BereishisBereishis

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Moreinu Hagaon Harav Eliyahu Baruch Finkel ,ztโ€l

ื•ื™ืืžืจ ื”’ ืืœ ืงื™ืŸ ืœืžื” ื—ืจื” ืœืš ื•ืœืžื” ื ืคืœื• ืคื ื™ืš (ื“, ื•)

ืืžืจ ืžื•ืจื ื• ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืืœื™ื”ื• ื‘ืจื•ืš ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”: ืœืžื“ื™ื ืื ื• ืžืคืกื•ืง ืžื•ืกืจ ื”ืฉื›ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ื ื”ื’ืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืขื ืงื™ืŸ.

ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ื˜ืขื ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื›ืš ืฉืœื ืฉืขื” ื”’ ืืœ ืงื™ืŸ ื•ืืœ ืžื ื—ืชื•, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืงื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ื ืžืคืจื™ ื”ืื“ืžื”, ืžืŸ ื”ื’ืจื•ืข, ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืงืจื‘ื ื• ืžื”ื•ื“ืจ ื›ืงืจื‘ื ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืœ ืื—ื™ื• ืืฉืจ ื”ื‘ื™ื ืžื‘ื›ื•ืจื•ืช ืฆืื ื• ื•ืžื—ืœื‘ื”ืŸ, ืืš ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื›ืื‘ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืงื™ืŸ “ื•ื™ื—ืจ ืœืงื™ืŸ ืžืื“ ื•ื™ืคืœื• ืคื ื™ื•”, ืžื™ื“ ืคื ื” ืืœื™ื• ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ืฉืืœื• “ืœืžื” ื—ืจื” ืœืš ื•ืœืžื” ื ืคืœื• ืคื ื™ืš”.

ืžื›ืืŸ ื ืœืžื“ ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ืฆืขืจ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื•, ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืฉื ื‘ืขื•ืœ ืขื ื›ืื‘ื• ื•ื“ืื’ืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ื–ื•ืœืช, ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” ื ืงื™ื™ื “ื•ื”ืœื›ืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื•”, ืœื”ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืจื—ื•ื ืืฃ ืืชื” ื”ื™ื” ืจื—ื•ื.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yeruchem Levovitz, ztโ€l

ื•ื™ื‘ืจืš ืืœืงื™ื ืืช ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื•ื™ืงื“ืฉ ืื•ืชื• (ื‘, ื’)
ื‘ืจื›ื• ื‘ืื•ืจ ืคื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื, ืงื“ืฉื• ื‘ืื•ืจ ืคื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื, ืœื ื“ื•ืžื” ืื•ืจ ืคื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ื›ืœ ื™ืžื•ืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื“ื•ืžื” ื‘ืฉื‘ืช (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจื‘ื” ื™ื, ื‘).

ืขืœ ืชื•ืืจ ื–ื™ื• ืคื ื™ื• ื”ืžืื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื™ืจื•ื—ื ืœื™ื•ื•ืื•ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช ืงื•ื“ืฉ ื›ืชื‘ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื• ื”ื’ื”ืดืฆ ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืœืžื” ื•ื•ืœื‘ื” ื–ืฆืดืœ (ื”ืื“ื ื‘ื™ืงืจ ืขืž’ ื›ืดื‘): ืดื•ืžื” ื ื”ื“ืจ ื”ื™ื” ืžืจืื” ืื“ืžื•ืดืจ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ืช ืงื•ื“ืฉ, ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื• ืื– ืฆื•ืจื” ืื—ืจืช ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ื™ืžื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœืด.

ื•ื›ืš ื”ื™ื” ื ื•ื”ื’ ื”ืจื‘ ื•ื•ืœื‘ื” ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืœืกืคืจ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื• ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ:

ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื‘ื™ืืชื• ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืงื“’ ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข. ื”ื•ื ืจืื” ืืช ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืจื•ื—ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื•ื—ืžื™ืฉื™, ื•ืžื” ื”ื•ืคืชืข, ืื™ืคื•ื, ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ืœื™ืœ ืฉื‘ืช ืจืื” ืฉืื“ื ืื—ืจ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ืžืงื•ืžื• ื”ืงื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื—. ื”ื•ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœืขืฆืžื•, ืฉื›ื ืจืื” ื™ืฉ ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ืื—ื“ ืœื™ืžื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœ ื•ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ืื—ืจ ืœืฉื‘ืช. ืืš ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ืคืชืข ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื›ืืฉืจ ื’ื™ืœื” ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ืฉื”ืื“ื ืฉื™ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ืžืงื•ืžื• ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื—, ื”ื™ื” ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืจื•ื—ื ืขืฆืžื•. ื›ื™ ื›ื” ืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืจืื”ื• ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืจื•ื—ื ื‘ืฉื‘ืช, ืขื“ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ื›ืื“ื ืื—ืจ ืžืžืฉ.

