ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโl
ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืกืคืื ืืฉืจื ืืืืืืชื (ืื, ื)
ืืืกืคื ืฉื ืฉื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ืย ืืืืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืจื ืืคืื ืืื’, ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืกืฃ ืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืฆ”ื, ืืงืฉื ืืจื ืจื”ื: ืืืื ืืชืคืจืฉ ืืืชืื ืื ืืื ืืืกืคื? ืืืช ืืขืื, ืืื ืฉืจื ืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืืืื, ืืืืฆื ืืื ืืืืืืชื ืืืืืืจ ืืช ืืขืืืชืื ืืกืืืืืชืื?
ืืืืืจ: ืืืกืคื ื ืืชื ืืืืจื ืืืชืื ืืืขืื “ืฉื ื ืืื ืฉืจื”, ืืคืืจืฉ ืจืฉ”ื: ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื. ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืื ื ืื ืก ืืคืจื ืืืชืืจ ืืช ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืฉืจื, ืจืง ืืืช ืืืจ “ืฉื ื ืืื ืฉืจื – ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื”. ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืืฉืืืื ืฉื ืืชื ืืืืจ. ืฉืื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืฆืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืคืกืง ืืืืกื ืืืขืช, ืืืื ืื ืืกืคื ืืืื ืืื! ืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืจ ืื.
ืฉืื ืืืคืื ืื ืืืืืฅ ืืจื ืจื”ื ืขื ืืจื ืืคืื ืืื’ ืืฆ”ื. ืืืืืช ื ืคืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืชื ืื ืฉืงืฉื ืื ื, ืืืขืืื ื ืื ื, ืืชืืจื ืืืืืืืจื ืืจืืื. ืืื ื ืืืช ื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืืืช: “ืื ืฉื ืืชืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื”! ืื ืืืื ืืื ืจืฆืืคืืช ืืืช ืฉื ืขืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืกื, ืืืจ ืืืื ืฆืขืืจ ืืื ืขื ืง ืืชืืจื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืขื ืืืื, ืืืื ืฉืขื ืืงื ื ืืฉืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืคืขืืื ืืืืืจืื.
ืื ืื ืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืขื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื “ืืืืจืื ืืงื ืื ืืืืื” (ืื, ื), ืฉืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืช ืฉื ืขืืืืช ื’ ืืื ืืืงืื ืืืงืื, ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืคืกืง ืืื.
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Rebbi Avrohom Tzvi Kamai zt"l
ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืื”ื ืืืจ ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืจืื ืฆืื ืงืืื ืื”ื ืืฆืืื”ื
ื”ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืชืฉ”ื
ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืื”ื ืืืจ ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืจืื ืฆืื ืงืืื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืื ื ื”ืืคืืืืงืขืจ” [-ืืจืืงื] ืขื ืฉื ืืืช ืืืจืงืืช ืืื ื ืืชืคืจื ืก ืืื ืขื ืจืขืืืชื ืืขืืืจื ืงืืืืื. ืืืืจ ืคืืืจืช ืจืื ืฉื ืงืืืืื, ืืฉืจ ืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืืขืฅ ืขื ืืืจื”ืฆ ืงืืื ืืขื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืฉืืจ ืขื ืืื ื ืืขืืจ, ืืื ืืืขื ืฉืืืจื”ืฆ ืืืื ืืช ืืงืืื. ืื ืืืจื”ืฆ ืกืืจื ืืงืื ืืช ืืฉืจืช ืืจืื ืืช ืืืขื ื ืฉืจืื ืฉื ืืช ืืืื ืขืืจื ืขืืื ืืจืืงื ‘ืคืฉืื’ ืืืื ืืื ืจืืฆื ืืขืช ืืงื ืชื ืืืืื ืขื ืืชืคืื ืืฉืจืช ืจืื ืืช. ืจืง ืืืืจ ืืคืฆืจืืช ืจืืืช ืฉื ืื ืฉื ืืขืืจ ืืฉื ืื ื ืืฉืคืืชื ื ืืืืช ืืงืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืช ืืืฉืืื, ืื ืืชื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ื ืื ืืจืื ืืช ืืืืฉืื ืืืชืคืจื ืก ืืืืช ืืืจืงืืช.
ืขื ืคืจืืฅ ืืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืจืืฉืื ื ื ืืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืจืืืื ืืืืืช ืืจืื ืื. ืืืจื”ืฆ ื ืืืฅ ืื ืืื ืืจืืฉ ืงืืืืชื ืืืชืืืฉื ืืขืืจ ืืจืืืื ืกืง ืฉืืืืงืจืืื ื.
