ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
ืึผืึฐืงึปืฆึฐืจึฐืึถื ืึถืช-ืงึฐืฆึดืืจ ืึทืจึฐืฆึฐืึถื, ืึนื-ืชึฐืึทืึผึถื ืคึผึฐืึทืช ืฉืึธืึฐืึธ ืึผึฐืงึปืฆึฐืจึถืึธ, ืึฐืึถืงึถื ืงึฐืฆึดืืจึฐืึธ, ืึนื ืชึฐืึทืงึผึตื; ืึถืขึธื ึดื ืึฐืึทืึผึตืจ ืชึผึทืขึฒืึนื ืึนืชึธื, ืึฒื ึดื ืึฐืืึธื ืึฑืึนืึตืืึถื (ืื,ืื)
ืืฆืืืช ืืงื ืฉืืื ืืคืื ืื ืืืง ืืฆืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืื ืืกื ืื ืฆืจืืื.
ืืฆ”ื ืคื’ ืืืืฉื “ืืืืืืช ืืกื”, ืืจื ‘ืืืื’ ืืืื ื ืชืฉืืื ืขืืืจ ืืฉืื, (ืืืฉ”ื ืขื ืืงื”ื ‘ืืืืื ืืกืืื ืืืืื’, ืืืืื ื ืฉืืฉืื ืฉืืจ ืขื ืขืฉืืืช ืืกื), ืืืืื ืืกื ืืฉืืขืืชื ืืืื ื, ื”ื ืื ืืืืฉื ‘ืืืืืืช ืืกื’?
ืืืืืจ ืืืืจืื, ืฉืชื ืืจืืืช ืืืกื: ‘ืขืฉืืืช’ ืืกื ื’ืืืืืืช’ ืืกื. ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืข ืืืขืื ืืขืืืื ื ืืืชืจ ืฉื ‘ืืืืืืช ืืกื’.
ืคื’: ืืื ื ืฆืจื ืฉืืงืื ืืกื, ืืคืขืืื ืืชืืืืฉ ืืื. ืืื ืื ื ืืืงืฉืื ืืืงื”ื “ืื ืชืฆืจืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืชื ืช ืืฉืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืืชื ืื ืื ืืืื ืืื’ ืฉืื ื ืืืฉ ืืื ื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืขื”.
ืื ืืฉ ืขืฆื ืืขืืฉื ืืกื, ืืืื ืืื ืืชืช ืืืงืื ืืจืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืื ืืช ืืืืจ ืืื ื ืืชื ืื ืืืื ื, ืืืืืื ืื ืืชืืืืฉ ืืืงืื. ืื ืืืคื ื’ืขืืฉื’ ืืกื ื’ืืืื’ ืืกื.
ืืื ืคืืจืฉ”ื ืืืืืืช ืจืืช ืขืืค”ืก ืืื ืชืฉึนืืึผ ืื ืื ืืฆืืชืื”: “ืขืฉื ืขืฆืืื ืืืืื ืืชื ืฉืืืืื”. ืืืืืจ ืืืืจืื: ืฉืื ืืชื ื ืื ืืืชื ื ืืฉืื ืฉืื ืชืชืืืืฉ, ืืื ืืขืฉื ืขืฆืื ืืฉืืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืข”ืค ืืฆืืืช ืืชืืจื.
ืืืืื ืืจื ืืฉื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื
ื ืื”ืข ื”ื ืืืืืจ ืชืฉืก”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Levinshtein, Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yechezkel ztโl
“ื’ืฉืืขืคืข ืงืืฉืงืข’ ืื ืืชืื”
ืกืืคืจ ืชืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืจื ืฅ ืโื: ืืื ืืชืืืืื ืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืฉืืื ืื ืืจืฅ ืืืืืชื – ืืื ืืจืื, ื ืืงืง ืื ืืชืื ืืืขื ืืขืืืืจ, ืืจืืคื ืืืงืืื ืฉืืืง ืืืชื ืืืืืจ ืฉืขืืื ืืขืืืจ ืืช ืื ืืชืื ืืืืืคืืช, ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืกืื ืช ืืืืช.
ืืืืจ ืื ืืืงืฉ ืืื ื ืฉืืกืข ืขืื ืืืืื ื ืืื ืืืืืช ืื ืืขืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืชืื.
ื ืืืฉืชื ืืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืืงืื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืฆืืื”ืย , ืืื ืืืงืฉ ืจืฉืืช ืื ืกืืขื [ืืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืื ืขืื ืืืืจ ืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืืงืื ืจืฉืืช ืืืืฉืืื]. ืืืืืืชื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืจื. ืืชืื ืืืจื ืืืืจืชื ืืช ืืืืจืช ืืจืืคื ืืืงืฉืจ ืืืืืคืืช ืื ืืชืื ืืคื ื ืกืื ืช ืืืืืช ืืืืืืืช ืขื ืืืืืจ.