ืžื—ื–ื” ื–ื” ื ืžืฉืš ื•ื ืฉื ื” ืืฆืœ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืจื•ื—ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ืช.

ื›ื™ ื›ืš ื”ื™ื” ืžื ื”ื’ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื—, ื›ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืชื ืื™ื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื (ืขื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ืช ื“ืฃ ืงื™ืดื˜ ืขืดื), ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื›ื™ืŸ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืฉืขื” ืžื•ืงื“ืžืช, ื•ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ื•ืขื•ืฆื ืืช ืขื™ื ื™ื•, ื•ืžื›ื™ืŸ ืืช ืžื—ืฉื‘ืชื• ืœื‘ื™ืืชื” ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ืช ืงื•ื“ืฉ. ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื›ื ื™ืกืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื”ื™ื• ืคื ื™ื• ืคื•ืฉื˜ื•ืช ืฆื•ืจื” ื•ืœื•ื‘ืฉื•ืช ืฆื•ืจื”, ื•ืžืงืจื™ื ื•ืช ื–ื™ื• ืจื•ื—ื ื™ ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ, ื•ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืื•ืชื• ืื“ื ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืžื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœ.

ื‘ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘ื‘

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช

ื›ืกื•ื™ ืขืจื•ื” ื‘ืชืคืœื”

ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืขืฉื• ืœื”ื ื—ื’ื•ืจื•ืช… ื•ื™ืฉืžืขื• ืืช ืงื•ืœ ื”’… ื•ื™ืชื—ื‘ื ื”ืื“ื ื•ืืฉืชื• ื•ื›ื•’. ื•ืฆ”ืข ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืขืฉื• ืœื”ื ื—ื’ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืืžืื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื•ื™ืชื—ื‘ื. ื•ืข’ ื’ืจื™”ื– ื›ื™ ืงื•ื“ื ื”ื—ื˜ื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื’ื“ืจ ืขืจื•ื” ื›ืœืœ, ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื—ื˜ืื• ื”ื•ื™ ืขืจื•ื” ื•ืฆืจื™ืš ื›ืกื•ื™ ืขืจื•ื” (ื•ืœื›ื’ ื–ื” ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืฆื ื™ืขื•ืช, ื•ืœื ืžืฉื•ื ืœื ื™ืจืื”ย  ื‘ืš ืขืจื•ืชย  ื“ื‘ืจ) ื•ืขืฉื• ืœื”ื ื—ื’ื•ืจื•ืช. ืื‘ืœ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืฉืžืขื• ืงื•ืœ ื”’ ื”ื•ื™ ื›ืขื•ืžื“ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืœืš ื•ืฆืจื™ืš ื’ื ืœื›ืกื•ืช ื”ืœื‘, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ื“ื™ืŸ ืขืจื•ื”, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื•ื™ืชื—ื‘ื ื”ืื“ื ื•ืืฉืชื•. ื•ืข’ ืžืฉื›ื™ืœ ืœื“ื•ื“ ื•ืคื ื™”ืค. ื•ืข”ืฉ ื“ื–ื”ื• ืžื” ืฉืืžืจ ืื“ื ืืช ืงื•ืœืš ืฉืžืขืชื™ ื•ืื™ืจื, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื“ื“ื™ืŸ ื›ืกื•ื™ ืขืจื•ื” ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืื™ืžื” ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืœืš ื›ืž”ืฉ ืจืฉ”ื™ ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ื›”ื“.

ื•ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื“ื’ื ื›ืกื•ื™ ื”ืœื‘, ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืขืจื•ื” ื”ื•ื, ื•ืงื•ื“ื ืฉื”ื™ื” ืขืจื•ื” ื”ืฆ ื›ืกื•ื™ ืœืœื‘. ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืžืจืžื‘”ื ืค”ื“ ืžืชืคื™ืœื” ื””ื– ื›ืกื•ื™ ื”ืขืจื•ื” ื›ื™ืฆื“, ืืข”ืค ืฉื›ืกื” ืขืจื•ืชื•… ืœืย  ื™ืชืคืœืœ ืขื“ ืฉื™ื›ืกื” ืืช ืœื‘ื•.

