ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโl
ืืขื ืืช ืืืืจืช ืืคื ื ื’ ืืืืืื ืืื’ ืื ืฆืขืง ืื ื’ ืืืืื ืืืืชืื ื ืืืฉืืข ื’ ืืช ืงืืื ื (ืื,ื-ื)
ืืชื ืืืื ืื ืืืฆืืช ืงืจืืื ืขื ืืืืืจืื: “ืืฉืืจืฉื ืืืฆืื, ืืคื ืฉืืืื ืืขืืจืจ ืืืฉืืืชืื ืืืฆืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืจื ืคืื, ืข”ื ืืืืืื ืืืื ื’ ืืจืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืชื ืืืช ืืืืชื ืืขืฉืืช ืคืืจืืช, ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืงืื ื, ืจืืื ืื ืืขืืจืจ ืืืื ืืืืจื ืคืืื ืืืืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืืืข ืืืื ืืืช ืืืื ืืขืืื, ืืืกืคืจ ืืกืืื ืืชืืจื ืขืืื ื ืืขื ืื ืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืจื ืืื. ืืข”ื ืืชืืื ืืขื ืื ืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืฉืืืฆื ืืื ืืื ืืื, ืืขื ืื ืขืืืืช ืืืฆืจืืื ืื ื, ืืืฆืืื ื ืืื ื”ื ืืืื, ืืืืจ ืืฉืื ืืืงืฉ ืืืคื ืื ืืืชืืื ืืืจืื ืขืืื. ืืืชืื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ื ืคืฉื ืืฉืื ื’ ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืชืืจืืช ืืจืฆื, ืืข”ื ืฆืืื ื ืืจืื ืืื ืขื ืื – ืื ืืคืฅ ืืกื ืืื”.
ืืืื ื ืฉืชืคืืื ืฆืจืืื ืืืื ‘ืืชืื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ื ืคืฉื ืืฉืื ื”. ืืืืื ื, ืื ืชืคืืื ืืื ื ืจืง ืืงืฉื, ืชืคืืื ืืื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช.
ืืืื ืฉืชืคืืื ืฆืจืืื ืืืืืช ืืืจื ืืงืฉืช ืฆืจืืื, ืืืืืจื ืืืืจื (ืืจืืืช ืื.): “ืชืคืืื ืื ืืงืฉื”, ืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืงืฉ ืืืจ ืืืช ืจืขืื, ืืื ืืื ืฆืจืืื ืืืืืช ืืืชืขืืจืจืืช ืืืืื ืืืฆืขืงื ืืชืื ‘ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ื ืคืฉื ืืฉืื ื”.
ืืืฉืืจืืืฉ ืืืชืคืื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ืืืืชืจืืืืืช ืืืืื ืื”ืช, ืืืข ืฉืืชืคืื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืฉืชืคืืืชื ืชืชืงืื. ืืฉื ืื ืื”ืช ืขืืื ืืืฆืคื ืืชืคืืืชื ื, ืฉืขื ืืื ื ืชืขืืจืจ ืื ืชืงืจื ืืืื.
ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืขื ืืืืจืื ืฉื ‘ืื ืฆืขืง’ ืขื ืฉืืื ื’ืืืจื ืืช ืขื ืื ื’, ืจืง ืืชืื ืฆืขืจ ืืขืื ืื ืชืืช ืื ืืฆืจืื. ืื ืืชืื ืืืื ืืฆืขืงื ืืื ืืขืืง ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืชืชืงืื.
ืื ืฆ”ื, ืืื ืจืง ืขื ืืื ืืืกืืจืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืข ื’ืฆืขืงื’ ืฉื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืฉ’ืืืฉืืข’?
ืืฉ ืืื ืขืฆื ืคืฉืืื, ืื ืืื ื ืืฆื ืืฆืขืจ ืืืฆืจื, ืื ืจืง ืืืืืื ืืจืืืฉืื ืืืช. ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืื ืขืืฉื ืืช ืขืืืืช ื’ ืืจืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืฆืจื ืฆืจืืจื ืืื ื ืืฆื…
ืข”ื ืฆืจืื ืืฆืขืืง, ืฉื ืืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืืืืชืจืืื ืืขืืืืช ื’, ืืืฉื ืชืคืื ืืชืื ืืื ื ืืจื ืื, ื ืฆืขืง ืื ื’ ืืจืืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืื ื ืฉื ืืื ‘ืืืฉืืข ื’ ืืช ืงืืืื ื’.
ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Chaim Zev Finkel, ztโl
ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื
ื ืื”ืข ื”ื ืืืืื ืชืฉื”ื
“ืืืืื ืืฆืืืง ืืืืคืื ืจืื ืืืื ืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืดื, ืฉืืื ืืจืืฉื ืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืืืจืืฉืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืกืจ ืืื. ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืดื, ืจืืฉ ืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืืืจืืฉืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืจืืขืื ืฉื ื, ืื ืื ืืกืื ืืกืืืืืืงื, ืืืืืื ืชื ืืขืช ืืืืกืจ ืฉืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืขื ืืช ืื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืืจืื ืื, ืจืื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืืืดื. ืืืจืืืดืค ืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืชื ืืืืงืืืืชื ืืกืคืจื ืืืดื ืืืจืืฉืื ืื ืืชืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืืกืจ, ืืืืืช ืืืืืฉืื.
