ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโl
ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืื ื ืืื’ ืืชืืื ืืคื ื ืืืื ืชืืื (ืื,ื)
ืืกืคืืจื ื: ืืื ืชืืื – ืงื ื ืืฉืืืืช ืืืคืฉืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืฉื.
ืืื ืืืืจืื (ืื,ืื): “ืชืืื ืชืืื ืขื ื’ ืืืืงืื” ืืืชืจืืื: “ืฉืืื ืชืื ืืืืืชื ืื’ ืืืืงื”.
ืืคืืจืฉ ืืคืกืืงืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืืงืฉ ืืืืืช ืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืืืช ืืืจื ื’, ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ืชืืื. ืืืืืจ, ืฉืชืืื ืื ‘ืฉืืืืช’. ืืื ืืืืขืื ืืฉืืืืช? ื ืืืจ ืืชืืืื (ืื,ื): “ืชืืจืช ื’ ืชืืืื”. ืชืืจื ืืื ืืชืืืืืช, ืืื ืืฉืืืืช.
ืืฉ ืืื ืฉื ื ืขื ืืื ืื: ืจืืฉืืช, ืืชืืจื ืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืืช. ืืขื ืืื ืฉื ื, ืฆืจืื ืฉืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืื ืืฉืืืืช, ืืชืืืืืช, ืืืฉืื ืืืชืื (ืชืืืื ืงืื,ืค): “ืืื ืืื ืชืืื ืืืืงืื ืืืขื ืื ืืืืฉ”. ืขื ืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืืืงืื ื’ืชืืืืืช’ ืืืขื ืื ืืืืฉ, ืืชืืื ืชืืจืชื ืฉืืืื ืืืื.
ืืืืืจ, ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืชืืจื, ืืฉ ืืืืืช ืืืงืืื “ืืืื ืชืืื”. ืืื ืฉื ืื ื ืืขื ืื ืืจื ืืืืืื (ืืืืช ื,ืื) “ืขืฉื ืชืืจืชื ืงืืข”, ืื ืจืื ืฉืืื ืข”ืค ืืืจื ืืืชืื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื, ืื): “ืืืขืงื ืืืฉ ืชื ืืืฉื ืืืืื”. ืืืืืจ, ืืขืงื ืฉืืื ‘ืืืฉ ืชื’ ืืื ‘ืืืฉื ืืืืื’ โ ืืฉืืืชื ืฉื ืืืชื ืืงืืืขืืช, ืืชืื ืืืื, ืืืืื ืขืฉื ืืื ืืกืชืืื ืืืืฅ ืืื ืงืืืขืืช.
ืฉืชื ืืขืืืช ืืื ื ืฆืจืืืช ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื: ืืืืช, ืฉืืืื ืืืื ‘ืืืฉ ืชื’ – ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืืช. ืืืฉื ืื, ืฉืืืื ืืืื ‘ืืืฉื ืืืืื’, ืฉืืขืฉื ืืช ืชืืจืชื ืงืืข. ืืื ืืื ืชืืื, ืืื ืืขืืช ื’ืชื’ ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืคื ืฉื ‘ืงืืข’, ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืชืงืืื ืืฉืืืืืช ืืืคื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืืืช, ืื ืืชืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืขืืงืจ ืืืื ืืงืืืขืืชื. ืืืื ืืขืืช ืืงืืืขืืช ืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืชืืืืืช ืืืฉืืืืช, ืืืืื ืฉืื ืชืืจืชื ืขืจืื, ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืฉืชืชืงืืื ืืฉืืืืช.
ื ืืืจ ืืชืืืื (ืคื,ื): “ืืฉืจื ืืืฉืื ืืืชื”, ืืืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืืืฉื ืืืืช ื’, ืืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืงืืืขืืช, ืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืงื ืืช ืงื ืื ืืชืืจื.
ย ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโl
ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื
ื ืื”ืข ื”ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืชืฉืข”ื
ืื ืืืืชื ืชืืจืชื
ืืืืช ืืชืืจื ืฉื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื ืืืืชื ื ืืืจืช ืืื ืืืืืืชืื ืืืืืจืื. ืืื ืคืขื ืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืืืืช ืืชืืจื, ื ืืืจ ืืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืืฆืืื ืืขืืืง ืืืื.
