ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yeruchem Levovitz, ztโl
ืงึฐืึนืฉึดืื ืชึดึผืึฐืืึผ (ืื,ื)
ืงืืฉ ืขืฆืื ืืืืชืจ ืื (ืืืืืช ื.)
ืืืจ ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืจืืื ืืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืง”ื: ืืืืชื ืคืขื ืืฆื ืจืืคื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืืช ืงืคื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืื, ืื ืืืจ ืฉืืฉ ืกืื ืฉื ืงืคื ืฉืื ืืืชืจ ืื ืืืืชื ืื ืฉืื. ืืืฉืจ ืืงืจืชื ืืืื ืงืคื ืืื ืื, ืืชืืจืจ ืฉืืืืืจ ืืืืชื ืงืคื ืขืฆืื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืชืื, ืืื ืฉืืืฆืืืื ืืืื ื ืืช ืืงืืคืืื ืฉืื. ืืจื ืฉืืงืคื ืืขืฆื ืืื ื ืืืืง, ืืื ืืงืืคืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืง, ืืืจืืข ืฉืืืฆืืืื ืืช ืืงืืคืืื ืืงืคื ื ืขืฉื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืื.
ืขืคื”ื ืืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืจืื”ื ืืคืจืฉื ืขื ืืคืก’ “ืงืืืฉืื ืชืืื” ืื”ื: ืืืขื ืื, ืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืืจื ืืขืจืืืช ืืืืืืืื ืืืกืืจืื ืืืชืืจื ืืืฉ ืืืฉืชื ืืืืืืช ืืืฉืจ ืืืืื, ื”ื ืืืฆื ืืขื ืืชืืื ืืงืื ืืืืืช ืฉืืืฃ ืืืืช ืืฉืชื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืจืืืช, ืืืืืืช ืืกืืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืฉืจ, ืืืืืจ ืืจืฆืื ื ืืื ืื ืืืืช, ืฉืื ืืืืืจ ืืืกืืจ ืื ืืชืืจื, ืืื ื ืืืื ื ืื ืืจืฉืืช ืืชืืจื. ืืคืืื ืื ืืืชืื, ืืืจ ืฉืคืืจื ืืืืกืืจืื ืฉืืกืจ ืืืชื ืืืืจื, ืืฆืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืคืจืืฉืื ืื ืืืืชืจืืช ืืื’.”
ืืืืืจ ืืืืจ, ืืื ืืืืืง ืืื ืงืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืขืฆืื, ืฉืืจื ืื ื ืฉืืจื ืืืชื ืืืจืื. ืืื ืฉืงืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื “ืงืืคืืื” โ ืืื ืืจืก, ืืืืืจ ืืืื ื ืื ืก ืืื ืืจืก, “ืงืืคืืื”.
ืื ืฆืืืื ืืชืืจื, ืื ืงืืช ืืืฆืืฆื ืืช ืืืืจืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืจืชื, ืืืืฆืื ืืช ืื ื”ืงืืคืืื” ืืื. ืืื ืืกืจื ืืชืืจื ืืช ืืืชื ืืืจืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืืื ืจืื ืฉื “ืงืืคืืื” โ ืืจืก, ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืื ืงืืชื. ืื ืืชืจื ืืืืช, ืฆืืืืชื ืืชืืจื ืื ืงืืช ืื ืืช ืืืืจืื ืืืืชืจืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืื ืืคื’ ืืฉืื ืฉืืืฉืื ืื”ืงืืคืืื”. ืืื “ืงืืฉ ืขืฆืื ืืืืชืจ ืื”.
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโl
ืืืืืช ืืจืขื ืืืื ืื ื ื’ (ืื, ืื)
ืกืืคืจ ืชืืืื ืืื ืืื, ืืืฉืืื ืืืืจืืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืืืขืืืจื, ืฉืืฆืขืืจืืชื ืืืืื ื ืคืขื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ืย ืืกืขืื ืขืื ืืช ืืจืืืช ืืฆืืจืืื ืืืืชื. ืืืืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืฉืจืืฉื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืืื ืขืื ืืคืขืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืจืื ืขืืืืืื ืืกืขืื ืขืืื, ืืืืฉืืืื ืืืืื ืขืืื ืืืืชื, ืืื ืืงืจืื ืืืืืื.
