DevarimRe'eh

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

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

ื‘ื ื™ื ืืชื ืœื”’ ืืœืงื™ื›ื ืœื ืชืชื’ื•ื“ื“ื• ื•ืœื ืชืฉื™ืžื• ืงืจื—ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืขื™ื ื™ื›ื ืœืžืช (ื™ื“,ื)
ืžืขืœืช ื”ื ื›ื‘ื“ื•ืช ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืื“ื ื‘ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื“ื ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ื›ื‘ื“. ืœื›ืŸ ืžืฆื™ื ื• ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ืœืคื™ ืžืขืœืช ื”ื ื›ื‘ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื. ื›ื”ื ื“ืื™ืชื ื‘ื’ืž’ (ื‘”ืž ืกื:) ืชื“ื‘”ืจ ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ ืืžืจ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืืœืžืœื ื”ืขืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืžืฆืจื™ื ืืœื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื”ย  ืฉืื™ืŸ ืžื˜ืžืื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉืจืฆื™ื, ื“ื™ื™. ื•ืคื™ืจืฉ”ื™: ืฉื”ื ืžืขื•ืœื™ื ื•ื ืื™ื ื•ืื™ื ื ื ืžืืกื™ื ื‘ืฉืงืฆื™ื ื”ืœืœื•, ืœื”ื›ื™ ื›ืชื‘ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ืขื™ืœื•ื™, ืฉืžืขืœื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื ืืฆืœื. ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื•, ื“ื•ื•ืงื ื‘ื ”ื™ ื ืืกืจื• ื‘ื›ืš ืœืคื™ ืžืขืœืชื, ืืš ืœืื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืจืฆื™ื ืžื–ื™ืงื™ื, ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืฉื ืกืจื— ืžื–ื™ืง ืœืื“ื ื•ืœื ืœื‘ืข”ื—.

ื•ืžืคื ื™ ื›ืš ื ืืกืจื• ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื˜ืžื ืœืžืชื™ื ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื, ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ื”ื ืžืฉืืจ ื‘ื ”ื™, ื•ื›ืžืฉ”ื› ื”ืกืคื•ืจื ื• “ื•ืจืื•ื™ ืœืื™ืฉ ื›ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื‘ื ืฉื™ืื•ืช ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื›ื™ ื“ืœืฉืชืžืขืŸ ืžื™ืœื™ื”, ื•ืื™ืŸ ืจืื•ื™ ืฉื™ื—ืœืœ ื”ื›ื ืชื• ืืœ ืžืงื“ืฉ ื•ืงื“ืฉื™ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื›ื‘ื“ ื”ืžืชื™ื ื•ื›ื•’, ืืžื ื ืœืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ื”ืชื™ืจ ืœื˜ืžื ื›ื™ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื ื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื•”.

ืœืžื“ื ื• ืฉืฉื•ืจืฉ ื—ื™ืœื•ืงื™ ื”ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ืœืจืขื”ื• ืชืœื•ื™ ื‘ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ื ื›ื‘ื“ื•ืช, ื•ืœื›ืš ื ืืกืจื• ื‘ื ”ื™ ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืงืจื—ื” ืœืžืช, ืฉื ืืžืจ “ื‘ื ื™ื ืืชื ืœื”’ ืืœืงื™ื›ื, ืœื ืชืชื’ื•ื“ื“ื• ื•ืœื ืชืฉื™ืžื• ืงืจื—ื””, ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื•, “ื‘ื ื™ื ืืชื” โ€“ ื ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืืชื, ื•ืžืฉื•ื ื›ืš ืœื ืชืฉื™ืžื• ืงืจื—ื”. ืืš ื˜ื•ืžืืช ืžืช ืื™ื ื” ืกื•ืชืจืช ืืช ื ื›ื‘ื“ื•ืชื ืœืคื™ ืžืขืœืชื, ืœื›ืŸ ืœื ื ืืกืจื• ื‘ื”. ืžืฉื”ื› ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื, ืฉื”ื ื ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืžืฉืืจ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื ืืกืจื• ื‘ื˜ื•ืžืืช ืžืช ืžืœื‘ื“ ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื”ื, ื•ื›ื””ื’ ืœืจื•ื ืžืขืœืชื•, ืฉื ืืžืจ ืขืœื™ื• “ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืื—ื™ื•”, ื ืืกืจ ื’ื ื‘ื˜ื•ืžืืช ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื.

ื•ืžื” ื”ื“ืจืš ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืขืœืช ื”ื ื›ื‘ื“ื•ืช? “ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ืžื ืื•ืžืจ: ืื™ื–ื”ื• ืžื›ื•ื‘ื“? ื”ืžื›ื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช” (ืื‘ื•ืช ื“,ื). ืœื ืืžืจ ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ืžื ืžื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืฆื“ื™ืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืื• ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื›ื™ื•”ื‘, ืืœื “ื”ืžื›ื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช”. ื”ื“ืจืš ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื ื›ื‘ื“ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ื•ืงื ืข”ื™ ืฉืžื›ื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช. ื•ื›ืžืฉ”ื “ืœืžื” ื ืงืจื ืฉืžื• ืžืœืš ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“, ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ื•ืœืง ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืœื™ืจืื™ื•” (ืฉืžื•”ืจ ื—,ื).

ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ืฉื””ืช ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโ€l

ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”
ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื ืชืŸ ืฆื‘ื™ ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื›ืื‘ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื ื”ื’ืชื ืžืจืื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื ื™ืชื ื” ื”ื‘ืจื™ืจื” ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ื—ื•ืคืฉื” ืžืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”.

ืžืชื•ืš ื“ืื’ื” ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ืชื•ืคืขื” ื”ืชืืžืฅ ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื, ื•ื‘ืคืจื˜ ื“ืื’ ืœื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืขืฆืžื”, ื‘ื” ื ืฉืืจื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ื””ื– ืฉืœ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืื‘ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื‘ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื‘ื ื™ ื—ื•”ืœ. ืžืจืŸ ื™ื–ื ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื•ื“ื“ื ืœืฉืงื•ื“ ืขืœ ืชืœืžื•ื“ื.

ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ื‘ื” ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืขืžื™ื“ื” ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืกื™ื, ื•ื›ืœ ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืฉืœืžื“ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ื””ื– ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื’ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื ืกื•ืข ืœื™ื ื‘ืฉืขื•ืช ืื—ื””ืฆ ืœืœื ืชืฉืœื•ื

ืคืขื ืืžืจื• ืœืจื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉืื ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืชื™ืชืŸ ื‘ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ืืจื•ื—ื•ืช ืฆื”ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, ื™ื’ืจื•ื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื ื™ืฉืืจื• ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืชืœื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”. ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื‘ืื•ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื—ืœ ืžืฆื‘ื” ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฉื”, ืงื™ื‘ืœ ื–ืืช ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื•ื”ื ื”ื™ื’ ืฉื‘ื™ืžื™ ื‘ื™ื””ื– ื™ื•ื’ืฉ ืื•ื›ืœ ืžืฉื•ื‘ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืจื’ื™ืœ,

ื”ืขื™ืงืจ ืฉื™ืชืจื‘ื• ืกืคืกืœื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ.

ืื—ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ืข ืคืœื™ืื” ื‘ืื–ื ื™ ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ืขืœ ื’ื™ืฉื” ื–ื• ืฉืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช, ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ “ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื”, ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื• ืžืจืŸ ืฉืฉืžืข ืžื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ืคืœืฆ’ื™ื ืกืงื™ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ืชื• ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœื’ื™ืœ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืืœ ืืช ื”ื—ื–ื•”ื ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื”ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฉื•ืœื—ื” ืœ”ื‘ื™ืช ื™ืขืงื‘”, ื”ื™ื•ืช ื•ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืฉื ื‘ืฉืคืช “ืขื‘ืจื™ืช”, ื•ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข ื“ืขืช ื”ืžื”ืจื™”ืœ ื“ื™ืกืงื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉืœื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ืฉืคืช ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ืช.

ื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืœื• ื”ื—ื–ื•”ื ื‘ืžืฉืœ ืขืœ ืื•ืชื• ื’ื ืจืœ ื™ืฉื™ืฉ ืฉื“ืจืฉ ืžืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ืขืช ืžืœื—ืžื” ืœื”ื™ืขืจืš ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืงื• ื—ื–ื™ืช ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ ืฉื ื™ื”ืœ ื‘ื• ืงืจื‘ื•ืช ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ื”ืฆืœื™ื—, ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื›ื™ื•ื ื”ื—ื–ื™ืช ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ. ื›ืš ื’ื ื›ืืŸ, ืœืคื ื™ื ืฉื™ืžืฉ ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืคื” ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ื›ืงื• ื—ื–ื™ืช ื‘ืžืœื—ืžื” ืžื•ืœ ื”ืจื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ื–ืจื•ืช, ืื•ืœื ื‘ื–ืžื ื™ื ื• ื”ืžืขืจื›ื” ื ื˜ื•ืฉื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื, ื•ืื ื™ืœืžื“ื• ื‘ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉ ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ื•ืœืœื›ืช ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ืžืคื•ืงืคืงื™ื, ื•ืื“ืขืชื ื“ื”ื›ื™ ืœื ื’ื–ืจื•. ื›ืš ื’ื ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื ื•, ืืžืจ ืžืจืŸ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืงื•ื‘ืœ, ืื•ืœื ื›ื™ื•ื ื”ื—ื–ื™ืช ื”ืฉืชื ืชื”, ื•ื™ืฉื ื ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืจืง ื‘ื“ืจืš ื–ื• ื™ืœืžื“ื• ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื, ืื ื›ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื ื‘ืฉืคืชื.

