ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
ืืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืชืืื ืื’ ืืจืฆืื ืื ืชืืืื (ืื,ืื)
ืืคืืจืฉ”ื: ืืจืฆืื ืื ืชืืืื- ืชืืืืช ืืืืืชืื ืชืืืจื ืฉืชืื ืืจืฆืื ืืื, ืืืื ืืจืฆืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื- ืืื’ ืฉืื ืชืืฉืื ืื ืืืฉืืช ืคืกืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืจืฆืื.
ืืืืจ ืืืฉืืื ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืจืืื ืืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืง”ื: ืืงืืฉืื ืจืื ืืคืกืืืื ืื ืืืืฉืื, ืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืื ืืืขืืื, ืืืฅ ืืืื ื ืื ืืืงืืื ืืื’. ืืืื ืืืชืืื, ‘ืชืืืืช ืืืืืชืื ืชืืืจื ืฉืชืื ืืจืฆืื ืืื’. ืื ืืืชืืื ืชืืื ืืืฉืืช ืคืกืื, ืืข”ืค ืฉืืืขืฉื ืจืืฆื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืืงืืื ืืืื, ืคืืืื ืืื ืื ืืจืฆื.
ืืกืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืขืืืืช ื’, ืื ืคืกืื ืฉืืื ืืืชืืื ืืื ืื ืชืงื ื. ื ืืจื ืืืืื ืืืืืจืืช ืฉืฆืจืืื ืืืืืช ืืืชืืื! ืืื ืืืืง ืืืื, ืฆืจืื ืืืฉืื ืืืชืืื ืืช ืื ืืืืื ืืชย ืืืืืืช, ‘ืืจืฆืื ืื ืชืืืื- ืชืืืืช ืืืืืชืื ืืืืจื ืฉืชืื ืืจืฆืื ืืื’.
ืืขืืื ืย ืืืขืช ืฉ’ืืชืืื’ ืืื ื ืจืง ืืชืืืืช ืืืขืฉื, ืืื ืขืื ืืจืื ืืคื ื ืืืขืฉื ืืืคื ื ืืืืฉืื ืืฉ ืืช ื ืืืืช ืืื. ื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืืืชืืช, ืืฉื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืคืขืืืืชืื, ืืืื ืฉืืชืคืื ืฉืืื ืืืข”ื “ืืื ื”ื ืขืื ื ืืื’ ืืืืืช ืืืื ื ืืืื” (ื”ื ื,ื ื).
ืืืข ืืืื, ืฉืืคื ืื ืฉืฉื ืืืืชื ืืชืืืืช ืฆืขืืื ืืืืฉ ืขืื ืืืชืืื, ืื ืืืื ืืืืจื ืขื ืืืืืืจ. ืืื ืืืืฆืข ืืืจื ื ืืฉื ืืืชืขืื, ืกืืื ืืื ืื ืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืืชืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืกืืจ ืืืชืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืกืืฃ.
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโl
ืืืกืคื ืฉื ืฉื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืง”ื ืืืจ ืืกืชืืงืืชื ืฉื ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืืืื ืืืคืืื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืืจ:
ืืคื ื ืฉืืื ื ืฉื ืื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืกืืื. ืืืืืขืื ืืชื ืื ืืฆืืื ื? ืืื ืชืคืืืืช ืืฆืืืื ื? ืชืคืืืืชืื ืฉื ืจืืื ื ืจืื ืืืืื ืืืคืืื ืืฆืืง”ื. ืื ืืืื ืืคืจื ืืื ืืืืข ืื ื ืฉืชืคืืืืชืื ืืฆืืืื ื. ืืขืืื ืื ืืืืืชื ืื ืขื ืื, ืขืชื ืขืืฉื ืื ื ืืืช ืืคืจืืกืื.
ืืืฉืื ืืกืืคืจ ืืจื ืืื ืืืกืฃ ืฉืืืกืืจื: ืืืืจ ืฉืฉืืขืชื ืืช ืืืืจืื, ืกืงืจื ืืืืชื ืืืขืช ืื ืกืชื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืืจื: “ืื ืืืื ืืคืจืโฆ”. ืืงืจืชื ืืืจืฉืชื ืขื ืฉืืืขืชื ืืจ’ ืืจืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืกืงื ืืคืืืจืืื, ื ืืื ืฉื ืจืืื ื.
ืกืืคืจืชื ืื ืขื ืืืกืคื ืฉื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืฉืืืชืื ืื ืืืืข ืืื ืืื ืืชืืืื ืืจื.
“ืืื”, ืืฉืืื ื ืื ืื, “ืืืืขืื ืื ื ืืืฉืคืื ืคืฉืจื ืฉื ืืืจืื”.
ืืื ืกืืคืจ ืจ’ ืืจืื ืืืืจ: ืืงื ื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืจ”ื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ื. ืืื ืืื ืืจืืคืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืงืฉื ืจ”ื ืืืืชืจื ืืงืื. ืืจืืคื ืืืจ: “ืกืคืง ืื ืืืื ืื ืชืื ืืืืฆืืื. ืืืงืจื ืืืื ืืืืชืจ, ืื ืื ืืฆืืื, ืืจื ืฉืื ืชืืื ืขืื ืืืืจ ืืืืคืืง ืงืื ืืืจืื ื”.