ืืื ืขื ืชืคืงืืืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืฉืืื, ืืืืจืื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืืกืจ ืฉืื, ืืฉืงืืข ืืฆื ืขื ืืืืื ืจืืื ืืืืืข, ืขืืืื ืืืืืฆืช ืืืืืืขืช ืขืฉืจืืช ืืฉื ืื ืืืื ืช ืืืืืจืืช ืืชืืงื ืืช ืืืืืจืจืืช ืฉื ืกืคืจื ืืืดื, ืืืจืฉ ืืฉืื ืืืงืืืฅ ืืืืจืฉื ืืืืื ‘ืืืงืื ืฉืืขืื ื’. ืืขืืืืืช ืืื ืืคืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืคื ืื ืงื ื ืืืื, ืืขืืืื ืืขืืืงื ืืืืืืื ืืืืงืคื ืืืืืืงื, ืฉืื ืจืืื ื ืืืืืชื. ืืชืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืกืคืง ืืืื ืืืืจื, ืืืฃ ืืืื ืืืื ืืืจืืช ืฉืืคื ืื.
ืขืจืื ืืืืื ืืขืจืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืืจืืืดืค ืืฆืดื. ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืฆื ืืข ืืช ืืืงืฃ ืฉืืืืชื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืืืจืฉ ืืืืืื, ืืืืกืชืืจ ืืขืื ืจืืืื ืืช ืืฆืืจืืชืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืืชื ืืจืืืช ืืืืงืฃ ืืืืืชื. ืขื ืืื ืืจืืคืืชื ืืคืงืืืชื ืืืืชื ืืฆืืืื, ืฉืืืชื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืกืชืืจ, ืืกืืื ืืช ืฉืงืืืชื ืืจืื ืืืช ืืขืื ืืจื ืืืืืืืข ืฉืืฉืงืืข ืืขืฉืจืืช ืฉื ืืช ืขืืืืชื ืขื ืืืืืจืื ืืื, ืืืืืจืื ืืืืืงืื ืืืืืจืจืื ืขื ืืืคืืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืืืจืืืดืค ืืืืืืืช ืืื ืฉื ืืฆืื ืขืืช ืืืกืชืชืจืืช, ืืืืคืืื ืืืช ืืื ื ืืฉืคืื ืื, ืืจืืฉื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืงื, ืืณืกืืืณ ืืกืืืืืืงื ืืฆืดื.”
ืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื”ื ืขื ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืฆ”ื
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืื ืชืื
ืืจืืช ืืืฆืืืช
ืื ืืกื ืืืื ืืขืฉืจืืช ืืืืจ ืื ืขืืจืชื ืืืฆืืชืื ืืื ืฉืืืชื, ืืข’ ืจืฉ”ื ืืื ืืืฉื ื ืฉืืืจื ืืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืื ื ืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืืจืื ืขื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืขืฉืจืืช. ืืืฉืืข ืืก”ื ืืืงื ืืื ืืฉ ืืืื ืืจืืช ืืืฆืืืช, ืื”ื ืืืจืื”ื.
ืืง’ ืืืืจืืืช ื”ื ืืืจื ืืจืืช ืืคืจืฉื ืืจืื ื ืืข’ ืชืื”ื ืืก”ื ืืกืืืชื ืืจืื ื ืืข’ ืฆื”ื ืฉื ืฉืืง’ ืืฉืืจ ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืคืกืืง ืื ”ื ืื”ืช.
ืืข’ ืืืจืื ืฉืคื’ ืืืื ืช ืจืฉ”ื ืจืง ืืืืืืจ ืฉื ื’. ืืืขื”ื ืืืื”ื. ืืื ืื”ืค ืคื”ื ืฉืืชื ืืืืช ืืจืืช ืืคืจืฉื.
(ืืข’ ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืจืืืช ื’ ืืื ืชืื”ื ืืข”ืฉ ืค”ื ืฉืืง’ ืขืืืื ืืืจืืืช ื’ ืืืฉืืข ืืงืื ืขื ืืจืื ืืืฉ. ืืข’ ืืืจื ืื ื”ื ื ”ื ืืืืฉื).
ืืข’ ืชืื”ื ืืืจืก ืืืืจืื ืืืืืืืจ ืฉืื, ืืืขืืจื ืืืฉืื ืจื”ื ืืืจืก ืืืืจืื ืืืืืืืืจ ืฉืื.
ืืข’ ืืจื ืืืื ื ืคื”ื ืืืขืฉืจ ืฉื ื ืื”ื ืฉืืง’ ืืคื ืืืจืื ืืขืื ื”ื ืืกืคืง ืืืื ืืคืจืฉื ืขื”ืค ืืชืืืื ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืื’. ืืข’ ืืฉื ืช ืืืื ื”ื ืงื”ื ืฉืชื’ ืื ืืืื ืช ืืจืื ืื ืืื ื”ื ื”ื ืืจืื ืืฉืืื ืืจืื ืืืจื, ืืฉื ืฉ”ื ืืฉื ืจืืื”ื ืืฉื ืจืื”ื ืืื ืืก”ื ืค”ื ืืืจืืืช ืื”ื, ืื ืืืขืฉืจ ืืืืื ื’ ืืืจืืงืืชื ืืื ืืจืื. ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืกืคืง ืืื ืืจืื.
