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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโ€l

ื•ืกืคืจืชื ืœื›ื ืžืžื—ืจืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื•ื›ื•’ ืฉื‘ืข ืฉื‘ืชื•ืช ืชืžื™ืžื•ืช ืชื”ื™ื™ื ื”, ืขื–ึพ ืžืžื—ืจืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ืช ืชืกืคืจื• ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ื (ื˜ื•-ื˜ื–)
ื”ืงืฉื” ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื ืชืŸ ืฆื‘ื™ ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”: ื”ื—ื’ ื”ื‘ื ื‘ืกื™ื•ื ื™ืžื™ ืกืคื™ืจืช ื”ืขื•ืžืจ ื ืงืจื ื—ื’ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ืžืคื ื™ ืžื” ื ืงืจื ื‘ืฉื ื–ื”, ื•ื”ืœื ืขื™ืงืจ ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ื ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื›ืคื™ ืฉืื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื‘ืชืคื™ืœื”: “ื–ืžืŸ ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจืชื ื•”, ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืฉืžื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื’ ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉื‘ื• โ€“ ืดื–ืžืŸ ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื””.

ื•ื‘ื™ืืจ: ืฉื ื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื‘ืคืจืง ื•’ ื“ืื‘ื•ืช ืžืดื— ืงื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ื ืงื ื™ืช ื‘ื”ื. ื•ื™ื“ื•ืข ื›ื™ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ื’ืจืดื™ ืกืœื ื˜ืจ ื–ืฆื•ืงืดืœ ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืžื™ืžื™ ืกืคื™ืจืช ื”ืขื•ืžืจ ืขืœ ืขื ื™ืŸ ืื—ื–ึพ ืžืชื•ืš ืžืดื— ื”ืงื ื™ื™ื ื™ื, ื•ืื™ืœื• ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืกืคื™ืจืช ื”ืขื•ืžืจ ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืงื ื™ื™ื ื™ืก ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ื ืงื ื™ืช ื‘ื”ื – ื™ื—ื“ื™ื•.

ื ืžืฆื™ื ื• ืœืžื“ื™ื, ื›ื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืงื•ื“ื ื–ืžืŸ ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, ืฉื‘ืข ืฉื‘ืชื•ืช ืืœื•, ื”ื ื”ื”ื™ื›ื™ ืชื™ืžืฆื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื™ื•ื ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื”. ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืกืคื™ืจื”, ื•ืฉื‘ืขืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื”ื ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ื, ื•ืžืชืขืœื™ื ื•ืžืชืงื“ืžื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืงื ื™ืŸ ืื—ืจ ืงื ื™ืŸ, ื”ื ื”ื ืขื™ืฆื•ืžื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื’. ืœืœื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืืœื•, ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœ’ื–ืžืŸ ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจืชื ื•’.

ืœืคื™ ื–ื” ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืžื“ื•ืข ื ืงืจื ื™ื•ื ืžืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืฉื ื—ื’ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ื›ื™ ืื›ืŸ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืืœื• ื”ื ื”ื”ื›ื ื” ื”ืจืื•ื™ื” ืœืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื‘ืœืขื“ื™ื”ื ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yechezkel Levinshtein, ztโ€l

ืฉื‘ืช ื”ื™ื ืœื”’ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื•ืฉื‘ืชื™ื›ื (ื›ื’, ื’)

ืื ื”ืฉื‘ืช ืชืฉืžืจ ืืฆืœื ื• โ€“ ืชื’ื™ืข ื”ืฉืคืขืชื” ืขื“ ื—ื™ืคื”

ืคืขื ื‘ืงืฉื• ืœืžื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ื”ืคื•ืขืœืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื—ื™ืคื” ืชื•ืš ืจืžื™ืกืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช.

ืžืืจื’ื ื™ ื”ืžื—ืื” ืชื›ื ื ื• ื”ืคื’ื ืช ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขื™ืจ ื•ื ื’ืฉื• ืืœ ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื™ื—ื–ืงืืœ ืœื•ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”ย ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื™ืืคืฉืจ ืœื‘ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืคื” ื•ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœืžื—ืื”.

ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื”ื ื”ื“ื’ื™ืฉื• ื”ืžืืจื’ื ื™ื ืฉื›ืžื” ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื”ืŸ.

ืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื—: ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืืชื ืœืžื—ื•ืช ืื• ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘?

ืขื ื• ื”ืžืืจื’ื ื™ื: ืœื›ืชื—ื™ืœื”, ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘, ืืš ืื ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืชืงืŸ, ืื–

ืœื›ืœ ื”ืคื—ื•ืช ืœืžื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ืจืžื™ืกืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช.

