ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
ืืื ื ืชืืืื ืื ืคื ืืจืื ืืืื ืื ืชืงืจืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืืกืฃ ืื ืืื ืขื ืฉืื ืืื ื ืื ืืื ืื ื ืืขืื ืื ืืืจืฅ. ืืืฉืืื ืขืืื ืฉืจื ืืกืื ืืืขื ืขื ืชื ืืกืืืชื ืืืื ืขืจื ืืกืื ืืช ืืคืจืขื ืืช ืคืชื ืืืช ืจืขืืกืก (ื,ื-ืื)
ืืื’ (ืกืืื ืื.) “ื”ืจ ืืืื ืืจ ืืื ื”ืจ ืกืืืื ืฉืืฉื ืืื ืืืืชื ืขืฆื, ืืืขื, ืืืืื, ืืืชืจื”.
ืขืฆื ืื ืฉื ืชืงืืื ืข”ื ืฉืืฉื ืืื, ืืืชื ืืืืืจื ืื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืฉืจ ืคืจืขื ืืืงืฉ (ืฉื, ืื): “ืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืชื ืืืชื ืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืื”, ืฉืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืช ืืื ืื ืืื ืขื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืชืจืืืช. ืืื ื ืืืืจื ืจืฉ”ื (ืฉื) ืืืืืจ ืฉืืขื ืืืจ ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืจื, ืฉืคืจืขื ืฉืืข ืืืฆืืื ืื ืืช ืฉืขืชืื ืืืืืืื ืืืฉืืขื ืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืืจืฆื ืืื ืืข ืืืช, ืืื ืืืืช ืฉืืืงืฉ ืืืขื ืืช ืื ื ืืฉืจืื. ืืืืืจื ืฉืืขืฆื ืฉื ืื ืืืืขื, ืืืื ืืืชืจื ืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืกืื ืืืขื ืืช ืืช ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืคื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืฉืขืฉื ืืืช.
ืืืื ืืฉ ืืืืื ืืช ืขืฆื ืื, ืื ืืชืืขืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืกืื ืืืืืืช ืืงืืฉื ืขื ืืฉืจืื, ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืข ืืื ืืืฆืืจืฃ ืืืืืืื ืืฉืขืช ืืืืื.
ืืืืืืจื ืืื ื ืจืื ืืืืจ, ืฉืกืืจ ืคืจืขื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืืจืื ืืช ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืขื ื, ืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืชืืืขืฅ ืืืชืื ื ืชืืืืืืช ืื ืื ืืืฆืจืื, ืืืคื ืฉืื ื ืจืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืฆืจ ืืจืข ืฉื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืข ืืื ืืขืกืืง ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช, ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืช ืขืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืกืื ืืขืชื ืืืืืืื ืื ืืืขืืื ืื ืืื.
ืืื ื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืฆืื ื ืฉืืชืื (ืฉื, ืื): “ืืืขืืืื ืืฆืจืื ืืช ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืคืจื” ืืืฉืืข ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืขืื ืื ืืืขื ืืืจืื ืืืื, ืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืชืืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืขืกืืงื ืืืืืื ืืจืืื. ืืืื ืืื ืฆืืจื ืืขืื ืื ืื’ืคืจื’. ืืืฉืืข ืฉืืื ืืื ืขืื ืื ‘ืืฉืื’.
ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
ืื ืืืจื ืืืจ ืืจ
ืืืจืื ืืช ืืืืฉืืื ืืงื’ ืืขืืืชื ืฉื ืจืื ืืขืงื ืืืกืฃ ืืืื ืืืืืจื – ืืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืจ, ืืฉืจ ืืื ืขื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืขื ืฉื ืืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืฉื ืื.
ืืืฉืจ ืืืืข ืจืื ืืขืงื ืืืชืงืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืจ, ืืชืืฉืจ ืืฉืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืงืืืื ืืช ืื ืื ืฉืืืืข ืืืฉืืื, ืืืืช ืืฉืืื ืืืืืืช ื ืื ืืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืื”ื ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืื ืืืชื ื ืืจื ืืืจ”ื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืง”ื.