ืืข’ ืืจ ืฆืื ืืจืฉ”ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืจืืืช ืค”ื ื”ื ืืื ืืจืืช ืืืฆืืืช ืื”ืช ืืืชืื ืืืชื ื ืื ืืช ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืื, ืืงืืฉ ืชืืจื ืืืฆืื. ืืื ืืื’ ืืจืืืช ื”ื ืื ”ื. ืืง’ ืืืงืืจ ืจืฉ”ื ืืกืคืจื ืืืืฉื ื ืืข”ืฉ ืค”ื ืื”ื, ืืืื ื ืืื ืืง’ ืขื ืื’ ืืจืืืช ืืืฉื ื ืื ”ื. (ืืืชืื ืืืืื ืช ืืจ ืฆืื ืืข”ื ืก”ื ืืืืืช ืืืฉื ื ืืคื’ ืืืจืื, ืืื ืืจืฉ”ื ืืชื ืืืจืื ืขื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืขืฉืจืืช, ืืก”ื ืืืื ืืืื ืช ืจืฉ”ื ืืืจื ืืฉืขืช ืืคืจืฉื, ืืื ืืืจื ืื ืืกื “ืขื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืขืฉืจืืช”).
ืืืื ืข’ ืฉืค”ื ืค’ ืื ืชืื ืชืจ”ืก ืืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืืจืื, ืืคื’ ืืื ืงืื ืขื ืืืจืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืขื ืืืืจื ืฉืขืืฉืื ืืืืืจ ืื’, ืืืคืฉืจ ืืฉืืื ืืช ื’ ืืฉืขืช ืืืฆืื, ืืขืืฉื ืืืืืื.
ืืจื ืืคืื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Chaim Zev Finkel, ztโl
ืดืืืืขืช ืื ื’ ืืืงืื ืืื ืืืืงืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืจืืช ืืืืกื ืืืืืืื ืืืฉืืืจื ืืฆืืชืื ืืืืฃ ืืืจ. ืืืฉืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืื ืคื ืื ืืืืืืื ืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืื ืื ืื ืคื ืื ืืฉืื ืืืด. (ืืืจืื ื,ืโื).
ืืืชื ืืจืืืดื: ืดืืขืื ืชืืข ืืืืณ ืืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืจืืช ืืืืกื ืืืืืืื ืืืฉืืืจื ืืฆืืชืื ืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืืฃ ืืืจ ืืืจืขื, ืืืฉืจ ืฉืืจ ืื ืืจืืช ืืืืชืื. ืืชืืข ืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืจืฉืขื ืื ืคื ื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืช ืืืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืื. ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืฉืจ ืืืืืจ ืืืช ืืขืืื, ืืขืคืดื ืฉืืฉ ืจืฉืข ืืืจืื ืืจืขืชื ืื ืืืืณ ืื ืื ืจืง ืืคื ื ืืืื ืืืืช ืื ืืืจืช ืฉืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืกื, ืืื ื ืขืฉื ืฉืื ืืืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืฉืื ืื. ืืืืณ ืืืื ืฉืืืจื: ืืืจ ืจืณ ืืืืฉืื ืืคื ื ืฉืืฉื ืืืจืื ืืงืืดื ืืืจืื ืืคืืื ืืจืฉืขืื ืืขืืืดื, ืฉืื ืืขืฉื ืชืฉืืื, ืื ืขืฉื ืืฆืืช ืฉืืงืืดื ืืฉืื ืฉืืจื ืืขืืืดื, ืื ืฉืื ืืฆืื ืืื ืฆืืืงืื, ืืืืณ ืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืขืืดื.
ืฉืชื ืืืืช ืืฉื ื, ืื ืฉื ืืื ืืดืืืืืื ืืฉืืืจื ืืฆืืชืืืด, ืืื ืืืช ืืงืืดื ืดืฉืืืจ ืืืจืืช ืืืืกืืด. ืื ืืดื ืืืื ืดืฉืื ืืืืด, ืืื ืืืื ืดืืืืืืืืด. ืืืืืฉ ืืจืืืดื ืฉืืคืืณ ืจืฉืข ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืขืฉื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืฅ ืืคืขื ืืืช ืืืื, ืืฆื ืืืื ืดืฉืื ืืืืด ืื ืื ืก ืืืื ืดืืืืืืืด ืืืงืืดื ืฉืืืจ ืื ืืช ืืืจืืช ืืืืกื ืืืฉืื ืฉืืจื.
ืืืคืืณ ืจืฉืข ืฉืื ืืืื ืฉืจืฉืจืช ืืขืฉื ืจืฆื ืืืืืจืืืช ืืืื ืืืืชื, ืืคืขื ืืืช ืืืืืื ืขืฉื ืืฆืื ืงืื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืื ืืื, ืืืืื ืืฃ ืืื ืขืฆืื ืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืขืฉืืืชื, ืื ืืืืื ืฆืจ ืืจืฉืข ืฉืืืืืช ืืณ ืคืกืืขืืช ืฉืคืกืข ืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืขื ืื ืืขืืื (ืกื ืืืจืื ืฆื), ืฉืืจ ืื ืืงืืดื ืืกื ืคืกืืขืืชืื ืฉืขื ืืื ืืฆื ื ืืืืื ืฆืจ ืืจืฉืข ืืืื ืดืฉืื ืืืืด ืฉื ืืงืืดื.
