ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโl
ืืืจื ืคืื ืืก ืื ืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืจื ืืืื (ืื, ื)
ืชืื ืข ืืช ืืืืื ืืืชื, ืืขืื ืืืืืืืจื, ืืืช ืืฆื ืืืจืื ืืฆืืง ืืืขืงื ืืื ืงืืืืื, ืืืื ืืืืชื ืคืืืืฉ ืืืืืคื ืื ืขืฉืื, ืืืจื ืืืื ืชืื ืฉืคืื ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืชืื ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืจืช, ื ืคืงย ืืื ื ืขืืืง ืืฆืขืจืื ืื ืืืฉืจืื, ื”ื ืืื ืืืืขื ืืื ืืจืืงื [ืจืฉ”ื: ืืชืืช ืื ืคื ืืฉืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืืจื.] (ืกื ืืืจืื ืฆื:).
ืืจื ืฉืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืคืกืง ืฉืื ืืืืืจื, ืืืืื ืืฆืืจืคื ืืฆืืง ืืืขืงื, ืืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืช ืืฉืืืืขืื ืื ื ืฉื ืขืฉืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืขืืืง, ืื ืืขืค”ื ื ืชืืขื ืื ืขื ืฉืจืืืงืื.
ืขืืืง ืฉืืื ืืกื”ื, ืืืืชืื ‘ืืืืื ืื’ ืืขืืืง ืืืืจ ืืืจ’, ืืื ืืฆื ืืืจืืืืง ืฉืจืืืงื ืืช ืชืื ืข ืืืื ืืื ืง ืืช ืืืื ืืืงืื ืฉื ืจืืืืง ืืคืืจืื.
ืื ืจืื ืฉืื ืจืง ืืื ืืงืจื ืืช ืืืจืืืช ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืจืืืช, ืืื ืืืชืจ ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืงืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืจืืง. ืื ืืฆืื ื ืืกืืฃ ืืคืจืฉื: “ืืืจื ืคื ืืก ืื ืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืจื ืืืื” ืืื’. ืืฆ”ื: ืืืืข ืืืืกื ืืืชื ืืื ืืืืจื? [ืืืื ืฉืืืืงื ืื”ื ืืจืืฉ ืคืจืฉืช ืคื ืืก ืืืืจื ืืืคื ืฉืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืืื’ (ืขื’ ืกื ืืืจืื ืคื:)].
ืืฆ”ื ืฉืืคื ื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืฉื ืืืืขื ืืจืืืช ืืืชืจ ืจืง ืืืงื ืืื ืงื ืืช ื’ ืฆืืงืืช, ืืื ืืื ืฉืฉืื ื ืืื ืื ื”ื. ืืคืืื ืืืฆืจื ืืืชืื ืืืืืก ืืช ืคื ืืก ืืืืจื, ืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืจื “ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืจืืืฃ ืฉืืื, ืืืื ืืช ืืืจืืืช”, ืื”ื ืื ืืขืฉืื ืืื ืจืง ืืชืื ืงื ืืช ื’ ืืืืจื ืืืจืืืช ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ื”ื ืืชืื ืฉื ืื ืืืืืจืืืช.
ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืื”ื ืืจื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืจืืืฆื ืืชืืจื ืืืฉื ืืืขืื ืืฉื ื ืืืจืืช. ืืขืืื ืื ืืจืืืง ืืื, ืืื ืืช ืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืกืืืง ืืขืืื ืืคื’ ืืช ืื ืฉื ืจืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืจืืื ืืื ืืจืืงื, ืขื”ื ืงืืจื ืืช ืืืื ืืชืืจื.
ืืจื ืจื”ื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Harav Hagaon Avrohom Shmuelevitz Zt''l
ื ืืคื ืืืข ืืืจ ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืจื ื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืจืื ืฆืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืื ื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืงื’, ืืืจืืื, ืืืืจืื ืืืืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืื ืจืืืขื ืืฉืืืข ืืช ืืืจื ื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืจืื ืฆืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื, ืื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื.
ืืคืืช ืงืืฆืจ ืืืื, ืื ืขืื ืืืืื ื ืืืืขื ืืืืืืืช ืืืจื ื ืืฆ”ื ืขื ืืืฆืืช ืขืืื ืื, ืืืจืืื ืืช ืืืจืืขื ืืืชืืจ ืืช ืืืืชื ืืืืคืืื ืื ืงืืืช ืืืขืช, ืืจืืชื ืืงืืืืช ืืืืืชื, ืฉืงืืืชื ืืืืคืืื, ืืืจืช ืคื ืื, ืืืืืชืื ืื ืขืืืช ืืื ืืฆืืืช, ืขื ืืืชื ืืชื, ื ืืฉื ืืขืื ืขื ืืืืจื, ืืกืืจืืชื ืืชืืืืืื, ืืืคื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืืช ืืืกืคืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื”ื: ืืื ืืืกืคืื ืืช ืจืืื ื ื ืืชื ืืงืจืื ืืช ืื ืืกืืช ืืืืช.
ืื ืขื ืื ืช ืืืจืืืฉ ืืขื ืื ืืืขื ืืงืฆืืช ืืจืืื ืฉื ืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื, ืืฉืื ื ืขื ืืื ืืชืืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืงืื ื ืืคืื ืืกืคืจ ืขืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืจืืืืชื, ืืขืืงืจ ืขื ืื ืืืช ืจืืื ื ืขื ืชืืืืืื. ืื”ืจ ืฉืืืื ืืืืจืื ืฆืืืจ ืืืืื ืืช ืืขื ืืช ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืกืชืืง ืืืืชื ื ืืื ืืชื ืฉื ืืื ืขื”ื ืืืืืง ืืืงืฆืช ืืจืืื ืืืขืืืชืื.