ืขื ืคืจืืฅ ืืืืืื, ืืืฉืจ ื ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ื ืฉืืชืืืื ืืืืคื ืคืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืืจืืคื, ืืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืื”ื ืืื ืืืื ืืชืืืกื ืื ืืืื”ื ืืืจ. ืืืื ืืืืื ืกืืจื ืืงืืืื ืืกืืื ืืช ืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืจืื ืืขืงื ื ืฉืืจ ืืื ืชืคืืืื. ืืืฉื ืฉื ืชืืื ืื ืื ืชืคืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื, ืขื ืฉืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืื”ืฆ ืจืื ืืืืงืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืืืื ืืื ืงืจืื ืืงืฉืืจ ืขื ืืืื, ื ืชื ืื ืืกืฃ ืืงื ืืช ืชืคืืืื ืืืฉืืช. ืื ืื ืกืืขืชื ืืจืืืช ืืืจืื ืก-ืกืืืืจืืช ืืฉืืื ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืช ืืขืืื ืืจืื ืืขืงื ืืื ืฉืืฉืชืืฉ ืื ืืืจ ืชืืช ืจืืฉื.
ืขื ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืชืืจื ืฉื ืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืงืฉืื ืกืืคืจ ืจืื ืืขืงื, ืื ืืืฉื ืชืงืืคื ืืจืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืขื ืกืคืจืื. ืืื ืกืคืจ “ืงืฆืืช ืืืืฉื” ืืื ืฉืฉืืืฉ ืืช ืืืื. ืขืจืื ืชืืจื ืืช ืืคื ืฉืขืืช ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืชืืจ ืฉืืื ืืื ืืฉืขืืช ืืืืื. ืชืืจื ืฉื ืจืื ืืขืงื ื ืงืืข ืืฉืขื 2:00 ืืคื ืืช ืืืงืจ. ืืฉื ืื ืืื ื ืฉืืจ ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ ืืืืื, ืืืจืืช ืฉืืืช ืืืืจืฉ ืืื ืืืืฅ ืืืืื, ืืืื ืืกืืจ ืืฉืืืช ืฉื ืืืจื ืืฉืขื 10:00 ืืืืื. ืืืืชื ืื ืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืื ืืืจืืืื ืืืืื ืฉื “ืงืฆืืช ืืืืฉื”.
ืจืืืช ืชืืืจ ืจืื ืืขืงื ืืืฆื ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืฆ”ื ืืืจืืฅ ืื ืืขืช ืืช ืืชืืืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืจืืช ืืืืื ืืืืกืจ ืืืืืขื ืื ืขืื ืืืืจื ืืฉืคืืืชืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืงืฉืื ืืฉื ืืื. ืืืฉืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืืื ืข”ื ืฉืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืืง ืืช ืื ืืขืืื ืืขืช ืืืืช, ืจืืข ืฉื ืจืคืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืจืืืช ืขืื ืืืืืื. ืืืืืจืื ืืฉื ืืืช ืืืืกืืคื ืื ืืขืช ืืืืื ืขื ืืืืืื. ืื ืืืื ืื ืืจื ืืฉืจ ืืืืก ืืคืืื ืืช ืืืคืช ืฉื ืืืืืฉืื, ืืื ืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืงืืื ืขื ืืืืืื ืืฉืืืืขื ื ืืืจืช ืขื ืืืคื, ืขื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืฆืจืื ืืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืขื ืืกืคืจืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืงื ืืืืคืืช ืืืืขื. ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืืจืืช ืื ืฉืขืืช ืืืืื ืข”ื ืืืื ืขื ืืขืืื ืข”ื ืืืืื ืชืืจืชื.
ืืชืื ืืืืื “ืงืืืืฅ” โ ืืืจ ืืืืืขืื ืขืืืืช
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Shpitzer, Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shlita
ืฉืืืช
ืืขืฉื ืืืจื ืกืืืื ืื ืืื ืืขืฉื ืืืื ื ืืชืืจื
ืืฉื ืืจื ืืช ืืืฆืจื ืืฉื ื’. ืืืืืจ ืืืจ ืืืฉื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืฉ ืฉืจ ืืฉืืคื ืืืืจืื ื ืืชื ืืืืจ ืืืฉืจ ืืจืืช ืืช ืืืฆืจื ืืคืืจืฉ”ื ืืืื ืฉืืจืื ืืฉื. ืืืฉืืข ืฉืื ืฉืขืฉื ืืฉื ืืืฆืจื ืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืคื, ืืงืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืชืช ื”ื. ืืข’ ืื’ ืืจ”ื ืืืืื ืืืชืช ื”ื.
ืื”ื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืืช ืงืื ืืช ืืืื ืจืืฆื.
