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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Moreinu Hagaon Harav Eliyahu Baruch Finkel ,ztโ€l

ื•ื‘ืžืœืืช ื™ืžื™ ื˜ื”ืจื” ื•ื’ื•’ ืชื‘ื™ื ื›ื‘ืฉ ื‘ืŸ ืฉื ืชื• ืœืขื•ืœื” ื•ื‘ืŸ ื™ื•ื ื” ืื•ืจ ืชื•ืจ ืœื—ื˜ืืช ื•ื’ื•’, ื–ืืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ืœื–ื›ืจ ืื• ืœื ืงื‘ื”, ื•ืื ืœื ืชืžืฆื ื™ื“ื” ื“ื™ ืฉื” ื•ืœืงื—ื” ืฉืชื™ ืชื•ืจื™ื ื•ื’ื•’. (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื™ื‘, ื•-ื—)

ืชืžื” ืžื•ืจื ื• ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืืœื™ื”ื• ื‘ืจื•ืš ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”, ืžื“ื•ืข ื”ืคืกื•ืง ืฉืœ “ื–ืืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื™ื•ืœื“ืช” ืฉื‘ื ืœืกื™ื™ื ื•ืœื›ืœื•ืœ ืืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื™ื•ืœื“ืช, ืœื ื ืืžืจ ืื—ืจ ื›ืœ ืคืจืฉืช ื“ื™ื ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืœื“ืช, ื•ืžืคื ื™ ืžื” ื ื›ืชื‘ ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ืขืฉื™ืจื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ืฉ ืœืขื•ืœื” ื•ื‘ืŸ ื™ื•ื ื” ืื• ืชื•ืจ ืœื—ื˜ืืช, ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ืขื ื™ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉืชื™ ืชื•ืจื™ื ืื• ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ื•ื ื” ืœื—ื˜ืืช, ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืžืŸ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ื›ืชื‘ ืื—ืจ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื™ื•ืœื“ืช ืขื ื™ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืกื•ืฃ ืคืจืฉืช ื™ื•ืœื“ืช.

ื•ืชื™ืจืฅ, ื‘ื”ืงื“ื ืžื” ืฉื“ืจืฉื• ื—ื–”ืœ (ืžื ื—ื•ืช ื“ืฃ ืง”ื™ ืข”ื) “ืžืื™ ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื–ืืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ื˜ืืช (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื•, ื™ื—), ื•ื–ืืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ืืฉื (ืฉื, ื–, ื), ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืชื•ืจืช ื—ื˜ืืช ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ื—ื˜ืืช ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืชื•ืจืช ืืฉื ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืืฉื”, ื•ืืžืจื• ื‘ื’ืž’ ืžื’ื™ืœื” (ื“ืฃ ืœ”ื ืข”ื‘) ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ืงื™ื™ื ื•ื›ื•’, ื›ื‘ืจ ืชื™ืงื ืชื™ ืœื”ื ืกื“ืจ ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช, ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืงื•ืจืื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืŸ ืžืขืœื” ืื ื™ ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื•ืžื•ื—ืœ ืื ื™ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืขื•ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื.

ื•ื”ื ื” ื™ืฉ ืœื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”, ื‘ืื“ื ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ืœื• ื‘ืŸ ืื• ื‘ืช ื•ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื™ื•ืœื“ืช, ื‘ืื™ื–ื• ืคืจืฉื” ื™ืงืจื, ื•ืœืคื•ื ืจื™ื”ื˜ื ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ืœื•ืžืจ ื“ืขืฉื™ืจ ื™ืœืžื“ ืชื•ืจืช ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืขืฉื™ืจ, ื•ืื™ืœื• ื”ืขื ื™ ื™ืœืžื“ ืชื•ืจืช ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืขื ื™. ืื•ืœื ื”ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ืจืื” ืฉืืฃ ืขื ื™ ื™ืœืžื“ ืชื•ืจืช ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืขืฉื™ืจ, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื›ืœ ืคื˜ื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ื”ืขื ื™ ืžืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืขืฉื™ืจ ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืœื ืžืฆืื” ื™ื“ื•, ื•ื–ื” ื”ืจื™ ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื›ืฉืœื•ืžื“ ืชื•ืจืช ื”ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช, ื•ืฉื ื›ื•ืœื ืฉื•ื™ืŸ ืืฆืœ ืขืฉื™ืจื•ืช, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื›ืœืคื™ ืชื•ืจืช ื”ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืฆืจื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืคืจืฉืช ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืขืฉื™ืจ.

ื•ืœืคื™ ื–ื” ืžื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘ ืžื” ื˜ืขื ื ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืคืกื•ืง ืฉืœ “ื–ืืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื™ื•ืœื“ืช” ืœืื—ืจ ืคืจืฉืช ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืขืฉื™ืจ, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ืื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ืคืจืฉื” ืฉืœ ื”ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื•ืœืงื™ื™ื ืข”ื™ ื›ืš “ื–ืืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื™ื•ืœื“ืช”, ื”ืจื™ ื‘ื–ื” ื›ื•ืœื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจืช ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืขืฉื™ืจ.

ืžืฉืœื—ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ื”ื• ื‘ืจื•ืš

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

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

ืื ื™ ื‘ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื”

ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื‘ืžืกืขื•ืชื™ื• ืœื’ื™ื•ืก ื›ืกืคื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื” ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœืชื•ืจืžื™ื ื™ืฉื•ืขื” ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ืชืจื•ืžืชื ื”ื ื›ื‘ื“ื” ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.