ื ืขื ื” ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื–ืฆ”ืœ: ืื ืจืฆื•ื ื›ื ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื“ืจืšื”ื™ื ืื—ืช, ืื ื”ืฉื‘ืช ืชืฉืžืจ ืืฆืœื ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืžืžื™ืœื ืชื’ื™ืข ื”ืฉืคืขืชื” ืขื“ ื—ื™ืคื” ื•ืชื’ื“ื•ืจ ืืช ืคืจืฆื•ืชื™ื”.

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ืืžื•ืจ

ืžืฆื•ื” ืœื›ื‘ื“ ื›ื”ื ื™ื

ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ืงื“ืฉืชื•. ื•ืข’ ืชื•ืจืช ืžืฉื” ืœื”ื—”ืก ืžื‘ืขืœ ืฉื™ืจ ืžืขื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ืžื—’ ืžืื”ืข”ื– ื’’ ื“ืœืฉื•”ืข ืื™ื ื• ื ืืžืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ื”ืŸ ื•ืœืจืž”ื ื ืืžืŸ ื‘ื–ื””ื– ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืžืขืœื™ืŸ ืœืชืจื•ืžื”, ื•ื‘ืœื”ื” ืื™ืŸ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœื›ื‘ื“ื• ื›ื›ื”ืŸ, (ื•ืฉืื ื™ ืžื ”ื› ื“ื™”ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื” ืื™ืกื•ืจ), ื•ืžืงื•ืจื• ืžืจืž”ืš ืฉื—ื•ืœืง ื‘ื–ื” ืขืœ ื”ืจืžื‘”ื. (ื•ืข’ ื‘ืื””ื˜ ืกืง”ื ืฉื”ืง’ ืœืžื” ื ืืžืŸ ืœืขืœื™ื™ื” ื•ื ”ื› ื”ื ืื™ื›ื ื—ืฉืฉ ืฉื™ืคื“ื• ืืฆืœื• ืคื“ื””ื‘, ื•ืชื™’ ืžื—ืฆื””ืฉ ืขืœ ื”ื‘”ืฉ ื›ื™ ื‘ื–ื””ื– ืื™ืŸ ืจื™ื•ื— ื›ื™ ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืžืชื ื” ืข”ืž ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ).

ื•ื”ืงืฉื” ืœืจืž”ื ื“ืž”ืž ืื™ืš ืžื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื›ื”ืŸ ื•ื“ืื™, ื•ืชื™’ ื“ืฉืื ื™ ืžืžืชื ื•ืช ื›ื”ื•ื ื” ืฉื“ื™ื ื ืœื™ืชืŸ ืœื›ื”ืŸ ื“ื•ืงื ืื‘ืœ ื•ืงื“ืฉืชื• ื”ื•ื ืœื›ื‘ื“ ื›ื”ื•ื ื” ื•ืื ื›ื™ื‘ื“ ืœืžื™ ืฉื ืงืจื ื›ื”ืŸ ืงื™ื™ื ื‘ื–ื” ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ืืฃ ืื ืื™ื ื• ื›ื”ืŸ.

(ื•ืข’ ื—”ืก ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื ”ื˜ ืข”ื‘ ื“”ื” ื›ื™ ืงืืžืจื™ื ืŸ ืฉื—ื™ื“ืฉ ืฉื™ืฉ ืžืฆื•ื” ืžืฉื•ื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ืขื•ื“ ืžืฆื•ื” ืžืฉื•ื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืขืฆืžื• ื•ืคื™’ ื‘ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจ”ืช ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ืคื˜ืจ, ื“ื‘ืืžืช ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื ื™ ื”ื˜ืขืžื™ื, ื—ื“ื ืฉืœ ืจ”ืช ื“ื‘ื–ื””ื– ืฉืื ื™, ื•ื—ื“ื ืฉืœย  ืจ’ ืคื˜ืจ ื“ื‘ื–ื””ื– ืขื›”ืค ืžื”ื ื™ ืžื—ื™ืœื”. ื•ื›”ื› ืžื”ืจ”ื ืฉื™ืง ืื•”ื— ืก’ ื‘ืฉืย  ื”ื—”ืก.

ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืฉื™ืจ ืžืขื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืœื›ื”ื•ื ื”, ืข’ ืชืคืืจืช ื™ืขืงื‘ ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื ”ื˜ ืข”ื‘ ื‘ืงืจืื• ืœื›ื”ืŸ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆื•ื” ืœืงืจื ืœืขื•ื“ ื›ื”ืŸ ืœืฉื ื™, (ื•ื‘ืฉืœืžื ืื™ืŸ ืœืงืจื ืœื›ืœ ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืช ืœื›ื”ื ื™ื, ื™ืฉ ืœื•ืžืจ ื—ื“ื ื“ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืื™ื ื• ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ื›ืœืœ, ื•ืขื•ื“ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ื“ืฉ ื“ื”ื› ืืชื™ ืœืื ืฆื•ื™ื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื ื’”ื› ืขืœ ื”ืกื“ืจ, ืื‘ืœ ืขืœ ืฉื ื™ ืฉืคื™ืจ ื”ืงืฉื”), ื•ืชื™’ ื›ื™ ื‘ืฉื ื™ื”ื ื ืชืงื™ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ืช ื•ืงื“ืฉืชื•, ื›ื™ ื•ืงื“ืฉืชื• ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื•ื” ืœื›ื”ื•ื ื” ื•ืœื ืœื›ื”ืŸ ืคืจื˜ื™. ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืฉื ืขื•ื“ ืžืžื”ืจื™”ื˜ ื—”ื ืงืž”ื• ื“ื›ื”ืŸ ืงื˜ืŸ ืขื•ืœื” ืืฃ ื“ืงื˜ืŸ ืœืื• ื‘ืจ ื—ืœื•ืงืช ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ื•ื ืž”ืž ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืื™ืŸ ืฉื ื›ื”ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงืจื•ื ื›ื”ืŸ ืงื˜ืŸ ื“ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ื•ื ืœื–ืจืขื• ืฉืœ ืื”ืจืŸ. ื•ืคื™’ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื›ื ”ืœ. (ืžื™ื”ื• ื‘ืžื”ืจื™”ื˜ ืžืฉืžืข ื“ื•ืงื ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืื™ืŸ ืฉื ื›ื”ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื•ื™ืฉ ืœืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื˜ืขืžื•. ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื•ื ื›ืขื™ืŸ ื”ื—”ืก ื‘ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื”ื ”ืœ ืฉื™ืฉ ื“ื™ืŸ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฉื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ืขื•ื“ ื“ื™ืŸ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื‘ื˜ ื›ื”ื•ื ื”).

ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืฉื™ืจ ืžืขื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืœื›ื”ื•ื ื”, ื•ื ”ืžย  ื›ื ”ืœ ืื ื ืืžืŸ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืื• ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืงื˜ืŸ, ื™ืฉ ืžืงื•ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืœืคื™ ื—”ืก ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื ”ื˜ ื”ื ”ืœ, ื“ื›”ื– ื‘ื–ื””ื– ื“ื›ืœ ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฉื•ื ื”ื›ื”ืŸ, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืจื™ ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฉื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ื•ืข”ื– ื”ืจื™ ืก”ืœ ืœื—”ืก ื“ืœื ืžื”ื ื™ ืžื—ื™ืœื”, ืื‘ืœ ืข”ื– ืœื›ื’ ื””ื” ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื‘ืงื˜ืŸ ื•ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื‘ื ืืžืŸ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื•. ื•ื™ืฉ ืœืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื”.

ื•ื ืงื“ืฉืชื™ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ

Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Aaron Chodosh, ztโ€l

“ื•ื™ืืžืจ ื”’ ืืœ ืžืฉื” ืืžื•ืจ ืืœ ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ืื”ืจืŸ ื•ื’ื•'”.

ื•ื‘ืื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืจื ื›ืชื‘: ืื—ืจ ืฉื”ื–ื”ื™ืจ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื‘ื ื™ ืื”ืจืŸ ื‘ื›ืœืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืชื ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื, ื”ื–ื”ื™ืจ ื‘ื ื™ ืื”ืจืŸ ืฉื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืฉืžืจ ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืฉื”ื ืžืฉืจืชื™ ื”ืฉื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ืชื•ืกืคืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื”.

ื•ื ืืžืจ ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื “ื•ืœื ื™ื—ืœืœื• ืืช ืฉื ืืœืงื™ื”ื ื›ื™ ืืช ืื™ืฉื™ ื”’ ืœื—ื ืืœื•ืงื™ื”ื ื”ื ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ื ื•ื”ื™ื• ืงื•ื“ืฉ”. ื•ื‘ืชืจื’ื•ื ื™ื•ื ืชืŸ: “ืชึผึดืงึฐืจื•ึผื‘ึฐืชึผึธื ื“ึถืึฑืœึธื”ึธื”ื•ึนืŸ ื”ึดื™ื ื•ึผืŸ ืžึทืงึฐืจึดื™ื‘ึดื™ืŸ ื•ึดื™ื”ื•ึนืŸ ืงึทื“ึดื™ืฉืึดื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึฐื’ื•ึผืคึตื™ื”ื•ึนืŸ.” ื ืืžืจ ื›ืืŸ ืฉื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื ื‘ื’ื•ืคื.