ืืขืช ืืืจืืื ืืืืฉื ืืจืื ืืช ืืฆืืงื ืืช ืขโื ืืช ืืชืืฉืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืืื ื. ืืฉืกืืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืช ืื ืชื, ืคื ื ืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืืจ: “ืื ืืื ืืืื! ืืจืื ืืืืืง ืืช ืืืืฃ ืืชืืจื ืืขืืืืช ื’, ืืฉ ืืืื ืขืื ืงืฆืช ืืกืืจ?” “ืืืืืื!” – ืืืจื ืคื ื ืืจืื ืืช, “ืืฉ ืื ืกืืจ ืืื!” ืื ืืืฉื ืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืื ื ื ืืกืคืช.
ืืฉืจืื ืืจื ืืช ืืืื ืื ืืชื ืืฉืืืชื ืืืฆืืืช ืชืืฉืืืื ืืื ืืชื ืืืืืืชื, ืืืงืฉ ืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืจ ืฉืกืืื ืืช ืืื ื ืืฉื ืื: “ื ืื ื’ ืงืืืื ืืืกืืืข… (-ืขืื ืืืคื…) ืื ืืืฉ ืืืื ื ืคืฉืืช!โ.
ืืชืืืื ืฉืกืขื ืขืื ืขื ืฉืืืื ืงืืฉื ืืชืคืื ืขื ืืืจืื, ืืืืข ืจื”ื ืืืงืฉ ืืืื ืขืื ืืขืื? ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืช ื ืคืฉ ืจืื ืืืช ืจืืืืงื ืืขืฆืื ืืื ืชืืืืช ืขืืื ืืื ืืืืืื…
ืจื”ื ืืืืื ืืคืืืืชื. ืืฉืืฆืื ืืจืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืืฉืช ืืื ื ืืฉืืืฉืืช, ืจืื ืืืืื ื ืืืกืืืจ ืื: ืืจื ืืจืื ืืช ืืจืื ืืื ืืคื ื ืืฆืืจืืื ืจืืืช ืืืื ืช ืชืืฉืื ืื, ืืืฆืคื ืืจืืืช ืฉื ืื ืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืื, ืืฉื ืฉืื ื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ ืื ืืกืจ ืืืฉืืื. ืืื ืื ืื ืืฉ ืื ืืฉื ืืืฉ ืืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืฉืืขืืจ, ืืืืจืจ ืฉืื ืืืฆื ืืชืืจืฆืช ืงืืฉืื ืคืืื ืืช…
ืืจื ืืชืืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืฉืื! ืืื ื ืื ืืช ืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืงืฉืื ืื ื ื ืืกืคืช!!!
ืืืืืจืชื ืืื ืืืชื ืื ืืืจ ื ืชื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืฉืืขืืจ ืฉืื ืืชืืืืื ืืขื ืื ืชืืงืื ืืืืืืช ืืื ืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืืฉ ืืืฉืชื…
ืข”ืค ‘ืืื ืืงืืืื’
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืงืืืฉืื
ืืคื ื ืขืืจ ืื ืชืชื ืืืฉืื
ืืืืข ืืขืช ืืืก”ื ืืขื ืื ืคืืจืืช ืฉืืืขืืช ืฉืืืื ืืฆื ืืื, ืื”ื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืขืื”ื ืืื”ืข ืืื ืงืืืฉื, ืืื ืืคื ืืืื”ื ืคืืจืืช ืขืื”ื ืืฉ ืืื ืงืืืฉื ืืืกืืจ ืืืคืกืื ืืืืืืจ. ืืขืืฉ”ื ืืื ืืค’ ืฉืืคืืื. ืืืฉ ืืขืืื ืืืืืืจ ืื ืฉืจื ืืืชื ืืืืงื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืืคืกืื.
ืืข’ ืฉืขื”ื ืค”ื ืืืืฉืืช ืื”ื ืฉืืกืืจ ืืืชื ืืืงืื ืืืืืงืช ื ืจ ืื ืจ ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืขื”ื ืืฉ”ื ื ืืจืื ืฆ’ ืข”ื ืืืืืขืช ืฉืืื ืชื ืืฉ ืืคื ื ืขืืจ ืขืืืจ ืืขืื.
