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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Shmulevitz, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim ztโ€l

ื–ื›ื•ืจ ืืช ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื” ื”’ ืืœืงื™ืš ืœืžืจื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื‘ืฆืืชื›ื ืžืžืฆืจื™ื (ื›ื“,ื˜)

ืืžืจ ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื””ืช ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”: ื‘ื ื•ืจืื” ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ื—ื˜ื ืฉืœ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข ืฉื ืฆื˜ื•ื•ื™ื ื• ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืื•ืชื• ืข”ื™ ื–ื›ื™ืจืช ืžืขืฉื” ืžืจื™ื, ื•ืœืคื™ ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื•ื””ื—ืจื“ื™ื” ื”ื™ื ืžืฆื•ื” ืžื””ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ืฉื ืŸ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘ ืืช ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ.

ื“ืจืฉื• ื‘ืกืคืจื™: “ื‘ื“ืจืš” โ€“ ื‘ืฉืขืช ื˜ื™ืจื•ืคื›ื, “ื‘ืฆืืชื›ื ืžืžืฆืจื™ื” โ€“ ืฉืขืช ื’ืื•ืœืชื›ื. ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืืข”ืค ืฉื‘ืฉืขืช ื”ื˜ื™ืจื•ืฃ ืžื—ืžืช ื”ื“ืจืš, ื•ื‘ืฉืขืช ื”ื’ืื•ืœื” ืฉืื– ืžืชื•ืš ืฉืžื—ื” ืขืœื•ืœ ื”ืื“ื ืœื”ื›ืฉืœ ื‘ืœืฉื•ื ื•, ืืขืค”ื› ืœื ื”ื•ืขื™ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืžืจื™ื ืœื”ืงืœ ื‘ืขื ืฉื” ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืœื“ื—ื•ืชื•.

ื•ื‘ืจืžื‘”ื (ืกื•ืฃ ื˜ื•ืžืืช ืฆืจืขืช) ื–”ืœ: ื–ื›ื•ืจ ืืช ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื” ื”’ ืืœืงื™ืš ืœืžืจื™ื ื•ื’ื•’, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื• ืžื” ืื™ืจืข ืœืžืจื™ื ื”ื ื‘ื™ืื” ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจื” ื‘ืื—ื™ื”, ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืžืžื ื• ื‘ืฉื ื™ื, ื•ื’ื“ืœืชื• ืขืœ ื‘ืจื›ื™ื”, ื•ืกื™ื›ื ื” ืขืฆืžื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืœื•, ื•ื”ื™ื ืœื ื“ื™ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื’ื ื•ืชื• ืืœื ื˜ืขืชื” ืฉื”ืฉื•ื•ืชื” ืื•ืชื• ืœืฉืืจ ื”ื ื‘ื™ืื™ื, ื•ื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ืงืคื™ื“ ืขืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืฉื ืืžืจ ‘ื•ื”ืื™ืฉ ืžืฉื” ืขื ื™ื• ืžืื•ื“’, ื•ืืขืค”ื› ืžื™ื“ ื ืขื ืฉื” ื‘ืฆืจืขืช, ืง”ื• ืœืจืฉืขื™ื ื”ื˜ืคืฉื™ื ื•ื›ื•'”. ื”ืจื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืžื•ืขื™ืœ ืœื—ื˜ื ื–ื” ืฉื•ื ื˜ืฆื“ืงื™ ืฉื‘ืขื•ืœื, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉื ืืžืจ ืœืœื ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืจืขื” ืืœื ืžืชื•ืš ื˜ืขื•ืช.

ื™ืชื™ืจื” ืžื–ืืช, ืืžืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ “ื•ื™ืฉืžืข ื”'” (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื‘,ื‘), ื•ื ืจืื” ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื•ืžืขืช ื•ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืžืจื™ื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข, ืืœื “ื•ื™ืฉืžืข ื”'” โ€“ ืฉื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœื‘ื“ื• “ืฉืžืข” ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื” ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข. ื•ืืข”ืค ืฉื”ื—ื˜ื ื›”ื› ื“ืง ื•ืขืžื•ืง ื ืชื‘ืข ืขืœื™ื• ื”ืื“ื, ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ื›ื— ืœืื“ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืคื’ื™ืžื” ื”ื“ืงื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืžืฉ”ื  “ืืช ืคืฉืขื™ ืื ื™ ืื“ืข”. ื›ื— ื–ื” ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืื“ื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ืืช ืžืขืฉื™ื•.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Shmulevitz, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim ztโ€l

ืื‘ืŸ ืฉืœืžื” ื•ืฆื“ืง ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœืš (ื›ื”,ื˜ื•)
ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื’ืœื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืฉื ื™ื”, ื›ืืฉืจ ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื”ย  ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื” ืฉื”ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ืืจืฅ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ, ื ื˜ืœ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ื ืคืฉ ื—ืชื ื• ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ืืช ื›ืœ ืขื•ืœ ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื ื“ื•ื“ื™ื”.

ืขืœ ื ืงื™ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื”ย  ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ื”ื›ืกืคื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื›ืชื‘ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ืฆื‘ื™ ืฉืคื™ืจื ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื‘ืกืคืจื• ื”ืžืื•ืจ ืฉื‘ืชื•ืจื”:

ืžื˜ืœ ื ืขื•ืจื™ื• ืœื ืคืกืง ืคื•ืžื™ื” ืžื’ื™ืจืกื. ืœื›ืŸ, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื˜ื‘ืขื™, ืจื—ื•ืง ื”ื™ื” ืžืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ืขื ื™ื ื™ื ื’ืฉืžื™ื™ื, ืืš ืขืชื” ื”ื™ื” ืื ื•ืก ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ. ื•ื›ืฉื ืฉื”ื›ืกืฃ ืœื ื ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ื•, ื›ืš ื”ื•ื ืœื ื ื“ื‘ืง ืืœ ื”ื›ืกืฃ, ื•ืžื™ื“ ืขื ื’ืžืจ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื”ืชื ืขืจ ืžืชืคืงื™ื“ ื–ื”. ื•ืžืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื, ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ, ืฉืื™ ืคืขื ื”ื™ื” ืขืกื•ืง ื‘ื•.

“ื—ื›ื ืœื‘ ื™ืงื— ืžืฆื•ื•ืช”, ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ืืœื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืŸ ื˜ืขื ื•ืจื™ื— ืฉืœ ื›ืกืฃ, ื›ื™ ืจืง ื‘ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ืืœื• ื”ื—ื›ื ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉื›ืฉื ืฉืคืชื— ื‘ื”ื ืœืฉืžื”, ื›ืš ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืชื”ื™ื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื• ื‘ื”ืŸ ืœืฉืžื”. ืžืฉื”ื› ื‘ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืจื™ื— ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื”ื ืื” ื ื•ื“ืฃ ื‘ื”ืŸ, ืžืฆื•ื™ื” ื’ื ืกื›ื ื” ืฉืžืชื•ืš ืดืœืฉืžื”ืด ื™ื’ื™ืข ืืœ ืดืฉืœื ืœืฉืžื”ืด ื•ื“ื™ ืœืžื‘ื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจ.

ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืœื•ื•ืช ืืœื™ื• ืœืคืจื™ื– ื›ื“ื™ ืœืคื’ื•ืฉ ืงืจื•ื‘ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืžื ื™ืฆื•ืœื™ ื”ืฉื•ืื”. ื›ืืŸ ืฉืžืข ืฉืžื ื”ืœ ืดื•ืขื“ ื”ืฆืœื”ืด ืžืฉื•ื™ื™ืฅ, ืฉืขืดื™ ืขื‘ืจื• ื”ื›ืกืคื™ื ื›ืœ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืžืœื—ืžื”, ื ืžืฆื ืืฃ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืคืจื™ื–. ื”ืดื” ืžืœืืš ื”ื”ืฆืœื” ืจืณ ื™ืฆื—ืง ืฉื˜ืจื ื‘ื•ืš ื–ืดืœ ื•ืืฉืชื• ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ืžืจืช ืจื›ื” ืขืดื” ืฉืคืขืœื• ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžืกืดื  ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืฆืœืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื. ืžื™ื“ ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื–ืฆืดืœ ืืจื– ื•ืœืงื— ืขืžื• ื›ืœ ืกืคืจื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืืฆืœื• ื•ืืžืจ ื‘ืชืžื™ืžื•ืช: ืืœืš ืืœื™ื• ื•ืืžืกื•ืจ ืœื• ื“ื™ืŸ ื•ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื•ืžื” ืฉื—ื™ืœืงืชื™.