ื•ืข’ ืจืฉ”ื™ ืกื•ื˜ื” ื™”ื“ ืชื•ืจื” ืชื—ืœืชื” ื’ืž”ื— ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืขืฉื• ื””ื ืœืื“ื ื•ืœืืฉืชื• ื›ืชื ื•ืช ืขื•ืจ ื•ื™ืœื‘ื™ืฉื, ื•ืคื™ืจืฉ”ื™ ื”ืœื‘ื™ืฉ ืขืจื•ืžื™ื, ื•ืœื›ื’ ืฆ”ื‘ ื“ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืขืจื•ืžื™ื, ื•ืœืคื™ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ื ื™ื—ื ื“ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืขื•ืžื“ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืœืš ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ืขืจื•ื.

ื•ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื• ื›ื™ ื—ื’ื•ืจื•ืช ืžื›ืกื” ืจืง ืœืžื˜ื”, ื•ืข’ ืจืฉ”ื™ ืค’ ืชืฆื•ื” ื‘ืืคื•ื“.

ื•ืข’ ืฉื‘ืช ืง”ื  ื“ืขืจื•ืช ืขื›ื•”ื ื”ื•ื™ ืขืจื•ื” ื•ืจืื™ื” ืžื ื—, ื•ื‘ื–ื” ื”ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื–.

ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืงืฉื•ืช ืืžืื™ ื”ื’ืž’ ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ื ืจืื™ื” ืžืื“ื. ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื™ืฉ ืœืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื’ืž’ ื”ื ”ืœ ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื• ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ืขืจื•ืช ืื‘ื™ื”ื ืœื ืจืื•, ื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืจื ื—ื ืขืจื•ืช ืื‘ื™ื•. ื•ืข’ ื‘ื—ืคืฅ ื”’ ืžื‘ืขืœ ืื•ื””ื— ืฉื”ืง’ ื”ืจื™ ืื™ืŸ ืจืื™ื” ืžื ื— ื›ื™ ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืขืœื™ื• ืฆื“ื™ืง ืชืžื™ื, ื•ืืฃ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืื‘ืœ ืขื›”ืค ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœื•ืžืจ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืฉืจ ื—ืžื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืฉืจื, ื•ืœื–ื” ืชื™’ ื“ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื’ืž’ ืžื›ืคืœ ื”ืœืฉื•ืŸ. ื•ืขื›”ืคย  ืœืคื™ ืกื‘ืจืชื• ืืคืฉืจ ืœื•ืžืจ ื“ื’ื ืื“ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ื”ื•ื™ ืขืจื•ื” ื“ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœื•ืžืจ ื‘ืฉืจ ื—ืžื•ืจื™ื.

ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ืฉื™ืจ ืœื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Aryeh Finkel, ztโ€l

ืฉื ื™ื ื• ื‘ืžืกื›ืช ืชืžื™ื“ (ืคืดื– ืž”ื“): ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืณืžื–ืžื•ืจ ืฉื™ืจ ืœื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืชืณ – ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ืฉื™ืจ ืœืขืชื™ื“ ืœื‘ื•ื, ืœื™ื•ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ืฉื‘ืช ื•ืžื ื•ื—ื” ืœื—ื™ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ื.

ื•ืžื•ื‘ื ื‘ื™ืœืงื•ื˜ (ืชื”ื™ืœื™ืก ืฆื’), ืฉืžื–ืžื•ืจ ื–ื” ืืžืจื• ืื“ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช. ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ, ืžื“ื•ืข ื–ื”ื• ื”ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ืช, ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืžื•ื–ื›ืจ ื‘ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ื–ื” ืขื ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช? ื•ืžื” ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืชื• ืœื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช?

ืขื•ื“ ืžืฆื™ื ื• (ืชืจื’ื•ื ืจื™ืฉ ืฉื”ืดืฉ), ืฉืžื–ืžื•ืจ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืžืขืฉืจื” ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืฉื ืืžืจื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื – ื•ื™ืฉ ืœืขื™ื™ืŸ, ืžื” ืžื”ื•ืชื” ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืจื” ื–ื• ืฉื”ืชื™ื™ื—ื“ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขืฉืจื” ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืืœื•, ื•ืขืœ ืžื” ื ืืžืจื”.