(ืืืื’ ืืขืื ืขืค”ื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืฃ ืืื ืืฉืื ืขืฆื ืฉืืื ื ืืืื ืช ืืฆื ืื ืืฉื, ื”ื ืืื ืืคื ื ืขืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืืฉืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืขืืืจ ืืขืฆืื ืขื ืืื ืืื”ื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืชื ืืืืจืื ืืขืืืจ ืขื ืืืื).
ืืข’ ื”ืก ืื”ื ืข”ื ืืืืชืจ ืืจืืื ืืืืืื ื”ื ืข”ื ืฉืฉืื ืจื ืืจืื ืืจ ืืจ ืื ื ืืืจ ืฉืกืืจื ืืื’ ืืืืขืช ืจื ืืกืืจ, ืืื ืืืืื ืฆ”ื ืข”ื ืฉืื ืจืื ืืื ืืจื ืืฆืืง ืืจ ืืืื. ืืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืืจืื, ืืื ืื”ืก ืืฉื ืจืง ืืกืจืื ืืืืขื.
ืืข’ ื”ืก ืื”ื ืก”ื ืฉืืง’ ืกืชืืจื ืืฉืขื”ื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืฉืืชื ืืื’ ืืืื ืค”ื ืื”ื ืืืคืฅ ืฉืืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืืืืืช ืื”ื, ืืื ื ืืืงืฆื ืื ืจืืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืจ.
ืืืืืช ืืืจ ืืชืืจ ืืื”ื ืกื’ ื”ื ืืข”ืฉ ืฉืืชื ืื ื ืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืขืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืืจ ืฉื ืจืื ืืื ืืืชืจ.
ืืืขื ืื ืฉืืจ ืฉื ืืืฉ ืืชื ื”ื ืจืฆ”ื ืืฉื ืคื”ื ืจืฆ”ื ืืืกืืจ ืืืชื ืืืืงื. ืืื ืืชืจ ืจืืฉ ืืจ”ื ืืืืืืืื ืืืช ืงื”ื ืืืชืจ ืืืืืจ ืืืฉ ืืืืืื ืืืฉ ืืจืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืงื ืขื ืฉืืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืฉ ืืคื ืื.
ืืข’ ืง”ืฉ ืขื ืืฉ”ืฉ ืืืช ื”ื (ืขื’ ืฆ”ื) ืืงืฉื ืืืื ืืืื ืฆืจืื ืงืจื ืืืคื ื ืขืืจ ืืืจื ืืื”ื ืชืืคืืง ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืคืจืืฉื ืืืืกืืจื, ืืื ืืกืชืื ืืืื ืขืจืืืช. ืืืื ื ืจืื ืืืืจ ืืงืจื ืืืคื ื ืขืืจ ืืืฆืืจืื ืจืง ืืจืืืช ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืื ืืืจ ืื ืืื ืืืื. ืืืงืืืฅ ืฉืืขืืจืื ืชืืจืฅ ืืฆืจืื ืงืจื ืืืคื ื ืขืืจ ืื ”ื ืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืกืืื ืฉืืื ืืืชืจ, ืฉืกืืื ืขื ืืืงื ืื ืขืืื (ืื ืขื ืืืื ืคืืกืง), ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืชืืืื (ืืื ืื ืขืจืืืช), ืื”ื ืืฉ ืืื ืืคื ื ืขืืจ ืืคื ืืืืขืช ืื ืืชื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืืกืืจ. (ืืข”ืข ืื”ื ืืืข”ื ื”ื ืกื’ ืก”ื). ืืืื’ ืืื ืืืื”ื. ืืืคื ืืืื”ื ื”ื ืงื’ ืง”ืฉ ืื ”ื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืขืืฉื ืืขืฉื ืขืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืื ืชืืืื, ืื”ืฉ ื”ื ืชืจ”ื ืืชื ื ืืื ืืืืื (ืืื ืขืจืืืช ืืื ืื ืืคื”ืฉ ืืง”ืฉ ืืืฆื ืก”ื) ืื”ื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืคืจืืฉื ืืืืกืืจื.