ืคืขื ืืชืงืืื ืืืื ืืดืืืจืืืด ืืืฆืข ืืืื ืฉื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืจื. ืืืงืฉืช ืืฆืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืกืืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืื ืืืขืืื ืืช ืฆืขืืจื ืืฆืื ืืืืืจ ืืคื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืืง ืงืฆืจืื. ืืจื ืคื ื ืืืืืื ืืฉืืื: ืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืชืืง ืืขืืื? ืืืฉืื ืืขืฆืื: ืดืื ืฉืืงืืื ืืื ืืืืื, ืืชืืจื ืืงืืืฉื, ืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืชืืง ืืขืืื!ืด ืื”ื ืืืกืืฃ ืืืืจ ืืืจื ืืจืื ืงืฆืจืื.
ืืืืจืื ืืืืื ืืจืืฉื ืืืืืื ืื ืขืฉื ืืกืืกืื ืืืืชื ืชืืืื ืชืืจื, ืืขื ืืืื ืืืืข ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืชื ืืขืื ืืืงืื ืืืืื ืืื.
ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช ืืฉืืืืขื ืืืื ืชืฉืืดืจ ืืืืืื, ืืื ืืงืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืชื ืขื ืืชืืงืืช ืืืืื ืืชืืจื. ืืื ืืช ืืืคืฉืืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืืจื ืืืืจืื, ืืฉืคืืขื ืขืืืื ืขืืืงืืช. ืืคืจื ืืฉืฉืืขื ืงืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืคืืื ืื ืืช ืืจื ืขืฆืื.
ืืคืขืืื, ืืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืืืฉืื ืืืืช ืืชืืจื, ื ืืืจ ืืื ืืขืื ื ืืฉืืืขืื ืืื ื ืคืฉื ืืืฆืืช ืืืืจื ืืฉืืื ืืืืจ: ืดืชืืจื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืกืด, (ืืชืืจื ืืื ืื ืื ืืชืืงื).
ืกืืคืจ ืืืจื ื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืฉืจ ืืจืืืื ืฉืืืืดื, ืฉืืขืจืื ืืืื ืฉื ืจืืื ื ืืฆืื ืืื ืกืช ืกืคืจ ืชืืจื ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืฉืืื. ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืช ืืืจืื, ืื ืืจืื ืืืืฉืชื ืืืืชื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืจ. ืื ืคืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืคืฉืจ, ืืื ืืงื ืืืืื ืืช ืืขืื ืกืคืจ ืืชืืจื ืืืืฉ ืฉืขืืื ืืื ืจืงืืืืช ืืืืืื: ืดืื ืืืืชื ืชืืจืชื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืชืืด, ืืืฆืืืข ืืืฆืืขื ืขื ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืคืกืืง. ืืื ืื ืืขืื ืืจืืื, ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื, ืชืืืืื ืจืืื ื, ืืืขื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืชื ืืชืืฆืืช ืืืื.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืื ืื
ืืฆืืช ืืฉืื ืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื
ื’ ืืืจ ืืืืจืื ืื ืื ืืืจืฆื. ืืข’ ืืืงื ื ืฉืืืจ ืื ื’ ืื ืื ืื”ื ืื ืืฉืื ื”ื ืืืื ืืฆืืช ืืืืื ืืืื.
ืืื ืข’ ืืฉื ืืืื, ืืืงื ืืืจืื ืืช ืฉืจื ืืฉืชื ืืื’ ืืืืจื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืงืื ืืืืจืื, ืืืจื ืืื ืืขืืื ืื”ื, ืืืืื ืืืคืืชื. ืืชื’ ืื ืขืื ืื ืืื ืืฆืืช ืืฉืื ื”ื ืขื ืืืจ ืฉืืืจืื ืงื ื ื”ื ืืืืืื. ืืืืืจืื ืื ืฉืืืจ ืื ื’ ืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืฆืืช ืืฉืื ื”ื ืืืืจื ืืืงื ื.
