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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Shmulevitz, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Refoel ztโ€l

ื‘ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื–ื” ืขืฉื” ื”’ ืœื™ ื‘ืฆืืชื™ ืžืžืฆืจื™ื (ื™ื’, ื—)
ื‘ื”ื’ื“ื” ืฉืœ ืคืกื— ืื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื: ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืื“ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื•ื ื™ืฆื ืžืžืฆืจื™ื,ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ืื•ืชื ื• ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืžืฉื.

ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื”, ืืš ืœื ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื›ืŸ ื‘ืฉืืจ ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื ืกื™ื ืฉื ืขืฉื• ืœืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืจืื•ืช ื›ืื™ืœื• ื ืขืฉื• ื”ื ืกื™ื ืœื ื• ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช.

ื‘ื™ืืจ ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืจืคืืœ ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”: ื”ื ื” ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ‘ื•ืื•ืชื ื• ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืžืฉืืณ ืฉืžืžื ื• ืœืžื“ื• ื—ื–ืดืœ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ื–ื”, ื ืืžืจ ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืคืจืฉื” ืฉืœ ืฉืืœืช ื”ื‘ืŸ ื”ื—ื›ื (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื•, ื›ื- ื›ื—): ืดื›ื™ ื™ืฉืืœืš ื‘ื ืš ืžื—ืจ ืœืืžืจ ืžื” ื”ืขื“ื•ืช ื•ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื•ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืืฉืจ ืฆื•ื” ื”ืณ ืืœืงื ื• ืืชื›ื, ื•ืืžืจืช ืœื‘ื ืš ืขื‘ื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื•ืœืคืจืขื” ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ื•ื™ื•ืฆื™ืื ื• ื”ืณ ืžืžืฆืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ ื—ื–ืงื”, ื•ื™ืชืŸ ื”ืณ ืื•ืชื•ืช ื•ืžื•ืคืชื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื•ืจืขื™ื ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ื‘ืคืจืขื” ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ืชื• ืœืขื™ื ื™ื ื•, ื•ืื•ืชื ื• ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืžืฉื ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืชื ื• ืœืชืช ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืืจืฅ ืืฉืจ ื ืฉื‘ืข ืœืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•, ื•ื™ืฆื•ื ื• ื”ืณ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœื™ืจืื” ืืช ื”ืณ ืืœืงื ื• ืœื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื ื• ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืชื ื• ื›ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื”ืด. ื”ืจื™ ืฉืคืจื˜ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืณื•ืื•ืชื ื• ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืžืฉืืณ ื”ื•ื ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื˜ืขื ืฉืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืคืกื— ืฉื ืฆื˜ื•ื™ื ื• ื‘ื”ืŸ ื–ื›ืจ ืœื ืกื™ื ืฉื ืขืฉื•, ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื‘ื›ืš ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ืจื’ืฉืช ื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื›ืฉืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื ืขืฉื• ืœื• ืขืฆืžื• ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื ื”ืœืœื•.

ืื›ืŸ ื ืจืื” ืœื•ืžืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืš, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืจืง ืžืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ืœื—ืจื•ืช, ืืœื ื’ื ื’ืื•ืœื” ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช, ื‘ื ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขื ื”ืณ, ื•ื”ืฉืœืžืช ื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, ื›ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ื›ืžื” ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช, ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“ ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื™ื”ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื’ืื•ืœื” ื–ื•, ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืžืฆื™ื ื• ืฉื ืฉืžื•ืช ื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, ืขืœ ื›ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ื™ืฆื ืžืžืฆืจื™ื ื•ื ืขืฉื” ื—ืœืง ืžืขื ื”ืณ.

ื•ืขื•ื“, ื”ื ื” ื ืืžืจ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›ื”, ื ื”) ืดื›ื™ ืœื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขื‘ื“ื™ื ืขื‘ื“ื™ ื”ื ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ืฆืืชื™ ืื•ืชื ืžืืจืฅืด, ื•ืœืžื“ื• ืžื–ื” ื—ื–ืดืœ: ืขื‘ื“ื™ ื”ื ื•ืœื ืขื‘ื“ื™ื ืœืขื‘ื“ื™ื. ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื•, ื“ืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ื”ืณ ื”ื™ื ืกืชื™ืจื” ืœืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ืœืขื‘ื“ื™ื. ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืฉื–ื” ืฉื ืขืฉื• ืขื‘ื“ื™ ื”ืณ ื”ื•ื ืขืดื™ ืฉื”ื•ืฆื™ืื ืžืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ืžืฆืจื™ื, ื•ืขืดื› ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื•ื ื™ืฆื ืžืžืฆืจื™ื, ื•ืขืดื™ ื›ืŸ ื ืขืฉื” ื”ื•ื ืžืขื‘ื“ื™ ื”ืณ.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Shmulevitz, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Refoel ztโ€l

ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืจื‘ื™ ืจืคืืœ ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ
ื˜’ ื‘ืฉื‘ื˜ ืชืฉืข”ื•
ื™ื“ื•ืข ื”ื™ื” ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืจืคืืœ ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”ย ื‘ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ืืžืช ืฉืคื™ืขืžื” ื‘ืงืจื‘ื• ื‘ืžืœื ืขื•ื–ื” ื•ื”ื“ืจื”. ืžื›ื— ืžื™ื“ื” ื–ื• ื‘ื– ืžื•ืจื ื• ืจื””ื™ ืœื›ืœ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžื“ื•ืžื” ื•ืœื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ื ื“ื ื•ื“ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืืžืช, ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”. ื’ื ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื• ื”ื™ื” ืžืงืคื™ื“ ืขืœ ืืžื™ืชื•ืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื, ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงืจื” ืฉื ืฉืืœ ืฉืืœื” ื”ืคื•ืจื›ืช ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื•, ืœื ื”ื™ืกืก ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ืžื™ื“ ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืžืจ.

