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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, ztโ€l

ืื™ืฉ ื›ื™ ื™ื“ื•ืจ ื ื“ืจ ืœื”’ (ืœ,ื’)

ื•ื‘ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื”ืงืฉื”: ื”ื ื ื“ืจ ื—ืœ ืจืง ืขืœ ื”ื—ืคืฆื, ื•ื”ื› ื”ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืจื™ ืขืœื™ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืื™ืš ื—ืœ ื ื“ืจื•, ื”ืจื™ ื–ื” ืื’ื‘ืจื ื•ืœื ืื—ืคืฆื? ื•ืชื™ืจืฅ: ื–ื”ื• ื—ื•ืžืจ ื‘ื ื“ืจื™ ื”ืงื“ืฉ ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื”ืŸ ื—ืคืฅ, ืฉื›ืฉื™ืคืจื™ืฉ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื™ืืกืจ ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืœื”ื“ื™ื•ื˜, ืœื›ืŸ ืžืฉืขื” ืฉื ื•ื“ืจ ื—ืœ ื”ื ื“ืจ ืขืœ ื ื›ืกื™ื•.

ื•ื”ืงืฉื• ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื: ื. ืžื” ืฉื™ื—ื•ืœ ื”ื”ืงื“ืฉ ืื—”ื› ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื”ืžื” ืื™”ื– ืžื›ื— ื”ื ื“ืจ ืืœื ืขืฉื™ื” ื—ื“ืฉื”? ื‘. ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื”ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืจื™ ืขืœื™ ืขื•ืœื” ืžืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืœื’ื‘ื•ื”, ื•ื”ืคืจืฉืช ื”ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืื—”ื› ื”ื™ื ืจืง ื”ื“ืจืš ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืงืจื‘ืŸ, ืืš ืื™ืŸ ื”ื”ืงื“ืฉื” ื‘ืื” ืžื›ื— ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ื•ื”ื› ืื™ืš ื—ืœ ื”ื ื“ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืจื?

ื•ืชื™ืจืฅ ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”
ืฆ”ืœ ืฉื”ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืจื™ ืขืœื™ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืื™ื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืงืจื‘ืŸ, ืืœื ืžืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื—ื™ืœ ื”ืงื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื”ืžื”. ื•ื”ื› ืžื›ื— ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื—ืœ ื”ื”ืงื“ืฉ ืื—”ื› ื›ืฉื™ืคืจื™ืฉ ื‘ื”ืžื” ืœืงืจื‘ืŸ, ื•ื ืžืฆื ืฉื”ื ื“ืจ ืฉืื•ืžืจ ื›ืขืช ื—ืœ ืขืœ ื—ืคืฆื ืฉืœ ื‘ื”ืžื” ืœื›ืฉื™ืคืจื™ืฉื ื”, ืฉืื– ื”ื•ื ืžืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื ื“ืจื• ืฉื ื“ืจ ื›ืฉืืžืจ ื”ืจื™ ืขืœื™ ืงืจื‘ืŸ.

ื•ื”ื ื“ื‘ืืžืจ “ื”ืจื™ ืขืœื™” ืื ื ืื‘ื“ ื”ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื”ืžื” ืื—ืจืช ืžืฉื”ื› ื‘ืื•ืžืจ “ื”ืจื™ ื–ื•”, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฉื•ื ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉื—ื™ื™ื‘ื” ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืืช ื”ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืจื™ ืขืœื™, ืžื”ืคืก’ ‘ื•ื ืจืฆื” ืœื• ืœื›ืคืจ ืขืœื™ื•’ ื›ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ื’ืž’ (ืžื’ื™ืœื” ื—.) “ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืืžืจ ืขืœื™ ื›ืžืืŸ ื“ื˜ืขื™ืŸ ืื›ืชืคื™ื” ื“ืžื™”, ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื‘ืืžื™ืจืช “ื”ืจื™ ืขืœื™” ื™ืฉ ืžืฉื•ื ืงื‘ืœืช ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžืžื•ืŸ ื”ื”ืงื“ืฉ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจืฉื•ืชื•, ืืš ืœื ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื—ืœ ื”ื ื“ืจ ืื’ื‘ืจื.

ื ืžืฆื ื”ื› ืฉื‘ื”ืคืจืฉืช ื”ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื ื“ืจื•, ื•ื”ื ื“ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืื—”ื› ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘ื• ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ืขืœื™ื ืขืœ ืžืžื•ืŸ ื”ื”ืงื“ืฉ ืฉื‘ืจืฉื•ืชื• ื”ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื‘ื”ืงืจื‘ื” ื›ื”ืœื›ืชื”, ื•ืื ืœื ื™ืงืจื™ื‘ื• ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ “ื‘ืœ ืชืื—ืจ” ื•ืœื ื™ืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื“ื™ื ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืงื“ืฉ ืฉื‘ืจืฉื•ืชื•.

ื ืขืจืš ืข”ืค ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืข”ืž ื ื“ืจื™ื

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Aryeh Finkel, ztโ€l

ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืืจื™ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”
ื•’ ื‘ืื‘ ืชืฉืข”ื•
ืžืชื•ืš ืฉื™ื—ื” ืขื ื’ื™ืก ืžืจืŸ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืื‘ื™ื’ื“ื•ืจ ื ื‘ื ืฆืœ ืฉืœื™ื˜”ื ื•ื‘ื ื• ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื ืฉืœื™ื˜”ื.

ืžื” ื–ื›ื•ืจ ืžื™ืžื™ ืขื‘ืจื• ืฉืœ ืจ’ ืืจื™ื” ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื‘ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืชื• ื‘ื˜ืจื ื ื•ื“ืขื” ื’ื“ืœื•ืชื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš?

ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืขืžืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ื•. ืกื™ืคืจื•, ืฉื‘ื‘ื™ืชื• ื”ื™ื” ืขื•ื ื™ ืžื—ืจื™ื“, ื•ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ืฉืœืžื“ ืฉื ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื, ืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื•ืจืฃ ืœื ืจืง ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื•ืช, ื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจื“ื™ื ื’ืฉืžื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื” ื“ืœื™ ื‘ืกืœื•ืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื•ืจืฃ ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื›ื ื•ืก ืืช ื”ื’ืฉืžื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื™ื”ืจื•ืก ื”ื’ืฉื ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืช.