ืืฉืฉืืข ืืืฉืืื ืืช ืืืจื, ื ืขืฉื ืืืืืจ ืืกืื ืืจืขื ืืืื ืืขืื ื ืืฃ. ืื ืืื ืชื ืืช ืืฉืื ืื ืืคืชืืืื ืฉืื ืื, ืืืฉืืชื ืืชืืื, ืฉืืืฉืืื ืืชืจืืฉ ืืฉืืข ืืืืืขื ืฉืืืืจ ืืืืฉืืื ื ืืฆื ืืืฆื ืืจืืืืชื ืงืฉื ืื ืื, ืขื ืืื ืกืื ืช ืืืืช.
ืืืฉืื ืื ืืชืืืชื ืืืจ ืืืื, ืื ืืคืชืข ืฉืืขืชื ืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืืขืง ืืื ืืืื, โืืกืืจ ืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืจืื ืฉืืืจืช. ื’ืฉืืขืคืข ืงืืฉืงืข’ (ืืขื ืขืืืืจ) ืื ืืชืื, ืืชืื ืื ืืจืง ืืืื!โ – ืืืชื ืื ืืขืงื ืืขืืืง ืืื. ืืจืืฉืชื ืืช ืืืจืื, ืจืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืืืืจ ืืกืื ืืื ืืืคื ืจืืขื; ืืืจืื ืืืจืืช ืืฉืืื ืืขืืืงื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืจืื ืืืืื ืขืืืง ืืืื. ืืจืืฉืชื ืฉืื ื ืจืืขื ืืคื ื ืฉื ืืฉืืชื ืืืืืืจื ืืืืจืชื ืืืจืื ืฉืืกืืจ ืืืืจื.
ืืื ืขืืจื ืืืจ ืฉืืขืื ืฉื ื, ืืืฉื ืื ืืฉื ืื ืื ื ืืืง ืืืื ืืจืืฉื ืืขื ืฉืขืฉืชื ืขืื ืฉืืื ืื. ืืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืช ืืขืงืชื ืฉื ืืืฉืืื, “ื’ืฉืืขืคืข ืงืืฉืงืข’ (ืืขื ืขืืืืจ) ืื ืืชืื, ืืชืื ืื ืืจืง ืืืื!โ
ืืืืืื ื, ืฉืืฉืคื ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืืืฉืคืืข ืขืื ืืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืื.
ืืชืื ‘ืืืื ืืฉื’
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Shpitzer, Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shlita
ืืืืจ
ืืื ืืื ืขื ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ
ืืชืื ืืืฆื ืื ืืฉื ืืฉืจืืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืืฉ ืืฆืจื ืืชืื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื. ืืืจืฉื ืืชื”ื ืืชืื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื, ืืืื ืฉื ืชืืืืจ. ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืขืช ืจืฉ”ื ืืขืื”ื ืืขืื ืืื ืขื ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืื ื ืืืขื ืืืจืืช.
ืืืงืฉื ืืืืืจืืช ื”ื ืืืืืืจ ืืจืง ืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืขืื”ื ืคืืืจื ืืคืื”ื ืืฉื”ื ืืฉืจืืืืช, ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืงืื ืฉื ืืื. ืืขืื ืืงืฉื ืืืืจื ืืฉื ืกื’ ื”ื ืืืฃ ืฆ”ื ืืืืจืชื ืฉืื ืืงืืืฉื ืืืืืชื ืืงืืืฉื ืืืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืฉืช ืื ืืืฉืืข ืื”ืฉ ืืืืจืชื ืืงืืืฉื ืืืืืชื ืืงืืืฉื. ืืขืื ืืงืฉื ืืืฃ ื”ื ืืืคืจืฉ ืืขืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืืจ ืืคืืื ืืืฉืช ืืืฉ ืืฉืื ืืืืืฃ ืืืฉืช ืื ืืืืืจืื ื ืชืคืกื ืงืืืฉืื ืืืคืืงื ืขืื”ื ืืื ืชืคืกื ืงืืืฉืื ืืื.
(ืืืืืจื”ื ืืืืื (ืืืช ืก”ื ืืจืืฉืื) ืืืืฉ ืืชืืื ืื ืืืืื, ืืืืจื ”ื ืชื’ ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืงืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืงืืืฉืช ืืฉืจืื, ืืืืืจื ืืฉื ืชื’ ืืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืฆื ืืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฆื ืืื ื ืฆืจืื ืืืจืืช).