ื•ื‘ืจืžื‘”ืŸ (ืจื™ืฉ ืคืจืฉืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื) ื›ืชื‘: “ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื™ื• – ื”ื•ื• ืคืจื•ืฉื™ื ืžืŸ ื”ืขืจื™ื•ืช ื•ืžืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื”, ืฉื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉืืชื” ืžื•ืฆื ื’ื“ืจ ืขืจื•ื” ืืชื” ืžื•ืฆื ืงื“ื•ืฉื”, ืœืฉื•ืŸ ืจืฉ”ื™. ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจืช ื›ื”ื ื™ื (ืคืจืฉื” ื ื‘) ืจืื™ืชื™ ืกืชื ืคืจื•ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื™ื•, ื•ื›ืŸ ืฉื ื• ืฉื (ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ืคืจืง ื™ื‘ ื’) ื•ื”ืชืงื“ืฉืชื ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื›ื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืื ื™, ื›ืฉื ืฉืื ื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื›ืš ืืชื ืชื”ื™ื• ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื, ื›ืฉื ืฉืื ื™ ืคืจื•ืฉ ื›ืš ืืชื ืชื”ื™ื• ืคืจื•ืฉื™ื. ื•ืœืคื™ ื“ืขืชื™ ืื™ืŸ ื”ืคืจื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ื–ื• ืœืคืจื•ืฉ ืžืŸ ื”ืขืจื™ื•ืช ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจื‘, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืคืจื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื–ื›ืจืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืฉื‘ืขืœื™ื” ื ืงืจืื™ื ืคืจื•ืฉื™ื. ื•ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ, ื›ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื–ื”ื™ืจื” ื‘ืขืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืžืื›ืœื™ื ื”ืืกื•ืจื™ื ื•ื”ืชื™ืจื” ื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืืฉืชื• ื•ืื›ื™ืœืช ื”ื‘ืฉืจ ื•ื”ื™ื™ืŸ, ื”ื› ื™ืžืฆื ื‘ืขืœ ื”ืชืื•ื” ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื˜ื•ืฃ ื‘ื–ืžืช ืืฉืชื• ืื• ื ืฉื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืกื•ื‘ืื™ ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื•ืœืœื™ ื‘ืฉืจ ืœืžื• ื•ื™ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื ื‘ืœื•ืช, ืฉืœื ื”ื•ื–ื›ืจ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื–ื” ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื”ื ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื ื‘ืœ ื‘ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ืœืคื™ื›ืš ื‘ื ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื•ื›ื•’ ื›ื™ ืืข”ืค ืฉืืœื• ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื”ื, ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื–ื” ื™ื–ื”ื™ืจ ืฉื ื”ื™ื” ื ืงื™ื™ื ื•ื˜ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื•ืคืจื•ืฉื™ื ืžื”ืžื•ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืฉื”ื ืžืœื›ืœื›ื™ื ืขืฆืžื ื‘ืžื•ืชืจื•ืช ื•ื‘ื›ื™ืขื•ืจื™ื.”

ื–ื” ื”ืคื™’ ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื™ื• – ืคืจื•ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื™ื•, ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื“ืžื•ืช ืœื”ืงื‘”ื” ื‘ืžืขืœื•ืชื™ื• ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื, ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืืฃ ืืชื” ืงื“ื•ืฉ, ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืจื—ื•ื ืืฃ ืืชื” ืจื—ื•ื ื•ื›ื•’.

ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื ื” ื‘ืฉืขืจื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืงื ”ื— ื›ืชื‘ ื˜ืขื ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื: “ื•ืขืชื” ืขืžื•ื“ ื•ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื ื• ืœืงื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืฉื, ื›ื™ ืขื™ืงืจ ืžื” ืฉืงื“ืฉื ื• ื”ืฉ”ื™ ื‘ืชื•ืจืชื• ื•ื‘ืžืฆื•ืชื™ื• ื•ื”ื‘ื“ื™ืœื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื• [ืœืขื] ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื“ืฉื• ื•ืœื™ืจืื” ืžืžื ื•, ืจืื•ื™ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื• ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื. ื•ื’ื ื”ื›ืœื™ื ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืฉ”ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื•ื“ืฉ. ื›ืžื• ืฉื ืืžืจ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›”ื‘) ‘ื•ืœื ืชื—ืœืœื• ืืช ืฉื ืงื“ืฉื™ ื•ื ืงื“ืฉืชื™ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืื ื™ ื”’ ืžืงื“ืฉื›ื'”. ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ืจืง ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื, ืืœื ื›ืœ ืื“ื ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ.

ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื ืืžืจ “ื•ืืžืจืช ืืœื™ื”ื ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื™ื• ื›ื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืื ื™ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ื›ื”. ื•ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืกืคื•ืจื ื•: “ืืžืจ ืขืชื” ืฉื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืืœื” ื”ืื–ื”ืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื, ื•ื–ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื“ืžื• ืœื™ื•ืฆืจื ื›ืคื™ ื”ืืคืฉืจ ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืืช ื”ืื“ื, ื›ืืžืจื• ‘ื ืขืฉื” ืื“ื ื‘ืฆืœืžื ื• ื›ื“ืžื•ืชื ื•’. ื•ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืืจ ืขืชื” ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืืžืจื• ‘ื›ื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืื ื™ ื”’ ืืœื”ื™ื›ื’ – ืจืื•ื™ ืฉืชื“ืžื• ืืœื™ ื›ืคื™ ื”ืืคืฉืจ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืŸ ื•ื‘ืžืขืฉื”.” ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ื›ืืŸ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื“ืžื•ืช ืœื”ืงื‘”ื” ื›ืžื” ืฉืืคืฉืจ, ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืŸ ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžืขืฉื”, ื•ื–ื” ื“ืจื’ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.

ื›ืชื‘ ืจืฉ”ื™ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›”ื‘) “ื•ืœื ืชื—ืœืœื• – ืžืžืฉืžืข ืฉื ื’ ื•ืœื ืชื—ืœืœื• ืžื” ืช”ืœ ื•ื ืงื“ืฉืชื™, ืžืกื•ืจ ืขืฆืžืš ื•ืงื“ืฉ ืฉืžื• ื•ื›ื•’.” ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื™ืฉ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืงื“ืฉ ืฉื ืฉืžื™ื, ื•ืขืœ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ ืชื•ืจื” ื™ืฉ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืืจ ื”ืขื.

ื•ื”ื ื” ื‘ืจืžื‘”ื ื”ืœ’ ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืค”ื” ื””ื ืคืกืง: “ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ื™ืŸ ืขืœ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื”ื–ื” ืฉื ืืžืจ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›ื‘,ืœื‘) ‘ื•ื ืงื“ืฉืชื™ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ’. ื•ืžื•ื–ื”ืจื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ืœื—ืœืœื• ืฉื ืืžืจ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›ื‘,ืœื‘) ‘ื•ืœื ืชื—ืœืœื• ืืช ืฉื ืงื“ืฉื™'”.

ื•ื‘ื”ืœื›ื” ื™”ื ื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื”ืจืžื‘”ื: “ื•ื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉื”ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื—ื™ืœื•ืœ ื”ืฉื, ื•ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ืขืฉื” ืื•ืชื ืื“ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืžืคื•ืจืกื ื‘ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืžืจื ื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื, ื•ืืข”ืค ืฉืื™ื ืŸ ืขื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืจื™ ื–ื” ื—ื™ืœืœ ืืช ื”ืฉื. ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืฉืœืงื— ื•ืื™ื ื• ื ื•ืชืŸ ื“ืžื™ ื”ืžืงื— ืœืืœืชืจ, ื•ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ื•ื ืžืฆืื• ื”ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื ืชื•ื‘ืขื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืงื™ืคืŸ. ืื• ืฉื™ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืฉื—ื•ืง ืื• ื‘ืื›ื™ืœื” ื•ืฉืชื™ื” ืืฆืœ ืขืžื™ ื”ืืจืฅ ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ืŸ. ืื• ืฉื“ื‘ื•ืจื• ืขื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื ื—ืช ื•ืื™ื ื• ืžืงื‘ืœืŸ ื‘ืกื‘ืจ ืคื ื™ื ื™ืคื•ืช ืืœื ื‘ืขืœ ืงื˜ื˜ื” ื•ื›ืขืก. ื•ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื•, ื”ื›ืœ ืœืคื™ ื’ื“ืœื• ืฉืœ ื—ื›ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื™ื“ืงื“ืง ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื•ื™ืขืฉื” ืœืคื ื™ื ืžืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื“ื™ืŸ. ื•ื›ืŸ ืื ื“ืงื“ืง ื”ื—ื›ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื•ื”ื™ื” ื“ื‘ื•ืจื• ื‘ื ื—ืช ืขื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื“ืขืชื• ืžืขื•ืจื‘ืช ืขืžื”ื ื•ืžืงื‘ืœื ื‘ืกื‘ืจ ืคื ื™ื ื™ืคื•ืช ื•ื ืขืœื‘ ืžื”ื ื•ืื™ื ื• ืขื•ืœื‘ื, ืžื›ื‘ื“ ืœื”ืŸ ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืžืงื™ืœื™ืŸ ืœื•, ื•ื ื•ืฉื ื•ื ื•ืชืŸ ื‘ืืžื•ื ื”, ื•ืœื ื™ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืืจื™ื—ื•ืช ืขืžื™ ื”ืืจืฅ ื•ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืชืŸ, ื•ืœื ื™ืจืื” ืชืžื™ื“ ืืœื ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ืขื˜ื•ืฃ ื‘ืฆื™ืฆื™ืช ืžื•ื›ืชืจ ื‘ืชืคื™ืœื™ืŸ ื•ืขื•ืฉื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืขืฉื™ื• ืœืคื ื™ื ืžืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื“ื™ืŸ, ื•ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื ื™ืชืจื—ืง ื”ืจื‘ื” ื•ืœื ื™ืฉืชื•ืžื, ืขื“ ืฉื™ืžืฆืื• ื”ื›ืœ ืžืงืœืกื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื•ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื•ืžืชืื•ื•ื™ื ืœืžืขืฉื™ื•, ื”ืจื™ ื–ื” ืงื™ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”’.”