ืืืขืืงืจ ืงื’ ืืฉื ืืืื ืข’ ืก’ ืฆ”ืค ืืืืจื”ื ืค’ ืืืขืืชื ืืจืืฉ ื’ ืืืื ืืืชืืืืช ืง”ื ืืื ืืืจ ืืื”ื ืืืืื ืขืืื ืข”ื ืืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืจืฉืื ื ืื ืืืช ื’, ืืฆ”ื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืช, ืืขืืฆ”ื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืืฉื ืืืื ืคืืฉืชืื ืืื ืืงืืื ืื ืืืฆืื. ืืืืื ื ื ืืจ ืชื ”ื ืืชื ืฉืืืืืช ืื ืงืืืื ืืฆืื ืื ืื”ื. ืืืืืจืืื ืืืืฉื ืงื’ ืืฉื ืืืื. ืืื ืื ืืืืงืื ืขื ืืืงื ื ืืก”ื ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืฆืืช ืืฉืื ื”ื.
ืงืืืช ืขืื ืืืืืช ืฉืืื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโl
“ืืืืืจ ื’ ืื ืืืจื ืื ืื ืืืจืฆื ืืืืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืื” ืืื’ย (ืื, ื).
ืฆืืืื ืืงื”ื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ื “ืื ืื ืืืจืฆื” ืืื’, ืืื ืืื ืืขืฉืจื ื ืกืืื ืืช ืฉื ืืกื ืืงื”ื ืืช ืืืจืื. ืืคืจืงื ืืจืื ืืืืขืืจ (ืคืจืง ืื) ืืืื, ืฉืื ืกืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืืชืื ืขืฉืจืช ืื ืกืืื ืืช ืืืจืข ืืืฉืจ ื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืืืืงืฉ ืื ื ืืจืื ืืืืจืื, ืืืฉืื ืื”ื ืฉื: “ืืฉื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืงืฉื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืจืื, ืื ืืื ืืชืืช ืืืจืฅ ื”ื ืฉื ื ืฉืื ืจืื ืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืจื”. ืื ืกืืื ืืฉื ื ืืื ืืืขืฉื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืฉืืื, ื”ืื ืื” ืืื ืื ืกืืื ืืฉืืืฉื.
ืืืื ืืจืื”ื ืืคืืื”ืฉ (ืืืืช ืค”ื ื”ื) ืื ื ืืช ืขืฉืจืช ืื ืกืืื ืืช ืืืืคื ืืืจ ืืืกืืจ ืืืจ. ืืจืื”ื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืช ืื ืกืืื ืฉื ื ืืจืื, ืืื ืื ืืช ืื ืกืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืฉืืื. ืืืขืช ืืจืื”ื, ืื ืกืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืฉื ืชื ืกื ืื ืืืจืื ืืื “ืื ืื”. ืืฆืจืื ืขืืื, ืืจื ืืืืืจื ืืืืืจืขืืช ืฉืืืจืขื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืฆื ื ืืจืื ืืืืืจ ืืฉืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืฉื ืืืฉ, ืืืืืข ืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืช ืืจืื”ื ืืขืฉืจืช ืื ืกืืื ืืช. ืืืคืจื, ืฉืืคืจืงื ืืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ื ืืืจ ืืืคืืจืฉ ืฉืื ืกืืื ืฉื “ืื ืื” ืืื ื ื ืื ืกืืื ืืจืืฉืื, ืืื ืงืืื ืื ืื ืกืืื ืืช ืขื ื ืืจืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืื.
ืขืื ืืฉ ืืืืื, ืืื ืื ืกืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืฆืืืื ืืงื”ื ืืืืจืื “ืื ืื ืืืจืฆื”. ืื”ื ืืืจื (ื”ืจ ืคืจืฉื ื”ื) ืฉืืงื”ื ืจืฆื ืืชืช ืืืืจืื ืฉืืจ ืขื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืืจ, ืืืื ืืืจ ืื ืชืืืื “ืืืจืฆื” ืืืืจ ืื “ืืืืืืชื” ืืืืจ ืื “ืืืืช ืืืื”, ืืื ืฉืืงืื ืฉืืจ ืขื ืื ืคืกืืขื ืืคืกืืขื. ืืื ื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืจ, ืื ืื ืกืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืคืกืืขื ืืคืกืืขื, ืืืื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืืชื ืืื.
