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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yechezkel Levinshtein, ztโ€l

ืœืžื” ื™ืืžืจื• ืžืฆืจื™ื ื‘ืจืขื” ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื ืœื”ืจื’ ืืชื ื‘ื”ืจื™ื ื•ืœื›ืœืชื ืžืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื”ืื“ืžื” (ืœื‘, ื™ื‘)
ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ, ื›ื™ ืืžื•ื ื” ืฉื•ืจืฉ ื•ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื›ืœ, (ื™ืขื•ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืœื‘, ื—) ืดื•ืžื“ื•ืข ืœื ื™ืจืืชื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืขื‘ื“ื™ ื‘ืžืฉื”ืด. ื•ื‘ืจืฉืดื™: ืื™ื ื• ืื•ืžืจ ื‘ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืžืฉื” ืืœื ื‘ืขื‘ื“ื™ ื‘ืžืฉื”. ื‘ืขื‘ื“ื™ – ืืขืดืค ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืฉื”, ื‘ืžืฉื” – ืืคื™ืณ ืื™ื ื• ืขื‘ื“ื™. ื›ื“ืื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืœื™ืจื ืžืคื ื™ื•, ื•ื›ืดืฉ ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื‘ื“ื™, ื•ืขื‘ื“ ืžืœืš ืžืœืš. ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืื™ืŸ ื”ืžืœืš ืื•ื”ื‘ื• ื—ื™ื ื, ื•ืื ืชืืžืจื• ืื™ื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื•, ื–ื• ืงืฉื” ืžืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ืขื›ืดืœ.

ืคื’ื ื•ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืืžื•ื ื” ืงืฉื” ืžืŸ ื”ื›ืœ ืดื–ื• ืงืฉื” ืžืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”ืด.

ื•ื›ืŸ ื™ืขื•ื™ื™ืŸ (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืœื. ื›ื‘): ืดื”ืฆืืŸ ื•ื‘ืงืจ ื™ืฉื—ื˜ ืœื”ืืด, ื•ื‘ืจืฉืดื™: ืืœื ื›ืš ืืžืจ ืฉืฉ ืžืื•ืช ืืœืฃ ืจื’ืœื™ ื•ื’ื•’ ื•ืืชื” ืืžืจืช ื‘ืฉืจ ืืชืŸ ืœื—ื“ืฉ ื™ืžื™ื ื•ืื—ืดื› ืชื”ืจื•ื’ ืื•ืžื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื›ื–ื•, ื”ืฆืืŸ ื•ื‘ืงืจ ื™ืฉื—ื˜ ืœื”ื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื”ืจื’ื•, ื•ืชื”ื ืื›ื™ืœื” ื–ื• ืžืกืคืงืช ืขื“ ืขื•ืœื, ื•ื›ื™ ืฉื‘ื—ืš ื”ื•ื ื–ื”, ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื• ืœื—ืžื•ืจ ื˜ื•ืœ ื›ื•ืจ ืฉืขื•ืจื™ื ื•ื ื—ืชื•ืš ืจืืฉืš?

ื”ืฉื™ื‘ื• ื”ืงื‘ืดื”, ื•ืื ืœื ืืชืŸ ื™ืืžืจื• ืฉืงืฆืจื” ื™ื“ื™, ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ืš ืฉื™ื“ ื”ืณ ืชืงืฆืจ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื, ื™ืื‘ื“ื• ื”ื ื•ืžืื” ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื”ื ื•ืืœ ืชื”ื™ ื™ื“ื™ ืงืฆืจื” ืœืคื ื™ื”ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืขื” ืื—ืช, ืขื›ืดืœ.

ื•ื ืคืœื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืžืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ. ื™ืื‘ื“ื• ื”ื ื•ืžืื” ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื”ื – ื›ื“ืื™ ืื‘ื“ื•ืŸ ื–ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืื” ื›ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ื”ื – ื•ืืœ ืชื”ื™ ื™ื“ื™ ืงืฆืจื” ืœืคื ื™ื”ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืขื” ืื—ืช, ื›ื™ ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืืžื•ื ื” ืืคื™ืณ ืœืฉืขื” ืื—ืช ื”ื•ื ืื‘ื“ื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืื‘ื“ื•ืŸ ื”ื›ืœื™ื•ืŸ.

ื•ื›ืŸ ืขื“ืดื– ื‘ืคืจืฉืชื ื•, ื˜ืขื ืชื• ืฉืœ ืžืฉื” ื‘ืžืขืฉื” ื”ืขื’ืœ ืดืœืžื” ื™ืืžืจื• ืžืฆืจื™ื ืœืืžื•ืจ ื‘ืจืขื” ื”ื•ืฆื™ืืืด, ื•ื˜ืขื ื” ื–ื• ื”ื›ืจื™ืขื” ืืช ื”ื›ืฃ, ื›ื™ ืขื™ืดื– ื™ื‘ื•ืื• ื”ื’ื•ื™ื™ื ืœื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ืืžื•ื ื”, ื•ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ืืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ืฆื“ื™ืง ืืช ื›ืคืจืช ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื›ื™ ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ืืžื•ื ื” ืืคื™ืณ ืจื’ืข ื”ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื’ืจื•ืข ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ืจื™ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืขื“ ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื›ื— ื”ืืžื•ื ื”.

ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื™ื—ื–ืงืืœ ืœื•ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yechezkel Levinshtein, ztโ€l

ืฆื•ืจืช ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ

ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืชืืจ ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื™ื—ื–ืงืืœ ืœื•ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”

. ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืœ ืชืคื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืžื›ื™ืŸ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ื”ื›ื ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืœืงืจืืช ืขืžื™ื“ืชื• ืœืคื ื™ ืžืœืš ืžืœื›ื™ ื”ืžืœื›ื™ื.

ืžืจื’ืœื ื‘ืคื•ืžื™ื” ืฉ”ืชืคื™ืœื” ื‘ืœื ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื ื›ื’ื•ืฃ ื‘ืœื™ ื ืฉืžื””.

ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืฉืœืžื” ื”ื•ืจื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ืฉื”ื™ื” ืจ”ืž ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ืžื™ืจ, ืกื™ืคืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื ื•ื”ื’ ื‘ืงื‘ื™ืขื•ืช ืœื”ืื–ื™ืŸ ืœื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืฉื—ืจ ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื–ืฆ”ืœ. ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื•, ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื•ืžืข ืืช ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืฉื—ืจ ืžืคื™ ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ืžืชื—ื–ืง ื‘ืืžื•ื ืช ื”’.”

ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืฉื”ื” ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ืขื ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื•ื™ืœื ื”, ืืžืจ ืื—ื“ ืžื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืžืจืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืขื•ื–ืจ ื’ืจื•ื–’ื™ื ืกืงื™ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื›ื™ ืชืคื™ืœื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื—ื–ืงืืœ ืฉืงื•ืœื•ืช ื›ืชืคื™ืœืช ื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ื‘ืœื™ืœ ืฉื‘ืช ืงื•ื“ืฉ ืคืจืฉืช ื›ื™ ืชืฉื ืชืฉืœ”ื“, ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ืœื—ื™ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื‘ื ืœื‘ืงืจื• ืื—ื“ ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื• ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื. ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืœืื—ืจ ืชืคื™ืœืช ืžืขืจื™ื‘. ืคื ื” ืืœื™ื• ืžืจืŸ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื•ืืžืจ ื‘ืฆืขืจ ืขืžื•ืง “ื–ื• ืœื ืชืคื™ืœื””. ื ื™ืกื” ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ ืœื ื—ืžื• ื•ืืžืจ “ื”ืจื™ ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื—ื•ืœื” ื•ื”ืชืคืœืœ ื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ืœ ืœืคื™ ื›ื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื™ืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืชืคื™ืœืชื• ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื”, ืืš ื”ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื ืขื ืข ื‘ื™ื“ื• ื•ืืžืจ “ืžื” ืื™ืชื›ื! ื–ื• ืื™ื ื” ืชืคื™ืœื”.” ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ื—ื–ืจ ื•ืืžืจ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ืžืขืœื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ื™ืจืื”, ื•ืื ืœื ืขื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ืจืื” ืื™ืŸ ืืœื• ื—ื™ื™ื.

ืชื ืฆื‘”ื”

ื ืœื‘”ืข ื™”ื— ื‘ืื“ืจ ืชืฉืœ”ื“

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ื›ื™ ืชืฉื

ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืคื•ืš

ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืฉื ื™ ืขื‘ืจื™ื”ื.

ืข’ ืžื”ืจืฉ”ื ื—”ื’ ืœ”ื˜ ืขื•ื“ ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ืื ืžื•ืชืจ ืœื–ืจื•ืง “ื”ืงืืจืขืงื˜ื™ืŸ” ืฉื”ื›ื™ื ื• ืœื“ืคื•ืก ื•ื“ืŸ ืฉื ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ืฉื ื”ื•ื ื‘ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ืžื”ื•ืคื›ื•ืช ืื•ืœื™ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื” ืื™ืกื•ืจ. ื•ืข”ืฉ ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ืจืื™ื” ืžื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื“ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ืงืจื ืžืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ืžืจืฉ”ื™ ื•ืž”ืž ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืฉื ื™ ืขื‘ืจื™ื”ื, ื•ื“ื—ื” ื“ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืชื ืฉื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืงืจื•ืชื• ืžืฆื“ ืื—ื“ ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื” ื ืงืจื ื›ืชื‘ ืžืฉื”ื› ื›ืืŸ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ืงืจื ื›ืจื’ื™ืœ ื›ืœืœ. ื•ื›ืขื™”ื– ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ื•ื ื” ืจืข”ื• ืœื”ืชื™ืจ ื‘ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื“ืคื•ืก ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ืžื”ื•ืคื›ื•ืช, ื•ืข”ืข ื‘ื–ื” ื‘ืžื ื—”ื™ ื—”ื“ ืฆ”ื.

ื•ื”ื ื” ื‘ืกืคืจ ื ืคืฉ ื—ื™ื” ื™ื•”ื“ ืข”ื• ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืžืื™ ืฉืืžืจ ืฉืคืจื—ื• ื”ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื›ืชื‘ ืจืง ื—ืงื•ืงื” ืžื” ืคืจื— ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ืืคืฉืจ ืœื•ืžืจ ืขื ืžื” ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ื ื“ืคืก ื‘ืฉื ื”ืจื‘ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืžื•”ื” ื—ื™ื™ื ืžื•ืœืื–ื™ืŸ ื‘ืคืกื•ืง ื•ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ืžื›ืชื‘ ืืœืงื™ื ื”ื•ื ื—ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื• ืฉื—ืงื™ืงื•ืช ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ืื™ื ื• ื›ื—ืงื™ืงืช ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื’ืฉืžื™ ืฉืžืงื•ื ื”ื—ืงื™ืงื” ืจื™ืง ืžื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืืš ื”ื’ืฉืžื™ ื”ืžืกื‘ื‘ ื”ื—ืœืœ ื”ื•ื ืชืžื•ื ืช ื”ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื•ืœื ื›ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ืจืง ืฉืžืงื•ื ื”ื—ืงืง ื”ื™ื” ืžืœื ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื•ืžืงื•ื ื”ื—ืœืœ ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื• ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ื•ื–ื” ื•ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ืžื›ืชื‘ ืืœืงื™ื ื”ื•ื ื—ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช.

ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืฉื ืžื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื‘ืขืœ ืœื—ืžื™ ืชื•ื“ื” ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ืจืื™ื” ืžื”ื–ื•ื”ืจ ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ื™ืชืจื• ืฉื”ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื”ืคื•ื›ื•ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ื™ื• ืžืจืžื–ื™ื ืœืกื•ื“ื•ืช ืขืœื™ื•ื ื™ื. ื•ืœื›ื’ ืœืคื™ ืจ”ื— ื•ื•ืœืื•ื–ื™ืŸ ย ื”ื ”ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ืฉื ืฉืžื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื—ืงืง.

ื•ืข’ ืžื—’ ื”ื ื•ื‘”ื™ ื™ื•”ื“ ืข”ื• ื•ืฉื•”ืช ืจ”ื— ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืจืคืคื•ืจื˜ ื ”ื‘.ย  ื•ืœืคื™ ื”ื ื•ื‘”ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ืขื•ื“ ื”ืจืื™ื” ื“ืฉืื ื™ ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื“ื›ืš ื ื™ืชื ื” ื”ื”ืœื›ื”.

ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ื‘ืฉื ืžื”ืจื™ืœ”ื“ ืค’ ื‘ื ื ื’ื“ ืค”ืช ืจืข”ื• ื™”ื– ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืชื ื“ื ืงื˜ ื“ืฉื™ื™ืš ืžื—ื™ืงืช ื”’, ื•ื‘ืฉื ื–ื•ื”ืจ ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ืฉืžื•ืช ืžื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ื‘ืžื’ื™ืœืช ืกื•ื˜ื”.

ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืจืช ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื›ื’ ืฆ”ื‘ ืื™ืš ืฉื‘ืจื ื”ืจื™ ืขื‘ืจ ื‘ืœื ืชืขืฉื•ืŸ ื›ืŸ ืข’ ืจืžื‘”ื ืค”ื• ืžื™ืกื•ื“ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•”ื“ ืจืข”ื• ื˜’ ื•ืื™ืœืš. ื•ืœื›ื’ ื””ื” ื‘ืฉื ื—ืงื•ืง (ื•ืข’ ืชื•ืก’ ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื›’ ืข”ื ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืžื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื“ื—ืงื™ืงื” ื›ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”).

ื•ื™”ืœ ื“ื‘ืชื ื—ื•ืžื ืื•ืช ื›”ื• ืืžืจื• ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืจื“ ื•ืงืจื‘ ืืœ ื”ืžื—ื ื” ื•ืจืื” ืืช ื”ืขื’ืœ, ืคืจื— ืื•ืช ื”ื›ืชื‘ ืžืขืœื™ื”ื ื•ื ืžืฆืื• ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืžืฉื” ืžื™ื“ ื•ื™ื—ืจ ืืฃ ืžืฉื” ื•ื™ืฉืœืš ืžื™ื“ื™ื•, ื‘ื ื•ืจืื” ื›ืžื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื›ื—ื• ืฉืœ ืžืฉื” ื•ื›ื•’. ื•ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืฉื”ืฉืœื™ื›ื ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื ืขืฉื• ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื. ืืš ืขื•ื“ ืคื™ืจืฉื• ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื”ืชื ื—ื•ืžื ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืื– ื›ื‘ืจ ืื™ืŸ ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืžื—ื™ืงืช ื”’. ื•ื›”ื› ืคืกืงื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ืจ’, ื‘ื”ื’”ื” ื•ืข”ืฉ ื‘ืกื•ืคื•.

ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ื™ืœืงื•ื˜ ืฉืฆ”ื’ ื•ื‘ืื‘ื•ืช ื“ืจ’ ื ืชืŸ ืค”ื‘ ื””ื’ ื’”ื› ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืฉืจืื” ืฉื”ื›ืชื‘ ืคืจื— ื•ืฉื‘ืจืŸ, ืืš ืื™ืŸ ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืฉื ืฉืคืจื— ื”ื›ืชื‘ ืจืง ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžื—ื ื”. ื•ืข’ ื‘ืฉืžื•”ืจ ืž”ื• ื’ ื•ื–”ืœ ืืชื” ืžื•ืฆื ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉืืžืจ ืœื• ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœืš ืจื“ ื›ื™ ืฉื—ืช ืขืžืš ื”ื™ื” ืชื•ืคืก ื‘ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื—ื˜ืื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื›ื•’ ืืคืฉืจ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื” ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฉืืžืจ ืœื• ื›ื™ ืฉื—ืช ืขืžืš ืืœื ื•ื›ื•’ ื“”ื ืฉืคืจื—ื• ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืŸ ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื›ืš ืฉื‘ืจืŸ ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ืืจื ื•ื”ื ื” ื—ื˜ืืชื ืœื”’ ืืœืงื™ื›ื ื•ื›ื•’ ืขื›”ืœ.

ื•ื”ื ื” ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืฉืคืจื—ื• ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืŸ ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื›ืš ืฉื‘ืจืŸ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉื‘ื™ืจืช ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช (ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื ืขืฉื• ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ื›ืชื ื—ื•ืžื ื”ื ”ืœ ืื• ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืื– ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืขื™ืงืจ ืงื“ื•ืฉืชื• ื•ืื™ืŸ ืชื•ืขืœืช ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืงื‘ืœื•) ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืœื ืฉื‘ืจื ืœืคื ื™ ื–ื”. ืžื™ื”ื• ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉ ืœื ืžืฉืžืข ื›ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืžืงืฉื” ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืืคืฉืจ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื” ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฉืืžืจ ืœื• ื›ื™ ืฉื—ืช ืขืžืš ื•ื”ื•ืฆืจืš ืœืชืจืฅ ืฉื”ื•ื“ื™ืข ืžืฉื” ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืžืฉืžืข ื“ืคืฉื™ื˜ื ืœื™ื” ื“ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืขืฉื• ื”ืขื’ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื•ื”ื› ืžื” ืชื™ืจืฅ ืขืœ ืงื•ืฉื™ื ื–ื” ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืคืจื—ื• ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืŸ ื”ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื›ืš ืฉื‘ืจืŸ. ื•ืข”ื› ืฆ”ืœ ื›ืž”ืฉ ื‘ืคืกืงื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื—ื›ื” ืขื“ ืฉืคืจื— ื”ื›ืชื‘ ืฉืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืจื”.

ืขื ื™ื™ื ื• ื•ืžื”ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื ื”ืคื•ืจื™ื - ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื”

Moreinu Hagaon Harav Nachman Levovitz Shlita

ื ืืžืจ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืง'[1]

ื™ื“ื•ืขื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืฉืœ”ื” ื”ืงื“ื•’ (ื—ืœืง ืชื•ืจื” ืฉื‘ื›ืชื‘ ืค’ ืชืฆื•ื” ื“ืจื•ืฉ ืฉื ื™ ืœืคืจืฉืช ื–ื›ื•ืจ) ื‘ืฉื ื”ืืจื™ื–”ืœ ื‘ืžืขืœืช ื™ื•ื ื”ืคื•ืจื™ื, ืฉื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื›ืคื•ืจื™ื. ื›ืžืฉืœ ื•ื ืžืฉืœ, ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื™ื•ื””ื› ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืฉืœ ื•ืื™ืœื• ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ื”ื ืžืฉืœ, ื•ื”ื› ื ืžืฆื ืœืคื™”ื– ืฉื‘ืคื•ืจื™ื ื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ืžืขืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื. ื•ื–ื”ื• ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืคืœื, ื”ืœื ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื ื ื•ืจื ื•ื ืฉื’ื‘, ื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ืกืœื™ื—ื” ื•ื›ืคืจื”, ื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ื–ื™ื›ื•ืš ืœื—ื˜ืื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื™ื•ื ืฉืื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื›ืžืœืื›ื™ื. ืงื™ืจื‘ื” ืขืฆื•ืžื” ืœื”ืฉื™”ืช ืื—ืจ ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ ื”ืืœื•ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื“ื•ื“ื™ ื•ื“ื•ื“ื™ ืœื™, ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื ื”ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.