ืขื•ื“ ืกื™ืคืจื•, ืฉืื—ื“ ืžืฉื›ื ื™ื• ื”ื™ื” ื—ื•ืœื” ื•ื”ื•ืฆืจื›ื• ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืžืขืœื™ืช ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ, ื•ื”ื•ืฆืจื›ื• ืœื”ืคืงื™ืข ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื’ื™ื ื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ื‘ืขืœื•ืชื• ืœืฉื ื›ืš. ืื•ืชื• ืฉื›ืŸ ื ื™ื’ืฉ ืœื›ืœ ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืจืฉื•ืช, ื•ื”ื•ื ืจืฆื” ืœืคืฆื•ืช ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื. ื›ืฉื ื™ื’ืฉ ืœืจ’ ืืจื™ื” ื•ืฉืืœ ื›ืžื” ืขื•ืœื” ื•ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉืœื ื–ืืช, ื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืœื• ืจื‘ื™ ืืจื™ื”: ื•ื›ื™ ืืชื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืื ื™ ื›ื–ื” ืจืฉืข? ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ื›ืœ ื”ืขืช ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืš ื•ืจืง ืื™ื ื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื™ืš, ื•ื”ื ื” ื›ืฉืืชื” ื—ื•ืœื” ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืš, ืื ื™ ืืงื— ื›ืกืฃ ืขืœ ื›ืš?! ื•ืœื ื”ืกื›ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ืขืœ ื›ืš ืคืจื•ืกื”, ื•ื–ืืช ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื™ ื‘ื“ื—ืงื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.

ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ื™ื” ืกืžืœ ื”ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ื” ืื— ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœืื—ื™ื• ื•ืœืื—ื™ื•ืชื™ื• ืขืดื”. ื•ื”ื™ื” ืื™ืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืขื ืœื‘ ืขื ืง ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื• ื•ืœื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื•ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื” ืืจื™ื” ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื›ื™ ืžืขืœืชื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื”ืณื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘ืณ ืฉืœื• ืœื ื‘ื ืขืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ืœืžื“ื ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืจื™ื” ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืจื™ื” ืœืžืจื›ื‘ื”, ื•ื‘ื›ืš ื—ืกืจื•ื ื• ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื•ืจื’ืฉ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘.

ื™ืชื“ ื ืืžืŸ – ืžื•ืกืฃ ืฉื‘ืช ืงื•ื“ืฉ ื•ืืชื—ื ืŸ ืชืฉืข”ื•

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ืžื˜ื•ืช ืžืกืขื™

ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ

ืจืฉ”ื™ ืค’ ืžืกืขื™ ืœ”ื“ ื‘’ ื›ืชื‘ ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืืจืฅ ืœืคื™ ืฉื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื ื•ื”ื’ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื™, ื•ืžืฉืžืข ื“ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ. ื•ืข ืคืจืฉืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื, ื“ืจื•ืฉ ื—’, ื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ื›ื• ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื›ื ื™ืกื• ื”’ ืœืืจืฅ ืกื™ื—ื•ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื’ ืืœืžื ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ืŸ ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ ื›ืžื• ื”ื™.

ืืš ื”ื‘ื™ื ืจืื™ื” ืžืžืฉื ื” ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืจื™ื ืค”ื ืž”ื™ ื“ืžืžืขื˜ ืืจืฅ ืกื™ื—ื•ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื’ ืžื‘ื™ื›ื•ืจื™ื ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื™ื ื” ืืจืฅ ื–ื‘ืช ื—ืœื‘ ื•ื“ื‘ืฉ ื•ืžืฉืžืข ื“ืœื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื‘ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืจื™ื. ื•ืขื•ื“ ื”ื‘ื™ื ืžืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืžืขืฉืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื””ืช ื›ืž”ืฉ ืžืจืŸ ื”ื‘”ื™ ื‘ื›ืก”ืž ืค”ื‘ ื“ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืœืžื”ืจื™”ืง ื•ืฉื ื‘ืžื”ืจื™”ืง ื›ืชื‘ ื›ืŸ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืžืขืฉืจื•ืช). ื•ืขื•ื“ ื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืคืจืฉืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืจืื™ื” ืžื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ืค’ ืžื˜ื•ืช ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื“ืœื ืฆื•ื” ืคืจืฉืช ื’ื™ืขื•ืœื™ ื›ืœื™ื ื‘ืžืœื—ืžืช ืกื™ื—ื•ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื’ ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžืœื—ืžืช ืžืฆื•ื” ื•ื”ื•ืชืจื• ืงื™ื“ืœื™ ื“ื—ื™ื–ืจื™, ื•ืžื•ื›ื— ื“ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื”ื™. (ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืชื•ืก’ ืขื””ืช ืค’ ืžื˜ื•ืช ื˜ืขืŸ ืขืœ ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื“ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื›ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ื”ื™ ืืœื ืžื” ืฉื›ื‘ืฉ ื™ื”ื•ืฉืข).

(ื•ืข’ ื™ืฉื•ืขื•ืช ืžืœื›ื• ืจื™ืฉ ื”ืœ’ ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืชื™’ ืงื•’ ื”ืคืจืฉืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื“ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื“ืžืœื—ืžืช ืกื™ื—ื•ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื’ ื”ื™ื” ืžืœื—ืžืช ืžืฆื•ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืžืฆื•ืช ืœื ืชื—ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื ืฉืžื” ื›ื™ ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืžืฉื‘ืขื” ืื•ืžื•ืช ื•ื‘ืจื—ื• ืœืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื–ื” ืžืฆื•ืช ื›ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ื”ื™ ืืœื ืฉื ืชืงื“ืฉ ืื—”ื› ืžื“ื™ืŸ ื›ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ืจื‘ื™ื ืข”ืฉ. ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืขื™ืจ ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืžืžื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืž”ืข ืฉื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ืžืฆื•ื” ื“’ ื“ืžืœื—ืžืช ืกื™ื—ื•ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื’ ื”ื™ื” ืžืœื—ืžืช ืžืฆื•ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืžืฆื•ืช ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื™, ื•ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื“ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ืื™ืŸ ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืœื ืชื—ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื ืฉืžื” ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืืœื ื‘ืฉืขืช ืžืœื—ืžื” ืข”ืฉ, ื•ื ืžืฆื ื“ืฉืคื™ืจ ื”ืงืฉื” ื”ืคืจืฉืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื. ื•ืฉื•”ืจ ื“ื‘ืœื”ื” ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืฉื ื‘ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ืค’ ืžื˜ื•ืช ื›ื™ ืกื™ื—ื•ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื’ ืžืœื›ื™ ื”ืืžื•ืจื™ ื”ื ื•ืืจืฆื ืžื ื—ืœืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื™ื ื•ืฆ”ื‘ ื‘ืชื™’ ื”ื™ืฉื•ืขื•ืช ืžืœื›ื•).