ื•ืขื•ื“ ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘”ื ื‘ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ื“ืขื•ืช ืค”ื” ื””ื: “ื›ืฉื ืฉื”ื—ื›ื ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ื—ื›ืžืชื• ื•ื‘ื“ืขื•ืชื™ื• ื•ื”ื•ื ืžื•ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื”ื ืžืฉืืจ ื”ืขื, ื›ืš ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื• ื‘ืžืื›ืœื• ื•ื‘ืžืฉืงื”ื• ื•ื‘ื‘ืขื™ืœืชื• ื•ื‘ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืฆืจื›ื™ื• ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ื•ืจื• ื•ื‘ื”ื™ืœื•ื›ื• ื•ื‘ืžืœื‘ื•ืฉื• ื•ื‘ื›ืœื›ื•ืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื•ื‘ืžืฉืื• ื•ื‘ืžืชื ื•. ื•ื™ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื”ืžืขืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื ืื™ื ื•ืžืชื•ืงื ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ. ื›ื™ืฆื“, ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื—ื›ื ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื’ืจื’ืจืŸ ืืœื ืื•ื›ืœ ืžืื›ืœ ื”ืจืื•ื™ ืœื”ื‘ืจื•ืช ื’ื•ืคื•, ื•ืœื ื™ืื›ืœ ืžืžื ื• ืื›ื™ืœื” ื’ืกื”, ื•ืœื ื™ื”ื ืจื•ื“ืฃ ืœืžืœืืช ื‘ื˜ื ื• ื›ืืœื• ืฉืžืชืžืœืื™ืŸ ืžืžืื›ืœ ื•ืžืฉืชื” ืขื“ ืฉืชื™ืคื— ื›ืจื™ืกื.”

 

ืื™ืชื ื‘ื’ืž’ (ื™ื•ืžื ืคื•): “ื”ื™ื›ื™ ื“ืžื™ ื—ื™ืœื•ืœ ื”ืฉื, ืื‘ื™ื™ ืืžืจ ื›ื“ืชื ื™ื {ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื•’-ื”’} ื•ืื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”’ ืืœื”ื™ืš ืฉื™ื”ื ืฉื ืฉืžื™ื ืžืชืื”ื‘ ืขืœ ื™ื“ืš, ืฉื™ื”ื ืงื•ืจื ื•ืฉื•ื ื” ื•ืžืฉืžืฉ ืช”ื— ื•ื™ื”ื ืžืฉืื• ื•ืžืชื ื• ื‘ืืžื•ื ื” ื•ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ื‘ื ื—ืช ืขื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช, ืžื” ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืื•ืžืจื•ืช ืขืœื™ื• ืืฉืจื™ ืื‘ื™ื• ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืืฉืจื™ ืจื‘ื• ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืื•ื™ ืœื”ื ืœื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืคืœื•ื ื™ ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืจืื• ื›ืžื” ื ืื™ื ื“ืจื›ื™ื• ื›ืžื” ืžืชื•ืงื ื™ื ืžืขืฉื™ื• ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืื•ืžืจ {ื™ืฉืขื™ื” ืžื˜-ื’’} ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืืชื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืฉืจ ื‘ืš ืืชืคืืจ. ืื‘ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืงื•ืจื ื•ืฉื•ื ื” ื•ืžืฉืžืฉ ืช”ื— ื•ืื™ืŸ ืžืฉืื• ื•ืžืชื ื• ื‘ืืžื•ื ื” ื•ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ื•ืจื• ื‘ื ื—ืช ืขื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช, ืžื” ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืื•ืžืจื•ืช ืขืœื™ื•, ืื•ื™ ืœื• ืœืคืœื•ื ื™ ืฉืœืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” ืื•ื™ ืœื• ืœืื‘ื™ื• ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืื•ื™ ืœื• ืœืจื‘ื• ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืคืœื•ื ื™ ืฉืœืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” ืจืื• ื›ืžื” ืžืงื•ืœืงืœื™ืŸ ืžืขืฉื™ื• ื•ื›ืžื” ืžื›ื•ืขืจื™ืŸ ื“ืจื›ื™ื•”. ื ืืžืจ ื›ืืŸ ืฉืื“ื ื ืžื“ื“ ื‘ืงื•ืจื ื•ืฉื•ื ื” ื•ืžืฉืื• ื‘ืืžื•ื ื” ื•ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ื‘ื ื—ืช ืขื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช, ื›ืืŸ ืœื ืžื•ื–ื›ืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื–ื” ืฉื•ืจืฉ ื›ืœ ื”ืžืขืฉื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.