ืืข’ ืกื ื’ ื”ื ืข”ื ืืื ืืืฉืืืื ืืกื ืืืจืื ืืื… ืืขืืื ืืฉืคืื, ืืคืืจืฉ”ื ืืืืืช ืืืฉืคืื ืืืืืืื ืืืฉืคืื ืืื ืฆื ืืืื ื”ื. ืืืฉืืข ืืืื ืืืื ื ื”ื ืืืื ืืฆืจืื ืืื ืืกื ืืืจืื. ืืืื’ ืืฉ ืืืืืช ืืกื ืืืจืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืืฃ ืข”ื ืืืฉืืฃ ืืืืจืืืื ืืืืชืช ื”ื, ืืื ืืื ืืืช ืก”ื ืข”ื ืืคืืจืฉ ืืจืฉ”ื ืฉืื ืข”ื ืืืฉืืฃ ืื ืืฉืืื ืื ืืืืจ ืืขืฉื ื”ื ืืืฉืืฃ ืืืืืชืืื ืืื ืืืชื ืฉืืืืื.
ืืข’ ืืขืืง”ืฉ ืงื”ื ื’ ืืกืืคื ืืืืืืง ื ืจ ืืคื ื ืฉืืช ืข”ื ืืืืฅ ืื ืก ืงืืื ืืืฆืื. ืืข’ ืก’ ืืขืฉื ืจืืงื ืขื ืืจืื”ื ืคื”ื ืืฉืืช ื”ื ืืืืจื ืืฉื ืืื ืจืืฆื.
ืืื ืืฆื ืฉื ื ืืฆืื ื ืืกื ื’ ืง”ื, ืืื ืืื”ื ืฉื”ื ื”ื ืืืืืฉืื ืขื ื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืื ืฆืืื ืืข’ ื”ื ืฉื”ื ืงื”ื ืืืื ื ืฆืืื ืืืขืืช. ืืืฉืืข ืืื ืืฉืื ืืขืฉื ืืืื, ืืืฉ ืืืืืช.
ืืืขื”ื ืืชื ืฉื”ื ืฉืืฉื ืืชื ืืก”ืช ืืฉืืช ืข”ื ืืฉืืขืช ืงืืืืืก ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืื.
ืืืงื”ื ื”ืง ื”ื ืืชื ืืฉื”ื ืืื ืืืืง ืขื ืืืง”ื ืืืืื ืืฉืื ืจืืฆื, ืืฉืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืืืืจ ืื ืคืืืจ ืืฉืืช ืืื ืืื ืืชืืจื. (ืืืืืื ืืื ืข’ ืืืืจืืช ื”ื ืข”ื, ืืืื ืข’ ืง”ืฉ ืืชืืืืช ืจ”ื).
ืืื ืข’ ืก’ ืืชืจืืื, ืืืื ืืฉื”ืข ื”ื ื’ ืืืืชื ืืฉืืื ืคืกืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืขื ืื ืฉืืช, ืืื”ืฉ ืืืข”ื ืงื”ื ืืืืง. ืืกืืจืช ืื”ืฉ ืืื’ ืืงื”ื, ืืื ืืื’ ืก’ ืืชืจืืื ืืืืง.
ืืข’ ืื’ ืจ’ ืืืขืืจ ืืฉื ืืคืกืืื ืก”ื ืืืื ื ืกืชืคืงื ืืฉื ื ืื ืืข”ืค ืฉืื ืืฉืืช, ืืื ืขืฉื ืขื ืขืืฉืื, ืืชื’ ืืืฉืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืฉืืื, ืืืฉืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืื ืขืืจ ืขื ืฉืืช, ืืืื’ ืกืืชืจ ืก’ ืืชืจืืื. (ืืืื ืืก’ ืืชืจืืื ืขืฆืื ืืชื ืืขื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืื ื).
ืฉืืืืืช ืืขืฉื ืืืฆืื
Levovitz, Moreinu Hagaon Harav Nachman Shlita
“ืืืืืจ ื’ ืจืื ืจืืืชื ืืช ืขื ื ืขืื ืืฉืจ ืืืฆืจืื ืืืช ืฆืขืงืชื ืืื’ ืืืจื ืืืฆืืื ืืื ืืฆืจืื ืืืืขืืืชื ืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืื ืื ืืจืฅ ืืืื ืืจืืื ืื ืืจืฅ ืืืช ืืื ืืืืฉ ืืื’ ืืขืชื ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืื ืคืจืขื ืืืืฆื ืืช ืขืื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืื’ ืืืืฆืืื ืืช ืืขื ืชืขืืืื ืืช ืืืืืงืื ืขื ืืืจ ืืื” (ืฉืืืช ื).
ืื ื ืืงื”ื ืฉืืื ืืช ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืข”ื ืืืืฆืื ืืช ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฆืจืื, ืืงื”ื ืืืืืขื ืขื ืืชืืืืช ืฉื ืืฆืืืช ืืฆืจืื ืงืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืชื’ “ืืืืฆืืื ืืช ืืขื ืชืขืืืื ืืช ืืืืืงืื”, ืขื ืื ืืกืชื ืืืจืฅ ืืืื. ืืื ืืืช ืชืืช ืื ืืืชื ืฉื ืืฉื ืืืชืืืืก ืืืื ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืจืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืฉืจืื.