ื•ื”ื ื” ื›ืขื™ืŸ ืงื•ืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ืคืจืฉืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืื™ืš ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื• ื”’ ืœืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืงื“ื•ืฉ ื›ื”ื™ ืœื“ืขืช ื”ื‘”ื™ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืžืขืฉืจื•ืช, ื›ืžื• ื›ืŸ ืง’ ืขืœ ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ืฉืจืฆื” ืœื™ื›ื ืก ืœื”ื™. ื•ื‘ืกื•ื˜ื” ื™”ื“ ืข”ื ืืžืจื• ืžืคื ื™ ืžื” ื ืชืื•ื” ืžืฉื” ืœื™ื›ื ืก… ืืœื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื ืฆื˜ื•ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืื™ืŸ ืžืชืงื™ื™ืžื™ืŸ ืืœื ื‘ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื•ื›ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ื ืจืื” ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื”ื’ืžืจื ื“ืงืื™ ืขืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ, ืืš ืง’ ื“ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ ื•ืœื“ืขืช ื”ื‘”ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืฉื ื‘ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืžืขืฉืจื•ืช ื•ืžื” ื—ืกืจ ืœื• ื•ืืžืื™ ืจืฆื” ืžืฉื” ืœื™ื›ื ืก ืœื”ื™ ื•ื”ืจื™ ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื‘ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ื”ื™ ืœื“ืขืช ื”ื‘”ื™.

ืืš ืœื–ื” ื™”ืœ ื›ืž”ืฉ ื‘ืชืฉื‘”ืฅ ื—”ื’ ืงืฆ”ื˜ (ืžื•ื‘ื ื›ืืŸ ื‘ื›ืœื™ ื—ืžื“ื”) ื“ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื”ื’ืžืจื ืžืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ื›ื•ืจื™ื ืื™ืŸ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืืœื ื‘ื”ื™ (ื•ื–ื” ืจืง ืœืจ’ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื“ื‘ื›ื•ืจื™ื ืค”ื ืž”ื™, ืืš ื‘ืจืžื‘”ื ืจื™ืฉ ื”ืœ’ ื‘ื›ื•ืจื™ื ืžืฉืžืข ื“ื’ื ืœืช”ืง ืื™ื ื• ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืืœื ืžื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ, ื•ืžื””ืช ืคื˜ื•ืจ ื“ืื™ื ื• ื–ื‘ืช ื—ืœื‘ ื•ื“ื‘ืฉ ื›ืžื• ืœืจ’ ื™ื•ืกื™), ื•ื›ืŸ ืฉืœืฉ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื ืฆื˜ื•ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื›ื ื™ืกืชืŸ ืœื”ื™ (ืกื ื”’ ื›’ ืข”ื‘) ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ืคืจืฉืช ืขืจื™ ืžืงืœื˜ (ืข’ ืžื›ื•ืช ื“ืฃ ื™’), ื•ื–ื”ื• ื“ืืžืจื• ื‘ื’ืž’ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืฆื•ื•ืช. ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ืจื™ื’ืช ื–’ ืขืžืžื™ืŸ. (ื•ืฆ”ืœ ื“ืืฃ ื“ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื”ื™ ืž”ืž ื’ื–ื””ื› ื“ื“ื™ื ื™ื ืืœื• ืจืง ื‘ื”ื™ ื’ื•ืคื).

ื•ืข”ืข ืžืฉืš ื—ื›ืžื” ืจ”ืค ืจืื” ืฉื”ืงืฉื” ืืžืื™ ืœื ืชื™’ ื”ื’ืž’ ืฉื ืชืื•ื” ืžืฉื” ืžืฉื•ื ืžืฆื•ืช ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื™, ื•ืชื™’ ื›ื™ ืžืฆื•ืช ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืงื™ื™ืžื” ื’ื ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ. ื•ื ืจืื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื• ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื”ื‘”ื™ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉืืจ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ ื“ื“ื™ื ื• ื›ื”ื™. ืืš ืง’ ื“ื”ื› ืžื” ืชื™’ ื”ื’ืž’ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืžืขืฉืจื•ืช ื•ื”ืœื ื›ืžื• ืฉืžืงื™ื™ื ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื™ ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื“ืŸ ื””ื” ื™ืงื™ื™ื ืฉื ืฉืืจ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ.ย  ื•ื™”ืœ ื“ืžืคืจืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ืž”ืฉ ื”ืชืฉื‘”ืฅ.

ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืื”ื‘ืช ื”'

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Aryeh Finkel, ztโ€l

“ื”ืชื ืขืจื™ ืžืขืคืจ ืงื•ืžื™”

ื‘ืคื™ื•ื˜ ‘ืœื›ื” ื“ื•ื“ื™’ ืคืชื— ื”ืคื™ื™ื˜ืŸ ื‘ืฉื ื™ ื”ื‘ืชื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืฉื‘ืช – “ืฉืžื•ืจ ื•ื–ื›ื•ืจ ื‘ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจย ืื—ื“”, ื•”ืœืงืจืืช ืฉื‘ืช ืœื›ื• ื•ื ืœื›ื””, ืื•ืœื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ืคื™ื•ื˜ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ืœื•ืช ื•ื”ื’ืื•ืœื” – “ืžืงื“ืฉ ืขื™ืจ ืžืœื•ื›ื” ืงื•ืžื™ ืฆืื™ ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื”ืคื™ื›ื””.

ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื‘ืืจ, ื›ื™ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื™ืžื™ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ืื“ื ืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื• ื•ืขื ื™ื ื™ื•, ื•ืื™ื ื• ืคื ื•ื™ ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื•ืœืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ืืš ื‘ื‘ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื ืคื ื” ื”ื•ื ืžื›ืœ ืขืกืงื™ื•, ื•ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ืขืช ื”ืจืื•ื™ื” ืœื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ืœืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ื•ื‘ื›ืš ืœื”ื’ืืœ ืžืŸ ื”ื’ืœื•ืช, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืื ื• – “ื”ืชื ืขืจื™ ืžืขืคืจ ืงื•ืžื™ ืœื‘ืฉื™ ื‘ื’ื“ื™ ืชืคืืจืชืš ืขืžื™”.

ื•ืขืœ ื›ืŸ ืขืชื” ื‘ืคืจื•ืก ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื›ื ืคื™ื”, ื–ื”ื• ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ืžืกื™ืœื•ืงื• ืฉืœ ืฆื“ื™ืง. [ื•ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ื”ืกืคื“, ืืœื ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“].

ืžื™ืชืช ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื

ืืžืจื•ย ื—ื–”ืœ (ืจ”ื” ื™ื—, ื‘) “ืฉืงื•ืœื” ืžื™ืชืช ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื ื›ืฉืจื™ืคืช ื‘ื™ืช ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื•”, ื›ื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืžืžืฉ. ื›ืœ ื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื•ื”ื’ืœื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื” ื•ื”ืžืจื” ืฉื‘ืื” ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชื™ื• ื”ื™ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืชืขื•ืจืจื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื™ืฉื•ื‘ื• ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ื•ื›ืŸ ืžื™ืชืช ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื ื’ื ื”ื™ื ื ื•ืขื“ื” ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืฉื•ื‘ ืืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”.

ื™ื“ื•ืขย ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื’ืจื™”ืฉ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื”ื™ื” ื—ื“ ื‘ื“ืจื, ื•ืืžื ื ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื•ื’ืื•ื ื™ ืชื•ืจื”, ืื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื ื ืคื˜ืจื•ย ื•ืžื”ื ื ืฉืืจ ื”ื’ืจื™”ืฉ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืœื‘ื“ื•, ืขื“ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ื—ื“ ื‘ื“ืจื. ื•ื™ื“ื•ืข ืฉื”ื™ื” ื™ื—ื™ื“ ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ื–ื”, ืฉื™ื’ืข ื•ืขืžืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื›ืžืขื˜ ืžืื” ืฉื ื” ืœืœื ื”ืคืกืงื”, ื•ื›ืœ ืžืขื™ื™ื ื™ื• ื”ื™ื• ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืœื ื”ืชืขื ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ, ืจืง ืขืžืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ื‘ื˜ื”ืจืชื” ื”ื™ื” ื ื’ื“ ืขื™ื ื™ื•, ื‘ืคืจื™ืฉื•ืช ืžื›ืœ ืขื ื™ื ื™ ื”ืขื•ื””ื– ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื•ืคืœื.

ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ, ืžื” ืžื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืื“ื ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ืžืขืœื” ื–ื• ืฉืœ ื™ื’ื™ืขืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ืชืžื“ืชื”.

ื”ืฉื’ืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืข”ื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”

ื”ื ื”ย ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”, ืžืœื‘ื“ ืžื” ืฉืžืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื–ื” ืืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื•ืจื ื™ืช”ืฉ, ืืฉืจ ื–ื• ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื‘ื™ืืชื ื• ืœืขื•ืœื, ื™ืฉ ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžื˜ืจื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ืฉืขืœื™ื” ื™ืฉ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืขืชื”;

“ื›ื™ ืืชื” ืืœื•ืงื™ื ืืžืช ื•ื“ื‘ืจืš ืืžืช ื•ืงื™ื™ื ืœืขื“” (ืชืคื™ืœืช ืจ”ื”) – ืจืง ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ื“ื‘ืจื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื ืืžืช ื•ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืœืขื“, ื•ืžืœื‘ื“ื ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื•ื ื–ืžื ื™ ื•ื‘ืœื ืงื™ื•ื, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืขื™ืงืจ ื—ื•ื‘ืช ื”ืื“ื ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื• ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื“ื‘ื•ืง ื‘ืงื‘”ื”, ื•ืจืง ืžื™ ืฉื™ื–ื›ื” ืœื”ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืงื‘”ื” ื•ื‘ืชื•ืจืชื•, ื”ื•ื ืืฉืจ ื™ื–ื›ื” ืœื—ื™ื™ ื ืฆื— ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื™ื™ื ืœืขื“. ื•ื“ื‘ื™ืงื•ืช ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื”ื‘ื”, ืื”ื‘ืช ื”’ ื”ื™ื ื”ื“ื‘ื™ืงื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื•.

ื•ื”ื ื”ย ืฉืืœื• ื—ื–”ืœ (ืกืคืจื™, ื”ื•ื‘ื ืฉื ื‘ืจืฉ”ื™) ืขืœ ื”ืคืกื•ืง “ื•ืื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš” (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื•, ื”) ‘ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื™ื ื”ืื”ื‘ื”’. ื•ืืžื ื ืœื ืžืฆื™ื ื• ืฉื™ืฉืืœื• ื—ื–”ืœ ืฉืืœื” ื–ื• ืขืœ ืฉืืจ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช, ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื™ื ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืฆื™ืฆื™ืช, ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื™ื ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืชืคื™ืœื™ืŸ ื•ื›ื“ื•’, ืœืคื™ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ื‘ื”ื ืžืขืฉื” ื•ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœืขืฉื•ืชื, ืื•ืœื ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื” ืžืขืฉื” ื›ื™ ืื ื”ืจื’ืฉืช ื”ืœื‘, ื•ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืื” ืฉืื™ืœืช ื—ื–”ืœ ‘ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื™ื ื”ืื”ื‘ื”’, ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ืจื’ืฉืช ืœื‘ ื–ื•.

