ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
M'Slobodka, Maran Hasaba zt"l
ืืขืฉื ืื ืืงืืฉ ืืฉืื ืชื ืืชืืื (ืื,ื)
ืืงื”ื ื ืชื ืื ืืื ”ื ืืืงืื ืื ืืืช ืืืจืฅ ืฉืืืืืื ืืฆืืฆื ืฉืืื ืชื ืฉื. ืืืจืื ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืื “ืงืืืฉ ื’ ืฆืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืืื”, ืื ืืื ื ืืืืขืื ืืช ืืงืืื ืืฉืืืืื “ืืื ืืงืื ืืืืื”.
ืืขืืืชื ืฆืืื ื’ ืฉืื ”ื ืืื ื ืื ืืืจื ืืืจืฅ, ืืืฉืฉืื ืืฉื “ืืืืื ืฉื ืืงื”ื ืืื ืขืืืื ืื ืืชืืชืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืขืฉื ืื ืืฉืื?” ืืฉืื ืืงื”ื “ืื ืืฉื ืฉืืชื ืกืืืจ ืื ื ืกืืืจ, ืืื ื’ ืงืจืฉ ืืฆืคืื ืื’ ืงืจืฉ ืืืจืื ืื’ ืืืขืจื, ืืื ืขืื ืืื ืฉืืจื ืืืฆืืฆื ืฉืืื ืชื ืืชืื ืืื ืขื ืืื” (ืฉืื”ืจ ืื).
ืืชืจื ืืื, ืืชืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืงื”ื ืืช ืื ืืขืฉื ืืจืืฉืืช (ืขื’ ืืชื ืืืื ืคืงืืื), ืืื ืืื ืื ืืช ืืขืืืืืช ืืขืืืื ืื ืืืชืืชืื ืื ืืืฉ”ื ืื”ื (ืฉืื”ืจ ื”ื ืืกืืฃ ื”ื) ‘ืื ืื ืืฉืืื ืืืืจืฅ’- ืืชื ืืืฆื ืื ืื ืฉืืจื ืืงื”ื ืืืขืื ืืจื ืืืื ืืื’, ืืืขืื ‘ืฉืจืคืื ืขืืืืื ืืืขื ืื’ ืืืืื ‘ืขืฆื ืฉืืืื ืขืืืืื’ ืืื’ ืืื’, ืืื ืขืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืื ืืฉื ืืืขืื, ืชืืข ืื ืฉืื ืื ืื ืื ืฉืืืขืื ืืืจื ืืฉืืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ‘ืืขืฉื ืื ืืงืืฉ ืืฉืื ืชื ืืชืืื’, ืขืื”ืฉ. ืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ื ืขืฉื ืืชืื ืืช ืืืืื ืฉื ืืขืื ืืืฉ”ื “ืืจืื ืืชืื ืืชื ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืืจืื ืืืจ” (ืขื”ืฉ ืืจืฉ”ื ืืืื”ืจ). ืืืื ืฆืืื ื’ ืฉืืืงื ืืฆืืื ืืืืืข ืืช ืฆืืจืืคื ืืืืชืืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืื ืืื ื ืืช ืืืฉืื.
ืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืช, ืืฉื ืื ื ืืืฉืื ืื ืืฉืจื ืืงื”ื ืืช ืฉืืื ืชื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืฆืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืขืืืื, ืขื ืฉืื ืืฉื ืืืขืืืื ืฉื ื’ “ืืืงื ืืฉื ืืช ืืืฉืื”. ืืฉืื ืฉืืืจืืช ืื ืืืืืืช ืฉืืขืืืื ืื ืืืชืืชืื ืื, ืจืง ืขื ืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืงืื ืืื ืืฉืจืืช ืืฉืืื ื. ืจืง ืืฉื ืจืื ื ืฉืงืืื ืชืืจื ืืกืื ื ืืืขืืืจื ืืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืฉืจืืช ืืฉืืื ื.
ืืืืจื ืื”ื: ‘ืืฉืื ืชื ืืชืืื’- ืืชืืื ืื ื ืืืจ ืืื ืืชืืื, ืืชืื ืืืืืชืืื ืฉื ืื ”ื. ืข”ื ืฉืืืืืื ืชืืจื ืืืงืืืืื ืืืชื ืฉืืื ืช ืืฉืืื ื ืืชืื ืืื ืืจืืฉื ืฉื ืื ืืื”ื. ืื ืืืืืช ืืืื, ืฉืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืฉืืื ื ืฉืชืฆืืืฆื ืืืืืื ืืชืื ื’ ืืืืชืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืืงืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื.
