’ ื‘ืœื™ ื”ื”ื›ื ื” ื”ืจืื•ื™ื”, ื”ื ื” ืžืขื˜ ื™ืชืจื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื™ืจื•ื– ื”ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ืคืกื•ืง ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื•ืฉืœื.

ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื™ืจื•ื—ื ืœื™ื•ื•ืื•ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

ืžืขืชื™ืงื™ ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืช – ืฆืขื˜ืจืื“ืงืขืก

ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ื›ื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžื™ื•ื ื”ื™ื•ื•ืกื“ื” ืื‘ืŸ ืฉื•ืื‘ืช ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ื”ื™ืชื” ืจื‘ืช ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ืžืกื™ืจืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืชื•ืจืชื ืฉืœ ืจืืฉื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื•ืช ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืžื“ื•ืจ ืœื“ื•ืจ.

ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืžื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ื•ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื•, ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืื™ืชื ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื‘ื”ืŸ ื›ืชื‘ื• ืืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืชื•ืจืชื ืฉืœ ืจืืฉื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืŸ ืœืžื“ื• ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ.

ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ืฉื”ืชืงื™ื™ืžื• ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืงื“’, ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ื”ื™ื• ืฆืžืื™ื ืœื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื•ืœื›ืœ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื”ื ืžื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ืจืืฉื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื’ืื•ื ื™ื ื“ืื–, ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ืฉืงืืค, ืจื‘ื™ ื ืคืชืœื™ ื˜ืจืืค, ืจื‘ื™ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื‘ืขืจ ื•ืขื•ื“.

ื›ืš ื”ื™ื• ื”ื›ืœ ืจืฆื™ื ืืฆืœ ื”’ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืช’ ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ. ืฉื’ื•ืจื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืื– ื”ืžื™ืžืจื “ืžืขืŸ ื”ืื˜ ื”ืื ื’ืขื”ื•ื™ื‘ืขืŸ ืœืขื‘ืŸ ืื•ื™ืฃ ืชื•ืจื” ืฉื‘ื›ืชื‘” [=ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ‘ืœื—ื™ื•ืช’ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉื‘ื›ืชื‘].

ื›ืš ื”ืชืคืชื—ื” ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืžืขื™ืŸ ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ืขืชืงืช ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืืฉืจ ื ืงืจืื” ‘ื”ืฆืขื˜ืจืื“ืงืขืก’. ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ืขืœื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช (ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืžืืžืจื™ืงื”) ื”ื™ื• ืฉื•ื›ืจื™ื ืชืžื•ืจืช ืชืฉืœื•ื ืืช ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื ืฉืœ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ‘ื ืฆืจื›ื™ื’ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืขืชื™ืงื• ืขื‘ื•ืจื ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขื ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืžื•ืกืจ ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืื™ืชื ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืžื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช. ืœืขืชื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœื”ืขืชื™ืง ืขื‘ื•ืจื ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืขื“ื™ืŸ ืœื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืžื“ืจื’ืช ื”ื‘ื ืชื, ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื™ื“ื ืœื™ื•ื ื‘ื• ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืื•ืชื. ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื–ื” ื ื”ื ื• ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืžืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ื”ืŸ ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืœืžื•ื“, ื•ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื ืฆืจื›ื™ื ื ื”ื ื• ื”ืŸ ืžืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืฉืขืช ื”ืขืชืงืชื ื•ื”ืŸ ืžื”ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืงื‘ืœื• ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื.

ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ‘ืžืคืขืœ ื”ื”ืขืชืงื•ืช’ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื ืฉืชืžืจื” ืชื•ืจืชื ืฉืœ ืจืืฉื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช, ื›ืืฉืจ ืœืื—ืจ ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืฉื ื™ื”, ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ื›ื—ื“ืชื ืฉืœ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื ืืฆื™ื ื™ืž”ืฉ, ื”ื™ื• ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื ืขื•ืชืงื™ื ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืจืืฉื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืืฉืจ ื ืฉืชืžืจื• ืืฆืœ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ืืฉืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืขืžื ืืช ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื”ื ืœืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืืœื™ื”ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื•.

ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช, ื›ืืฉืจ ืจืฆื• ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื•ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ ืชื•ืจืชื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจ ืืช ืชื•ืจืชื ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื”ื, ืคื ื• ื”ื ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื”ื.

ืข”ืค ‘ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœื•’

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ืื—ืจื™ ืžื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื

ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ืœื ืชืชืŸ ืžื›ืฉื•ืœ

ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืืžื•ื ืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืกื™’ ื™”ื“ ื“ืื™ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ืืœื ืœืžื™ ืฉืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื‘ืžืฆื•ื” ื–ื• ืื‘ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืื™ืŸ ืขืœื™ื• ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœื™ืชืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ืœื™ืชืŸ ืœืžื™ ืฉืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืืฃ ื“ื”ื•ื™ ื‘ืชืจื™ ืขื‘ืจื™ ื“ื ื”ืจื. ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืืžื•ื ืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื”ื•ื‘ืื• ื‘ืคืจื™ ื—ื“ืฉ ื™ื•”ื“ ืกื™’ ืก”ื‘ ื•ื‘ืคืž”ื’ ืฉื ื‘ืž”ื– ื“ืžื•ืชืจ ืœื™ืชืŸ ืœื’ื•ื™ ืื‘ืจ ืžืŸ ื”ื—ื™ ืžื‘ื”ืžื” ื˜ืžืื”. ื•ืข”ืฉ ื‘ืคืชื—ื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืื•ืช ื’’.