ืืืื ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืกืืจื ืืื ืจืฆื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืงืื, ืืชืื”ืง ืืืจืืื ืืืฉืชืืฉืืืช ืืืฉื ืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืงื”ื ืืืฉื, ืืืืืชืื “ืืืืืจ ืืฉื ืื ืืืืืงืื ืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืื ืคืจืขื [ืืืจืฉ”ื ืื ืื ื ืืฉืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืืืืืื] ืืื ืืืฆืื ืืช ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฆืจืื” [ืืืฃ ืื ืืฉืื ืื ื ืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืืขืฉื ืืื ื ืก ืืืืฆืืื ืืืฆืจืื] (ืฉื ืคืกืืง ื”ื).
ืขื ืฉืืขื ืืฉื “ืื ืืืื ื ืฉืื ื ื ืืื ืชืฉืื” [ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืจืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืจื]. ืืื “ืืืืจ ืืฃ ื’ ืืืฉื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืขืชื ืื ืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืฆื ืืงืจืืชื ืืจืื ืืืื ืืืื”.
ืืืื ืชืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืข”ื ืฉืืื ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืขืืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืกืืจืื ืืฆืืืื ืืฉื”ืช, ืืืืืชืจ ืืืืจื ื”ื (ืืจืฉ”ื ืคืกืืง ื’) ืืืื ื ืฉืื ืฉืืขื ืืืื ืืื ืืงื”ื ืืคืชื ืืืชื ืืกื ื ืืืื ืืฉืืืืืชื. ื’ ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืช ืกืืจืืื ืืฆืืืื ืืฉื”ืช ืขื ืฉืืจื ืืฃ ื’ ืื.
ืืืืืช ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืื”ื ืขื”ืค “ืืืืจ ืืฃ ื’ ืืืฉื” ืจ’ ืืืืฉืข ืื ืงืจืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืจืื ืืฃ ืฉืืชืืจื ืขืืฉื ืจืืฉื ืืื ืื ื ืืืจ ืื ืจืืฉื, ืืื ืืฆืื ื ืฉืื ืขืื ืฉ ืข”ื ืืืชื ืืจืื ืืฃ (ืืืื ืืจืฉ”ื ืฉื). ื ืืฆื ืืืืืง ืืืชื ืืจืื ืืฃ, ืืืืืจ ืฉืกืืจืื ืืฉื ืืื ื ืืคืฉืืื ืฉืืืืช ืื ืืจื ืืฃ ื’, ืืื ืืืจ ืืื.
ืืื ืืืจ ืืืืจื ืื ื ื”ื “ืืืื ื ืฉืื ืฉืืขื ืืืื ืืื ืืงื”ื ืืคืชื ืืช ืืฉื ืืื’ ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืจืืฆื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื'”. ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืจืื”ื ืืืกืคืืจื ื ืฉืืืจื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืืืืชื ืืื ืื ืืืขื ืืืฉื ืงืจืื ืืฉืืฉืื ืฉื ื, ืืืืืช ืืฉืฉ ืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืืื ื ืืืขื ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจื.
ืืขืืืื ืืฉ ืืืืื ืืื ืกื”ืก ืืื ืฆืืืื ืืืฉื”ืช ืืืื ืืืืืฆืื ืืช ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฆืจืื, ืืื ืืงืื ืืฉ ืืกืจื ืืคื ื ืคืืืขื ืืืืืชื, ืืื ืืืืช ืื ืืื ืฆืืืื ืืฉื”ืช.
ืืขื ืืจืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืคืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืฉ ืืฉืฉ ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืคื ืื ืืคืกื ืืืจ, ืื ืืื ืกืืืช ืืืขืฉื ืจืง ืืคื ื ืจืฆืื ืืฉื”ืช, ืื ืืืื ืขืืื ืงืืื ืืืฆืื. ืืืื ืคืื.