ืฉืืข ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืช ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืืืชืืืขืฅ ืขื ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืืืื ืื ืขืืื ืืขืฉืืช. “ืขืืฉืื ืืืืืืชื ืืืืจ, ืื ืื, ืืืืื, ืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืขืื ืืขืฉืืช ื ืืชืื ืืื ืฉืืฆืื ืืช ืืื, ืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืช ืืื ืืืืืืจ?”
ืขื ื ืื ืืืจ”ื ืืืคืืื: “ืืื ื ื ืืืื ืืชืืจ ืืขืฆืื ืฉืจืืืื ื ืฉื ืขืืื ืื ืืชื ืืจ’ ืืืื ืกืืืฆ’ืื ืจ ืืืืจ ืขืื ืฉืืขืืจืื. ืืฉ ืขืื ืื ืื ืืจืื ืชืืจื ืืืืกืจ ืฉืขืืื ืืืกืืจ ืืขืืื”.
(ืืืชืื ืชืืืืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืืฆ”ื ืืฆืืื ืื ืฉืขื ืืืืชื ืืื, ืืื ืืชืจืื ืืจื ืืขืืงืจ ืืฉืืขืืจื ืชืืจื, ืื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืืจืืฉ ืืืืกืจ ืืืืคื ืกืืืจ.)
ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืงืฉ ืืืจ”ื ืืืคืืื ืืืจื ืจื”ื ืืช ืฉื ืืื, ืืืืจ ืื ืฉืืชืคืื ืขืืืจื. ืืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืฉืื ืืืชื ืืฉืืขืืจืื.
ืืืืจ ืืื ืงืฆืจ, ืืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืืจื ืืคืจืืค’ ืืืืืงื ืืืืจืช, ืืืจืื ืืคืื ืืชืืืื, ื ืืฆื ืืจืื ื ืฉื ืืจื ื ืงื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืื, ืขื ืื ืืคืจืืค’ ืืกืชืคืง ืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืชื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืงืืื ืืืโฆ
ืืชืื ืืกืคืจ “ืจ’ ืื’ื”
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืค’ ืืืืจ
ื”ื ืืขืืืจ
ืืืืจื ืฉืืช ื”ื ืข”ื ืืืจื ืื ืจืฉื”ื ืืื ืืืขืจื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื, ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืฉื ืขืฅ ืืจืืืื. ืืืงืฉื ืืืคืจืฉืื ืืขืืืื ืืกืืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืกืืจ ืขืจืื, (ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื”ื ืืื ืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ, ืืืื ืืชื ื ืื ืื ืืฉืืื ืืืจ ืืืกืืจ).
ืืืฉ ืฉืชืืจืฆื ืื ืืื ืื ืืฉืืื, ืืืื”ื ืจืฆ”ื ื”ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืืจืฉ ืื ืืขืชื ืื ืขืฅ ืืืื, ืืืืฆืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืขืฆืื. (ืืข”ืข ืืขื”ื ืืจ ืฆืื ืค’ ืืืงืชื ืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืชื”ื ืืืขืชืื ืืืื ืคืืจืืช ืืื ืืืจ ื ืืืขื, ืืืง’ ืืืื ืืื ืขืจืื).
(ืืข”ืฉ ืืฉื”ืข ืืกืืืจืืื ืืืืจ”ื ืืฉื ืืจืื”ื ืืืืง ืืื ืืื ืืจื”ื ืืืื ืืจื”ืจ, ืืืฉ ืืืื ืื ื ืงืจื ืจื”ื ืืจื”ืจ ืืขื ืื ืื, ืื ืืงืื ืืจืืกืช ืืจืืื ืื”ื ืืขืจื ืืื ื ืจื”ืจ ืื ืื ืืงืื ืฉืืื ื ืงื ืื ืคืจืื ืื”ื ืืขืจื ืืื ืจื”ืจ). ืืข”ืข ืืจื ืืืื ื ืค”ื ืืืขืฉืจ ืฉื ื ื”ื ืื”ื ืืื. (ืืข”ืฉ ืฉืฆืืื ืืื ืฉืืชื ืืื’ ืชืจืืืืช ืืขื ืื ืชืจื”ื ืืืื ืื ืก).
(ืืืขืืงืจ ืืื ืขืจืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืื, ืข’ ืื ืืช ืฉืืื ื”ื ืงื ”ื ืฉืืชื ืจ’ ืืืกืฃ ืืืกืื ืืืืฅ ืืฆ”ื ืื ืืืขืช ืืื ืืืื ืจืง ืืฉืื ืืื ืืจืข ืืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืช ืคืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืขืชื. ืืข”ืฉ ืืืืชื ืืฉื ื ืฉืืืื ืจืืื ืืืืจืื. (ืืข”ืฉ ืฉืืชื ืืืืื “ืืขืืื ืืขืฆืื ืจืฉ”ื”). ืืข”ืฉ ืื ืฉืืชื ืืืื ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืืคื ืืื”ืฉ ืค”ื ืืฉืื ืื ืืืื”ื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืืฆื ืืคื ืื ”ื ืืืื”ื ืื ืฉื ืืข ืืืื ืคืืืจ.
ืืขืื ืืชืื ืืฉื ืืืืื”ืจ ืจื”ื ืืืขืื, ืจืฉื”ื ืื ืืื ืขืจืื ืื ืืืจื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืจืืฉ ืขืจืื ืื ืืื ื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ื ืขืจืื, ืืืืืืจ ืืืฉ ืค’ ืื ืชืืย ืืืจื ืืืขืจื ืืื ืืืืืจ.