ืืืื ืืืืืื ื ืืชืง ืงืฉืจ ืืืืชืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืื”ื ืืืจ ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืื ืืจืื ืืฆืืง”ื. ืืืื ืืื, ืืื ืืืืขื ืืืงืืืช, ืงื ืืืจื”ืฆ ืืืืืืข ืืื ื ืืืชื ืื ืืื ื ืืกืข ืืืืื ืืืื ืกืง. ืืืืจ ื ืกืืขื ืืกืืื ืช ืืื ืืืืกืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืข ืืืจื”ืฆ ืืืื ืกืง, ืื ืืชืืจืจ ืื ืืืืข ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืจืืขืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืฉื ืืืื. ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืคืื.
ืืขืืฆืืื ืฉื ืืืืืืืช ืืืื, ืื ืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืจืืื ืฉืืื ืคืืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืกืง, ืืืจืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืจืืื ืืืืฅ ืืฆ”ื, ืื”ื ืืื ืกืง, ืขื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืจื”ืฆ ืื”ื ืืืื ืืื”ื ืืขืืืจื ืืืจ ืืืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื. ืืฉืืืืื ืขืืื ืืืฉืืื, ื ืกืข ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืืจ ืืขืืื ืืจืืฉ ืงืืืืชื ืืืืฉื ืืื ืืืืืช ืขืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืฉืขืช ืฆืจืชื. ืื ืขืืจื ืขืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืื ืืชืง ืืืืืืื ืืืฉืคืืชื ืฉื ืฉืืจื ืืืจืืืื ืกืง.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืืื ืฉืจื
ืืื ืงืืืจืื ืฆืืืง ืืฆื ืจืฉืข
ืข’ ืืืื”ื ืื ืืืจืื ืจืฆื ืืืช ืืงืืจืืช ืืืื ืื”ื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืงืืืจ ืฆืืืง ืืฆื ืจืฉืข ืืืืืืจ ืื”ื ืฉืก”ื ื’, ืืืื ืืจ ืืขืื ื ืื ื ืืช ืืืืจื ืืืืืจ ืงืืจื ื ืงืืืจ ืืช ืืชืื, ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืื. ืืืขื”ื ืจืื”ื ืืจื”ื.
ืืขืืงืจ ืืื ืื ”ื ืืืืฃ ืืื’ ืกื ื’ ื”ื ืืืขืฉื ืงืืืจืช ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืฉืข. ืืข’ ืจืฉ”ื ืกื ื’ ื”ื ืืืื”ืก ืืืืื ื”ื ืืื”ืง ืืจืฉืขืื, ืืข’ ืข’ ืค”ืช ืฉืข”ื ื’ ืื”ืก ืฉื”ื ืฉืืื ืืืื”ืก ืืจืฉ”ื ืื ”ื ืืืื ืกืคืืงื ืืืืืจื.
ืืืืขื ืข’ ืจ”ื ืืืื ืื ืกื ื’ ื”ื ืืฉืื ืฉืขืืื ืขืฉื ืืืจืฉืข ืืืื ืื ืื ืืฆืืืง ืฉืืื ืกืืื ืืงืืจื, ืืข’ ืก’ ืื ืืื ืืืจืืืืื ืขื’ ืฉื”ื ืืื”ื ืืืขื ืื ืืืืื ืืฆืืืง ืืืืืจื ืืคืจืืื ืืื ืืฉ ืจืฉืข ืกืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืื. ืื”ื ืืืจื”ื ืื’ ืฉืืืืช. ืื”ื ืืขืืจ ืืืง ืืืืจ ืฉืคืช ืืืช ื’, ืืข”ืฉ ืืขืฉื ืืช”ื ืฆืืืง ืฉื ืคืืจ ืืื’ ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืื ื ืืขืืจ ืืืืืืข ืืื ืฆืขืจื ืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืงืืจื ืืงืืจ ืืจืฉืข, ืืื ืืื ืืก”ื ืชืฉ”ื.
(ืืข’ ืฉืื”ื ื”ื ืจื”ื ืืฉื ืืืจื ืืคืจืงื ืจืก”ื ืขืื ืืื, ืืื ืฉืคื’ ืืืฉืื ื”ื ื”ื ืืืื ืฉืืืขืช ืชืืืืช ืืืื ืืงืจื ืืืืื ืชืืื, ืืื ืฉืืชื ืืคื”ื ืืขื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ื ืจืฉืข ืืืืจ, ืืื ืฉืชืื ืข”ื ืื ืืช ืืืขืืจ ื”ื ื”ื.
(ืืืขืืงืจ ืงื’ ืื ื”ื ืขื ืืืจื ืืคืจืงื, ืืืื ืืืืื ืงื’ ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืจืืืืื ืืืืจื”ื ืื ”ื ืืขื ืื ืฆืืืง ืืฆื ืจืฉืข, ื ืจืื ืืืืฉื ืื ืืืืช ืืฉ ืืื ืืืื”ืก ืื”ืฉ ืื”ืก ืืคืืื ืืฆืืืง ืืืกืื, ืืืื ืฉื ืืื’ ืขื ืื ืืืื”ืก ืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืกืื, ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืืฆื, ืืื ืืฆืืืง ืืฆื ืจืฉืข ื ืชืืืฉ ืขืื ืขื ืื ืื”ืฉ ืื ืืื ืืืจืืืืื ืืืืจื”ื, ืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืืืืฆื, ืืข”ื ืงืื ืืืจื ืืคืจืงื ืฉืื ืืฉ ืืืืฆื ืฉืจื ืืืชื ืืืื ืงืืฉืืช ืืื ืืืืื, ืื ืืื ืืื ืืขื ืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืจืืืืื ืืืืจื”ื.