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ืืขืื ืืื ืฉื ืชืืืื, ืื ืงืืื ืืืจืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืจืืฉืชื ืืงืฉืจ ืขื ืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืฉืืืืชื ืื ืืชืืืืืื. ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืื ืชืืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืืคื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืื ืื. ืื ืฉืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืช ืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืช.
ืืืืื ืืชืืืืืื ืืืืชื ืื ืื ืขืืืงื ืืืืืชืืช, ืืื ืืื ื ืืืฉ. ืื ืืื ืื ืืฉืคืืขื ืืจื ืืื ืื ืืชืืืืืื. ืืืจื ืงืืข ืืื ืืื ืงืืจื ืืชืืืืืื “ืืืืืื”. ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืงืืจืืื ืื ‘ืจืื’ ืืืื ืืืืจ “ืื ืื ื ืืืืืื”.
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ืืืชื ืืืจืช ืคื ืื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืื ืจืืื ื ืืื ืืื, ืืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืฉืคืืชื, ืจืื ืื ืืจืืฉื ืืฉืืืืช, ืชืืืืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืจ. ืืช ืืืื ืงืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืืช ืฉืืืืื ื ืืฉืื ืืืจืื, ืืชืงืจืื ืืืื, ื ืื ื ืืื ื ืขืฆื ืืชืืฉืื, ืืืืืื ืืื ืืื ื.
ืื ืฉืจืื ืืช ืจืืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืจื ืืืื “ืืืื ืืช ืืืจืืืช ืืืงืจืื ืืชืืจื” โ ืข”ื ืืืืชื ืืืจืืืช ืืื ืืงืจืื ืืชืืจื.
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ืฉืืขืชื ืืื ื ืคืขื ืฉืกืืคืจ ืขื ืืื ืืจืืืชืื ื ืืฆ”ื ืืืืจืืช ืืงืืืืื ืฉืงืืจื ืืืื ืชืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืฉืจ. ืชืืืืืื ืืืจืื ื ืืฉื ืืจื ืืืืจื ืื ืฉืืชืืืื ืืื ืจืง ืืจืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืคื ื ืืจื, ืื ืืื ืื ืืืืช ืื. ืขื ื ืืื ืจืื: ืฉืืจืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืคื ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืื, ืขื ืฉืืข”ื ืืกืืฃ ืืื ืืืืช ืืืื ืืื.
ืื ืืื ืื ืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื. ืื ืชืืืื ืฉืืื ืงืฆืช ‘ื ืืคื’, ืืื ืืื ืืงืจื ืืืชื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืชืืช ืืื ืืื ืืฉืคืืข ืขืืื ืืืืืง ืืืชื ืืืืืจ ืืืจื ืืืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืฉืืช.
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ืืฉืืื ืืชืืืืืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืขืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืจืืงื ืืฆืืจื ืฉืืืืืื, ืืื ื ืื ืก ืืืืคืจื ืืจืืื ื. ืจืืื ื ืืืืจ ืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืจืืื, ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืกืคืจ ‘ืฉืืืืช ืืืกืจ’ ืืืชื ืืจืื ืืจืืื ืฉืืกืืืื ืืชื: “ืืืืืืืช โ ืืืจืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ”. ืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืชืืืื ืืืืฆื ืืืจื ืืืชื ืงืฆืช ืืืืจืืืช. ืืชืืืื ืืฆื ืืืืฆื, ืื ืืคืชืข ืจืืื ื ืจืฅ ืืืจืื ืืงืจื ืื “ืืื ืืืจื, ืฉืืืชื ืืฉืื”. ืจืืื ื ืขืื ืขื ืืชืืืื ืืืจื ืืืืชื, ืืชืืืฉื ืืื ืืฉืืืื, ืคืชื ืืช ืืกืคืจ ืืืืกืืฃ ืืคื ื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืช: “ืืืืื”. ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืช ืืกืคืจ ืืชืืืืื ืืืืจ ืื “ืขืืฉืื ืืชื ืืืื ืืืืช…”
ืขื ืืื ืื ืืขืจื ืื ืืืืื ืืชืืืื.
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ืืืจืืช ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืชื ืืฉืืช. ืื ืืืขืชื ืื ืจืืื ื ืืืจื ืืืืืข ืืืื ืื ืืจืื. ืื ืืฉืืืืขื ืฉืขืช ืืืจืืช, ืจืืื ื ื ืื ืก ืืืืขืืืช. ื ืืืฉืชื ืืืืืืช ืื ืขื ืฉืืจื ืื ืื, ืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืื ืืคืฉืืืช: “ืื ื ืืื ืืชืืจ ืกืื”.
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ืืืืจืื ืืจืื ืืืชืืืขืฅ ืขื ืจืืื ื ืืขื ืืื ื ืฉืืืืืื, ืืฉืื ืฉืืจืืืฉื ืื ืจืืื ื ืืจืืืฉ ืืืชื ืืื ืืช ืกืคืงืืชืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืชื ืืขืืืงื ืืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืช ืืกืคืงืืช ืืืืืขืฅ ืขืฆื ืืฉืจื ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืืจ ืื ืงืืืช ืืืขืช ืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืขืืช ืืืจืืช. ืืกืืื ืื ืจืืื ืืื ืืฉืืจืื ืืคืชืื ืืื ืืช ืืื ื ืขืฆื ืืชืืฉืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืขื ืื.
ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช ืืื ืจืืื ื ืืืงืฉ ืืืืืืจ ืฉืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืกืืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืื ืจืืื ื ืืชืืืฅ, ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืืืจ ืขื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืืจืจ ืืช ืืืืจืื ืืขืืืง ืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืื, ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืืจ ืืืฆื ืขืืื ืื ืืื.
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ืืืจืืช ืฉืงืืืชื ืืขืฆืืื ืืืืงืืจ ืืืื, ืจืืื ื ืืื ืืคื ื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืื ืขืืกืืงืื ืืื ืฉืขื ืืฉืขืืช ืืืืื, ืืืืืช ืชืืืืืื. ืืืืคืื ืืื ืืืื ืชืืื ืืืื ืืื ืขืื ื ืืื ืฉืขื.