ืืจื ืืกืื ืืกืืืืืงื ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Finkel, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda ztโl
ืืขืฉื ืื ืืงืืฉ ืืฉืื ืชื ืืชืืื
ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื ืจืื ืืื ืืืช ืื ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืขืกืง ืืงืืืฉ. ืื ืืื ืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืชืืื ืจืืืืช ืจืืืช ืฉื ืืคื ืืืจื ืืฉืขืืช ืฉื ืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืงื’, ืืื ื ืกืชื ืื ืืื, ืืื ืืขืื ืืฉืืื ื. ืืฉืื ืื ืืงืคืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืจื”ื ืืฆ”ื ืฉืืคืืขืืื ืืืื ืื ืืช ืื ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืฃ ืชืืืืื ืืืืื. ืืืืชื ืืืื ื ืืชื ืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืืืื ืืจืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืขืืืื ืืคืจื ืกืชื ืืขืืืืช ืืื ืืื.
ืืืืื, ืืื ืืกืคืจ ืืจื ืืฆ”ื ืื ืชืื ืืื ืืฆืืงืืช ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืขืกืงื ืืคืืขืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืจืื, ืืจืืฉืื ืื ืืืืจืื ืื ื ืืฆืืงื ืืื ืืืกืืืืช ืืื ืืื.
ืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื ืืืฉืื ืืืจื ืื. ืืื ื ืืฉื ืืช ืืืื ืชื ืืจืืฉืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืืจ ืื ื ืืชื ืืื ืืืฆืื ืคืืขืืื ืืืืืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืขืกืงื ืืืืืื, ืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืฆ”ื ืืงืคืื ืืืื ืืขืฆืื ืืืชืจื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืื ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืงืจืื ืขื ืืืชืงืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืขืฆืื ืื ืืขืื ืืฉืืื. ืืื ืื ืืงืคืื ืืจื ืืฆ”ื ืืืืืช ื ืืื ืืื ืืฆืืงื ืืืืืืฅ ืืขืฆืื ืขื ืืืืฉืช ืืืฆืืงื, ืืื ืฉืืฆืืงืช ืืื ืืื ืชืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืคืืขืืื. ืืฉื ืื, ืืืจืืช ืืืืชื ืืืืืืืชืื, ืืื ืืืคืก ืืืกืืจืืช ื ืคืฉ ืืืืจืืืช ืืื ืืืช ืขื ืืงืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืฆื ืืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืจืืืื ืืืืืืจืืช.
ืื ืื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืฉืืื ืืงื’ ื ืื ื ืืชืื ืงืืืฉื ืืืืจื, ืืืืืจืชื ืืชืืืืืช ืฉื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืฆืืง”ื “ืชืืจื ืืื ืื ืืงืืืฉื ืืืืจื”.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Shpitzer, Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shlita
ืชืจืืื
ืคืจืฉืช ืฉืงืืื
ืข’ ืืืืื ื”ื ืข”ื ืืื’ ืจื ืืฉืืืื ืื ืงืืจืื ืืค’ ืฉืงืืื ืื ืงืืจืื ืค’ ืื ืชืฉื ืขื ืืฉืงืืื (ืืื ืื ืืืื) ืื ืค’ ืคืื ืืก ืืืืื ืงืจืื ืชืืื ืฉืืื ืืชืืืืช. (ืืืจื ืืก”ื ืื ื ืืฆื ืืฉื ื ืื ืืืฆืืื ืจืง ื’ ืก”ืช).
ืืืง’ ืคื ”ื ืืื ื ืืืงื ืขื ืืืจ ืฉืขืฉื ืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืื ืื ืื ืืื”ืง ืืชืงื ืช ืื ืฉื ืื ื”ื. ืืืืืฉ ืคื ”ื ืืืฉื ื ืจืืืื ืืื”ืข ืงืืจื ืค’ ืฉืงืืื, ืืืขื ืฉืืืื ืืืงื ืืฉื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืจ”ื ืืืื ืก”ื ืืขืืืฃ ืืงืจืื ืค’ ืคืื ืืก ืฉื ืืืจ ืื ืื ืงืจืื ืจ”ื.
ืืืง’ ืฉืค”ื ืืืืฉื ืืื’ ืืืืื ืจืืื ืืืจืืืชื ืืื ืค’ ืฉืงืืื ืืค’ ืชืฆืื, ืืืคื ืืคื ”ื ืืื ืืจืืื.