ืื ืืื ืืืช ืดืืจื ืืคืืืืด ืฉืื”ื ืืืืช ืืืกื, ืฉืขืืืณ ืืืจื ืดืืจื ืืคืืืืด ืืฆืืืงืื ืืืจืฉืขืื. ืืืืืชื ืืกื ืืืจืื (ืงืื) ืดืชื ืื, ืืฉืขืื ืืฉื ืืืจืื ืืฆืื ืืืงืืดื ืฉืืืฉื ืืืืชื “ืืจื ืืคืื”, ืืืจ ืืคื ืื: ืจืืฉ”ืข ืืจื ืืคืื ืืฆืืืงืื, ื”ื: ืืฃ ืืจืฉืขืื. ืืืจ ืื: ืจืฉืขืื ืืืืื!ืด
ืืืื ืื ืืืืื, ืจืืขื ืฆืื ืืงืืดื, ืืื ืืื ื ืฉืื ืขื ืดืืจื ืืคืืืด ืืจืฉืขืื, ืื ืื ืืฉืืจื ืืขืื ืื. ืื”ื ืืืดื (ืคืกืืงืชื ืืจืดื ืคืกืงื ืื) ืดืืืจ ืจ’ ืืฆืืง: ืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉื ืืืฅ ืืืืจ ืืื, ืืืจ ืืฉื ืืคื ื ืืงืืดื: ืจืืื ืืขืืืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืคื ืื ืืืชื ืืืจืื ืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืื! ืืืจ ืื ืืงืืดื: ืืืื ืฉืชืฆืืจื ืืืด.
ืืื ืงืืฉื ืื’ ืืืืจ? ืื ืืืืคืช ืื ืืืฉื ืื ืื ืืจืฉืขืื ื ืื ืื ืืืกืื ืฉื ืืงืืดื, ืืืืืชื ืขืื ื ืืืืื ืฆืจื ืืื? ืืดื! ืืื ืืื ืื ืืชื ืช, ืืืื ืืืชื ืืืช ืืจื ืืคืื ืืจืฉืขืื ืืืืืชื, ืืื ืืืชื ืืชืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืืื, ืื ืืืชื ืืื ืคืืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉื ืืจืืื ื ืืื ืื? ืืื ืื ืื ืืื, ืื ืืืช ืืกื. ืืืชื ืดืืจื ืืคืืืด ืืฆืืืงืื ืืืจืฉืขืื. ืืื ื ืดืืฆืืืงืืืด ืฉืคืืจ, ืฉืืชืื ืฉืืื ืืฉืชืืืื ืฉืืจื ืืขืืืดื ืื ื ืฉืืจืื ืืืฃ ืืื ืื, ืฉืืืฆืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืขืืืดื, ืืื ืืื ืืงืืืื ืฉืืจ ืืขืืืดื, ืืืณ ื ืืกืจ ืืืงื ืืขืืื ืื ืฆื, ืื ืฉืืืณ ื ืฉืืจ ืืื ืคืื ืืืฉืื ืืดื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืจืงื ืืืืื ื. ืื ืื ื ืื ืข ืืื ืืืกื ืฉืืืืืฃ ืืื ืื”ืช ืฆืขืจ ื ืฆืื ืืฆืขืจ ืืืืฃ, ืืดืืคื ืฉืขื ืืืช ืฉื ืงืืจืช ืจืื ืืขืืืดื ืืื ืืื ืืขืืืดืืด. ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืกื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืงืฅ. ืืื ืดืืจื ืืคืืืด ืืจืฉืขืื, ืฉืืืจืื ืืื ืดืคื ืื ืืขืืืืช” ืืืืชืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืคื ืืฉืื ืคืืจืขื ืืชื ืืขืืืดื, ืืจืืข ืืื ืฉื ืืกืืจืื ืืืืื ื ืงืฉื ืืื ืืกืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืขืื ืฉื ื ืืืดืฉ ืืจืืืดื, ืื ืืกื ืืฉ ืืื? ืืืคื ืืฉืืื ืืืกื? ืืื ืืืืจ ืืงืฉื ืฉืดืื ืืืื ืขืืื ืืฉืืด.
ืืชืฉืืื ืืื, ืืืจื ืืชืืก’ (ืขืืจืืืื ืื. ืืดื ืืจื). ืดืืจื ืืคืื ืืฆืืืงืื ืืืจืฉืขืื, ืืคืื ืฉืืืงืืช ืืืจืื ืืฆืืืงืื ืขื ืืขืชืื, ืืืขืืืืช ืืจืฉืขืื ืืืืืจ ืคืืจืขื ืืชื ืืขืืืดื, ืืื ืื ืืืืื, ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืฉืืืช ืืืืืจ ืืชืฉืืื ืืืืฉืืข ืืืืง ืืืื ื ืื ืืืืืืด ืขืืดื.
ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื, ืฉืื ืดืืืืืด ืื ืืงืืืื, ืืดืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืืจ ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืฉ ืืืืืืด, ืืคืฉืจืืช ืชืืงืื ื ืืชื ืช ืืื, ืคืชื ืชืงืื ืืืฆืื. ืืืืื ืื ืืืกื ืืืืื ืืืืชืจ, ืืื ืจืง ืืฉืขื ืฉืขืืฉืื ืืฆืืืช ืื ืชืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืฉืขื ืืคื ืืื ืืื ืืขืืืดื, ืืื ืืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืืื ื ืืืื ืืขืืืดื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืขืืื ืืื ืืืืชืืื ืื ืฉืขื ืืืื ืืขืืืดื ืืืืชื ืฉื “ืืกื ืขืืืืด.
ืืื ืื ืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืขืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืืืกื ืืืชืืณ ืดืขืืื ืืกื ืืื ืืด ื ืืจื ืืฉืืื ืื ืืื, ืืื ืฆืืืง ืืื ืจืฉืข. ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืดืืฉืืืื ื ืืจื ืืขืืืืด. ืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืคืขื, ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืจืืื ืืชืืืฉืช ืืฉืืืื. ืดืืืืืฉ ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืชืืื ืืขืฉื ืืจืืฉืืชืด ืืืขื ืืจืฉืขืื ืืืืขื ืืฆืืืงืื.
ืืฉื ืฉืืขื”ื ืืกื ืืฆืืืงืื ืืขืืกืงืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช, ืื ืืื ืืกื ืืจืฉืขืื, ืื ืื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืืืช. ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืฆืืจ ืืืืืฉ ืขืืื ืืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืขืฉืจื ืืืืจืืช ืืืขื ืืจืฉืขืื, ืืฃ ืฉืขืดื ืื ืืคืฉืจืืช ืชืืฆืื ืฉื ืดืืืคืจืข ืื ืืจืฉืขืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืช ืืขืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืืขืฉืจื ืืืืจืืชืด, ืื ืืืช ืืืจื ืืืื ืืขืฆืื ืืืฉืื ืืจืืฉื, ืืงืืดื ืขืืฉื ืขืื ืจืง ืืกื.
ืื ืืชืืจื ื ืืชื ื ืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืฉ ืืืง ืืืืืื ืื ืืชืืจื. ืื ืืืงื? ืื ืฉืืืื ืืืฉืื ืื. ืืจืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื ืืงืืื ื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืงืืืื ืืฉืงืืืื. ืื ืื ืขืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืชืืจื ืืืกื ืงืืื.
ืืืื ืืขืฉืจืช ืืื ืชืฉืืื ืขืชืื ืื ืฉืงืืขื ืืงืืดื, ืืงืืจ ืืืกื ืืืจืืืื, ืืืื ืืชืงืจืืืช ืืื ื ืืื ”ื. ืืืืื! ืืื ืืฆืืืง ืืืืจ, ืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืื ืืจืฉืข ืืืืจ, ืืื ืืืช ืืืืื. ืืืื ืืืช ืฉืืืจืื ืืงืืดื ืืคืื ืืจืฉืขืื, ืืชืงืจื ืืืืื ืืืกื ืืืจืืืื. ืืืืื ืืืื! ืืืฅ ืืื ืฉื ืืืืช ืื ืืืื โ ืดืืืฉืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืื ืคื ืื ืืืืืืืืด, ืื ืฉืื ื ืืฆื ืื ืืื ืืืืื, ืื ืื ืชืงืื ืฉืืฉืื ืืื ืฆืืืง ืฉืืฆื ืืืืฆืื, ืฉืื ืืฉ ืื ืืืช ืืฉืืฉ ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืดืฉืื ืืืืด ืืื ืืืื ืดืืืืืื ืืฉืืืจื ืืฆืืชืืืด, ืืืฉ”ื ืืจืืืดื. ืืืจืฉืข ืืื ืฉืืืืช ืืืื ืคืฉืข ืืจืฉืข ืืืื ืชืงืื ืืืืจืืชื, ืืืืื ืืื ื ืดืืืืืืืืด, ืื ืืืกื ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืชืจ ืขืืืจื.
ืืืจื ืืืดื (ืจืดื ืื:) ืดืืืจ ืจืณ ืืจืืกืคืืื ืืืจ ืจืณ ืืืื ื: ื’ ืกืคืจืื ื ืคืชืืื ืืจืดื, ืืื ืฉื ืจืฉืขืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืฉื ืฆืืืงืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืื ืื. ืฆืืืงืื ืืืืจืื ื ืืชืืื ืื ืืชืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืืื, ืจืฉืขืื ืืืืจืื ื ืืชืืื ืื ืืชืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืืชื, ืืื ืื ืื ืชืืืืื ืืขืืืืื ืืจืดื ืืขื ืืืืืดืคืด.