ืœืžืขืœื” ืžืืจื‘ืขื™ื ืฉื ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืงืจื•ื‘ ืืœื™ื•. ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉืžืขืชื™ ื•ืจืื™ืชื™ ื•ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืžื ื•, ืื•ืœื ื“ื•ืงื ืžื™ืœื™ื ืืœื• ืดืืงื— ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ื•ืืžืกื•ืจ ืœื• ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸืด, ื”ื ืืžื ื•ืช ืœื›ืœ ืคืจื•ื˜ื”, ื•ืœื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื›ื’ื–ื‘ืจ ื•ืœื ื›ื‘ืขืœื™ื, ื”ื ื ืจืฉืžื• ื•ื ืงื‘ืขื• ืืฆืœื™ ื›ืขื“ื•ืช ื•ื›ืžื•ืจื” ื“ืจืš.

ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื–ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืžื“ืจืฉื•, ืื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืขืช ื—ื™ืจื•ื, ื•ืœืฉืžืจื ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœืžืกื•ืจ ื“ื™ืŸ ื•ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื›ืกืคื™ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ, ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืดื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ืžื“ื™ืœื™ื”ืด, ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ ืชื•ืจื” ืžื”ื’ืจืดื— ืžืกื˜ื•ืฆืณื™ืŸ ื”ืžืขื™ื“ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื•ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื ื™ื”ืœ ื•ืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืฉืฉ ืฉื ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื•. ืœื›ืŸ ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืชืคืงื™ื“ื• ืœื‘ืขืœื™ื•, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ื• ืฉืขืกืง ืื™ ืคืขื ื‘ื›ืกืคื™ื, ื›ื™ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ื–ื”, ื”ื™ื” ื ืงื™ ื›ืคื™ื™ื. ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื›ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ื“ื•ื’ืžื ืžืžื ื•.

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Shpitzer, Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shlita

ื›ื™ ืชืฆื

ืœื ื™ืœื‘ืฉ ื’ื‘ืจ ืฉืžืœืช ืืฉื”

ืžืขืฉื” ืžืคื•ืจืกืžืช ื‘ืžื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื—ืฆื™ ื–ืงื ื• ืœื‘ืŸ ื•ืจืฆื” ืœืฆื‘ื•ืข, ื•ืข’ ืžื ื—ืช ืคืชื™ื ืงืค”ื‘ ื•ืžื—ื ื” ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืžื›ื•ื™ืŸ ืžืฉื•ื ืฆืขืจ, ื•ื–ื” ืžื•ืชืจ ื›ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ื ’ ืข”ื‘, (ื•ืžื•ื‘ื ื‘ื’ืจ”ื ืงื ”ื•), ื•ื’ื ื‘ื•ืฉื” ื”ื•ื™ ืฆืขืจ ื›ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ืชื•ืก’ ืฉื. (ื•ืข’ ืžื ื—”ืฉ ื—”ื‘ ืค”ื‘ ื–’).

ืื›ืŸ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืžืขืฉื” ืข’ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื—”ื‘ ื™ื•”ื“ ืกื™’ ืก”ื‘, ื•ืžื”ืจ”ื ืฉื™ืง ืงืข”ื’, ื•ืฉื•”ืž ืžื”ื“ื•”ืง ื—”ื ืจ”ื™ ืฉืœื ื”ืชื™ืจื• ืžื””ื˜.

(ื•ืข’ ืงื•ื‘ืฅ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื’ืจื™”ืฉ ื—”ื ืค”ื ื˜ืขืžื ื›ื™ ืจืง ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืจื• ืชื•ืก’. ื•ืข”ืข ืงื•ื‘ืฅ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื—”ื’ ืงื›”ื—).

ื•ืข’ ืฉื•”ืช ืžื”ืจ”ื™ ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืฃ ื ”ื” ื“ื˜ืขืžื ื›ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื” ื‘ื•ืฉื” ืืœื ื”ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื ื™ื”ื ื ืจืื” ื›ื–ืงืŸ ื•ื–ื” ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื™ืคื•ื™. (ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœืคื™ ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ืžื”ืจ”ื ืฉื™ืง ื‘ื‘”ื—, ื“ืื™ืŸ ืฆืขืจ “ืžืชื™ืจ” ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ, ืืœื ื“ืœื ืืกืจื” ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื›ื””ื’ ืฉืžื›ื•ื™ืŸ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ, ื”ื› ืื ืžื›ื•ื™ืŸ ื‘ืืžืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื”, ืืœื ื˜ืขืžื• ื‘ื–ื” ืžืฉื•ื ื‘ื•ืฉื” ื•ืฆืขืจ, ื‘ื–ื” ืœื ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื”ื™ืชืจ).

ื•ืข”ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืขื•ื“ ื“ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืขืฆื” ืฉื™ืฆื‘ืข ืœื‘ืŸ ืœื›ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ืœืฆื‘ื•ืข ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืžื—ืžืช ื‘ื•ืฉื”. (ื•ื›ืชื‘ ืขื•ื“, ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืขืฆื” ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ื›ืœ ื–ืงื ื• ื›ืžื• ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืืฉื›ื ื–. ื•ืœืคื™ ื”ืฆ”ืฆ ืื™ืŸ ืขืฆื” ื‘ื–ื”).

ืขืžื• ืื ื›ื™ ื‘ืฆืจื”

Finkel, Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Chaim Zev ztโ€l

ืืžืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘: ื“ืจืฉื• ื”ืณ ื‘ื”ืžืฆืื• ืงืจืื•ื”ื• ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืงืจื•ื‘. ื•ืคื™ืจืฉื• ื—ื–ืดืœ: ืืœื• ืขืฉืจื” ื™ืžื™ื ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ืจืดื” ืœื™ื•ื”ื›ืดืค (ืจืดื” ื™ื—).

ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื• ืงืจื•ื‘ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื•ืžืฆื•ื™ ืœื›ืœ ื“ื•ืจืฉ. ืจื•ื— ืฉืœ ื—ืกื“ ื•ื—ื ื™ื ื” ื ื•ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืœืœื•; ืœื ืขืช ื—ื‘ื•ืง ื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื, ืืœื ื™ืชืขื•ืจืจ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ืณ ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ ืขืชื” ืืœื™ื•. ืขืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื. ื•ื‘ืขืฆื ืฉื•ืจืจืช ืื•ื™ืจื” ื–ื• ืฉืœ ืคื™ื•ืก ื•ื”ืชืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื—ื“ืฉ ืืœื•ืœ, ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจื•: ืืœื•ืœ โ€” ื ื•ื˜ืจื™ืงื•ืŸ ืื ื™ ืœื“ื•ื“ื™ ื•ื“ื•ื“ื™ ืœื™ (ืื‘ื•ื“ืจื”ื ื•ืžื˜ื” ืžืฉื” ื‘ืฉื ืžื“ืจืฉ). ืขืช ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืื‘ื™ื”ืŸ ืฉื‘ืฉืžื™ื.

ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื™ืงืฉื”, ื•ื”ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื™ืžื™ ื“ื™ืŸ ื•ืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ืžื”, ื”ืขืช ื›ื–ืืช ืชื™ื›ืฉืจ ืœื—ื™ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืชืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื™ืชื™ืจื”?