ื•ื‘ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ื—”ื’ ืค”ื ื–’ ื”ืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ืืžื•ื ืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืžืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ืชื•ืก’ ื‘”ืž ื™’ ืข”ื‘ ื“ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ื’ืจื•ืฉื” ืœื›ื”ืŸ ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ, ื•ื”ืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ืืžื•ื ืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื“ื”ืจื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื“ื™ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื’ืจื•ืฉื”. ื•ืœื›ื’ ื ืจืื” ื“ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœืงื“ืฉ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืืคืจื•ืฉื™ ืžืื™ืกื•ืจื, ื•ืข”ื› ื›ืืŸ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืืช ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืžื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืื™ื™ืจื™ ื‘ืชืจื™ ืขื‘ืจื™ ื“ื ื”ืจื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ.

ื•ืชื™’ ื‘ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ื“ื“ื•ืงื ื”ื™ื›ื ืฉืื™ื ื• ืืœื ืžื•ืฉื™ื˜ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืื– ื”ื™ื›ื ื“ืื™ื ื• ื‘ืจ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื ืื™ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ืžืฉื”ื› ื”ื™ื›ื ื“ื ื’ืžืจ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื• ืœืขื•ืœื ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ืืฃ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื–ื”ืจ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ. (ื•ืข’ ืœืงืžืŸ ื‘ืฉื ืจ’ ื ืกื™ื ื•ืขื•ื“).

ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืืžื•ื ืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื”ืงืฉื” ืฉื ื‘ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ื“ืžื” ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื–ื”ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ื”ืจื™ ืœืžื” ื™ื’ืจืข ืžืžืฉื™ื ืขืฆื” ืฉืื™ื ื” ื”ื•ื’ื ืช ืœื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื“ืขื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ. ื•ืชื™’ ื”ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ื“ื‘ืืžืช ืงืฉื” ืื™ืš ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ื‘ืžื›ืฉื™ืœ ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื‘ืžื–ื™ื“ ื•ื”ืจื™ ืื™ื ื• ืขื•ืจ ื›ืœืœ ืฉื™ื•ื“ืข ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื•. ื•ืžื–ื” ื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ื”ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ื“ืข”ื› ื“ื™ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ืฉื ื™ ื’ื“ืจื™ื, ื—ื“ื ื“ื™ืŸ ืžืฉื™ื ืขืฆื” ืฉืื™ื ื” ื”ื•ื’ื ืช ื•ื–ื” ืฉื™ื™ืš ื’ื ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ ื“ืขืœืžื ื•ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืขื•ืจ ื•ืื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืข ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื ื›ืฉืœ ื‘ื• ื‘ืžื–ื™ื“ ืœื ื”ื•ื™ ืžืฉื™ื ืขืฆื” ืฉืื™ื ื” ื”ื•ื’ื ืช, ื•ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื–ื” ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื“ื™ืŸ ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืจื™ื ื“ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ืืฃ ื‘ืžื–ื™ื“ ืฉื™ื•ื“ืข ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ืž”ืž ื ืชื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ื’ืžืจื ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ. ื•ื‘ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ื“ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืืžื•ื ืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืœื—ืœืง ืื ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืžื•ื–ื”ืจ ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื–ื” ืื• ืœื ื“ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื–ื”ืจ ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื–ื” ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื–ื” ืฉื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืœ ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืืฃ ืฉื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื ื›ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืขื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื•ื’ื’ ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ืœื ื’ืจืข ืžืžืฉื™ื ืขืฆื” ืฉืื™ื ื” ื”ื•ื’ื ืช ื•ืขื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ืืฃ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื–ื”ืจ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ. (ื•ื›ืขื™”ื– ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ืื’”ืž ื™ื•”ื“ ื—”ื ืกื™’ ื’’ ื“”ื” ื•ื’ื, ื•ืข”ืฉ ื™ื•”ื“ ื—”ื‘ ืกื•ืก”ื™ ื˜’ ื‘ืกื•ื’ืจื™ื™ื ืฉื‘ื™ืืจ ื‘ื–ื” ื“ืขืช ืืžื•ื ืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ).