ื•ื”ื ื” ืืžืจื• ื–”ืœ (ืžื’ื™ืœื” ื–:) ืื‘ื™ื™ ื‘ืจ ืื‘ื™ืŸ ื•ืจ’ ื—ื ื™ื ื ื‘ืจ ืื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื—ืœืคื™ ืกืขื•ื“ืชื™ื™ื”ื• ืœื”ื“ื“ื™. ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ื ืชืงืฉื• ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืื™ืš ืžื•ืขื™ืœ ืœื”ื ืœื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืžืฉืœื•ื— ืžื ื•ืช. ื•ื‘ืจืฉ”ื™ ืคื™ืจืฉ ืฉืžื—ืœืคื™ืŸ ืกืขื•ื“ืชื™ื™ื”ื•, ื–ื” ืื•ื›ืœ ืขื ื–ื” ื‘ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืฉื ื” ื–ื• ื•ื‘ืฉื ื™ื” ืกื•ืขื“ ืขื ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•. ื•ื‘ื‘”ื— (ืกื™’ ืชืจืฆ”ื”) ืชืžื” ืื™ืš ืžื•ืขื™ืœ ืœืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉื ื™ื” ืœืงื™ื™ื ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื• ืฉื‘ืฉื ื” ืงื•ื“ืžืช. ื•ื‘ื™ืืจ ืคื™ืจืฉ”ื™ ืฉื˜ืขื ืžืฉืœื•ื— ืžื ื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื”ื ืฉืžื— ื•ืฉืฉ ืขื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื• ื•ืจืขื™ื• ื•ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื” ื•ืจืขื•ืช, ื”ื› ืื ื™ืกืขื•ื“ ืื—ื“ ืขื ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื•ืจืขื”ื• ื”ืจื™ ื”ื ื‘ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘ ืžืฉืชื” ื™ื—ื“ ื•ืคื˜ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื ืžืขืชื” ืžื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืžืฉืœื•ื— ืžื ื•ืช. ื•ื””ื” ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉื ื™ื” ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”, ื•ื”ื™ื• ืžื—ืœื™ืคื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”. ื•ืœืคื™”ื– ืื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืคืจืฉ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืขื ื™ื™ื, ืืœื ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื›ืŸ, ืืœื ืฉื”ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื–ื” ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืชืจ ืขื•ื– ื•ื”ืกื›ื™ืžื• ืฉื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื™ืคื” ืœื”ื ืœืฉื‘ืช ืื—ื™ื ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ืช ืคื•ืจื™ื.

ื•ื”ื› ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ืžืฉืœื•ื— ืžื ื•ืช ืžื•ืจื” ืœื ื• ืขืœ ืžื”ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื, ื›ืœ ืžื˜ืจืช ื•ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื”. ืื›ืŸ ืžืขืฉื” ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ื”ื•ื ืžืงืจื ืžื’ื™ืœื” ืžืฉืœื•ื— ืžื ื•ืช ื•ืžืชื ื•ืช ืœืื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืœืขื•ืœื ืขื™ืงืจ ืžื”ื•ืชื• ื•ืขืฆืžื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ื ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ืœืจืขื”ื•. ื•ื‘ืืžืช ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื–ื” ื“ื›ืชื™’ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ืจื•ืื™ื ืื ื• ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืื ื• ืœืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื“ื•ืช, ื•ื–ื”ื• ืžืขื ื™ื ื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื ื•ืชื›ืœื™ืชื•.

ื•ื–ื”ื• ืฉื–ื›ื• ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžืื”ื‘ื”, ืฉื•ื“ืื™ ื ืชืขืœื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืื™ืฉ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืœื‘ ืื—ื“, ืฉื–ื”ื• ื”ืชื ืื™ ื”ืžื•ื›ืจื— ืœืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื›ื“ื›ืชื™’ ื•ื™ื—ื ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื›ื ื’ื“ ื”ื”ืจ ื•ืืžืจื• ื–”ืœ ื›ืื™ืฉ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืœื‘ ืื—ื“. ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื“ื›ืื™ืฉ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืœื‘ ืื—ื“ ืื™ืŸ ื”ืžื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื–ื•ืœืชื•, ืฉื‘ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืžืฆื•ืช ื•ืื”ื‘ืช ืœืจืขืš ื›ืžื•ืš. ืืœื ืฉืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืœื›ืช ื›ื•ืœื ืขื ืื•ืชื• ืžื”ืœืš, ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื—ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืื—ื“ ืื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื™”ืช, ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืชื›ืœื™ืช ืื—ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื‘ื“ื™ื ืœื”ืฉื™”ืช, ื•ืœื›ืš ืื™ืŸ ื”ื ื’ื™ืขื•ืช ื•ื”ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืช ืžืคืจื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื, ืžื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืžื˜ืจื” ื•ืชื›ืœื™ืช ืงื™ื•ื ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื™ืช’. ื•ื–ื” ืขื ื™ื ื• ืฉืœ ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ืงื™ื™ืžื• ื•ืงื‘ืœื• ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื, ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื—ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืฉื™”ืช.

ื•ื”ื ื” ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื, ื”ืœื ืื™ืŸ ื”ืื“ื ืžืงืคื™ื“ ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื, ืื™ืŸ ืœืื“ื ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช ื›ื ื’ื“ื, ื›ืœ ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ื›ืœืคื™ื”ื ื‘ืกืœื—ื ื•ืช. ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื‘ื–ื” ืฉื”ืžืคืจื™ื“ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื“ื ืœื–ื•ืœืชื• ื”ื ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช, ื”ืงื ืื” ื•ื”ืชื—ืจื•ืช, ื”ืื“ื ืžืฆื“ ื˜ื‘ืขื• ื—ืคืฅ ื•ืจื•ืฆื” ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืขืฆืžื• ื•ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืชื•, ืงืฉื” ืขืœื™ื• ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ืžืขืœืช ื•ื‘ืงื ื™ืŸ ื–ื•ืœืชื•. ื–ื”ื• ืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืคื™ืจื•ื“ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื“ื ืœื—ื‘ื™ืจื•. ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœืคื™ ื™ืœื“ ืงื˜ ืื™ืŸ ืœืื“ื ืชื—ืจื•ืช ืขืžื•, ืื™ืŸ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืœื•ืงื— ื”ื™ืžื ื• ืื™ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ, ื•ืœื›ืš ืื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ื“ ืขืžื• ื›ืœืœ.

ืขื ื™ื ื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื, ื”ื•ื ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื”, ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืื“ื ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช, ื”ืงืคื™ื“ื ื•ื”ื›ืขืก, ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื ืขื•ืช ื•ืžืคืจื™ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื ื• ืœื–ื•ืœืชื•, ื•ืžืžื™ืœื ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื” ื•ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืจืขื•ืช.