ืืขืื ืืชืื ืืคื ืืจืืื ืฉืืชื ืืขืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืขืจืื ืืื ืืืจืื ื ืืืืื ืจืง ืืืืื ืื ืจืื ืื ืืืขื.
ืืข’ ืจืฉ”ื ืกืืื ื”ื ืข”ื ื”ื ืงืื, ืืื”ื ืจืง ืืจื ืจืืขื, ื”ื ืจืง ืขืจืื ืฉื ืืจื. (ืื”ืฉ ืจืฉื”ื). ืืื ืืืขื ืืืืืจ ืืจืืืช ื”ื ืืืืฉ”ืก ืืจืฉ”ืฉ ืฉื, ืืฉื”ืช ืจืข”ื ืงืข”ื ืื”ืก ืื”ื ืจืค”ื, ืืืฉืง ืฉืืื ืืงืจ”ื ืืกืืื, ืืงืฉื ืขื ืจืฉ”ื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืช.
ืืืฉ ืฉืชืืจืฆื ืืคื ืืจืื”ื ืฉื ืค”ื ืืืข”ืฉ ื”ื ืืืจืืืื ืืืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืื ืขืจืื.
ืืื ื ืืง’ ืืฉื”ืช ืจื ืคืขืืืย ืื”ื ื ”ื ืืื ืงืืื ืจืฉื”ื ื’ ืกืขืืืืช, ืืืจื ืืืจ ืจืฉื”ื ืืืื”ืง ืค’ ืืืืื ื ืืืืจื ืืืื ืจืค”ื ืข”ื, ืืืืคืืก ืืืฉ ืืืช ื”ื, ืฉืืขืืื ืื ืืืืืชื ื’ ืกืขืืืืช ืืฉืืช.
ืืข”ืฉ ืจื ืคืขืืื ืฉืชื’ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืกืื ื ืืื ืืื ื ืื ืืื ืื, ืืืื ืขื ืฉืืื ืื ื’ ืฉื ืื ืืืืืื. ืืข”ืฉ ืขืื ืืฉื ืืืืจ ืค’ ืืืืจ ืฆ”ื ืข”ื, ืืืคืืก ืืืฉ ืืืช ืงื”ื ืืงื”ื, ืฉืจืฉื”ื ืงืืื ืกืขืืื ืฉืืืฉืืช ืืข”ืค ืฉืื ืืฉืืช ืข”ื ืืืืื, ืืืชื ืื”ื ื”ื ืื”ื ืืื ื’ ืกืขืืืืช ืืฉืืื ืืืขืจื.
ืืืฉ ืฉืชืืจืฆื ืื ืืืืจืฉ ืชืืคืืืช ืืืขื ืฉืื ืืืกืจ, ืขืจื ืืจืื, ื’ ืืฉื ืจ’ ืืฉื ืืืืื ื ืฉืงืืื ืืืืงื ืื ืฉืงืืื ืืืฉ ืืคื ืืืฉ ืขื ืจืฉื”ื ืืืข”ืฉ ื ืืคื ืืืจืื ืืชืืจ, (ืืืฉ ืืืืกืืฃ ืืงื”ืจ ื’ ื’ ืขื”ืค ืืคืจ ืืืืฅ ืืคืื ืื ืืื’ ืฉืืืื ืฉื ืืจืืืื ืืชืืจืื), ืืืจื ืืคื”ื ืจืข”ื ื”ื ื”ื ืืกืชืคืง ืื ืืืฆื ืงืืืืฉ ืืืงืื ืกืขืืื ืืชืืจืื ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืื ืืืจื ืืื”ื ืขืืืื ืืฆื ืืืคืืจืฉ ืืกื’ ืจ”ื ืกืขืืฃ ื”ื. ืืืื’ ื”ื ืืขื ืื ืกืขืืืช ืฉืืช. ืืืืจืื, ื”ืฉ ืืื”ื ื ืืคื ืืชืืจ ืืืงื ืืื ืขืจื ืฉืืช.
ืืื ื ืืคื”ื ืชืืงืฉื ืฉืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืฅ ืชืืจ ืื.
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ืขืืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืกืคืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืืืื – ืฉืืื ืื ืืคืกื, ืฉืืื ืื ื ืืื ืื ืืกืืคืจืื ืืช ืืืืื ืขื ืื ืืฉืืืขืืช. ืืืืจ ืืืืขืื ืืืจื ืืจืื”ื (ืืืงืจื ื”ื, ื”ื) ืฉืืืืื ืฉืืื ืคืกื ืืฉืืืขืืช ืืจื ืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืขื, ืขื ืืื ืืชื ืชืืจื ืฉืืจืื ืื ืืช ืืฉื ืืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืขื ืืชืื ืืืฉ, ืืืื ืืงืจืื ืจืืืชืื ื ื”ื ืืื ืืงืื ืื ืืฉืืืขืืช ืขืฆืจืช, ืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืฉื ืื ืืกืืืืช, ืขืฆืจืช ืืื ืื ืฉื ื ืขืฆืจ ืืื ืขืื”ืฉ. ื ืืฆื ืฉืืืจ ืืื ืืื ื ื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืงื”ื ื ืืชื ืื ื ืืืืืช ืืืงืืืื ืฉื ืืชืืจื.