ื‘ืื—ืช ื”ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื™ืงืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื• ืฉืœ ืขืฉื™ืจ ืื—ื“, ื•ื‘ื™ืงืฉ ืžืžื ื• ืชืจื•ืžื” ื”ื’ื•ื ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื–ืงืช ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.
ื”ืฉื™ื‘ ื”ืขืฉื™ืจ ื›ื™ ืขืงื‘ ื”ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืžืฆื‘ื• ืื™ื ื• ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื• ืœืชืจื•ื ืชืจื•ืžื” ื”ื’ื•ื ื” ื›ืขืช.
ืืžืจ ืœื• ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ: “ืื›ืŸ ืžืฆื‘ืš ืงืฉื”, ืืš ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื•ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ื” ืงืฉื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.”
ื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืื•ืชื• ืขืฉื™ืจ ืœื”ืชื•ื•ื›ื— ืขื ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ื• ืขืœื™ื• ืื›ืŸ ืœืชืจื•ื ืชืจื•ืžื” ื›ื” ื”ื’ื•ื ื” ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ืืš ืจื””ื™ ืขื ื” ืœื•: “ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืื ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื‘ื™ื–ื ืขืก! ืžื” ืœืžืขืฉื”?”
ืืžืจ ืื•ืชื• ืขืฉื™ืจ: “ืืžื ื ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ื›ืกืฃ, ืืš ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืื ื™ ืœื”ืชืืžืฅ ืœืชืช ืกื›ื•ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ื•ื‘ืชื ืื™ ืฉืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื™ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื™ืฉื•ืขื” ืฉืœื” ืื ื™ ื–ืงื•ืง.” ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืกื•ื‘ืš ื•ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ ืžื›ืžื” ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช.
ื”ืฉืชืจืจื” ืฉืชื™ืงื” ืงืฆืจื”, ื•ืื– ืขื ื” ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื›ื™ ืžืกื›ื™ื ื”ื•ื ืœืขืกืงื”, ื•ืื›ืŸ ื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื”ืขืฉื™ืจ ืกื›ื•ื ื”ื’ื•ืŸ ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.
ื‘ืฆืืชื ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืขืฉื™ืจ ืฉืืœ ื‘ื ื• ื”ืจื””ื’ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฆื—ืง ืฉืœื™ื˜”ื: “ืื‘ื, ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ื™ืฉื•ืขื” ื›ื–ื• ื”ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžื›ืžื” ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช?”

ืขื ื” ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”: “ื•ื›ื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื‘ืืชื™ ืœื›ืืŸ? ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื”! ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ ืžื“ื™.”

ื•ืื›ืŸ ื”ืชืืžืฅ ืื•ืชื• ืขืฉื™ืจ ืœื”ืจื™ื ืืช ืชืจื•ืžืชื• ื”ื ื›ื‘ื“ื” ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ื•ืจืื” ื™ืฉื•ืขื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ืชื–ืจื™ืข

ืงืจื™ืืช ืฉื ืชื™ื ื•ืง

ื•ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ื™ืžื•ืœ. ื•ื”ืžื ื”ื’ ืœื™ืชืŸ ืœื• ืฉื ืื– ื•ืœื ืงื•ื“ื, ื•ืข’ ื‘ืคื™’ ืจ”ื™ ื‘”ืจ ื™ืงืจ ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืžืฆื•ืช ืขืž’ ืก”ื– ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืืœืงื™ื ื• ื•ืืœืงื™ ืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื–ื” ืœืื‘ื™ื• ื•ืืžื• ื•ื™ืงืจื ืฉืžื• ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื–”ืœ ื•ืื•ืžืจ ืžื™ื“ ืฉืืžืจ ืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื–ื” ืœืื‘ื™ื• ื•ืืžื•, ื•ื™ืงืจื ืฉืžื• ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื›ืš, ืจ”ืœ ืฉืœื ืจืฆื” ืœืงืจื•ื ืœื• ืฉื ืขื“ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉื ื™ืžื•ืœ ื•ื ืขืฉื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื”ื ืฉืžื• ืงื™ื™ื ื›ื“ืื™ืชื ื‘ืื’ื“ื•ืช (ื•ืฆื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื ื‘ื”ื’ื”ื•ืช ืœื—ื–ืงื•ื ื™ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื™”ื– ื”’) ืœืžื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื ืงืจื ืื‘ืจื”ื ืœื ื ืงืจื ืฉืžื• ืื‘ืจื ื•ืฉืจื” ืื—ืจ ืฉื ืงืจื ืฉืžื” ืฉืจื” ืœื ื ืงืจืืช ืฉืจื™ ื•ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื—ืจ ืฉืืžืจ ืœื• ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœื ื™ืงืจื ืขื•ื“ ืฉืžืš ื™ืขืงื‘ ื›ื™ ืื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉืžืš ื ืงืจื ืขื•ื“ ืฉืžื• ื™ืขืงื‘, ื•ื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืฉืฉืžื•ืช ืื‘ืจื ื•ืฉืจื™ ื”ื™ื• ืงื•ื“ื ืฉื ืชื’ื™ื™ืจื• ื•ืœื›ืš ืขืงืจ ืื•ืชื• ื”ืฉื ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืื‘ืœ ื™ืขืงื‘ ื”ื™ื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื›ืฉื ืงืจื ืฉืžื• ื™ืขืงื‘ ื•ื›ื•’ ืขื›”ืœ.

ื•ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื“ืœืฉื•ืŸ “ื•ื™ืงืจื ืฉืžื• ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ” ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืืžืจ ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“, ื•ืื•ืžืจ ื•ื’ื ืงื™ื™ื ืืช ืฉืžื• ื–ื” “ื•ื™ืงืจื ืฉืžื• ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ” ื›ื™ ื”ืฉื ื”ื–ื” ื™ืชืงื™ื™ื ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื• ืื—ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื”.

ื•ืข’ ื’ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ื”ืฉ”ืก ืžื’ื™ืœื” ื“’ ื‘ืฉื ืจืฉื‘”ื ื—”ื“ ืœ’ ื›ื™ ืงืจื™ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื•ืจื” ืขืœ ื”ืงื™ื™ื ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืชืคืกื“ ืื™ืŸ ืจืื•ื™ ืœืงืจื•ืช ืฉื ื•ืข”ื› ืฉื ืจืฉืขื™ื ื™ืจืงื‘ ื•ืœื”ื™ืคืš ื•ื ืชืชื™ ืœื”ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื™ ื•ื›ื•’ ื™ื“ ื•ืฉื. ื•ืข’ ื‘ืกื•”ืค ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ื•ืœื“ ืืช ืื ื•ืฉ ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ื›ื•ืœื, ื•ื‘ืกื•”ืค ื ื— ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื‘ื›ื•ืœื ื•ื™ื•ืœื“ ืœื• ื‘ืŸ ื•ื™ืงืจื ืืช ืฉืžื• ื•ื›ื•’, ื•ืข’ ืฉื•”ืช ื”ืจืฉื‘”ื ื—”ื“ ืœ’ ื”ื ”ืœ ื“ืืœื• ืฉื ืžื—ื• ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืžื‘ื•ืœ ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ืืฆืœื ืงืจื™ืืช ืฉื ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื•ืจื” ืขืœ ื”ืงื™ื•ื ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื ืชืชื™ ืœื”ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื™ ื•ื‘ื—ื•ืžื•ืชื™ ื™ื“ ื•ืฉื. ื•ืข”ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื“ืžื””ื˜ ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืงืจื ืฉืžื• ืฉืช, ื•ืœื ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื›ืŸ ื‘ืงื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื‘ืœ. ื•ื ืจืื” ื“ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ืจ”ื™ ื‘”ืจ ื™ืงืจ ื”ื ”ืœ.