ืืœื ื›ืœืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื“ื™ื ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืœื™ืžื“ื•ื ื• ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•: ืดืจืณ ื—ื ื™ื ื ื‘ืฉื ืจืณ ืจืื•ื‘ืŸ ืืžืจ: ืืœืžืœื ืžืงืจื ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืื•ืžืจื•, ื›ื™ ื‘ืืฉ ื”ืณ ืฉื•ืคื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื›ืืŸ, ืืœื ื›ื™ ื‘ืืฉ ื”ืณ ื ืฉืคื˜. ื”ื•ื ืฉื“ื•ื“ ืืžืจ ื’ื ื›ื™ ืืœืš ื‘ื’ื™ื ืฆืœืžื•ืช ืœื ืื™ืจื ืจืข ื›ื™ ืืชื” ืขืžื“ื™ (ื™ืœืงื•ืดืฉ ืชื”ืœื™ื ืจืžื– ืชืจืฆื‘).

ื›ืœื•ืžืจ: ืขืฆื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืžื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืชืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ื ืคืœืื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ื• ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ, ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืดื ืฉืคื˜ืด ืขืžื”ืŸ. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ืฉืขืช ื›ื•ืฉืจ ื”ื•ื, ืขืœื™ื• ืขื•ืจืจ ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ืœืืžื•ืจ: ื“ืจืฉื• ื”ืณ ื‘ื”ืžืฆืื• ืงืจืื•ื”ื• ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืงืจื•ื‘!

ื•ื˜ืขืžื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ื ืžื•ืงื•: ื›ื™ ืขืœ ื›ืŸ ื ืฉืคื˜ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื ืฉืคื˜ื™ื•, ืขืœ ืฉื•ื ืดืขืžื• ืื ื›ื™ ื‘ืฆืจื”ืด (ืชื”ืœื™ื ืฆื). ื•ื›ืขื“ื•ืช ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืดื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืจืชื ืœื• ืฆืจืด (ื™ืฉืขื™ืณ ืกื’). ื”ื™ื ืกื‘ืช ื”ื”ืชืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ืืœื•ืœ ื•ื‘ืขืฉืจืช ื™ืžื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ืขืช ืฆืจื” ื•ืฆืขืจ ืžืื™ืžืช ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ืžื”.

ื•ืืฃ ืจืฉืขื™ื ื”ืฉืจื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืฆืจื”, ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืžื™ืฆืจ ืขืžื”ื. ื›ืžื• ืฉืฉื ื™ื ื• ืดืœื ืชืœื™ืŸ ื ื‘ืœืชื• ืขืœ ื”ืขืฅ ื›ื™ ืงื‘ืจ ืชืงื‘ืจื ื• ื›ื™ ืงืœืœืช ืืœืงื™ื ืชืœื•ื™ ื•ื’ื•ืณ ื•ื›ื•ืณ, ืืžืจ ืจืณ ืžืื™ืจ: ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉืื“ื ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ืžื” ืœืฉื•ืŸ ืื•ืžืจืช: ืงืœื ื™ ืžืจืืฉื™! ืงืœื ื™ ืžื–ืจื•ืขื™! (ืคื™ืจืฉืดื™, ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ืื“ื ืฉื™ื’ืข ื•ืขื™ืฃ ืื•ืžืจ, ืจืืฉื™ ื›ื‘ื“ ืขืœื™ ื•ื–ืจื•ืขื™ ื›ื‘ื“ ืขืœื™), ืื ื›ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ื ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ืขืœ ื“ืžืŸ ืฉืœ ืจืฉืขื™ื ืฉื ืฉืคืš, ืงืดื• ืขืœ ื“ืžืŸ ืฉืœ ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ืืด (ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ืžื•).

ื‘ื ื•ืจืื” ืขื“ ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืžื’ืขืช ื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ื”ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ื‘ืฆืขืจื• ืฉืœ ื”ืจืฉืข. ืฉื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ืคืฉื• ืฉืœ ื”ืจืฉืข ืžืชืื‘ืœืช ืœืžืจืื” ื‘ืฉืจื• ื”ืžืชื ื‘ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืขืฅ, ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ื’ื ื”ื™ื ืžืฉืชืคืช ืขืฆืžื” ืขืžื• ื•ืงื•ื‘ืœืช: ืงืœื ื™ ืžืจืืฉื™! ืจืืฉื™ ื›ื‘ื“ ืขืœื™!

ืืžืจื• ื—ื–ืดืœ: ืขืฉืจ ื™ืจื™ื“ื•ืช ื™ืจื“ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืขืœ ื”ืืจืฅ. ืื—ืช ื‘ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ ื•ืื—ืช ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืคืœื’ื” ื•ืื—ืช ื‘ืกื“ื•ื ื•ืื—ืช ื‘ืกื ื”, ื•ืื—ืช ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ื•ืื—ืช ื‘ืกื™ื ื™ ื•ืื—ืช ื‘ื ืงืจืช ื”ืฆื•ืจ ื•ืฉืชื™ื ื‘ืื”ืœ ืžื•ืขื“ ื•ืื—ืช ืœืขืชื™ื“ ืœื‘ืืด (ื™ืœืงื•ืดืฉ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจืžื– ื›ื–) ื•ืดื™ืจื™ื“ื”ืด ืžืฉืžืข ื”ืชืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืžืฆื“ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื›ืœืคื™ ื”ืื“ื.

ื•ื”ื ื” ื’ื ืื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื˜ืขื ื”ืดื™ืจื™ื“ื”ืด ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืกื ื”, ื‘ื• ื ื’ืœื” ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืœืžืฉื” ื•ื‘ืฉืจื• ืขืœ ื’ืื•ืœืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืื• ื˜ืขื ื™ืจื™ื“ืช ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืขืœ ื”ืจ ืกื™ื ื™ ืœืชืช ืชื•ืจื” ืœืขืžื•, ืืš ืžื” ืขื ื™ืŸ ืดื™ืจื™ื“ื”ืด ืฉื™ืจื“ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืœืื ืฉื™ ืกื“ื•ื ื”ืจืขื™ื ื•ื—ื˜ืื™ื ืœื”ืณ ืžืื“.

ืืœื ื”ื•ื ืฉืืžืจื ื•, ืฉืืฃ ืœืจืฉืขื™ื ื’ืžื•ืจื™ื ืืœื• ื ืชืงืจื‘ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื‘ืขืช ืฆืจืชื.

ื•ืืžืจื• ื—ื–ืดืœ, “ืืจื“ื” ื ื” – ืืžืจ ืจืณ ืื‘ื ื‘ืจ ื›ื”ื ื: ืžืœืžื“ ืฉืคืชื— ืœื”ื ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืคืชื— ืฉืœ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” (ื™ืœืงื•ืดืฉ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจืžื– ืคื’), ืœืคื ื™ ืงื™ืฆื ื”ื ื•ืจื ื”ื•ืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ื”ื ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืžืžืจื•ื ืงื“ืฉื•, ื ืชืงืจื‘ ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืืœื™ื”ื ื•ื”ื–ืจื™ื— ืขืœื™ื”ื ืžืื•ืจ ืคื ื™ื•, ืคืชื— ืœื”ื ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืคืชื— ื”ืฆืœื” ืคืชื— ืฉืœ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”.

ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ ืืžืจื•: ื•ื”ืณ ื”ืžื˜ื™ืจ ืขืœ ืกื“ื•ื ื•ืขืœ ืขืžื•ืจื” ื’ืคืจื™ืช ื•ืืฉ ื•ื’ื•ืณ ืื ืขืฉื• ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ื”ืจื™ ืžื˜ืจ, ื•ืื ืœืื•, ื’ืคืจื™ืช ื•ืืฉ (ืžื›ื™ืœืชื ืฉื™ืจื” ื”).

ืขื“ ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื‘ื–ืจื•ืขื•ืช ืคืชื•ื—ื•ืช ื›ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœืงื‘ืœื ื‘ืื”ื‘ื”, ื”ืžืฆื™ื ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืขืฆืžื• ืœื™ื“ื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื“ืจืฉื•ื”ื•, – ื ืชืงืจื‘ ืืœื™ื”ื, ืœืขื ื•ืช ืœื”ื ื›ืฉื™ืงืจืื•ื”ื•.