ืื ืืฉืืืขืืช, ืืื ืืชื ืชืืจืชื ื, ืืื ืื “ืงืืืช” ืืชืืจื, ืืืืชื ืืชืืืืชื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืงืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืชื ืืชืืจื – ืืฉืจ ื ืชื ืื ื ืชืืจืช ืืืช, ืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืฉืจืื – ืืงืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืืื ืงืืืช ืืชืืจื.
ืืืจื ื”ื (ืฉืืช ืคื.) ืืืจ ืจืื ืืืขืืจ ืืฉืขื ืฉืืงืืืื ืืฉืจืื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข, ืืฆืชื ืืช ืงืื ืืืืจื ืืื, ืื ืืืื ืจื ืื ืืื ื ืฉืืืืื ืืฉืจืช ืืฉืชืืฉืื ืื, ืืืชื’ ืืจืื ื’ ืืืืืื ืืืืืจื ืื ืขืืฉื ืืืจื ืืฉืืืข ืืงืื ืืืจื ืืจืืฉื ืขืืฉื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืืข, ืขืื”ืฉ.
ืืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืืข ืืืงืฉื ืืืื’ ืจืง ืืืืื ืืืขื ืจื ืื ืฉืืืืื ืืฉืจืช ืืฉืชืืฉืื ืื, ืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืขื ืื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืื ืืื ืงืฉื ืืื. ืืืื ืชืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืจืช ืฉืขืืงืจ ืชืืื ืชื ืืืฆืืืืชื ืืื ืืงืืื ืฉืืืืืชื, ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืขืืฉื ื’ ืฉืืืืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืงืืืื ืืจื”ื ืืฉืืืืืช, ืืื ืฉืืื ืืงืืืช ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข, ืืื ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืื ืืื ื ืื, ืฉืืจื ืืื ืืฆืืืืช ืืฉืืืช ืฉืืฉ ืื ืจืฆืื ืืช ืืชืืืืช ืืื ืฉืืฆืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืขืฉืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช ืืืืืืืจ ืืืกืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืค”ื ืืขื ืื ืืืจืืืืช, ืื”ื ืืืื ืื ืืงืฉื ืืื’ ืืื ืฉืืื ืืฆื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืขื ืื ืฉื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ืฉืืื ื ืื ืืฆืืืืชื.
ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืข ืืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืช “ืืงืื” ืืชืืจื ืืงืืงืื ืืื ืืจื ืฉื ืืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืช ืืฆืืืืชื ืืขืืืจ ืจืฆืื ื ืืช’, ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉืืื ืฉืืฉืืื ืงืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืขืื ืจืง ืืจืฆืื ืืืขืช ืืืงืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช, ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืชืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืจืฆืื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืจืฆืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืงืืื ืืขืืื ืจืง ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช. ืืข”ื ืฉืืื ืืื’ ืื ืืืื ืจื ืื ืืื ื.
ืืืืืช ืืฆืื ื ืฉืขื”ื ืฉืืงืืืื ืืฉืจืื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ืืื ืื’ ืืชืจืื, ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืื’ ืืจืฉ ืจ’ ืกืืืื ืืฉืขื ืฉืืงืืืื ืืฉืจืื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ืืื ืฉืืฉืื ืจืืืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืฉืจืช ืืืื”ื ืืืฉืจืื ืืงืฉืจื ืื ื’ ืืชืจืื, ืข”ื. ืืืืืืจ ืฉื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ื’ ืืขืืืช ืืื, ืฉืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืฉื”ื ืขืฉื” [ืฉืืื ืืงืืื] ืืื ืจืง ืืืจื ื”ื ืฉืืข” [ืืืืข ืืช ืืืขืฉื ืืฉืจ ืืขืฉืื โ ืืืืื ื ืืงืืื ืืคืืขื] ืฉื”ื ืืืืข ืืื ืื’ ืืชืจืื, ืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ื”ื ืขืฉื” ืืื ืืฉ ืืื ืืขืื ืืค”ืข, ืืืืื ื ืข”ื ื”ืงืืื” ืืืื ืืืื ืืืขืืชื ืขื ืืื ืฉืื ืชื ืืืชืจ ืข”ื ืืืืืืื, ืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืกืืฃ ืืื ืืชืงืืื ื”ื ืฉืืข” ืืื ืืฉืืขืืช ื”ื ืขืฉื”, ืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืชืงืืืืื ืืจื ืืงืืื ืืื ืืจืืื ืืขืื ืืค”ืข.