ื•ืข’ ืžื”ืจื™”ืœ ื“ื™ืกืงื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื“ืžืงื•ื“ื ื”ื™ื• ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ื”ืฉื ืจืง ื‘ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื”.

ื•ืข’ ืก’ ื“ืจืš ืฉื™ื—ื”, ืžื”ื’ืจื—”ืง ืฉืœื™ื˜”ื ืขืž’ ืค”ื˜ ืฉืœื ืœืงืจื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžื™ืœื”, ื•ื”ืงืฉื• ืžื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืงืจืย  ืื‘ืจื”ื ืืช ืฉื ื‘ื ื• ื•ืื—”ื› ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืžืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื. ื•ืข’ ืจื“”ืœ ืคื›”ื˜ ืกืงืž”ื“.

ื•ืžืฆื“ ืฉื ื™ ืข’ย  ืืžืช ืœื™ืขืงื‘ ืžืจ’ ื™ืขืงื‘ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืฉื”’ ืืžืจ ืœื• ืœืงืจื•ืช ืฉืžื• ืื‘ืจื”ื, ื•ืžื™ื“ ืื—ืจ ื–ื” ื”ืžื™ืœื”, ื•ืžืฉืžืข ื“ื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืฉื.

ื•ืข’ ื‘ื”ื— ื‘ืก’ ืžืœืืš ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืขืž’ ื›”ื ืžื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืžืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ื‘ืŸ “ืฉืžื ืช” ื™ืžื™ื ื•ื”ื•ืœ”ืœ ืฉืžื•ื ืช, ืืœื ื”ื•ื ืจ”ืช ืชืŸ ืฉื. ื•ืข’ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื™ืฆื™ื‘ ื™ื•”ื“ ืงืž”ื— ื‘ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื ืœืžื•ืœื• ื›ืœืœ.

ื•ืข’ ืก’ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืขืž’ ืจืค”ื ื‘ืฉื ื›ืœืœื™ ืžื™ืœื” ืžืจ’ ื™ืขืงื‘ ื”ื’ื•ื–ืจ ืืžืื™ ืื™ืŸ ืงื•ืจื ืขื“ ื”ืžื™ืœื”, ื•ื›ืชื‘ ื›ื™ ืขื“ ืื– ื”ื•ื ื‘ื˜ื•ืžืื” ื•ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืงื“ื•ืฉื”. (ื•ื›ืขื™ืŸ ื”ื ”ืœ ืข’ ื—ืก”ืœ ืžืขื™ืŸ ื‘’ ืกื•ืฃ ื ื”ืจ ื ”ื‘ ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืื—ื™ื–ื” ื‘ืขืจืœื” ื•ื˜ื•ืžืื” ื”ื ืฉืชื—ื•ืœ ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื ืฉืžื” ืจืง ืื—ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื” ืชื—ื•ืœ ืขืœื™ื• ืกื•ื“ ื”ื ืฉืžื” ื•ื‘ื–ื” ื™ืงืจื ื‘ืฉื ืื“ื ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื•ื›”ื› ื‘ืคืจืงื™ ื“ืจ”ื ืคืž”ื– ื“ื›ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ืžืฉื” ืžืœื• ืื•ืชื• ืœื—’ ื™ืžื™ื ื•ืงืจืื• ืœื• ื™ืงื•ืชื™ืืœ, ื•ืข’ ื‘ืฆืœ ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื—”ื• ื™’).

ื•ืข’ ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ืฉืžื•ืช ื“’ ื›’ ืฉืœื ื ื–ื›ืจ ืฉืžื• ืฉืœ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ืขื“ ืค’ ื™ืชืจื• ื›ื™ ืœื ืงืจืื” ืœื• ืฉื ื‘ืฉืขืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื›ื™ ื ืคื’ืฉ ืขื ื”ืžืœืืš. (ื•ืžืฉืžืข ื“ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฉืœื ืงืจืื• ืœื• ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžื™ืœื”).

ื•ื›ืชื‘ื• ื”ืคื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื–ื›ืจ ื“ื•ื“ ื“ืž”ืž ืฉืจื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืชืขื•ื“ื” ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžื™ืœื”, ืข”ืฉ ื›ืžื” ื˜ืขืžื™ื. (ื•ืข’ ืื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืคื” ื—”ื ืงืฆ”ื• ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืฉืืœ ืืžืื™ ืื™ืŸ ืžื’ืœื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช, ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื“ื›ืœ ื”ืงืคื™ื“ื ืฉืœื ืœืงืจื•ืช ืœืชื™ื ื•ืง ืขื“ ืื– ืื‘ืœ ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืžื” ืฉืขืชื™ื“ื™ืŸ ืœืงืจื•ืช ืืžืื™ ืœื. ื•ืข”ืฉ ืฉื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืจ’ ืฉืจื™ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืขื™ืŸ ื”ืจืข).

ื•ืข’ ืื‘ืŸ ืฉืœืžื” ืขืจื ืจื™ื™ืš ืค’ ื•ื™ืจื ื˜”ื• ื’ื ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืชืคืœืœ, ื ื•ืชืŸ ืฉื ืœื—ืœืฉ ื›ื™ ื ืคืฉ ื—ื™ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉืžื•. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืงืจื ืœื™ืฆื—ืง ืขื•ื“ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ื›ื™ ื ื•ืœื“ ืžื–ืงื ื™ื ื•ื”ื™ื” ื—ืœืฉ, ื•ื›ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื ื•ื“ืข ืขืœ ืงื•ื–ื ื™ืฅ. ื•ื™ื“ื•ืข ืขืœ ืจ’ ืคื™ื ื—ืก ืฉืจื™ื™ื‘ืจ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืฉืื‘ื™ื• ื ืชืŸ ืฉื ืฆื‘ื™ ืœืื—ื™ื• ื‘ืจื•ืกื™ื ื•ืœื ืžืœื• ืขื“ ืฉื‘ื ืœื”ื™ ื•ืืžืจ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืฉื ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืช ืื—ืจ ืื‘ื™ื•, ื•ื ืงืจื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืฆื‘ื™. (ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื“ื•ืงื ืฉื ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืื‘ื™ื• ืžืช).

ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ ืงื“ืžื” ืœืชื•ืจื”

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

ืกืคืจ ืฉืžื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœ ื’ืœื•ืช ืžืฆืจื™ื ื•ื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื – ื™ืกื•ื“ ื”ืืžื•ื ื”, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ืืช ื–ื” ื™ื•ืžื ื•ืœื™ืœื” “ืœืžืขืŸ ืชื–ื›ื•ืจ ืืช ื™ื•ื ืฆืืชืš ืžืืจืฅ ืžืฆืจื™ื ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ ื—ื™ื™ืš” (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื–,ื’) “ืœืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืœื™ืœื•ืช” (ื‘ืจื›ืช ื™ื‘,ื‘). ืœืžื” ื–ื›ื• ืœื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื, ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” (ืฉืžื•ืช ื’,ื™ื) “ืžื™ ืื ื›ื™ ื•ื’ื•’ ื•ื›ื™ ืื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืžืฆืจื™ื”, ืื•ืžืจ ืจืฉ”ื™ ‘ืžื” ื–ื›ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ’, ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ื–ื›ื•ืช, ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื™ื” ื™ืจื•ื“ ืžืื“ ืฉืงืขื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืื“ ืžืื“ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ืคืจืš ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื”. ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืงื‘”ื” “ื•ื–ื” ืœืš ื”ืื•ืช ื•ื’ื•’ ื‘ื”ื•ืฆื™ืืš ืืช ื”ืขื ืžืžืฆืจื™ื ืชืขื‘ื“ื•ืŸ ืืช ื”ืืœืงื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื”ืจ ื”ื–ื”” ืื•ืžืจ ืจืฉ”ื™ ‘ืฉืชืงื‘ืœื• ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืขืœื™ื• ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœื™ืฉืจืืœ’. ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื–ื” ื”ืจื™ ื‘ืจื•ืจ, ืขืฆื ืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืฉื”ืงื‘”ื” ื‘ื—ืจ ื‘ื ื• ื–ื” ืจืง ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื ื‘ืจื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” – ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉืงื‘ืœื• ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืชื ืื™ ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืืช ืฉืžื™ื ื•ืืจืฅ. ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื›ืœืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ‘ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ ืงื“ืžื” ืœืชื•ืจื”’ (ื•ื™ืง”ืจ ื˜,ื’) ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื™ืฉ ืœื” ื”ืงื“ืžื” – ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ.

ื‘ืžืฉื ื” ื‘ืื‘ื•ืช (ืค”ื’ ืžื™”ื–) ‘ืื ืื™ืŸ ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ ืื™ืŸ ืชื•ืจื”’ ืžื” ื”ื›ื•ื ื” ื›ืืŸ ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ, ืื•ืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื ื” ืžื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ‘ืฉืื™ื ื ื” ืฉื•ื›ื ืช ืœืขื•ืœื ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื‘ืขืœ ืžื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช’. ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื‘ืœื™ ืžื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื›ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืœื ืชืฉื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ื•, ื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื•ืœืขืžื•ืœ ื•ืœื”ืชื™ื’ืข ื•ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœืจื™ืง, ื”ื™ื ืœื ืชืฉื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ื•. ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื›ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ืื‘ืœ ื”ืงื ืื” ื•ื”ืชืื•ื” ื•ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ืžืŸ ื”ืขืœื ื”ื–ื” ื•ื”ื‘ื. ื”ืžืฉื ื” ื‘ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ (ื–’, ืข”ื) ืžื•ื ื” ืืช ืืœื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื—ืœืง ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื, ื“ื•ืงื ืืœื” ืฉื”ื™ื• ืžืื“ ืžืื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื›ืžื• ื™ืจื‘ืขื ื‘ืŸ ื ื‘ื˜ ืžื”ืžืœื›ื™ื ืื• ื“ื•ืื’ ื•ืื—ื™ืชื•ืคืœ, ื›ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืขื ืงื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ืื‘ืœ ‘ื˜ื™ื ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืœื™ื‘ื’ (ื—ื’ื™ื’ื” ื˜ื•,ื‘), ื”ืœื‘ ื”ื™ื” ืขื ืงื ืื”, ืขื ืฉื ืื”, ืขื ืขื™ืŸ ืจืขื”, ืžื“ื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช. ืžืชื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื ืงื ื™ืช ืœืื“ื, ืจืง ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืžื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช, ื”ื•ื ืžืชืจื—ืง ืžืŸ ื”ืงื ืื”, ืžืŸ ื”ืชืื•ื” ื•ืžืŸ ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“. ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืงื ืื” ืื™ื‘ื“ื• ื“ื•ืื’ ื•ืื—ื™ืชื•ืคืœ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื•ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืื™ื‘ื“ ื™ืจื‘ืขื ื‘ืŸ ื ื‘ื˜, ื•ื”ืชืื•ื” ื”ื™ื ืžืฉืงื™ืขื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ื”ื ืื•ืช ื•ืชืขื ื•ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”, ืื– ืœื ืชื•ืขื™ืœ ืœื• ื›ืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื›ื•ืœื”.