ืืคืจืงื ืืจืื ืืืืขืืจ, ืืื ืืคืืจืืฉ ืืืฉื ืืืช ืืืจืื”ื, ืืืื ืฉืื ืกืืื ืืขืฉืืจื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืื ื ืกืืื ืืขืงืืื. ืืื ื, ืจืง ืืืจ ื ืืกืืื ืืขืงืืื,ย ืืืจ ืืงื”ื ืืืืจืื “ืขืชื ืืืขืชื ืื ืืจื ืืืืงืื ืืชื” (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื, ืื), ืืืืคืจืฉืื ืืืืจื ืฉืขืฉืจืช ืื ืกืืื ืืช ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืื ืืื ื ืกืืื ืืช ื ืคืจืืื ืื ืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฆืืจืืฃ ืฉื ืื ื’ ืื ืกืืื ืืช, ืืจืง ืืืืจ ืฉืขืื ืืืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืงื”ื “ืขืชื ืืืขืชื ืื ืืจื ืืืืงืื ืืชื”. ืืฉืืข ืืืืจืืื, ืื ืืฉื ืฉืืขืงืืื ืืื ืืืง ืืื ืกืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืื, ืืืืชื ืื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืืฉ, ืื ืื ืกืืื ืฉื “ืื ืื” ืืื ืืืง ืืืชื ื ืคืจื ืืื ืกืืื ืืฉืื. ืืื ืื ืืืชื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืืฉ, ืขื ืฉืื ืืื ืืกืจ ืื ืกืืื ืืื ืฉื “ืื ืื”, ืืื ืืกืจ ืืขืงืืื ืืืื ืฉืืจ ืื ืกืืื ืืช. ืืืืืืจ, ืชืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืืืืืช ืืืื ื ืืื, ืื ืกืืื ืฉื “ืื ืื”.
ืืืฆื ื ืืืืช ืืจืืช ื‘
ืืชืื ืืืืฉื, ืฉื”ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ” ืืฉื ื ืฉืชื ืืืื ืืช. ืืฉื ื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืขื ืืืจ ืืืื, ืืืื ืขื ื ืกืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืฆื ื ืืจืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืื. ืืื ืืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืขื ืืขืงืืื, ืืฃ ืืื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืขื ืืืจ ืืืื. ืืืืืื ืืฉ ืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืืจ ืขื ื ืกืืื ืืช ืืกืื ืืื. ืืฉ ืื ืืืืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืืชืืืจ ืืืงืคืืฅ ืืชืื ืืืฉ ืฉื ืืืจ ืืฉืืื, ืืืชืืื ืืคื ื ื ืืจืื ืชืืช ืืงืจืงืข ื”ื ืฉื ื, ืืืืชืืืจ ืขื ืขืฆืื, ืขื ืจืืื ืื ืืื ื, ืืืขืงืื ืืช ืื ื ืืืืื ืืฆืืง. ืืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ื ืคืฉ, ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื. ืืืื ืืคืืื ืืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืฉืืื ืืช ืื ื, ืฉืื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืืฉ, ืขืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืจืืช ื’ ืืืืืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืกืคืงืืช. ืืื ืฉืืขืืื ืื ืกืืื ืืช ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืืืจืื, ืขืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืจื ืขื ืชืืื ืชื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืืื. ืื ืกืืื ืืืืืชื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืงืื ืื, ืืืชืจ ืืืฉืจ ืืืืจืื ืืืืืื.