(ื•ืข”ืฉ ื‘ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ื“ืœืคื™”ื– ืื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ื ืœืžื” ืฉื—ื™ื“ืฉ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืœื•ื™ ื—”ื ื˜”ื• ื‘’ ื“ืกื‘ืจืช ื”ืืžื•ื ืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืฉื™ื™ืš ื’ื ื‘ืœื ืชืื›ื™ืœื•ื ืœืงื˜ืŸ ื•ืข”ืฉ ื‘ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ื‘ืืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืช ื–’ ื•ื—’. ื•ืข”ืฉ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืœื•ื™ ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื“ื›ืŸ ืžืฉืžืข ื‘ืจื”ืฉ ื‘ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช, ืืš ื”ืขื™ืจ ืžื”ืจื•ืงื— ื‘ืืฉืช ื›ื”ืŸ ืžืขื•ื‘ืจืช ื“ื—ื•ืœืง ืข”ื–).

ื•ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ืœืคื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ืœื™ื™ืฉื‘ ืžื” ืฉื”ืงืฉื” ื‘ืงื•ื‘ืฅ ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืข”ื” ื‘’. ื•ื”ื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื”ืงืฉื• ืืžืื™ ื‘ืงื˜ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืืœื ืœื ืชืื›ื™ืœื•ื ื•ืœื ืขื™ืงืจ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ. ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื•ืžืจ ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืงื˜ืŸ ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื–ื”ืจ ื›ืœืœ ื•ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื‘ื• ื›ืœ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื›ื™ ื”ืœื ืืžืจื• ื‘ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื ”ื” ื“ืงื˜ืŸ ื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ืžืฉื•ื ืชืงืœื” ื•ื”ื•ืจื’ื™ื ื”ื‘ื”ืžื” ืžื—ืžืช ืขื‘ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื• ืืœื ื“ืจื—ืžื ื ื—ืก ืขืœื™ื”, ื•ื‘ื™ืืจื• ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื“ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื”ื’ืžืจื ื“ืจื—ืžื ื ื—ืก ืขืœื™ื” ืฉืœื ืœืืกื•ืจ ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจื™ื ืื‘ืœ ืž”ืž ืฉื™ื™ืš ื‘ื• ืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ (ื•ืขื“ื™ืฃ ืžืขื›ื•”ื) ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ืžืขืฉื” ืฉืœื• ื›ืžืขืฉื” ืชืงืœื”. ื•ืž”ืž ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื‘ืืžืช ืœื ื ืฆื˜ื•ื” ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืจื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ื“ื—ืก ืจื—ืžื ื ืœื›ืŸ ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื‘ื• ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ. ื•ื›”ื› ืฉื ื‘ืงื•ื‘ืฅ ื”ืขืจื•ืช. ืืš ื”ืงืฉื” ืข”ื– ื“ืืข”ื’ ื“ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื”ืจื™ ืž”ืž ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ืืฆืœื• ืชืงืœื” ื•ื”ื•ืจื’ื™ื ื”ื‘ื”ืžื” ื•ื”ื› ื”ื ื•ืชืŸ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœืงื˜ืŸ ืœื ื’ืจืข ืžืขืฆื” ืฉืื™ื ื” ื”ื•ื’ื ืช ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ืชืงืœื” ื•ืืžืื™ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ. ื•ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ืœืชืจืฅ ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื”ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ื“ืฉืื ื™ ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ื“ืื™ืกื•ืจื™ื ื“ืื™ื ื• ืžืฉื•ื ืขืฆื” ืฉืื™ื ื” ื”ื•ื’ื ืช ืืœื ืžืฉื•ื ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื“ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืื™ืกื•ืจื™ื ื•ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ื‘ืงื˜ืŸ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื–ื”ืจ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืืฃ ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืงืจื ื“ืœื ืชืื›ื™ืœื•ื. ืืš ื‘ืืžืช ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืชืงืฉื™ ื“ื”ื› ื”ื ื•ืชืŸ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœืงื˜ืŸ ื•ื”ื•ื ืื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžืฉื•ื ืœืคื ื™ ืขื•ืจ ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ืขืฆื” ืฉืื™ื ื” ื”ื•ื’ื ืช ื•ืข”ื› ืื™ืŸ ืœืชืจืฅ ื‘ื–ื” ืงื•ืฉื™ื™ืช ืจ’ ืืœื—ื ืŸ.

ื”ื‘ื ืœื™ื˜ื”ืจ ืžืกื™ื™ืขื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ื•

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโ€l

“ื“ื‘ืจ ืืœ ื›ืœ ืขื“ืช ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืืžืจืช ืืœื™ื”ื ืงื“ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื™ื• ื›ื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืื ื™ ื”’ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื›ื” (ื™ื˜, ื‘)

“ืœื•ืžืจ, ืื ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื ืืชื ืขืฆืžื›ื ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื›ื ื›ืื™ืœื• ืงื™ื“ืฉืชื ืื•ืชื™, ื•ืื ืื™ืŸ ืืชื ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื ืขืฆืžื›ื ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื›ื ื›ืื™ืœื• ืœื ืงื™ื“ืฉืชื ืื•ืชื™” (ืชื•”ื› ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื, ืค”ื).

“ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื™ื•”, ืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื ืฆื˜ื•ื” ืœื”ืชืงื“ืฉ ื•ืœื”ื˜ื”ืจ, ื•ื‘ื™ืืจื” ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืืช ื˜ืขื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ: “ื›ื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืื ื™ ื”’ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื›ื”. ื”ืงืฉื” ื”ืื•ืจ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื™ื˜, ื‘): “ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ืขืช ืžื” ื ืชื™ื ืช ื˜ืขื ื”ื•ื ื–ื”, ื•ื›ื™ ื™ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื™ืฆื™ืจ ื›ืคื™ื• ืœื”ื“ืžื•ืช ืœืงื•ื ื•, ื•ื”ืœื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ื“ืจื’ื•ืช ื™ืฉื ื ื‘ืืœื”ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืื™ื ื ืžื•ืฉื’ื™ื ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ”. ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ืคืกื•ืง ืฉืื ื• ืžืฆื•ื•ื™ื ืœื”ืชืงื“ืฉ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื“ืžื•ืช ืœื”ืงื‘”ื”, “ื›ื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืื ื™”. ื•ืงืฉื”, ืื™ืš ืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืืช ืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื”ื“ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžืขืœืชื• ืืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื”ืœื ืื“ื ืื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชืงืจื‘ ื•ืœื”ื™ื“ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžืขืœื•ืชื™ื• ื›ืœืœ ืืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”.

ืžื‘ืืจ ื”ืื•ืจ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื (ืฉื), ืฉืžื—ืžืช ืงื•ืฉื™ื ื–ื•, ื“ืจืฉื• ื—ื–”ืœ (ืชื•”ื› ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื, ืค”ื) ืืช ื”ืคืกื•ืง ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื–ื”: “ืœื•ืžืจ, ืื ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื ืืชื ืขืฆืžื›ื ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื›ื ื›ืื™ืœื• ืงื™ื“ืฉืชื ืื•ืชื™, ื•ืื ืื™ืŸ ืืชื ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื ืขืฆืžื›ื ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื›ื ื›ืื™ืœื• ืœื ืงื™ื“ืฉืชื ืื•ืชื™”. ื”ื™ื™ื ื•, ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ “ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื”, ื•ื ื•ืชื ืช ื˜ืขื ืฉืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ, ืชืœื•ื™ื” ื‘ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืชืงื“ืฉื™ื ืžืขืœื” ืขืœื™ื”ื ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื›ืœ ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ืฉืžื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื ื’ืจืžื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—”ื• ืื™ื ื ืžืชืงื“ืฉื™ื, ื ืชืœื” ื‘ื”ื ื”ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉ ืฉืžื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”!

ื”ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืงื ื™ื™ื ื™ ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ื–ื•ื›ื” ืœืฉืคืข ืงื“ื•ืฉื”
ื”ื’ืจ”ื— ืงืžื™ืœ ื–ืฆ”ืœ (ืืžืจื™ ื—ื™ื™ื, ืžืืžืจ ‘ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ืžืขืœื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”’) ื‘ื™ืืจ, ื›ื™ ื‘ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื–ื• ื—ื™ื“ืฉื” ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžื”ืœืš ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”’. ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืื“ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ื‘ืขืฆืžื•, ืœืคื™ ืžืฆื‘ื• ื•ืžื“ืจื’ืชื•, ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ืฉื’ื•ืช ื‘ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืขืœืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”. ืืš ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื—ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœื™ื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืขืœื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”, ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืžืงื“ื•ืฉืชื• ืขืœ ื”ืื“ื ื•ืœืกื™ื™ืข ื‘ื™ื“ื• ืœื”ืชืจื•ืžื ืžืื•ื“ ื‘ืžืขืœื” ื–ื•.

ื™ืกื•ื“ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืืœื• ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื’ืžืจื (ื™ื•ืžื ืœื˜, ื): “ืชื ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ ‘ื•ื”ืชืงื“ืฉืชื ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื’ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื™ื, ืžื“) ืื“ื ืžืงื“ืฉ ืขืฆืžื• ืžืขื˜ ืžืงื“ืฉื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื”ืจื‘ื”, ืžืœืžื˜ื” ืžืงื“ืฉื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ืžืœืžืขืœื”, ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื” ืžืงื“ืฉื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื”. ื•ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืฉื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื•ืžืจ, ืฉืžื•ื˜ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืื“ื ืœื”ืชืืžืฅ ื•ืœื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ื›ื›ืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื•, ื•ืื– ืžื•ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื• ‘ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื’ – ื™ื•ืฉืคืข ืžืžืจื•ื ื‘ืฉืคืข ืฉืœ ืกื™ื™ืขืชื ื“ืฉืžื™ื, ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœื”ื™ื˜ื”ืจ ื•ืœื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”’.