ื‘ืื—ืช ื”ืคืขืžื™ื, ื›ืืฉืจ ืกื™ื™ื ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ืœืžืกื•ืจ ‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื›ืœืœื™’ ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ‘ืคืจื™ื“ืžืŸ’ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืงื“’, ืคื ื” ืืœื™ื• ืื—ื“ ื”ืื‘ืจื›ื™ื ื•ื”ืงืฉื” ืฉืืœื” ืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ. ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื ื•ื›ื— ืœื“ืขืช ื›ื™ ื”ืฆื“ืง ืขื ื”ืื‘ืจืš, ืœื ื”ื™ืกืก ืœืœื•ืžืจ ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื˜ืขื” ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืฉืžืกืจ ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ. ืœืžื—ืจืช, ื”ืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ ืจื””ื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื’ ื•ืืžืจ ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื˜ืขื” ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื‘’ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื›ืœืœื™’ ื•ื›ื™ ืื‘ืจืš ืคืœื•ื ื™ ื”ืขืžื™ื“ ืื•ืชื• ืขืœ ื˜ืขื•ืชื•.

ืžืื™ื“ืš, ื›ืืฉืจ ืฉื”ื” ืคืขื ื‘ืืจื””ื‘ ื•ืžืกืจ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืœ’ื‘ืขืœื™ ื‘ืชื™ื’, ืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื•ย  ืื—ื“ ื”ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืฉืืœื” ืงืฉื”, ืจื””ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ ืœืจื’ืข ื•ืืžืจ ื›ื™ ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื›ืš ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš… ื‘ื ืกื™ืขืชื• ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ, ืืžืจ ืžืจืŸ ืœืื‘ืจืš ืฉื ืกืข ืขืžื•, ื›ื™ ืื ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืกื•ื’ืจ ืืช ื”ื’ืž’ ื•ืžืคืกื™ืง ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืžื›ื— ื”ืฉืืœื”. ืื•ืœื, ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื—ืฉืฉ ืฉืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืžืขื™ ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื›ืืŸ ื™ื”ื™ื• ื›ืืœื• ืฉืœื ื™ื‘ื™ื ื• ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื›ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืคืกื™ืง ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ, ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ. ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื›ืืŸ ืขืœ ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ืืžืช ืฉื ื•ื‘ืขืช ืžืชื•ืš ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืขืžื•ืงื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžืขืฉื” ื•ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืชื•ืฆืื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื‘ื•ื ืžืžื ื•.

ืžื•ืจื ื• ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ืฉืœื™ื˜”ื ืกื™ืคืจ, ื›ื™ ื‘ืื—ื“ ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ืฉืžืกืจ ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื”ื’”ืจ ืจืคืืœ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืžื•ื“ื™ืขื™ืŸ ืขื™ืœื™ืช, ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื ืื‘ื™ื• ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื”ื’ืจ”ื— ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ. ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืกื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื•ื™ืจื“ ืžื”ื‘ื™ืžื”, ื ื™ื’ืฉ ืืœื™ื• ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืืจื™ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื•ืืžืจ ืœื• ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืฉืžืข ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื”ื’ืจ”ื— ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื—ืจ. ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืฉื•ื—ื—ื• ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ืื•ื“ื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืžื•ืจื ื• ื”ื’ืจ”ื—, ืขืœื” ืจ’ ืจืคืืœ ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื‘ื™ืžื”, ื“ืคืง ืขืœื™ื” ื•ืืžืจ ื‘ื–ื””ืœ: ืจื‘ื™ ืืจื™ื” ืฉืžืข ืžืื‘ื™ ืื—ืจืช, ื•ืจ’ ืืจื™ื” ืฆื•ื“ืง, ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ื‘ื˜ืœ. ื•ื™ืจื“ ืžื”ื‘ื™ืžื”…

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Shpitzer, Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shlita

ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืคืกื—

ื‘ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืคืกื— ื ืกืชืคืงื• ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ืชื™ืจื ื‘ืคืกื—ื™ื ืก”ื• ืื™ ืคืกื— ื“ื•ื—ื” ืฉื‘ืช. ื•ื”ืงืฉื• ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ืืžืื™ ื ืกืชืคืงื• ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ืชื™ืจื ื•ืœื ืœืžื“ื• ืžืคืกื— ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ืงืจื™ื‘ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ืช.

ื•ืข’ ื—”ืก ืคืกื—ื™ื ืก”ื• ืœืชืจืฅ ื ”ืž ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื•ื™ื—ื™ื“, ื•ื”ืกืคืง ืจืง ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืื™ ื“ื•ื—ื” ืฉื‘ืช, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ื‘ืœื™ ืื›ื™ืœื”. (ื•ืข’ ื‘ืืจ ื™ืฆื—ืง ืฉื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื›ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ืชื™ืจื ื›ืฉืขืœื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื ื™ ื•ืœื ืขืœื• ืืœื ืžืงืฆืชื ื›ืž”ืฉ ืจืฉ”ื™ ื•ืชื•ืก’ ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœ”ื•).

ื•ืข’ ืขืฆื™ ื–ื™ืช ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉืžื•ืช ืžื›ืชื‘ ื—ื•ืชื ื• ื‘ืขืœ ื›ืœ”ื— ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืœื• ืžื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ืื•ืช ื‘’ ื‘ืฉื ื™ืกื•ื“ ื™ืฉืจื™ื ืœืชืจืฅ ื›ื™ ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืงืจื™ื‘ื• ื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืคืกื— ื’ ื•ื–ื” ื“ื•ื—ื” ืฉื‘ืช. ื•ื”ืง’ ืข”ื– ื”ื› ืฉื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืงืจื™ื‘ื• ื”ื› ืžื” ื˜ืขื ื• ืœืžื” ื ื’ืจืข ื•ื”ืจื™ ื›ืœ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื™ื•ืฆื ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืื•ื›ืœ.

ื•ืข’ ืื—ื™ืขื–ืจ ื—”ื’ ืค”ื ื™”ื“ ื“ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืื•ืœื™ ืฉื—ื˜ื• ืข”ื™ ืงื˜ืŸ ืœืคื™ ืจืฉ”ื™ ื—ื•ืœื™ืŸ ื™”ื’ ื“ืžื”ื ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืขืข”ื’, ื•ืžื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืืกื•ืจ ืกืคื™ื ืŸ ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ื–ื””ื– ื”ื ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ื‘ืฉื‘ืช, ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื”ืขืžื™ื“ื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ื”ื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืชื•ืจื”. ื•ื›ืขื™”ื– ืžื ื—”ื™ ื—”ื— ืœ”ื— ื”ืกืคืง ืื•ืœื™ ืชื™ืงื ื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืฉืœื ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘.