ืคืขื ืืืช ืืชืขืืจืจื ืืขืื ืจืคืืืืช ืืฆื ืืื ืืื ื ืืฉืคืืชื ืืฉืขื 3 ืืคื ืืช ืืืงืจ. ืืืืงืจ, ืืฉืกืืคืจืชื ืขื ืื ืืจืืื ื, ืืื ืืืฉ ืืขืก ืขืื ืืืืจ “ืืื ืื ืืชืงืฉืจืช ืืื?”
ืืืงืจื ืืืจ, ืืืฉืจ ืืชืงืฉืจืชื ืืืื ืืฉืขืช ืืืื, ืจืืื ื ืื ืขื ื ืืืืคืื. ืืืืจ ืืื, ืืื ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืื ืืืชื ืฆื ืืืื ืขื ืฉืื ืืื ืืขื ืืช, ืืคื ื ืฉืืื ืขืกืืง ืืืืชื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืฉืื ืืืจ ืฉืืื ืฆืจืื ืืช ืขืืจืชื.
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ืืฉืืืืชื ืืืืข ืืืื ืืกืขืืืช ืฉืืช, ืชืืื ืืื ืจืืื ื ืืงืื ืืืชื ืืกืืจ ืคื ืื ืืคืืช ืืืืืจ “ืขืื ืืื ืืงืืช ืื ืื ื ืืชืืืืื”. ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืขืื ืืขืฉืจ ืืงืืช ืืื ืืื ืืชืืืืื ืืกืขืืื. ืื ืืื ื ืืื ืื ืื ืืืืชื ืืืืจ. ืืืืื ืืื ืชื ืฉืืืจื ืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืจื ืชืืื ืืจืืฉื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืฉืืืชืื ื ืื.
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ืจืืื ื ืืื ืืืืข ืืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืชืืืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืื. ืืืืืืชื ืืืชื ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืชืืืืืื. ืืืจืขื ืคืขืืื ืฉืจืืื ื ืืืืื ืชื ืืืื ืืืืื ืจืืื ื ืื ืืฉืืื ืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืฉืื ืฉืืขื ืืฉืืื ืืืืง ืืืื ืืืกืฃ. ืจืืื ื ืืฆื ืืืืฆื, ืืืคืฉ ืืขืืคื ืื ืืืจ ืืคื, ืืื ืืก ืกืืื ืืกืฃ ื ืืื ืืืขืืคื, ืฆืืจืฃ ืืืื ืืจืื ืื ืชื ืืชื ื ืืืื ื ืืืขื ืืฉืืื.
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ืืื ืืชืืืืืื ืขืืจ ืคืขื ืชืงืืคื ืงืฉื ืืืคืกืืง ืืืืืข ืืืืช ืืืจืฉ. ืืืจื ืชืงืืคื ืงืฆืจื ืืื ืืืจ. ืืื ืกืืคืจ ืื ืฉืืืืจ ืฉืืืืืจ ืืืชื ืืืื”ื ืืื ืฉืืืช ืืืคืื ืืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื. ืืื ืื ืืื ืืขื ืืช ืืฉืืื ืืืืชื ืืื, ืื ืจืืื ื ืืฉืืืจ ืื ืืืืขื ืืืงืืืช. ืืื ืืฉืืืข ืื ืืช ืืืืืขื ืฉื ืจืืื ื ืฉืืืืืจื ืืืชื ืืืืื”ื: “ืืคืื ืืชื? ืืืืื ืื. ืืืืช ืืืจืฉ ืืืื ืื. ืืฆืืืืจ ืืืื ืื. ืืจืืฉ”ืข ืืืื ืื…” ืืืื ืืชืืื ืจืืื ื ืืืืืช…
ืืืืขื ืื ืฉืฉืืืจื ืืฆืื ืขื ืืืื ืืืืืจื ืืืชื ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ.
ืืืงืจื ืืืจ, ืืืฉืจ ืชืืืื ืืคืกืืง ืืืืืข ืืืืื”ื, ืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืื ืืืืงืฉ ืืื ื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืืชื. ืืืจื ืืืืช ืจืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืขืฆืื ืื ืืืืจ ืืจืืื ื ืขื ืฉืืคืกืืง ืืืืืข. ืื ืืฉืืืืข ืืืืช ืจืืื ื ืืืชืืื ืืชืจืฅ ืืช ืขืฆืื, ืขืฆืจ ืืืชื ืจืืื ื ืืืืจ: “ืื ืืขื ืืื ืืืชื ืืชืืจืืฆืื”. ืฉืื ืืืืืจ “ืื ืืื ืืจืื ืงืจื ืื? ืจืืื ื ืฉืืฉื ืืื ืืฉืืืื ืขืืืก ืืกืคืจืื ืขื ื ืื ืืืืขืืืช “ืื ื ืฆืจืื ืฉืชืืื ืืืชื ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ…” ืืื ืืชืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืื. ืชืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืฉืืื, ืจืืื ื ืืชืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ: “ืืชื ืฉืืื ืืช ืฉืืืช ืืจืข”ื, ืื ื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืชืจืฅ ืืช ืืฉืืื.” ืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืฉืืืืืจ ื ืื ืก ืืชืื ืืกืืืื. ืืืืจืช ืืฉืืขืืจ, ืืคื ื ืื ืืชืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืจืืื ื ืืช ืืชืืืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจืข”ื. ืืืจื ืื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืืจ ืืกืคืกืื ืืืื”ื.
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ืฉืืขืืจืื ืฉื ืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื ืืื ืืืคืืืื ืืืงืืืืชื ืืจืื, ืืขืืืง ืขืืื ื ืืืกืืจืชื ืืืฉืจื, ืืืื ืืืืจืืจื. ืืืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืจ”ื ืืฆ”ื ืืืืกื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืจ”ื ืคืจืฆืืืืฅ ืืฆ”ื ืฉืืืื ืกืืจืืชืื ืืืฉืจืืช. ืืืื ืช ืฉืืขืืจืื ืขืื ืจืืื ื ืจืืืช ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืจืืจืื ืืืกืืืจืื ืืืืงืืื ืืืื ืืฆื ืืชืืืืืื.
ืืจืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืืืืืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืจืืฉืื ืื ืืืืืจืื ืื ืืกืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืฃ ืืืช ืืื. ืืื ืืงืฉื ืืืชืจืฅ ืขื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืกืืจื ืฉื ืจืืืช ืืขืื ืื ืืืชืจ, ืื ืื ืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืฃ ืืขื ืืืจืช, ืืคืืื ืื ืืื ื ืฉืืจ ืืงืืฉืืืช ืขืืื. ืื ืกืืจืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืฉืจืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื.
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ื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉื ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืืื ืืจืื ืืฆ”ื ืฉืื ื ืืจื ืื ืง ืืฉืจ ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืกืืจื ืืืื. ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืืืจ ืกืืจื ืืืื ืืชืืืืืื ืืืชื ืขืืื, ืืื ื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืงื ืื ืืื ืืชื ืฉื ืืกืืจื.
ืืืื, ืืคื ืฉืืืฉืื ืืืืงืจ ืืช ืกืืจืืชืื ืฉืื, ืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืืงืจ ืื ืืช ืกืืจืืช ืชืืืืืื. ืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืชืืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืขื ืืกืืจื ืื ืืืืจ ืกืืจื ืืืจืช ืืฉืจ ืืืืชื ื ืจืืืช ืืจืืื ื ืืืชืจ, ืืื ืืื ืืฉื ื ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืืืฅ ืืช ืืกืืจื ืฉืืืจ ืืชืืืื ืฉืืขืช ืืืืชื ื ืจืืืช ืืขืื ืื ืืืชืจ ืืฉืจื.
ืืคืขืืื ืืื ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืชืืืื ืืฉืขืืช ืืืืื ืืื ืืืจืจ ืืืชื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืง ืืืืชื ืืงืืฉืื ืฉืฉืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืื ืืกืืจื ืฉืืืจ. ื ืืืจ ืืื ืฉืืื ืขืช ืืืื ืขืืกืง ืืกืืจืืช ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืฉืจืืช ืขื ืืกืืฃ.
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ืืืืื ืืืืชื ืืชืืืืืื ืืืืฉืืืืช ืฉืืฉืื ืืช ืกืืจืืชืืื, ืืื ืืคืขืืื ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืื ืฉื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืจ ืกืืจื ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืื: “ืชืืื ื ืงืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืช, ืืื ืฉืื ืืืจ ืกืืจื ืฉืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืงืืื…”
ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืื ืฉืืฉื ืืืจื ืืืืชื ืืืจื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืืฉ. ืืืจื ืืื ืืื ืงืื ื ืืืจืื ืืืืื ืฉืืช. ืคืขื ืืื ืืืจ ืื: “ืืืืจ ืฉืืืจ ืกืืจื ืืืื ืืืื ืืฆืื ืืฉืืืข, ืฆืจืื ืืงื ืืช ืื ืืฉืื ืืื.” ืืื ืืืคืฉ ืืืืคืฉ ืืืจ ืืืจื ืืืจ ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืจ ืกืืจื ืืืื. ืืกืืคื ืฉื ืืืคืืฉ ืืื ืงื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืืช. ืืืืจ ืืฉืืช ืกืืคืจ ืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืกืขืืืช ืฉืืช, ืืคื ื ืื ืืืฉืคืื, ืจืืื ื ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืจ” “ืื ืืืืื ืืกืืจื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืจืืฉืืืข.” ืืชืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืช ืืกืืจื ืืื ืขื ืืืื.
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ืืืจื ืืืจืข”ื ืืื ืืฆืื ืงืืืฉ ืงืืฉืื. ืืื ืืืกืจ ืฉืืขืืจืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืช ืืืจื ืืจืข”ื. ืคืขื ืืืจ ืื ืืืืจ ืืืืืื, ืื ืืจืืืื ื ืื ืืกืืฃ ืชืืจืฆื ื ืืช ืงืืฉืืืช ืืจืข”ื…
ืืื ืคืขื ืฉืืื ืืจืืื ื ืฉื ื ืฆืืืื ืฉื ืกืืจืืช ืืกืืืื. ืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืช ืืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืฉืจ ืืจืืืื ืฉืืืืื”ื. ืจืจ ืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืื “ืคืฉืื ืืื ืฆื ืืื”. ืืฉืืขืืจ, ืจืืื ื ืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืจ ืจ’ ืืฉืจ, ืื ืืื ื ืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืืจื ืฉืื ืขื ืืืืจ. ืืืืจืช, ืืืืข ืจืืื ื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืขื ืกืคืจ ืฉืืืื ืืช ืฉื ื ืฆืืื ืืกืืจื ืืฉื ืืืืื ืจ’ ืฉืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืกืืง ืืช ืืกืืจื ืืคื ืฉืืืจืจ’ ืืฉืจ. ืืกืืืจ ืจืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืฆืืขืจ ืืื ืืชืื ืฉืืื ืืฉื ืื ืฆื ืืืจ ืืกืืจื ืืืื ืฉืจ’ ืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืืคืฉืืืช ืืฆื ืืื, ืื ืืขืช, ืืืฉืจ ืจืื ืฉืจ’ ืฉืืื ืืืืืจ ืืฉื ืื ืขื ืืฆื ืืื, ื”ื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืกืืจื ืื ืืฉืจื ืืืื ื ืจืืข.
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ืืื ืกืืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืชื, ืืื ืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื ืืื ื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืชื ืืืืชื ืืื.