ื•ื‘ืื”ย ืขืœ ื›ืš ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื”ื; “ื•ืื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ื”ื™ื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืืฉืจ ืื ื•ื›ื™ ืžืฆื•ืš ื”ื™ื•ื ืขืœ ืœื‘ื‘ืš” ื•ื›ื•’ – ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื™ื ืื”ื‘ื” – “ื•ื”ื™ื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื””, ืฉืžืชื•ืš ื›ืš ืืชื” ืžื›ื™ืจ ื‘ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ืžื“ื‘ืง ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื•. – ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ “ื•ื”ื™ื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”” ืฉื–ื”ื• ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ืื“ื ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื”ื›ืจืช ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืกื’ื•ืœืชื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉืžืชื•ื›ื” ื”ืื“ื ืžื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื”. ื•ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื›ืจืช ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ืื™ืฉื™ืช ื•ืœื ืžืชื•ืš ืฉืžื™ืขื” ืžืื—ืจื™ื, ืื“ื ืขื•ืžื“ ืขืœ ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ื“ืจื›ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื•ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื›ืจืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื• ืฉื”ืŸ ื›ื•ืœืŸ ื—ืกื“ ื•ืจื—ืžื™ื, ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืš ื“ื‘ืง ื”ื•ื ื‘ื‘ื•ืจืื• ื•ื‘ืื”ื‘ืชื•.

ื”ืฉื’ืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืกื™ื™ืขืชื ื“ืฉืžื™ื

ื•ืืžื ืย ื”ืฉื’ืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ืžื“ืจื™ื’ื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœื” ืกื™ื™ืขืชื ื“ืฉืžื™ื ืžืจื•ื‘ื”, ืื›ืŸ ื”ื ื” ืืžืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ “ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขื“ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš ื•ืฉืžืขืช ื‘ืงื•ืœื• ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ืžืœ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš ืืช ืœื‘ื‘ืš ื•ืืช ืœื‘ื‘ ื–ืจืขืš ืœืื”ื‘ื” ืืช ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš’ (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœ, ื‘-ื•), ื•ืขืžื“ ืขืœ ืคืกื•ืงื™ื ืืœื• ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ, ืฉืื—ืจ ืฉื ืืžืจ “ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขื“ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš”, ื”ืจื™ ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืืœื• ืฉืฉื‘ื• ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ื•ื”ื› ืžื” ืฆื•ืจืš ืขื•ื“ ื‘ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ืช “ื•ืžืœ ื”’ ืืช ืœื‘ื‘ืš”. ื•ื‘ื™ืืจ ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ืฉื”ืคืกื•ืง “ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขื“ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš” ืื™ื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืžื™ ืฉืฉื‘ ื›ื‘ืจ, ืืœื ืขืœ ‘ื”ื‘ื ืœื™ื˜ื”ืจ’ ืฉืžืกื™ื™ืขื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ื•, ื•ื–ื” ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ; “ื•ืžืœ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš ืืช ืœื‘ื‘ืš” – ื–ื”ื• ืฉืืžืจื• (ืฉื‘ืช ืงื“.) ื”ื‘ื ืœื™ื˜ื”ืจ ืžืกื™ื™ืขื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื•, ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ืš ืฉืชืฉื•ื‘ ืืœื™ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืœื‘ื‘ืš ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ืขื–ื•ืจ ืื•ืชืš’.

ื•ื›ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื ื” (ืจื™ืฉ ืฉืขืจื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”) ื•ื–”ืœ; ื•ื”ืชื‘ืืจ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื›ื™ ื™ืขื–ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื ืœืฉื‘ื™ื ื›ืืฉืจ ืื™ืŸ ื™ื“ ื˜ื‘ืขื ืžืฉื’ืช, ื•ื™ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืงืจื‘ื ืจื•ื— ื˜ื”ืจื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืžืขืœืช ืื”ื‘ืชื•, ืฉื ืืžืจ “ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขื“ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš ื•ืฉืžืขืช ื‘ืงื•ืœื• ื›ื›ืœ ืืฉืจ ืื ื›ื™ ืžืฆื•ืš ื”ื™ื•ื ืืชื” ื•ื‘ื ื™ืš ื‘ื›ืœ ืœื‘ื‘ืš ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื ืคืฉืš. ื•ืื•ืžืจ ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ “ื•ืžืœ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš ืืช ืœื‘ื‘ืš ื•ืืช ืœื‘ื‘ ื–ืจืขืš” – ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืื”ื‘ืชื•.

ื”ืจื™, ืฉืืžื ื ื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื“ ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ืื“ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืžื™ืจืื”, ื•ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื–ื• ื’ื ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ืื•ืœื ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืžืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ื“ืจื’ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื•ืžื•ื‘ื—ืจืช ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื•ืืฃ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ ื”ืื“ื ืžืฆื“ ื˜ื‘ืขื• ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืžืื”ื‘ื”, ืืš ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื ื”ืื“ื ืœื™ื˜ื”ืจ – ืžืกื™ื™ืข ื‘ื™ื“ื• ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืžืขืœืช ืื”ื‘ืชื• ื•ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ืœืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™ืžื” ืžืื”ื‘ื”.

“ื•ืชื•ืคืกื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืœื ื™ื“ืขื•ื ื™”

ื•ืืฃ ืฉืื”ื‘ืชย ื”’ ืžืฆื•ืช ืขืฉื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“, ืื•ืœื ื”ื™ื ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื ืฉื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื›ืœ ืขื™ืงืจ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื•ื ืœืžืขืŸ ืื”ื‘ืช ื”’, ืฉืข”ื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืื”ื‘ืชื•, ื•ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ื–ื• ื“ื‘ืงื™ื ื‘ื• ื•ื‘ืชื•ืจืชื• ืขื“ ืฉื ืขืฉื™ื ืื—ื“ ืžืžืฉ – ‘ืงื•ื‘”ื” ื•ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื—ื“ ื”ื•ื’. ื•ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ืื”ื‘ื” – ื”ืจื™ ื”ืขื™ืงืจ ื—ืกืจ ืžืŸ ื”ืกืคืจ. ื•ืืžื ื ืืฃ ื”ื™ืจืื” ืขื™ืงืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื, ื•ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื‘ืœื ื™ืจืื” ืื™ื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ืœื—ื™ื™ ื”ืขื•ื””ื‘, ื•ื›ื“ืืžืจ ืœื”ื• ืจื‘ื ืœืจื‘ื ืŸ (ื™ื•ืžื ืขื‘:) ‘ื‘ืžื˜ื•ืชื ืžื™ื ื™ื™ื›ื• ืœื ืชื™ืจืชื•ืŸ ืชืจืชื™ ื’ื™ื”ื ื’, ืืœื ืฉืขืœ ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืจืื” ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืงืฉื•ืช ‘ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืจืื”’, ืฉืืฃ ืฉื’ื ื‘ื” ืื™ืŸ ืžืขืฉื”, ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืขื ื™ื ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื•ืžื‘ื•ืืจ, ืฉืžืชื•ืš ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืขื•ื ืฉื™ื ืื“ื ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื™ืจืื”, ื•ื›ืŸ ืžืชื‘ืืจ ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื ื” ื›ื™ ืœืฉื•ื‘ ืžื™ืจืื” ื–ื” ื™ืฉ ื›ื— ื‘ื™ื“ ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ืื“ื, ื•ืจืง ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ื•ืฆืจื›ื• ืœืคืจืฉ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื™ื ื”ืื”ื‘ื”.