ื•ืข’ ื”ื’ื”ื•ืช ืจื”ืž ื‘ืคืกื—ื™ื ืก”ื• ื•ื‘ืืจ ื™ืฆื—ืง ืื•”ื— ื™”ื“ ื‘’ ืื•ืœื™ ื”ืงืจื™ื‘ื• ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืขืฉื• ืื• ื‘ืฉืžืืœ, ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืกื•ืจ ืžื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ.

ื•ืข’ ืžืฉืš ื—ื›ืžื” ื›ื™ ืื– ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœื™ืคื˜ืจ ืข”ื™ ื”ืคืงืจ ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื” ื—ื•ื–ืจ ื‘ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ื•ืœืขื•ืœื ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ืชื™ืจื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื ื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ื•ืืคืฉืจ ืœื™ืคื˜ืจ ืžืง”ืค ืข”ื™ ื”ืคืงืจ ื”ืงืจืงืข. ย ื•ืข’ ืžืฉืžืจ ื”ืœื•ื™ ืขื””ืช ืฉื”ืขื™ืจ ืขืœ ืžืฉืš ื—ื›ืžื” ื“ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ืž”ื— ืข”ื ื“ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืœืงื•ื ื” ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืืœื ืฉื™ืฉ ื”ืคืงืขื” ื•ื”ื› ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื™ืคื˜ืจ. (ื•ื›ืชื‘ ื“ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ ืื™ืœื• ื›ืชื‘ ืžืฉืš ื—ื›ืžื” ืœืคืจืฉ ื“ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ืžื”ื ื™ ื”ืคืงืจ ื›ื™ ืื– ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ืŸ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ืฆืจื™ืš ืงืจืงืข ื‘ื”ื™, ื•ื›ืขื™”ื– ืื‘ืŸ ื™ืฉืจืืœ).

 

(ื•ืžืœื‘ื“ ืงื•’ ื”ื ”ืœ ื‘ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ืชื™ืจื ืข’ ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ ืค”ื• ื””ื“ ืฉื”ืงืฉื• ื”ืœื ื”ื ื™”ื“ ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืœื™ ืข”ืค ืฉื—ืœ ื‘ืฉื‘ืช, ื•ืข’ ื™ืคื” ืขื™ื ื™ื ืกื•ืฃ ืขืจื›ื™ืŸ ื‘ืงื•ื ’ ื‘ื•ืื• ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ืง’ ื“ืฉื™ื™ืš ืืคื™ืœื• ื›’ ืฉื ื”).

ืชื ื” ื‘ื ื™ ืœื‘ืš ืœื™

Finkel, Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Binyomin Shlita

ื ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ื”ื™”ืช ื‘ืขืฆื” ืฉื™ื“ื•ืขื” ื•ืžืคื•ืจืกืžืช, ื•ื™ืฆื ืœื ื• ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื–ื”, ืขืฆื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืœื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ื˜ื”ืจืช ื”ืœื‘ ื•ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืœื‘, ื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ืœืื”ื‘ืช ื”’ ื•ื™ืจืืช ื”’.

ื”ื ื” ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื™ื ื˜ื”ืจืช ื”ืœื‘ – ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื‘ืœื‘, ื•ื›ืžืืžืจ ื”ืคืกื•ืง (ืžืฉืœื™ ื›ื’, ื›ื•) “ืชื ื” ื‘ื ื™ ืœื‘ืš ืœื™”, ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืืช ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืชืคืœืœ ืขื ืชืฉื•ืงื”, ืขื ืงืจื‘ืช ืืœื•ืงื™ื, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืขื ื‘ืจืข’ืŸ, ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื•ืช, ื‘ืฉืžื—ื”, ื—ืœื™ืœื” ืฉื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืชื”ื™ื” ืžื”ืฉืคื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืฅ, ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื”ืื“ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืจื™ื—ื•ืง ืžืกื•ื™ื, ื”ื•ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื‘ืฉ, ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื—ื™ื•ืช, ื•ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื”ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืžื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืจื™ื—ื•ืง ืžื‘ื•ืจื ืขื•ืœื, ื•ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข ืžื˜ื™ืœ ืขืœื™ื• ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ืขื™ื™ืคื•ืช ื•ื›ื‘ื“ื•ืช ื•ืฉื™ื ื” ื‘ื”ืงื™ืฅ.

ื•ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื–ื• ื ื•ื’ืขืช ื’ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื“ื ืœื—ื‘ืจื•, ื™ืฉ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืœืื“ื ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื—ืฉืง ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื—ื‘ืจื•, ืืžื ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืจืฆื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ืชื• ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื• ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœื• ื•ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืื•ืชื•, ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ื™ืขืฉื” ืื—ื“ ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื•, ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื›ืขืก ืขืœ ื—ื‘ืจ, ืืœื ื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ื–ื•ืœืชื•.

ื•ืžื” ื”ื™ื ื”ืขืฆื” ืฉื™ืขืฉื” ืื“ื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœื• ื™ืชืขื•ืจืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื™”ืช, ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ืœ ืฆืจื™ืš ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ื•ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื ืคืฉ, ืื‘ืœ ืื—ืช ื”ืขืฆื•ืช ื”ื™ื“ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื—ื–ืง ื•ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื”ืœื‘, ื–ื” ื™ืกื•ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืžื‘ื™ื ืœื ื• ืจื‘ื ื• ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื‘ืคืจืฉืชื ื•.

ืขื™ืงืจ ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืœืงื™ื™ื ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”’

ื•ื ืงื“ื™ื, ื”ื ื” ื™ื“ื•ืข ืฉื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื›ืชื‘ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืืช ืขื ื™ื ื”, ืฉื•ืจืฉ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื•ื“ื™ื ื™ื”, ื•ืฉื•ืจืฉ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื”ื™ื ื˜ืขื ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื”, ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื˜ืขืžื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืคืฉื˜, ืจืžื–, ื“ืจืฉ ื•ืกื•ื“, ืื•ืœื ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืœ ื”ื˜ืขืžื™ื ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืืช ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื™”ืช ื”ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฆื™ื•ื•ื ื• ื•ื–ื” ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื™ืช’, “ื›ืืฉืจ ืฆื™ื•ื•ื ื™ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™” (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื“’ ื”’) ื•ื›ืฉืื ื• ืžืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ื™ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฆื™ื•ื•ื ื•, ื‘ื›ืš ืื ื• ืžืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืืช ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื”.