ื‘ื–ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื’”ื› ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื, ื›ื•ืœื ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืจื•ืžืžื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื, ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื•ืžื—ื™ืœื”, ืื“ื ืžื•ื—ืœ ืœื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื‘ืืžืช ื•ื‘ืชืžื™ื ื•ืื™ืŸ ื‘ืœื™ื‘ื• ืฉื•ื ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืœืื—ืจ ื ืขื™ืœื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืœื• ื›ื’ืžื•ืœื•. ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืžืฆื™ื ื• ื‘ืจื”ืฉ (ื™ื•ืžื ืค”ื— ืกื™’ ื›”ื“) ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืฉื˜ืŸ ืžื•ื“ื” ืฉื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื“ื•ืžื™ื ืœืžืœืื›ื™ื ื–ืงื•ืคื™ื ืขืœ ืจื’ืœ ืื—ืช ื•ืื™ืŸ ืงื ืื” ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื. ื”ืจื™ ืฉื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืชืขืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืงื ืื” ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื, ื•ืžืžื™ืœื ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื”ืžื” ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื”.

ื•ื‘ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืืจ ืื“ืžื•”ืจ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ืฉื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืžืงื•ื ืœืฉื˜ืŸ ืœืงื˜ืจื’, ืžื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืขืกื•ืงื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ืชืคื™ืœื” ืื™ืŸ ืคืœื ืฉืื™ื ื ื—ื•ื˜ืื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื ืชื™ืจ ืœื”ื ืžืœืื›ื” ืคืชื™ื—ืช ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืžืฉืชื”, ืื–ื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ ืืœื™ื”ื ื”ืงื ืื” ื•ื”ืชื—ืจื•ืช. ื•ื‘ื›ืš ื ืชืขืœื” ื™ื•ื ื”ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื ืื›ื™ืœื” ื•ืฉืชื™ื” ื•ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ, ื•ืืขืค”ื› ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืชืขืœื™ื ืฉืฉื•ืจืจืช ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื” ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืจืขื•ืช.

ืื›ืŸ, ืฉื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ืœืžืขืœืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื, ื ืชื ื• ืœื ื• ื—ื–”ืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื•ืช, ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ื–ื›ื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื”. ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื”ืื“ื ื™ืจืื” ื›ืžื” ื–ืžืŸ ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื•ื™ื“ื•ื™ ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืขื‘ืจ ืจื•ืžืžื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื. ื•ืื™ืœื• ื”ืžืฉืœื•ื— ืžื ื•ืช ื•ื›ืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ ืืฆืœื• ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื” ืขื ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืœืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช.

ื”ื ื” ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืžืชื ื•ืช ืœืื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ื ืื™ืŸ ืชื›ืœื™ืชื” ืจืง ืฉื™ื”ื ืžืžื•ืŸ ืœืขื ื™ื™ื, ืืœื ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ืขืฆืžื•, ืœื”ืขืžื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืื“ื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ื ืชื™ื ื” ืœื–ื•ืœืชื• ืฉื™ืงื‘ืข ื‘ื ืคืฉื• ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื”, ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื ืื™ืŸ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ืœืขื ื™ื™ ืขื›ื•”ื ืžืคื ื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื. ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื”ืขื ื™ ืืœื ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ืžืขืฆืžื• ื›ืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช, ืœื”ืœื—ื ืขื ื”ืจืข ื”ืงื ืื” ื•ื”ืฉื ืื”, ื•ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ื‘ื ืคืฉื• ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื–ื•ืœืชื•.

ืื•ืœื ื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื” ื‘’ ื“ืจื’ื•ืช, ื”ืื—ื“ ืฉื™ื”ืคืš ื”ืจืข ืœื˜ื•ื‘, ื•ื–ืืช ื”ืžื“ืจื’ื” ื”ืžืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืื•ืœื ื™ืฉ ื“ืจื’ื” ืื—ืจืช, ื•ื”ื™ื ืœื”ื›ืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ืจืข ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘. ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืžื›ืจื™ื—ื• ืœืžืขืฉื” ืื—ื“ ืœื–ืžืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื™ื, ื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื” ื’”ื› ืžืขืœื” ื‘ืžืœื—ืžืชื• ืขื ื”ืจืข, ืืข”ืค ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื” ืงื™ื•ื ืœื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘.

ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉืืžืจื• ื–”ืœ (ืžื’ื™ืœื” ื™:) ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืื“ื ืœื‘ืกื•ืžื™ ืขื“ ื“ืœื ื™ื“ืข ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืจื•ืจ ื”ืžืŸ ืœื‘ืจื•ืš ืžืจื“ื›ื™. ื”ื ื” ื‘ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืžืฆื ื”ืื“ื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืฉื›ืจื•ืช ืื™ื ื• ื›ื•ืขืก ืขืœ ืืฃ ืื“ื, ืื™ืŸ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉื•ื ืขื•ื•ืœื” ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื• ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•, ื›ื•ืœื• ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื” ืœื–ื•ืœืชื•. ื•ืืข”ืค ืฉืื—ืจ ืฉื™ืคื•ื’ ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืกื•ืจื•, ืž”ืž ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืงื•ื“ื ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ื™ื”ื™ื”, ื•ืืžื ื ืœื ื”ื›ื ื™ืข ืœื’ืžืจื™, ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื™ืฉ ืžื™ื“ื” ืœื”ื›ืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ืจืข, ื•ื‘ื–ื” ื’”ื› ื–ื•ื›ื” ืœืื™ื–ื” ืžืขืœื”, ืฉืคืขืžื™ื ื™ืฉ ื‘ื›ื— ื”ื”ื›ืจื— ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื‘ื”ื›ื ืขืช ื•ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื”ืจืข ืœื’ืžืจื™. ื’ื ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื”, ื™ืฉ ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื• ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ื•ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืข ืืช ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื• ื”ืจืขื•ืช ืœื’ืžืจื™, ื•ื–ื”ื• ืขื™ืงืจ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืจืขื•ืช ืœืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช.

ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืžื’ื™ืœื”, ืžืœื‘ื“ ืฉืžื•ืจื” ืœื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืฉื’ื—ืช ื”ืฉื™”ืช, ืจื•ืื™ื ืื ื• ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ื•ืืกืชืจ, ื•ืžืื™ื“ืš ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืจืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืจืฉืขื™ื. ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ืื—ืฉื•ืจื•ืฉ ื”ื™ืชื” “ื‘ื”ืจืื•ืชื• ืืช ืขื•ืฉืจ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžืœื›ื•ืชื•” ื•ืืžืจื• ื–”ืœ (ืืกืชืจ ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืคืชื™ื—ื”) ืžืœื›ื•ืช ืื—ืฉื•ืจื•ืฉ ื ืงืจืืช ืžืœื›ื•ืช ื—ื•ื ืฃ, ืžืชื—ื™ืœื” ืจืฆื” ืœืฆืืช ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื•ื‘ืช ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื• ื•ื”ืจื’ ืืช ื•ืฉืชื™, ืื—”ื› ื”ืจื’ ืืช ื”ื™ื•ืขืฆื™ื ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆืืช ื™ื“”ื— ืื—ืจื™ื, ื›”ื– ืžื”ืฉื—ืชืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช. ื’ื ื‘ื”ืžืŸ ืžืฆื™ื ื• ืฉื’ื™ื“ืœ ื”ืžืœืš ืื—ืฉื•ืจื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžืŸ, ื•ื›ืœ ืขื‘ื“ื™ ื”ืžืœืš ื›ื•ืจืขื™ื ื•ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื™ื ืœื”ืžืŸ, ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ืจืข ื•ืœื ื™ืฉืชื—ื•ื” ืื–ื™ ื™ืžืœื ื”ืžืŸ ื—ื™ืžื”,ย  ื•ื™ื‘ื– ื‘ืขื™ื ื• ืœืฉืœื•ื— ื™ื“ ื‘ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ืœื‘ื“ื• ื•ื›ื•’, ื•ื™ื‘ืงืฉ ื”ืžืŸ ืœื”ืฉืžื™ื“ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื, ื›ื•ืœื• ืžืœื ื”ืฉื—ืชื” ื•ืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช. ื’ื ืืžืจ ื”ืžืŸ ื•ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืื™ื ื ื• ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื™, ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื• ื–ืจืขื• ื•ืžืžื•ื ื• ืœื ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื• ืื ื™ื—ืกืจ ืœื• ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžืžืจื“ื›ื™, ื›ืžื” ื’ืื•ื” ื˜ืžื•ื ื” ื‘ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ื–ื•. ื’ื ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉืฉืืœื• ื”ืžืœืš ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ืื™ืฉ ืืฉืจ ื”ืžืœืš ื—ืคืฅ ื‘ื™ืงืจื•, ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืœื• ืฉื”ืžื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืืœื™ื•. ื”ืจื™ ืœื ื• ืฉื›ืœ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืชื ื•ื”ื•ื•ื™ื™ืชื ื”ื™ื” ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช ื•ืžื•ืฉื—ืชื•ืช.

ื•ืžืื™ื“ืš ื‘ืืกืชืจ ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื“ื›ืชื™’ ื‘ื” “ืœื ื”ื’ื™ื“ื” ืืกืชืจ ืืช ืขืžื” ื•ืืช ืžื•ืœื“ืชื””, ื›ืœ ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื” ืฆื ื™ืขื•ืช ื•ืขื ื•ื•ื” ื•ืจื™ื—ื•ืง ืžืŸ ื”ืžืœื›ื•ืช, ืฉื”ืœื ืื ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื—ืฉื•ืจื•ืฉ ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ืช ืžืœื›ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืกื™ื™ืข ื‘ื™ื“ื” ืœื”ื™ื‘ื—ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืœื›ื”. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืืฆืœ ืžืจื“ื›ื™. ื’ื ื›ืชื™’ ื‘ื” “ื•ื‘ื”ื’ื™ืข ืชื•ืจ ืืกืชืจ ื•ื›ื•’ ืœื ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจ”, ื›ืœ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืชื” ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช.

ื•ื‘ื–ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื ื”ืคื•ืจื™ื, ืœื”ื‘ื“ื™ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ื•ืืกืชืจ ืœื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืžืŸ ื•ืื—ืฉื•ืจื•ืฉ. ืืจื•ืจ ื”ืžืŸ ืžืขืžื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืจืขื•ืช, ื•ืื™ืœื• ื‘ืจื•ืš ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ืžืขืžื™ื“ ื•ืžื•ืจื” ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช, ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ื”ื’ืื•ื” ื•ื”ืงื ืื” ื•ื”ืฉื—ืชืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช, ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื ืขื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืื—ื•ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ืœืจืขื”ื•. ื•ื‘ื–ืืช ื—ื•ื‘ืชื™ื ื• ื‘ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื”ื˜ืžื™ืข ื‘ื ืคืฉื ื• ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืื—ื•ื”.

ื•ื–ื”ื• ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืื ื• ืื—ืจ ืงืจื™ืืช ื”ืžื’ื™ืœื” ืฉื•ืฉื ืช ื™ืขืงื‘ ืฆื”ืœื” ื•ืฉืžื—ื”, ืฉื•ืฉื ื” ืขื ื™ื ื” ื–ืจ ืฉืœ ืคืจื—ื™ื ืžืฆื‘ืขื™ื ื•ื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื, ื–ื”ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื ืชื ืฉืœ ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืœืคื™ ื˜ื‘ืขื• ื•ืขื ื™ื ื• ืžืฆื˜ืจืฃ ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื›ื•ืœื, ื•ืžื”ื•ื•ื™ื ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื—ื“ื™ื• ื–ืจ ืฉืœ ืคืจื—ื™ื. ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจื• “ื‘ืจืื•ืชื ื™ื—ื“ ืชื›ืœืช ืžืจื“ื›ื™”, ื•ืชื›ืœืช ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข (ืขื™’ ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื˜”ื•, ืž’) ื”ื•ื ื›ืจื›ื ื“ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื™ื”, ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ืฉืœื™ืžื•ืช ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื”ื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื™ื—ื™ื“ ื•ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื—ื“ ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื”.