ืืืืืฉื ืงื’ ืืคื ”ื ืข’ ืื ืฉืืชื ืืจื ืืืืื ืืฆ”ื ืืืืฉื ืื ืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืื ืงืจืื ืื ืชืฉื ืืืืืืจ ืืืชื, ืืื ืื ืื ืชืื ื ืืฆืื ืืขืฆื ืื ืืืฉืจ ืืฆืื ืืงืจืื ืืช, ืืื ืืื”ื ืจืง ืืืจ ืืืื ื ืืืงื ืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืชืื ื ืฉืืื ืืฆืื ืืขืฆืื (ืืืื ืขื ืื ืืืืืจ ืขืืฉืื ืืงืจืื ืืช ืื ืืฉืงืืื ืจืง ืืื ื ืืืืฉืจ ืืฆืื) ืื ืืืืืจ ืืชืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืงืจืื ืืช. ืืืืืจืื ื ืืืงื ืืืขื ืืงืจืืื ืืืื.
ืืื ื ืืขืืงืจ ืื ืฉืงืืจืื ืืืื ืข’ ืืืืืฉ ืชืจืค”ื ืืฉืื ืื ืฉืืื ืคืจืื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ื ”ื ืืชื ืืฉืื ืืืจ ืืืงืืฉ ืืืืืืง ืื ืืค’ ืฉืงืืื ืืชืืจื. (ืืื ื ืืคื ืจ’ ืืืืื ืืืขืช ืจื ืืื”ื ืืื ืงืืจืื ืืื ืฉืงืจืื ืืืื ืืืืช, ืืืื’ ืืคื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืฉืื ืืืจ ืืืงืืฉ ืฆืจืื ืืืงื ืืื ืฉืงืจืื ืืืื ืืืืช, ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืง ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืงืจื ืืค’ ืื ืชืฉื ืืืฉืืข ืืงืจืื ืืืงื ืื ืชืฉื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืขืช ืฉืืืื. ืืื ืืคื ืืืืฉ ืืฉืื ืื ืฉืืื ืคืจืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืคืจืฉ ืืืืจื ืจ’ ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืงืืจืื ืื ืฉืงืจืื ืืืื ืืืงืืฉ).
ืืข”ืฉ ืืืืฉ ืฉืืืื ืื ืืื’ ืืฉืงืืื ืืฉืื ืงืจืื ืืช, ืืข”ื ืืชื ืื ืฉืืื ืคืจืื, ืืืฉืืข ืืฉืื ืืงืจืื ืืช. ืืืื ืืคื’ ืจ’ ืืืืื ืืืขืช ืจื ืฉืงืืจืื ืค’ ืคืื ืืก. ืืื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืง ืืค’ ืฉืงืืื ืขืฆืื ืืก”ื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืจ ืืืฆืืช ื ืชืื ืช ืืืฆื”ืฉ. ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืฉ ืื ืืชืื ืืฉืื ืื ืฉืืื ืคืจืื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืค’ ืฉืงืืื ืืืื ืืงืจืื ืืช.
ืืข’ ืจืข”ื ืื ืื ืงืจืื ืค’ ืฉืงืืื ืืืืชื ืฉืืช, ืืื ืชืฉืืืืื ืืค’ ืฉืงืืื, ืืื ืืืจ”ื ืฉืืง ืฉื”ื ืืชื ืืื ืืืขื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืงืจืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืฉืื ืฉืงืืื ืืคื ื ืืืืจืช ืืื, ืืจื ืืขืืื ืืื ื”ืฆ ืืืงื ืฉืืช ืจืืฉืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืฉ ืชืฉืืืืื ืืฉืืช ืืื. ืืืื’ ืืขื ืจืข”ื ืื ืืื”ื ืืืืื ืืื ืงืืจืื ืคืื ืืก, ืืืืขื ืื ืืงืจืืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืฉืื ืงืจืื ืืช (ืืืื ืืืฉืจ) ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืจ ืืขืืงืจ ืืฆืืช ื ืชืื ืช ืืืฆื”ืฉ ืื”ืฉ ืื ืื ืฉืืื, ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืขืื ืื, ืืืจื ืืืืืขื ืืืงื ืืจ”ื ืืืจ.
ืชืจืืื ืืคื ืขืืืื ืืจ ืืืืืืช
ืื ืื ื ืขืืืืื ืืขืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืืฉ ืืืจ, ืืืขื ืืื ืฉืชืืื ืืฉืงืืจืืื ืืชืืจื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข, ืืืื”ื ืืืืข ืืืืฉ ืืืจ ืฉืงืืืืื ืืืืื, ืื ืฉืชืื ืงืฆืช ืืืชืืงื ืขื ืืืืง ืฉื ืืคื ืืจ ืืืืืืช ืืขื ืืืืง ืฉื ืงืืืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ื ืืืข ืืื ืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืื.