ื•ืขืœย ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ืžืฆืื ื• ื‘ื”ืคื˜ืจื” ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืžื’’ ื“ืคื•ืจืขื ื•ืชื; “ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื ืœื ืืžืจื• ืื™ื” ื”’ย  ื•ืชื•ืคืฉื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืœื ื™ื“ืขื•ื ื™” (ื™ืจืžื™ื” ื‘, ื—), ื“ื™ื‘ืจ ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืคืกื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื”, ื•ืขืœื™ื”ื ืชื‘ืข ืฉืœื ื™ื“ืขื• ืืช ื”’. ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื”ื•ื, ื›ื™ ืœื•ืžื“ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉื‘ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืืฃ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืขื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจื” – ืœื ื”ืฉื›ื™ืœื• ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืžืชื•ื›ื” ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ืœื”ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื•, ื•ืœื ื–ื›ื• ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืื”ื‘ืชื•, ื•ืขืœ ื›ืš ื ืชื‘ืขื•; “ืชื•ืคืฉื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืœื ื™ื“ืขื•ื ื™” – ืœื ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžืชื•ืš ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื, ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื ืœื”ื›ืจืช ื”’ ื•ืื”ื‘ืชื•, ื”ื™ื” ื—ืกืจ ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืชื•ืขืœืช ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื, ื•ืœื ื–ื›ื• ืฉืชื’ืŸ ืขืœื™ื”ื ืชื•ืจืชื.

ืœื™ืžื•ื“ย ืชื•ืจื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื•ืืžื™ืชื™ ื”ื•ื ืจืง ื›ื–ื” ื”ืžื‘ื™ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ื”ื›ืจืช ื”’ ื•ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืš ืœืื”ื‘ืชื• ื™ืชื‘ืจืš.

‘ื•ืžื™ ื›ืขืžืš ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื’ื•ื™ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืืจืฅ’

ื•ื”ื ื”ย ื‘ื™ืŸ ื“ืจื›ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžืฆื™ื ื• ืžื“ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืจื—ื•ื ื•ื—ื ื•ืŸ, ื•’ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืจื—ื•ื ืืฃ ืืชื” ื”ื™ื” ืจื—ื•ื’ ื•ื›ื•’, ืื•ืœื ื“ืจืš ืื—ืช ืžืฆื™ื ื• ืฉื›ื•ืœืœืช ืืช ื”ื›ืœ, ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืœื•ื. ืฉืžื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื•ื, ื•ืชื•ืจืชื• ื›ื•ืœื” ื ื•ืขื ื•ืฉืœื•ื, ื›ืžืืžืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ (ืžืฉืœื™ ื’, ื™ื–) “ื“ืจื›ื™ื” ื“ืจื›ื™ ื ื•ืขื ื•ื›ืœ ื ืชื™ื‘ื•ืชื™ื” ืฉืœื•ื”.

ื•ื›ืŸย ื›ืœ ืžืขืœืชื ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืœื•ื, ื•ื‘ื–ื” ื™ืชืจื•ื ื ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื. ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืื ื• ื‘ืชืคื™ืœืช ืžื ื—ื” ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ืช – “ื•ืžื™ ื›ืขืžืš ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื’ื•ื™ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืืจืฅ”. ื•ืื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืจืง ืฉื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื ืื•ืžื” ืื—ืช ืœืขื•ืžืช ื”ื’ื•ื™ื™ื ืฉื”ื ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ืื•ืžื•ืช, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื›ืœ ืื•ืžื” ื•ืื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื•ื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื ืื—ืช, ืฉืื™ืŸ ืฉืชื™ ืื•ืžื•ืช ื›ืžื•ืชื”, ืืœื ื‘ื™ืื•ืจื• ืฉื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ื™ื ื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืขืฆืžื, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช ืื™ื ืŸ ืžืื•ื—ื“ื•ืช ื•ืื™ืŸ ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืื•ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืื—ืช, ื•ืจืง ืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื™ืฉ ื‘ื”ื ืžืขืœืช ื”ืื—ื“ื•ืช, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื ืงืจืื™ื ื”ื ‘ื’ื•ื™ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืืจืฅ’.

ื•ื˜ืขืย ื”ื“ื‘ืจ, ืœืคื™ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืื—ื“, ืืœื ืื™ืฉ ืื™ืฉ ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื•ืชืื•ืชื•, ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื”ื•ืœืš ืจืง ืื—ืจ ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ืื—ื“ื•ืช, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื—ืคืฅ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืœืžืœื ืชืื•ื•ืชื™ื• ื”ื•ื, ื•ืื™ืŸ ืชืื•ื•ืช ื•ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืช ื›ื•ืœื ืขื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืงื ื” ืื—ื“, ื•ืžื–ื” ืžืชื”ื•ื” ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช ื•ืคื™ืจื•ื“ (ืขื™’ ืฉืข”ืช ื, ืœื). ื•ื“ื ืจื‘ ื ืฉืคืš ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช, ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืกืคืง ืืช ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช.

ืื‘ืœ ืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืœื‘ื“, ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื‘ืฉืžื™ื, ื•ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืš ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ื•ื ืขืฉื™ื ‘ื’ื•ื™ ืื—ื“’. ื›ื™ ื‘ืื”ื‘ืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ื”ืชืฉื•ืงื” ืœื”ื™ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ื•, ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืš ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ื ืžืœื‘ื“ ืœื”ื™ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืงื‘”ื” ื•ื‘ืชื•ืจืชื•, ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” ื ืขืฉื™ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ื™ื ื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืขืฆืžื ื•ื“ื‘ืงื™ื ื•ืžืชื™ื™ื—ื“ื™ื ืขื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื‘ืฉืžื™ื, ื•ืœื›ืŸ “ืงื•ื‘”ื” ื•ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื—ื“ ื”ื•ื”.