ื‘ื›ืœ ื ืคืฉืš

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ืจืื”

ืขืฉืจ ืชืขืฉืจ ืืช ื›ืœ ืชื‘ื•ืืช ื–ืจืขืš

ื‘ื’ืžืจื ื“ืจืฉื• ืžืงืจื ืœืคื˜ื•ืจ ืคืื” ืžืชืจื•”ืž, ื•ื”ืง’ ื”ืจ”ืฉ ืค”ืง ื“ืคืื” ื”ืจื™ ื‘ืœื”ื” ืคื˜ื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืœืงื•ื— ืœืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื“ืœืงื•ื— ืœืคื ื™ ืžื™ืจื•ื— ืคื˜ื•ืจ, ื•ืชื™ืจืฆื• ื“ื”ื•”ื ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืคืื” ืœื›ืŸ ืื™ื ื• ืœืงื•ื— ื•ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื‘ืชืจื•”ืž.

ื•ืข’ ืื•”ืฉ ืค”ื‘ ืžืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื””ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืœืคื™ ื”ืจ”ืฉ ืœื™ื™ืฉื‘ ืืžืื™ ืžืขืฉืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื”ืงื“ื™ืžื• ื‘ื›ืจื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื‘ืชืจื•ืžื” ื›ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื‘ืค”ื’ ืžืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื”ื™”ื’ ื•ืœื ืžื™ืคื˜ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืœืงื•ื— ืื—ืจ ืžื™ืจื•ื— ืœื“ืขืช ื”ืจืžื‘”ื, ื•ืชื™’ ืœืคื™ ื”ืจ”ืฉ ื”ื ”ืœ.

ื•ื”ื ื” ืžืฆื™ื ื• ืฉืืžืจ ื‘ื•ืขื– ืœื ืขืจื™ื• ื•ื’ื ืฉืœ ืชืฉื•ืœื• ืœื” ืžืŸ ื”ืฆื‘ืชื™ื ื•ืขื–ื‘ืชื ื•ืœื ืชื’ืขืจื• ื‘ื”. ื•ืข’ ืฉืžื—ืช ื”ืจื’ืœ ืžื”ื—ื™ื“”ื ืฉื”ืงืฉื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื– ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ื ื™ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื”, ื•ื”ืจื™ ื‘ื–ื” ืžื›ืฉื™ืœื” ื‘ื˜ื‘ืœ ืฉืœื ืชืคืจื™ืฉ ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืžืขืฉืจื•ืช ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืœื•ืงื˜ืช ืœืงื˜ ืื• ืฉื›ื—ื” ืฉืคื˜ื•ืจ ืžืžืขืฉืจื•ืช ื›ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื‘ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ืค”ื ืž”ื” ื•ื‘ืจืžื‘”ื ืค”ื‘ ืžืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื””ื˜ ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉื“ืจืฉื• ื‘ืกืคืจื™ ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™”ื“ ื›”ื˜) ื•ื‘ื ื”ืœื•ื™ ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื—ืœืง ื•ื ื—ืœื” ืขืžืš ื™ืฆื ื–ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ื—ืœืง ื•ื ื—ืœื” ืขืžืš ืฉื”ืื ื”ื•ื ืœื•ื™ ืขื ื™ ื ื•ื˜ืœ ืžืชื ื•ืช ืขื ื™ื™ื.

ื•ื™ืฉ ืฉืชื™ืจืฆื• ืœืคื™ ื”ืจ”ืฉ ื•ื”ื› ืžืื—ืจ ื“ื‘ืืžืช ืื™ืŸ ืœืขื ื™ ื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื‘ื•ืขื– ื”ื› ื”ื•”ืœ ื‘ืืžืช ืคื˜ื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืœืงื•ื—.

ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ืงื•’ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื– ืžื›ืฉื™ืœื” ื‘ื˜ื‘ืœ ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืœื•ืงื˜ืช ืœืงื˜ ืื• ืฉื›ื—ื”, ืข’ ื—ื™ื“”ื ืฉืชื™’ ื“ืœื›ืŸ ืืžืจ ื•ืขื–ื‘ืชื ืืช ื”ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืฉื™ืขืฉื• ืื•ืชื• ื”ืคืงืจ ื•ืคื˜ื•ืจ ืžืชืจื•”ืž ื›ืจืžื‘”ื ืค”ื‘ ืžืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื”ื™”ื, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื•ืœื ืชื’ืขืจื• ื‘ื” – ื‘ืชื‘ื•ืื” ืืคื™’ ื™ืงื— ืื•ืชื• ืื™ืฉ ืื—ืจ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืคืงืจ, ื•ืœื ืจืง ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื” ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืžืฉืœื•.

ื”ื ื” ืžื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ืžื” ื ืขื™ื ืฉื‘ืช ืื—ื™ื ื’ื ื™ื—ื“

Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Aaron Chodosh, ztโ€l

ืžืชื•ืš ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื ืืžืจื• ื‘ืงืขืžืค ืœืชืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืงื“’ โ€“ ืงื™ืฅ ืชืฉืข”ื–

ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืขืฉื•ืช ืื—ื™ื, ื•ืื—”ื› ืœืฉื‘ืช ื™ื—ื“ื™ื• ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื ืขื™ื ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื™ื—ื“.