ืงืืืฉืื ืชืืื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Aaron Chodosh, ztโl
ืืชืื ืืคืกืืง ‘ืืืืืจ ื’ ืื ืืฉื ืืืืจ: ืืืจ ืื ืื ืขืืช ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจืช ืืืืื ืงืืฉืื ืชืืื ืื ืงืืืฉ ืื ื ื’ ืืืืงืืื’.
ืืืืืืืจ ืฆืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืชื ืืจืื”ื ืจืืฉ ืืคืจืฉื ‘ืืื ืคืจืืฉืื ืื ืืขืจืืืช ืืื ืืขืืืจื, ืฉืื ืืงืื ืฉืืชื ืืืฆื ืืืจ ืขืจืื ืืชื ืืืฆื ืงืืืฉื, ืืฉืื ืจืฉ”ื. ืืื ืืชืืจืช ืืื ืื (ืคืจืฉื ื ื) ืจืืืชื ืกืชื ืคืจืืฉืื ืชืืื, ืืื ืฉื ื ืฉื (ืฉืืื ื ืคืจืง ืื ื) ืืืชืงืืฉืชื ืืืืืชื ืงืืืฉืื ืื ืงืืืฉ ืื ื, ืืฉื ืฉืื ื ืงืืืฉ ืื ืืชื ืชืืื ืงืืืฉืื, ืืฉื ืฉืื ื ืคืจืืฉ ืื ืืชื ืชืืื ืคืจืืฉืื. ืืืคื ืืขืชื ืืื ืืคืจืืฉืืช ืืื ืืคืจืืฉ ืื ืืขืจืืืช ืืืืจื ืืจื, ืืื ืืคืจืืฉืืช ืืื ืืืืืืจืช ืืื ืืงืื ืืชืืืื ืฉืืขืืื ื ืงืจืืื ืคืจืืฉืื. ืืืขื ืื, ืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืืจื ืืขืจืืืช ืืืืืืืื ืืืกืืจืื ืืืชืืจื ืืืืื ืืืฉ ืืืฉืชื ืืืืืืช ืืืฉืจ ืืืืื, ื”ื ืืืฆื ืืขื ืืชืืื ืืงืื ืืืืืช ืฉืืืฃ ืืืืืช ืืฉืชื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืจืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืกืืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืจืฆืื ื ืืื ืื ืืืืช, ืฉืื ืืืืืจ ืืืกืืจ ืื ืืชืืจื, ืืื ื ืืืื ื ืื ืืจืฉืืช ืืชืืจื, ืืคืืื ืื ืืืชืื ืืื’ ืื ืืข”ืค ืฉืืื ืืฆืืืช ืืืืจืืื, ืขืืงืจ ืืืชืื ืืืืืฆื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืฉื ืืื ื ืงืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืคืจืืฉืื ืืืืื ืื ื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืชืจืืช ืืืืืขืืจืื’.
ืื ืืคืืจืืฉ ืงืืืฉืื ืชืืื – ืคืจืืฉืื ืชืืื, ืืืืขื ืืื ืืฉืืข ืืจืื”ื ืฉืืื ืจืง ืืื”ืช ืืืืืช ืคืจืืฉ ืืืขืืืจืืช, ืืื ืืืืช ืืฆืื ื ืืืื ืืงืืืืช ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืชืืืืช ืืืฆืื ืขืฆืืืช, ืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืกืคืืจื ื: “ืืืจ ืขืชื ืฉืืืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืจืืช ืืื ืฉืืืื ืงืืืฉืื, ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืฆืจื ืืคื ืืืคืฉืจ ืืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืืื ื ืืืจืืืช ืืืื, ืืืืจื ‘ื ืขืฉื ืืื ืืฆืืื ื ืืืืืชื ื’. ืืื ืืืืจ ืขืชื ืืืชืื ืืืืจื ‘ืื ืงืืืฉ ืื ื ื’ ืืืงืืื’ – ืจืืื ืฉืชืืื ืืื ืืคื ืืืคืฉืจ ืืขืืื ืืืืขืฉื.” ืืืืืื ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืืื ืืืฉ ืฉืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืงื”ื ืืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ, ืืื ืืขืืื ืืืื ืืืขืฉื, ืืื ืืจืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืื.