ืืืกืื ืฉื ืขืฉืจืช ืื ืกืืื ืืช, ืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืขืงืืื “ืืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืืื” (ืฉื ืคืก’ ื), ืืืคื ืฉืคืืจืฉ ืจืฉ”ื (ืฉื) “ืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืืข ืฉืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืช ืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืจืฆืื ืืฉืืื, ืืืฆืืง ืฉืื ืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืืืจ”. ืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืงื”ื “ืขืชื ืืืขืชื ืื ืืจื ืืืืงืื ืืชื”. ืขืฉืจืช ืื ืกืืื ืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืช ืืืจืืช ืฉืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืฉืืืื ืืืกืืจ ื ืคืฉื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืืจ ื’ ืืื ืืืฉืจ ืฉืืข ืฉื’ ืืฆืื ืื, ืืื ืื ืคืงืคืืง ืืืืกืืก ืืืื ืื, “ืืจืฆืื ืืืฉืืื, ืืืฆืืง ืฉืื ืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืืืจ”. ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืงื ืืขืื ืื ื. ืืงื”ื ืืืจ ืืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืงืืื ืืื.
ืื ืืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืฉืืืชื ืืฉืขืช ืืขืงืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืืช ืขื ืืืจืืช ืฉืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืกืืื ืื ืืขืงืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืขืฉื ืืืช ืืืจืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืคืงืคืืง.
ืื ื ืจืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืื”ื (ืคืกืืื ื.) ืืช ืืืกืื ืฉื “ืืจืืืื ืืงืืืืื ืืืฆืืช”, ืื ืืืชืื ืืขืงืืื “ืืืฉืื ืืืจืื ืืืืงืจ” (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื, ื). ืืฉื ื ืจืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืคืงืคืืงืื ืืกืคืงืืช ืืขืฆื ืงืืื ืืืจ ื’. ืืงื”ื ืฆืืื ืืืื ืงืืื ืืื. ืฆืืืื ืืงื”ื ืืื ืงืืืฉ ืงืืฉืื.
ืืืืจ ืื ืืื ืื ืืืกืื ืฉื ืื ืกืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืืคื ืืจืื”ื, ืืืืื ื ืื ืกืืื ืฉื “ืื ืื”. ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืฉื ืืืจื ืืืฉืงื ืืืื, ืขื ืืฉืคืืช ืืืื ืืงืจืืืื, ืืืฉืจ ืืืืข ืืืื ืืืจ ื’ “ืื ืื ืืืจืฆื”, ืืคื ืฉืืืืจื ืื”ื (ื”ืจ ืฉื) ืฉืคืืจืืฉื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืื ื ืฉืื, “ืืืืืืชื” ืืืืืจ ืืืฉืืื ื ืฉืื, “ืืืืืช ืืืื” ืืืฉืืขื, “ืื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจ ืืจืื”. ืืื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืฆืืืื “ืื ืื” ืืืฆื ืืื, ืืขืืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืื, ืืชืืืืืช, ืืื ืฉืื ืคืงืคืืงืื ืืกืคืงืืช, ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ืืจื ืืืืงืื ืืฉืืืืืช.
ืื ืืืกืื ืฉื ืื ืขืฉืจืช ืื ืกืืื ืืช. ืืฉืืงื”ื ืืฆืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืืช.
ืืื ืืฆืื ื ืื ืกืืื ืืชืฉืืขื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืืฉื ืฆืืืื ืืืจืืืง ืืช ืืฉืืขืื ืื ื. ืืคื ื ืืขืงืืื, ืืฉืืืจ ืื ื’ “ืงื ื ื ืืช ืื ื ืืช ืืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืช” (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื, ื), ืืืจ ืืืจืื “ืืช ืฉื ืืื ืื ื ืืืื” (ืจืฉ”ื ืฉื). ืืืจืื ืืื ืืช ืืฉืืขืื, ืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืื ืืงื”ื ืฉืืฉืืข ืืฉืจื ืืฉืชื ืืืฉืืื ื ืืขื ืคื ืื, ื ืคืกืงื ืืืืื ืืื! ืืืฉืฉืื ืืช ืืฉืืขืื, ืื ื ืชื ืื ืืชื ืืช ืืืคืืื ืื ืฆืืื ืืืจื, ืจืง ืืื ืืืื. ืืฉืืงื”ื ืืืจ ืืืืจืื ืืฉืืืข ืืงืื ืฉืจื, ืืื ื ืขืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืขืืช ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืฉืืขืื. ืืืื ืื, ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืช ืื ื, ืืชืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืจืืข ืฉืฉืืข ืืืจืื ืืช ืฆืืืื ืืงื”ื.