ืืข”ืฉ ืฉื”ืข ืฉืก”ื ื’ ืืฉื ืชืืจืช ืืืื ืืฉื ืื”ืง ื”ื ืืจ’ ืืื ื ืืืฉื ืื”ืง ื”ื ืืฆืืจืื ืืจืื ื, ืฉืื ืืงืืืจ ืฆืืืง ืืฆื ืฆืืืง ืืืืจ.
ืืข’ ืืืช ืฉืขืจืื ืช”ื ืืืื”ื ืืื ืืงืคืืืื ืืขื ืื ืฆืืืง ืืฆื ืจืฉืข ืืื’ ืืข”ืฉ ืืืื ืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืฆืืืง. ืืข’ ืืขืฉื ืืืฉ ื”ื ืงื”ื ืืืขืจื. ืืข’ ืฉืื”ื ื”ื ืจื”ื ืืจ”ื ืืืืจืฉืื ืืงื ื ืงืืจ ืืื ืจ”ืฉ ืืืืืขืื.
ืืข’ ืื ืืช ืืืขืืจ ื”ื ื”ื ืืฃ ืฉืืชื ื”ืก ืฆืืืง ืืฆื ืจืฉืข ืื”ืช ืืื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืจืฉ”ื ืกื ื’ ื”ื ืืืื”ืก ืืืืื ื”ื ืืื”ืง ืืจืฉืขืื, ื”ื ืฆืืืง ืืฆื ืฆืืืง ืืืืจ ืืื ื ืื”ืช.
ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืขืืจ - ืขืื ืืืจืื
Moreinu Hagaon Harav Nachman Levovitz Shlita
ืืคืจืฉืช ืฉืืืืืช ืืืืขืืจ ืขืื ืืืจืื ืืชื’ “ืืืืืจ ืืืจืื ืื ืขืืื ืืงื ืืืชื ืืื’ ืื ืชืงื ืืฉื ืืื ื ืืื ืืช ืืื ืขื ื ืืฉืจ ืื ืืื ืืืฉื ืืงืจืื, ืื ืื ืืจืฆื ืืื ืืืืืชื ืชืื ืืืงืืช ืืฉื ืืื ื ืืืฆืืง. ืืืงื ืืขืื ืขืฉืจื ืืืืื ืืื’ ืืืืืจ ื’ ืืืงื ืืืจืื ืืงืจื ื ื ืืคื ื ืืืื ืืขืฉื ืืกื ืขื ืืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืื’, ืืืื ืื ืขืจื ืืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ื ื ืืื ืืืฉืชื, ืืืืจื ืฉืชื ืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืงื, ืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืฆืืง ืืื ืืืข ืื ืขืฉืืช ืืกื ืขื ืืืื ื” (ืืจืืฉืืช ื”ื).
ืื ื ืืืืขืืจ ืขืื ืืืจืื ื ืชืื ื ืข”ื ืืืื ืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืข”ื ืืฉืืืืืช ื ืฉืืื ืืืฆืื ืืฉื ืืืฆืืง ืื ื, ืืืขืืื ืืช ืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืช ืืืกืืืืช ืืืืื, ืฉืื ืชืืืืืชืื ืืืืช ืืืกืืืืช ืืืืชื ืื ืฉืืฆืงื ืืื ื ืืืืืช ืืงืื’. ืื ืืืฆืืง ืืงืจื ืื ืืจืข, ืืืืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืืฆืืง, ืจืง ืืืฆืืง ืืจืืงื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืขืืื ืืช ืืืืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืจืืืช ืฉืื ืืืงื ืืฉื ืืื ืืช ืื ืขื. ืืืื ืืขืืช ืืชืืงืฃ ืฉืืืืืช ืืืืขืืจ.
ืืคื ืฉืืืชื ืฉื ืขืืื ืืืืช ืืคื ื ืืงื”ื ืืชืืจืชื ืฉื ืื ืื (ืืจ”ืจ ื’, ื”ื) ืื ืืขืฉื ืฉืืืืืช ืืืืขืืจ ืขืื ืืืจืื, ืืจืืื ืืขืฉื ืฉืื ืืชืืื ืืชืืืืช ืืื ืคืจืื ืืืงืืืงื ืืฉืืืืืช, ืืืฉืจ ืืชืืืจ.