ืืืืจ ืืืืจืื ืืคืืจืฉืื ืืจืืื ื ืืื ื (ืฉืขืจื ืชืฉืืื ืฉืขืจ ืืฉื ื ืืืช ื’) ืืืจืื ืืชืฉืืื ืื”ื ืืืจื ืืฉืืืฉื ืืืฉืจ ืืฉืืข ืืืกืจ ืืืืืื ืืืืืืืืื, ืืงืฉืื ืืืฉืืข ืืืื ืข ืืืืืืจ ืืชืฉืืื, ืืืงืื ืืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืชืืืืืช ืืื ืืืจืข ืืืจ ืืืืจืืื, ืืื ื ืืืืฉ ืืื “ืืจืืข ืงืื ืืฆื ืืืคืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื”, ืื ืืช ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืืกืืืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืืฉื, ืืืงืื ืืืื ืฉืืขื ืืืจื ืืืืืื ืืืงืืื ืขืืื ืืืืืช ืขืืฉื ืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืจืืื ืืืืืื ืชืืคืฉื ืืชืืจื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืขืื, ืืืืืืืจ ืืืฉืจ ืืืืืจืืื ืืืืขื ืืื ื ืืขืืชืื “ืขืืชื ืืืื ืืชืฉืืื ืื ืืคื ืืืืฉ ืืืจ”, ืืืขืช ืืฉืจ ืงืืื ืืืืช ืืืืฉืืชื ืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืงื ื ืื ืคืฉื ืืืืช ืืฉืืจ ืขื ืื ืืืฆืืืช ืืืืืกืจืื ืืืฉืจืื ืื ืฆืืืง ื ืคืฉื ืืฉืขื ืงืื. ืืื ืืืจื ื”ื (ืืืืืชื ืื) ืืืืื ืืืขืฉื ืื ”ื, ืืื ืืื ืขืฉื ืืืื ืื ืขืฉื ืขื ืืจืืขื ืขืฉืจ ืืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืื ืฉืงืืืื ืขืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืขืื ืขืืืื ืืืืื ืขืฉื ืืื. ืืืกืืฃ ืืืจืื ืืืื ืจืืื ืื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ืื”ื ืืืขื ืื ืื ืฉืืืจื ืืฉืจืื ืืกืื ื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ืฉืืงืืืื ืงืืืช ืืืขืฉื ืืคื ื ืืฉืืืขื, ืขืื”ืฉ.
ืืืืืืื ืืืจื ืืื, ืืืืชื ืืื’ ืฉื ืืืจ ืจืื”ื ืืฉืขื ืฉืขืื ืืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืฉืจืช ืืคื ื ืืงื”ื ืจืืฉ”ืข ืื ืืืืื ืืฉื ืืื ืื ื, ืืืจ ืืื ืืงืื ืชืืจื ืื, ืืืจื ืืคื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืชืฉืข ืืืืช ืืฉืืขืื ืืืจืืขื ืืืจืืช ืงืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืืขืืื ืืชื ืืืงืฉ ืืืชื ื ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืื ืื ืืฉ ืื ืชืืืจื ื ืืื ืืื ืื ืชืคืงืื ื ื’ ืืืื ื ื ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจ ืชื ื ืืืื ืขื ืืฉืืื, ื”ื ืืงื”ื ืืืฉื ืืืืจ ืืื ืชืฉืืื, ืืืจ ืืคื ืื ืจืืฉ”ืข ืืชืืืจื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืฉืจืคืื ื ืืืื ืฉืืคืืื ื”ื ืืืื ืืืกื ืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืชืฉืืื, ืขื”ืฉ. ืืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืืข ืืืจื ืืงื”ื ืืืืงื ืืืฉื ืืขื ืืช ืืืืชืืืื ืขื ืืืืืืื, ืืื ืืฉ ืขื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืชื ืฆืืืช ืขืืื. ืืขืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืืฉืฉ ืืฉืจืข”ื ืฉืืฉืจืคืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืื ืคืืื, ืืื ืืืืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืจืืื ืืืฉืจืฃ, ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืชื ืืฉืืจืคื, ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืขืืื ืืงืืืื ืฉืืืืืชื ืืืฉืจืคืืื.
ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืกืื ืืืขื ื ืื ืืืืื ืืฉื ืืื ืื ื, ืืืืชื ืฉื “ืืืื ืืฉื” ืฉืืืจืื ืื’ ืืฆืจืื, ืืจืื ืืงื”ื ืืืืื ื’ ืืฆืจืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืฃ, ืขืืืืช ืืืื ืืขืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืจืฆืื ื ืืช’, ืืืืฃ ืืืืืจืื ืืช ืืืฆืจ ืืจืข ืืืื ื ืืืืง ืืืฉืื ืฉืื ืืืฆืจ ืืื, ืืื ืืชืืคื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืฆืืืืช ืฉื ืืื. ืืขื ืช ืืืืืืื ืืืชื “ืืืื ืืฉื” ืฉืืฉ ืื ืกืชืืจื ืืื ืืฆืจ ืืื ืืืฆืจ ืจืข, ืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืฃ ืื ืฉืืืืืช ืืฉ ืื ืขื ืืชืืจื ืืงืื’ ืฉืืืื ืืื, ืชืฉืข ืืืืช ืืฉืืขืื ืืืจืืขื ืืืจืืช ืื ืืื ืืชืืจื ืืงืื’ ืืืฆื ืฉื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืชื, ืืฆื ืฉื ืจืืื ืืืช ืืชืืืืช โ ื ืฉืื ืืืื. ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืจืื ื”ื ืืืฉืืืืช ืฉืืืื ืื ืืงืื ืืืืื ืืชืื”ืง, ืืฆื ืืฉืื ืืจื”ื ืกืชืืจื ืืืืืืช ืืชืื”ืง ืฉืืืื ืจืืื ืืืช.