ืืืื ืืืืื, ื ืื ืกืชื ืคืขื ืืืงืจ ืืืชื ืืืืืงืช ืืืคืื ื ืืจืฅ. ืืื ืื ืืืื ืกืคืกืืจืื ืืืจื ืฉืืขืืจื ืืืชื, ืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืืฉ. ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืจ, ืื ืจืฆื ืืืขืช ืื ืงืืจื ืืืืืจื. ืืืจืชื ืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืจืืื ืืกืืจื ืืืืจื ืืจืข”ื. ืืื ืกืืื ืื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืกืชืื ืืจืข”ื ืฉืื. ืืืืชื ืืืืช ืจืืื ื ืืืกืชืืืชื ืืจืข”ื ืฉืื, ืจืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืชื ืขื ืืืืืื ืืกืคืจ ืืื ืืกืืจื, ืืืกืืฃ ืืชื “ืื ืืฆืืชื ืืืืืช ืฉืืื”. ืืื ืื ืืืืืงืช ืืืคืื ื ืืจืฅ, ืืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืฉ, ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ, ืืื ืฉืืชื ืขื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืื ืจืื ืืื ืฉื ืื ืงืืื, ืื ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืงืืงืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืืื…
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ืืฉืืขืืจืื ืืื ืจืืื ื ืืืืข ืขื ืืจืื ืกืคืจืื. ืืืืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืื ืืื ืคืืชื ืืช ืืกืคืจืื ืฉืขืืืื ืืื ืืืืจ, ืื ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช ื ืฉืืจื ืกืคืจืื ืฉืืื ืื ืคืชื ืืืชื ืืืืื ืืฉืืขืืจ. ืืกืืื ืืื ืืื, ืืคื ื ืฉืืฉืืื ืืืกืจ ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืกืืืจ ืืช ืืืืจืื ืขื ืฉืจืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืื ืกืื ืืื ืืชืืืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืกืคืืง ืืืืจ ืืช ืืื. ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืืืชื ืื”ื ืืื ืฉืืืข ืขืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืกืืฃ ืืื ืื ืืกืคืืง ืืืืจ, ืขื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืฆืืช ืืื ืื.
ืืชืงืืคืช ืืงืืจืื ื, ืืื ืจืืื ื ืืืกืจ ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืจื ืืืืคืื. ืืฉืืขืืจืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืจืื ืืช ืืชืืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืคืกืืง ืืื ืื. ืจืืื ื ืืื ืื ืื ืฉืงืืข ืืืกืืจืช ืืฉืืขืืจ ืขื ืฉืื ืฉื ืื ืืืื ืืืฉืืขืืจืื ืืื ืืจืืืื ืืืชืจ. ืคืขื ืืืช ืืขืจื ืจ”ื ืื ืขืจื ืื”ื, ืืื ืืกืจ ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืฉื ืฉืืืฉ ืฉืขืืช. ืืฉืกืืื ืืื ืืชื ืฆื ืขื ืฉืืืจืื ืื ืื.
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ืืงืืืืชื ืฉื ืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื ืื ืืื ืกืคืจื ืืืืกืจ ืืืืชื ืืืคืืื. ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืืคื ืฉืฉืื ืืื ืกืคืจื ืืจืืฉืื ืื ืืกืืืื. ืืฉืืืืชืื ืืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืืฉ ืฉืืื ืืืกืจ ืืื ืืื ืฉืืฉื ืืื ืืจืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืชื.
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ืืืื ืืฉืืขืืจืื ืจืืื ื ืืชืืืื ืืืืงื ืขื ืืืจื ืขื ืกืืจื. ืืืจื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืกืชืคืง ืจืืื ื ืฉืื ืืื ืคืืข ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืืืื. ืืื ืฉืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืคืืข ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืืจืชื ืื ืฉืื ืจืื ืฉืื, ืืืืื ืฉืืืืจื ืจืืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืกืื ืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉื ืจืืื ื. ืื ืืขืชื ืื ื ืื ืืื. ืืื ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืชื ืืืืืื ืืืคืืืก ืืืชื.
ืืืืจืช ืืื ื ืชื ืฉืืื ืืจืืื ืขื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืคืืืข ืืืืฉืื. ืืืื ืฉืืฉื ืฉื ืืืชื ืฉืืืข, ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืืฉ, ืืืืจ ืจืืื ื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืคืืืข ืืฉื ื ืืคืืื ืืืฉืื. ื ืืืจ ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืขืกืืง ืืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืื ืขื ืืืชื ืืขืฉื ืืืืืื ืข”ื ืืืกืจ.
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ืืืฉืจ ื ืืข ืืืืจ ืืคืืืขื ืืืืืื, ืจืืื ื ืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืืื. ื ืืืืชื ืคืขื ืืืฉืจ ืคืืื ื ืืืืจ ืื ืจืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืชื ืืืื ืื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืคืืืขื ืฉื ืืืฉ. ืืืื ืจืืื ื ืื ืืจืืืฉ ืฉืื ืคืืืขื ืืืืืื. ืืืืจ ืฉืืฆื ืืืชื ืคืืื ื ืืืจ ืจืืื ื ืืจืืืื “ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืชื ืื ืื?”, ื ืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืื ืื ืื ืืจืื ืขื ืืฉื ื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืฉื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืื ืคืืืขื ืืืืืื.
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ืืืฉืจ ืืฉื ืฉืืฉ ืฆืืจื ืืืขืืจ ืืืืฉืื, ืืื ืจืืื ื ืืืชืื ืืฉืขืช ืืืืฉืจ ืืืชืืืื ืืื ืฉืืชืงืืื ืืืืจืื ืืฆืืจื ืืืืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืืชืจ. ืืื ืคืขืืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืจื ืืืคืืื ืืื ืฉื ืื ืขื ืฉืืขืืจ.
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ืืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืชื ืืจืืื ื ืืืืขืื ืืฉืจืื. ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืช ืืฉืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืฉืืขืืจืื.