ืืืืืจ ืืฆืืง ืกื’ ื’ (ื”ื ืื ืจืื) ืชื’ ืืื ื ืืืจื ืืืืืืช ื”ื ืืืื ืงืกืืจ ืจืืื ื ืขืื”ื ืืขืื ืืื ืขื ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืชืจืฅ ืืืืจื ื ืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืืื ืืฉืจ ื ืื ืื ืืื ืคืกืื ืืืงืจื. ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืช ืืืืจื ืืฉื ื ืืืจืื ืืฉ ืืืื, ืืื ืฉืคืืืจ ืืืฆืืช ืืขืื ืฉืคืกืื ืืื ืืงืื. ืืืื ื ืชืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ื ืืงืืื ืืจืฆืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืืฆืืช ืืคืกืื ืืงืื ืืืจืืชืืช ื’ ืข”ื. ืืืื ื”ื ืืืขื ืื ืืืื ืืฆืืช ืื ืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืจ ืืคืกืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืขื ืื ืืืชืจ ืงืื ืืืจืื ื ืืื ืืืจ ืืคืกืื ืืืกืืจ ืืงืื ืืฉืื ืื ืชืชืืชื ืืื. ืืื ืืืจืืช ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืจ ืฉื ืชืืืืจ ืืงืื ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืจ ืืคื ื ืืืืจืืช ืืืื ื ืืื ืืืชืืจื ืืงืื (ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืจืฆืืช ืืืื ืื ืจืื ืคืฉืื ืืืืจืื ื ืืงืื ืฉื ืืื ืืื”ื ืขื ืืจืฆืืช ืืืื ืื ืืืจืื ื ืฉืื ืืงืื ืฉื ืืื ืืื). ืืืชื ืฉื ืืืคื ืืืจืื ืืืืฉื ืื ืืงืืฉืืืช ืฉืืงืฉื ืขื ืชืืก’.
ืืื ืืกืคืืจื
Finkel, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Aryeh ztโl
ืดืืกืคืจืชื ืืื ืืืืจืช ืืฉืืช ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืขืืืจ ืืชื ืืคื ืฉืืข ืฉืืชืืช ืชืืืืืช ืชืืืื ื” (ืืืงืจื ืื,ืื) ืืขื ืื ืกืคืืจืช ืืขืืืจ ืื ื ืชืคืจืฉ ืืชืืจื ืืขื ืืฆืื ืื, ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืจื ืืืืืดืง ืืื ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืืื ืดืื ืืฆื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืช ืืฆืจืื ืืจืฆื ืืณ ืืืืืืื ืืืืื ืื, ืื ืืื ืืืฉืคื ื ืื ืฉืฆืจืืื ืืกืคืืจ ืืณ ื ืงืืื, ืืฆืืื ืฉืืกืคืจื ืฉืืขื ืฉืืืขืืช, ืืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืกื ืืืื ืืืืคื, ืืืื ืื ืฉื ืฉืืข ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืขื ืฉืืืขืืช ืืฆื ืืคืืืช ืืืืืื, ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืฉืืขืจ ืืชืืื ืืขืื ืื ืื ืืฉืคืื ืืื’. ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืชืื ืืื ืืกืคืจืชื ืืื, ืคืืจืืฉ ืกืืืช ืกืคืืจื ืื ืืื ืืกืืืชืื ืืืืจืชืื, ืฉืืืืช ืื ืชืืืฃ ืืื ืืณ ื ืืชื ืืื ืืชืืจื.”
ื ืืฆืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืืดืง ืฉืกืคืืจืช ืืขืืืจ ืืื ืกืคืืจืช ืฉืืขื ื ืงืืื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืฉืืงืืดื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืขื ืืฉืจืื, ืืืืืชื ืืชืขื ืืช ืกืืฃ ืค”ื ืดืืืื ืืชืื ืชื ืื ืืชื ืชืืจื”. ืืืคื ืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืงืืขืื ืืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืืืฆืจืื ืืืืจืชื ืกืคืืจืช ืฉืืขื ื ืงืืื ืืกืคืืจืช ื ืื ืืืขืื. ืืืฉ ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืจื ืฉื ืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉืืช, ืืืื ื ืืืืช ืื ืคืฉ?
ืืชื ืืจืืืดื (ืกืืฃ ืืงืืืืืช) ืฉืขื ืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืืจืช ืืืชืื ืื, ืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืดื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืชืืื ืืืืื ืช ืืื, ืื ืืชื ืืจืืืดื “ืืืขืคืดื ืจืื ืืฉ ืืืืจ ืืฉื ืฉืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืจ, ืืืขืดืค ืฉืื ื ืชืืืฉ ืืืืคื ืืืจ, ืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ื ืคืฉื ืืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉืืช ืฉืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืื ืืืขืืช ืืจืขืืช, ืืืื ืฉืืกืืื ืืืื ืืคืจืืฉ ืืืืชื ืืขืฆืืช ืืืืื ื ืคืฉื ืืื ืืืขืช ืืืืืจ, [ืืื ืืืขืช ืืืื ืชื ืืชืืจื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืชืืจื], ืืจื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืจืงืชื ืขืืืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืจืชื ืืื ืืืืืืชืืื ืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืชืื”.
ืืืขืืช ืืจืขืืช ืงืจื ืืจืืืดื ืืืืืืช ืืขืืช ืืืืืช ืืจืขืืช, ืืื ืืืืืืช ืชืฉืืื ืืณ ืืจืืืดื (ื,ื) “ืฆืจืื ืืืคืฉ ืืืขืืช ืจืขืืช ืฉืืฉ ืื ืืืฉืื ืื ืืืขืก ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืงื ืื ืืื ืืืชืื ืืืจืืืคืช ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืจืืืคืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืฆื ืืืืด, ืืืืืจ ืืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉืืช ืืืื ื ืืืขืืช ืืจืขืืช ืฉืื ืืืืืช ืืจืขืืช ืฉืืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉ.