ื›ืฉืื“ื ืœื•ืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืชืขืœื” ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ืงืจื ื•ืฉื ื” ื•ืฉื™ืžืฉ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื, ืชืœื•ื™ ืžืื“ ืœืžื” ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ืข ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ื’ื™ืขืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ื“ื™ืขืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”. ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ื‘ื ื—ืช ืขื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช, ืžืฉืื• ื•ืžืชื ื• ื‘ืืžื•ื ื” ืขื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช, ืื– ื”ื•ื ืžืงื“ืฉ ืฉื ืฉืžื™ื ืขื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืื•ืžืจ ืืฉืจื™ ืžื™ ืฉืœืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” ืืฉืจื™ ืื‘ื™ื• ื•ืืฉืจื™ ืจื‘ื•, ื•ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื• “ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืืชื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืฉืจ ื‘ืš ืืชืคืืจ” (ื™ืฉืขื™ื” ืžื˜,ื’), ืื ื™ ืžืชืคืืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ืš ื›ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื›ื•ืœื ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื ืชื•ืจืช ื”’, ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื ืชืŸ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”. ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—”ื• ื”ื•ื ืœื•ืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ื•ื ืงื•ืจื ื•ืฉื•ื ื” ื•ืฉื™ืžืฉ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ื”ืงื•ื“ื, ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ื•ืจื• ื‘ื ื—ืช ื•ืื™ืŸ ืžืฉืื• ื•ืžืชื ื• ื‘ืืžื•ื ื”, ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœื• ื”ื•ื ืœื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืื“ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ื”ื’ื•ืŸ, ื•ื”ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ ืฉืœื• ืœื ื‘ืืžื•ื ื”, ืื– ื”ื•ื ืžื—ืœืœ ืืช ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื”ืจื•ืื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืื•ื™ ืœื• ืœืžื™ ืฉืœืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” (ื™ื•ืžื ืคื•,ื). ื›ืœ ื‘ืŸ ืชื•ืจื” ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ื”ืงื“ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื ืžืžืฉ ืœืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ื, ื–ื” ื”ื ืคืง”ืž ื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื•ืžื“ ืชื•ืจืช ืืžืช ื•ื—ื™ื™ ืขื•ืœื ื ื˜ืข ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื•, ืื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ืœื•ืžื“, ืœื ืชื•ืจืช ืืžืช ื•ืœื ื—ื™ื™ ืขื•ืœื ื ื˜ืข ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื•. ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืขื ื™ื“ื™ืขืช ื•ื™ื’ื™ืขืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”. ื•ื–ื”ื• ื”ืžื•ืกืจ, ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ื”ื•ื ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช. ื•ืขืœ ื–ื” ื’ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืชืžื™ื“. ืื ื”ื•ื ืžืฉืชื“ืœ ื•ืžืชืงืจื‘ ืชืžื™ื“ ื•ืžื˜ื”ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื•, ื”ื•ื ื‘ื ืœื™ื˜ื”ืจ, ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืกื™ื™ืขืชื ื“ืฉืžื™ื. ืื‘ืœ ืื ื”ื•ื ื ืชืคืก ื‘ืžื“ื” ืจืขื” ืœื ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืคื˜ืจ ืžืžื ื”, ื”ื•ื ืจื•ื“ืฃ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“, ื•ื”ืงื ืื” ืฉื”ืงื ืื” ื”ื™ื ื ื•ืจืื” – ืžืจืงื™ื‘ื” ืืช ื”ืขืฆืžื•ืช, ื•ื”ืชืื•ื” ืฉืœื• ื”ื•ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื” ื•ืœื ืžืขื•ื ื™ืŸ, ืœื ืžืฉืชื“ืœ ื•ืขื•ืฉื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ, ืื– ืžื” ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉืœื•, ืื•ืžืจ ืจื‘ื (ื™ื•ืžื ืขื‘,ื‘) ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืจืฉ ืชืจืชื™ ื’ื™ื”ื ื, ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ืœื ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื” ื•ืœื ืขื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื.

ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื ืชืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, ืื™ืŸ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืขื ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืžืจืžื•ืช ื•ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื˜ืจื™ืงื™ื ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืฉืœ ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•, ืขืฆื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช ื•ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืช ืœื ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช. ืžื” ื”ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื™ืฉ ืœื” ืฉืชื™ ืฉืžื•ืช, ืชื•ืจืช ื—ืกื“, ื•ืชื•ืจืช ืืžืช. ืชื•ืจืช ื—ืกื“ ื–ื” ืคืกื•ืง “ื•ืชื•ืจืช ื—ืกื“ ืขืœ ืœืฉื•ื ื”” (ืžืฉืœื™ ืœื,ื›ื•).