ืืคืขืืื ืืื ืืกืืื ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืื ืืืืฉื ืงืฆืช ืืืชืจ ืืืืืจ ืืืืืจ “ืื ืกืืจื ืืืืื ืฉืืช”, “ืื ืงืืฉืื ืืืืื ืฉืืช”. ืืืจืืฉ ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืจ “ืื ืงืืฉืื ืืืืื ืจืืฉ ืืืืฉ.” ืืื ืืื ืื ืืช ืืืืขืืื ืืืช ืืืฆืืืช ืฉืืื ืืื.
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ืืคืจืฉืช ืฉืงืืื ืืืืชื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืกืืืจ ืืช ืขื ืืื ืืฉืงืืื. ืืืจืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืืจื ืฉืฉืืขื ืืชย ืืฉืืื ืคืจืฉืช ืฉืงืืื ืืคืื ืืฆืื ืืืฉืื ืืืจ, ืฉืืจืืืฉืื ืืืชื, ืืื ืจืง ืคืจืฉื ืฉืงืืจืืื ืืืชื ืคืขื ืืฉื ื.
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ืจืืื ื ืืื ื ืื ื ืืืืืืจ ืืฆืืืช ืืืืขืืื. ืืคื ื ืกืืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืคืฉ ืืชืจืื ื ืื. ืืคื ื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืคืฉ ืืช ืืคืชืืืืช ืืื ืืืืืช.
ืืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืคืชืืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืช, ืืืืงื ืืื ืืค ืืืืฉืืจื ืืื ืืจืื ืืื. ืคืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืืกืืช, ืฉืื ืืคืชืืื ืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืชืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืคืชืืื ืืืื ืฉืชืืื ืืื ืืคื ืืชืืืง ืืื ืืจืื ืืื. ืืฉื ืืฆืื ืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืืืจ ืืืฆืืื.
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ืชืืืื ืืืืข ืืืจืืืช ืืจืืื ื ืืืื. ืจืืื ื ืืชืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ “ืืชื ืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืชืจ ืืื”. ืืื ืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืืืื. ืืขืจื ืกืืืืช ืืชืงืฉืจ ืจืืื ื ืืชืืืื ืื ืืชืืืื ืื ืขื ื ืืืืชื ืืื. ืืืฉืจ ืคืืฉ ืืช ืืชืืืื ืืฉืืืช ืืืช ืืฉืืืื, ืืืจ ืื ืจืืื ื “ืืฆืืชื ืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืฉืืจืชื ืื ืืืชื…”
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ืืืจื ืฉืคืจืฆื ืืืืืช ืฉืืืช ืชืืจื, ืืกืจ ืจืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืื ื ืืืืืจื. ืืื ืืชืืื ืืื”ื: ืจืืืชื! ืืฉ ืืืจื ืขืืื, ืืฉ ืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืื, ืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืืช!” ืื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืช ืืฉืืื, ืื ืืื ืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืจืืืฉ. ืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืืช, ืืฉ ืืืจื ืขืืื.
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ืงืฆืจื ืืืจืืขื ืืืชืืจ ืืช ืืืืืช ืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื. ืืชืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืื. ืืื ืื ืืชื ืื ื ืชืืืจืชื.
ืืืืืฅ ืืื ืขื ืืจืื ืืช ืืืฉืืื ืฉืชืื’, ืขื ืื ืื ื ืืืฉืคืื, ืขื ืื ืืชืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืื, ืขื ืื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืขื ืขืืื ืืชืืจื ืืขื ืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื.
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ืื ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืืืื
ืืชืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื’ ืขืชื ืืืืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืย ืกืืืืืชืื ื ืืื’, ืืข’ ืชืืก’ ื”ืง ื”ื ืฉืคื’ ืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืืืฉ ืฉืืฉืจืื ืืขืฉื ืืืืื ืืืจื ื ืฆืืื ืื ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืืืื, ืื ื”ื ืืฉ ืืืืฉ ืขื ืืืืื ืืขืืื.
ืืื ื ืืขืืงืจ ืืืืกืืจ, ืืขืช ืืจืื”ื ืืืืกืืจ ืื ืชืชืืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจืืช, ืืข’ ืืจ”ื ืขื ืืฉ”ืก ืืืืฉื ืืขืช ืืจืื”ื ืฉืืื ืืืกืืจ ืขื ืกืืฃ ืืืืืืฉ ืืจืืฉืื.
ืืข’ ืจืื”ื ืืืจืื ื”ื ื’ ืฉืืงืฉื ืืฉืืืชื ืืื ืงื”ื ืื ืชืืจืืฉ ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืื”ื ืืกืืจ ืืขืจืื ืขืืื ืืืืื, ืืชื’ “ืืื ืจืื ืืื ืืืืืืช ืขืืื ืืกืจื ืืืชืื ืืืืจืืช ืืื’ ื”ื ืืืชืื ืฉืืืจ ืื ืชืืจืืฉ ืืฆืื ืื ื ืืื ืขืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืฉื ืื ืื ืืขืืื”.
ืืืืืืจ ืืจืื”ื ืื ”ื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืฉ ืืืืจืื ืืื ืื ืืืกืืจ ืื ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืืืื, ืืืฉ ืื ืืืกืืจ ืื ืชืืจืืฉ ืฉืืืื. ืื ืจืื ืืืื ืื ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืืงื ืืืงืื ืืจืืฉืชื ืฉืื. (ืืืืืชืจ ืืืืืจ ืื ืืืจืื”ื ืฉื ืืก”ื ืฉืืืืกืืจ ืื ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืืืื ื ืฉืืจ ืืขืืื, ืืืฉืืืชื ืืชื ืืกืคืื”ืฆ ืืข”ื ืฆืจืื ืืชืจืฅ ืืืขืฉื ืืืื ืื ืขืืงืจ ืืืกืืจ ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืืฆืืื ืืืจืฆื ืืื ืืืจืื ืงืฆืช ืืื, ืืืฉืืืชื ืืจื ืข”ื ืขืืงืจ ืืืืกืืจ ืชืืื ืืืจืฆื ืืื ืืื ืฉืื).