ื”ืžืขืœื” ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ื‘ื”ื‘ื ืช ื˜ืขืžื™ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื”

ืืžื ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื•ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื™ืฉื ื ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื•ืขืžื•ืงื™ื, ื•ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ืขืช ืืช ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืœืœื•, ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ืœืื“ื ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืžื˜ืขืžื™ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื•ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืงื™ื™ื ืืช ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™ ื”’ ื•ืชื• ืœื, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืจืฆื” ืฉื ื“ืข ื’ื ืืช ื˜ืขืžื™ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื”ืœื‘, ื•ื“ื•ื’ืžื ืœื–ื” ืื ื• ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ื‘ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืชืงื™ืขืช ืฉื•ืคืจ ืฉืจื—ืžื ื ืืžืจ ืชืงืขื•, ื•ื‘ื›”ื– ื”ืจืžื‘”ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื˜ืขื ืœืžืฆื•ื•ื” (ืค”ื’ ืžื”ืœ’ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื””ื“) “ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืชืงื™ืขืช ืฉื•ืคืจ ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ื’ื–ืจืช ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืจืžื– ื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ืขื•ืจื• ื™ืฉื ื™ื ืžืฉื ืชื›ื ื•ื ืจื“ืžื™ื ื”ืงื™ืฆื• ืžืชืจื“ืžืชื›ื ื•ื—ืคืฉื• ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื›ื ื•ื—ื–ืจื• ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื•ื–ื›ืจื• ื‘ื•ืจืื›ื”. ื•ื›ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ื’ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืกืคื™ืจืช ื”ืขื•ืžืจ, ืฉื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื•ื”ืจืžื‘”ื ื‘ืžื•ืจื” ื ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื, ืžื‘ืืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืœืกืคื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื•ื™ื•ื ืฉืขื™”ื– ืื ื• ื ืฆืคื” ืœื™ื•ื ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, ื™ื•ื ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื–ื” ืžืœื‘ื“ ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื•ื•ื™ื ืœืกืคื•ืจ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™ ื”ื™”ืช.

ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื•ืจื ื™ืช’ ืฉื ืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™, ืื•ืœื ืฉื ื“ืข ื’ื ืืช ื˜ืขืžื™ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ืชืขื•ืจืจ ืœืงื™ื™ืžื ื‘ื“ืจื’ื” ื”ืจืื•ื™ื”, ื•ื›ืŸ ืืžืจื• ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ืฉื˜ืขื ืœืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืœื ื‘ืื” ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœืžื” ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื”, ืืœื ื˜ืขื ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื ื•ืชื ืช ืœื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ืขื ื‘ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืœืขืฉื•ืชื” ื‘ืฉืœืžื•ืช.

ื”ื ื” ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ื‘ื ืžื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉื›ืชื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืคืจืฉืชื ื• ื•ื—ืœืงื ืงืฉื•ืจื•ืช ืœืœื™ืœ ื”ืกื“ืจ ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ืžืฆื•ืช ืฉื—ื™ื˜ืช ื”ืคืกื—, ืžืฆื•ืช ืื›ื™ืœืช ื‘ืฉืจ ื”ืคืกื—, ืฉืœื ืœืื›ืœ ื”ืคืกื— ื ื ื•ืžื‘ืฉืœ, ืฉืœื ืœื”ื•ืชื™ืจ ืžื‘ืฉืจ ื”ืคืกื—, ืฉืœื ืœืฉื‘ืจ ืขืฆื ืžืŸ ื”ืคืกื—, ื•ื›ื•’, ื•ืœื›ืœ ืื•ืจืš ื”ื“ืจืš ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฉืœื›ืœ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ื™ืฉ ืฉื•ืจืฉ ืื—ื“ ืฉืข”ื™ ืงื™ื•ืžื ื ืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื”ืœื‘ ื•ื ื–ื›ื•ืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ืžืœืš ื•ื”ืขื ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจ, ื•ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื ืื•ื›ืœื™ื ื ื ื•ืžื‘ื•ืฉืœ ืืœื ืฆืœื™ ืฉื›ืš ื”ื™ื ื“ืจื›ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืžืœื›ื™ื, ื•ื›ืŸ ืœื ืœื”ื•ืชื™ืจ ืžืžื ื• ื”ื™ื•ืช ื•ื›ืš ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืžืœื•ื›ื” ืœื ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืื•ื›ืœ ืžื™ื•ื ืœื™ื•ื, ื•ืขืœ ื–ื” ื”ื“ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืžื–ื›ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ืžืœื›ื™ื.

“ื”ืื“ื ื ืคืขืœ ื›ืคื™ ืคืขื•ืœื•ืชื™ื•”