ืืชืื ืืคืกืืง: ืืืืฆื ืืฉื ืืช ืืขื ืืงืจืืช ืืืืืงืื ืื ืืืื ื ืืืชืืืฆืื ืืชืืชืืช ืืืจ (ืฉืืืช ืื, ืื). ืืืชื ืจืฉ”ื: ืืคื ืคืฉืืื ืืจืืื ืืืจ. ืืืืจืฉื, ืฉื ืชืืฉ ืืืจ ืืืงืืื ืื ืืคื ืขืืืื ืืืืืืช.
ืืืืจื ืจืฉ”ื ืื ืืืจื ืืื’ ืืฉืืช: ืืืชืืืฆืื ืืชืืชืืช ืืืจ, ื”ืจ ืืืืืื ืืจ ืืื ืืจ ืืกื ืืืื ืฉืืคื ืืงื”ื ืขืืืื ืืช ืืืจ ืืืืืืช ืืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืชื ืืงืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืชืื ืงืืืจืชืื, (ืคื, ื).
ืืืชื ืืฆื ืื ื ืืื ืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืืืจ
ืจืืฉืืช ืื ืขืืื ื ืืืขืช ืฉืืืคืืื ืืืืช ืฉืืคื ืขืืืื ืืจ, ืืื ืืคืืื ืืืื ืืจืืฉืช, ืืืืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืคืืื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืจืื ืืงืจืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืื ืืืืืืื ืื ืืกืืืืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืกืืืืื, ืขื ืืฃ ืฉืื ื ืขืฉื ืืชืื ืืืื ืื ืจืืื ืืืืฉื.
ืืืจื ื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืจืื ื ืืื ืืฆ”ื ืืื ืืชืคืขื ืืืืจื ืจืฉ”ื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืืืื ื: ืืืฆืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืืจ ืืืชืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืกืืืื ืื ืืืื ื ืื ืืฆืจื ืื ืืืืฉืื ืขืื ื (ืืืจืื ืื, ื). ืืืชื ืจืฉ”ื: ืืืฆืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืืจ, ืืืชื ืืฆื ืื ื ืืื ืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืืืจ ืฉืงืืื ืขืืืื ืชืืจืชื ืืืืืืชื ืืขืืื. ืืกืืืื ืื, ืฉื ืกืืื ืืืงืืคื ืืขื ื ืื, ืืกืืื ืืืืืื ืืืจืืข ืจืืืืช, ืืกืืื ืืชืืชืืช ืืืจ ืฉืืคืื ืขืืืื ืืืืืืช.
ืืื ื ืืฉ ืืื ืคืืืื ืื ืืืฉืืืื ืืื ืขื ื ื ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืช ื’ ืืืืฉ ืฉืจืื ืฉืฉืืืชื ืื ืืืชื ืืขืืื, ืื ืืจื ืื ืืืืืคื ืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืจืืขืื ืฉื ื ืืืื ืขื ื ื ืืืืื, ืืืขื ื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืืฉืจืื ืืช ืืืืืจืืืช, ืืื ืืื ืืฉืขื ืฉืืจื ืืืฆืื ืขื ืื ”ื ืืืจ ืืงื”ื ืืืื ืืืื ืก ืืืฅ ืื, (ืขื’ ืจืฉ”ื ืฉืืืช ืื, ื) ืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืืคืืืช ืืืจ, ืืื ืื ืื ื ืจืืืื ืคืฉืื ืฉืืคืืืช ืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืืช ื’.
ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืขืื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืื’ ืืข”ื: ืื ืืืืจืื ืืคื ืื ืจืืฉ”ืข ืืืื ืืคืืช ืขืืื ื ืืจ ืืืืืืช ืืื ืงืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืขืฉืืช ืืืฉืจืื ืืื’ ืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืงื”ื ืืจืืฉืื ืืช ืืฉืืืขืื ื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืจืืฉืื ืืช ืืฉืืืขื ื ืฉืืข ืืฆืืช ืฉืงืืืืชื ืืืื ืงืืืืชื ืืื ืื ืืื ืงืืืืื ืืชื ื ืจื ืืืกืฃ ืขืื ืืืืืื ืืจืฅ ืจืื ืืืชืจ ืืืื ืืื ืจืื, ืจืื ื’ ืืฆืืช ืฉืงืืื ืขืืืื ืื ื ื ื ืืื ืงืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืงืืืืื ืขืื ืืืชืืจื ืืื. (ื, ื).