ืืื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืจืืื ืืจืืฉ ื’ ืืคืจืฉ ืื ืืืชืื ืืค’ ืืืจืื ื’ ืื ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืืืื ืืื’ ืจืคืืื ืืืฉืื ืืฃ ืื (ืคืืจืฉ”ื ืืชื ืกืืืจ ืฉืื ืืจืฅ ืจืคืืื ืฉื ืชืชื ืื ืืืืจืื ืืื’ ืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืืชื ืจืคืืื ืืืจืฉืชื ืืคื ื ืื ื ืืื ืืืืฉืืชืื ืชืืชื), ืืืฉืขืืจ ืืฉืื ืืืืจืื ืืคื ืื ืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืืจืฉืื ืืืฉืืืื ืืคื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืชืืชื, ืืืฉืจ ืขืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืฅ ืืจืฉืชื ืืฉืจ ื ืชื ื’ ืืื.
ืืชืื ืฉื ืืคืจืฉื”ืจ ืื ืืืื ืช ืืคืกืืง ืืืฉืจ ืขืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืฅ ืืจืืฉืชื ืืฉืจ ื ืชื ื’ ืืื. ืืคื’ ืืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืืืื ื”ื ืขืืื ืืืืื ืืืจื ืืกืืืื ืืื”ื ืืืคืื ืืจืคืืื ื ืืกืจื ืืฉืื ืฉืืฉืื ืฉื ืื ื ืืืื. ืืืื ืืืื ืช ืืคืกืืง ืื ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืืืื ืืื’, ืืืฃ ืื ืจืคืืื ืืืฉืื ืืฃ ืื, ืฉืืชืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืจืคืืื, ืื”ื ืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืืืื, (ืืื ืืืืืฉ ืื ืื ืืฉืขืืจ ืืืฉืขืืจ ืืฉืื ืืืืจืื ืืคื ืื ืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืืืจืฉืื, ืื”ื ืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืกืืจ), ืืืืื ืจืืื ืืืฉืจ ืขืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืฅ ืืจืฉืชื ืืฉืจ ื ืชื ื’ ืืื, ืืืืื ื ืื ืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืืจื ืืกืืืื. ืื ืืฆื ืืืืกืืจ ืขื ืขืืื ืืืืื, ืืืงื ืืืชืจ ืข”ื ืกืืืื ืื ื ืืชืืกืฃ ืืจืฅ ืจืคืืื ืืืื ืืืืกืืจ ืขืค”ื ืืืชื ืืขื.
ืืขื”ืค ืืืืืจ ืืืืจืื ืืืฃ ืฉืืชืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืจืคืืื ื”ื ืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืืืื. ืืืืื ืื ืืจืฉ”ื ืืืืื. ืืื ืืื ืืจืื”ื ืื ”ื. ืืืืืช ืืจืื”ื ืฉื ืืืืง ืขื ืคืืจืฉ”ื ืืื ืืืชืื ืจืคืืื ืืืฉืื ืืฃ ืื ืืืคืจืฉ ืืืืจืื ืืจืฅ ืื ืืขืืื ืืืชื ืืจืฅ ืืืื. ืืื ืืืื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืจืืื ืฉืืจืื”ื ืืชื ืคื’ ืืืจ ืืื ืืืชืื ืืืฉืจ ืขืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืฅ ืืจืฉืชื ืืฉืจ ื ืชื ื’ ืืื, ืื ืจืื ืืืจืื”ื ืืฉืืืชื ืข”ื ืืืช ืืื ืคื’ ืืคืจืฉืช ืืจืืื.
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Harav Hagaon Peretz Tarshish Shlita
Looking Inward, Not Outward
Parshas Balak
Harav Hagaon Peretz Tarshish shlita
In this week’s parshah we have the berachos of Bilam, which Chazal considered including in our davening. That’s a very honorable mention for Bilam, that his berachos are worthy of inclusion in the seder hatefillah. In the end, Chazal decided not to include them, out of concern for tircha dโtzibbura, but one berachah remains in our tefillah: ืึทื ืึนึผืืึผ ืึนืึธืึถืืึธ ืึทืขึฒืงึนื. It would seem, then that this berachah is unique, and that it reflects the defining virtue of Klal Yisrael, which Bilam highlighted and which we want to emphasize by including it in our tefillos.
In addition, Chazal tell us that in the end, none of Bilamโs berachos were fulfilled, because Klal Yisrael were chotei and we lost the berachos. The only exception was ืึทื ืึนึผืืึผ ืึนืึธืึถืืึธ ืึทืขึฒืงึนื, which refers to the batei knessiyos and batei midrashos.This seems puzzling. What is unique about the berachah of ืึทื ืึนึผืืึผ ืึนืึธืึถืืึธ ืึทืขึฒืงึนื?
The Gemara (Bava Basra 60a) relates that when Bilam saw Klal Yisrael encamped according to its shevatim โ ืึทืึดึผืฉึธึผืื ืึดืึฐืขึธื ืึถืช ืขึตืื ึธืื ืึทืึทึผืจึฐื ืึถืช ืึดืฉึฐืืจึธืึตื ืฉึนืืึตื ืึดืฉึฐืืึธืึธืื โ he was impressed that their doors did not face one another, and he said, โThese are worthy of having the Shechinah dwell upon them.โ
From here we derive the concept of hezek reโiyah, which is relevant to this day: Don’t look into your neighborโs house to see what’s going on there. Be considerate of your neighbor. Create a safeguard to ensure that you do not see into your neighborโs house.
We Have Many Qualities!