ืžืขืชื” ื™ืฉ ืœื•ืžืจ, ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืฉืฆื™ื•ื•ืชื” ื”ืชื•ืจื”: “ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื™ื•”, ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื” ื•ื›ืชื‘ื”: “ื›ื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืื ื™ ื”’ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื›ื”, ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืžื™ืข ื•ืœื™ืชืŸ ื˜ืขื, ื›ื™ ืืœ ืœื• ืœืื“ื ืœื”ื™ืจืชืข ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื• ื‘ืžืขืœื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”, ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื›ืœ ืžืขืœืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื•ืฉืคืขืช ืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื•ื‘ื™ื“ื• ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืจื•ื‘ ืฉืคืข ืขืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื•ืœื›ืš ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื”ื•ื ืœื›ืœ ื”ืคื—ื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ื‘ืžืขืœื•ืช ืืœื•.
ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืื“ื ื‘ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ืžืขื•ืจืจืช ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžืขืœ ื”ื˜ื‘ืข
ื”ืžืœื‘”ื™ื (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื™ื˜, ื‘) ืžื‘ืืจ ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื ื•ืกืฃ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืชื•ืจืช ื›ื”ื ื™ื (ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื, ืค”ื): “ืื ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื ืืชื ืขืฆืžื›ื ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื›ื ื›ืื™ืœื• ืงื™ื“ืฉืชื ืื•ืชื™, ื•ืื ืื™ืŸ ืืชื ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื ืขืฆืžื›ื ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื›ื ื›ืื™ืœื• ืœื ืงื™ื“ืฉืชื ืื•ืชื™”, ืจืฆื” ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฉื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื• ืชื™ืขืฉื” ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืื“ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื. ื›ืฉืื“ื ื ืžืฉืš ืื—ืจ ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ืื–ื™ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžื ื”ื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืขืœ ืคื™ ืกื“ืจื™ ื”ื˜ื‘ืข, ืื•ืœื ืื ืื“ื ืžืงื“ืฉ ืขืฆืžื•, ืžืชื ืฉื ืžืŸ ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื•ืช, ื•ืžืฉืœื™ื˜ ืืช ืฉื›ืœื• ืขืœ ื’ื•ืคื•, ืื–ื™ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ ื’ื ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืขืœ ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช. ืขืœ ื–ื” ืืžืจื• ื—ื–”ืœ: “ืื ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื ืืชื ืขืฆืžื›ื”, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืชืขืœื™ื ืžืขืœ ื ื˜ื™ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื•ืช ื•ืžืฉืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื ืืช ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช, ืืฃ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžื ื”ื™ื’ ืืช ืขื•ืœืžื• ืฉืœื ืขืœ ืคื™ ื“ืจืš ื”ื˜ื‘ืข ืืœื ื‘ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ื ื™ืกื™ืช, ื•ืžืžื™ืœื “ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื›ื ื›ืื™ืœื• ืงื™ื“ืฉืชื ืื•ืชื™”, ืžื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ื–ื• ืžืชืงื“ืฉ ืฉืžื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื•.

ืื™ืชื ื‘ื–ื•ื”ืจ ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ (ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื“ืฃ ืคื, ื): “ื‘ืคืจืฉืชื ื“ื ืืชื—ื“ืฉื• ืจื–ื™ืŸ ืขืœืื™ืŸ ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื ื•ื›ื•’ ื“ื›ื“ ืžื˜ืืŸ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื™ื ืœืคืจืฉืชื ื“ื ื”ื•ื• ื—ื“ืืŸ” – ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ื—ืื™ ืœืคืจืฉื” ื–ื• ื”ื™ื• ืฉืžื—ื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืขืœ ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉื”ืชื—ื“ืฉื• ื‘ืคืจืฉื” ื–ื•. ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ืืžื•ืจ ื ืจืื” ืœื‘ืืจ, ืฉืฉืžื—ืชื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืขืœ ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ื”ืžืขืœื•ืช ื”ื ืคืœืื•ืช ืฉืื“ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื”ื ืฉื”ืชื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืคืจืฉื” ื–ื•, ืฉื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื‘ืงื ื™ื ื™ ื”ืžืขืœื•ืช, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ืœืจืื•ืช ืกื™ื™ืขืชื ื“ืฉืžื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ืœื”ืขืคื™ืœ ืœืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช ื ืขืœื•ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”’.
ื”ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืขืžื•ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื™ื–ื›ื” ืœื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ืœืœื ื’ื‘ื•ืœ
ืžื”ืœืš ื–ื” ื ื•ื”ื’ ื’ื ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”. ืžืกื’ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื, ืฉืื“ื ื”ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื•ืขืžืœ ื‘ื”, ืžื•ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื• ืฉื™ืจืื” ืกื™ื™ืขืชื ื“ืฉืžื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ืขืžืœื•. ืืฃ ืื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืงืฉื” ืœื• ืœืฉื‘ืช ื•ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ืฉืขื” ื–ื•, ืื ืื•ื–ืจ ืžื•ืชื ื™ื• ื•ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“, ืžื•ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื• ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื•ื”ื• ืžืŸ ื”ืฉืžื™ื, ื•ื™ื–ื›ื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืขืœื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช, ืขื“ ืœืžืขืœื” ืžื”ืฉื’ื•ืชื™ื•.