ืืืืกืืฃ ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืจืืื ื ืืื ื ืืฉืข”ืช (ืงื ”ื) “ืืขืชื ืขืืื ืืืชืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืงืืฉ ืืช ืืฉื, ืื ืขืืงืจ ืื ืฉืงืืฉื ื ืืฉ”ื ืืชืืจืชื ืืืืฆืืชืื ืืืืืืื ื ืืืืืช ืื [ืืขื] ืืื ืืงืืฉื ืืืืจืื ืืื ื, ืจืืื ืฉืืืื ืืงืืืฉืื ืงืืืฉืื. ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืขืืืืื ืืคื ื ืืฉ”ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืืช ืงืืืฉ. ืืื ืฉื ืืืจ (ืืืงืจื ื”ื) ‘ืืื ืชืืืื ืืช ืฉื ืงืืฉื ืื ืงืืฉืชื ืืชืื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืื ื ื’ ืืงืืฉืื'”. ืืืื ื ืืืืจื ืจืืื ื ืืื ื ืฉืื ืจืง ืืืื ืื, ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืฉืจืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืงืืืฉ, ืืชืืืืช ืืฆืืจืช ืขื”ื ืืืืืช ืงืืืฉืื ืืืืืืืืช ืืืจืืื ืฉื ืืงื”ื.
ืืื ืืฉืืขืืช ืืคืกืืง ‘ืงืืืฉืื ืชืืื ืื ืงืืืฉ ืื ื ื’ ืืืืงืืื’, ืฉืืืืื ืืืืืช ืงืืืฉืื ืืื ืื ืงืืืฉ ืื ื ื’ ืฉืืฉ ืืืื ืขืืื ื ืืืืช ืืืจืื ืืงื”ื, ืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืงื”ื ืืืขืืืชืื ืืืืืื, ืื ืืื ืงืืืฉ ืืฃ ืืชื ืงืืืฉ, ืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืฃ ืืชื ืจืืื ืืื’.
ืืืืืืจ ืขืื ืืจืืื ื ืืื ื ืฉืืฉ ืงืฉืจ ืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืืืช ืงืืืฉืื ืืคืจืืฉืื ืืืื ืืฆืืช ืงืืืืฉ ื’, ืฉืืฆืืจื ืืงืืฉ ืืช ืฉื ื’ ืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืชื ืืืื ืืงืืืฉื ืืืืืืื ืืืจื ื’.
ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืขื”ื, ืืืืืช ืืงืืืฉื ืืืงืืฉ ืืช ืฉื ื’ ืืืื ืฉืืชื ืจืฉ”ื (ืืืงืจื ื”ื) “ืืื ืชืืืื – ืืืฉืืข ืฉื ื’ ืืื ืชืืืื ืื ืช”ื ืื ืงืืฉืชื, ืืกืืจ ืขืฆืื ืืงืืฉ ืฉืื ืืื’.” ืืืืื ื ืฉืืฉ ืืืื ืขื ืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืงืืฉ ืฉื ืฉืืื, ืืื ืขื ืชืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ื ืชืืจื ืืฉ ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืฉืืจ ืืขื.
ืืืคื ืฉืจืืืื ืืจืื”ื (ืื’ ืืกืืื ืืชืืจื ืค”ื ื”ื) ืฉืืชื “ืื ืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืฆืืืื ืขื ืงืืืฉ ืืฉื ืืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ‘ืื ืงืืฉืชื ืืชืื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื’. ืืืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ‘ืืื ืชืืืื ืืช ืฉื ืงืืฉื'”.