ื•ื”ื ื” ืจืฉืดื™ ื‘ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืฉื ื›ืชื‘, ืดืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืฉื‘ืชื•ืช, ื•ื”ื•ื ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื•ื”ืดื‘ ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ืฉื‘ืชืด, (ื•ื”ื•ื ืžื’ืžืณ ืจืดื” ืœื.) – ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ, ื‘ืžื” ื“ื•ืžื” ืขื•ื”ืดื‘ ืœืฉื‘ืช, ืฉืžืฉื•ื ื›ืš ืื ื• ืžื–ื›ื™ืจื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ืช?

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ืœืžื” ื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืื“ื”ืดืจ ืžืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื™ืจื” ืขื“ ืฉื‘ื”

ื•ื”ื ื” ื›ืืฉืจ ื ื‘ืจื ืื“ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ืžืฆื ืœืคื ื™ื• ื‘ืจื™ืื” ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉืช ื•ืขื•ืœื ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉ, ื•ื”ื™ื” ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื ื•ืชืŸ ืฉื™ืืžืจ ืฉื™ืจื” ื•ื™ื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื–ื•, ื•ืœืžื” ื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืขื“ ืฉื‘ืช. ื•ื”ืจื™ ืื ื• ืžื‘ืจื›ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื•ื™ื•ื, ื‘ื‘ืจื›ืช ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืื•ืจ ื•ื‘ืขืจื‘ื™ืช, ืขืœ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืดื”ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืชืด. ื•ื›ืŸ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ืฉืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืื ื• ืœื‘ืจืš ื•ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื”ืฉื™ืดืช, ืดื‘ืจื•ืš ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืชืด. ื•ืื“ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ืฉืจืื” ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื• ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉ, ืžื“ื•ืข ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืืžืจ ืฉื™ืจื” ื–ื• ื•ื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืขื“ ืฉื‘ืช.

ืžื”ื•ืช ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ื–ื”

ื•ืžื‘ืืจ ืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื™ืดื– (ืขื”ืดืช ืคืจืฉืช ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช), ืฉืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ื–ื”, ืื™ื ื• ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืฉื‘ื ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ืขื ื™ืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื, ืืœื ื”ื•ื ืฉื‘ื— ื•ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื›ืœืœื•. ื•ืžืื—ืจ ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื ื’ืžืจื” ืขื•ื“ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื›ื•ืœื”, ื•ืขืฉืจื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ื‘ืจืื• ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืžืฉื•ืช, ื›ืš ืฉืžืฆื™ืื•ืชื ื•ืงื™ื•ืžื ื”ื™ืชื” ืจืง ื‘ืฉื‘ืช, ื ืžืฆื ืฉื’ืžืจ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื›ื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืง ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™, ื›ืžืดืฉ ืดื•ื™ื›ืœ ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ืžืœืื›ืชื• ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื”ืด. ื•ืจืง ืื– ื ืืžืจ ืดื•ื™ืจื ืืœืงื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื”, ื•ื”ื ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžืื“ืด. ื•ืžื” ืฉื ืืžืจ ืงื•ื“ื ืณื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ืณ ื–ื”ื• ืจืง ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืคืจื˜, ืื‘ืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ืื” ื”ืฉื‘ืช, ื•ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ืœืชื›ืœื™ืชื”, ื ืืžืจ ื‘ื” ืดื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ืด ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื‘ื›ืœืœื”.

ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืื“ื”ืดืจ ืœื•ืžืจ ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ื–ื” ืžื™ื“ ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉื ื‘ืจื, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืžื–ืžื•ืจ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื‘ื›ืœืœื•ืชื”, ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื ืฉืœืžื” ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื”. ื•ืจืง ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช, ืืžืจ ืื“ื”ืดืจ ืดื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื”ืณ ื•ืœื–ืžืจ ืœืฉืžืš ืขืœื™ื•ืŸืด, ื›ื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื›ืืฉืจ ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื ืฉืœืžื”, ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื™ืจื” ื•ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื•ืœื–ืžืจ.