ื ืืžืจ ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืžื•ืจ ื•ืฉืžืขืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืืฉืจ ืื ื›ื™ ืžืฆื•ืš ืœืžืขืŸ ื™ื™ื˜ื‘ ืœืš ื•ืœื‘ื ื™ืš ืื—ืจื™ืš ืขื“ ืขื•ืœื ื›ื™ ืชืขืฉื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื”ื™ืฉืจ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื”’ ืืœืงื™ืš (ื™ื‘, ื›ื—).

ื•ื‘ืจืฉ”ื™ ืคื™ืจืฉ: “ื”ื˜ื•ื‘” – ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื”ืฉืžื™ื. “ื•ื”ื™ืฉืจ” – ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ืื“ื.

ืขื•ื“ ื›ืชื•ื‘: ืฉืžื•ืจ ืชืฉืžืจื•ืŸ ืืช ืžืฆื•ืชย ื”’ ืืœืงื™ื›ื ื•ืขื“ืชื™ื• ื•ื—ืงื™ื• ืืฉืจ ืฆื•ืšย ื•ืขืฉื™ืช ื”ื™ืฉืจ ื•ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื”’ ืœืžืขืŸ ื™ื™ื˜ื‘ ืœืš ื•ื‘ืืช ื•ื™ืจืฉืช ืืช ื”ืืจืฅ ื”ื˜ื‘ื” ืืฉืจ ื ืฉื‘ืข ื”’ ืœืื‘ืชื™ืš (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื•, ื™ื–-ื™ื—). ื•ื‘ืจืฉ”ื™ ืคื™’: “ื”ื™ืฉืจ ื•ื”ื˜ื•ื‘” – ื–ื• ืคืฉืจื” ืœืคื ื™ื ืžืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื“ื™ืŸ.

ื•ื‘ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื›ืชื‘: ื•ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื‘ื–ื” ื›ื™ ืชืขืฉื” ื”ื™ืฉืจ ื•ื”ื˜ื•ื‘, ื›ื™ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืืžืจ ืฉืชืฉืžื•ืจ ื—ื•ืงื•ืชื™ื• ื•ืขื“ื•ืชื™ื• ืืฉืจ ืฆื™ื•ืš, ื•ืขืชื” ื™ืืžืจ ื’ื ื‘ืืฉืจ ืœื ืฆื™ื•ืš, ืชืŸ ื“ืขืชืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื”ื™ืฉืจ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื• ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืื•ื”ื‘ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื”ื™ืฉืจ. ื•ื–ื” ืขื ื™ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ืœืคื™ ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื›ืœ ื”ื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื ืขื ืฉื›ื ื™ื• ื•ืจืขื™ื• ื•ื›ืœ ืžืฉืื• ื•ืžืชื ื• ื•ืชืงื•ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื›ื•ืœื. ื—ื–ืจ ืœื•ืžืจ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืฉื™ืขืฉื” ื”ื™ืฉืจ ื•ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืขื“ ืฉื™ื›ื ืก ื‘ื–ื” ื”ืคืฉืจื” ื•ืœืคื ื™ื ืžืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื“ื™ืŸ, ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื” ืฉืืžืจื• ืคืจืงื• ื ืื” ื•ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ื‘ื ื—ืช ื•ื›ื•’ ืขื“ ืฉื™ืงืจื ื‘ื›ืœ ืขื ื™ืŸ ืชื ื•ื™ืฉืจ.

ื•ืื™ืชื ื‘ื’ืž’ (ื‘”ืž ืœ:) ืืžืจ ืจ’ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืœื ื—ืจื‘ื” ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ืืœื ืขืœ ืฉื“ื ื• ื‘ื” ื“ื™ืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, ืืœื ื“ื™ื ื™ ื“ืžื’ื™ื–ืชื ืœื“ื™ื™ื ื•? ืืœื ืื™ืžื ืฉื”ืขืžื™ื“ื• ื“ื™ื ื™ื”ื ืขืœ ื“ื™ืŸ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืœื ืขื‘ื“ื• ืœืคื ื™ื ืžืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื“ื™ืŸ.

ื•ืขื•ื“ ื›ืชื•ื‘: ื‘ื ื™ื ืืชื ืœื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ื›ื ืœื ืชืชื’ื•ื“ื“ื• ื•ืœื ืชืฉื™ืžื• ืงืจื—ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืขื™ื ื™ื›ื ืœืžืช. ื•ื‘ืจืฉ”ื™ ืคื™ืจืฉ: ืœืคื™ ืฉืืชื ื‘ื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืžืงื•ื, ื•ืืชื ืจืื•ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ืื™ื ื•ืœื ื’ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ื•ืžืงื•ืจื—ื™ื.