ืืืืืื ื”ื ืืืกืืฃ: “ืืืฉ ืืืจืื ืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืฉื, ืืืื ืฉืืขืฉื ืืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืคืืจืกื ืืืกืืืืช ืืืจืื ืฉืืืจืืืช ืืจื ื ืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืืืื, ืืืข”ืค ืฉืืื ื ืขืืืจืืช ืืจื ืื ืืืื ืืช ืืฉื. ืืืื ืฉืืงื ืืืื ื ื ืืชื ืืื ืืืงื ืืืืชืจ, ืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืื ืืฆืื ืืืืืจืื ืชืืืขืื ืืืื ืืงืืคื. ืื ืฉืืจืื ืืฉืืืง ืื ืืืืืื ืืฉืชืื ืืฆื ืขืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืื ืืื. ืื ืฉืืืืจื ืขื ืืืจืืืช ืืื ื ืื ืืช ืืืื ื ืืงืืื ืืกืืจ ืคื ืื ืืคืืช ืืื ืืขื ืงืืื ืืืขืก. ืืืืืฆื ืืืืจืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืคื ืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืฉืืืงืืง ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืืขืฉื ืืคื ืื ืืฉืืจืช ืืืื. ืืื ืื ืืงืืง ืืืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืช ืขื ืืืจืืืช ืืืขืชื ืืขืืจืืช ืขืืื ืืืงืืื ืืกืืจ ืคื ืื ืืคืืช ืื ืขืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืขืืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืืืคืืื ืืืงืืืื ืื, ืื ืืฉื ืื ืืชื ืืืืื ื, ืืื ืืจืื ืืืจืืืืช ืขืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืฉืืืชื, ืืื ืืจืื ืชืืื ืืื ืขืืกืง ืืชืืจื ืขืืืฃ ืืฆืืฆืืช ืืืืชืจ ืืชืคืืืื ืืขืืฉื ืืื ืืขืฉืื ืืคื ืื ืืฉืืจืช ืืืื, ืืืื ืฉืื ืืชืจืืง ืืจืื ืืื ืืฉืชืืื, ืขื ืฉืืืฆืื ืืื ืืงืืกืื ืืืชื ืืืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืชืืืืื ืืืขืฉืื, ืืจื ืื ืงืืืฉ ืืช ื’.
ืืขืื ืืชื ืืจืื”ื ืืืืืืช ืืขืืช (ืค”ื ื”ื) “ืืฉื ืฉืืืื ื ืืืจ ืืืืืชื ืืืืขืืชืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืจ ืืขื, ืื ืฆืจืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืืจ ืืืขืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืืืฉืงืื ืืืืขืืืชื ืืืขืฉืืืช ืฆืจืืื ืืืืืืจื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืืืืฉื ืืืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืฉืื ืืืืชื ื. ืืืืื ืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืืืชืืงื ืื ืืืืชืจ. ืืืฆื, ืชืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืจืืจื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืคื, ืืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืืื ืืกื, ืืื ืืื ืจืืืฃ ืืืืืช ืืื ื ืืืื ืฉืืชืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืชื ืขื ืฉืชืืคื ืืจืืกื.”
ืืืงืืจ ืืืจื ืืจืื”ื ืืื ืืืื’ ืืืืื (ืืฃ ืค”ื): “ืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืฉื, ืืืื ืืืจ ืืืชื ืื ืืืืืช ืืช ื’ ืืืงืื ืฉืืื ืฉื ืฉืืื ืืชืืื ืขื ืืื, ืฉืืื ืงืืจื ืืฉืื ื ืืืฉืืฉ ืช”ื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืื ื ืืืืืืจื ืื ืืช ืขื ืืืจืืืช, ืื ืืืจืืืช ืืืืจืืช ืขืืื ืืฉืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืชืืจื ืืฉืจื ืจืื ืฉืืืื ืชืืจื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืืืช ืฉืื ืืืื ืชืืจื ืคืืื ื ืฉืืืื ืชืืจื ืจืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืจืืื ืืื ืืชืืงื ืื ืืขืฉืื ืขืืื ืืืชืื ืืืืจ ืืืืืจ ืื ืขืืื ืืชื ืืฉืจืื ืืฉืจ ืื ืืชืคืืจ. ืืื ืื ืฉืงืืจื ืืฉืื ื ืืืฉืืฉ ืช”ื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืช ืขื ืืืจืืืช, ืื ืืืจืืืช ืืืืจืืช ืขืืื, ืืื ืื ืืคืืื ื ืฉืืื ืชืืจื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืชืืจื ืืื ืื ืืจืื ืฉืืืื ืชืืจื ืคืืื ื ืฉืืื ืชืืจื ืจืื ืืื ืืงืืืงืืื ืืขืฉืื ืืืื ืืืืขืจืื ืืจืืื”. ื ืืืจ ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืื ืืงืืจื ืืฉืื ื ืืืฉืื ืืืืื ื ืืืืืืจื ืื ืืช ืขื ืืืจืืืช, ืืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืจืื ืืืจืื ืฉื ืืฆืืืช ืืืื’ ืืคื ื ืฉืื ืฉืืจืฉ ืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืืืื.