ื•ื‘ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื˜”ื– ื›ืชื‘ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš (ืื’ื‘ ืื—ื“ ืžื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื”ืื“ืžื•ืจื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืื”ืจืŸ ืžืงืจืœื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ ืื”ืจืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืืžืจ ืœื—ืกื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืืช ืžืฆื•ื” ื˜”ื– ื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื) “ื•ืืœ ืชื—ืฉื‘ ื‘ื ื™ ืœืชืคืฉ ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื•ืœื•ืžืจ ื•ืœืžื” ื™ืฆื•ื•ื” ืื•ืชื ื• ื”ืฉื ื™ืชื‘ืจืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืœ ืืœื” ืœื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื”ื ืก, ื•ื”ืœื ื‘ื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืื—ื“ ื™ืขืœื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ืชื ื• ื•ืœื ื™ืฉื›ื— ืžืคื™ ื–ืจืขื ื• ื“ืข, ื›ื™ ืœื ืžื—ื›ืžื” ืชืชืคืฉื ื™ ืขืœ ื–ื”, ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ืช ื”ื ืขืจ ื™ืฉื™ืืš ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืŸ. ื•ืขืชื” ื‘ื ื™, ืื ื‘ื™ื ื” ืฉืžืขื” ื–ืืช, ื•ื”ื˜ื” ืื–ื ืš ื•ืฉืžืข (ืžืฉืœื™ ื›ื‘ ื™ื–), ืืœืžื“ืš ืœื”ื•ืขื™ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ืžืฆื•ืช. ื“ืข, ื›ื™ ื”ืื“ื ื ืคืขืœ ื›ืคื™ ืคืขืœื•ืชื™ื•, ื•ืœื‘ื• ื•ื›ืœ ืžื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ืื—ืจ ืžืขืฉื™ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ื”ื ืื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ืื ืจืข, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืจืฉืข ื’ืžื•ืจ ื‘ืœื‘ื‘ื• ื•ื›ืœ ื™ืฆืจ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืœื‘ื• ืจืง ืจืข ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ืขืจื” ืจื•ื—ื• ื•ื™ืฉื™ื ื”ืฉืชื“ืœื•ืชื• ื•ืขืกืงื• ื‘ื”ืชืžื“ื” ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ืžืฆื•ืช, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืœื ืœืฉื ืฉืžื™ื, ืžื™ื“ ื™ื ื˜ื” ืืœ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘, ื•ืžืชื•ืš ืฉืœื ืœืฉืžื” ื‘ื ืœืฉืžื”, ื•ื‘ื›ื— ืžืขืฉื™ื• ื™ืžื™ืช ื”ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข, ื›ื™ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืคืขืœื•ืช ื ืžืฉื›ื™ื ื”ืœื‘ื‘ื•ืช. ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืื“ื ืฆื“ื™ืง ื’ืžื•ืจ ื•ืœื‘ื‘ื• ื™ืฉืจ ื•ืชืžื™ื, ื—ืคืฅ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ืžืฆื•ืช, ืื ื™ืขืกืง ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ืคื™, ื›ืืœื• ืชืืžืจ ื“ืจืš ืžืฉืœ ืฉื”ื›ืจื™ื—ื• ื”ืžืœืš ื•ืžื ื”ื• ื‘ืืžื ื•ืช ืจืขื”, ื‘ืืžืช ืื ื›ืœ ืขืกืงื• ืชืžื™ื“ ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืืžื ื•ืช, ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื–ืžืŸ ืžืŸ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ืžืฆื“ืงืช ืœื‘ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืจืฉืข ื’ืžื•ืจ, ื›ื™ ื™ื“ื•ืข ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ืืžืช ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืื“ื ื ืคืขืœ ื›ืคื™ ืคืขืœื•ืชื™ื•, ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจื ื•”.

ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘, ื›ื™ ื”ืจื™ ืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืชืขืกืงื™ื ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ืœื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ืฉืžืขืฉื™ื ืืœื• ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ื, ื•ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื ืื•ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืกืœืœื• ืืช ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืจื™ ื”ื ืขืฉื• ืžืขืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืื™ืš ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื ืจืื™ืช ื”ื“ืจืš ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ืœื ืกืœื•ืœ, ื–ื” ื”ืจื™ ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš, ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื ื•ืกืคืช, ื”ืคื•ืขืœื™ื ืฉืื•ืกืคื™ื ืžื™ื“ื™ ื™ื•ื ืืช ื”ืืฉืคื”, ื”ื ื”ืจื™ ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืœื ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื›”ื› ื’ื“ื•ืœื”, ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืฉื‘ื™ืชื” ื–ื” ืกื‘ืœ, ื•ื›ืŸ ื›ืœ ืžื•ื›ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืžื›ื•ืœืช ื”ื•ื ื’”ื› ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืขืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœืงื ื•ืช ืœื—ื ื•ื—ืœื‘, ื•ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื’ืž’ (ื™ื‘ืžื•ืช ืก”ื’ ืข”ื) “ืืฉื›ื—ื™ื” ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ืœืืœื™ื”ื• ื”ืœ ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืืขืฉื” ืœื• ืขื–ืจ ื‘ืžื” ืืฉื” ืขื•ื–ืจืชื• ืœืื“ื ื”ืœ ืื“ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื—ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื—ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื›ื•ืกืก ืคืฉืชืŸ ืคืฉืชืŸ ืœื•ื‘ืฉ ืœื ื ืžืฆืืช ืžืื™ืจื” ืขื™ื ื™ื• ื•ืžืขืžื™ื“ืชื• ืขืœ ืจื’ืœื™ื•”, ื•ืœื•ืœื ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืžื•ื›ืจ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื˜ืจื•ื— ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืฉื‘ืขืจื‘ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืžืขื˜ ืื•ื›ืœ.

ื•ืืžื ื ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉืœื›ืœ ืืœื• ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ืžื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืื‘ืœ ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ื”ื›ืจื— ืžื›ื— ืžืขืฉื™ื”ื, ื•ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืžืขืฉื™ื ืืœื• ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืคืจื ืกืชื ื”ื› ืื™”ื– ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ืžืขืœืชื ื•ื“ืจื’ืชื, ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื•ืžืจ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฉืข”ื™ ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืขืฉื™ื ื”ืื“ื ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื“ืจื’ืชื• ื–ื” ืจืง ‘ืื ื™ืขืจื” ืจื•ื—ื•‘ ื›ืœืฉื•ื ื•, ื•ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ื ืœื”ื“ื’ื™ืฉ.

ื”ืฉืคืขืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ืข”ื™ ืฉื™ืžืช ืœื‘

ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื”ืžืขืฉื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืขื ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ื•ืื– ื–ื” ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ืื“ื ื•ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ืœื ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ื•ืื–ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื”ืฉืคืขื”, ืื ื™ ื ืกืขืชื™ ืคืขื ืขื ื ื”ื’ ืžื•ื ื™ืช ื•ืจืื™ืชื™ ืขืœื™ื• ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘, ื•ื”ื•ื ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื™ ืฉืคืขื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื‘ื™ืชื” ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื‘ืœ ื•ื”ื•ื ืจื™ื—ื ืขืœ ืฉื›ื ื™ื• ื”ื–ืงื ื™ื ืฉื’ืจื• ืฉื, ื•ื”ืœืš ื•ืคื™ื ื” ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ื–ื‘ืœ, ื•ื”ื ื” ื–ื” ืžืขืฉื” ืขื ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืฉื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืจื•ืžื ืื•ืชื• ืœื“ืจื’ื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช, ืœืื—ืž”ื› ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืชืงืจื‘ ื•ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื, (ื•ื‘ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืื—ืจืช ื”ื•ื ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื™, ืฉืคืขื ืœืงื— ื ื•ืกืข ื‘ืžื•ื ื™ืช ื•ื”ื ื•ืกืข ืฉืžืข ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื•ืžืข ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื“ืจืฉ ืžืžื ื• ืฉื™ื›ื‘ื” ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ, ื”ื ื”ื’ ื”ืฆื™ืข ืœื”ื ืžื™ืš ืื•ืœื ื”ื ื•ืกืข ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืœื ื”ืกื›ื™ื ื•ื™ืจื“ ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ืœื™ ืœืฉืœื, ืื—”ื› ื”ื•ื ื ืกืข ืขื•ื“ ืงืฆืช ื•ืื—ืจ ืขืฆืจ ืื•ืชื• ืœื ืกื™ืขื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ืฉืชืœืžื” ืœื•), ื•ืื ื™ื—ืฉื‘ื• ื’ื ืื•ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืฉื™ื™ื”ื ื• ืžื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ืกืœื•ืœ ื•ื›ื“’ ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ื”ื ื’”ื› ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื”.

ื•ื™ืกื•ื“ ื–ื” ื ื•ื’ืข ื’ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื‘ื•ืจื ื™ืช’ ื•ื’ื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืื“ื ืœื—ื‘ืจื•, ื”ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืžืขืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื“ื ืžื“ืจื’ื” ืื—ืช ืœื“ืจื’ื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื•ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื“ ื”ืื“ื ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื•ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืขื•ื“ ืžืขืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืœื•ืช ืžืขืœื” ืžืขืœื”.

ื•ื ืชืŸ ืœืš ืจื—ืžื™ื ื•ืจื—ืžืš

ื•ืœื”ืฉืœืžืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืื•ืจ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื”ื™ื“ื•ืข ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ืจืื” (ืคืจืง ื™”ื’ ื˜”ื– ื™”ื– ื™”ื—)ย “ื”ื›ื” ืชื›ื” ืืช ื™ืฉื‘ื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื”ื”ื•ื ืœืคื™ ื—ืจื‘ ื”ื—ืจื ืืชื” ื•ืืช ื›ืœ ืืฉืจ ื‘ื” ื•ืืช ื‘ื”ืžืชื” ืœืคื™ ื—ืจื‘,ย ื•ืืช ื›ืœ ืฉืœืœื” ืชืงื‘ืฅ ืืœ ืชื•ืš ืจื—ื‘ื” ื•ืฉืจืคืช ื‘ืืฉ ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ื•ืืช ื›ืœ ืฉืœืœื” ื›ืœื™ืœ ืœื”’ ืืœืงื™ืš ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืœ ืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชื‘ื ื” ืขื•ื“,ย ื•ืœื ื™ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ื™ื“ืš ืžืื•ืžื” ืžืŸ ื”ื—ืจื ืœืžืขืŸ ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ื”’ ืžื—ืจื•ืŸ ืืคื• ื•ื ืชืŸ ืœืš ืจื—ืžื™ื ื•ืจื—ืžืš ื•ื”ืจื‘ืš ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืฉื‘ืข ืœืื‘ืชื™ืš”.

ื•ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืื•ืจ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืง’ “ื•ื ืชืŸ ืœืš ืจื—ืžื™ื ื•ืจื—ืžืš. ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืžืืžืจ ื–ื” ื›ืืŸ ืœืคื™ ืฉืฆื™ื•ื•ื” ืขืœ ืขื™ืจ ื”ื ื“ื—ืช ืฉื™ื”ืจื’ื• ื›ืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ ืœืคื™ ื—ืจื‘ ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื”ืžืชื ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื–ื” ื™ื•ืœื™ื“ ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ ื”ืื“ื, ื›ืžื• ืฉืกืคืจื• ืœื ื• ื”ื™ืฉืžืขืืœื™ื (ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชื•ืžื ืื™ืš ื”ื™ืฉืžืขืืœื™ื ื“ื™ื‘ืจื• ืขื ื”ืื•ืจ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืง’ ื•ืœื ื ืฉืจืคื• ืžืงื“ื•ืฉืชื•) ื›ืช ื”ืจื•ืฆื—ื™ื ื‘ืžืืžืจ ื”ืžืœืš ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื—ืฉืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉื”ื•ืจื’ื™ื ืื“ื (ื–ื” ื ื•ืจื ืžืคื—ื™ื“ ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ‘ื‘ื—ืฉืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ’ ื•ืžื™ืœื ืื ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื”ื•ืจื’ื™ื ืฉื•ื ืื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืฉื”ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืš ื ืงืžื”, ืืžื ื ื–ื” ืจืฉืขื•ืช ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืจืืฉ ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื ืงื•ื, ืื‘ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจ ืื™ืš ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื–ื” ืฉื”ื ื”ื•ืจื’ื™ื ื‘ื—ืฉืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ) ื•ื ื›ืจืชื” ืžื”ื ืฉื•ืจืฉ ื”ืจื—ืžื™ื ื•ื”ื™ื• ืœืื›ื–ืจ, ื•ื”ื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ืขืฆืžื” ืชื”ื™ื” ื ืฉืจืฉืช ื‘ืจื•ืฆื—ื™ ืขื™ืจ ื”ื ื“ื—ืช ืœื–ื” ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ื”’ ืจื—ืžื™ื ื”ื’ื ืฉื”ื˜ื‘ืข ื™ื•ืœื™ื“ ื‘ื”ื ื”ืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ืจื—ืžื™ื ื™ืฉืคื™ืข ื‘ื”ื ื›ื— ื”ืจื—ืžื™ื ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ื›ื— ื”ืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ื”ื ืžื›ื— ื”ืžืขืฉื””.

ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ืจื—ืžื™ื ืขืœ ืืฃ ืฉืžืฆื“ ืžืขืฉื™ื”ื ืฉื”ื ื”ืจื’ื• ื•ืฉืจืคื• ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืฉื—ืชื™ื, ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉื•ื ืชืŸ ืœืš ืจื—ืžื™ื, ื•ื ืฆื™ื™ืจ ืœืขืฆืžื ื• ืื™ืš ื—ื–ืจื• ืื•ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื ื”ืจื’ื• ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœืžื” ื•ืฉืจืคื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื‘ื˜ื— ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ื˜ื™ืคื•ืช ื“ื ืขืœ ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื”ื ื•ืžืคื•ื™ื—ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื”ืฉืจืคื”, ื•ื”ื™ื” ืžืงื•ื ืœืคื—ื“ ื•ืœื”ืชืจื—ืง ืžืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืืœื”, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืจื—ืžื™ื ืื–ื™ ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื”ื ืคื’ืฉื• ื”ื ื”ืฆื™ืขื• ืœื• ืขื–ืจื”, ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ื›”ื ื‘ืกืคืจ ืคื ื™ื ื™ืคื•ืช, ื•ื–ื• ื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืžื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฉืžื™ ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื™ืช’ ืœื ื™ืคืกื™ื“ ืขื™”ื–.

ื”ืจืืฉ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืžื‘ื™ื ืืช ืžื” ืฉื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืžืกื›ืช ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ (ื–ื•ื˜ื ืค”ื‘) “ืื ืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืื”ื‘ืช ื—ื‘ืจืš ื”ื•ื™ ื ื•ืฉื ื•ื ื•ืชืŸ ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ืชื•”, ื•ื”ืคืฉื˜ ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืœืžื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ืืžืจ ืฉืœืžื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื ืขืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืข”ื™ ื”ืขืฉื™ื™ื” ืชืชื’ืœื” ืื”ื‘ื”, ื•ื–ื” ื™ืกื•ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ื‘ื™ื“ื ื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ.

ื•ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœื”ืืจื™ืš ื‘ื–ื” ื•ื ืจื—ื™ื‘ ื‘ื–ื” ื‘ืœ”ื  ื‘ืคืขื ื”ื‘ืื” ื‘ืขื–”ื”.

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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฆืจ ื‘ืฆืจืชืŸ ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ

ื ื—ืคืฉื” ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื• ื•ื ื—ืงืจื” ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื‘ืฉืžื™ื™ื ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื›ืœ ื”ืžืขืœื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ื•ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ืžืขืฉื™ื ื˜ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื•ืœื‘ ื˜ื”ื•ืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื‘ื•ืจื ื™ืชื‘ืจืš.

ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ืงืฉื” ื•ื ื•ืจืื™ืช ืฉืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืจืฆื•ืฆื•ืช ืžื•ื˜ืœ ืขืœ ื›ืื•”ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืฉื ื‘ืขื•ืœ ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื• ื•ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ืฆืขืจ ื”ืฉื ื™, ื•ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืฆืขืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื™ื” ืฆืขืจ ืฉืœื• ืžืžืฉ, ื•ืื– ื›ืฉื™ืชืคืœืœ ืžืขื•ืžืงื ื“ืœื™ื‘ื ืขืœ ืฆืจื•ืช ื”ื›ืœืœ ื•ื”ืคืจื˜ ืชืคื™ืœืชื• ืชืชืงื‘ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ.

ื•ืื ื—ืœื™ืœื” ื—ื•ืฉื™ื• ื›ื”ื™ื ืžืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื–ื•ืœืช ื™ืขืฉื” ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ืกื“, ื•ื™ืงื“ื™ืฉ ืžื–ืžื ื• ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ื•ืชื—ื ื•ื ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืœืœ ื•ื”ืคืจื˜, ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉื‘ื™ืืจื ื• ืœืขื™ืœ ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืืœื• ื™ืคืชื—ื• ืืช ืœื™ื‘ื• ื•ืžืžื™ืœื ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ืชืคืœืœ ืžืขื•ืžืงื ื“ืœื™ื‘ื ื•ื™ืชืงื‘ืœื• ืชืคืœื•ืชื™ื•.

ื•ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื•ื—ื™ื–ื•ืงื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ื™ืจื—ื ืขืœื™ื ื• ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื•ื™ืฉืžืข ืฉื•ื•ืขืชื ื• ื•ื™ื—ื™ืฉ ื’ืื•ืœืชื ื• ื‘ื‘”ื.

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Katz, Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Shlita

Kedushah Is Within Reach

Parashas Bo / Shovavim

Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz shlita

This Shabbos, Parashas Bo, is a special Shabbos. Every Shabbos has its uniqueness, but this one has a special uniqueness.

The Arizal and other kadmonim teach that these weeks are called Shovavim, and are designated for rectifying matters of kedushah. Kedushah has many levels โ€” there are 50 shaarei kedushah. Of course, the mitzvah of kedoshim tihyu applies the entire year, and working on kedushah is a constant avodah. But there are days that are particularly suitable for this avodah, times when we focus on it together, and these days are very auspicious for improving in these matters. Our goal now is to try to make a change together, which can lift us up and bring us very close to Hashem.

During these weeks, so many people are investing so much effort into this, and if we join them, we, too, can be elevated. This is especially appropriate for the week of Parashas Bo, which is the parashah of Yetzias Mitzrayim. Mitzrayim is a meitzar, a boundary to the sea, which is endless, so Mitzrayim represents the boundaries of gashmiyus, and leaving Mitzrayim means breaking out of those boundaries. Yetzias Mitzrayim involves leaving the physical and spiritual shibud of Mitzrayim, and this is a particularly auspicious time for us to grow and change together and shteig together in inyanei kedushah, each person according to his level.

People often assume that kedushah is a nice inyan, a milei dโ€™chassidusa, and for most regular people and baalei batim, itโ€™s not something that speaks to them. I would like to show that not only should it speak to everyone, itโ€™s really a fundamental part of everyoneโ€™s purpose in life. If you understand what kedushah really means, you will recognize that it is very relevant to you, and you can be zocheh to lofty levels of it.

Climbing the Ladder

The Gemara (Avodah Zarah 20b) teaches that a person should be careful not to have immoral thoughts by day. Based on this, R’ Pinchas ben Yair delineated his spiritual ladder of zehirus, zrizus, nekiyus, perishus, and so on, upon which the Mesillas Yesharim is built โ€” as the Brisker Rav observed, the Mesillas Yesharim learned the Gemara in Avodah Zarah well. Whatโ€™s the highest rung on the ladder of avodas Hashem? Kedushah, which is the twenty-sixth perek of Mesillas Yesharim. Kedushah, then, is not just another one of the 613 mitzvos โ€” itโ€™s a goal in life. Just as kiddushin implies that a woman reserves herself for her husband and is not with anyone else, kedushah for us is that we reserve ourselves for Hashem and cleave to Him. If anything that conflicts with that goal, we want no connection to it. Our goal is to come close to Hashem.