ื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื‘ื–ื” ื”ื’ืจ”ื— ืงืžื™ืœ ื–ืฆ”ืœ (ืืžืจื™ ื—ื™ื™ื, ืžืืžืจ ‘ื—ื“ื•ืฉื™ ืชื•ืจื”’) ื•ื‘ื™ืืจ, ื›ื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืื“ื ืขืžืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืžืขืžื™ืง ื‘ื”, ื–ื•ื›ื” ื”ื•ื ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื”ื ืขืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ. ื›ื™ ื”ื ื” ื”ืžืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื™ืจืื” ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื ืขืœื™ื ืžืื“ ืžื”ืฉื’ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืงืฉื” ืขื“ ืžืื“ ืœืงื™ื™ืžืŸ. ื“ืจืš ืžืฉืœ, ืžืฆื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื™ื˜, ื™ื—): “ื•ืื”ื‘ืช ืœืจืขืš ื›ืžื•ืš”, ื”ืœื ืื™ืŸ ืœืš ื“ื‘ืจ ืงืฉื” ืžื–ื”, ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืช ื–ื•ืœืชืš ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื•ืชืš. ืื›ืŸ, ื›ืชื‘ ื”ื—ื–ื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืื’ืจื•ืชื™ื• (ื—”ื ืชื•ืจื”, ื’): “‘ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืชื•ืจื” ืžืชืงื™ื™ืžื™ืŸ ืืœื ื‘ืžื™ ืฉืžืžื™ืช ืขืฆืžื• ืขืœื™ื”, ื”ืžื™ืชื” ืฉื‘ื›ืืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ื ื˜ื™ื” ืžืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืœืขื•ืžืงื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื, ืœืชื•ืš ืชื•ื›ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื”. ื”ืœื•ืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” ืœืœื ืขืžืœ ื•ื™ื’ื™ืขื”, ืœืœื ื”ืขืžืงื”, ื•ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœื—ื“ืฉ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ื•ื ื”ืื“ื ื”ืžืชื ื”ื’ ‘ืขืœ ืคื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื’, ืื“ื ื–ื” ืœื ื™ื–ื›ื” ืœืงื ื•ืช ืืช ืงื ื™ื™ื ื™ ื”ืžืขืœื•ืช, ื•ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ืงืฉื™ื ืœืงื™ื™ืžืŸ. ืื•ืœื ื”ืื“ื ื”ืœื•ืžื“ ืชื•ืจื”, ื‘ืขืžืœ ื•ื™ื–ืข, ื•ืžืชื™ื™ื’ืข ืœื—ื“ืฉ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ื•ื ื”ืื“ื ื”ืžื ื”ื™ื’ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืขืœ ืคื™ ‘ืขื•ืžืงื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื’, ืžืชืขืœื” ืžืขืœ ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื•ืชื•, ื•ืžืฉืœื™ื˜ ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช. ืื“ื ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื ื•ืช ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ืืช ื›ืœ ืงื ื™ื™ื ื™ ื”ืžืขืœื•ืช ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช, ื•ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” โ€“ ืืฃ ืืช ื”ืงืฉื•ืช ืœืงื™ื™ืžืŸ.

ื•ืื›ืŸ, ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืชืขืœื• ื‘ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื ืขืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื•ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ืขื™ื“ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื”ื—ื–ื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืื’ืจื•ืชื™ื• (ืฉื ืฉื, ื™ื“), “ืขืฉื™ืจ ืื ื™ ื‘ืื”ื‘ืช ื–ื•ืœืชื™”. ื”ื™ื™ื ื•, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื ื˜ื• ืž’ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื’ ืืœ ‘ืขื•ืžืงื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื’ ื•ืขืžืœื• ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื”ื ืขื“ ื›ืœื•ืช, ื–ื›ื• ืœื”ืชืงื“ืฉ ื‘ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืžืขืœื•ืช, ื•ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื•ืช ื‘ื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ื™ืชื™ืจื”.

ื™ืขื–ื•ืจ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ื™ืชืŸ, ืฉื ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœืขืžื•ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืœื”ืฉืœื™ื˜ ื‘ืงืจื‘ื ื• ืืช ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช, ื•ืœื”ืชืงื“ืฉ ื‘ื›ืœ ืงื ื™ื™ื ื™ ื”ืžืขืœื•ืช, ื•ื ื–ื›ื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉืคืข ืจื•ื—ื ื™ ืขื“ ืื™ืŸ ืงืฅ.

ืคืจืฉืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืชืฉืก”ื•

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Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

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Sefiras Haโ€™omer

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer shlita

Dear friends and alumni: I welcome the opportunity to โ€œchap a schmoozeโ€ and meet with you in these difficult, turbulent times.