ืืื’ ืืืืืืช ืื ืืช ืื ื ืืชืืจื ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืจืง ืืชืืืืื ืืืืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืฉ ืืช ืืืืืืืืช ืฉืื, ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืฉืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืชืืจื ืื ืืฉืจื ืจืื ืฉืืืื ืชืืจื, ืื ืื ื ืืืจ ืืืืงื ืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืืจืื, ืื ื ืืืจ ืขื ืืฆืขืืจืื. ืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืืช ืงืืจืืื ืืฉืื ืื, ื ืืื ืืืจืืืื ืืืืืืจื ืืืื ืืืืชืืื, ืืื ืื ืืงืืฉืื ืฉื ื’ ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืขืืืื ื ืืืจ ‘ืืฉืจืื ืืฉืจ ืื ืืชืคืืจ’, ืืขืืจื ื ื’ ืืงืืฉ ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืจืืื ืื ืืืื ื ืืื.
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Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal Shlita
Two Parts of a Whole
Parashas Kedoshim
Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal shlita
In this weekโs parashah we have the mitzvah of ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ, and we all know the famous statement of R’ Akiva: ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ ืึถื ืึผึฐืึธื ืึผึธืืึนื ืึผึทืชึผืึนืจึธื. This needs to be understood, however, because although there are many mitzvos in the Torah that relate to our relationships with other people, there are also many mitzvos in the Torah that are purely bein adam laMakom. How, then, can ึฐืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ be a klal gadol for the entire Torah?
In the mitzvah of ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ, the Torah uses the term reiโa for โfriend.โ Now, in Lashon Hakodesh there are other words that mean โfriend,โ such as chaver or yedid. What is the significance of the term reiโa in the context of this mitzvah?
Rav Hutner notes that the word reiโa shares a root with the word ra, evil. What does evil have to do with a close friend? He explains that thereโs another word with the same shoresh: teruah. Teruah is a broken sound, and a similar word is found in the passuk: ืชึฐึผืจึนืขึตื ืึฐึผืฉึตืืึถื ืึทึผืจึฐืึถื, which means to break someone to pieces with an iron rod. Something that is complete is good; something thatโs broken is bad. But what does that have to do with a friendship?
There are different levels of friendship. At one level, friendship begins and ends with two people enjoying each otherโs company. They share experiences together, they can laugh at each otherโs jokes, and thatโs the whole friendship. While they enjoy the company, each one is really living for himself.
Then, thereโs a much deeper level of friendship, and that is with a reiโa. In this type of relationship, two people are so close and intertwined that they feel as if theyโre part of a greater whole, and on their own theyโre broken โ a teruah. Only when theyโre together do they feel complete.
When the Torah commands, ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ, it conveys that the mitzvah is not just to love one another, but to be able to develop a relationship with another Yid in which weโre two parts of one puzzle, with each one completing the other.
But why is this type of relationship necessary for the mitzvah of ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ? Thereโs a mitzvah to help any Yid, even if I donโt have that type of relationship with him. Indeed, the Gemara in Shabbos teaches that ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ means that what I wouldnโt want done to me, I shouldnโt do to others: ืืขืื ืกื ื ืืืืจื ืื ืชืขืืื. This applies even if the relationship is not on the level of reiโacha, so why does the Torah link the mitzvah with the relationship of a reiโa specifically?
First, Feel the Pain
Perhaps the Torah is conveying a fundamental lesson here.
In Parashas Mishpatim, when the Torah commands us to give a loan to a person in need, it uses the words: ืึดื ืึถึผืกึถืฃ ืชึทึผืึฐืึถื ืึถืช ืขึทืึดึผื ืึถืช ืึถืขึธื ึดื ืขึดืึธึผืึฐ. What is the meaning of the phrase ืึถืช ืึถืขึธื ึดื ืขึดืึธึผืึฐ?