The Mesillas Yesharim begins by teaching that a personโ€™s vision and goal must be to cling to Hashem, and ends by explaining that the ultimate aspiration is to reach kedushah. Kedushah is a goal in life โ€” to cling to Hashem, and to avoid anything that pulls him away from Hashem. By guarding our kedushah, we climb the ladder and rise to greater heights in our Yiddishkeit.

On the other hand, when a person does not guard his kedushah, the results are horrendous. We just heard a story over here that should send a chill through our bodies. A person can talk about mussar, tikkun hamiddos, and hashgachas Hashem, and publish books about these topics, and yet the story could go out that he did terrible things specifically in inyanei kedushah. This is a frightening lesson for all of us.

The Michtav Meiโ€™Eliyahu cites the Gaon as saying that the nisayon of the dor acharon is that the people will be very chitzoniyusโ€™dik and lack internal depth. Indeed, people today sound frum and talk frum. In some of the music today, people sing such beautiful words, but the tunes simply do not match the words; theyโ€™re stolen straight from the goyim. And the people singing these songs are also a contradiction to the words that theyโ€™re singing โ€” their hair is combed back with cream, and the way they dress is so megusham. We also have people who are giving such good ideas, yet theyโ€™re hurting others so terribly. Such a contradiction between the outside and the inside. But we know that Rachmana liba baโ€™ei; the main thing is the heart โ€” not just how we talk, or the impression we give over to others. Hakadosh Baruch Hu wants to know how weโ€™re connecting to him on the inside.

It Does Affect You

We hear bochurim and seminary girls talking about how their families watch goyishe movies at night and sit down with goyishe books. These are frum families, whose children attend the frummest schools and yeshivos. But look what theyโ€™re bringing into their homes, into their very selves!

People say, โ€œNah, this wonโ€™t affect me. Iโ€™m very frum.โ€ But nebach, weโ€™re hearing too many stories of people who are affected. The yetzer hara is very eidel โ€” he operates very subtly, going in little by little, and slowly, it affects the person and colors his sheโ€™ifos. What is he looking for in life? What is he running after? All the pleasures of this world. Thatโ€™s what brings him excitement.

He thinks what he watches or reads does not affect him, but the impact becomes obvious later on. That machine is so damaging! The images, the words, the tumah โ€” they go into us. But the truth is that this is not us. We have kedushah inside. As the Sfas Emes says so beautifully, the mitzvah of kedoshim tihyu reflects our inherent kedushah. Thatโ€™s who we are; weโ€™re made differently. And when we hang around the goyim and watch what theyโ€™re watching and hear how they speak, it goes deep inside us and affects us.

Shovavim is a time to stand up and declare, โ€œIโ€™m different! Iโ€™m better than that!โ€

An illustration of this idea is found in the following account of the Midrash. A Roman noblewoman claimed that it wasnโ€™t possible for Yosef not to have sinned โ€” he was just a youth, after all, so how could he have withstood the temptation of Potifarโ€™s wife? In response, the Tanna pointed to the story of Yehuda and Tamar. โ€œWe donโ€™t believe in cover-ups,โ€ he emphasized. โ€œThe Torah says the truth. There, the Torah says he did it. Regarding Yosef, the Torah says he didnโ€™t do it.โ€

Why didnโ€™t the noblewoman believe that Yosef couldnโ€™t have controlled himself? Sheโ€™s a goy โ€” had she had the chance, she would have sinned. Goyim are full of immorality, so their movies are full of immorality, as are their words and their books. Thatโ€™s not us โ€” weโ€™re higher, weโ€™re above that. Why are we exposing ourselves to it and letting it sink into our heiligeh neshamos?

You Can Do It!

Shovavim is a time to return โ€” lashuv, to understand who we are and what we are. Weโ€™re higher than that. And when we hear stories of whatโ€™s going on, it shakes us up profoundly. Donโ€™t say itโ€™s not going to affect you โ€” it could affect you, and you have to be careful.

But you could also go out of your Mitzrayim, because itโ€™s not you. Itโ€™s an external shibud that you could rise out of much more easily than you think. When we talk about increasing our kedushah, one of the hardships, we think, is that we have to give up on so much: โ€œI canโ€™t live without this. I need my movie at night, I need my goyishe books, otherwise I canโ€™t relax.โ€

When you break a taavah, the sefarim teach, youโ€™re zocheh that any pleasure you had from that taavah, Hakadosh Baruch Hu will give you in a permissible way, in this world, and certainly in the next world youโ€™ll get much more. You never lose.

People say, โ€œI canโ€™t, this is me.โ€ No, itโ€™s not you! Youโ€™re much better than that. Donโ€™t underestimate yourself. You could be much higher than that, and youโ€™ll be much happier.

A person can be like a drunkard in this regard: โ€œI canโ€™t, I need it!โ€ But itโ€™s killing you! People donโ€™t realize what theyโ€™re exposing themselves to, and how theyโ€™re damaging themselves. Shovavim is a special time, and especially when we hear stories that shake us up, letโ€™s take it to heart and allow it to make a deep impression on us. We all could grow and improve and make that step โ€” to work on ourselves, and to work with our families and try to explain the importance of this. Letโ€™s throw away those movies and books. The way goyim talk and act, and what they talk about โ€” itโ€™s not appropriate for us. Weโ€™re so much higher, so much better. For them, thereโ€™s no changing. But for us? Weโ€™re on a different level. Every one of us. And for baalei batim, this is all the more important, as they need shemirah even more.

One of the main sources of shemirah is limud haTorah. Just as tumah goes in, the kedushah of the Torah burns away the tumah, especially when itโ€™s limud bโ€™iyun, or limud mussar bโ€™hispaalus.

Letโ€™s strengthen ourselves together, to sanctify and elevate ourselves. Kedushah is the aspiration to ascend higher, to grow, to shteig, and not to go down in life, chas vโ€™shalom. Letโ€™s be mekabel one kabbalah, a kedushah every day. When weโ€™re all niskadesh together and we want to come close to Hashem, Hashem should help us all be sanctified and merit the ultimate kedushah of the geulah, speedily.

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