ืืื ืืืกืื ืฉื ืขืฉืจืช ืื ืกืืื ืืช, ืืขื ืืืจ ืื ืืืจ ืื ืืงื”ื “ืขืชื ืืืขืชื”. ืืงืืื ืฉื ืืฆืืื ืืคืฉืืื, ืืื ืฉืื ืกืคืงืืช, ืืื ืืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ.
ืืฉืืืข ืืืืจ ื’ ืฆืจืื ืืืื ื ืืืืฉ, ืฆืจืื ืฉืชืื ืืืืขื ืืืืฉืจืฉืช ืื ืืจืืช ืฉืืื, ืืืื ืฉืชืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืขื. ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ื ืืืขื, ืืื ืคืกืื. ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืขืฉืจืช ืื ืกืืื ืืช, ืฉืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืงืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืขืึนืช. ืืจื ืืฉืฆืืืื ืื ืืงื”ื “ืื ืื ืืืจืฆื”, ืืกืชืื ืืจืื ืกืืืืช ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืจ “ืืื ื ื ืืืื ืืืืช”, ืืืขืค”ื ืืื ืืื.
ืืฉืืืข ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืืื ืคืงืคืืง
ืขื ืืจื ืื ืืชืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืืคืจืฉ ืืื ืืืืจ ืฉื “ืืืื ืช ืืืืื”. ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืขืฆื ืื ืคืกืง, ืืจื ืฉื”ืืืื ืช ืืืืื” ืืืืืืช ืืฉืืืข ืืงืืื ืืื ืืืกืก ืืืื ืืืกืชืคืง. ืื ืืขืช ืชืืจื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช. ืืืื “ืืืื ืช ืืืืื”. ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืจื ืืืื ืืืืื ื’, ืืืคื ืฉืืืจื ืื”ื (ืื”ืง ืื.) “ืื ืืืื ืืจื ืืืืื ื’, ืืืงืฉื ืชืืจื ืืคืื, ืืื ืืื, ืื ืืืงืฉื ืชืืจื ืืคืื”. ืืืฉืจ ืจืื ืืืื ืืืืื ื’, ืืืื ืช ืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืงืื ืืช ืืืจืื ืืื ืืคืงืคืง ืืืื ืืืกืชืคืง. ืืืื ืื ืืฆื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืจื, ืื ืืื ืืืขื ืฉืืืื ืืชืืืื ืื ืืื ืขื ืคื ืืืจื ืจืื. ืืื ืฉื “ืืืึนื” ืืฉ ืืืื ืืืืจืื, ืฉืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืจื ืืืื ืืืื, ืืื “ืืืื ืช ืืืืื” ืื ืื ืืื ืฉื “ืืืื”, ืืื ืืกืื ืืืชืืืืืช ืืืคื ืืจื ืืื ืืฉืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืื ืคืงืคืืง ืืืื ืฉืืื. ืืืจ ืื ืืงืื ืืืื, ืืืืืื ื ื, ืืืื ืงืืงืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืื.
ืฉืืขืชื ืกืืคืืจ ืืืขืืข, ืฉืืืืืฉ ืื ื ืขื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืื ืืข ืขืฆืื ื ืืขืฆืช ืืืืื: ืืืืืข, ืืคื ื ืืคืืืจืื ืืืคืืจืกื ืืืืจืื, ืืืชื ืืชืงืคื ืงืืืืช ืฉื ืืขืจืืื ืขื ืืืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื, ืื ืืจืื ืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืจื”ื. ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืงืื ืกืจื ื ืืฆ”ื ืกืืคืจ ืืืช ืืกืื ืืกืืืืืงื, ืืืกืื ืืฆ”ื ืืืจ ืื ืฉืื ืืฉืืจื ืืืืจืื, ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืขืจืื, ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืจืืฉืืื. ืจืื ืืืืงืื ืืฆ”ื ืืขื ืฉืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืฉืืช ืื, ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืืืจ ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืคื ื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืืกืก ืืื’. ืืื ืืืจื. ืืขืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืคืืืจืื ืืืืืข ืืฉื ืช ืชืจืค”ื, ืื ื ืืจืื ืขืฉืจืืช ืจืืืช ืฉื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืื”ื, ืืจืื ืืืืงืื ืืฆ”ื ืจืื ืืขืื ืื ืื ืฉืืกืื ืืกืืืืืงื ืืฆ”ื ืืืจ ืื. ืื ืืื ืคืืขืืื ืืื ืืคื ืขืฆืชื ืฉื ืืกืื, ืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืืื ืืช, ืืื ืื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ื ืฉืืจืื ืืืืื.