ื•ื›ื™ื“ื•ืขย ื—ื•ืžืจ ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืœื•ื, ืฉืขืœื™ื• ื—ืจื‘ ื‘ื™ื”ืž”ืง ื”ืฉื ื™, ื•ืืฃ ืฉืขืกืงื• ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื’ืžื™ืœื•ืช ื—ืกื“ื™ื, ืœื ื ื—ืจื‘ ืืœื ืขืœ ืฉื ืืช ื—ื™ื ื. ื•ื–ื”ื• ืงืฉื” ืืฃ ืžื’’ ืขื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉื—ืจื‘ ืขืœื™ื”ื ื‘ื™ืช ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ื•ืืฃ ืฉื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ ืžื™ืชื•ืช ื‘”ื“ ืฉื“ื™ื ื ื‘ื™ื”ืจื’ ื•ืืœ ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ, ืฉื ืืช ื—ื™ื ื ืงืฉื” ืžื”ื, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื’’ ืขื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืื“ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื—ื˜ื ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ืื•ืœื ื‘ืฉื ืืช ื—ื™ื ื ื”ืื“ื ืื™ื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื—ื˜ื, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืฉื ืื” ืื™ื ื” ืžืขืฉื” ืžื•ื‘ื”ืง ื•ื‘ืจื•ืจ, ืืœื ื”ืจื’ืฉืช ื”ืœื‘, ื•ืงืฉื” ืœืื“ื ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื•ื ื ืืช ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•, [ื•ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื’ืจ”ื— ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ืฉื‘ื›ืœืœ ืฉื ืืช ื—ื™ื ื ื’ื ื›ืืฉืจ ืื™ื ื• ืžืชืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•], ื•ืขืœ ื›ืŸ ืื™ื ื• ืžืชืขื•ืจืจ ืœืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”. ื•ืื›ืŸ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉื˜ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืžืจืงื“ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• ื•ืœื ืฉื‘ื ื• ืžืขื•ืŸ ืฉื ืืช ื—ื™ื ื ื•ืขืœ ื›ืŸ ืžืชืขื›ื‘ืช ื’ืื•ืœืชื ื•.

ืœื›ืŸ, ื™ืกื•ื“ย ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื•ื ืื”ื‘ื”, ืื”ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• ืœืงื‘”ื”, ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžืชื•ืš ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ื›ืจืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื•, ืฉื›ื•ืœืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื—ืกื“, “ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”’ ืœื›ืœ ื•ืจื—ืžื™ื• ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžืขืฉื™ื•”. ื•ื›ืŸ ืื”ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืขืฆืžื, ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืื—ื“ื•ืช, ืฉื–ื• ืžืขืœืชื ื•ืชืคืืจืชื ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” “ืงื•ื‘”ื” ื•ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื—ื“ ื”ื•ื”.

ืื—ืช ืฉืืœืชื™

“ืื—ืชย ืฉืืœืชื™ ืžืืช ื”’ ืื•ืชื” ืื‘ืงืฉ – ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”’ ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ ื—ื™ื™”, ืœื“ื•ื“ ื”ืžืœืš ืข”ื” ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืืœื ื‘ืงืฉื” ืื—ืช – “ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”'”, ืœืฉื‘ืช ื•ืœื”ื’ื•ืชย  ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข ื—ื™ื‘ืจ ื“ื”ืžืข”ื” ืืช ืคืจืง ืงื™”ื˜ ืฉื‘ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ืžื™ื•ืกื“ ืขืœ ืื”ื‘ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ืงืฉืช ื”ืฉื’ืชื”.

ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื’ืจื™”ืฉ ืืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื• ืืœื ืžืฉืืœื” ืื—ืช – ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื™ื“ื™ืขืชื”, ืœื ื”ืขืกื™ืง ืื•ืชื• ืฉื•ื ืขื ื™ืŸ ืื—ืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื, ืจืง ื”ื“ื‘ื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจื”. ื•ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืœืžื” – “ืœื—ื–ื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ืขื ื”’ ื•ืœื‘ืงืจ ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœื•”, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ืขื ื”’, ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ืœื”ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ื•.

ื ื–ื›ื”ย ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืขืžื•ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืœื ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืฉื•ื ืขื ื™ืŸ ืื—ืจ, ื•ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืš ื ื’ื™ืข ืœื”ื›ืจืช ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ืœืื”ื‘ืชื•, ืฉื–ื”ื• ื›ืœ ืขื™ืงืจ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื‘ื›ืš ื ื–ื›ื” ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืื™ืฉ ืืช ืจืขื”ื• ื•ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืขืœืชื ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ – “ื’ื•ื™ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืืจืฅ”, ื•ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื–ื” ื ื–ื›ื” ืื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ืขืžื ื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืœื’ืื•ืœื” ืฉืœื™ืžื” ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื• ืืžืŸ.

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Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal Shlita

Churban: An Opportunity for Closeness

The Three Weeks

Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal Shlita

 

We are now in the period of Bein Hametzarim, beginning the Nine Days. Itโ€™s the time of churban, of galus. And many people feel uncomfortable about this time, because on one hand weโ€™re supposed to be sad, but on the other hand a lot of people donโ€™t really feel sadness. Itโ€™s very hard to connect with the concept of the Beis Hamikdash and feel the lack of hashraโ€™as hashechinah, which is so beyond our comprehension. And thatโ€™s in a better scenario. For some people, the main talk during the Three Weeks is all about after Tisha B’Av โ€“ where am I going after Tisha B’Av, what are we doing after Tisha B’Av, etc. Before Tisha B’Av theyโ€™re just waiting for after Tisha B’Av.

Of course, thatโ€™s not what this time is supposed to be. Bein Hametzarim is a time of avodas Hashem like every other tekufah of the year.

I would like to focus on one point that can be a catalyst for contemplation and growth during these days of Bein Hametzarim. On one hand, these days of churban and galus are, by definition, a time of distance from Hakadosh Baruch Hu. On the other hand, we find two places where Chazal tell us that this is also a time of kirvah to Hashem and ahavah that cannot be achieved at other times.