ื•ื‘ื“ืขืช ื–ืงื ื™ื ื›ืชื‘: ื‘ื ื™ื ืืชื ืœื”’ ืืœื”ื™ื›ื. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืื ืžืช ืื‘ื™ื›ื ื”ื‘ืฉืจ ื•ื“ื ืœื ืชืชื’ื•ื“ื“ื•, ืฉื”ืจื™ ืื™ื ื›ื ื™ืชื•ืžื™ื ื‘ื›ืš ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ื™ ื•ืงื™ื™ื ื™ืชื‘ืจืš ื•ื™ืช’ ืฉืžื•, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืขื›ื•”ื ื›ืฉืžืช ืื‘ื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืœื”ืชื’ื•ื“ื“ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื• ืขื•ื“ ืื‘ ื›ื™ ืื ืขืฆื• ื•ืื‘ื ื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื ืžื•ืขื™ืœ ื›ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœืขืฅ ืื‘ื™ ืืชื” ื•ืœืื‘ืŸ ืืช ื™ืœื“ืชื ื•.

ื•ืžื” ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ืื™ื? ืื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืจืง ื ืื™ื ื‘ื’ื•ืคื ื›ืจืื•ื™ ืœื‘ื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืžืงื•ื, ืืœื ื™ืฉ ื’ื ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื• ื‘ื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ืื™ื ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื ื• ื•ื‘ืžื“ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืœื”ื™ื“ืžื•ืช ืœืื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื‘ืฉืžื™ื.

ื•ื›ืŸ ื›ืชื•ื‘ (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™, ื™ื‘) ื•ืขืชื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžื” ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš ืฉื•ืืœ ืžืขืžืš, ื›ื™ ืื ืœื™ืจืื” ืืช ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš, ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ื• ื•ืœืื”ื‘ื” ืื•ืชื• ื•ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืืช ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ืš ื‘ื›ืœ ืœื‘ื‘ืš ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื ืคืฉืš.

ื•ืžื”ื• ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ื•?

ื ืืžืจ (ืฉื ื™ื, ื›ื‘): ย ื›ื™ ืื ืฉืžืจ ืชืฉืžืจื•ืŸ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืืฉืจ ืื ื›ื™ ืžืฆื•ื” ืืชื›ื ืœืขืฉืชื” ืœืื”ื‘ื” ืืช ื”’ ืืœืงื™ื›ื ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ื• ื•ืœื“ื‘ืงื” ื‘ื•. ื•ืคื™ืจืฉ ืจืฉ”ื™: ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ื•- ื”ื•ื ืจื—ื•ื ื•ืืชื” ืชื”ื ืจื—ื•ื, ื”ื•ื ื’ื•ืžืœ ื—ืกื“ื™ื ื•ืืชื” ื’ื•ืžืœ ื—ืกื“ื™ื. ื•ืœื“ื‘ืงื” ื‘ื•- ืืคืฉืจ ืœื•ืžืจ ื›ืŸ, ื•ื”ืœื ืืฉ ืื•ื›ืœื” ื”ื•ื, ืืœื ื”ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื•ื‘ื—ื›ืžื™ื, ื•ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ืš ื›ืื™ืœื• ื ื“ื‘ืงืช ื‘ื•. ื—ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ื™”ืช ื•ืœื“ื‘ื•ืง ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื•.

ื•ื›ืŸ ืคื™ืจืฉ”ื™ ืขื”ืค”ืก (ืฉื ื™ื’, ื”) ืื—ืจื™ ื”’ ืืœื•ืงื™ื›ื ืชืœื›ื• ื•ืื•ืชื• ืชื™ืจืื• ื•ืืช ืžืฆื•ืชื™ื• ืชืฉืžืจื• ื•ื‘ืงื•ืœื• ืชืฉืžืขื• ื•ืื•ืชื• ืชืขื‘ื“ื• ื•ื‘ื• ืชื“ื‘ืงื•ืŸ. ื•ืคื™ืจืฉ”ื™: ื‘ื• ืชื“ื‘ืงื•ืŸ” – ย ื”ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื• ื’ืžื•ืœ ื—ืกื“ื™ื ืงื‘ื•ืจ ืžืชื™ื ื‘ืงืจ ื—ื•ืœื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉืขืฉื” ื”ืงื‘”ื” (ืกื•ื˜ื” ื™ื“).

ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืชื”ื™ื•, ืœืžื”? ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ื”’ ืืœืงื™ื›ื. ื•ื‘ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื‘ืช”ื› ืคื™’: ื›ืฉื ืฉืื ื™ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื›ืš ืืชื ืชื”ื™ื• ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื, ื›ืฉื ืฉืื ื™ ืคืจื•ืฉ ื›ืš ืืชื ืชื”ื™ื• ืคืจื•ืฉื™ื.