“ืืืจืฅ ืืขืื ืืงืจืืชื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืืื ื ื ื ืืขื ืืื ืืืื” (ืืจืืฉืืช ื”ื, ื”ื). ืืืืืืจื ืฆืจืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืจืืฆืช ืืืืขืืจ, ืืฉืืื ืจืืงื ืืืชื’ ืื ืืชืืืจ ืืื’ ืืชืจืฅ ืืื’, ืืคื ื ืืืืชื ืขืกืืงื ืืืฆืื ืืืขืฉื ืืกื, ืืื ืืืืขืืจ ืื ืืขื ืจืืฆืชื. ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืขืกืืง ืืฉืืืืืช ืืืืจืื ืื”ื ืืจืืื ืืขืกืง ืฉื ืืฆืื, ืืืื ืขืฉืื ืืืจืืืืช.
ืืืืืช ืืฉ ืืืขืืจ ืฉืืื ืคืจืฉืช ืืฉืืืืืช ืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืฉื ืืืืขืืจ, ืืืฃ ืฉืืื ืืื ืืคืืขื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืืขืฉื, ืขืืืื ืื ืืงืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืชืืืจื ืืื ืขืื ืืืจืื. ืืื ืืืขื ืืื, ืฉืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืืืืืชื ืืืขืฉื ืฉื ืืฉืืืืืช ืืื ืขืื ืืืจืื. ืืืื ืฉืืืจื ื”ื (ืื”ืจ ื”ื, ื’) “ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืงื”ื ืืฉืืื ืืืฉืชืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืฆืื ืื ืืชื ื ืคืฉื ืืื ืฉืืฆืื ืฉืืืืืชื” ืืืืื ื ืฉืืขืืช ืฉืืื ืืฆืื ืืื ืฉืืืกืจ ื ืคืฉื ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืขืืืจ ืฉืืืืืชื, ืืืื ืืืื ื”ื ืืคื ื ืืงื”ื. ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืืื”ืจ ืืฆ”ื ืฉืืืกืื ืืื ืืขื ืื ืืขืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืฉืืืกืืืช ืืฉืจืื (ืค”ื) ืืฉืืื ืืขืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืฉื ืฉืชืืื ืืืืื ืื ืฉื ื’ ืืื ืืืืืืืื ืจืฆืื ืืฉืื ืืืจืื ืืืืง. ืืืืืืจื ืืื ืคืื, ืืืจื ืืืืืืื ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืงืืืื ืืจื”ื ืงืืื ืฉืืืืืชื, ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืขืืฉื ื’ ืฉืืืืืืืช, ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืจืืืชื ืืื ืืชืืืืช ืฉืืืืืชื, ืืื ืงืืื ืื ืืฆืืืืช ืงืืืืืช ืืฉืืืืืช ืืืจืช. ืื”ื ืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืขืื ืฉื ืืจืืืืช, ืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืื ”ื ืฉืงืืืืช ืืื ืขืฆืืืช ืื ืื ืืฉืฉ ืฉืื ืชืคืกื ืืืฆืื ืืืืช ืขืืืื ืื ืื ืื ืืขื ืืืจืช, ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืคืกืืื ืืืื. ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืืจืื ืขืืงืจ ืืขืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืืื ื ืืฉืื ืืืืื ืฉืชืชืงืืื ืืืฆืื ืืื ืืขืืชื ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืจ ืืขืืืื ืืืื ืืืฆืื, ืืืื ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืืืืืืชื ืืืืื ืฉืขืชื. ืื”ื ื ืืฆื ืืืืงื ืืคื ื ืฉืืืืืืื ืื ืืจืืืชื ืืงืืื ืฉืืืืืชื ืืื ืืืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืจืืืืช, ืืืื ืืืคื ื ืชืืข ืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืจืฆืื ืืืจ ืืขืืืื ืืืื ืงืืื ืืืฆืื, ืืืื ืืืืช ืืขืืช ืืืจืืืืช.
ืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืฉืืื ืฉืขืืฉื ืฉืืืืืชื, ืฉืืจื ืืืื ืืงืืื ืืฆืื ื”ื ืืืื ืืื ืืฆื ืืงื”ื, ืืขืืืื ืืื ืื ืืชื ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืฉืืฆืืื ืืฉืืืืืชื ืืฉ ืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืชืจ. ืืืกืื ืืื ืืขื ืื ืืขืืช ืืืจืืืืช, ืฉืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืืืืืืชื ืืืฆืืืืชื ืืืขืืื ืืช ืื ืืืื ืืงืืื ืืืฆืื, ืืื ื ืชืขืื ืืืขืืช ืืืจืืืืช, ืืืื ืฉื ืชืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืขืฆื ืืจืืืชื ืืืืืชื.