ืื ืฆ”ื, ืืืืืืจื ืืขืืช ืืืืืืช ืฉื ื ืขื ืืื ืื ืื, ืื ืืขืืช ืื ืขื ืื ืฉื ืฉืื ืืืืืืช ืื ืืื, ืืืื ืงืจื ืืจืดื ืืืืืช ืืืฉืื ืืขืืช? ืืื ืฆืดื ืืืืข ืืืืช ืจืขืืช ื ืงืจืืืช ืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉืืช?
ืืื ืืฆืื ื ืืืฆืจ ืืจืข ืขืฆืื ื ืงืจื ืืื, ืืืืืชื ืืื’ (ืกืืื ื ื.) ืดืืจืฉ ืจืณ ืขืืืจื ืืืืชืืื ืจืืืดื ืฉืืขื ืฉืืืช ืืฉ ืื ืืืฆืืดืจ ืืื’, ืืื ืงืจืื ืืื ืฉื ืืณ ‘ืื ืืืืจ ืืจื ืื ืืืงืื’, ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื”, ืืืืฆืจ ืืืื ื ืงืจื ืืืืจ ืืฆืืดืจ ื ืงืจื ืืื. ืืงืจืื ืดืื ืืืืจืด ืื ืืงืื ืืฉืื ื ืฉื ืืืฆืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืฉื”ื (ืืจืืฉืืช ื,ืื) “ืื ืืฆืจ ืื ืืืื ืจืข ืื ืขืืจืื”.
ืืืืขื ืฉืงืจื ืืื ืืืฆืืดืจ ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืจืฉ ืฉืืืดื ืืืืืืจ ืืชืฉืืื (ืชืืืื ื ื,ื) “ืืจื ืืืกื ื ืืขืื ื ืืืืืืชื ืืืจื ื- ืืืื ืืชื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืฉืขืืืจ ืขืืืจื ืืืืื ื ืืื ืื ืคืฉ ืืชืด. ืืืจืืดืง ืคืืจืฉ: “ืืืกื ื ืืขืื ื- ืื ืืขืืื ืื ืคืฉ ืืื ืืืชื ืืืื, ืืืืืืชื ืืืจื ื- ืฉื ืืืื ืื ืคืฉ ืืขืืื”. ืืื ืงืจื ืืจืืืดื
ืืืืืช ืืจืขืืช ืดืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉืืชืด, ืฉืืจื ืืืืจื ืืขืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืจืขื, ืืคืืื ื ืงืจืืช ืืืื ืืจืขื ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืช.
ืืฃ ืฉืืืืืช ืืฆื ืขืฆืื ืืื ื ืจืขืืช, ืื ืงืจืื ืดืืืืชืด ืืืฉืื ืืืืื, ืฉื ืืชื ืืืฉืชืืฉ ืขืืื ืืืื, ืื ืื ืืฉืชื ืืช ืืคื ืืขืฉืื ืฉื ืืืื, ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืืชืื ืืืืืช, ืืืืืคื ื ืขืฉืืช ืืืืชืื ืจืขืืช. ืืืืืืช ืืืืช ืืงื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ื ืืืื, ืื ืืืงื ืืฉืืงื ื ืืขื ืืื ื ืืขืืืดื, ืืืืื ืืจืืื ืืืช ืืฉ ืื ืืงื ื ืืืฉืื”ื (ืืฉืื ืื,ืื) “ืื ืืงื ื ืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืื ืืืจืืช ืืณ ืื ืืืืืด. ืืืชื ืืืจืดื “ืืื ืฉืื ืืจืืช ื’ ืื ืชืงื ื, ืืื ืื ืชืืืจ ืื, ืืื ืชืงื ื ‘ืื ืืืื’, ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืื ืขื ืคื ื ืืืืื ืชืืื ืงื ืืชื ืืืจืืช ื'”.
ืืจืืฆื ืืฉืื ืืชืฉืืื ืืืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืฉืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืจืขืื ืืฉ ืื ืืชืงื ืืืืืช ืืจืขืืช. ืืื ืฉืืืช ืืืืื ืืืืกื ืืขืื ื ืืฉืืดืช ืืืฉืดื (ืืฉืื ืื,ื) ืดืชืืขืืช ืืณ ืื ืืื ืื”, ืื ืื ืืืืืช ืืชืืขืืืช ืืขืื ื ืืฉืืดืช ืืืฉืดื (ืืฉืื ื,ื) “ืชืืขืืช ืืณ ืขืงืฉื ืื”. ืืชื ืจืืื ื ืืื ื “ืื ืืขืื ืืืืืช ืืจืขืืช ืืื’ ืืืืืืขื ื ืื ืืขืื ืืืืืช ืืจืขืืช ื ืชืขืืื ืืคื ื ืืฉืืดืช ืืื ืฉืืชืื ‘ืชืืขืืช ืืณ ืื ืืื ืื’ ืืื’, ืืจืฆืื ื ืชืืืื ืืจื.”