ืฉื™ืจื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžืขืฉื™ ื”ืณ ื•ื”ื ื”ื’ืชื•

ื•ืžื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” – ืดืžื” ื’ื“ืœื• ืžืขืฉื™ืš ื”ืดืณ. ืฉื‘ื— ื•ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžืขืฉื™ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื•ืœื. ื•ืžืœื‘ื“ ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืขืœ ื›ืœืœื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื”, ื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื’ื ื•ื”ื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื›ืœืœื•ืช ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืณ ื‘ืขื•ืœื – ืดืžืื“ ืขืžืงื• ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ืšืด, ื•ืืžืจ ืฉื™ืจื” ืขืœ ืณื”ื ื”ื’ืชื•ืณ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื™ืดืช ืขื“ ืกื•ืฃ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช. ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจื• ื—ื–ืดืœ (ืื‘ื•ืช ื“ืจืดื  ืคืœืณืณื) ืดื”ืจืื” ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืœืื“ื”ืดืจ ื“ื•ืจ ื“ื•ืจ ื•ื“ื•ืจืฉื™ื•, ื“ื•ืจ ื“ื•ืจ ื•ืคืจื ืกื™ื•ืด, ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื”ืจืื”ื• ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื›ืœ ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืื™ืš ืฉืžื ื”ื™ื’ ืืช ืขื•ืœืžื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช. ื•ื’ื ืขืœ ื–ื” ืืžืจ ืฉื™ืจื”, ืดืžืื•ื“ ืขืžืงื• ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ืšืด, ืขืœ ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ื›ื•ืœื”, ืžืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ืขื“ ืกื•ืฃ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช.

ื•ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ื›ืœืœื• ื‘ืคืกื•ืง ื–ื”, ืณืžื” ื’ื“ืœื• ืžืขืฉื™ืšืณ ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื”, ื•ืณืžืื“ ืขืžืงื• ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ืšืณ ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื”. ื•ื–ื”ื• ื‘ื™ืื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ื”ืžื–ืžื•ืจ, ืฉื‘ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืืžืจ ื‘ื• ืฉื™ืจื” ื•ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืณืžืขืฉื™ืณ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืฉื ืขืฉื• ื•ื ืฉืœืžื• – ืดื›ื™ ืฉืžื—ืชื ื™ ื”ืณ ื‘ืคืขืœืš, ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ ื™ื“ืš ืืจื ืŸ. ืžื” ื’ื“ืœื• ืžืขืฉื™ืš ื”ืดืณ, ืฉืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื•ื“ืืชื• ื‘ื–ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืขืœ ืณืžืขืฉื™ ื”ืด ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืคืขืœ ื•ืขืฉื”. ื•ื›ืœืœ ื‘ื–ื” ืขื ื™ืŸ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืฉืœ ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืฉืืžืจ ื‘ื• ืฉื™ืจื” ืขืœ ืณื”ื ื”ื’ืชื•ืณ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื™ืดืช, ื•ื–ื”ื• ืฉืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืคืจื™ื—ืช ื”ืจืฉืขื™ื – ืดืื™ืฉ ื‘ืขืจ ืœื ื™ื“ืข ื•ื›ืกื™ืœ ืœื ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื–ืืช, ื‘ืคืจื•ื— ืจืฉืขื™ื ื›ืžื• ืขืฉื‘ืด, ื•ืžืกื™ื™ื ื‘ืื‘ื™ื“ืชื ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ – ืดืœื”ืฉืžื“ื ืขื“ื™ ืขื“ืด, ื•ื”ืจืžืช ืงืจื ื ืฉืœ ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื – ืดื•ืชืจื ื›ืจืื ืงืจื ื™ ื•ื›ื•’, ืฆื“ื™ืง ื›ืชืžืจ ื™ืคืจื— ื›ืืจื– ื‘ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ ื™ืฉื’ื”, ืฉืชื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืณ ื‘ื—ืฆืจื•ืช ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื• ื™ืคืจื™ื—ื•ืด.

“ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ืฉื™ืจ ืœืขืชื™ื“ ืœื‘ื•ื”

ื•ื–ื”ื• ื›ืœ ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื•, ืžืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ืขื“ ืกื•ืคื”, ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ืฉื‘ืช. ื•ื”ืŸ ื”ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื—ื–ืดืœ ืฉืืžืจื• ื‘ืžืกื›ืช ืชืžื™ื“, ืฉื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ื™ื•ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ืฉื‘ืช, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ื›ื•ืœื” – ื•ื–ื”ื• ืขื™ืงืจ ื•ื™ืกื•ื“ ื–ื• ื”ืฉื™ืจื” ื•ื–ื” ื”ืžื–ืžื•ืจ, ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื‘ื— ื•ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ืฉื ื’ืžืจื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช, ื•ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืฉืชื›ืœื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ืฉื‘ืช. ืขื›ืดื“ ืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื™ืดื–.

ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ื‘ื’ืžืจ ื•ื‘ืฉืœืžื•ืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ

ื•ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืื“ื”ืดืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืจ ื•ื”ืฉื‘ื— ืื—ืจ ื’ืžืจ ื‘ืจื™ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืจืง ืื—ืจ ืฉืจืื” ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื ื”ื’ืชื• ื™ืชืณ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื›ื•ืœื, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืขื™ืงืจ ืฉืœืžื•ืช ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ื”ื•ื ืจืง ื‘ื’ืžืจ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ, ื•ืœื ื›ืฉืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื ืฉืœื.

ื•ื›ืŸ ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื, ืฉื”ื•ื“ืืชื ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื ืกื™ ื”ืฉื™ืดืช ื‘ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื ืžืžืฆืจื™ื, ื”ื™ืชื” ืจืง ืœืื—ืจ ื’ืžืจ ื›ืœ ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื, ื•ืœื ืืžืจื• ืฉื™ืจื” ืืœื ืื—ืจ ืงืจื™ืขืช ื™ื ืกื•ืฃ – ื›ื™ ืื—ืจ ื’ืžืจ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ, ืฉื ื™ื›ืจ ืœื›ืœ ื‘ืฉืœื™ืžื•ืช, ืื– ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ื”ื™ื ื›ืจืื•ื™.

ื•ืœืคื™ืดื– ื™ืฉ ืœื‘ืืจ, ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืจ ื–ื” ืœืขื•ื”ืดื‘ ืœื™ื•ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ืฉื‘ืช – ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืœืขืชื™ื“ ืœื‘ื, ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื™ืช ืืœืคื™ ืฉื ื™ืŸ, ื”ื•ื ื’ืžืจ ื•ื”ืฉืœืžืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื”, ื•ื‘ื• ื ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืฉืœืžื•ืช ื›ืœ ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืณ ื™ืชื‘ืจืš, ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื”, ื•ืื– ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉื™ืจ ืฉื™ืจ ื–ื” ื•ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืœืœ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื”. ื•ื”ื•ื“ืื” ื–ื• ื”ื‘ืื” ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื›ืจื” ืฉืœืžื”, ื”ื™ื ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ื”ืžื•ืฉืœืžืช.

ื•ื‘ื–ื” ื™ื‘ื•ืืจ ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉืฉื™ืจ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืžืขืฉืจื” ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืฉื ืืžืจื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืขื ื™ื™ื ื ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืืœื• ื”ื•ื ืฉื ืืžืจื• ืœืื—ืจ ื’ืžืจ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ, ื•ืืฃ ืฉื™ืจื” ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ืขืœ ืฉืœื™ืžื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื”, ื•ื›ืขื ื™ื™ื ื ืฉืœ ืฉืืจ ื”ืฉื™ืจื•ืช.

ืฉื‘ืช ืงื“ืฉ – ื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ื•ื“ืื”

ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ืช ืงื•ื“ืฉ ืื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ื–ื”, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช ืžืœื‘ื“ ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืขื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ืฉืฉื” ื™ืžื™ื, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ื•ื“ืื”, ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื• ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืฉืœืžื” ืœื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืขืœ ืฉื‘ืจื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.

ื•ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ื”ื™ื ืขืœ ืฉื›ืœ ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื”ื™ื ืืš ื•ืจืง ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื˜ื™ื‘ ืœื ื• ื‘ืื—ืจื™ืชื ื•, ืฉื ื–ื›ื” ืœื™ืžื•ืช ื”ืžืฉื™ื—, ืฉื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื™ื—ื™ื” ืืช ื”ืžืชื™ื, ื•ื™ืฉืจื” ืืช ืฉื›ื™ื ืชื• ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื•, ื›ืžืดืฉ (ืฉืžื•ืช ื›ื”, ื—) ืดื•ืฉื›ื ืชื™ ื‘ืชื•ื›ืืด, ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœืžื” ื‘ื‘ื ื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื”ืžืดืง. ื•ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ื–ื›ื” ืœื—ื™ื™ ื”ืขื•ื”ืดื‘, ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ืžื ื•ื—ื”, ื•ื”ื ืฉืžื” ื“ื‘ืงื” ื‘ื• ื‘ื”’ ื•ืžืชืขื ื’ืช ืขืœ ื–ื™ื• ื”ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ืœื ืฆื— ื ืฆื—ื™ื.