ื”ื’ืž’ ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ื’ื ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื, ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื•, ื•ืœืžื™ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืืฉืจื™ ืื‘ื™ื• ืฉืœื™ืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืื• ืืฉืจื™ ืจื‘ื• ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื”, ื–ื” ืœื ื ืืžืจ ืขืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื, ื–ื” ื ืืžืจ ืขืœ ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื. ื–ื” ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื•ืจืื™ื ื•ืฉื•ื ื™ื, ื ืื™ื ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื”ื ื‘ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื ื•ื‘ื”ื ื”ื’ื•ืชื™ื”ื.

ืขืœื™ื”ื ื ืืžืจ ‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืฉืจ ื‘ืš ืืชืคืืจ’.

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Harav Hagaon Elimelech Reznick Shlita

The Building Blocks of Transmitting Torah

Parashas Emor

Harav Hagaon Elimelech Reznik

The Gemara (Yevamos 62) states that R’ Akiva had 24,000 talmidim, and they all died between Pesach and Shavuos ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืœื ื ื”ื’ื• ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื–ื” ืœื–ื”. After that, the world was desolate of Torah, until R’ Akiva taught Torah to five new talmidim. Because the talmidim of R’ Akiva died during the time of Sefiras Ha’omer, it is considered a time of aveilus.

The question is asked: Lack of respect for one another is a cheit, a problem with middos and bein adam lโ€™chaveiro. But as terrible as this transgression is, it is not punishable by death! Why did R’ Akivaโ€™s talmidim deserve to die?

R’ Aharon Kotler, in Mishnas Rav Aharon, explains that their death was actually not a punishment. Rather, they had a tafkid: to give over the Torah. R’ Akiva was the root of the Torah shebeโ€™al peh, and all the Torah shebeโ€™al peh that we have is from him and his talmidim. Indeed, the Gemara teaches (Sanhedrin 86): ืกืชื ืžืชื ื™ืชื™ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืžืื™ืจ, ืกืชื ืชื•ืกืคืชื ืจื‘ื™ ื ื—ืžื™ื”, ืกืชื ืกืคืจื ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื”, ืกืชื ืกืคืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ, ื•ื›ื•ืœื”ื• ืืœื™ื‘ื ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื.

What is the meaning of ืืœื™ื‘ื ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื? Rashi explains: ืžืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืžืจ’ ืขืงื™ื‘ื ืืžืจื•ื. In other words, our whole Torah shebeโ€™al peh โ€” Mishnah, Tosefta, Sifra, Sifri โ€” was learned from R’ Akiva and given over to us.

If so, their failure to accord one another the proper honor disqualified them for the mission of mesiras haTorah. And since they were not worthy of performing this mission, death was decreed upon them โ€” not as a punishment, but because they were unable to fulfill their tafkid in this world. Since they no longer had a purpose in this world, they had to die.

We need to understand, however, why the problem of ืœื ื ื”ื’ื• ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื–ื” ื‘ื–ื” made them unworthy of giving over the Torah.

We can offer two explanations.