ืืื ื ืืืขืฉื ืคืืืืฉ ืืืืขื (ืฉืืคืืื ื”ื) ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืงืื ืื ืงื ืืช ื’ ืขื ืื ืืื ืืฉืจ ื ืขืฉืชื ืืืฉืจืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืจืื ืืฉืื ืื ืืืื. ืืื ื ืืชืืืื ื ืืืื ืื ืคืื ืืื ืขืฉืจืื ืืฉื ืื ืืืฃ, ืืื ืื”ื ืืฉื ืืช ื ืคืื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืขืฉืจ ืืืฃ, ืืืืืช ืฉืฉืืื ืืืืจ ื’ ืืืืจืื ืืชืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืขืค”ื ืฉืื ืื ืืืื ืืจื ืืื ืืืืื ืจืืื. ืืจืง ืืฉืืืฉืืช ื ืืฆืื ืืช ืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืขืฉืจืื ืืืืฉื ืืืฃ.
ืืืืจื ื”ื (ืืืื ืขื:) ืื”ืช ืืืืขืช ืื ืืืื ืืคื ื ืื ืื ืืฉืืืื [ืืืจืฉ”ื ืฉืืืจื ืขืืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืื ืจืืฉืื ืื ืขืื ืืืื ืื ืคืื] ืื ืฉืื ืืืื ื ืื ืื ืฆื ืื ืืื ืฆื [ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืืจืื ืืชืืืื ืื ืคืืจืฉื ืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืื ืขืื ืืืฆืืืื ืืื ืขืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืฆื ืื ืืื ืฆื] ืืืืืจืื ื ืฉืืืื ื ืืกืืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืคื ืืก ืื ืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืจื ืขืืื ืืคื ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืกืืฃ ืขืื ืืฆืืช ืืืืืื ืขื ืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืจ ื’ ืขืื ืื ืืืจ ืืชื ื ื ืืืื [ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืืืจืื ื ืคืืจืฉื ืืื ืื ืืืจ ืืชื ื ื ืืืื].
ืืืืืจื ืืืคืจืฉืื ืฉืืืืจืื ื ื ืชืืืงื ืืฆื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจื ืืืืืืขื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืจืฆืื ื’, ืฉืืฃ ืฉืืฆื ืืจื ืืืืข ืืืื ืืืื – ืื ืืฉืืืื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืืื, ืขืืืื ืจืง ืืื ืืฉื”ืช ืืืืืื ืื ืฆื ืืืืืื, ืืืืืชื’ (ื’, ื”ื) “ืืืืืฃ ื’ ืืช ืื ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืฉืจืื” ืืืืช ืืื ืืืขืฉืืื ืืืื ืคืื, ืฉืืื ื ืืื ืืงื ืืืช ืงื ืืช ื’ ืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืืกืืจ ืืืจืคื ืืืฉืจืื, ืืืฃ ืื ืกืืื ืขื ืืืจืขืชื ืืฉืืื ืืืืจืื ืืชืืืื ืื ืืฆืืช ืืืืืื ืืื ื ืื ืืืื, ืืื ืกื”ืก ืืื ืคืื ืื ืืื, ืฉืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืฆืืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ื ื ืฆื ืืืืืื. ืืืืืช ืืฉืืืฉืืช ืืืื ื ืืช ืืชืืืขื, ืฉืืงื”ื ืชืืืข ืฉืื ืืกืืื ืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืืืงื, ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ื ื ืฆื ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืืืืช ืืืขืฉื ืื ืืฆืื ืืืืืื. ื ืืฆื ืฉืคืื ืื ืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืฆืื ืืจืืื ืคืืื ืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืฃ ืฉืืืื ืชื ืืฉื ืฉืืื.
ืขืื ืืฆืื ื (ืกื ืืืจืื ืงื:) ืฉืืืชื ืชืืืขื ืขืืืื, ืฉืขื ืืืจ ืคืกื ืืืื ื ืขื ืฉื, ื”ื ืืงื”ื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืืชื ืขื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืฉืจ ืืื ืืืืชื. ืืืจืฉ”ื ืขื ืคืกืื ืฉื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ื ืขื ืฉื ืื ืฉื ืคืืืืฉ ืืืืขื ืฉื ืคืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืจืืขืื ืืืฃ.
ืืื ืืืื ืขืืงืจ ืืชืืืขื ืืื ืขื ื ืงืืืช ืืืขืฉื, ืฉืื ืืื ืืืขืฉื ืื ืื ืงื ืืืื ืืฉื ืฉืืื, ื”ื ืืืืข ืื ืืืืชื ืืคืกื ืืืื, ืืขื ืืจืื ืฉื ืชืขืจื ืืื ืจืฆืื ืื ืืื ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืืขืืฆื ืืื, ืื ืื ื ืืืืื ื ื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืื ืืืื, ืืืืืช ืืคืื ืื ืงืืืช ืืืขืฉื ื ืชืงืืงื ืืืขืฉื ืืืื. ืืืืืื ืฉืืฉืืืฉืืช ืฉืฉืืื ืืืืจืื ืืชืืืื ืื ื ื ืฆื ืืืืืื ื ืชืขืื ืืืืจืชื ื”ื ืืืืื ืื ืืืคื ืคืกื ืืืื, ืฉืื”ื ืืืืข ืืฉืืืฉืืช ื ืืฆืื.