Rashi explains that when someone comes to borrow money from you, before giving him the money, you should make sure to view yourself as if youโre the ani โ to recognize and feel the pain and humiliation that heโs experiencing. The phrase ืึถืช ืึถืขึธื ึดื ืขึดืึธึผืึฐ implies that the ani must be with you โ you should feel his poverty yourself, and then you should lend him the money.
If the mitzvah is to lend money to a needy person, why do you have to feel as if youโre the poor person? Youโre the rich one, youโre lending him the money, so why should you feel poor? Clearly, the real reason the Torah commands us to do chessed with others is not just to supply their needs. Hashem has many messengers and other ways to supply a pauperโs needs, but He wants Klal Yisrael to connect with one another, to feel the pain of another person in need and strive to ease it, just as you would for your own pain.
The mitzvah to give a loan, then, is not just to lend a person money and send him packing; itโs to connect with him, to feel his pain, to experience what heโs going through โ and then to lend him the money.
The primary mitzvah of chessed and ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ is not just performing the action โ itโs to feel the personโs pain and understand his crisis. And then, just as you would work to solve your own crisis, youโll do anything you can to solve his as well.
We can now understand why the Torah chose the word reiโacha.
Hakadosh Baruch Hu doesnโt want you to do chessed on the level of a chaver; He wants you to feel like a reiโa, like an incomplete part of a puzzle, so that you feel the other personโs emotions and pain, and you help him from within that connection. Thatโs the main mitzvah of ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ.
We still need to understand, however, how this relates to all the 613 mitzvos, to the extent that it is considered a klal gadol baTorah.
Two Steps to Connection
The Zohar Hakadosh says that the 613 mitzvos are 613 eitzos for how to fulfill the mitzvah of ืืืืืงื ืื and connect to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Mitzvos are not merely technical acts, but are meant to link us with Hakadosh Baruch Hu. The word โmitzvahโ is generally translated as โcommandment,โ from the root word tzivuy, but โmitzvahโ is also related to the root of tzavsa, which implies companionship, closeness, connection.
How do we connect to Hakadosh Baruch Hu?
We say in davening every day:ืืึผื ืขึธืฉึธืื ืึผ ืืื [ืึฐืืึน] ืึฒื ึทืึฐื ืึผ ืขึทืึผืึน ืึฐืฆึนืื ืึทืจึฐืขึดืืชืึน . The word lo in this passuk is written with an alef but read as though it is written with a vav. With an alef, the meaning of this phrase is that Hashem made us, and we didnโt make ourselves. With a vav, the meaning is that Hakadosh Baruch Hu created us and weโre His โ weโre part of Him.
The Sfas Emes explains that two concepts go together: When are we connected to Hakadosh Baruch Hu (ืืึน)? Only when weโre not out for ourselves: ืึฐืึนื ืึฒื ึทืึฐื ืึผ. Someone who lives only for himself is stuck in his own selfish, self-centered box. He can never connect to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, since he canโt connect to anybody. But if someone is ืึฐืึนื ืึฒื ึทืึฐื ืึผ โ heโs not focused only on himself โ he can also be lo anachnu with a vav, and connected to Hakadosh Baruch Hu.
This is the primary purpose of all the 613 mitzvos. These 613 eitzos for how to come close to Hakadosh Baruch Hu train us to remove ourselves from centerstage โ and then we can connect to Him.
But we donโt see Hakadosh Baruch Hu right before our eyes, and we donโt always feel His presence as much as we should. Therefore, He gave us the klal gadol baTorah โ ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ โ exhorting us to practice getting out of our box and becoming less self-centered and more attuned to other peopleโs feelings. When we do that, and we feel what it means to be reiโacha โ two parts of the same puzzle, sharing another personโs pain โwe are taking a step out of our selfish box, and that opens us to develop a relationship with Hakadosh Baruch Hu as well.
Although ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึธึผ ืึฐืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธึผืืึนืึธ relates to matters of bein adam lachaveiro, it is nevertheless a klal gadol baTorah, since it enables a person to transcend his self-centered existence, which positions him to fulfill the ultimate purpose of all the 613 mitzvos: ืืืืืงื ืื.