ื”ื’ืž’ ื‘ืกื•ื›ื” (ืžื˜,ื‘) ืื•ืžืจืช ืžื” ื–ื” ืชื•ืจืช ื—ืกื“ ื–ื” ื”ืœื•ืžื“ ื•ืžืœืžื“, ืœื ืžื—ื–ื™ืง ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื• ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ื”ื•ื ืžื•ืกืจ ืœืฉื ื™, ื•ื”ื•ื ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืื ื™ ืขืžืœืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื•ืขื“ ืฉื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ, ืžื” ืื ื™ ืืชืŸ ืœื• ืขืœ ืฆืœื—ืช, ืฉื’ื ื™ืขืžื•ืœ, ืื ื™ ืœื ืืชืŸ ืœื•. ืœื, ืชื•ืจืช ื—ืกื“, ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื˜ื™ื‘ ื›ืžื• ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฉื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืจื ื–ื” ืœื”ื™ื˜ื™ื‘, ืชื•ืจืช ื—ืกื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื—ืกื“ ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ืฉื”ืงื‘”ื” ื ืชืŸ ืœื ื•, ื—ื™ื™ ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœ ืขื•ื ื’ ื•ื”ื ืื” ืฉืขื™ืŸ ืœื ืจืืชื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขืžืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ืื™ื–ื” ื—ืกื“ ื–ื”, ื”ื•ื ื’ื ืื™ืฉ ื—ืกื“ ืœื•ืžื“ ื•ืžืœืžื“. ืื™ื›ื ื“ืืžืจื™ ืฉื ืžื” ื–ื” ืชื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ื—ืกื“ ื–ื” ืœื•ืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” ืœืฉืžื”. ืžื” ื–ื” ืœืฉืžื”, ืœืงื™ื™ื. ืคืฉื•ื˜, ืœืฉืžื” ื–ื” ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืงื™ื™ื ื•ืœื ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ืชื›ื‘ื“ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ‘ื“ืืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืชื’ื ื—ืœืฃ’ ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœื”ืชื›ื‘ื“ ืข”ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืงื™ื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš, ืชื•ืจื” ืžืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืจืื”, ื”ื•ืจืืช ื“ืจืš, ื•ืžื” ื–ื” ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื•ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื–ื” ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืขื•ืœื “ืื ืœื ื‘ืจื™ืชื™ ื™ื•ืžื ื•ืœื™ืœื” ื—ื•ืงื•ืช ืฉืžื™ื ื•ืืจืฅ ืœื ืฉืžืชื™” (ื™ืฉืขื™ื” ืœื’), ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืขื•ืžื“ ืขืœ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืืชื” ื’ื ื—ืกื“ ื”ื•ืœืš ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื—ื•ื ื•ื—ื ื•ืŸ ื•ื’ื•ืžืœ ื—ืกื“ื™ื, ื•ืืชื” ืœื•ืžื“ ืชื•ืจืช ืืžืช ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืงื™ื™ืžืช ืืช ื”ืœื•ืžื“ ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืงื™ื™ื ื•ืืชื” ืžืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉื‘ืจืืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื, ืืชื” ื”ื•ื ืžืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉื‘ืจืืชื™, ืืชื” ืฉื•ืชืฃ ืฉืœื™ – ืื ื™ ื‘ืจืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื“ื ื™ืœืžื“ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื™ื–ื›ื”, ืืชื” ืžืงื™ื™ื ืื•ืชื•, ืืชื” ืžืงื™ื™ื ืืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ืืžืช, ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉื ื™ืชื ื” ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ืœืืžืช ืœื—ื™ื™ ืืžืช ื•ืœื ืœื—ื™ื™ ืฉืงืจ, ื”ื•ื ื‘ืืžืช ืœื•ืžื“ ืชื•ืจืช ื—ืกื“ ื•ืžื›ื‘ื“ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืจื•ืฆื” ืืช ื˜ื•ื‘ืชื• ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“, ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืขื™ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืœืฉื ื™ ื™ืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘, ื”ื•ื ืžืฆืœื™ื—, ื–ื” ืžืฉืžื— ืื•ืชื• ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืื” ืืช ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืฉืžื— ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ื”, ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืขื™ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ื”, ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืงื ื ื›ืœืœ, ื•ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืขืœ ืชืื•ื” ื”ื•ื ื ืคืฉ ืฉืคืœื”, ื•ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืขืœ ื’ืื•ื” – ืจื•ื— ื ืžื•ื›ื”, ื–ื” ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื•ื ืชืœืžื™ื“ ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•, ื–ื” ื”ื‘ืŸ ืชื•ืจื” ืฉืžืงื“ืฉ ื•ืžื›ื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืžืคืืจ ืืช ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื•ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื• “ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืืชื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืฉืจ ื‘ืš ืืชืคืืจ” ืื ื™ ืžืชืคืืจ ืžืžืš ื›ืืŸ ื•ืื ื™ ืืชืคืืจ ื‘ืš ืœืขื•ืœื ื•ืœืขื•ืœืžื™ ืขื•ืœืžื™ื. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืื“ื ืฉื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื• ื‘ืจืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื‘ืจื ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ื•, ื”ื•ื ื›ื™ื‘ื“ ืื•ืชื™ ืข”ื™ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื•ื ื”ืจืื” ืœื›ื•ืœื ืฉืชื•ืจื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืžื‘ืŸ ืื“ื – ืื“ื ื”ื’ื•ืŸ, ืื“ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘ ืื“ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื• ืืžืช, ื”ื•ื ืœื ื™ืฉื ื” ืžื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื›ืžืœื ื ื™ืžื”, ื–ื” ืชื•ืจื”. ืื™ื–ื” ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืœืชื•ืจื” ืื™ื–ื” ืคืืจ ืœืงื‘”ื” ืฉื ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ืชื•ืจื” ื›ื–ืืช.

ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—”ื• ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ื‘ื ื—ืช, ืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื™ืคื”, ื•ื”ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ ืฉืœื• ืœื ื‘ืืžื•ื ื”, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœื• ื”ื•ื ื›ืœื•ื, ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ืขืจืš, ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ, ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืื“ ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื, ื”ื•ื ื›ืžื• ื›ื•ืœื, ืจืง ืœื’ื ื•ื‘ ื•ืœืงื—ืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื•ืœื—ืžื•ื“ ื•ืœื”ืชืื•ื•ืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื•ืœื”ืชื’ืื•ืช ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื “ื”ืฉื‘ ื’ืžื•ืœ ืขืœ ื’ืื™ื”, “ืชื•ืขื‘ืช ื”’ ื›ืœ ื’ื‘ื” ืœื‘” ื•ื›ื™ ื–ื• ืชื•ืจื”?! ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื• ืืชื” ืžื—ืœืœ ืืช ืฉืžื™ “ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’ ื‘ื–ื”” ื’ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื”, ืืชื” ืžื‘ื–ื” ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื ืžื•ืขื™ืœื” ื›ืœื•ื, ืœื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ืฉื™ื’ืข ื•ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื•ืชื” ื•ืžืชืขืœื” ื‘ื”, ืื‘ืœ ืืชื” ืœื•ืžื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืขืฆืžืš ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืฉืœืš ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืขื•ืฉืจ ืฉืืชื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืืชื” ืชืฉื™ื’ ืื•ืชื• ืข”ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ืืชื” ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืชืจ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืœื”ื›ืชื™ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžืš, ืืชื” ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืชืจ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืš, ืืชื” ืื‘ื“ืช. ื›ืœ ืืœื• ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืฉื”ืžืฉื ื” ืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœืฉื” ืžืœื›ื™ื ื•ืืจื‘ืขื” ื”ื“ื™ื•ื˜ื•ืช. ื›ื•ืœื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ืชื•ืจื”, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื”ื ืœื ื—ืกื“ ื•ืœื ืืžืช ืœื ืžื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช, ืจืง ืงื ืื” ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื” ืื• ืชืื•ื•ืช, ื–ื” ืื™ื‘ื“ ืืช ืขื•ืœืžื ื’ื ื›ืืŸ ื•ื’ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื ืฆื—ื™.

ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื ืงืจืื™ื ื‘ื ื™ืš ‘ืืœ ืชืงืจื™ ื‘ื ื™ืš ืืœื ื‘ื•ื ื™ืš’ (ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ืกื“,ื) ื”ื ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืขื ื”ื ื•ืขื ืฉืœื”ื, ืขื ื”ืฉืœื•ื ืฉืœื”ื ืฉื–ื” ื›ืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” “ื“ืจื›ื™ื” ื“ืจื›ื™ ื ืขื ื•ื›ืœ ื ืชื™ื‘ื•ืชื™ื” ืฉืœื•ื” ื•ื”ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ืืš ื•ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื ื ื™ืชื ื”, ืฉืื“ื ื™ืœืš ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ื ื•ืขื ื•ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ืฉืœื•ื. ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืœื ื ื™ืชื ื” ืœืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขื“ ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ืฉืœื•ื ื’ืžื•ืจ ื›ืื™ืฉ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืœื‘ ืื—ื“, ื›ื™ ืชื•ืจื” ื–ื” ืจืง ืฉืœื•ื ื•ื”ื™ื ื ื™ืชื ืช ืœืื“ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ื”ื–ืืช, ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืื ืื™ืŸ ืชื•ืจื” ื’ื ืื™ืŸ ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ ืื‘ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ, ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžืขืœื” ืื•ืชื• ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืืช ื”ืฉื•ืจืฉ, ืงื•ื“ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื• ืžื™ื“ื” ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช ืฉืœ ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ ืžื”ืฉื›ืœ ืฉืœื•, ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื ื”ื’ื•ืŸ ืื– ื”ื•ื ืงื•ื ื” ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžืขืœื” ืื•ืชื• ืขื“ ืœืžืขืœื” ืขื“ ืœืฉืžื™ ืฉืžื™ื ืขื“ ืœื ืฆื—ื™ื•ืช ืžืžืฉ ื”ื“ื‘ื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ืงื‘”ื”. ื–ื” ื”ื›ืœืœ ืฉืœ ‘ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ ืงื“ืžื” ืœืชื•ืจื”’.

ื•ื–ื” ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืœื“ืขืช ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื”ืงื“ืžื” ื•ื”ื”ืงื“ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืจืง ืข”ื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืžื•ืกืจ, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื•ืกืจ, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื””ืจ ืฉืžื—ื“ื™ืจ ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ ืงื ืื” ื•ืชืื•ื” ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“ – ื›ืœ ื”ืžื“ื•ืช ื”ืจืขื•ืช, ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื’ืื•ื” ื”ื™ื ืจืืฉ ื›ืœ ื”ืžื“ื•ืช ื”ืจืขื•ืช, ื•ื”ืชืื•ื” ื”ื™ืคืš ื›ืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื•ื”ืงื ืื” ื”ืขื™ืŸ ื”ืจืขื” ืœืฉืžื•ื— ื‘ืฉืžื—ืช ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืœืฉืžื•ื— ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื•, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•, ื•ืื– ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ืชื”ื™ื” ืชื•ืจืช ื—ืกื“ ื•ืชื•ืจืช ืืžืช, ื•ืื– ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื™ื’ื™ื“ ืœื ื• ื‘ื ื™, ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืืชื”, ืืชื” ืขื‘ื“ ืฉืœื™ ืืชื” ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื™, ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืฉืจ ื‘ืš ืืชืคืืจ. ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš “ืœื“ืขืช ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ืžื•ืกืจ” – ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื”ืžื“ื•ืช, ื›ื™ ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ ืงื“ืžื” ืœืชื•ืจื”.

ืžืชื•ืš ืงื•ื‘ืฅ ืื”ืœื” ืฉืœ ืชื•ืจื” – ืขืž”ืก ื›ืชื•ื‘ื•ืช

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Harav Hagaon Shmuel Wolman Shlita

The Peddlerโ€™s Potion

Parashas Tazria-Metzora

Harav Hagaon Shmuel Wolman shlita

The midrash in Parashas Metzora depicts a scene with a peddler and R’ Yanai. A traveling peddler announced that he was in possession of a life-giving potion, and everyone scrambled to buy it. R’ Yanai, who was learning Torah nearby, overheard the announcement and asked the peddler to come sell him some of his potion. But the peddler balked at the request, saying that this potion is not meant for someone like R’ Yanai. โ€œYou donโ€™t need it,โ€ he told him. R’ Yanai convinced him to sell him his potion nonetheless, and the peddler divulges that the โ€œpotionโ€ is shemiras halashon, about which the passuk says: ืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื… ื ึฐืฆึนืจ ืœึฐืฉืื•ึนื ึฐืšึธ ืžึตืจึธืข. R’ Yanai added that thereโ€™s another passuk in Mishlei that conveys the same message: ืฉืึนืžึตืจ ืคึผึดื™ื• ื•ึผืœึฐืฉืื•ึนื ื•ึน ืฉืึนืžึตืจ ืžึดืฆึผึธืจื•ึนืช ื ึทืคึฐืฉืื•ึน, and then he proclaimed, โ€œI was familiar with this passuk all my life, but I never fully appreciated its message until this peddler came and announced it.โ€

Elsewhere, Chazal say that R’ Yanai actually compensated this peddler for illuminating to him the true meaning of this passuk.

This is a famous midrash, but a very perplexing one as well.

What did R’ Yanai not understand about the passuk of ืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื? Isnโ€™t the simple meaning of the passuk self-explanatory? What was he missing? And even if there was some deep, mystical meaning to this passuk, the peddler certainly did not provide it! All he did was point to an explicit passuk in Tehillim, ืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื; the midrash does not record any added elucidation that he provided. Why, then, was R’ Yanai so moved by the peddlerโ€™s rendition of this well-known passuk, to the point that he needed to show his appreciation with financial compensation?

The meforshei hamidrash offer various approaches to understanding this, but I would like to focus on an aspect of this midrash that can perhaps help us carve out a derech haโ€™avodah in in these very turbulent times.

First, Iโ€™d like to pose another few questions regarding this midrash. What did the peddler mean when he said that R’ Yanai doesnโ€™t need this potion? Is there anyone who doesnโ€™t need, or desire, a potion for life? Is there anyone who is above the call of ืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื? So why did he initially balk at R’ Yanaiโ€™s request to buy this magical potion?

Furthermore, we can understand why everyone came running to buy the peddlerโ€™s wares, thinking that he had a magical potion that was the answer to the worldโ€™s quest for good health and longevity, but wouldnโ€™t we expect that when he finally revealed that his potion was simply a passuk that provided a spiritual cure called shemiras halashon, everyone would have started yelling that itโ€™s a scam? Yet quite the contrary, it seems that the peddler was lauded and appreciated to the point that R’ Yanai felt that he had received a new lease on life with his newfound understanding of the passuk.

Finally, isnโ€™t the job of a peddler to sell odds and ends and provide practical solutions for everyday life? It seems strange that a peddler would cross into new territory and become a baal mussar, offering spiritual advice and segulos for arichus yamim. Isnโ€™t that beyond his range of expertise?