ื•ื›ืŸ ืื™ืชื ื‘ื’ืž’ ื‘ื™ื•ืžื (ืคื•,ื): ื”ื™ื›ื™ ื“ืžื™ ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”’, ืื‘ื™ื™ ืืžืจ ื›ื“ืชื ื™ื ื•ืื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”’ ืืœื”ื™ืš ืฉื™ื”ื ืฉื ืฉืžื™ื ืžืชืื”ื‘ ืขืœ ื™ื“ืš, ืฉื™ื”ื ืงื•ืจื ื•ืฉื•ื ื” ื•ืžืฉืžืฉ ืช”ื— ื•ื™ื”ื ืžืฉืื• ื•ืžืชื ื• ื‘ื ื—ืช ืขื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช, ืžื” ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืื•ืžืจื•ืช ืขืœื™ื• ืืฉืจื™ ืื‘ื™ื• ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืืฉืจื™ ืจื‘ื• ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื”, ืื•ื™ ืœื”ื ืœื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื”, ืคืœื•ื ื™ ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืจืื• ื›ืžื” ื ืื™ื ื“ืจื›ื™ื• ื›ืžื” ืžืชื•ืงื ื™ื ืžืขืฉื™ื• ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืื•ืžืจ ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืืชื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืฉืจ ื‘ืš ืืชืคืืจ.

ื•ื‘ื™ืœืงื•ื˜ ืฉืžืขื•ื ื™ (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืชืชืฆ”ื): ื‘ื ื™ื ืืชื ืœื”’ ืืœืงื™ื›ื – ืจ’ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืื•ืžืจ ื‘ื ื™ื ืืชื ืœื”’ ืืœืงื™ื›ื – ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืืชื ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ืŸ ืžื ื”ื’ ื‘ื ื™ื. ืจ’ ืžืื™ืจ ืื•ืžืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืš ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืš ืงืจื•ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ื, ืฉื ืืžืจ: ื‘ื ื™ื ืกื›ืœื™ื ื”ืžื”, ื•ืื•ืžืจ: ื‘ื ื™ื ืœื ืืžื•ืŸ ื‘ื. ื•ืื•ืžืจ: ื–ืจืข ืžืจืขื™ื ื‘ื ื™ื ืžืฉื—ื™ืชื™ื. ื•ืื•ืžืจ: ื•ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืืฉืจ ื™ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ืœื ืขืžื™ ืืชื ื™ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ื‘ื ื™ ื-ืœ ื—ื™, ืžืื™ ื•ืื•ืžืจ ื•ื›ื•’, ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ: ื‘ื ื™ื ืœื ืืžื•ืŸ ื‘ื ื•ื›ื•’, ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ: ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืืฉืจ ื™ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ืœื ืขืžื™ ืืชื ื™ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ื‘ื ื™ ื-ืœ ื—ื™.

ื•ื›ืŸ ืื™ืชื ื‘ื’ืž’ (ื‘”ื‘ ื™.): ืฉืืœื” ืฉืืœ ื˜ื•ืจื ื•ืกืจื•ืคื•ืก ื”ืจืฉืข ืืช ืจ”ืข ืื ืืœืงื™ื›ื ืื•ื”ื‘ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื”ื•ื ืžืคื ื™ ืžื” ืื™ื ื• ืžืคืจื ืกื, ื”ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ื™ืฆื•ืœ ืื ื• ื‘ื”ืŸ ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœ ื’ื™ื”ื ื, ื”ืœ [ืื“ืจื‘ื”] ื–ื• ืฉืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ืชืŸ ืœื’ื™ื”ื ื, ืืžืฉื•ืœ ืœืš ืžืฉืœ ืœืžื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืžืœืš ื‘ืฉืจ ื•ื“ื ืฉื›ืขืก ืขืœ ืขื‘ื“ื• ื•ื—ื‘ืฉื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืืกื•ืจื™ืŸ ื•ืฆื•ื” ืขืœื™ื• ืฉืœื ืœื”ืื›ื™ืœื• ื•ืฉืœื ืœื”ืฉืงื•ืชื• ื•ื”ืœืš ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ื•ื”ืื›ื™ืœื• ื•ื”ืฉืงื”ื• ื›ืฉืฉืžืข ื”ืžืœืš ืœื ื›ื•ืขืก ืขืœื™ื•, ื•ืืชื ืงืจื•ื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉื ืืžืจ ื›ื™ ืœื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขื‘ื“ื™ื, ืืžืจ ืœื• ืจ”ืข ืืžืฉื•ืœ ืœืš ืžืฉืœ ืœืžื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืžืœืš ื‘ืฉืจ ื•ื“ื ืฉื›ืขืก ืขืœ ื‘ื ื• ื•ื—ื‘ืฉื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืืกื•ืจื™ืŸ ื•ืฆื•ื” ืขืœื™ื• ืฉืœื ืœื”ืื›ื™ืœื• ื•ืฉืœื ืœื”ืฉืงื•ืชื• ื•ื”ืœืš ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ื•ื”ืื›ื™ืœื• ื•ื”ืฉืงื”ื• ื›ืฉืฉืžืข ื”ืžืœืš ืœื ื“ื•ืจื•ืŸ ืžืฉื’ืจ ืœื• ื•ืื ืŸ ืงืจื•ื™ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ื ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื‘ื ื™ื ืืชื ืœื”’ ืืœืงื™ื›ื.