ืืืืืช ืืืืื ื ืชืขืื ืืืืขืืจ ืขืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืืืืืชื, ืฉืืืื ืืช ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืืฉืืชื ืืงืืื ืฉืืืืืชื, ืขื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืจืง ืืชืืืจ ืขืื ืืืจืื, ืืคื ื ืฉืืคื ืชืืืฉืชื ืืืขืฉืื ืื ืืื ืงืืื ืืขืื ื ืขืฆืื ืจืง ืชืืืืช ืฉืืืืืชื. ืืืื ืืื ืขืืฉื ืืืจืืืืช, ืื ืืคื ื ืืฉืฉ ืืคืกื ืืืฆืื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืืืื ืจืง ืงืืื ืฉืืืืืช ืืืจืื, ืืขืืื ืืช ืื ืืืื ืืชืืืืช ืืฉืืืืืช ืืืฆืื ืืฉื ืืืฆืืง, ืืืขืืื ืืช ืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืืกืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืงืื’.
ืืืืืช ืืืฉืจ ื ืชืืื ื, ืืื ืืขืืฉื ืืขืฉื ืืฆืื, ืฆืืงื ืื ืื ืืขืฉื ืืกื, ืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืฉืื ื ื ืชืชื ืฆืืงื ืฉืื ื ืืื ืกืชื ืืืจืืื, ืืฉ ืืจืืฉื ืืชืืืฉื ืฉืืื ืขืฆืื ืืขืืจื ืืืขืฉื. ืืื ืืฉ ืืจืื ื ืขืืืช ืืืฉืจ ืืขืืื ืืช ืื ืืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืกื, ืฉืืืขืฉื ื ืงื ืืื, ืืืื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืื”ื (ื”ื ื.) ืืืจืืืช ืฉื ืฆืืงื, ืฉืืฆืืงื ืืืฆืืืชื ืืืืชื ืืฉืื ื, ืืืฉืจ ื ืืชื ื ืืืื ื ืืืืข ืืื ื ืืชื ื ื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืืข ืืื ื ืืืื. ืืืืื ื ืขื ืืื ืฉืื ืชืง ืืช ืขืฆืื ืื ืืืขืฉื ืฉืืื ื ืืืืข ืืื ื ืืชื ืืืืงืื ืืื ื ืืืืข ืืื ืงืืื, ืืื ื ืงืืืช ืืืฆืื. ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืื ื ืืฉื ืืขืฉื ืืฆืื, ืืื ืืืขืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืงืืื ืืฆืื ืืฉืืืืืช ื ืืื ืขื ืืื ื ืืชืง ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืืฆืื ืืืืจื.
ืืืคืฉืจ, ืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืชืขืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืื, ืฉืืจื ืืืจ ืืขืฉื ืืฉืืืืืช ืืื ืฉืืฆื ืืืื ืืจืืจ ืืืื ืืจืื ืืืืืืจ ืืื”ื. ืฉืืืืื ืฉื ืืชืง ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืขืฆืืืืช ืฉื ืขืฆืื, ืื ืืขืืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืฉื ืืืืขืืจ, ืืื ืจืง ืขืื ืืืจืื, ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืืฉื ืืื ื ืืจืืจ ืืื ืืจืื. ืืื ืืื ืข”ื ืฉืืืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืขืฉื ืชืืื ืืฉืื.
ืืืืจ ืืฆืื ื ืื ืืืขืืชื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืข”ื ืืืชื’ “ืขืงื ืืฉืจ ืฉืืข ืืืจืื ืืงืืื ืืืฉืืืจ ืืฉืืจืชื ืืฆืืืชื ืืืงืืชื ืืชืืจืชื” )ืืจืืฉืืช ื”ื, ื’) ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืืฉืืืจ ืืฉืืจืชื ืืืืจืืช ืืืจืืงื ืขื ืืืืืจืืช ืฉืืชืืจื. ืืืื ืืกืคืืจื ื ืคืืจืฉ ืืืฉืืืจ ืืฉืืจืชื ืขืฉื ืชืืื ืืืฉืืจืช ืืืืืืืช ืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืกื, ืืืืจื ืื ืืจืืืช ื’ ืืกื ืืืืช (ืชืืืื ื”ื, ื’) ืืืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืืจืื ื, ืฉืืื ืืืขืฉื ืื ืื ืงื, ืฉืื ืืื ืืก ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืืขืฉื, ืืืืืจื ืืกื ืืืืช, ืืกื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืกื ืืืืช, ืืืื ืฉืคืืจืฉ ืจืฉ”ื ืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืขืงื ืืืืกืฃ “ืืขืฉืืช ืขืืื ืืกื ืืืืช” (ืฉื ื”ื, ื”ื) ืื ืืกื ืฉืขืืฉืื ืขื ืืืชืื ืืื ืืกื ืฉื ืืืช. ืืืื ืืืงื ืขื ืืืชืื, ืืื ืื ืืกื ืฉืืื ื ืืฆืคื ืืงืืืช ืืืื, ืืฉ ืื ืืืื ืืืฉืืืช ืฉื ืืกื, ืืกื ืืืืช. ืืื ืืืฉืืจืช ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืข”ื, ืืืขืืื ืืช ืืืฆืื ืืืืคื ืืืฉืื, ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืขื ืืขื ืื, ืืืืื ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืืืืืืชื ืืงืืื ืืืฆืื, ืืจืฆืื ื ืืช’.