ืื ืื ืฆืืืื ื’ ืืื ืชืืจืืฆืื, ืืื ืคืงืคืืงืื. ืืฉืืื ื ืืืฉ ืืงืืื ืชืจื”ื ืืฆืืืช ืืกืืจ ืื ืืืกืก ืืืคืงืคืง, ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืงืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืจ ื’. ืืื ืื ืกืืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืฉืขื ืืืื ืื ืืืื ื ืืืกืืจ ืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืืงืืื ืืืฆืืช, ืืื ืืืื ื ืืืชืืืจ ืขื ื ืกืืื ืืชืื ื, ืืื ืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืืชืื ื ืืงืืืฉืื ืฉืืกืจื ืขืฆืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืืจ ื’ ืืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืื ื ืืืืืื. ืืื ืืืืจ ืฉื ืืชื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืชืืืจ ืขื ืื ืกืืื ืืช ืืืงืืื ืืช ืืืจ ื’.
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Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz Shlita
Stay on the Move!
Parshas Lech Lecha
Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz Shlita
This weekโs parshah is Lech Lecha, and, as the Sfas Emes points out, lech lecha constitutes the first tzivui from Hashem to Avraham in the Torah. The Sfas Emes gives a novel explanation of the phrase lech lecha, which gives rise to a fundamental lesson for life. On a simple level, Hashem is telling Avraham to leave his land and go to Eretz Yisrael, but there is a much deeper meaning in leaving chutz laโaretz and going to Eretz Yisrael that involves a major lifestyle shift. The Midrash notes that Avraham was actually inspired on his own to leave chutz laโaretz, even before Hashem commanded him to leave, because he saw that people there were living empty lives, partying, getting drunk, and having fun instead of working and trying to earn money. This leitzanus and frivolity bothered Avraham, who did not want to be part of a society that wasted their time.
Hashem then told Avraham, โIf this bothers you and you would like to get away from them, go to Eretz Yisrael, to a place where people behave differently.โ Although Eretz Yisrael, too, was inhabited by non-Jews, it was a different kind of society. So the command of lech lecha did not merely involve physically leaving chutz la’aretz to go to Eretz Yisrael; rather, it meant abandoning a society and its way of life for a place where Avraham would be able to live with more romemus, with more meaning in life.
This message of lech lecha applies to all generations. Even for those who do live in chutz laโaretz, the message is: Detach yourself from the surrounding society, and put yourself into a place where you can live with more meaning. This is especially relevant in our times, when modern technology gives us so much direct access to the outside society, and so many people work with non-Jews. The influence of our environment is tremendous, so itโs very important to always remember the tzivui of lech lecha, when Hashem told Avraham, โLift yourself up and go Eretz Yisrael, where you can live a higher life, with tochen.โ
A Timely Message
Lech Lecha is read shortly after Succos. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we were nisโorer to be better Yidden, but by this time of the year we can easily forget our kabbalos and move on, since life is so busy and weโre so preoccupied, between our families and our work. Thereโs so much going on, and people are so strained by the need to earn parnassah, that they could come to forget Hashem and just be busy all day with parnassah. Moreover, in our world, great chashivus is attached to matters of Olam Hazeh, and people who have money are looked up to, so people are busy trying to buy brand-name items and fancy cars to show others that theyโve made it. They think that what people respect is success in matters of this world, and the real chashivus is money, and this prevailing attitude can sometimes cause us to lose sight of whatโs truly important in this world, which is to be oved Hashem and be davuk in Hashem.