ืืืชื ืืจืืืดื (ืจืืฉ ืฉืขืจ ืืืืื): ืื ืฉืืืจื ืฆืืืงืื ืฉื ืืชืืื ืืืืื ืืจืฉืขืื ืฉื ืืชืืื ืืืืชื, ืื ืฆืืืงืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืขืื ืืช, ืืื ืจืฉืขืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืืช, ืฉืืื ืฆืืืงืื ืืชืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ืจืฉืขืื ืืืจืืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืื, ืืืชืื ืฆืืื ืฉืืฉ ืฆืืืงืื ืฉืืืืข ืืืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืจืฉืขืื. ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืืฉืืฆืืืง ืฉืืื ืฆืืืง ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืจืฉืข ืฉืืื ื ื ืืชื ืื ืืฉืื ืฉืืจ ืืื ืืขืืืดื ืขื ืืขืฉื ืืืื ืฉืขืฉื ื ืืชื ืื ืืชื ืืืืื. ืืืืืจ: ืคืืกืงืื ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืขืืฉืจ ืื ืืกืื ืืืืื. ื ืืฆื ืื ืฆืืืง ืืืืจ ืืืื ื, ืืืจืฉืข ืฉืืื ืจืฉืข ืืืืจ ืืื ืฆื ื ืืชื ืืืืชืจ ืืืืชื, ืืื ืืขื ืืขืฉื ืืืื ืฉื ืืฉื ืืขืืืจื ืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืชื ืืจืดื ืืืืชื ืืืืณ. ืื ืืฆื ืื ืจืฉืข ืืืืจ ืืืื ื ืขืืดื.
ืฆืืืงืื ืืจืฉืขืื ืืื ืื ืฆืืืงืื ืืจืฉืขืื ืืืฉ, ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืชื ืืฉืื ืฉืืจื ืืืืืจืื ืืืืื, ืืืฃ ืืจืฉืข ืืืืชืจ ืืืื, ืืื ืืืฆืืืงืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืื ืื. ืืื ืืืคืื, ืืคืืื ืืฆืืืง ืืืืืจ ืื ื ืืฉื ืืขืืืจื ืืืช ืื ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืดื, ื ืงืจื ืืื ืจืฉืข ืืืืจ.
ืืืคื ืืืืืจ ืฉืดืืคื ื ืฉืืฉื ืืืจืื ืืงืืดื ืืืจืื ืืคืื ืืจืฉืขืื ืืขืืืดืืด, ืืจื ืื ืืฉ ืชืงืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืชืฉืืื, ืืื ื ืืชื ืื ืืชื ืืกืคืจื ืฉื ืฆืืืงืื ืืืืจืื, ืืืืชืจ ืืืืื. ืืืฃ ืืจืฉืข ืืืืจืื ืืจืขืชื ืืืืกืืฃ ืื ืฉืขื ืขื ืคืฉืขืื, ืืดื ืื ืขืื ืืฉ ืชืงืื ืฉืืฉืื ืืจื ืื ืดืฆืืืง ืืืืจืด. ืดืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืชืด – ืืื ืื ืืจืฉืข ืืื. ืืื ื ืืจื ืื ืฉืืืจื (ืงืืืช ืจืื ื ืื) ืดืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืงืืดื ืืฆืคื ืื ืืชืฉืืื. ืืช, ืืืื ืชืงืืชื. ืฉื ืืืจ ืดืืืืช ืืื ืจืฉืข ืชืืื ืชืงืืืด. ืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืจืฉืข ืืืืืื ืืฉ ืชืงืื ืืืขืื, ืืงืืดื ืืคืฅ ืืืืื ืืชืฉืืืชื, ืืืืชืื ืืฉืื ืื ืืกืคืจื ืฉื ืฆืืืงืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืื. ืืืืืช ืืจืฉืข ืืืื ืืืืืื ืชืงืืชื.
ืืืช ืืขืื, ืืคืืณ ืืื ืชืงืื ืฉืืฉืื ืืฉืืฅ ืืื ืืื ืื, ืื ืืฉ ืชืงืื ืฉืืฆืื ืืื ื ืื ืื ืฆืืืงืื ืืกื ืืงืืดื ืขืืื ืืืืชืื ืืกืคืจื ืฉื ืฆืืืงืื ืืืืจืื.
ืดืฉืื ืืฆืื ื, ืืืจืื ืคื ืื ืืืื ืืืฆื ืืื ื ืืืงืื, ืขื ืืืื ืืฆื ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื, ืฉืืขื ืืฆื ืืื ื ืืจืืืืด (ืฉื), ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืงืืดื ืคื ืื ืื ืชื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืจืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืจืง ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืฆืืืงืื ืฉืขืชืืืื ืืฆืืช ืืื. ืื ืืจืื ืฉืื ืืดืืืืืด ืกืชื ืืื, ืืื ื”ื ืฆืืด. ืฉืืจื ืืฉ ืืืง ืืืื ืืขืืืดื ืืืืืช ืืืงืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืฉืืื. ืืืืืณ ืืกื ืืืจืื (ืงื.) ืดืืคื ื ืื ืื ืื ื ืืช ืืืื (ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืง ืืขืืืดื), ืืคื ื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืฉืืื ืืื’ ืืจื ืืืื ืืื! ืืฉืชื ืืืชืืช ืืืื, ืืื ื ืื ืื ืืืื ื ืืฉืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืงืืืืด. ื ืืฆื ืฉืขืดื ืืืช ืดืืจื ืืคืื” ืืื ืืขืืืดื ืื ืฆื ื ืฆืืื.