ืืื ืืขืืืจื ื ืงืจืืช ืืืืื ืืชืืืจ ืืืืจื ืืื’ (ืืืื ืื,ื) “ืชื ื ืืื ืจืณ ืืฉืืขืื ืขืืืจื ืืืืืืช ืืื ืฉื ืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ‘ืืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืชื ืื’, ืื ืชืืงืจื ืื ืืืืชื ืืื ืื ืืืืืด. ืืคืืจืฉืดื ืดืืืืืืช-
ืืืืืช ืืกืืชืืช ืืื ืืืื”. ืืืืื ื ืืืจืช ืืืฉืื ืืืืื, ืื ืขืืืจื ืืืืืืช ืืกืืชืืช ืื ืืื ืื ืกืชื ืืื ืืื ืืืื. ืืืื ืคืืจืืฉื ืืืืช ืืชืืจื ืฉืืืชื ืกืืชืจืช ืืืืืื. ืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืืืืช ืืฆืื ืืืช ืืฃ ืฉืฉืงืืข ืืืืืื ืขืืืงื, ืื ืืืืืื ืกืืชืืช ืืช ืืืืช ืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืฆืื ืืืช ืืื ืืฉืื ื ืืื. ืืื ืื ื ืจืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืงืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืืงืืดื, ืืืฃ ืฉื ืืืจ ืดืืฉืืื ืืกืคืจืื ืืืื ืึพื” ืืืชื ืืจืืืดื (ืืกืืื ืืชืืจื ื,ื) “ืืืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืืชื ืืืจืืชื, ืืฉืขื ืฉืืชืืื ื ืืืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืจืืืื ืื ืคืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืฉืืื ืื ืขืจื ืืื ืงืฅ ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืคืืจ ืืืชืืื ืชืืื ืืืืื ืืืืข ืืฉื ืืืืื”. ืืดื ืื ืืื ื ืจืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืกืชืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืขืดื ืืขืืืจืืช ืฉืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืชืื (ืชืืืื ืื,ืื) “ืืื ืืืงืจ ืืื ืืืื ื ืืฉื ืืืืืืช ื ืืื”. ืืืืจ ืืืืืจื: ืื ืืืื ืฉืืื “ืืืงืจ”- ืืฉ ืื ืฉืื, ืืขื ืื ืืืช “ืืื ืืืื”- ืืื ื ืืฉืืื ืืช ืืฉืื ืขื ืขืฆืื, ืืจื “ื ืืฉื ืืืืืืช ื ืืื”- ืืืื ืืื ืืืืื, ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืฉืืื, ืืืจืื ืกืืชื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืื.
ืืฆืจ ืืจืข ื ืงืจื ืืื, ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืคืืจืืฉื ืืืืื, ืืืจืืขื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืช ืืืฉืจืฅ, ืฉืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืฃ, ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืฉืกืืชืืช ืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืืจืชื ืฉืื ื.
ืืื ืืกืคืืจื ื ืืชื ื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื, ืืืืจ ืขืฆืื ื ืืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉืืช. ืืื ืืื ื ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืช ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื, ืฉืืจื ืืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืกืืชืืช ืืื ืืืื. ืืืืืช ืืจืขืืช ืื ืืกืืื ืืืืืจื ืืื ืืืคืจืื ืืืืคืกืื ืฉื ืืจืืื ืืืช. ืืืฉ”ื ืืืืืช (ื,ืื) ืดืืงื ืื ืืืชืืื ืืืืืื ืืืฆืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืื ืืขืืื”. ืืืืจ ืืจืืืดื: ืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืคืกืื ืืืื ืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืืขื ืื ืื ืืขืืืช ืฉืืืืืช ืืื ืืขืืืช ืืืืืช. ืืืืื ื ืคืจืื ืชืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืชืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืขื ืืจืฉืข ืืืฉืดื ืืืืืช (ื,ืื) ืดืขืื ืืืื ืืจืื ื ืืืื ืื ืคืฉ ืฉืคืื ืืชืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืขืื ืจืขื ืืจืื ืืืืื ืื ืคืฉ ืจืืื ืืชืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืขื ืืจืฉืข.” ื’ ืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืงื ืื ืืืชืืื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืืจื ืจืฉืดื ืืจืืืดื ืืจืืื ื ืืื ื. ืขืื ืจืขื ืืื ืืงื ืื, ืฆืจืืช ืขืื ืืฉื ืืืืจื. ืจืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื, ืื ืคืฉ ืจืืื ืืื ืืชืืื. ืืื ืจืืฉ ืืื ืืขืืืจืืช, ืื ืืงื ืื ื ืืฆืจ ืืขืก ืืฉื ืื ืขื ืืจืฆืืื, ืืืืืื ื ืืืจ “ืืจื ืืืื ืืฉืืืช ืืช ืืณ ืืืืงืื”, ืืื
ืฉืืื ืืช ืืณ ืืื ืืื ืืขืฆืืจ ืืคื ืื ืืืืื, ืืืื ืืจืื ืฉื ืืืขื ืืจืฉืข ืืชืืืืืื. ืืื ืชืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืื ืขืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืช ืืกื ืืืืจืื, ืจืื ื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืขื ืื, ืื ืคืฉ ืฉืคืื ืฉืืื ืืคืจืืฉืืช ืืืคื ืืชืืื.