ืืืืื ื ืืืจืฉื ื”ื (ืืจืืืช ื:) ืขื”ืค ื ืจืืคื ืืืขืช ืืช ื’, ืฉืืฆืื ืืจืืฅ ืืืืช ืืื ืกืช. ืืืื ืืขื ืื ืืืฉืืจืช ืืืฆืื, ืืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืจืืฆืื ืืืืจ ืืฆืื ืืฉืืื ืฉืชืชืงืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืืขืืงืจ ืืืฆืื ืื ืชืง ืขืฆืืืืชื ืืืืจื ืืฉืืื ืชืืืืช ืืืฆืื, ืืืื ืฉืืืืจื ื ืืืขืืช ืืืจืืืืช.
ืืืฆืื ื ืขืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืืขืืจ “ืืืืืจ ืืจืื ื’ ืืืืงื ืืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจ ืื ืขืื ืืกืื ืืืืชื ืืขื ืืืื ื ืื ืืื ื ืื ื ื’ ืืืช ืืื ืืืื ื” (ื”ื, ื”ื) ืืืืื ื ืฉืืืืขืืจ ืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืืขืฉื ืืฉืืืืืช ืฉื ืื ื ืืืจื ื’. ืืืืืจ ืืืืื”ืจ ืืฆ”ื ืืืฉื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืขื ืื ื ืืงื, ืฉืืื ื ืืืืข ืืื ืืชื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื, ืจืง ืืืืข ืฉืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืกืืื ืืืืื. ืืื ืฉืืืืขืืจ ืืขืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืงื”ื, ืืื ืฉืืงื”ื ืืืืืื.
ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืขืื ืคืงืืื ืขื ืชืืืืืืชืื ืืจืื ืืื ืืงื”ื ืืืืืื ืืื ืคืจื ืืคืจื ืืชืืคืืืืช ืืืืื. ืืืื ื ืื ืืจื ืืืืื ืืืื ืงืืฆืื ืืืจืงื ืื ืืืื ืจืืื ืืืื ืืืืจืืจ ืฉืืงื”ื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืืฉืืื ืขืืื ืืื ืคืจื ืืขื ืื. ืืื ืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืจื ืืจืืจื ืฉืื ืืืจื ืกืืืื, ืืืื ืืงื”ื ืืืืืื ืืืกืืืขื, ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื. ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืขืืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืช’, ืฉืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืชื ืืืฉืืืชื ืืช’, ืื ืืืื ืฉืืงื”ื ืืื ืขืื ืืืจืื, ืืืื ืื ืื ื ืืืจื ื’.
ืืกืืคืจ ืืืืื”ืจ ืืฆ”ื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืจืืืช ืืช ืืฉืืืช ืืฉื”ืช ืขืืื ืืืืืชื ืืืจืืื ืืกืืื ืืช, ืืืจืืืฉ ืฉืืืืืื ืืฉื”ืช ืืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืื ื ืืงืื ืืื ืชืืช ืืื. ืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืืืืื ืฉืืจื ืืจืืกืื ืืคืืื ืื, ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืฆื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืฆืจื ืื ืกืืข ืืจื ืืจืื ืื ืืื ืฆืื. ืืื ื ืืืืืชื ืืืืฆืข ืืืจื ืืืงืื ืกืื ื ืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืื ื ืืกืข ืืืื ืืื ืฆืื, ืืืงื ืืช ืื ืืืืืืชืื ืืืกืืขื ืืื ืฆืื, ืืกืืืจ ืื ืืืกื ืื, ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืขืืจืชื ืืืขืืืจื ืขื ืืืืื ืืคืืื ืื. ืืืืคืชืข ืืื ืืืข ืืืชื ืืื ืขื ืืขื ื ืกืืขืชื, ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืฉื”ืช ืืืื ืืขืืจืชื ืืื ืชืืคืืืืช ืืืจื, ืืืจืืืฉ ืืืืื”ืจ ืืช ืืคืกืืง ืื ืืื ืืืจื ื ืื ื ื’, ืืื ืชืื ืืง ืืืืงืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื.