During this period of Sefiras Haโ€™omer, we mourn for the talmidim of R’ Akiva by refraining from taking haircuts and making weddings (as much as thatโ€™s relevant at this point) and observing the other halachos of this period. The Gemara (Yevamos 62b) tells us that R’ Akiva had 24,000 talmidim, from Givas to Antifras โ€“ thatโ€™s all the way across the north of Eretz Yisrael, from west to east โ€“ and they all during this time. To remember this catastrophe, we observe various customs of mourning.

Why did they die? The Gemara says: ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืœื ื ื”ื’ื• ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื–ื” ืœื–ื”. Some meforshim understand this to mean what we have traditionally been taught: that they lacked basic derech eretz and ื•ึฐืึธื”ึทื‘ึฐืชึผึธ ืœึฐืจึตืขึฒืšึธ ื›ึผึธืžื•ึนืšึธ. But quite a few meforshim reject this explanation, claiming that if that were the case, the Gemara should have said that they didnโ€™t like each other, that they didnโ€™t treat each other with the minimum love required in the Torah. But the Gemara uses a different expression: ืฉืœื ื ื”ื’ื• ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื–ื” ืœื–ื”. What does that mean?

The Maharal explains (Nesiv Hatorah; a similar idea in expressed in the Makneh on Avos) that in addition to the basic level of ื•ึฐืึธื”ึทื‘ึฐืชึผึธ ืœึฐืจึตืขึฒืšึธ ื›ึผึธืžื•ึนืšึธ expected of every Jew to every other Jew, thereโ€™s also an obligation of kavod for a talmid chacham. We are required to stand up for a talmid chacham, to let him go to the front of the line, to seat him at the head of the table, to let him eat first and lead the zimun, to give him priority in tzedakah, to attend to his needs, etc. If the talmid chacham is your own rebbi, then even greater honor is required. When the Gemara says that the talmidim of R’ Akiva did not accord honor to one another, it means that they sufficed with treating one another with the basic ื•ึฐืึธื”ึทื‘ึฐืชึผึธ ืœึฐืจึตืขึฒืšึธ ื›ึผึธืžื•ึนืšึธ, but they failed to accord the additional honor due to talmidei chachamim. Their kavod haTorah was lacking. And kavod haTorah seems to be of such great importance that, sadly, they lost their lives because of this deficiency.

The Gemara goes on to say that when these 24,000 talmidim died, the world was desolate, until R’ Akiva โ€“ who had previously taught Torah in the north โ€“ traveled to the south and taught Torah to five new talmidim: R’ Meir, R’ Yehudah, R’ Yosi, R’ Shimon, and R’ Elazar ben Shamua. From them came all the Torah that we have today.

Rโ€™ Akivaโ€™s Life Lesson

The Gemara (Kiddushin 57a) teaches that the Tanna Shimon Haโ€™amsuni expounded every instance of the word ืึถืช in the Torah as inclusive of something else โ€“ a massive project. But then, when he reached the passuk in Devarim ืึถืช ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ืชึผึดื™ืจึธื, he found himself at an impasse, for who or what else could possibly be included in the commandment to fear Hashem? Unable to apply his thesis to this passuk, he concluded that his lifeโ€™s work had been mistaken.

We would think that Shimon Haโ€™amsuni would have been upset that he had wasted so much time and effort in pursuing this work, but he wasnโ€™t. Instead, he said: ื›ืฉื ืฉืงื‘ืœืชื™ ืฉื›ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื“ืจื™ืฉื”, ื›ืš ืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืฉื›ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืคืจื™ืฉื” โ€“ the same way I received reward for expounding the Torah, I will now receive reward for withdrawing my exposition. โ€œWhen I thought the emes of Torah was to expound each mention of ืึถืช,โ€ he explained, โ€œI was required to do so. But now that I realize I was wrong, Iโ€™m going to get sโ€™char for recognizing that the emes of Torah is that all of my chiddushim were incorrect.โ€

In the end, says the Gemara, R’ Akiva came along and proved Shimon Haโ€™amsuniโ€™s thesis correct by expounding the passuk ย ืึถืช ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ืชึผึดื™ืจึธืto include talmidei chachamim.

Why, wonders the Makneh, did no one else come up with this insight? Was it such a great chiddush? If Shimon Haโ€™amsuni devoted his life to expounding every ืึถืช in the Torah, couldnโ€™t he have thought of this himself?

In order to postulate that ืึถืช ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ืชึผึดื™ืจึธื includes something other than Hashem, answers the Makneh, you would have to find something that is on the same level of importance as ืึถืช ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ืชึผึดื™ืจึธื โ€“ and nothing can possibly be on that level.

When the Gemara describes how R’ Akiva resolved this conundrum, it uses the following terminology: ืขื“ ืฉื‘ื ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื ื•ื“ืจืฉ, ืืช ื”’ ืืœืงื™ืš ืชื™ืจื – ืœืจื‘ื•ืช ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื.