ื•ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื“ืจื’ื, ืื™ืชื ื‘ื’ืž’ ื‘”ืž ืคื’. ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืจ ื‘ืจ ื—ื ืŸ ืชื‘ืจื• ืœื™ื” ื”ื ื”ื• ืฉืงื•ืœืื™ ื—ื‘ื™ืชื ื“ื—ืžืจื, ืฉืงืœ ืœื’ืœื™ืžื™ื™ื”ื•, ืืชื• ืืžืจื• ืœืจื‘ ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ื”ื‘ ืœื”ื• ื’ืœื™ืžื™ื™ื”ื• ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ื“ื™ื ื ื”ื›ื™ ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ืื™ืŸ ืœืžืขืŸ ืชืœืš ื‘ื“ืจืš ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื, ื™ื”ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื• ื’ืœื™ืžื™ื™ื”ื• ืืžืจื• ืœื™ื” ืขื ื™ื™ ืื ืŸ ื•ื˜ืจื—ื™ื ืŸ ื›ื•ืœื” ื™ื•ืžื ื•ื›ืคื™ื ืŸ ื•ืœื™ืช ืœืŸ ืžื™ื“ื™ ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ื–ื™ืœ ื”ื‘ ืื’ืจื™ื™ื”ื• ื”ืœ ื“ื™ื ื ื”ื›ื™ ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ืื™ืŸ ื•ืืจื—ื•ืช ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื ืชืฉืžื•ืจ.

ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ืืžืจ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืฉื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ื”ื™ื ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ืžืฉืคื—ืช ืžื™ืจ. ื•ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื ืงืจืื™ื ื‘ื ื™ื, ื•ืข”ื› ื–ื” ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืื—ืจืช ื›ืจืื•ื™, ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืจืื• ืคืœื•ื ื™ ืฉืœืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช “ืžื™ืจ” ื›ืžื” ื ืื™ื ื“ืจื›ื™ื•, ื•ืืฉืจื™ ืื‘ื™ื• ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ืืฉืจื™ ืจื‘ื• ืฉืœืžื“ื• ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื›ื•’.

ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืื ื• ืœื”ื™ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื’ืžื™ืœื•ืช ื—ืกื“ื™ื, ื›ืš ื ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ืข”ื” ืื—ื™ื, ื•ืžืžื™ืœื ื’ื ืœ”ื”ื ื” ืžื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ืžื” ื ืขื™ื ืฉื‘ืช ืื—ื™ื ื’ื ื™ื—ื“”.

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Harav Hagaon Binyamin Cohen Shlita

Parshas Reโ€™eh

Obstacles to Avodas Hashem?

Harav Hagaon Rav Binyomin Cohen

The Parsha begins, ืจึฐืึตื” ืึธื ึนื›ึดื™ ื ึนืชึตืŸ ืœึดืคึฐื ึตื™ื›ึถื ื”ึทื™ึผื•ึนื ื‘ึฐึผืจึธื›ึธื” ื•ึผืงึฐืœึธืœึธื”, See that I am placing before you today bracha and klalla (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™”ื:ื›”ื•). The ืชื•ืจื” is making a statement that it is possible for every Yid to do Avodas Hashem. In Kol Eliyahu, the Vilna Gaon points out that there are five possible taโ€™anosโ€”answers, reasons, or excuses a Yid might have to not be able to be successful in doing Avodas Hashem properly. He then explains why each one is not valid.

The Gaon says that the first taโ€™aneh is that a person can say that since I previously made a wrong decision (I chose the wrong thing), I therefore lost my chance to choose good or choose bad. I chose bad already. I donโ€™t have the opportunity anymore. But the Torah is telling us no, this is not the case. ืื ื›ื™ ื ื•ืชืŸ. ื ื•ืชืŸ is a lashon hoveh, I am currently giving you. It does not say ื ืชืชื™, I gave you. I am giving you ื”ื™ื•ื, today, ื‘ืจื›ื” ื•ืงืœืœื”. Every single day a person constantly has the opportunity to choose between ื‘ืจื›ื” ื•ืงืœืœื”. Because Hashem is ื ื•ืชืŸ. Even though in the past, the person might not have chosen the right thing, he might have chosen bad, he always has a new chance. ื ื•ืชืŸ.

The second taโ€™aneh a person can say is that yes, it is true that today I have another chance because I get a new chance every day. So Iโ€™ll choose ื‘ืจื›ื”. But in the past, I chose the bad; I chose ืงืœืœื” so I have baggage. What does it help me to choose good today if I am carrying a lot of bad things from the past? To address that point, the Torah tells us, ื”ื™ื•ื. The Vilna Gaon says that a Baal Teshuva is considered to be a kattan who was born anew with a clean slate, without any baggage. ื”ื™ื•ื.