ื ืชื—ื–ืง ื›ื•ืœื ื•, ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื•ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ืจื•ื‘ ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฉื™ืดืช ืขืžื ื•, ื•ื”ื“ืจืš ืœื–ื” ื”ื™ื ืข”ื™ ื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ื‘ืขืžืœ ื”ืชื•ื”ืดืง, ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื” ื ื‘ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืืœื• ื•ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื“ื‘ืงื•ืช ื‘ื”ืฉื™ืดืช, ื•ื ื–ื›ื” ื•ื ื—ื™ื” ื•ื ื™ืจืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื•ื‘ืจื›ื” ืœื—ื™ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื, ืืžืŸ.

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Parashas Bereishis

Harav Hagaon Binyomin Cohen Shlita

I heard the following story from the mashgiach R’ Matisyahu Salomon. R’ Chatzkel Levenstein and his wife once received a gift of an appliance, but they had no idea how to use it, until they found instructions that explained what its intended use was. R’ Chatzkel then went to the beis midrash, gave a klap, and said, โ€œI have a proof that Torah is min hashomayim. Hakadosh Baruch Hu created a beautiful, amazing, wonderful world. If a person doesnโ€™t understand the goal of the briah and doesnโ€™t know how to use it, the world is purposeless. I just received a gift, but without instructions, I wouldnโ€™t know how to use it, so it would go to waste. Similarly, there must be a Torah to give us instructions and explain to us the purpose of the amazing briah that Hakadosh Baruch Hu created.โ€

Parashas Bereishis starts by telling us the purpose of the briah: ื‘ึฐึผืจึตืืฉึดืื™ืช ื‘ึธึผืจึธื ืึฑืœึนืงึดื™ื. Rashi explains that โ€œbereishisโ€ โ€” beis reishis โ€” means bishvil reishis: The world was created for the sake of Torah and Klal Yisrael, which are both called โ€œreishis.โ€

That is in general.

The Torah also explains to us the purpose of every detail of Creation. One example is the creation of the ishah. The Torah explains that Hashem created the ishah because it would not be good for Adam to be alone: ืœึนื ื˜ื•ึนื‘ ื”ึฑื™ื•ึนืช ื”ึธืึธื“ึธื ืœึฐื‘ึทื“ึผื•ึน ืึถืขึฑืฉึถื‚ื” ืœึผื•ึน ืขึตื–ึถืจ ื›ึฐึผื ึถื’ึฐื“ึผื•ึน.

The Ramban finds this reason puzzling. One would think that the purpose of brias haโ€™ishah is in order to populate the world with human beings. Just as all other creations had the capacity to reproduce and multiply, Adam Harishon, too, should have that ability. Yet the Torah specifies that the reason the ishah was created was that it was not good for Adam to be alone.

The Ramban explains that according to one opinion (Berachos 61), Adam Harishon was created with two sides, one male and one female, and was able to reproduce in that state. Yet Hashem wanted his eizer to be knegdo, opposite him, not attached to him. Then, Adam would be free to decide when to join and connect with his eizer. The reason Hakadosh Baruch Hu did this, says the Ramban, is that Adam could not have reached a level of tov if he was on his own, without a helpmate opposite him.

R’ Chaim Friedlander explains this Ramban based on the Ramchalโ€™s statement, in Daas Tevunos, that the nature of a tov is to be a meitiv โ€” one who is good bestows good on others. The converse is also true: One who gives, becomes good. A tov is meitiv, and the more one is meitiv, the more tov he becomes. In order for Adam to become tov, therefore, Hashem separated his eizer from him, so that being meitiv shouldnโ€™t be instinctive. A personโ€™s right hand doesnโ€™t become a meitiv even though it is constantly helping his left hand, because that is natural and instinctive. Now that Hakadosh Baruch Hu separated Adamโ€™s eizer from him, and he has to choose to be meitiv to her, Adam will become more of a tov.

We see, then, that the purpose of brias haโ€™ishah is so that Adam should become a meitiv and do chessed, and through that become a true tov.

Finding Purpose in the Yetzer Hara

The Torah also reveals the purpose of the yetzer hara.