ืคื ืืฉืจืคืื ื ืืืื ืคืืื – ืืืื ืืืืื”ืจ ืืฆืืง”ื ืืจ”ื ืื ืขืืืืื ืืืชื’ “ืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืืฉ ืื ืืื ื'” – ืืชืืจื ื ืืฉืื ืืืฉ, ืืืฆื ืฉื ืืฉ ืฉืืื ืืชืืืจ ืืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืื. ืืืื ืคื ืืฉืจืคืื ื, ืืืฆื ืฉื ืืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืืืื โ ืืืื ืืฉื, ืืจื”ื ืกืชืืจื ืืชืื”ืง, ืืืื ืืื ืืชืืื ืข”ื ืืืืช ืืืื. ืืืืื ื ืฉืื ืื ืฆืืื ื ืืืขื ืชื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืฉื ืืืืื ืืชืื”ืง ืืื ื ืชืืื ืข”ื ืืืืช ืืืื.
ืืข”ื ืืืจ ืื ืืงื”ื ืืืืจ ืืื ืชืฉืืื, ืืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืฆืืืช ืขื ืืืืื ืืขืื, ืืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืืข ืืืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืฉืืฉืืื ืงืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืงืื’ ืืืืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืฆื ืืจืืื ืฉื ื ืขืฉื ืงืืื ืื ืฉืืข, ืืืืฃ ืืช ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืจืฆืื ืืช ืืืฉืืืื ืืจืฆืื ืืืืจื ืืช’, ืืฉืืื ืืกืืจ ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืจืฆืื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืืช ืืชืืคื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืจ ื ืชืืืจ, ืืจืง ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืงืื’.
ืืื ืื ืฉืขื ื ืืื ืืฉืจืข”ื ืืืฆืจืื ืืจืืชื, ืืื ืืขืืื ืืชื ืฉืจืืืื ืฉืขืืืืื ืขืืืืช ืืืืืืื ืืื’ ืืืื ืืชื ืขืืฉืื ืืืืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืืืื ืฉืืืช ืืื’ ืืฉื ืืืชื ืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืื’ ืื ืืื ืืฉ ืืื ืืื’, ืืืืื ื ืฉืชืืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืจื”ื ืืืคืื ืืืงืืฉ ืืช ืขืฆืืื ื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืชืืจื ืืงืื’, ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืืื.
ืืื ืืขืฆื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืชื ืืื ืืืชืื”ืง ืืืื ืืช ืื ืจืฆืื ื ืืชืืืืชื ืืงืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช, ืืืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืกืืฃ ืืืฉืจ ื ืืฆืื ืืฉืจืข”ื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืืจื ื”ื (ืฉืื”ืจ ืื, ื) ืืืฉื ืขืื ืื ืืืืืงืื ืขืืืช ืื ืชืืฉืฉืช ืขื ืืืืื ืืขืื “ืขืืืช ืืืจืื ืฉืืืช ืฉืื” (ืชืืืื ืกื) ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืจื ืฉืืืืฉืจ ืืงืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืจืืช ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืฉื – ืืืกืืืช ืืืืืืื, ืขืืืื ืืืฆื ืฉื ืืชืืจื ืืฆื ืืืื ืืื “ืฉืื”, ืื ืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืงื ืื ื ืฉื ืืื ืืฉืจืื. ืืืืื ื ืืืฉืจ ื ืชืืืจ ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืืจ ืขืฆืื ืืื ืฉืขื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืจืืื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื, ืืืืืช “ืืงืื” ืืชืืจื, ืืืื ืืช ืืฆืืืืชื ืืืฉืืืช ืืจืฆืื ืืฉื”ืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืจืืื ืืืืืื ืืชืื”ืง.
ืืืืืช ืืฉืจืข”ื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืืชืขืืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืืืืื, ืืืืืช ืื ืืชืง ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืืขืืื ืืช ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืืืงืืช ืื ืืช’, ืฉืืื ืชืืืืช ืืืืจืืื ืฉื ืืจืฉืช ืื ืืืื ืืฉืื, ืฉืืืืฃ ืขืฆืื ืืื ื ืฉืื. ืฉืืืจื ื”ื (ืื”ืจ ืืืืช ืืืจืื) ืฉืื ืจืฆืชื ื ืฉืืช ืืฉืจืข”ื ืืืคืจื ืืืืคื, ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืงืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืขื ืื ืืฆืื ืืงืื ืืืชืจ ืืชืืื ืืื ืืืืคื ืฉื ืืฉืจืข”ื, ืื ืืจืืืฉื ืกืชืืจื ืืื ืฉืืฉื ืืื “ืืืื ืืฉื”, ืขื ืฉืื ืืงื”ื ืื ืฉืงื ืืืื ื ืืชืงื ืืืืคื, ืืื ื ืงืจื ืืืชืช ื ืฉืืงื.
ืืืืืื, ืขืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืช “ืืงืื” ืืชืืจื, ืืืืืช ืจืืื ืืืืืื ืืชืื”ืง, ืืืืืช ืืืืจื ืืืืืขื ืฉืืื ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืจืช ืื ืฉืืื ืงืืื ืืืืื ืืขืืื ืจืง ืืงืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช. ืื ืืฉืขืช ืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืื ื”ื ืงืืื ืืฆืื ืขื ืื ืื ืืืจืื ืืืืชื ืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืช ืื ืฉืืืจื ื”ื (ืกื ืืืจืื ืฆื:) ื ืืืฃ ืืฉื ืืกืจ ืื ืืืจ ืจ”ื ืื ืืืืื ืชืืจื ืืคืจืงืื. ืืข”ื ืื ืืฆืื ื (ืกื ืืืจืื ื ื.) ืื ืชืืงืจื ืืืจืฉื ืืื ืืืืจืกื, ืืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืคืจืงืื ืฉืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืขืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืงืื’.