The third taโ€™aneh a person could have is that I was born with a very, very strong inclination for taโ€™aveh and ra called my yetzer hara. I am an exception because I have a special, exceedingly strong yetzer hara. I am not a regular person. Iโ€™m not able to be oveid Hashem properly because I have such a powerful yetzer hara. What does the Torah say about that? ืจืื” ืื ื›ื™. ืื ื›ื™ means I, Hakadosh Baruch Hu. I am here for you. Chazal say ืืœืžืœื ื“’ ืขื•ื–ืจื• ืื™ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื•, if Hakadoh Baruch Hu is not going to help us fight the yetzer hara, we cannot possibly overcome it our own (ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ืŸ ืœ:). It is true that the yetzer hara is very, very powerful and very, very strong. But Hakadosh Baruch Hu says, โ€œI am here, I am going to help you.โ€ ืื ื›ื™, I am here. Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the kol yachol. And with Hakadosh Baruch Huโ€™s help, a person could overcome the yetzer hara. So even if a person claims that he has a very strong yetzer hara, which might be true, the answer to that taโ€™aneh is ืื ื›ื™, I am with you. Hakadosh Baruch Hu will be ืขื•ื–ืจื•, therefore, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื•, it is possible for him to overcome the yetzer hara.

The Gaon explains the fourth taโ€™aneh that a person might have as follows. A person can ask how he knows that Torah and mitzvos are really bracha. Perhaps Hakadosh Baruch Hu is giving us the Torah in the manner of many merchants and businessmen who show you their top merchandise. They put their best stock in the window, but the rest is not really good quality. So how do I know that the entire Torah is really bracha? The Torah says about that, ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœืคื ื™ื›ื. Not ืœื›ื, to you, but ืœืคื ื™ื›ื, in front of you. In front of you means that it is all there; there are no hidden products. You can see clearly for yourself that all the Torah is bracha.

The Gaon says that the fifth taโ€™aneh is that a person can say that this whole thing would be very nice if the entire world was full of tzaddikim who are doing the right thing. I want to be like everyone; I want to be a tzaddik too. But when so many people are not withstanding the challenges of the generation, and so many people are not overcoming their nisyonos, why should I be any different? I want to be like them. I donโ€™t want to be different. In reference to that, the Torah says ืจืื”. ืจืื” is in lashon yachid. YOU should see. It does not say ืจืื• in lashon rabbim. The Torah is talking to you, every yachid. Donโ€™t pay attention to what the world is doing or saying.

These are the five yesodos that the Torah is hinting to, corresponding to the five taโ€™anos that a person might have, the reasons and excuses for why he cannot do his Avodas Hashem properly. This passuk is telling us no, it is not true. There is an answer to each of these taโ€™anos.

The Importance of Every Mitzvah

Rav Elya Baruch Finkel, ื–ืฆ”ืœ tells a very powerful story about the Brisker Rav. At the beginning of World War II, a large amount of Yidden ended up in Warsaw. It was Erev Sukkos, and the Brisker Rav was searching for mehudar Brisker hadassim, like he did every year. Rav Menachem Ziemba questioned the Brisker Rav, saying, โ€œIn this matzav of war, bombs are falling, and we are all trying to survive. Isnโ€™t there room to be mekil and rely on hadassim that are kasher mโ€™ikar hadin and not look for extra mehudar hadassim?โ€ The Brisker Rav answered him as follows. If Hakadosh Baruch Hu would personally tell a Yid that even in your matzav of turmoil, I want you to get for Me hadassim mehudarim, the best hadassim, according to all shitos, the Yid would for sure do it, correct?

The Brisker Rav continued and said that in practice, a lot of people donโ€™t feel that such a request was made of them. Why? It might be either because they donโ€™t feel Hakadosh Baruch Hu is talking to them personally. Or it could be that they think there are many mitzvos that a person can do. This is not the only mitzvah, and it is also not the first time Hashem was metzaveh us to do this mitzvah so it is not that special. The mitzvah has been around for many, many years. But the Brisker Rav said that the truth is that a Yid must view every mitzvah in the way described above. That Hakadosh Baruch Hu is talking directly to me, and this is my mitzvah for the first time. I have an opportunity to do it in the best possible way. And that is why I am looking for Brisker hadassim. This entire concept is included in the passuk quoted above. ืจืื” is in lashon yachid. ืื ื›ื™, Hakadosh Baruch Hu is personally speaking to each yachid. ื”ื™ื•ื, today, for the first time.

This Shabbos is Shabbos Mevarchim Chodesh Elul. The month of Elul is a special matanah. The Alter MiKelm used to say ืฉื”ื—ื™ื ื• ื•ืงื™ืžื ื• ื•ื”ื’ื™ืขื ื• ืœื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” (of course, without ืฉื ื•ืžืœื›ื•ืช) on Chodesh Elul. The avodah of Elul encompasses the lessons that the Vilna Gaon teaches us from the passuk we just learned. ืจืื” in lashon yachid is speaking personally to every single yachid, and it also says ืœืคื ื™ื›ื in lashon rabbim. The avodah of Elul is multifaceted. At the same time that we are busy preparing our own personal selves for Yom Hadin by working on mitzvos in bein adam lamakom, we cannot forget that our avodah as being part of the rabbim is also important. We see this in the word Elul, whose rashei teivos stand for ืื™ืฉ ืœืจืขื™ื”ื• ื•ืžืชื ื•ืช ืœืื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ื, which is avodah of bein adam lโ€™chaveiro.

We should all be zoche to a gebentched chodesh and a gebentched Elul zman full of bracha vโ€™hatzlacha.

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