ืืืืจ ืืืืจืดื ืืืจื ืืืื (ืืืืช ื,ืื) ืืื ืฉืืชื ืืชื ื ืืืฆืืืื ืืช ืดืืืืืด ืคืืจืืฉื ืืื ืืจืืฉืื, ืฉืืื ืื’ ืืืืช ืื ืฉืืื ืืขืืืจืื ืืืืฆืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืืขืืื. ืืืืฉืื”ื (ืืจืืฉืืช ื,ื) ืดืืชืจื ืืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืขืฅ ืืืืื ืืื ืชืืื ืืื ืืขืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืขืฅ ืืืฉืืื” ืืื’. ืืืืืจ ืืื ื’ ืืืืืช ืืืื, ืดืื ืืื ืืขืฅ ืืืืืืด ืืื ื ืื ืืชืืื ืฉืืื ื ืชืื ืืืืื. ืดืืื ืชืืื ืืื ืืขืื ืืืด ืืื ื ืื ืืงื ืื ืื ืื ืืจืืืช ืืื ืื ืื ืคืฉ ืืืื ื ืืื ืขืื ืจืขื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืืช ืขืื ืืฉื ืืืืจื, ืดืื ืืื ืืขืฅ ืืืฉืืื” ืืื ื ืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื, ืื ืชืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืฉื ืชื ืืื ืืงืืดื, ืืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืืืจืืืช ืืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉืืช ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืจื ืืืฉ ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื.
ืืขืฆื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืช ืืื, ืืืืื ื ืืืดื ืืืืจืฉ (ืฉืืืดื ืื ”ื) ืืืดื: ืดืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืชืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืจ”. ืืืื ืืืดื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืขื ืื ืืืจืชื, ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืจืชื ืืืืื, ืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืชื ืืืืื. ืืืื ืื ืืชื ืืืืจ ืืจืืข (ืกื’ ืงืืดื) ืืืื ืฉืืจื ืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืฉืืกืืจ ืื ืืืืืช ืฉืืื ืฆืืืจ, ืืื ืื ืขืฉื ืชืฉืืื ืืฃ ืฉืฆืจืื ืขืืืื ืืืืงื ืืคืจื ืืดื ืืืจ ืืฉืจ ืืืืืช ืฉืดืฅ. ืืืืจ ืจืืื ื ืฉืืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืืืงืื, ืื ืืืจื ืืืืจืฉ ืฉืืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืื ืืืช.
ืื ืืืจืช ืืืื ืื ื ืชืืืจ ืืืืจืฉ ืืื? ืื ืจืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืฉืคืืจืฉืดื ืืขื ืื ืืฆืืจืข (ืืืงืจื ืื,ื) ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืืจืชื ืฉืืงื ืฉื ื ืชืืืขืช ืืืืื. ืืคืจืฉืณืณื: ืดืื ืชืงื ืชื ืืืชืจืคื, ืืฉืคืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืืชื ืืชืืืขืช ืืืืืื.” ืืืื ืขืืงืจ ืืืจืชื- ืฉืืฉืคืื ืืืืืชื, ืืืคืฉืจ ืฉืื ืื ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืืช ืฉืืืื ืขืืื ืืคืจ ืคืจื ืืืืื, ืืื ืฉืืฉืคืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉืชืงืืืช ืื ืืฉ ืจืืื ืืืื ืืืจืชื. ืื ืื ืืืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืื ืืืืจืชื, ืคืืจืืฉ ืฉืืื ืืข ืืืฉืคืื ืืช ืขืฆืื, ืืืื ืืชืืงืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืจืขืืช. ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืฉืืจืฉ ืื ืืืืืช ืืจืขืืช, ืื ืืขื ืื ืืื ืฉืืจืฉ ืืชืืงืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืช. ืื ืืขื ืื ืขืื ื ืืืื ืืฉื ืืืืจื ืืืื ื ืืชืงื ื ืื, ืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืืืชื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืื, ืงืดื ืฉืืืืจ ืืืื ืืงืืดื ืฉื ืืชื ืื ืื ืฆืจืื ืืืกื ืืืจืืืื ืืฃ ืฉืื ืืืืข ืื ืืืื. ืืืฃ ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืื ื ืฉืชืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืฉื ืขื ืื, ืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืช ืื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืจืืืช ืื ืขืืืช.
ืืืื ืืืื ื ืื ืืื ื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื, ืฉืืฉืคืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ื ืคืฉื ืืื ืฉืชืฉืืื ืื ืืชืืจื. ืืจืื ืฉื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืงืื ื ืืื. ืื ื ืืื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืืชื ืืืงืืืฉืชื ืืฉืืื ืืื.