ื–ื”ื• ืชื›ื ื” ื•ืขื•ืžืง ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื” ืฉืœ ื”ืดื™ืจื™ื“ื”ืด ืœืกื“ื•ื. ื›ืžื” ืžืŸ ื”ื“ืื’ื” ื•ื”ืฆืขืจ ืขืœ ืจืฉืขื™ื ืืœื• ืฉืœื ื™ืฉืคืš ื“ืžืŸ ื‘ืื• ื›ืืŸ ืœื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™, ื›ืžื” ืžืŸ ื”ื”ืชืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ื‘ื” ื‘ืดื™ืจื™ื“ื”ืด ื–ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ืดืขืžื• ืื ื›ื™ ื‘ืฆืจื”ืด. ื•ืืš ืœื‘ื ื”ืžื•ืฉื—ืช ื•ื”ื—ืฉื•ืš ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ ืกื“ื•ื ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ื ืฉื“ื—ื” ืื— ื”ืื•ืจ ื‘ืฉืชื™ ื™ื“ื™ื ื•ื‘ื—ืจ ื‘ืžื•ืช. ื•ืื ื›ืš ื—ืก ื”ืžืงื•ื ืขืœ ื“ืžืŸ ืฉืœื ื™ืฉืคืš, ื›ืžื” ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ืขืœ ื“ืžืŸ ืฉื ืฉืคืš, ื•ืื ืขืœ ืจืฉืขื™ื ื›ืš ืขืœ ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื ืขืœ ืื—ืช ื›ืžื” ื•ื›ืžื”.

ืืžืจื• ื—ื–ืดืœ: ื•ื™ืืžืจ ื”ืณ ืืœื™ ืืœ ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืžื•ืื‘ ื•ืืœ ืชืชื’ืจ ื‘ื ืžืœื—ืžื”, ื•ื›ื™ ืžื” ืขืœื” ืขืœ ื“ืขืชื• ืฉืœ ืžืฉื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืœื—ืžื” ืฉืœื ื‘ืจืฉื•ืช? ืืœื ื ืฉื ืžืฉื” ืงืดื• ื‘ืขืฆืžื•, ืืžืจ: ื•ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื‘ืื• ืืœื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืืช ืžื•ืื‘, ืืžืจื” ืชื•ืจื”: ืฆืจื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื ื•ื”ื›ื™ืชื ืื•ืชื, ืžื•ืื‘ื™ื ืขืฆืžื ืœื ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืŸ (ื‘ืดืง ืœื—).

ื›ืœื•ืžืจ: ืžื‘ืœื™ ืฉื ืฆื˜ื•ื” ืขืœ ื›ืš, ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• – ืขื‘ื“ ื”ืณ ื•ื ืืžืŸ ื‘ื™ืชื• – ืœืขืจื•ืš ืžืœื—ืžื” ื ื’ื“ ืžื•ืื‘. ื”ื ื›ื™ืฆื“? ืืœื ืฉืงืดื• ื”ื™ื ืžื™ื“ื” ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ื ื“ืจืฉืช ื‘ื”, ื•ืืดื› ืื ืขืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืกื™ื™ืขื• ื‘ื™ื“ ืžื•ืื‘ ืœื”ื—ื˜ื™ื ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืฆื•ื” ื”ืณ ืฆืจื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื ื•ื”ื›ื™ืชื ืื•ืชื ื›ื™ ืฆื•ืจืจื™ื ื”ื ืœื›ื ื‘ื ื›ืœื™ื”ื ืืฉืจ ื ื›ืœื• ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืขื•ืจ ื•ื’ื•ืณ (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื”). ืดืฆืจื•ืจืด ืžืฉืžืข ื‘ืฉื ืื” ื•ื‘ืื™ื‘ื” ื›ืคื™ืจืฉืดื™, ื•ืžืฆื™ื ื• ืฉื ืฆื˜ื•ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื”ืœื—ื ื‘ื”ื ื‘ื™ืชืจ ื—ืจื•ืŸ ื•ื—ื™ืžื” ืžืืฉืจ ื›ืœ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื•ืช ืฉื ืฆื˜ื•ื• ืขืœื™ื”ื, ืฉื›ืŸ ืืžืจื•: ืืขืคืดื™ ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™: ื›ื™ ืชืงืจื‘ ืืœ ืขื™ืจ ืœื”ืœื—ื ืขืœื™ื” ื•ืงืจืืช ืืœื™ื” ืœืฉืœื•ื โ€” ืœืืœื• ืœื ืชืขืฉื• ื›ืŸ! ืœื ืชื“ืจื•ืฉ ืฉืœื•ืžื ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ืชื! (ื‘ืžืดืจ ื›ื).

ื•ืขื•ื“ ืืžืจื•: ืฆืจื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื, ืœืคื™ ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื›ื™ ืชืฆื•ืจ ืืœ ืขื™ืจ ื™ืžื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืœื—ื ืขืœื™ื” ืœืชืคืฉื” ืœื ืชืฉื—ื™ืช ืืช ืขืฆื” ื•ื’ื•’, ืœืืœื• ืœื ืชืขืฉื• ื›ืŸ! ืืœื ื—ื‘ืœื• ืื™ืœื ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ! (ืฉื).

ื–ื”ื• ืฆื• ืžืœื—ืžืช ื—ืจืžื” ืœืœื ืจื—ืžื™ื. ืื•ืžื” ื‘ื–ื•ื™ื” ื–ื• ืื™ื ื” ืจืื•ื™ื” ืœื“ืจื™ืฉืช ืฉืœื•ื, ื•ื’ื ืขื ื”ืฆื•ืžื— ืฉื‘ืชื•ื›ื” ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืชื—ืฉื‘, ื”ื›ืœ ื ืชืขื‘ ื•ื ืืœื—. ื•ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ื‘ืื” ืขืœื™ื”ื ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืขื•ืจ ื•ื’ื•’.

ื•ืื ืขืœ ื”ื ื˜ืคืœื™ื ืœืขื•ืฉื™ ื”ื ื‘ืœื” ื›ืš ื™ืฆื ื”ืงืฆืฃ, ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ื˜ื™ืื™ื ืขืฆืžื ืขืœ ืื—ืช ื›ืžื” ื•ื›ืžื”. ืงืดื• ื–ื” ื“ืจืฉ ืžืฉื”. ื•ื“ื™ื ื• ื“ื™ืŸ ืืžืช, ื•ื›ืš ืืžื ื ืืžืจ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืœืื—ืจ ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ ืืœื™ืฉืข ื ื‘ื™ืื•, ืดื›ื” ืืžืจ ื”ืณ ื•ื’ื•ืณ ื•ื ืชืŸ ืืช ืžื•ืื‘ ื‘ื™ื“ื›ื ื•ื”ื›ื™ืชื ื›ืœ ืขื™ืจ ืžื‘ืฆืจ ื•ื›ืœ ืขื™ืจ ืžื‘ื—ื•ืจ! ื•ื›ืœ ืขืฅ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืชืคื™ืœื• ื•ื’ื•ืณ ืดืืžืจื• ืœื• (ืœืืœื™ืฉืข), ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืืžืจื” ืœื ืชืฉื—ื™ืช ืืช ืขืฆื”, ื•ืืชื” ืื•ืžืจ ื›ืŸ? ืืžืจ ืœื”ื: ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช ืฆื•ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื”, ืื‘ืœ ืื•ืžื” ื–ื• ืงืœื” ื•ื‘ื–ื•ื™ื” ื”ื™ื, ืฉื ืืณ ื•ื ืงืœ ื–ืืช ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื”ืณ ื•ื ืชืŸ ืืช ืžื•ืื‘ ื‘ื™ื“ื›ื, ื•ื ืืžืจ: ืœื ืชื“ืจื•ืฉ ืฉืœื•ืžื ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ืชื – ืืœื• ืื™ืœื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช (ืฉื).

ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื“ื™ืŸ ืื—ื“ ืœืžื•ืื‘ ื•ืœืžื“ื™ืŸ! ื•ืื“ืจื‘ื ื”ื™ืชืจื•ืŸ ืœืžื•ืื‘, ืžื›ื— ืงืดื•, ืฉืื ืžืœื—ืžืช ืžื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื ืดื ืงืžืช ื”'” (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืœื) ืฉืœื ื™ืฉืื™ืจื• ื‘ื”ื ืฉืจื™ื“ ื•ืคืœื™ื˜ ื›ื ืงืžืช ืขืžืœืง ืื• ื›ื ืงืžืช ืฉื‘ืขื” ืขืžื™ื (ืจืžื‘ืดืŸ ืฉื). ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ืžื•ืื‘ ืœื ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืŸ ืฉืžืœื—ืžืช ืžืฆื•ื” ื”ื™ื.

ืืš ืœื ื›ืŸ ืืžืจ ืœื• ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืœืžืฉื”: ืดืœื ื›ืฉืขืœืชื” ืขืœ ื“ืขืชืš ืขืœืชื” ืขืœ ื“ืขืชื™, ืฉืชื™ ืคืจื™ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืžื”ืŸ, ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืื‘ื™ื” ื•ื ืขืžื” ื”ืขืžื•ื ื™ืชืด (ื‘ืดืง ืœื—).

ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ื›ืฉืœืขืฆืžื• ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ืจื‘ ื”ื•ื, ืฉืชื™ ืคืจื™ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืขืชื™ื“ื•ืช ืœืฆืืช ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช, ืžืฆื™ืœื•ืช ืžื›ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ ืื•ืžื” ืฉืœืžื”, ืื•ืžื” ื‘ื–ื•ื™ื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื” ื–ื›ื•ืช ืงื™ื•ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.

ื•ืขื•ื“ ืคืชืจื• ื—ื–ืดืœ ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืžื•ืคืœื ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ. ื•ื›ืš ืืžืจื•: ืืœ ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืžื•ืื‘, ืžืฉืœ ืœืื—ื“ ืฉื”ืœื•ื” ืขืœ ื’ื“ื™ืฉื• ืฉื™ืชืŸ ืœื• ื—ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœื’ื•ืจืŸ, ื”ื™ื” ืœื‘ืขืœ ื”ื’ื“ื™ืฉ ืฉื•ื ื ืื—ื“ ื•ื”ืœืš ื•ื”ื“ืœื™ืง ืืช ื”ื’ื“ื™ืฉ, ื•ื‘ื ื”ืžืœื•ื” ื•ืชืคืฉ ืืช ื”ืœื•ื” ื•ืืžืจ ืœื•: ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื™! ืืžืจ ืœื• ื”ืœื•ื”: ืœื ื“ื™ ืฆืขืจื™ ืฉื ืื‘ื“ ื’ื“ื™ืฉื™ ืืœื ื‘ืืช ื•ื”ื•ืกืคืช ืฆืจื” ืขืœ ืฆืจืชื™, ื›ืš ืืžืจ ืœื• ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืœืžืฉื”: ืืชืžื•ืœ ื™ืงื“ื• ื’ื“ื™ืฉื, ืฉื ืืณ ื›ื™ ืืฉ ื™ืฆืื” ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื•ืืชื ื‘ืื™ื ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืฆืจื” ืขืœ ืฆืจืชื ืืœ ืชืฆืจ ืืช ืžื•ืื‘! (ื™ืœืงื•ืดืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืจืžื– ืชืชื—).

ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื‘ืขืฆื ืฆืจื™ืš ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื—ืชื ื’ื–ืจ ื“ื™ื ื ืฉืœ ืžื•ืื‘ ืœืžืœื—ืžืช ื—ืจืžื”. ืื•ืชื” ื ืงืžื” – ื ืงืžืช ื”ืณ – ืฉื ืขืฉืชื” ื‘ืžื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืคืœื™ื ืขืœ ืจืืฉ ืžื•ืื‘. ื•ืืžื ื ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื‘ืžื•ืื‘, ืืš ื–ื• ืชื”ื™ื” ืจืง ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื“ื•ื“ (ืชื•ืกืณ ื‘ืดืง ืœื—), ืœื ืขืชื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ื ืฉืจื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืฆืจื” – ื›ื™ ืื›ืœื” ื‘ื”ื ืืฉ – ืœืขืช ื›ื–ืืช ืื™ืŸ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืžื ื™ื— ื‘ืฉื•ื ืคื ื™ื ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืฆืจื” ืขืœ ืฆืจืชื, ืืœ ืชืฆืจ! ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ืดืขืžื• ืื ื›ื™ ื‘ืฆืจื”ืด.

ื ืืžืจ ื‘ืชื•ืจื”: ื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืณ ืืœืงื™ืš ืืช ืฉื‘ื•ืชืš ื•ืจื—ืžืš ื•ืฉื‘ ื•ืงื‘ืฆืš ืžื›ืœ ื”ืขืžื™ื ืืฉืจ ื”ืคื™ืฆืš ื”ืณ ืืœืงื™ืš ืฉืžื” (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœ). ืคื™ืจืฉืดื™: ืดื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืณ ืืœืงื™ืš ืืช ืฉื‘ื•ืชืšืด – ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืดื•ื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืืช ืฉื‘ื•ืชืšืด. ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืœืžื“ื• ืžื›ืืŸ ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืฉื”ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ืฉืจื•ื™ื” ืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืฆืจืช ื’ืœื•ืชื, ื•ื›ืฉื ื’ืืœื™ืŸ ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื’ืื•ืœื” ืœืขืฆืžื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืžื”ื. ื•ืขื•ื“ ื™ืฉ ืœืคืจืฉ: ืฉื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ื•ื ืงื‘ื•ืฅ ื’ืœื™ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื•ื—ื– ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื• ืžืžืฉ ืื™ืฉ ืื™ืฉ ืžืžืงื•ืžื•, ื›ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉื ืืžืจ: ืดื•ืืชื ืชืœืงื˜ื• ืœืื—ื“ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœืด, ื•ืืฃ ื‘ื ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉืืจ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื›ืš, ืดื•ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืืช ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืžืฆืจื™ืืด. ืขื›ืดืœ.

ื›ืœื•ืžืจ: ืœื ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ื›ืฉื”ื ื ื’ืืœื™ื ืžื’ืœื•ืช ื•ืžืฆืจื” ืžืขืœื” ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ื’ื ื”ื•ื ื ื’ืืœ ืขืžื”ืŸ, ื›ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืณ ืืœืงื™ืš, ื•ื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืœื ื ืืžืจ ืืœื ‘ื•ืฉื‘’. ื•ืœื ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉืžืชืงื‘ืฆื™ืŸ ื’ืœื™ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ืขื“ ืฉื›ืื™ืœื• ืดื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ืื•ื—ื– ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื• ืžืžืฉ ืื™ืฉ ืื™ืฉ ืžืžืงื•ืžื•ืด. ืืœื ืืฃ ื‘ื’ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉืืจ ืื•ืžื•ืช ื›ืŸ, ืฉื›ืŸ ืืžืจ ื™ื—ื–ืงืืœ ืดื•ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืืช ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืžืฆืจื™ืืด (ื™ื—ื–ืงืืœ ื›ื˜). ื•ื™ืจืžื™ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืดื•ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืžื•ืื‘ืด (ื™ืจืžื™ืณ ืžื—). ืื•ืชื• ืดืžื•ืื‘ืด ื”ื ืงืœื” ื•ื”ื‘ื–ื•ื™ ืฉื—ื˜ื ื•ื”ื—ื˜ื™ื ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืืš ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื•ื ื‘ืฆืจื” ื•ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ื”, ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ืŸ, ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืขืžื• ื‘ืฆืจื” ืขื“ ืฉื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉื’ื•ืืœื• ื•ืžืฉื™ื‘ ืืช ืฉื‘ื•ืชื•, ืžืขืœื” ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ื ื’ืืœ ืขืžื”ืŸ.