ืื›ืŸ, ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืื ื• ืœื™ื“ืข ืฉื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื—ื•ื” ื™ืฉ ืจืง ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืชื‘ืืจ, ืื‘ืœ ืžืื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื—ื•ื‘ืชื ื• ืœื”ืชืจื—ืง ื‘ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ืจื™ื—ื•ืง, ืฉื”ืœื ื‘ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ื˜ืื ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื”ื”ื™ื ืฉืขืชื, ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจื• (ืžื’ื™ืœื” ื™”ื‘) ืžืคื ื™ ืžื” ื ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื• ืฉื•ื ืื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉื‘ืื•ืชื• ื“ื•ืจ ื›ืœื™ื” ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื ื”ื ื• ืžืกืขื•ื“ืชื• ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื• ืจืฉืข. ื•ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉย  (ืืกืชืจ ืจื‘ื” ืค”ื–) ืื™’ ืฉื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ืฉืชืชืคื• ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ื” ื”ื™ื• ืจืง ื™”ื— ืืœืคื™ื ื•ื—ืžืฉ ืžืื•ืช, ื•ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืžื™ืขื•ื˜ ื“ืžื™ืขื•ื˜ื ืžื›ืœ ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื•ืจ. ื•ื”ื› ืžื“ื•ืข ื›ื•ืœื ื ืขื ืฉื• ื‘ืขื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื™ืขื•ื˜. ื•ื’ื ื”ืœื ื•ื“ืื™ ืื›ืœื• ืื•ื›ืœ ื›ืฉืจ ื•ื”ื› ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืคื’ื ื‘ืžื” ืฉื ืฉืชืชืคื• ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ื”. ื•ืขืœ ื›ืจื—ืš ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืชื‘ื™ืขื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉื”ืชืงืจื‘ื• ืœื’ื•ื™ื™ื, ื•ื‘ื–ืืช ื›ื•ืœื ื ืคื’ืžื• ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ื–ื•, ื•ืจืง ืืœื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืขืฉื• ืžืขืฉื” ืฉืœ ืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ื”.

ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจื” ืชื•ืจื” “ื”ืฉืžืจ ืœืš ืคืŸ ืชื›ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืช ืœื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืืจืฅ ืืฉืจ ืืชื” ื‘ื ืขืœื™ื” ืคืŸ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœืžื•ืงืฉ ื‘ืงืจื‘ืš ื•ื’ื•’, ื•ืงืจื ืœืš ื•ืื›ืœืช ืžื–ื‘ื—ื•” (ืฉืžื•ืช ืœ”ื“, ื™”ื‘-ื˜”ื•), ื•ื‘ืจืฉ”ื™ ืคื™ืจืฉ ื›ืกื‘ื•ืจ ืืชื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืขื•ื ืฉ ื‘ืื›ื™ืœืชื•, ื•ืื ื™ ืžืขืœื” ืขืœื™ืš ื›ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื• ืฉืžืชื•ืš ื›ืš ืืชื” ื‘ื ื•ืœื•ืงื— ืžื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืœื‘ื ื™ืš. ื•ื”ื ื” ื•ื“ืื™ ืื™ืŸ ื”ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืื›ื™ืœืช ืื™ืกื•ืจ, ืฉื”ืœื ื›ืกื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืขื•ื ืฉ ื‘ืื›ื™ืœืชื•, ืืœื ืžื•ืจื” ืœื ื• ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ืงื“ื•’ ืืช ื—ื•ื‘ืช ื”ื”ืชืจื—ืงื•ืช ืžืื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืื•ืœื, ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉืื ืื™ืŸ ืžืชืจื—ืง ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื›ื ื›ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื•.

ื•ืœื“ื™ื“ืŸ, ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืคื•ืจื™ื, ื”ื•ื ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืจืขื•ืช, ื”ืžื•ื ืขื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืื—ื•ื” ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืจื•ืจ ื”ืžืŸ ืœืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื•ืš ืžืจื“ื›ื™, ื•ื‘ื›ืš ื™ื–ื›ื” ืœื›ืœ ื”ืฉืคืขืช ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื ืฉื’ื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื, ื•ื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžืื”ื‘ื”.

[1] ื ื›ืชื‘ ืข”ื™ ืื—ื“ ื”ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื.

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Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz Shlita

Holding On for Dear Life

Purim

Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz Shlita

The Chofetz Chaim (cited in the Pesichah to Sefer Shalmei Todah, p. 12) derives an important lesson from Mordechaiโ€™s refusal to bow to Haman. Achashverosh decreed that everyone had to bow down to Haman, but Mordechai defied this order: ื•ึผืžึธืจึฐื“ึณึผื›ึทื™ ืœึนื ื™ึดื›ึฐืจึทืข ื•ึฐืœึนื ื™ึดืฉึฐืืชึทึผื—ึฒื•ึถื”. Why? Because Haman made himself a god, so it was forbidden to bow to him.

The Chofetz Chaim brings the Midrash that teaches that Klal Yisrael warned Mordechai that if he would not bow down, he would cause Haman to hate the Yidden, and terrible things would happen โ€” antisemitism would rise in Persia (modern-day Iran), which would lead to big problems. And it did. But even so, Mordechai said, โ€œBut the halachah is that bowing is forbidden โ€” itโ€™s ื™ื”ืจื’ ื•ืืœ ื™ืขื‘ืจ! I have to keep the Torah!โ€ He held strong, and even after Haman made his decree to annihilate the Yidden, he still refused to bow.

This, says the Chofetz Chaim, teaches us a lesson for life, and for the galus weโ€™re in now. So often, we feel pressured not to keep Torah and mitzvos โ€” but we learn from Mordechai to be ืœึนื ื™ึดื›ึฐืจึทืข ื•ึฐืœึนื ื™ึดืฉึฐืืชึทึผื—ึฒื•ึถื”, to do the right thing, holding strong to Torah and mitzvos rather than submitting to the waves of society.

What happened at the end? Because of Hamanโ€™s decree, Klal Yisrael experienced a major yeshuah. That day was turned over, and the Yidden took revenge against the Amalekim and killed their leader, Haman, along with tens of thousands of Jew-haters. So because Mordechai refused to bow, a great yeshuah happened to Klal Yisrael.

The Gemara (Megillah 12) asks, why were the Yidden subjected to this decree in the time of Haman? The second explanation in the Gemara, which is the maskana, is that it was because they bowed down to the tzelem of Nevuchadnezzaar. Although they did not technically worship an idol, the fact that superficially they seemed to be doing so spurred Hakadosh Baruch Hu to bring this decree upon them.

What was their cheit? That they were not mekadesh Shem Shomayim because they were afraid of Nevuchadnezzar. And what was the tikkun? That Mordechai faced a similar nisayon and held strong, refusing to bow to Haman. The avodah of one Yid, then, served as the tikkun for all of Klal Yisrael. Every person, even in this galus, who does something thatโ€™s hard for him, has the power to be mesaken for all the Yidden.

What did Mordechai do? He strengthened his bitachon that Hashem would be there for him and help him โ€” and that is what happened. By doing so, he rectified the reason for the gezeirah.

After reading the Megillah, we say Shoshanas Yaakov, which includes the words ืœึฐื”ื•ึนื“ึดื™ืขึท ืฉึถืื›ึธึผืœ ืงึนื•ึถื™ืšึธ ืœึนื ื™ึตื‘ึนืฉืื•ึผ ื•ึฐืœึนื ื™ึดื›ึธึผืœึฐืžื•ึผ ืœึธื ึถืฆึทื—. Both the Brisker Rav and the Sfas Emes point out that these words come to highlight the theme of the Megillah, which is the power of bitachon. Mordechai placed his bitachon in Hashem, as evidenced by his refusal to bow to Haman. He held strong in his beliefs, and steadfastly kept Torah and mitzvos.