ื ืืจื ืืืชืืื ื, ืขื ืืื ืืงื”ื ืชืืืข ื ืงืืืช ืืืขืฉื, ืฉืืื ืขืืฉื ืจืง ืืคื ื ืจืฆืื ืืฉื”ืช, ืืื ืฉืื ืจืฆืื ืื ืืื ืื ืกืืื ืืืจืช, ืฉืื”ื ืืฃ ืฉืืืื ืช ืืขืฉืื ืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืจืืื ืคืืื ืืื ืืืขืฉื. ืืื ืฉืืชืืจ ืจื ืืืืื ืชืืจื ืฉืื ืืฉืื (ืคืกืืื ื :) ืืื ืจืง ืืฉืื ืฉืืชืื ืฉืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืฉืื, ืฉืืื ืชืืืืช ืืืขืฉื.
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืชืื (ืงืืืช ื’, ื”ื) “ืืืืื ืืืช ืืืืืฉ ืืืืข ืฉืื ืจืืงื” ืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืื ืจืืงื ืื ื ืืฆื ืื ืืืื ืืืช ืืชื ืืื ืืขืื ืกืจืืื ื”ื ืืงืืงืืชย ืืืฉืืชืช ืืช ืื ืืืืืช ืขื ืฉืืื ืืฉืื ืจืืงื ื ืขืฉื ืกืจืืื. ืฉืื ืจืืงื ืืืืืื ืขื ืืฆืืืงืื ืืืืืืื ืืืฃ ืฉืืฉืื ืืื ืฉืื ืจืืงื, ืืืืจ ืืชืืืืช, ืืื ืื ืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืื ืืืช ืืืื ืฉืืฅ ืฉื ืคืกืืืช – ืืืืืฉ ืืช ืืื. ืืื ื ืืฉืขื ืจืืฉืื ื ืืืฉืจ ื ืืคื ืืืืื ืืชืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืจืืืื ืืคื ืื ื ืืช ืืกืจืืื ืฉื ืืฉืื, ืจืง ืืืืจ ืืื, ืืื ืืืืืข ืืืืืจ ืืขื ืื ืืืจ ืืฉืขื ืจืืฉืื ื ืจืืื ืืคื ื ืืช ืกืจืืื ื ืฉื ืื ืืฉืื.
ืืืขืชื ืืืื ืกืืจืื ืืฉืจืข”ื ืืืื ืืฉืืืืืช ืืงื”ื ืืืืฆืื ืืช ืื ”ื ืืืฆืจืื, ืืฉืฉ ืื ืืื ืฉื ืคืกืืืช – ืคืืืขื ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจื ืืฉ ืืื ืกืื ื ืืคืืื ืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืื. ืขื ืฉืืืจ ืื ืืงื”ื ืืจืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืื”ื ืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืฉ, ืื ืืืขืฉื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืชืืืืช, ืืื ืงืืื ืืฉืืืืืช.
ืืกืื ืืืืจืื ืืฆืื ื ืืื”ื (ื ืืืจ ื”ื) “ืื ืืฉืจืื ืืจืื ื’ ืฆืืืงืื ืืืื ืื ืืคืืฉืขืื ืืืฉืื ืื” ืืฉื ืืฉื ื ืื ื ืืื ืฉืฆืื ืคืกืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉื ืืฆืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืฉื ืืืืื ืืกื, ืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉื ืืฆืื ืืฆืืืงืื ืืืื ืื, ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉื ืืืืื ืืกื ืืคืืฉืขืื ืืืฉืื ืื. ืืืื ื ืืืื ื ืืื’ ืฉืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืงืจืืชื ืคืืฉืขืื, ืืื ืขืืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืฆืืืงืื ืืฃ ืฉืขืฉื ืืฆืื. ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ื ืชืขืจื ืืืื ืจืฆืื ืืืจ ืืืขืฉื ืืืฆืื ื ืคืื ืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืฆืืืงืื ืืืื ืื.
ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืข”ื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืขื ืื ืืืืืืืช ืืื ืืืช ืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืคื ื ืฉืืจืืืฉ ืืืื ืคืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจื, ืืื ื ืคืื ืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืื.