ื•ืื ื‘ืจืฉืขื™ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช ื ืชืงื™ื™ื ืดื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืจืชื ืœื• ืฆืจืด ื•ืดืขืžื• ืื ื›ื™ ื‘ืฆืจื”ืด, ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื ืืžืจ ื‘ื”ืŸ ืดื•ืขืžืš ื›ื•ืœื ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ืืด ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขื ืงืจื•ื‘ื• ืขืœ ืื—ืช ื›ืžื” ื•ื›ืžื”.

ื•ืœื ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื•ื”ื ืคืฉ ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ื ืืžืจ ืดืขืžื• ืื ื›ื™ ื‘ืฆืจื”ืด, ืืœื ืืฃ ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช ื›ืŸ, ื•ืืคื™ืณ ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ืคืจื•ื˜ื”. ื•ื›ืš ืืžืจื• ื—ื–ืดืœ: ืดืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืขืœื™ ื“ื™ื ื™ืŸ ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ืŸ ืื™ืžื” ื‘ืขืฆืžืŸ ื•ื”ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ืŸ ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ืŸ ืื™ืžื” ื‘ืขืฆืžืŸ, ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื”ืŸ ื“ื ื™ืŸ, ืฉื›ืš ืืžืจ ื™ื”ื•ืฉืคื˜ ืœื“ื™ื™ื ื™ืŸ; ืดื›ื™ ืœื ืœืื“ื ืชืฉืคื•ื˜ื• ื›ื™ ืœื”ืณืด, ืืดืจ ื—ืžื ื‘ืจ ื—ื ื™ื ื: ื‘ื ื•ืจืื”, ืืœืžืœื ืžืงืจื ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืื•ืžืจื•, ื‘ืฉืจ ื•ื“ื ื“ืŸ ืœื‘ื•ืจืื•, ืืœื ืืžืจ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืœื“ื™ื™ื ื™ืŸ: ื”ื™ื• ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ืŸ ืื™ืžื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ืืชื ื“ื ื™ื (ืชื ื—ื•ืณ ืฉื•ืคื˜ื™ื ื–).

ื‘ื ื•ืจืื” ื—ื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืœืคื ื™ ื‘ื•ืจืื• ื™ืชืณ, ืขื“ ืฉื‘ืขืžื“ื• ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืฉื•ืคื˜ ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื” ื‘ื›ืš ืžืขืœื” ืขืœื™ื• ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื ื™ื“ื•ืŸ ืขืžื•, ื•ืื•ืžืจ ืœื“ื™ื™ื ื™ืŸ: ื”ืฉืžืจื• ื•ื”ื–ื”ืจื•! ื–ื›ืจื• ื•ืฉื™ืžื• ืขืœ ืœื‘ื›ื! ืื•ืชื™ ืืชื ื“ื ื™ื! ืดืืœืžืœื ืžืงืจื ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืื•ืžืจื•ืด, ื›ืœื•ืžืจ: ืœื•ืœื ืงื‘ืข ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื›ืš ื‘ืชื•ืจืชื•, ืžื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžืขืœื” ืขืœ ืจื•ื—ื• ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื•.

ืื ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ ื’ื•ืคื™ื ื•ื ืคืฉื•ืช ืœื ื›ืœ ืฉื›ืŸ. ื•ืงืดื• ื‘ืŸ ื‘ื ื• ืฉืœ ืงืดื• ื‘ื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœ ื’ื™ื”ื ื. ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืชื’ื“ืœ ืฆืจืชื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืชื’ื“ืœ ื”ืชืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืืœื™ื•. ื”ืœื ื›ืŸ ืืžืจื•: ื›ื™ ื‘ืืฉ ื”ืณ ืฉื•ืคื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื›ืืŸ, ืืœื ื›ื™ ื‘ืืฉ ื”ืณ ื ืฉืคื˜. ืดื”ื•ื ืฉื“ื•ื“ ืืžืจ ื’ื ื›ื™ ืืœืš ื‘ื’ื™ื ืฆืœืžื•ืช ืœื ืื™ืจื ืจืข ื›ื™ ืืชื” ืขืžื“ื™ืด. ืื™ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ ื”ืžืœืš ืขืดื” ืžืชื™ื™ืจื ืืคื™ืณ ืžืขืžืงื” ืฉืœ ื’ื™ื”ื ื, ื›ื™ ื’ื ืดืฉืืด ืดืืชื” ืขืžื“ื™ืด. ืžื” ืœื™ ื’ื™ื ืžื” ืœื™ ืฆืœืžื•ืช, ืดืืชื” ืขืžื“ื™ืด, ืดืขืžื• ืื ื›ื™ ื‘ืฆืจื”ืด. ืื ืดืืชื” ืขืžื“ื™ืด ื”ืจื™ ืื•ืจ ื”ืื™ื ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื•ืจืจ ืฉื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื›ื™ ื’ื™ื ื”ืฆืœืžื•ืช: ื”ืณ ืื•ืจื™ ื•ื™ืฉืขื™ ืžืžื™ ืื™ืจื! ื”ืณ ืžืขื•ื– ื—ื™ื™ ืžืžื™ ืืคื—ื“!

ืื›ืŸ ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืขืžื ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืจื” ื•ืฆื•ืงื”, ืœืžืฉืžืข ืื•ื–ืŸ ืชื’ื™ืœ ื ืคืฉื ื• ื•ืชืžืœื ืื•ืจื” ื•ืชืงื•ื”.

ืืš ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื’ื™ืœื” ืฉื ืชื”ื ืจืขื“ื”! ืคื—ื“ ืžืคื ื™ ื”ืณ ื•ื”ื“ืจ ื’ืื•ื ื• ื”ืขื•ืžื“ ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื•ืžืžืชื™ืŸ ื‘ืคืชื— ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉืคืชื— ืœืคื ื™ื ื• ื‘ืจื—ืžื™ื. ื—ืœื™ืœื” ืœื ื• ืžื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืกื“ื•ื, ื‘ืœ ื ื“ืžื” ืœืขืžื•ืจื” ืฉืœื ื—ืกื• ืขืœ ื ืคืฉื•ืชื ื•ืœื ื ื™ืฆืœื• ืืช ืฉืขืช ื”ื›ื•ืฉืจ ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืช ืืœืงื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ ืœืžื•.

ื”ื•ื™ – ืดื“ืจืฉื• ื”ืณ ื‘ื”ืžืฆืื• ืงืจืื•ื”ื• ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืงืจื•ื‘ืด!

ื•ื›ืš ืื™ืชื ื‘ื–ื”ืจ: ืดื•ื•ื™ ืœื•ืŸ ืœื‘ื ื™ ื ืฉื ื“ืงื•ื‘ืดื” ืืกื™ืจ ืขืžื”ื•ืŸ ื‘ื’ืœื•ืชื ื•ืฉื›ื™ื ืชื ืืกื™ืจืช ืขืžื”ื•ืŸ, ื•ืืชืžืจ ื‘ื”: ืื™ืŸ ื—ื‘ื•ืฉ ืžืชื™ืจ ืขืฆืžื• ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืืกื•ืจื™ื, ื•ืคื•ืจืงื ื” ื“ื™ืœื” ื“ืื™ื”ื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื•ื›ื•ืณ ืื™ื”ื™ ืชืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื”ื•ืŸ ื•ื›ื•ืณ, ื•ื™ืคืŸ ื›ื” ื•ื›ื” – ื•ื™ืจื ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื“ืืชืขืจ ืœื” ื‘ื’ื•ื™ื™ื”ื• (ืชืงื•ื ื™ ื–ื”ืจ ื•). ืขื›ืดืœ.

ืื•ื™ ืœื”ื ืœื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืฉื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืืกื•ืจ ืืชื ื‘ื’ืœื•ืช ื•ื”ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ืืกื•ืจื” ืขืžื”ื, ื•ื ืืžืจ ื‘ื”: ืื™ืŸ ื—ื‘ื•ืฉ ืžืชื™ืจ ืขืฆืžื• ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืืกื•ืจื™ื. ื•ื’ืื•ืœืชื”, ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ื”ื™ื ื ืชื•ื ื” ื‘ื™ื“ื. ื•ื™ืคืŸ ื›ื” ื•ื›ื” ื•ื™ืจื ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ืžืชืขื•ืจืจ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื.