Now, it is indeed admirable that Yidden do not look into one anotherโs houses, but Klal Yisrael has many other laudable characteristics, as Bilam himself goes on to list. For instance, he says, ืึดื ืึธื ึธื ืขึฒืคึทืจ ืึทืขึฒืงึนื, and Rashi explains that this is a reference to the mitzvos Klal Yisrael does with afar, such as ashes of the parah adumah, which reflects the kedushah and taharah of Klal Yisrael. A non-Jew has no connection to the concept of tumas meis, and certainly not to the taharah from it. So this reflects a major spiritual advantage of Klal Yisrael. Another mitzvah done with afar is the sotah procedure, which highlights Klal Yisrael faithfulness; there is no immorality among them.
Another praise Bilam uttered is ืึถื ืขึธื ืึฐึผืึธืึดืื ืึธืงืึผื ืึฐืึทืึฒืจึดื ืึดืชึฐื ึทืฉึธึผืื, which Rashi interprets to mean that Klal Yisrael rises like a lion to โchap areinโ mitzvos: wearing tzitzis, reciting Krias Shema, laying tefillin. They wonโt go to sleep at night until they say Krias Shema, and that protects them from all the mazikin, so theyโre able to sleep without any worries.
All these maalos of Klal Yisrael are non-existent among non-Jews. Yet for some reason, none of these praises are considered for inclusion in our davening. Only mah tovu, the description of how Klal Yisrael make a point of not looking whatโs going on in their neighborโs home, was singled out for possible inclusion. What is so unique about this virtue of Klal Yisrael?
The Maharal (Netzach Yisrael 59) cites a Midrash that states, regarding the passuk ืึดื ึฐื ึดื ืฉึธืื ืฉึฐืืืึผืช ืึธืึณืึตื ืึทืขึฒืงืึนื (Yirmiyahu 30:18):
ืืืจ ืจ’ ืฉืืืื ืืจ ื ืืื ื ืื ืืืจ ื’ ืื ื ื ืฉื ืฉืืืช ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืฆืืง ืืื ืืชืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืงื ืืืฉืื ืืชืื ืืจืื. ืืื”ื ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืขืงื ืืฉืื ืืชืื ืืฉืจืื.
The passuk does not use the phrase โthe tents of Avrahamโ or โthe tents of Yitzchak,โ but describes only โthe tents of Yaakov.โ Clearly, this reflects some unique attribute of Yaakov, who is also described as ืึดืืฉื ืชึธึผื ืึนืฉึตืื ืึนืึธืึดืื. Why is Yaakov so inextricably linked with โtentsโ?
The Tents of Yaakov
The Maharal teaches that Yaakov possessed the maalah of pnimiyus. His essence belonged not to the outside world, but to his own inner, spiritual world, where he maintained a connection to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Avraham Avinu had his avodah โ his tent was open from all four sides, and Yitzchak had his own avodah as well. Yaakovโs avodah was unique as well, and was reflected in the fact that his tent was closed.
We know heโs there, in the tent, but heโs inside. Heโs learning Torah not as an ish sadeh, who people see shteiging away, and whoโs the subject of a write-up in the paper. Heโs learning because thereโs an Eibishter in the world, because this is the emes.
How is a person zocheh to be from the yoshvei ohalim?
The Gemara teaches (Berachos 28) that in the time of Rabban Gamliel, there was a guard posted at the door of the beis midrash to prevent unauthorized people from entering. When we think of a guard, we think of someone who looks like a weightlifter or bodybuilder, and is strong enough to kick you out if you donโt belong. But this guard was unique: He was able to distinguish between those who were tocho kโbaro and those who were not. If you wanted to learn in the beis midrash of Rabban Gamliel, you couldnโt be learning for any external reasons. It all had to be coming from your pnimiyus, and your chitzonius had to match your pnimiyus.
When the Torah says that Yaakov Avinu was an ish tam, it means that there was no difference between his exterior and his interior. Therefore, his essence was that he was yoshev ohalim. His avodas Hashem was not dependent on the acknowledgment of others.
Can You Be Like Yaakov Avinu?
How does a person prepare himself to merit a life of Torah? The answer is ืึทื ืึนึผืืึผ ืึนืึธืึถืืึธ ืึทืขึฒืงึนื, that our doors donโt face one another. Klal Yisraelโs essence is dependent on one thing: How does Hakadosh Baruch Hu look at me? My house is not open to anyone for approval. Sure, my house is open for hachnassas orchim, but not to flaunt my avodah, and not so that others can see what I am doing.
When you live with the Ribbono Shel Olam, because thatโs whatโs important to you, then He comes to live with you. And Bilam sees that the source of the Shechinahโs presence among Klal Yisrael is that they live with the Ribbono Shel Olam.
True, Klal Yisrael has many other tremendous maalos: They have tzitzis, Krias Shema, tzitzis, the parah adumah, the earth of the sotah, and many more mitzvos. Bilam says, โI can also do mitzvos!โ He even brings korbanos. But living with the Ribbono Shel Olam? Bilam has no connection to that.
This is what amazes him about Klal Yisrael when he sees the Yidden encamped according to their shevatim. The Ohr Hachaim teaches that the phrase ืฉึนืืึตื ืึดืฉึฐืืึธืึธืื means that each shevet recognizes its own unique maalah and is not looking to copy anyone elseโs maalah, but is focused on its own avodah. Bilam sees that Klal Yisrael is living in a world of pnimiyus, and the Shechinah therefore dwells among them. Thatโs our zechus, because our houses look that way.
Today, Rachmana litzlan, we live in a world where everything we do has to be posted publicly. If weโre eating out, everyone has to know about it. Thatโs not ืึทื ืึนึผืืึผ ืึนืึธืึถืืึธ ืึทืขึฒืงึนื! Thatโs Bilamโs lifestyle, not Klal Yisraelโs. Our maalah, the essence of Klal Yisrael, is our inward focus, and that remains forever.
We should all be zocheh to the hashraas haShechinah of ืึทื ืึนึผืืึผ ืึนืึธืึถืืึธ ืึทืขึฒืงึนื.