ืืืจ”ื ืืืืืจ ืืฆ”ื ืืืื ืืื ืคืฉ ืืืืื ืื ืจืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืื ืขืช ืงืืื ืฉืืชืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืฉื ืืขื ืขื ืงืื ื ืืช’ ืืืืจืช ืืื ืืืจืืช ื’ ืืื’ ืืื ืืืืฆืข ืืืืืื ืืจืฉืืช ื ืชืื ื ืืืืื ืืืคืกืืง ืืื ืืืขื ืืจื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืจืืชื ืืช’. ืืืื ืข”ื ืฉืืืจื ื ืฉืืืื ืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืื ืืืืืจ, ืฉืื ืืืื ืคืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืช ืฉืืืืืฉ ืฉืื ืจืืงื.
ืืืืืื, ืืืืืืืื ืื ื ืืืืืจ ืืชืืืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืฉืื ืืืขืฉื ืืฆืื ืฉืื ืืชืขืจื ืืื ืฉืื ืจืฆืื ืืืจ, ืืื ืืืืคื ืฉืขืืฉื ืืฉื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืงื”ื ืืจืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืข ื”ื ืืคืืฉืขืื ืืืฉืื ืื.
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Katz, Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Shlita
Difficulties Are a Springboard
Parashas Shemos
Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz Shlita
Parashas Shemos begins with the words:ืึฐืึตืึผึถื ืฉืึฐืืึนืช ืึผึฐื ึตื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืึทืึผึธืึดืื ืึดืฆึฐืจึทืึฐืึธื , after which the names of the Shevatim are listed. Rashi, citing Midrash Tanchuma, wonders why the Torah has to repeat these names, which were listed at the end of Sefer Bereishis. He answers that Hashem enumerated their names again, after their deaths, to show His love for them. Klal Yisrael, Rashi continues, are compared to stars, which are taken out and brought in by their number and by their names.
Sometimes, when you have a lot of people together, such as in Yeshivas Mir or at a public gathering, all you see is the klal โ you donโt look at every individual because each person alone doesnโt seem important. When something is precious to you, however, even if you have a bunch of them together, you feel affection toward each one individually. In that sense, the Torah is revealing to us that not only is Klal Yisrael as a whole precious to Hashem, but every individual in Klal Yisrael has his own chavivus. And the sign of that chavivus is, as Rashi says, that they are counted โืืืกืคืจ ืืืฉืืืชืโ โ by number and name. When you address a person by his first name, that shows the person chavivus and chashivus. Similarly, when Hakadosh Baruch Hu mentions the name of each person separately yet again, that shows how beloved and important every Yid is in His eyes.
But why does the Torah choose to teach us this lesson about the chavivus and chashivus of every Yid specifically here, when Galus Mitzrayim is starting and the Egyptians are beginning to enact harsh decrees against the Yidden?
Yissurim: A Chance for Growth
By placing this lesson here, the Torah is conveying two messages to us. Galus is a time when weโre among the non-Jews, and they can have an influence on the Yidden. One type of influence they might have is to lower a Yidโs feelings about his Yiddishkeit and make him feel that heโs not so special. The non-Jews say bad things about the Yidden and cause them bizayon. Furthermore, just being among people who live differently makes you feel uncomfortable about your Yiddishkeit and about yourself; you donโt feel proud of yourself because there are people who are doing things differently. The Torah is revealing to us here that the key to surviving and thriving in galus is to always realize that you, as a Yid, are chaviv and chashuv to Hashem. This realization helps you keep your identity even when youโre surrounded by non-Jews who look down on you and act differently.
In introducing Galus Mitzrayim with the lesson that every Jew is beloved, the Torah is also teaching us how to cope with yissurim. Often, when a person is suffering, he feels that he must be a bad person and must not be chashuv to Hashem. Things might be going wrong with his marriage, or his children, or his learning, or his job, and he takes that as a sign that Hashem doesnโt love him. At this point in Sefer Shemos, as the galus is beginning, the Yidden might feel that theyโre not chaviv and chashuv to Hashem. Thatโs why the Torah begins the account of the galus by listing the names of the Shevatim, reminding us that every Yid is precious and important. The idea isnโt that weโre chaviv and chashuv even during times of tzaros and yissurim โ itโs that precisely because weโre chaviv and chashuv, thatโs why Hashem gives us yissurim.
The yissurim of Mitzrayim, and the yissurim of our current galus, are stepping stones in our process of growth and shteiging. With this idea, we can explain the passuk: ืึฐืืึนืกึตืฃ ืึธืึธื ืึฐืึดืฆึฐืจึธืึดื. Rashi says that the reason the Torah is telling us that Yosef was in Mitzrayim โ information we already know โ is to emphasize that although Yosef was in Mitzrayim, he remained a tzaddik. But perhaps we can suggest that what made Yosef into a tzaddik was the very fact that he was in Mitzrayim, where he faced a massive nisayon and withstood it. Thatโs what turned him into the tzaddik he was.