Unmasking the Peddler

To address these questions, I would like to reference a similar Gemara in Avodah Zarah (19b). The Gemara relates that R’ Alexandri announced, โ€œWho wants life?โ€ and when people eagerly crowded around him, he told them the same passuk of ืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื. This story seems almost identical to the midrash about the peddler and R’ Yanai. Indeed, the Sefer Haโ€™akeidah, as well as the Hagaโ€™os Radal and the Derashos Chasam Sofer, all posit that the peddler in the midrash was actually R’ Alexandri. Itโ€™s the same story.

This is, of course, a tremendous chiddush, one that gives rise to an obvious question: If the peddler was none other than the holy R’ Alexandri, why did the midrash conceal his identity and refer to him as a lowly peddler?

Perhaps we could suggest that it was specifically the role of the peddler that made such an impression on R’ Yanai. What struck him was not that R’ Alexandri was saying a new pshat in a passuk and offering a new segulah or zechus for arichus yamim through shemiras halashon, but rather that he was in peddler mode, dispensing practical advice and selling the newest way to enrich Olam Hazeh with the true, meaningful life achieved through ื ึฐืฆึนืจ ืœึฐืฉืื•ึนื ึฐืšึธ ืžึตืจึธืข. Accordingly, we could say that the chiddush was not what was said, but rather who said it and how it was said.

True, the peddler did not offer any new explanation of the passuk; he simply opened a Tehillim and pointed to the words. But what was so transformative was that it was a peddler selling this passuk. Hearing the peddler harking his unconventional wares, R’ Yanai suddenly began to see a whole new dimension to this passuk. The prescription of shemiras halashon was not a holy segulah for arichus yamim coming from the mouth of a rosh yeshiva โ€“ rather, it was a practical remedy being hawked by a simple peddler. And that gave R’ Yanai a brand-new perspective on this passuk: Itโ€™s not a segulah, but the simple reality that a life without lashon hara and hotzaโ€™as shem ra is a different Olam Hazeh! This is a true potion for life, something fit for a peddler to sell.

We can now understand the depth of R’ Yanaiโ€™s response: ื›ืœ ื™ืžื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืงื•ืจื ื”ืคืกื•ืง ื”ื–ื” ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขื“ ืฉื‘ื ืจื•ื›ืœ ื–ื”. He always knew the passuk, but he never realized that itโ€™s a simple cause-and-effect until the peddler came and announced that this is the true recipe for life.

Accordingly, we understand that although the true identity of this peddler was the holy R’ Alexandri, the midrash deliberately refers to him as a peddler, because the entire chiddush was that his advice was presented as a simple peddlerโ€™s wares. True, it might be inappropriate for a simple peddler to propose segulos and offer a pshat in a passuk, but that was the whole point โ€“ he wasnโ€™t selling a segulah, but rather offering the simple advice ofืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื, that a truly happy life is acquired through shemiras halashon. Therefore, when he finally divulged the nature of his wares, no one complained that it was a scam, because they realized that the passuk is referring to something very real and practical.

 

A Potion called Positivity

With this in mind, let us try to understand the true depth of this lesson that the peddler taught, regarding the beauty and rich life that shemiras halashon provides.

I think we need to try to isolate the root of the tendency to speak lashon hara. The meforshim have taught us that the root of it all is the middah of negativity โ€“ seeing things in a negative light, being pessimistic and overly judgmental, and behaving arrogantly. The tendency to put others down is an effort to artificially pump up our own self-confidence, which fuels the never-ending quest for the elusive, positive feeling of inner satisfaction. This is the revolutionary chiddush of the peddler: that besides the zechus of being careful with shemiras halashon, thereโ€™s a completely different dimension to the concept of ืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื… ื ึฐืฆึนืจ ืœึฐืฉืื•ึนื ึฐืšึธ ืžึตืจึธืข: it tells us how to achieve true life and arichus yamim with a positive perspective that allows for healthy interactions and relationships.

If we recognize that the peddler was not selling the latest segulah, but rather a prescription for a positive, meaningful life, we can understand why R’ Alexandri initially responded to R’ Yanai that people like him do not need these remedies. R’ Alexandri understood very well that talmidei chachamim donโ€™t need advice for a positive, meaningful life, as they have Torah and dveikus in the Borei Olam, which affords the greatest opportunity for a rich and positive life. Obviously, a talmid chacham needs to be careful with hilchos lashon hara, and will benefit from the great zechus of keeping these halachos, but the peddlerโ€™s practical chiddush regarding the life-giving nature of shemiras halashon wasnโ€™t so life-altering for a talmid chacham who has the constant connection that Torah provides.

Perhaps we can suggest a new insight into how appropriate it was that a peddler was the one delivering this advice. We know that the Torah says: ืœึนื ืชึตืœึตืšึฐ ืจึธื›ึดื™ืœ ื‘ึผึฐืขึทืžึผึถื™ืšึธ, and the Rishonim explain that the Torah considers a peddler โ€“ a rocheil โ€“ the quintessential embodiment of a lashon hara prattler, who goes from town to town spreading negativity. Yet here comes R’ Alexandri, in his role as a peddler, hawking the newest remedy for the good life: โ€œDonโ€™t be a peddler!โ€ This wasnโ€™t a mussar shmuess, but the ultimate advice of the peddler himself, selling his newfound potion: ืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื. If you want a real, rich, meaningful, positive life, he was declaring, then ื ึฐืฆึนืจ ืœึฐืฉืื•ึนื ึฐืšึธ ืžึตืจึธืข โ€“ donโ€™t ruin your life with negativity.

In times like these, when the world is justifiably fixated on staying healthy, we are all subconsciously waiting for a peddler to come to town, knock on our door and โ€“ from a distance, of course โ€“ call out the question of ืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื. The answer will be that besides the segulah of every machsom lefi, the positivity that leads to shemiras halashon will help us deal with this nisayon on a very practical level. It will improve our relationships both with those with whom we are sharing close quarters as well as with those whose company we pine for, and, most importantly, it will afford us the opportunity to appreciate and enjoy life at a whole new level.

As we try our best to deal with this enormous nisayon, may the Eibishter give us the strength to internalize the peddlerโ€™s sage advice: ืžึดื™ ื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ื”ึถื—ึธืคึตืฅ ื—ึทื™ึผึดื™ื… ื ึฐืฆึนืจ ืœึฐืฉืื•ึนื ึฐืšึธ ืžึตืจึธืข.

Gut Shabbos.

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