ืืืฆื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืงืื’ ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืขืื ืฉื “ืืงืื” ืืชืืจื, ืืืืื ื ืืื’ ืืื”ื (ืืืงื”ืฉ ืค’ ืื) ืืฉืืชื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืขืื ืื ืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ื ืืชื ื ืื. ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืจืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืฉื ืงืืืช ืืชืืจื ื ืขืฉื ืงืืื ืื ืฉืืข. ืืืืจ ืืืืจื ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืจืืข ืืื ืืืืืช ืืงืื ืืชืืจื, ืฉืืจืืข ืืื ืฉื ืชืขืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืืฉืืืืชื ืืจืฆืื ืืชืืจื ืืืจ ืืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืชืืจื, ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืขืชื ืืฉืขืชื ืืืืืช ืืจืืืืืช ืฉื ืืงืื ืืชืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืชืืจื ืงื ืื ื ืฉื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืจืง ืืชืืจืช ืขืืืช ืืืจืื ืฉืืืช ืฉืื.
ืืืฆืื ื ืืื”ื (ืื”ืจ ืค’ ืืชืจื) ืขื ืื ื ืฉืื ืฉืืืจ ืฉืืืจ ืืกืืืื ืืืืืืื ืฉืื ”ื ืจืืืืื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื ืื ืชื ื ืืืืืืื ืืชื ืืช ืืืฉืจืข”ื, ืขืืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืืืข ืืฉืขืจ ืืืืฆืื ื ืืคืชื ืืืืจืื ืขืืืืืื ืืฉืืืจืื ืืจืฆื ืืืืจืื ืขื ืฉื ืขืฉื ืงืืกืชืจ ืคื ืื ืืืื ืืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืงื”ื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืชืืืืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืฉืชืืชื ืืฆืื, ืขืื”ืฉ. ื ืืฆื ืืืืืงื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืข”ื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื.
ืขืืืื ืจืื ื ืืจืฉืช ืื ืืืื ืืืืืข ืืชืืืืช ืืืชื ืชืง ืื ืืื ืืจืืข ืืืฆืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืฉื, ืืื ืืฆื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืืื ืฉืื ืจืฆืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืจืฆืื ื ืืช’, ืืืชืจืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืจื, ืงืฉื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืืขืฉื. ืืื ืขื ืื ืืื ืืฉ ืืืืง ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืขื ืืกื ืืืื ืขื ืืืืชื ื ืืฉื ืืขืื ืขื ืืืืจื, ืืืื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืฉืืืง ื ืืื ืื”ื ืงื ืื ื ืืชืืจื ืืืจื ืข”ื ืืขื ืื, ืืืฉืจ ืืืืข ืฉืงื ืื ื ืชืืจื ืืื ื ืจืง ืืืจื “ืืงื ืืช” ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืงืื’ ืืจืืข ืืื ืืื “ืืืืืืง” ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืฆืืื ื, ืืืื ืฉื ืชืืืจ ืฉืืชืื”ืง ื ืืฆืืช ืืฆืืื ื ืืืฆื ืฉื “ืฉืื”.
ืื ืชืืืจ ืฉืขืืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืืชื ืชืืจืชื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืงืื’, ืืืืื ื ืืืกืืจ ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืืคื ืืืืื ืืขืืืจ ืงืืื ืจืฆืื ื ืืช’ – ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช, ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื.
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Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz Shlita
Make Each Day Yours
Parashas Emor / Sefiras Haโomer
Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz Shlita
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Parashas Emor contains the mitzvah of Sefiras Haโomer, as the pasuk says: ืึผืกึฐืคึทืจึฐืชึผึถื ืึธืึถื ืึดืึผึธืึณืจึทืช ืึทืฉึผืึทืึผึธืช. What does it mean that the counting should be ืึธืึถื?
This can be explained with a mashal to two people who are counting money. One of them counts the money in his own wallet, money that belongs to him, and the other is an employee of a bank who is counting money that is not his. He could be counting hundreds of dollars, but heโs not counting it for himself, and he doesnโt gain anything from the counting.
The wordsืึผืกึฐืคึทืจึฐืชึผึถื ืึธืึถื ย come to emphasize that this mitzvah of Sefiras Haโomer is meant to affect us and help us grow and shteig. Itโs something weโre supposed to take for ourselves. We shouldnโt be like the person who works in the bank whoโs counting someone elseโs money โ or, in this case, someone elseโs days. As we count, we should make sure that the days impact and elevate us.
Shavuos differs from the other two regalim, as Pesach and Succos fall on a specific calendar date โ 15 Nissan and 15 Tishrei, respectively โ while Shavuos is the fiftieth day after we bring the Korban Haโomer. In the times before the calendar was fixed, any month could be either 29 or 30 days, which meant that Shavuos didnโt necessarily fall on 6 Sivan.
Why isnโt there a set date for Shavous?