ืืคืฉืจ ืืืจ, ืื ืืื ืืชืื ืฉืืืงืืจ ืืจืฉืข ืืฆื ืืืคืจื ืคืจื ืืืืจ ืืงืืืฉ ืืื? ืื ืืืคื ืคืืื ืคืืืืช! ืืืืจ ืขืื ืื ืืื ืข”ื ืืืืจืฉ (ืืืืืจ ืจืื ืื,ื) ืดืื ืืชื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืืืด โ ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืชืจื, ืืืงืื ืืืื, ืืืฉืื ืืืืื, ืืจืืื ืืฉืืขื, ืืฉืจืื ืืขืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืขืืื ืืื ืืขืืืดื, ืื ืขืฉื ืื? ืื ืฆืื ืื? ืื ืืืจ ืื? ืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืขืืื?!ืด
ืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืฆืืจื ืืคืืื ืืืฉืืืฉืช ืื ืื ืืืืื ืขืฆืืชื?! ืืื ืืืช ืืื ืืืืจืช ืืื ืืขืืื. ืืื ืืื ืชื ื ืงืฆืจื ืืืฉืื, ืืื ืืณ ืชืงืฆืจ? ืืงืืดื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืฆื ืืชืื ืชืืื ืฉื ืืจืฉืข ืืืื ืฉืืจืฉ ืงืืืฉื ืฉืจืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืคืจื. ืืืฉื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืืืื ืืืกื ืืฉืดื ืืจืืืดื ืคืณ ื ืฆืืื ืขื ืืืชืื: ืดืคื ืืฉ ืืื ืฉืืจืฉ ืคืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืขื ืืด, ืืคืืณ ืฉืืืื ื ืขื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืื, ืืื ืฉืดืืฉืืจืฉ ืืชืืง ืื ืืฆื ืืจืด ืดืืืื ืกืื ืืืืืด ืขืืืดืฉ. ืืดื ืืดื ืืืืคื, ืืฉืืจืฉ ืืจ ืื ืืฆื ืืชืืง, ืืื ืืฆื ืืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืื’ ืืฉืืจืฉ ืืจ ืืืืื. ืืื ืื ืฉืืืจื: ืดืขืืืดื ืืขืืืดืืด, ืื ืื ืดืืืืจ ืืืืืด.
ืฉื ืื ื: ืดืืคื ืฉืขื ืืืช ืืชืฉืืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื ืืขืื”ื ืืื ืืื ืืขืื”ืืด (ืืืืช ืคืดื) ืืจื ืฉืืืื ืืขืืืดื ืฉืืจืฉ ืื ืืื ืืขืื”ื.
ื ืืฆื, ืฉืืจืฉืข ืืืืจ ืืืื, ืืฉืจ ืืฆื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืื ืืืง ืืขืืืดื, ืื ืขืืืื ืืฉ ืื ื ืืฆืืฅ ืฉื ืงืืืฉื ืืจืืื ืืืชืขืืืช ืืืืจ ืืงืจืืช ืืืืงืืื ืืื ืืืืื. ืืืืจ ืฉืืืืื ืืืืืืชื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืืกืจื ืื ืืขืฉื ืจืฉืขื ืืืืื ื, ืืฉืืจ ืื ืื ืืฆืืฅ ืืืื ืืืืจืง ืืืฆืืืฆื, ืืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืขืืื. ืืื ืืจื ืื ืฉืืืืข ืืื? ืืจื ืืคืื!
ืืกื ืืดืืืืืด ืืื ืืืืื ืืืจืืื. ืดืืฉ ืงืื ื ืขืืืื ืืฉืขื ืืืชืด โ ืืฉืขื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืฆืื ืืืืขื, ืืงื ืชื ืื ืขืืื ื ืฆืื. ืืืฉ ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืขืจืื ืืืื ืืืกื ืฉืืืชื ืืฉืขื ืืืื?! ืื ืฉืขื ืืฉืจื ืืื, ืดืื ืืงืจ ืืกืืืด!
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Harav Hagaon Ahron David Shlita
The Purpose of the World
Parshas Ki Savo
Harav Hagaon Ahron David
Parshas Ki Savo contains the mitzvah of bikkurim, which is a very remarkable mitzvah. The Alshich here cites the Midrash that teaches that the opening passuk of the Torah, ืึฐึผืจึตืืฉึดืืืช ืึธึผืจึธื ืึฑืึนืงึดืื, implies bishvil reishis โ for the sake of several things that are called โreishis,โ one of which is bikkurim, which are called reishis. Hashem created the world for bikkurim!
What is so special about bikkurim that makes it the very reason for the worldโs creation?
The Alshich explains that the reason Hashem made the world is so that we should recognize that He is the master of the world and thank Him for all that He does for us. Human nature is such that we think we are the ones who do and accomplish โ ืึฐืึธืึทืจึฐืชึธึผ ืึดึผืึฐืึธืึถืึธ ืึนึผืึดื ืึฐืขึนืฆึถื ืึธืึดื ืขึธืฉึธืื ืึดื ืึถืช ืึทืึทืึดื ืึทืึถึผื. We think that everything is us, and whatever we have is in our own zechus, since we are learning Torah, performing mitzvos, and doing chessed, so we think weโre earning all these zechusim. But that is not the case! Hashem is the One Who made the world, and whatever He gives us is an unearned gift. He wants us to thank him, and to realize that He made the world and is giving us everything for free.