ืื‘ื•ื™ ืœื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืฉื”ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ืืชื ืดืฉื›ื™ื ืชื ื‘ื’ืœื•ืชืืด ื•ืžืฆืคื” ืฉื™ืฉื™ื‘ื• ืืช ืฉื‘ื•ืชื” ื•ื™ื’ืืœื•ื”, ื•ืื™ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ืฉื ืขืœ ืœื‘. ืดื•ืคื•ืจืงื ื” ื“ื™ืœื” ื“ืื™ื”ื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”ืด – ื’ืื•ืœืช ื”ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ืขืดื™ ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”.

ื•ืขื•ื“ ื’ืื•ืœื” ื ืืžืจ ื‘ื”, ื›ืžืืžืจื ื–ืดืœ: ืดื›ืชื™ื‘ ืคื“ื” ื‘ืฉืœื•ื ื ืคืฉื™ ืžืงืจื‘ ืœื™ ื•ื’ื•ืณ ืืžืจ ื”ืงื‘ืดื”: ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ื’ืžื™ืœื•ืช ื—ืกื“ื™ื ื•ืžืชืคืœืœ ืขื ื”ืฆื‘ื•ืจ ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ืคื“ืื ื™ ืœื™ ื•ืœื‘ื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื (ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ื—).

ืคื™ืจืฉืดื™: ืดืคื“ื” ื‘ืฉืœื•ื – ื–ื” ืฉืขืกืง ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืฉืœื•ื ื“ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืชื•ืจื”, ื“ื›ืชื™ืณ ืดื•ื›ืœ ื ืชื™ื‘ื•ืชื™ื” ืฉืœื•ืืด, ื•ื›ืŸ ื’ืžื™ืœื•ืช ื—ืกื“ื™ื ื ืžื™ ืฉืœื•ื ื”ื•ื, ืฉืžืชื•ืš ืฉื’ื•ืžืœ ื—ืกื“ ื‘ื’ื•ืคื• ืœื—ื‘ืจื• ื”ื•ื ืžื›ื™ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืื•ื”ื‘ื• ื•ื‘ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ืื—ื•ื” ื•ืฉืœื•ืืด ืขื›ืดืœ.

ื•ื”ืžืชืคืœืœ ืขื ื”ืฆื‘ื•ืจ ื ืœืžื“ ืžืกื™ืคื™ืณ ื“ืงืจื ืดื›ื™ ื‘ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืขืžื“ื™ืด, ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจื• ืœืžืขืœื” (ืฉื) ืดืื™ืžืชื™ ืขืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ, ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉื”ืฆื‘ื•ืจ ืžืชืคืœืœื™ืŸ ื•ื›ื•ืณ, ื•ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืดืคื“ื” ื‘ืฉืœื•ื ื ืคืฉื™ ืžืงืจื‘ ืœื™ ื›ื™ ื‘ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืขืžื“ื™ืด.

ื›ืœ ื”ืชืืžืฆื•ืช ื•ื”ืชื—ื–ืงื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ืชืคื™ืœื” ื•ื‘ื’ืžื™ืœื•ืช ื—ืกื“ื™ื ืžืงืจื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืžื’ื‘ื™ืจื” ืืช ื›ื—ื•. ื•ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืœื•ื ืคื•ื“ื™ื ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืืช ื”ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ื•ื‘ื ื™ื” ืžืŸ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช.

ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉืขื” ื›ืš, ืงืดื• ื‘ื‘ื ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืืœื•ืœ ื•ืขืฉืจืช ื™ืžื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ืดื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืงืจื•ื‘ืด, ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ืงื‘ืดื” ืคื•ืชื— ืœื ื• ืฉืขืจื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ืดื•ื™ืคืŸ ื›ื” ื•ื›ื”ืด – ื”ื ืžืฆื ืื™ืฉ ืืฉืจ ืจื•ื— ื‘ื• ื•ืœื‘ ืœื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ื•ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืื—ืจื™ื ืœืชื•ืจื” ืœืชืคื™ืœื” ื•ืœื’ืžื™ืœื•ืช ื—ืกื“ื™ื.

ื”ืขื•ืฉื” ื›ืŸ, ืœื ื–ื• ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ืฉื–ื›ื” ื•ื–ื™ื›ื” ืืช ื”ืจื‘ื™ื ื•ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื™ื ืชืœื•ื™ื” ื‘ื•, ืืœื ืฉืžืขืœื™ืŸ ืขืœื™ื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ื’ืืœ ืฉื›ื™ื ืชื ืžื’ืœื•ืชื ื•ื›ืื™ืœื• ืคื“ื” ืืช ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื•ืืช ื‘ื ื™ื• ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช. ื•ืฉื›ืจื•, ืดืขื™ืŸ ืœื ืจืืชื” ืืœืงื™ื ื–ื•ืœืชืšืด.

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Wagschal, Harav Hagaon Yehuda Shlita

The Tears of Elul

Parashas Ki Seitzei

Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal shlita

Regarding the eishes yefas toar, the passuk says, ื•ึผื‘ึธื›ึฐืชึธื” ืึถืช ืึธื‘ึดื™ื”ึธ ื•ึฐืึถืช ืึดืžึธึผื”ึผ ื™ึถืจึทื— ื™ึธืžึดื™ื, and the Arizal says that this month of crying โ€” ื™ึถืจึทื— ื™ึธืžึดื™ื โ€” is an allusion to Chodesh Elul, a time when a Yid is supposed to cry. The section of the Yesod Vโ€™shoresh Haโ€™avodah that discusses Elul is actually called โ€œShaar Hamayim,โ€ and the author explains that this is because Elul is a time when our tears flow like water.

The crying during Elul is normally understood as an expression of remorse, or fear, or worry for the future โ€” in other words, the avodah of yirah learning up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. On one hand, then, it sounds as though the avodah of Elul is yirah. On the other hand, we all know, as the Mishnah Berurah teaches, that the name โ€œElulโ€ stands for ืึฒื ึดื™ ืœึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ื•ึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ืœึดื™, which is an expression of kirvah and ahavah. So what is the essence of Chodesh Elul? Is it a month of crying and fear and worry, or is it a month of kirvah and ahavas Hashem?

In truth, the idea that the month preceding Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is a time of ahavah is difficult to understand. The avodah of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is, of course, yirah, and the ahavah comes afterwards, on Succos. That makes sense: first come yirah and teshuvah and taharah, and then, once weโ€™re purified, weโ€™re ready for the kirvah to Hashem and the ahavah. How, then, can the ahavah โ€” ืึฒื ึดื™ ืœึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ื•ึฐื“ื•ึนื“ึดื™ ืœึดื™ โ€” come already in Elul, before the yirah?

Perhaps we can explain this as follows. In Parashas Nitzavim, Hashem tells us that eventually, while we are among the nations, weโ€™ll do teshuvah: ื•ึฐื”ึธื™ึธื” ื›ึดื™ ื™ึธื‘ึนืื•ึผ ืขึธืœึถื™ืšึธ ื›ึธึผืœ ื”ึทื“ึฐึผื‘ึธืจึดื™ื ื”ึธืึตืœึถึผื” ื”ึทื‘ึฐึผืจึธื›ึธื” ื•ึฐื”ึทืงึฐึผืœึธืœึธื” ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ื ึธืชึทืชึดึผื™ ืœึฐืคึธื ึถื™ืšึธ ื•ึทื”ึฒืฉึตืื‘ึนืชึธ ืึถืœ ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึถืšึธ ื‘ึฐึผื›ึธืœ ื”ึทื’ึผื•ึนื™ึดื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ื”ึดื“ึดึผื™ื—ึฒืšึธ ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ืฉึธืืžึธึผื”. But the next passuk says, ื•ึฐืฉึทืื‘ึฐืชึธึผ ืขึทื“ ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ื•ึฐืฉึธืืžึทืขึฐืชึธึผ ื‘ึฐืงึนืœื•ึน, conveying again that we will do teshuvah. Why are there two expressions of teshuvah here? Furthermore, what is the meaning of the phrase ื•ึทื”ึฒืฉึตืื‘ึนืชึธ ืึถืœ ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึถืšึธ? We can understand that we are returning to Hashem, as the second passuk says ื•ึฐืฉึทืื‘ึฐืชึธึผ ืขึทื“ ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ, but what does it mean to return to your heart?