Pesach marks the date of Yetzias Mitzrayim, and Succos commemorates the ananei hakavod. Shavuos, however, is the Yom Tov of Mattan Torah, and the type of Mattan Torah a person experiences on Shavuos depends on the work he did during Sefiras Haโomer. Therefore, the date of Shavuos hinges on the completion of Sefiras Haโomer.
This idea is reflected in the Mishnah in Avos that states: ืึฐืึทืชึฐืงึตื ืขึทืฆึฐืึฐืึธ ืึดืึฐืืึนื ืชึผืึนืจึธื. What makes your Shavuos is the preparation you invested into limud haTorah. This is true not only of Shavuos, but of a personโs entire connection to Torah. Your connection to Torah is a reflection of how much effort you invest into Torah.
The Hod of Rโ Shimon
A highlight of Sefiras Haโomer is Lag Baโomer, the day when the minhag in Klal Yisrael is to visit the kever of Rโ Shimon Bar Yochai. What exactly happened on Lag Ba’omer that we are commemorating? Some say it was the day when Rโ Shimon bar Yochai passed away, while others say it was the day when he revealed a part of the Zohar, the secrets of Torah. But what was the power of Rโ Shimon? What made him so special that he represents the pinnacle of Sefiras Haโomer?
If we would want to point to someone who endangered his life to learn Torah and changed his entire being through learning Torah, the example is Rโ Shimon. The Gemara (Shabbos 33b) tells the story of how Rโ Shimon spent twelve years in a cave, plus an additional year. When he emerged, his skin was full of wounds that were caused by burrowing himself into sand each day while he learned. Seeing how much pain Rโ Shimon was in, Rโ Pinchas ben Yair cried: ืืื ืื ืฉืจืืืชืื ืืื โ โWoe unto me that I see you in this state!โ
To which Rโ Shimon responded: ืืฉืจืื ืฉืจืืืชื ื ืืื, ืฉืืืืืื ืื ืจืืืชื ื ืืื ืื ืืฆืืช ืื ืื โ โIt is praiseworthy that you have seen me in this state, for if you would not see me in this state, you wouldnโt find me with [with this level of achievement.]โ
The Gemara explains that originally, when Rโ Shimon asked a question, Rโ Pinchas offered twelve answers, but after Rโ Shimon emerged from the cave, he had 24 answers for every question of Rโ Pinchas. His years in the cave, in which he exerted himself to learn, made him into what he was.
Sefiras Haโomer is the time when weโre supposed to prepare ourselves to receive the Torah, and the person who exemplifies this preparation is Rโ Shimon bar Yochai. His mastery of the chochmas hakabbalah is not a separate accomplishment, but rather an achievement of greater depth in Torah, which he merited because of his ameilus baTorah.
Lag Ba’omer corresponds to the middah of hod shebehod, which teaches us that the beauty of a person is revealed when he dedicates his life to Torah. Through his hasmadah and yegiah in Torah, he brings out his hod shebehod; thatโs the ืฉืึถืึถื ืฉืึธืฉืืึนื ืึตืึฒืึตืจึถืืึธ.
Create Your Cave
On a practical level, just as Rโ Shimonโs cave was a place of full immersion in avodas Hashem, we, too, have to strive to dedicate our lives to avodas Hashem and create a โcaveโ for this purpose. The cave of bnei Torah is the yeshiva, to try to be in yeshiva as much as they can.
Similarly, baalebatim should make sure that during their fixed time of Torah learning, they should turn off their phone, and nothing should disturb them from their learning.
During the time to devote to Torah, youโre detaching yourself from the world; this is your cave, your makom aliyah, the place where you can become hod shebehod, each person according to who he is.
Those who support Torah should know that theyโre holding up the cave of Klal Yisrael, since the yeshiva is the place where bnei Torah devote themselves to Torah. They are enabling the next Rโ Shimons to emerge and bringing out the hod shebehod of Yiddishkeit. This is especially important to keep in mind when the machzikei Torah go out and fundraise and absorb bizyonos in the process. They should know that the bizyonos constitute their ameilus for Torah, and every bizayon beautifies them and helps them merit hod shebehod, the true kavod.
But the key is how much you put into it. Rโ Shimon devoted his life, body and soul, to Torah. The more you put into Torah and a Torahโdike way of life, the more you connect to the Torah and the more it becomes part of you. Thatโs ืึผืกึฐืคึทืจึฐืชึผึถื ืึธืึถื: Make sure this sefirah is not just counting the days, but making the sefirah count for you. How do you make it count? Through giving of yourself for Torah, through intensifying your hasmadah in limud haTorah, through chizuk haTorah, through learning with your children so that they should grow in Torah, through keeping the mitzvos of the Torah.
Itโs brought down that the Gaon learned with greater hasmadah during Sefiras Haโomer than during the rest of the year. Itโs hard for us to imagine what that means, but the idea of Sefiras Haโomer is that weโre showing we want a higher level of Torah. Every year we can merit a strong connection to Torah, but this is dependent on our showing Hashem how much it means to us and how much we want to connect to the Torah.
Thatโs the avodah of Sefiras Haโomer, and thatโs the powerful lesson of Rโ Shimon, who spent twelve years in a cave kol kulo Torah. He didnโt care about anything else, he ate simply, and he dedicated himself to Torah. We, too, each of us on our own level, should dedicate ourselves to Torah and have our own cave, our own connection, our own investment into Torah and avodah. Through this, every person should be zocheh to their hod shebehod, their keser haTorah, and their beauty and gadlus in Torah.