The Chovos Halevavos says, in Shaar Habitachon, that if we were to combine all our mitzvos, and all that we have accomplished in our life, we still would not be able to repay Hashem for even one chessed of His, for one drink of water.
The tachlis habriah is that we should recognize that Hashem gave us everything we have. When the Midrash says that the world was created just for reishis โ the mitzvah of bikkurim โ it is conveying that thanking Hashem for what he gave us is the very purpose of creation.
The Ramban teaches, in Parshas Bo, that the purpose of creation is for us to thank Hashem and recognize that He has created us. We are not here by ourselves โ Hashem made us, and by recognizing that we amass zechusim.
Rโ Akiva Eiger says that if you thank Hashem, thatโs a reason for Him to give you more, as the passuk states (Tehillim 51) ืึนืึตืึท ืชึผืึนืึธื ืึฐืึทืึฐึผืึธื ึฐื ึดื ืึฐืฉึธืื ืึถึผืจึถืึฐ
ืึทืจึฐืึถื ึผืึผ ืึฐึผืึตืฉึทืืข ืึฑืึนืงึดืื, conveying that someone who thanks Hashem will gain His salvation.
The Sefer HaChinuch famously teaches that if a person says Bircas Hamazon carefully, with kavanah, Hashem will grant him parnassah all his life bโchavod. Unbelievable! People work day and night for a living, pushing themselves in all sorts of ways to find employment and earn money, yet here the Chinuch is giving us advice for how to secure a livelihood.
If we bentch carefully, word for word, from a siddur, and say, โThank You Hashem โ thank You for the food, thank You for what You have given me,โ then Hashem says, โYouโre thanking me? Iโll give you parnassah all your life.โ
Thatโs because the purpose of creation is for us to thank Hashem and realize that everything we have is not in our own merit, but from Him.
Thankfulness Brings Berachah
The Alshich brings a mashal of an aris (sharecropper) who works a field and receives a quarter or a third of the crops as payment. He brings the beautiful produce to the owner of the field and says, โEverything is yours! Iโm showing you how beautiful your fruits are and thanking you for the field, and here are the first fruits as a present to you.โ Hearing this, the owner says, โYouโre thanking me? You recognize that Iโm the owner? Iโll give it all to you!โ
Likewise, Hashem tells us to thank Him, and realize that He is the One giving to us, and that recognition of ours alone is a fulfillment of the purpose of creation. Indeed, when we say in Ahavah Rabbah, ืึฐืงึตืจึทืึฐืชึธึผื ืึผ ืึฐืฉึดืืึฐืึธ ืึทืึธึผืืึนื ืกึถืึธื ืึถึผืึฑืึถืช ืึฐืืึนืืึนืช ืึฐืึธ, we are conveying that the reason Hashem drew us near to Him is ืึฐืืึนืืึนืช ืึฐืึธ, to thank Him!
In a similar vein, the Seder Hayom, who lived hundreds of years ago, says that if a person says Asher Yatzar with kavanah, thanking Hashem for giving him a functioning body, then he will never need a doctor. As weโve explained, thatโs because when we thank Hashem, we are fulfilling the purpose of the world! How many people suffer, lo aleinu, from terrible diseases? Yet the secret to good health, as the Seder Hayom teaches, is to thank Hashem for our body.
When R’ Avigdor Miller ztโl was already past 90 years of age, he observed that he still has all his teeth; unlike many elderly people, he had not lost a single tooth. He attributed this marvel to the fact that he thanked Hashem for his teeth every day. Since he gave thanks for his teeth, Hashem preserved them for him.
Itโs very important, therefore, to say berachos carefully โ shehakol nihiyeh bโdvaro, borei pri ha’eitz, etc. โ and to bentch well. Likewise, each day, when we say birchos hashachar, we should give heartfelt thanks to Hashem for our eyes, for the ability to walk, and for everything else He gives us. So say it well! Say it from a siddur, standing! Donโt say it while walking around.
Gratitude for the Year
Weโre coming up to Rosh Hashanah now, and this is the time to thank Hashem for the entire year that He just gave us. Say, โThank you Hashem for a year of life!โ Thank Him for giving you health, parnassah, children, and everything else!
Just thanking Hashem is a great zechus. Everything that we have is a chessed from Hashem, and we receive His gifts all day long. He is constantly helping us in so many ways. Even after we learn, we should thank Hashem, with the tefillah of R’ Nechuniah ben Hakanah, for the special portion He granted us, His people.
The very name โYehudiโ evokes the concept of gratitude, as Leah said, when she named her son Yehudah, ืึทืคึทึผืขึทื ืืึนืึถื ืึถืช ื’. The more you thank Hashem, the more of a Yehudi you are.
The Sfas Emes explains that a Yid approaches Hashem with hodaah, as alluded to in the words ืึทืึดึผืึทึผืฉื ืึตืึธืื ืึฐืืึผืึธื.
Hashem should help us emulate R’ Avigdor Miller and thank Him for all His gifts, in a genuine way. And He should grant us all a good year, a year of health, simchos, shidduchim, children, parnassah bโshefa, and all the berachos. We should grow and grow in Torah and yiras Shamayim and have nachas from all our children and much hatzlachah.