In the passuk that describes Adamโ€™s creation โ€” ื•ึทื™ึดึผื™ืฆึถืจ ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึดื™ื ืึถืช ื”ึธืึธื“ึธื โ€” the word ื•ึทื™ึดึผื™ืฆึถืจ is spelled with two yuds, whereas in describing the creation of the animals โ€” ื•ึทื™ึดึผืฆึถืจ ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึดื™ื ืžึดืŸ ื”ึธืึฒื“ึธืžึธื” ื›ึธึผืœ ื—ึทื™ึทึผืช ื”ึทืฉึธึผื‚ื“ึถื” โ€” the word ื•ึทื™ึดึผืฆึถืจ is spelled with only one yud. The Midrash teaches that the two yuds in ื•ึทื™ึดึผื™ืฆึถืจ represent the yetzer tov and the yetzer hara.

When Hashem speaks to Kayin, He describes the yetzer hara as lurking at the opening: ืœึทืคึถึผืชึทื— ื—ึทื˜ึธึผืืช ืจื•ึนื‘ึตืฅ. What is this opening? Rabbeinu Yonah explains (Shaarei Teshuvah 1:18) that the yetzer haraโ€™s strategy is to ensnare the person with small misdeeds. Once he prevails with these minor sins, he is able to go further and entice the person with bigger aveiros.

Rabbeinu Yonah quotes the Gemaraโ€™s statement (Shabbos 105b) that a person who breaks things in anger is considered to have worshipped idols. Why? Because today, the yetzer hara tells him to do this, and when he follows that advice, tomorrow it will tell to do something else, and eventually it will tell him to worship idolsโ€” and heโ€™ll fulfill those instructions as well. In other words, through a minor sin, a person creates an opening for the yetzer hara, which is constantly lurking and waiting to trap the person into increasingly severe misdeeds.

Even so, the Torah teaches, a person has the ability to overcome the yetzer hara: ื•ึฐืึทืชึธึผื” ืชึดึผืžึฐืฉึธืืœ ื‘ึผื•ึน. In discussing charatah, Rabbeinu Yonah explains that just as a person was placed in a dominant position over animals โ€” he can put a cat in a box and control it โ€” he also has the power to overcome the yetzer hara.

Mollifying the Waters

Regarding the creation of the upper and lower waters on the second day, the Torah says: ื•ึทื™ึทึผื‘ึฐื“ึตึผืœ ื‘ึตึผื™ืŸ ื”ึทืžึทึผื™ึดื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืžึดืชึทึผื—ึทืช ืœึธืจึธืงึดื™ืขึท ื•ึผื‘ึตื™ืŸ ื”ึทืžึทึผื™ึดื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืžึตืขึทืœ ืœึธืจึธืงึดื™ืขึท ื•ึทื™ึฐื”ึดื™ ื›ึตืŸ. The Midrash notes that when Hashem separated the lower waters from the upper waters, the lower waters cried. Another Midrash adds that the reason the Torah doesnโ€™t say โ€œki tovโ€ after the description of the second dayโ€™s creation is that there was machlokes on the second day: The lower waters were upset that they were separated from the upper waters. Instead of being above, in a place of kedushah and taharah, they had been placed below, in a place of tumah. Hakadosh Baruch Hu attempted to appease the lower waters by telling them that He would give them the mitzvah of nisuch hamayim, but they were not mollified by that once-a-year mitzvah. So Hakadosh Baruch Hu said, โ€œIโ€™ll give you the mitzvah of ืขึทืœ ื›ึธึผืœ ืงึธืจึฐื‘ึธึผื ึฐืšึธ ืชึทึผืงึฐืจึดื™ื‘ ืžึถืœึทื—.โ€ Bringing salt โ€” which comes from water โ€” with the korbanos was a constant, all-year-round mitzvah, and this appeased the lower waters.

The Beโ€™er Yosef, by R’ Yosef Salant, notes that originally, all the waters were in the upper world, close to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Nevertheless, it was worthwhile for the lower waters โ€” which cover most of the earth โ€” to come down into this world in order that some 2500 years later, they would be used for nisuch hamayim in the Beis Hamikdash and provide salt for the korbanos. All the water in this world agreed to this, and was happy to play this role. Why? So that through the performance of a mitzvah, the world will be elevated and drawn closer to Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

We see from here the chashivus of doing mitzvos and coming closer to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. And we can draw a kal vโ€™chomer from here as well: If the lower waters were happy to take on their role just so that a tiny fraction of the water in this world would merit to be used for a mitzvah, how fortunate are we bnei Torah to be zocheh to begin a new zman, this coming winter zman, when we will constantly be involved in kirvas Elokim โ€” through our davening, our learning, and our avodas hamiddos!

May we merit a chodesh tov and a good zman filled with much brachah and hatzlachah.

Gut Shabbos!

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