This is not just a one-time event in history, but a lesson for all generations.

 

The True Source of Salvation

We can draw another lesson from Mordechaiโ€™s bitachon.

When a decree like that of Haman is made, the natural reaction is to try to utilize political connections to overturn it. Even today, askanim approach people in the government any time a law is enacted or proposed that could be harmful to Yidden. This approach would have the simplest course of action for Mordechai, whose own wife was a member of the government. Yet we find something interesting: His first reaction was ื•ึทื™ึดึผื–ึฐืขึทืง ื–ึฐืขึธืงึธื” ื’ึฐื“ึนืœึธื” ื•ึผืžึธืจึธื”. He davened and fasted, and only then did he approach Esther for assistance.

Many people feel that theyโ€™re very powerful and influential, and that they can manage their own lives through kochi vโ€™otzem yadi. Mordechai understood, however, that as much influence as he had in the government, and as much power as he possessed, the real yeshuah would come only from Hashem. The first thing he did was daven, and place his hope in Hashem. Likewise, Esther instructed that all of the Jews of Shushan should fast for three days โ€” as she and her maidservants did โ€” and she davened powerfully; even as she was approaching Achashverosh, she was davening.

Mordechai and Esther davened and placed their trust in Hashem, and thatโ€™s what brought about the yeshuah.

The Gemara in Megillah expounds Mordechaiโ€™s name as a series of allusions to tefillah: He is called ben Kish because he โ€œknockedโ€ (ื”ืงื™ืฉ) on the doors of Heaven with his davening, and he is referred to as ben Yair because he illuminated the eyes of the Jewish people with his davening. Chazal are emphasizing that the yeshuah came about through tefillah.

Many people daven for yeshuos, but they give up after a while; itโ€™s too hard to keep davening. From Mordechai we learn the lesson of ืงึทื•ึตึผื” ืึถืœ ื”’ ื—ึฒื–ึทืง ื•ึฐื™ึทืึฒืžึตืฅ ืœึดื‘ึถึผืšึธ ื•ึฐืงึทื•ึตึผื” ืึถืœ ื”’ โ€” keep on hoping, even if the situation seems dire. His tefillos were an expression of his bitachon in Hashem: โ€œI put my hope in You, and Iโ€™m not giving up.โ€

Mordechaiโ€™s bitachon expressed itself both in his refusal to bow to Haman and in his powerful tefillos, and that is what brought about the yeshuah.

This is the message of Purim, for all generations, and this message illuminates our lives and keeps us strong in the galus weโ€™re in now, the galus of Eisav (Amalekโ€™s grandfather). Donโ€™t give up! Keep on davening and hold strong, and Hakadosh Baruch Hu will help you: ืœึฐื”ื•ึนื“ึดื™ืขึท ืฉึถืื›ึธึผืœ ืงึนื•ึถื™ืšึธ ืœึนื ื™ึตื‘ึนืฉืื•ึผ.

One Person can Save Everyone

The Chofetz Chaim adds another beautiful idea. The Gemara (Shabbos 88) teaches that during the time of Achashverosh, the Yidden reaccepted the Torah. Why was it specifically the nes of Purim that triggered this wholehearted acceptance of the Torah, hundreds of years after it was given to them at Har Sinai?

Until this point, the Yidden were afraid that the Torah would not be able to sustain them in every situation. But when they saw that Mordechaiโ€™s clinging to the Torah, by refusing to bow to Haman, is what brought about a massive yeshuah for Klal Yisrael, they understood that the Torah is the only thing that could sustain them under all circumstances. Even when it seems bad and hard, keeping the Torah is really for our benefit, and in the end we will enjoy tremendous berachah from it. This prompted them to reaccept the Torah at the time of Achashverosh.

Mordechai served as an inspiration for all of Klal Yisrael to reaccept the Torah. This is what a person accomplishes when he holds steadfastly to the Torah. The tzaddikim among us, and the chashuveh talmidei chachamim, and even those special baalei batim who are mekadesh Shem Shomayim, are an inspiration for all of us. When we witness such Yidden being moser nefesh, it motivates everyone to reaccept the Torah.

Purim is a day of simchah. What is the simchah of Purim? The Gemara (Megillah 10b) interprets the passuk ืชึผึทื—ึทืช ื”ึทื ึผึทืขึฒืฆื•ึผืฅ ื™ึทืขึฒืœึถื” ื‘ึฐืจื•ึนืฉื ื•ึฐืชึทื—ึทืช ื”ึทืกึผึดืจึฐืคึผึทื“ ื™ึทืขึฒืœึถื” ื”ึฒื“ึทืก as an allusion to the story of the Megillah: In place of Haman, Mordechai arose, and in place of Vashti, Esther arose. This hints to what will happen leโ€™asid lavo. In our world, reshaโ€™im appear to be flourishing, but you should know that a day of yeshuos will come when the tzaddikim will walk into the homes of the reshaโ€™im. That brings tremendous simchah, and that is the simchah that Purim empowers us with โ€” that we know that there will be a day of yeshuos for all those who maintained their bitachon in Hashem: ืœึฐื”ื•ึนื“ึดื™ืขึท ืฉึถืื›ึธึผืœ ืงึนื•ึถื™ืšึธ ืœึนื ื™ึตื‘ึนืฉืื•ึผ ื•ึฐืœึนื ื™ึดื›ึธึผืœึฐืžื•ึผ ืœึธื ึถืฆึทื—.

Regarding the passuk ืœึดื™ืฉืื•ึผืขึธืชึฐืšึธ ืงึดื•ึดึผื™ืชึดื™ ื”’ึธ, in Parashas Vayechi, the Midrash teaches that everything comes in the zechus of kivuy, hoping: Avraham and the other Avos were saved bโ€™zechus hakivuy, as were the Yidden in Mitzrayim, who placed their trust in Hashem. Similarly, the future geulah will happen when we place our biachon in Hashem, which will bring about yeshuos and berachos from Hashem: ื‘ึธึผืจื•ึผืšึฐ ื”ึทื’ึถึผื‘ึถืจ ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ื™ึดื‘ึฐื˜ึทื— ื‘ึทึผื”’.

Hashem should help us place our bitachon in Him and hold strong, knowing that this will open the gates of blessing for us. We should all see geulos and yeshuos and be filled with simchah: ื”ึธืคึทื›ึฐืชึธึผ ืžึดืกึฐืคึฐึผื“ึดื™ ืœึฐืžึธื—ื•ึนืœ ืœึดื™.

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