One, to be a rebbi who teaches talmidim, you have to know how to be mechabed them. The Rambam says (Hilchos Talmud Torah 5:12): ื›ืฉื ืฉื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืจื‘ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื›ื‘ื“ ืืช ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื• ื•ืœืงืจื‘ืŸ โ€” a rebbi must accord honor to his talmidim. The Rambam adds that a rebbi must also love his talmidim, who are like his children: ื•ืฆืจื™ืš ืื“ื ืœื”ื–ื”ืจ ื‘ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื• ื•ืœืื•ื”ื‘ื ืฉื”ื ื”ื‘ื ื™ื ื”ืžื”ื ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื” ื•ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื.

It would seem from the Rambam that chashivus for oneโ€™s talmidim is a necessary component in mesiras haTorah; without it, the Torah doesnโ€™t penetrate. Since Rโ€™ Akivaโ€™s talmidim did not respect one another, then certainly they would not be able to respect their talmidim properly, so even if they themselves possessed the Torah they could not create the necessary channel of mesorah to their own talmidim.

Two, someone whose middos are flawed, as evidenced by his failure to respect others, cannot fully acquire the Torah himself. To be a rebbi and transmit Torah to the generation, a person must first absorb Torah bโ€™shleimus, and without being mechabed others and seeing their virtues, a person cannot be mekabel the Torah bโ€™shleimus.

Love and Respect are Essential

Pirkei Avos teaches that one of the kinyanei haTorah is ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช. Why does a person have to love others in order to receive the Torah?ย  The Maharal explains that it is because the Torah was not given to an individual; it was given to Klal Yisrael. Every individual, as part of the tzibbur, can reach his own madreigah in Torah, but, fundamentally, the Torah is a gift to all of Klal Yisrael. A person who loves others is included in the tzibbur, and as such he can reach his madreigah in Torah.

The basis for this concept is the unity displayed by Klal Yisrael at Har Sinai, as the passuk states: ื•ึทื™ึผึดื—ึทืŸ ืฉืึธื ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ื ึถื’ึถื“ ื”ึธื”ึธืจ, and Rashi comments: ื›ืื™ืฉ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืœื‘ ืื—ื“.

Maseches Derech Eretz relates that when the Yidden arrived at Midbar Sinai, Hakadosh Baruch Hu observed that this encampment differed from the previous ones. The previous ones had been marked by machlokes, while here they was love between the Yidden. If so, Hashem said, now is the time to give them the Torah.

In contrast, the talmidim of Rโ€™ Akiva who did not accord one another the proper respect, were not worthy of receiving the Torah bโ€™shleimus, so they could not fulfill the mission of mesiras haTorah.

To summarize, if a person cannot respect his talmidim, then he cannot give over the Torah; and if a person cannot respect others, he himself is unable to fully receive the Torah. Accordingly, the talmidim of R’ Akiva had to die.

We see, then, that the ability to attain madreigos in Torah depends on being mechabed others, not harboring grudges and grievances against others, and having an ayin tovah.

The Sefer Chassidim teaches that there is no person who doesnโ€™t have a ื›ื™ืก ืฉืœ ืžืขื•ืช โ€” a โ€œpocketful of money,โ€ meaning that every single person has admirable qualities that you can gain from โ€” you just have to have an ayin tovah so that you can see those qualities. By training ourselves to have an ayin tovah, we learn to be mechabed others.

The Chovos Halevavos, in Shaar Hakniyah, relates that a chassid was once walking with his talmidim, and when they passed a carcass the talmidim said, โ€œIt smells terrible.โ€

โ€œBut look at how its white teeth are,โ€ the chassid responded.

This chassid was not disputing the fact that the carcass reeked; rather, he was reproving his talmidim that this was the first thing about it that they noticed.

Similarly, if a person trains himself to notice and appreciate the good qualities in others, he will be able to be mechabed each and every person.

Lag Ba’omer is a day of simchah, because, as the Shulchan Aruch says, thatโ€™s when the talmidim of Rโ€™ Akiva stopped dying. The Pri Chadash (493) wonders why this is grounds for celebration โ€” there was no one left to die, so therefore weโ€™re happy that they stopped dying?

He answers that the simchah is not because the old talmidim stopped dying, but rather because Rโ€™ Akiva went and taught new talmidim, who didnโ€™t die. He was able to be give over the Torah to these new talmidim and establish Torah shebeโ€™al peh with them, and they did not die. Why? Because they werenโ€™t like the other students.

Chazal say that Rโ€™ Akiva cautioned them, โ€œDo not be like the first talmidim, who werenโ€™t mechabed one another. Instead, be mechabed one another!โ€ According to the Pri Chadash, then, the simchah of Lag Ba’omer is that we were zocheh to learn our lesson. The new talmidim of Rโ€™ Akiva were mechabed one another, which made them worthy of to giving over the Torah, as they ultimately did. Accordingly, all the Torah that we have today stands on the shoulders of Rโ€™ Akiva and his students, because they respected each other properly.

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