This idea is reflected in the first teaching of the Midrash Rabbah on this parashah. The Midrash cites the passuk ืึฐืึนืึฒืืึน ืฉืึดืึฒืจืึน ืืึผืกึธืจ (Mishlei 13:24), and expresses the concept that when Hashem loves someone, He gives him mussar so that he should grow.
At times, we face hardships in our learning, and things donโt go well for us in avodas Hashem and in middos. Donโt take that as a sign that youโre not chaviv and chashuv, or that youโre not a good person! On the contrary, itโs because youโre so special that Hashem is giving you opportunities to grow. Turn the hardships into opportunities for growth!
As a prelude to the galus, Hakadosh Baruch Hu sends us the message that the difficulties shouldnโt pull us down or make us think weโre bad people โ on the contrary, this is happening because Klal Yisrael is beloved.
In Galus Mitzrayim, the Yidden werenโt learning the whole time; they were working, so they might have felt as though they were not so chaviv to Hashem. In truth, however, a Yid is chaviv in every situation.
No one is perfect: ืึผึดื ืึธืึธื ืึตืื ืฆึทืึผึดืืง ืึผึธืึธืจึถืฅ ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึทืขึฒืฉืึถื ืึผืึนื ืึฐืึนื ืึถืึฑืึธื. In Galus Mitzrayim, the Yidden also fell significantly, descending to the forty-ninth level of tumah. But even so a Yid is chaviv and chashuv, and he can rise up very quickly, just as the Yidden in Mitzrayim did: When it was time for them to leave Mitzrayim, they rose very quickly. Similarly, in our galus, at this time of Ikvesa dโMeshicha, when Moshiachโs arrival is so close, every person has the ability to elevate himself.
Thatโs why these weeks are called Shovavim, which is roshei teivos of the parashiyos of Shemos, Vaโeira, Bo, etc. Just as in Mitzrayim, even though there were tremendous nisyonos and yissurim, the Yidden grew and shteiged so much โ to the point that they were able to receive the Torah, build the Mishkan, and enter Eretz Yisrael โ every person in galus is similarly able to grow, itโs a wonderful opportunity. But a person has to maintain a clear vision of what his aspiration is and ask himself: Where do I want to go? He has to work to elevate himself, and if he stays focused on his goal then he can overcome the nisyonos he faces.
In the Path of the Avos
The Ramban, in his introduction to Parashas Shemos, says that Sefer Shemos is the sefer of galus and geulah: it starts with galus and ends with geulah. The geulah, he says, reached its completion when Klal Yisrael returned to the level of their forefathers, which happened when the Shechinah dwelled in the Mishkan just as it dwelled in the tents of the Avos. We hope to see this happen again speedily with the building of the third Beis Hamikdash, and we will merit this, bโezras Hashem, when we continue in the ways of the Avos: when we follow the example of Avraham HaโIvri, who stood strong in his Yiddishkeit and his chessed even though the whole world was against him, and that of Yitzchak, the amud haโavodah, and of Yaakov, the amud haTorah. The Avos held firmly to the foundations of Yiddishkeit despite the various nisyonos and hardships they faced, and they instilled in us the ability to similarly hold firmly in every situation, and in this way to return to their level.
Klal Yisrael are compared to stars, and just as stars shine even in the darkness, we have the ability to create light even in the darkness of the galus. Sadly, we live in a world where a โstarโ is a ball player or an actor; they stole the concept of stardom from us. In truth, however, every Yid is a star, every Yid is special, every Yid is chaviv, and every Yid can light up the darkness if he resolves to work, to try, and to keep strong in his avodas Hashem, in his hachzakas haTorah, in his integrity, in his shemiras halashon โ each person in accordance with what he takes upon himself to hold strong in during the galus. That makes him a shining star.
With Hashemโs help, we should merit that the light of each Yid should illuminate the darkness of galus, and we should return to the level of the Avos. When that happens, we will experience the fulfillment of the passuk: ืึฐืึนืึฒืึธืื ืึผึฐืฆึตืืช ืึทืฉึผืึถืึถืฉื ืึผึดืึฐืึปืจึธืชืึน โ the light of every Yid will be even brighter than the sun.
Always remember who you are: youโre all special, youโre all Hashemโs stars, youโre all chaviv and chashuv. Keep working to bring yourselves out, and with Hashemโs help we should all merit theืืึนืจ ืึธืจึปืขึท ืึทืฆึผึทืึผึดืืง ย that is promised for those who remain strong, and the great simchah promised to the ืึดืฉืึฐืจึตื ืึตื.