ืืื ืืืกืืฃ ืืืืื”ืจ ืืฆ”ื ืฉืื ืืืจื ืกืืืื ืืืืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืฉืื ืืฉื”ืช ืื ืืืจืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื. ืืขืืืื ืืื, ืฉืืื ืืจ ืกืืื ืืงืื ืืจืืง ืืืขื ืฉื ืขืฉืจืื ืืืืฉื ืง”ื ืืืื, ืืชืืื ืืื ื ืืืจ ืฉืื ืื ืกืืข ืืื ืืืืชื ืืขืจืฉ”ืง, ืืืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืืืืื ืฉื”ืง. ืืืื ืคืขื ืืืช ืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืคืืช ืืืฆืจื ืื ืกืืข ืืขืจืฉ”ืง ืืืืชื, ืืืื ื ืืฆื ืืืงืื ืืื ืจื ืืคื ื ืฉื”ืง, ืืืขืค”ื ืืื ืขืืืืืื ืจืืื ืืืจื, ืื ืืื ื ืืืฉืืืื ืืืจืคืชืงืืืช, ืืืืขื ืฉื ืฉืืจ ืขื ืืืจื, ืืืงืืฉื ืจื ืืืืข ืกืืื ืืืื ืืืืงืช ื ืจืืช. ืืืจืื ืืืืฉ ืื ืื ืืื ืืฉื”ืช ืืืชื ื ืืืจื, ืื ืืื ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืื ืืืจื. ืืืจืืืฉ ืฉืืื ืจืฆืื ืืฉื”ืช ืฉืืกืข ืืขืจืฉ”ืง, ืืืื ืงืืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืฉืื ืื ืกืืข ืืื ืืขืจืฉ”ืง ืืื.
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Harav Hagaon Yosef Elefant Shlita
The Pillar of Stability
Parashas Chayei Sarah
Harav Hagaon Yosef Elefant shlita
The passuk says: ืึฐืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื ืึธืงึตื ืึธึผื ืึทึผืึธึผืึดืื. The simple meaning of this phrase is that Avraham Avinu was growing old, getting on in years. But the Zohar Hakadosh interprets this phrase to mean that Avraham Avinu โcame with all his daysโ โ when he reached the end of his life, he brought all his days with him, not losing any of them. This means that he utilized his opportunities, but it means, primarily, that he created a consistency: All his days were a continuum.
In other words, the ability to come with all oneโs days is not merely a sign that the person maximized his potential; it also means that he kept on growing constantly.
What is the secret that enables a person to โcome with all his daysโ?
In last weekโs parashah, after Sedom is overturned, the Torah says: ืึทืึทึผืฉึฐืืึตึผื ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื ืึทึผืึนึผืงึถืจ ืึถื ืึทืึธึผืงืึนื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืขึธืึทื ืฉึธืื ืึถืช ืคึฐึผื ึตื ื’. Chazal derive a few insights from this passuk. From the words ืึถื ืึทืึธึผืงืึนื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืขึธืึทื ืฉึธืื, the Gemara (Berachos 6b) derives that Avraham Avinu established a makom kavua for his prayer, and teaches that whoever establishes a makom kavua for davening receives Hashemโs assistance: ืื ืืงืืืข ืืงืื ืืชืคืืชื ืืืงื ืืืจืื ืืขืืจื.
Now, the simple meaning is that Avraham Avinu had a geographical makom kavua where he davened. But thereโs a deeper message here as well, and that is reflected in another teaching of Chazal in connection with this passuk. Chazal link this passuk with the passuk in Tehillim that states: ืึดื ืึทืขึฒืึถื ืึฐืึทืจ ื’ ืึผืึดื ืึธืงืึผื ืึดึผืึฐืงืึนื ืงึธืึฐืฉืืึน. The words ืึดื ืึทืขึฒืึถื ืึฐืึทืจ ื’ allude to Avraham at the Akeidah, say Chazal, while the words ืึผืึดื ืึธืงืึผื ืึดึผืึฐืงืึนื ืงึธืึฐืฉืืึน allude to Avrahamโs holding onto his position and staying there, as the passuk says: ืึทืึทึผืฉึฐืืึตึผื ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื ืึทึผืึนึผืงึถืจ ืึถื ืึทืึธึผืงืึนื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืขึธืึทื ืฉึธืื.
A person can reach incredible heights, as Avraham did at the Akeidah โ thatโs ืึดื ืึทืขึฒืึถื ืึฐืึทืจ ื’. In contrast, ึผ ืึผืึดื ืึธืงืึผื ืึดึผืึฐืงืึนื ืงึธืึฐืฉืืึนrefers to a person whoโs stable and steady, holding onto his position and staying there. At times, it can be relatively easy to climb the mountain, but itโs a lot harder to stay in that place and hold onto that level. In expounding the words ืึทืึทึผืฉึฐืืึตึผื ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื ืึทึผืึนึผืงึถืจ ืึถื ืึทืึธึผืงืึนื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืขึธืึทื ืฉึธืื, Chazal praise Avraham for returning to the place where he was the day before. On that day, Avraham davened, but Hashem didnโt accept his tefillos. Yet he got up the next morning and continued from the same place where he had been the previous day.
This would seem to be a pretty simple act on Avrahamโs part: He davened in the same place where he davened the day before. Yet this is the act that Chazal point to as the paradigm of holding on steadily to oneโs spiritual level: ืึผืึดื ืึธืงืึผื ืึดึผืึฐืงืึนื ืงึธืึฐืฉืืึน.
What Comes First?