The Gemara (Yoma 54) states that when the non-Jews entered the Kodesh Hakodashim when they were destroying the Beis Hamikdash, they saw that the keruvim were

embracing each other. This was a sign of extreme ahavah that Hakadosh Baruch Hu was showing Klal Yisrael, and although the time of the churban Beis Hamikdash was the worst time for Klal Yisrael, it was actually a time of tremendous kirvah and ahavah.

A similar idea is derived from the passuk in Eichah that states: ื›ึผึธืœ ืจึนื“ึฐืคึถื™ื”ึธ ื”ึดืฉึผื‚ึดื™ื’ื•ึผื”ึธ ื‘ึผึตื™ืŸ ื”ึทืžึผึฐืฆึธืจึดื™ื. The word ืจึนื“ึฐืคึถื™ื”ึธ can be read as rodeif Kah, and the passuk can be explained to mean that anyone who pursues Hashem during Bein Hametzarim will reach Him. In the good times, we wonโ€™t necessarily be able to find Hakadosh Baruch Hu, but if we seek Him during the difficult times we will be able to reach him. This ability to reach Hashem also reflects kirvah and ahavah to Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

These two ideas of kirvah โ€“ the kruvim embracing each other and the opportunity to pursue and reach Hakadosh Baruch Hu โ€“ come from two opposite directions. The embrace of the kruvim is Hakadosh Baruch Hu showing his ahavah towards us, and the search for a higher level of closeness to Hakadosh Baruch Hu that is available during the time of churban and difficulty is Klal Yisraelโ€™s initiative.

I would like to discuss each of these two ideas in greater depth.

The Sendoff Embrace

The Gemaraโ€™s statement about the kruvim embracing each other at the time of the churban seems to contradict a teaching of the Gemara in Bava Basra (99). The kruvim are described in the Torah as facing each other โ€“ ื•ึผืคึฐื ึตื™ื”ึถื ืึดื™ืฉื ืึถืœ ืึธื—ึดื™ื•, and in Divrei Hayamim as facing outward: ื•ึผืคึฐื ึตื™ื”ึถื ืœึทื‘ึผึธื™ึดืช. The Gemara in Bava Basra reconciles this apparent contradiction by explaining that when Klal Yisrael is fulfilling Hashemโ€™s will, the kruvim face each other, which is a sign of Hashemโ€™s closeness, and when Klal Yisrael is not doing Hashemโ€™s will, Hashem turns away from us, so to speak, and the kruvim express that distance by turning away from each other.

We would assume that at the time of the churban, when Klal Yisrael reached the nadir of not fulfilling Hashemโ€™s will, the kruvim would have faced away from each other. Yet Chazal tell us the opposite: not only were they facing each other, but they were actually embracing, which is a stronger sign of affection and love. How can that be?

Perhaps we can explain this according to a mashal that the Chofetz Chaim brings in his sefer Shem Olam in a different context, related to the topic of emunah. Imagine that a father has a few children who grow up and build their own homes. One child became extremely prosperous and successful. Another child managed to earn a living, but when he encountered major expenses โ€“ Yom Tov, or a wedding โ€“ he needed some help. And a third child just couldnโ€™t make a living; whatever business he tried his hand at did not succeed.

The father loves all of these three children, but which one receives the most attention and concern from him? The rich one is independent and has everything he needs; the father speaks to him, but he doesnโ€™t have to be closely involved in his life. The second child, the father has to help here and there, writing him a check for Yom Tov, or getting involved when thereโ€™s some other major expense. But itโ€™s the third child, the one who canโ€™t get his act together, who receives the most attention from his father. The father is filled with rachmanus for this child, and is involved in his every step, helping him out and trying to put him on his own two feet.

The same is true of Klal Yisrael at different times. When Klal Yisrael is at its best and doing well, Hashem is very happy with us. But when Klal Yisrael becomes poor and dysfunctional in their ruchniyus and is incapable of standing on its own two spiritual feet, Hakadosh Baruch Hu has to be closely involved with us, just to keep us going.

That close involvement is represented by the embrace of the kruvim. At that difficult time, when we were going into galus and facing a situation in which it would be very hard to function as Yidden, Hashem was showing us that He would be closely involved with us. On one hand, it was a time of churban and sadness, but on the other hand, because of that very churban, Hakadosh Baruch Hu had to become more engaged in our lives than at times when things were going well. This couldnโ€™t be a time of distance, even though Klal Yisrael was not fulfilling Hashemโ€™s will, because if Hashem had distanced Himself, that would have been the end of us; we would never have been able to get through galus. Hakadosh Baruch Hu had to embrace us at that moment and maintain that closeness throughout the galus in order for us to survive on some level.

True Love vs. Self-Love

Then thereโ€™s the concept of ื›ึผึธืœ ืจึนื“ึฐืคึถื™ื”ึธ ื”ึดืฉึผื‚ึดื™ื’ื•ึผื”ึธ ื‘ึผึตื™ืŸ ื”ึทืžึผึฐืฆึธืจึดื™ื: that a Yid has a greater opportunity to initiate closeness to Hakadosh Baruch Hu at a time of churban than at times when things are going well. The Mesilas Yesharim expresses a similar idea in the perek about chassidus, when he explains that itโ€™s easy to love Hashem when things are going well, but if a person manages to see Hashemโ€™s Hand when things are not going well and love Him even then, thatโ€™s pure ahavas Hashem.

When everything is going well, itโ€™s very possible that a big chunk of our love for Hashem is really love for ourselves. Often, when a person thinks he loves someone, itโ€™s because that person is making him feel good. His love for the other person is bound up with a lot of self-love. Similarly, in good times we may think weโ€™re loving Hashem, when actually weโ€™re loving all the good that He is showering on us. But when a person is going through a hard time and still feels love for Hashem, that is a sign of true loyalty and ahavah.

This pure ahavas Hashem can be attained only during difficult times. Therefore, although we certainly do not relish times of churban and galus, these times present unique opportunities to feel Hashemโ€™s love and also to work on attaining true, selfless ahavas Hashem.

This is relevant to Klal Yisrael as a whole, and to every individual on a personal level. Every person goes through painful times โ€“ their personal Bein Hametzarim โ€“ and the avodah during these times is to realize that even though itโ€™s hard, the very difficulty presents an opportunity to feel Hashemโ€™s kirvah and ahavah and show Him kirvah and ahavah as well.

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