The phrase ืขื“ ืฉื‘ื ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื is reminiscent of the aforementioned Gemara about the deaths of R’ Akivaโ€™s talmidim, which states: ืขื“ ืฉื‘ื ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื ืืฆืœ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืฉื‘ื“ืจื•ื…. It was specifically R’ Akiva, who had seen from his own experience how his talmidim were punished, who could come and declare that the importance of honoring talmidei chachamim is on par, in Hashemโ€™s eyes, with honoring Hashem Himself โ€“ hence the ืึถืช in ืึถืช ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ืชึผึดื™ืจึธื.

Avos dโ€™Rabbi Nosson teaches that R’ Akiva was originally an am haaretz. One day, he noticed a stone in which a hole had been pierced by dripping water. โ€œIf water can carve a hole through a stone,โ€ he reasoned, โ€œthen surely the Torah can do the same for me.โ€ And he began to learn Torah.

R’ Elyashiv, in his teshuvos, explains that R’ Akivaโ€™s failure to learn Torah initially was not due to a lack of mental prowess. Rather, he assumed that Torah is like any other subject: geography, physics, chemistry, mathematics, etc. Learning these subjects does not change the individual himself, nor is the information absorbed into the very fiber of the personโ€™s being. R’ Akiva had no interest in learning Torah and remaining the same person as before. If he needed a job, what difference would it make if he learned Torah, studied physics or geography, or worked as a shepherd? But when he realized that Torah could change him just as the water had altered the rock, that spurred him to devote himself to Torah study. He recognized that the Torah could help him transcend his bad middos and inborn character deficiencies and transform him into a better person: ื•ืžืจื•ืžืžืชื• ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืžืขืฉื™ื.

This, evidently, is the basis for the Torahโ€™s requirement that we accord so much honor to talmidei chachamim. We all understand that we have to be mechabed the Torah; itโ€™s a dโ€™Oraysa obligation. We have to make an aron kodesh for a sefer Torah, we have to stand up for a sefer Torah, we have to participate in a siyum โ€“ even of a masechta, and even if itโ€™s made by someone else โ€“ we have to put sefarim in the right order, we canโ€™t sit on the same level as a sefer, we canโ€™t put a sefer on the floor. But to be mechabed a talmid chacham? Why?

Comes the Torah and tells us that we have to honor talmidei chachamim because when a talmid chacham learns Torah it permeates his soul and changes his being, to the point that he and the Torah become one and the same. R’ Akiva saw, from his own life, that Torah had the power to change him, and when he saw that his talmidim did not respect the Torahโ€™s effect on one another, and they therefore died, he went to the south and taught: ืืช ื”’ ืืœืงื™ืš ืชื™ืจื – ืœืจื‘ื•ืช ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื.

Are you Human?

The Gemara (Shabbos 112b) teaches: ืื ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ืžืœืื›ื™ื ืื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื, ื•ืื ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื ื• ื›ื—ืžื•ืจื™ื. It sounds as though the Gemara is unsure whether the rishonim were like angels (in which case we are like humans) or like humans (in which case we are like donkeys). R’ Akiva Eiger wonders, does the Gemara not know whether the rishonim were like angels or like people?

R’ Akiva Eiger explains that the Gemara is conveying that the way we view talmidei chachamim determines who we are. If we look up to talmidei chachamim like angels, then we can at least consider ourselves to be normal people. But if we consider talmidei chachamim to be mere people, and do not appreciate that they have become elevated like angels, then we are on the same level as a donkey, and we havenโ€™t even begun to understand what Torah is really all about.

Weโ€™re currently in the period leading up to Shavuos, so itโ€™s appropriate to mention the Gemaraโ€™s account of how, when Moshe Rabbeinu went up to heaven, the malachim complained to Hakadosh Baruch Hu: ืžื” ืœื™ืœื•ื“ ืืฉื” ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• โ€“ what is a human being doing among us? Hakadosh Baruch Hu answered: ืœืงื‘ืœ ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื โ€“ he came to get the Torah.

This seems very strange. Of course the malachim understood that Moshe had come to get the Torah; he didnโ€™t come for a trip! So how did Hashemโ€™s response answer their question?

The angels thought that a human being has no connection to Torah, because the kedushah of the Torah is so immense that it is accessibly only by angels. Hence their question: what is a human being doing among us? Itโ€™s not befitting that the Torah should be learned by a human being, with all the bad middos of a yelud ishah. Rav Chaim Volozhiner explains that when Hashem answered ืœืงื‘ืœ ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื, He was conveying to the malachim that Moshe Rabbeinu had come not just to learn Torah, while remaining the same person with the same bad middos and the same inborn negative human tendencies. Rather, Moshe had come toืœืงื‘ืœ ืชื•ืจื” ย โ€“ to receive, to accept, to absorb the Torah, to be changed by it, and to let the Torah change the very being of Klal Yisrael. Therefore, the argument of ืžื” ืœื™ืœื•ื“ ืืฉื” ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• was not valid.

May we all be zocheh to infuse the Torah within us, to be mechabed talmidei chachamim, and to appreciate our Gedolim as being rishonim kโ€™malachim, which will allow us to be kโ€™bnei anashim. And may we be zocheh to all the brachos that Chazal give us for being mechabed the Torah and talmidei chachamim.

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