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Wagschal, Harav Hagaon Yehuda Shlita
From Plowing to Harvest
Lag Baโomer
Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal
The Rema, in Hilchos Sefiras Haโomer, states that on Lag Ba’omer we are marbeh bโsimchah a little. But the reason for the simchah of Lag Ba’omer seems questionable. On one hand, the Shulchan Aruch and the Rema say that the reason we rejoice on Lag Ba’omer is because itโs the day when the talmidim of R’ Akiva stopped dying. On the other hand, we all know from other sources that the reason for the simchah of Lag Ba’omer is that itโs the yahrtzeit of R’ Shimon bar Yochai, which was the day when the secrets of Rโ Shimon bar Yochaiโs Torah were revealed. The Shulchan Aruch does not mention that, but the Magen Avraham on the Shulchan Aruch alludes to it. In connection to the Remaโs statement that weโre marbeh bโsimchah on Lag Ba’omer, the Magen Avraham records the following story, from the Kavanos of the Arizal. A certain gadol used to say the Nacheim prayer of Tisha b’Av every day, as a sign of his mourning for the Churban Beis Hamikdash, and he was punished.
The Magen Avraham cites this story in brief, but itโs brought down elsewhere at length. On Lag Ba’omer, the Arizal and his talmidim went to the kever of R’ Shimon bar Yochai, and they celebrated and davened there. One of the talmidim recited Nacheim in his quiet Shemoneh Esrei, and the Arizal approached him and told him that R’ Shimon bar Yochai himself had come to him and complained that his talmid was saying Nacheim on his day of simchah. Because of that, this talmid was punished severely: his child passed away and everyone came to comfort him, which was middah kโneged middah โ he said Nacheim, so he needed a nechamah. Clearly the Magen Avraham is alluding to the other reason for simchah on Lag Ba’omer: the yahrtzeit of R’ Shimon bar Yochai.
I would assume that itโs no mere coincidence that these two events โ the end of the deaths of R’ Akivaโs students and the revelation of R’ Shimon bar Yochaiโs Torah โ happened on the same day. There must be some connection between the two events.
In truth, itโs hard to understand why we rejoice over the fact that R’ Akivaโs talmidim stopped dying on Lag Ba’omer. The Pri Chadash points out that on this day, there was no one left! All 24,000 talmidim had been wiped out, and the world was in a state of utter churban, as the Gemara says:ืืืื ืืขืืื ืฉืื . Thatโs a reason to rejoice? Are we bโsimchah on Lag Ba’omer to commemorate the total destruction of all of R’ Akivaโs talmidim?
Regarding the story that the Magen Avraham mentions, we can ask another question. What was so terrible about saying Nacheim on Lag Ba’omer that caused the Arizalโs talmid to be punished? We know that we are obligated to remember the churban at all times, even during times of simchah. Even at a wedding, at the height of a personal simchah, we are required to remember the churban of Yerushalayim: ืึดื ืึถืฉืึฐืึผึธืึตืึฐ ืึฐืจืึผืฉืึธืึธึดื ืชึผึดืฉืึฐืึผึทื ืึฐืึดืื ึดื. Why, then, is the simchah of Lag Ba’omer different, to the extent that a person who said Nacheim on that day was punished severely?
Plowing vs. Destruction
The churban Beis Hamikdash is described by the navi as โplowingโ โ ืฆึดืึผืึนื ืฉืึธืึถื ืชึตืึธืจึตืฉื โ and this description really applies to any churban. In what way was the churban similar to an act of plowing?
When viewed as an isolated act, plowing seems like an act of destruction: you take a beautiful field and rips it to pieces. In context, however, plowing is not destructive at all. True, if you plow the field and donโt follow up by planting seeds, covering them with earth, watering them, and cultivating them, then the plowing remains an act of destruction. But if you follow the act of plowing with the constructive activities that result in the growth of a useful crop, and you harvest and utilize the fruits of your labors, then the plowing turns out to be the beginning of a process of tremendous growth.
This is why the navi states, regarding the fast days for the churban:ืฆืึนื ืึธืจึฐืึดืืขึดื ืึฐืฆืึนื ืึทืึฒืึดืืฉืึดื ืึฐืฆืึนื ืึทืฉึผืึฐืึดืืขึดื ืึฐืฆืึนื ืึธืขึฒืฉืึดืืจึดื ืึดืึฐืึถื ืึฐืึตืืช ืึฐืืึผืึธื ืึฐืฉืึธืฉืืึนื ืึผืึฐืฉืึดืึฐืึธื ืึผืึฐืึนืขึฒืึดืื ืืึนืึดืื. Even Tisha b’Av itself, which is the day of the churban Beis Hamikdash, will eventually be a day of Yom Tov. What happened on Tisha b’Av that is cause for eventual celebration? The answer is that Hakadosh Baruch Hu does not perform acts of destruction. Churban implies that everything is over, and thatโs not what Hashem does. Hakadosh Baruch Hu performs acts of plowing.