The tzivui that was given to Avraham is really a limud for all of us. Lech lecha โ wherever you are, check what your approach to life is. What are you working toward? What are you living for? What are you investing your efforts in? Is it for kavod? For wealth? For the pleasures of this world, to make beautiful meat parties and call it a Kiddush club with wine and alcohol? Or for dveikus baShem? Where are you really heading?
Itโs very hard to make this distinction today, because, as Rโ Yerucham taught, the difference between Gan Eden and Gehinnom is a chut hasaarah. Thereโs a fine line between doing things for Hashem and doing them for other reasons, and we can easily be misled in this regard. Yet if we donโt do things with the right kavanos, striving for dveikus baShem, we can be dragged down and greatly damaged.
So the first tzivui to Avraham, lech lecha โ leave your hometown, abandon your society, embrace a different way of life, live on a higher level, with more tochen โ that is something we all are challenged with. The first words of the parshah come to remind us not to give up, not to stop going forward, to live life with a tochen and invest in having true meaning in your life. Invest in your sidrei limud, connecting with the limud in a very strong way, not just reading it and falling asleep. Learn in a way that you have a geshmak, that your whole body and your whole essence connect to it. Learn halachah, learn mussar, learn things that will affect your life and fill it with tochen, rather than spend it only on the pursuit of happiness, pleasure, and chashivus in Olam Hazeh. Pursue whatโs real and whatโs going to stay with you for eternity.
This is the resounding message of lech lecha that applies to every generation and every individual. Itโs something we have to be mechazek together, so letโs try to strengthen ourselves together and maintain clear sight of where we are really heading in life and what our goals in life are. Itโs not enough to just hear the ideas; we need to make sure weโre doing things together to try to bring us closer to those important goals.
The Battle โ and the Victory
The parshah then goes on to relate that Avraham waged war against the four kings, and, as the sefarim teach, this is an allusion to the four galuyos that Klal Yisrael would endure. Sometimes, the galus is so powerful, and we feel hopelessly outnumbered, like Avraham facing four mighty kings: โWhat are you talking about? We should improve? We should start thinking more about Hashem when we do mitzvos? We should be mechaven to do the tzivui of Hashem when we put on our tallis and tefillin in the morning, and when we daven? Itโs so hard! How can I connect with that? Iโm living a life thatโs so demanding!โ
Thatโs the yetzer hara โ he tries to make us feel that itโs impossible to fight this battle. So along comes the maaseh avos siman labanim: Avraham going to war and miraculously triumphing over four powerful kings. This teaches us that as strong a hold as the galus has over us, and as powerful the nisyonos we face are, we can overcome all this if we just apply ourselves and keep working: ืืื ืืืืจ ืืกืืืขืื ืืืชื. The key is to keep forging ahead โ lech lecha, keep on going.
In the end, says the Torah, all the kings who remained after Avraham killed the four kings came to โEmek Shaveh,โ meaning that they accepted Avraham as the ruler over them. The Chofetz Chaim al HaTorah notices a remez here for us. Currently, the tzaddikim are persecuted by the non-Jews and unfortunately donโt receive the kavod they should get for their Torah and mitzvos, because people are machshiv wealth and the pleasures of this world. But the day will come when they, and we, will be zocheh to Emek Shaveh โ and not just for a short time, but lโnetzach netzachim. All of our avodah and ameilus will be repaid by Hashem.
Many of us have formidable nisyonos in matters of Olam Hazeh, or in bein adam lโchaveiro, with our jobs or our families, and not always do we receive kavod for working on our middos, but remember Emek Shaveh โ the day will come when everyone will see ืึฐืึนืึฒืึธืื ืึฐึผืฆึตืืช ืึทืฉึถึผืืึถืฉื ืึดึผืึฐืึปืจึธืชืึน. Thatโs another form of tochen in life, to work on middos tovos, on shalom, on being mevater, on not getting upset.
Let us try to put more tochen in our lives โ more Torah, more middos tovos, more meaning โ so that this becomes our mahalach hachaim, our lech lecha to Eretz Yisrael.
We should all be zocheh bโkarov that Hashem will bring us all back to Eretz Yisrael, where we will all be zocheh to our Emek Shaveh, our kingdom lโnetzach netzachim.