The Voice in Our Hearts

Weโ€™ve been saying every day in Lโ€™Dovid Hashem the passuk ืœึฐืšึธ ืึธืžึทืจ ืœึดื‘ึดึผื™ ื‘ึทึผืงึฐึผืฉืื•ึผ ืคึธื ึธื™ ืึถืช ืคึธึผื ึถื™ืšึธ ื”’ ืึฒื‘ึทืงึตึผืฉื, the meaning of which is very unclear. โ€œTo You my heart says, seek out my faceโ€ โ€” what does that mean?

Rashi explains that ืœึฐืšึธ ืึธืžึทืจ ืœึดื‘ึดึผื™ doesnโ€™t mean to You, but rather โ€œon Your behalf,โ€ meaning that our heart is a shaliach of Hakadosh Baruch Hu that calls out to us and says, โ€œSeek Me out.โ€ To this call of the heart on Hashemโ€™s behalf, Dovid Hamelech responded, โ€œI am going to heed this call โ€” ืึถืช ืคึธึผื ึถื™ืšึธ ื”’ ืึฒื‘ึทืงึตึผืฉื.โ€

Rashi is conveying a remarkable insight here. Sometimes, a person who is not in the greatest situation suddenly experiences a hisorerus of teshuvah, and feels an urge to change and improve. The person might interpret this feeling as a guilty conscience, or a feeling of inspiration, but really itโ€™s much more than that โ€” itโ€™s Hakadosh Baruch Hu speaking via our heart, which is His shaliach. We know that shlucho shel adam kโ€™moso, so our heart is Hashemโ€™s mouthpiece, calling us to do teshuvah.

โ€œMy heart acted as a shaliach of Hashem,โ€ says Dovid Hamelech, โ€œtelling me, โ€˜Seek out My face โ€” look for Me!โ€™โ€ And Dovid responded by seeking Hashem.

At the moment of hisorerus in the heart, the person is not necessarily in any better shape than he was before; heโ€™s still stuck in the same dirt that he was before. Perhaps this is the meaning of the passuk in Nitzavim that states, ื•ึทื”ึฒืฉึตืื‘ึนืชึธ ืึถืœ ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึถืšึธ ื‘ึฐึผื›ึธืœ ื”ึทื’ึผื•ึนื™ึดื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ื”ึดื“ึดึผื™ื—ึฒืšึธ ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ืฉึธืืžึธึผื” โ€” youโ€™re still among the nations, in the dirt and darkness of the galus, but from that place you return to your heart, meaning that you respond to the hisorerus of your heart and do not brush it away or dismiss it as mere pangs of conscience. Rather, you respond to the calling of your heart, which is acting as an agent of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. You havenโ€™t done teshuvah yet or changed your ways, but you respond to the call of your heart, taking it seriously, and that will eventually bring you to true teshuvah, as indicated in the words ืึถืช ืคึธึผื ึถื™ืšึธ ื”’ ืึฒื‘ึทืงึตึผืฉื and also in the next passuk in Nitzavim, ื•ึฐืฉึทืื‘ึฐืชึธึผ ืขึทื“ ื”’ ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ื•ึฐืฉึธืืžึทืขึฐืชึธึผ ื‘ึฐืงึนืœื•ึน.

Those are the two stages of teshuvah: first, the person responds to the call of his heart, and then he returns to Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

Longing for Hashem

We can now gain a deeper understanding of the crying of Chodesh Elul. On one hand, crying is usually a sign of yirah, an expression of worry and pain, so how does that fit with the ahavah and ani lโ€™dodi of Elul?

We can explain this with an analogy to a person who was separated from his parents for a long time, and suddenly, someone arrives bearing a message from his long-lost parents. Itโ€™s very possible that his first reaction will be to break down in tears โ€” not because he is afraid of his parents, but because the renewed connection with them triggered intense yearning for them. He suddenly becomes acutely aware of how much he misses them, and he starts to cry.

Thatโ€™s the crying of Chodesh Elul. This crying is represented by the eishes yefas toar, who cries because she misses her parents: ื•ึผื‘ึธื›ึฐืชึธื” ืึถืช ืึธื‘ึดื™ื”ึธ ื•ึฐืึถืช ืึดืžึธึผื”ึผ. Similarly, Chodesh Elul is a time of crying out of yearning for Hashem and missing Him.

Even before we arrive at the days of teshuvah โ€” Rosh Hashanah, Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, and Yom Kippur โ€” we experience a time of ื•ึทื”ึฒืฉึตืื‘ึนืชึธ ืึถืœ ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึถืšึธ, when we hear the call of our heart on Hashemโ€™s behalf and heed that call. Our tears at this time are not tears of fear and worry, but rather tears of love and longing. Afterwards, we come to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which are days of yirah and teshuvah, in preparation of the ultimate kirvah and encounter with Hakadosh Baruch Hu on Succos.

So there are three stages in this process. First, there is the ahavah of ani lโ€™dodi, which is expressed in our tearful longing during Elul as we cleanse ourselves in preparation for the second stage, our meeting with Hashem on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the days of yirah. The third stage is the ahavah of Succos, which is a time of ื”ึฑื‘ึดื™ืึทื ึดื™ ื”ึทืžึถึผืœึถืšึฐ ื—ึฒื“ึธืจึธื™ื•, when Hakadosh Baruch Hu brings us into His home.

We all have a Yiddishe heart, and that heart calls out to us, prompting us to feel that we need to change. This is really Hakadosh Baruch Hu calling. But not every person is zocheh to hear that shlichus, and we arenโ€™t zocheh to hear it all the time. If our heart is truly an agent of Hashem, then why donโ€™t we hear that calling?

Will You Hear Your Heart?

Perhaps the answer is alluded to in another instruction regarding the eishes yefas toar: ื•ึฐืขึธืฉึฐื‚ืชึธื” ืึถืช ืฆึดืคึธึผืจึฐื ึถื™ื”ึธ. The Arizal sees this as an allusion to the need to minimize luxuries during Chodesh Elul. A person should have what he needs, but in Elul he should avoid unnecessary extras, which are symbolized by nails, which are extraneous to the body, and which the Torah commands that the eishes toar cut off. The message to us is to get rid of the luxuries and manage with what you need; you donโ€™t have to indulge in everything that you want.

Now, the value of limiting our gashmiyus is a constant avodah. Why, then, is it specifically connected to the month of Elul?

Perhaps this is connected to the idea that in Elul we hear the call of our heart on Hashemโ€™s behalf, as expressed in the words ืœึฐืšึธ ืึธืžึทืจ ืœึดื‘ึดึผื™ ื‘ึทึผืงึฐึผืฉืื•ึผ ืคึธื ึธื™ and ื•ึทื”ึฒืฉึตืื‘ึนืชึธ ืึถืœ ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึถืšึธ.

The avodah of Elul is to hear that call, but the reason we donโ€™t always hear our heart speaking as Hashemโ€™s representative is that our heart is sometimes hijacked by other pursuits and desires, so it draws us to other things. If we want to hear the voice of our heart speaking on Hashemโ€™s behalf, then we need to minimize our gashmiyus and luxuries at this time, at least somewhat, so that our heart is open to Hashemโ€™s call, and not wrapped up in extravagances.

May we all be zocheh to hear that call of ืœึฐืšึธ ืึธืžึทืจ ืœึดื‘ึดึผื™, and may we also merit the next step, during the Yamim Noraim, of ืึถืช ืคึธึผื ึถื™ืšึธ ื”’ ืึฒื‘ึทืงึตึผืฉื.

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