The end result of the plowing is up to us. If we leave the initial destruction as a churban, and we donโt plant new seeds and cultivate them to ensure future growth, the act of plowing is indeed an act of destruction. But if we plant the seeds and help them grow, then the churban marks the beginning of tremendous new growth. Churban Bayis Rishon and Churban Bayis Sheini were terrible calamities, but if Klal Yisrael followed those acts of plowing by planting seeds and helping them grow, then the end result will be the building of the third Beis Hamikdash, which will be on a higher madreigah than the first and second, and will never be destroyed. That high madregiah can come about only because of the churban of the first two Batei Mikdash.
In essence, then, the churban โ the plowing โ if used properly, will eventually turn into the beginning of new growth, the higher madreigah of the third Beis Hamikdash. And thatโs why itโs going to be a Yom Tov. Tisha b’Av will be the Yom Tov of the geulah, because the process of that ultimate geulah really began on Tisha b’Av, when the field was plowed, so to speak, and its growth began.
Similarly, every churban in and of itself is a destruction, but it can potentially become a Yom Tov if it is utilized as an act of plowing.
Planting Toras Rashbi
The Gemara in Yevamos says that between Pesach and Shavuos, twelve thousand pairs of R’ Akivaโs talmidim died, and the world was desolate due to this loss: ืขื ืฉืื ืจ’ ืขืงืืื ืืฆื ืจืืืชืื ื ืฉืืืจืื ืืฉื ืื ืืื โ until R’ Akiva found five talmidim in the south and taught them, at which time the world was refilled with Torah. The Gemara seems to emphasize that the new talmidim of R’ Akiva were in the south of Eretz Yisrael. Why is that relevant to the story? Whatโs the difference if where they were located?
Perhaps the Gemara is alluding to the following idea. R’ Akiva and his original talmidim lived in the north. Presumably, had these talmidim remained alive, R’ Akiva would have had no reason to travel to the south, and he would never have found his five new talmidim. After losing his original 24,000 talmidim, there was no one left in the north to teach, so he had to search for new talmidim until he found ืจืืืชืื ื ืฉืืืจืื and began teaching them. He found these new talmidim in the south only because of the death of the original talmidim.
Among these new talmidim was R’ Shimon bar Yochai โ and that means that the Torah greatness of R’ Shimon bar Yochai came about only because of the death of the original talmidim of R’ Akiva! R’ Shimon bar Yochai himself testified, as the Gemara in Gittin teaches, that his primary greatness came from R’ Akiva.
The Zohar teaches that on Lag Ba’omer, right before R’ Shimon bar Yochaiโs passing, profound secrets of the Torah were revealed to world. It turns out, then, that on the very day when R’ Akivaโs talmidim were completely wiped out, R’ Shimon bar Yochaiโs Torah reached its zenith. And this revelation really began with the death of R’ Akivaโs students. Although their death was a tremendous churban, in retrospect it was an act of plowing โ and the fact that it was an act of plowing became evident many years later on Lag Ba’omer, when the fruits of that churban were revealed, in the form of R’ Shimon bar Yochaiโs Torah.
This explains the connection between the two events we commemorate on Lag Ba’omer, and this answers the question of the Pri Chadash. No, we are not making a party on Lag Ba’omer because the last of R’ Akivaโs talmidim died and there was no one left. Rather, we are celebrating the idea that because of the end of the deaths of R’ Akivaโs talmidim, he traveled to the south, found new talmidim, and set in motion the process that caused something greater and bigger than before: R’ Shimon bar Yochaiโs Torah!
We can now understand why the recitation of Nacheim on Lag Ba’omer was so incongruous. Nacheim is a tefillah that we say in the midst of galus, when we donโt yet have the perspective of viewing the churban as an act of plowing, and we see it purely as a churban. But leโasid lavo, when ืฆืึนื ืึธืจึฐืึดืืขึดื ืึฐืฆืึนื ืึทืึฒืึดืืฉืึดื ืึฐืฆืึนื ืึทืฉึผืึฐืึดืืขึดื ืึฐืฆืึนื ืึธืขึฒืฉืึดืืจึดื ืึดืึฐืึถื ืึฐืึตืืช ืึฐืืึผืึธื ืึฐืฉืึธืฉืืึนื ืึผืึฐืฉืึดืึฐืึธื ืึผืึฐืึนืขึฒืึดืื ืืึนืึดืื, the churban will be revealed as an act of plowing. In galus we donโt yet see it that way, but on Lag Ba’omer we got a glimpse of that perspective, because the very desolation of the death of R’ Akivaโs talmidim was shown to have lain the groundwork for R’ Shimon bar Yochaiโs Torah. Therefore, Lag Ba’omer is not a day to say Nacheim, and that is why R’ Shimon bar Yochai protested its recitation by the Arizalโs talmid.
This is the significance of the simchah of Lag Ba’omer in general. Lag Ba’omer is the day to realize that thereโs really no such thing as churban, and that any difficult situation we find ourselves in is, in truth, an act of plowing. Klal Yisrael now is experiencing a difficult situation that is a churban on many levels, but on the day of Lag Ba’omer we have the ability to view it as an act of plowing.
May the fruits of all the tzaros and churbanos be revealed speedily, and may Hashem bring about the time when they will be ืึฐืฉืึธืฉืืึนื ืึผืึฐืฉืึดืึฐืึธื ืึผืึฐืึนืขึฒืึดืื.