Sometimes we think that in order to hold onto oneโs level, a person has to make major, dramatic changes. Yet Chazal are telling us that just davening in the same place that you davened the day before creates stability. Long-term growth and consistency in avodas Hashem is not built on dramatic changes; itโs based on a personโs daily routine, doing the same thing day after day, davening in the same place and the same situation.
Avraham returned to the same place even though he had failed the day before. Thatโs the secret of consistency โ not starting each time anew, but taking a position and going with it. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesnโt. Sometimes the tefillah is heard, and sometimes itโs not. The secret of ืึถื ืึทืึธึผืงืึนื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืขึธืึทื ืฉึธืื sheds light on Chazalโs other statement that whoever establishes a makom kavua for davening receives Hashemโs assistance. Chazal donโt just mean an actual geographic location where a person sits each time he davens; they are referring to a person who has successfully created a consistency, and isnโt jumpy, doing things one day like this and one day like that.
A third teaching that Chazal derive from these words is that Avraham instituted the tefillah of Shacharis. Amidah is a lashon of prayer, so the words ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืขึธืึทื ืฉึธืื indicate that Avraham davened. Yitzchak, we know, instituted Minchah, as the passuk in this weekโs parashah says, ืึทืึตึผืฆึตื ืึดืฆึฐืึธืง ืึธืฉืืึผืึท ืึทึผืฉึธึผืืึถื, while Yaakov instituted Maariv: ืึทืึดึผืคึฐืึทึผืข ืึทึผืึธึผืงืึนื.
The Sfas Emes notes that these tefillos parallel the attributes of each of the Avos. Avrahamโs middah was ahavah; Hashem referred to him ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื ืึนืึฒืึดื, as we read in last weekโs haftarah. Yitzchakโs middah was yirah โ Pachad Yitzchak, and Yaakovโs middah was emes. The Sfas Emes explains that the reason Yaakov instituted Maariv, specifically, is that emes โ which is ืืืฆืืช ืื ืืื ืืงืืื โ implies the creation of something lasting. Yaakov Avinuโs tefillah is at the end of the day, when a person wraps up his avodah, so that he can perpetuate and hold onto whatever he achieved during the day.
Yitzchakโs tefillah, Minchah, is said during the day. The words ืึทืึตึผืฆึตื ืึดืฆึฐืึธืง ืึธืฉืืึผืึท ืึทึผืฉึธึผืืึถื implies that heโs out in the field, doing his everyday tasks. For that you need yirah; ahavah doesnโt work when youโre out on the street.
But Avraham Avinu is ahavah. The Sfas Emes explains that ืึทืึทึผืฉึฐืืึตึผื ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื ืึทึผืึนึผืงึถืจ means that before he did anything else, he davened to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Thatโs ahavah: putting the loved one before all other activities. When Avraham Avinu got up early in the morning and davened, he showed his ahavah for Hakadosh Baruch Hu.
The power of Shacharis, in all generations, is putting Hakadosh Baruch Hu before all other interests. Thatโs run by the engine of ahavah.
Regarding the words (Yeshayah 41:8): ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื ืึนืึฒืึดื, Rashi comments that Avraham Avinu is called ohavi because he had no one to teach him; he came to know Hashem through his love for Him. No one gave him tochachah; he had no rebbi or father to teach him. What powered him was the engine of ahavah, and that ahavas Hashem brought him to recognize Hashem.
We generally think it was the other way around โ Avraham recognized Hashem, and that brought him to ahavah. But Rashi is telling us the opposite: Avrahamโs love for Hakadosh Baruch Hu, after seeing Him in the briah, propelled him to an immense love for Him, and that led him to all his intellectual attainments. This idea is reflected in the words ืึทืึทึผืฉึฐืืึตึผื ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื ืึทึผืึนึผืงึถืจ.
So we have three derashos on this passuk: establishing a makom kavua for davening, Avraham returning to his place of the previous day โ ืึผืึดื ืึธืงืึผื ืึดึผืึฐืงืึนื ืงึธืึฐืฉืืึน, and his instituting Shacharis with an act of ahavah, ืึทืึทึผืฉึฐืืึตึผื, prioritizing Hakadosh Baruch Hu before anything else.
And that ahavah explains the consistency of Avraham Avinu.
The more we develop our ahavas Hashem, and the more we look at the briah and see the chessed that Hakadosh Baruch Hu has done for us, the more we can create the ืึทืึทึผืฉึฐืืึตึผื, the to place the Eibishter before anything else. And thatโs the engine that creates the ืึผืึดื ืึธืงืึผื ืึดึผืึฐืงืึนื ืงึธืึฐืฉืืึน and theืงืืืข ืืงืื ืืชืคืืชื . The consistency of the relationship is a derivative of the ahavah that a person awakens in himself for Hakadosh Baruch Hu.
This is what it means that Avraham Avinu was ืึธึผื ืึทึผืึธึผืึดืื, he came with all his days. He was a pillar of consistency, stability, and continuity: ืึถื ืึทืึธึผืงืึนื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืขึธืึทื ืฉึธืื. And he was a pillar of ahavah.
Gut Shabbos.