ืืงื”ื ืืขืืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืจืืืื ืืฉืืืื, ืืื ื ื ืืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืช ืืืืืื, ืืืืจ ืืืืจื ื ืขื ืื ืืื ืคืขืืื, ืืื ืืฉ ืืืจืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืขืืื ืขื ืืืฉืืจ ืืื ืืชืช ืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืจืืฆื, ืชืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืฆืื ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืช ืืคื ืืขื ืืื, ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืชืช ืืืื ืืฉืืง ืืืืืจ ืืืืืฉ ืกืืื ืืคืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืจืืฆื ืืฉืืง ืืืืงื ืฉื, ืืืื ืืฆื ืื ืืืืจืื ืชื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืจืืฆื ืื ืชืืืืฅ ืืืชื, ืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืงืจื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืชื, ืื ืื ืืกืืื ืืืื.
ืคืขื ืฉืืืชื ืืืฉืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืื ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืจืืฆื, ืืจื ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืจืฆื ืืจืืฅ ืืชืื ืืืืืฉ ืืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืื ืจืืฆื, ืืืื ืฉืื, ืจืง ืฉืืจืืื ืืืช ืื ืืคืจืืข ืื ื”ื, ืืืคืกื ืืจืืื ืืืช ืื ืืืืื ื ืฆืื, ืื ืืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืขืช ืืื ืื ืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืื ื.
ืืคื ืขืืืื – ืืืืืชื
ืื ืฆืจืื ืืจืื ืืืืืืืช ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืคืืื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืืฉ ืืช ืื ืืฉื ื ืืืืจ ืขืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืงื ืืช ืื ื ืืื, ืืืฉืืืืขื ืจืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืฉ ืกืื ื ืืืืื ืก, ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืงืฉ ืืื ืืืช ืืืืื ืก, ืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืื ืก ืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืืชื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืื ื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืื ืืืืข (ืืชื ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืืื), ืืื ืืื ืืืช ืืื ืก ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืชื ืขื ืื, ืื ืืืฉ ืกืื ื, ืืืกืืืจื ืืืืช ืืื ืกืืืจื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืจืืื, ืืืื ืฉืงืืื ืื ืฆืจืื ืืืกืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืฆืจืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืื ืืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืื, ืืฉ ืืคืืื ืฉื ืืืื. ืืืืงืจื ืืืจ ืื ืืืื ืืชื ืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืืื ืก ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืจืืฆื ืืชืช ืืื ื ืื ืฉืืื ืจืืฆื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ, ืื ืืืคืช ืื ืขื ืืื ืื ื.
ื ืืฆื ื”ื ืฉืืืชื ืืืืช ื’ ืฉืืืืชื ืืขื ื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืืชื ืืืืช ื’ ืืืคืืื ืฉืืคื ืขืืืื ืืจ ืืืืืืช.
ืืขืช ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืชืืื ื ืืืืข ืืืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืคืืืช ืืจ, ืืจื ืืืื ืืืจื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข, ืืื ืืงืฉื ืืชืืก’ ืืชืืจืฆื: ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืฉืืจืื ืืืฉ ืืืืืื ืฉืืฆืืชื ื ืฉืืชื. (ืฉืืช ืคื, ื).
ืืื ื ืืืืจ”ื ืืืขืื ืกืคืจืื ืืืื ืืืจืืืืช ืฉืืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืฉืจืื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ืืื ืืืืชื ืืื ืืชืฉืืงื ืืืจืฆืื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื, ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืชืืื ืื ืื ืืคืืื ืืชืืจื, ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ืื ืจืื ืืืขืื ืฉืจืืฆืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืฉืืืข ืืื, ืืื ืืฉ ืืฆืืื ืฉืืจืฆืื ืคื ืื ืชืืื ืืืื ื ืืฆื ืืืฆื ืฉื ืืชืขืืืช ืืืชืจืืืืืช, ืืืืฆืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืชืืื ืืคืืื, ืืืช ืืืืจืช ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ืื ื ืื ืืืื, ืืจืฆืื ืืื ืื ืืกืคืืง ืืืืจ ืืืฉ ืืื ื ืขืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืืชืจ, ืฉืื ืฆืจืื ืืืขืช ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืื.
ื ืชืืจ ืืขืฆืื ื ืืืจื ืฉื ืื ืก ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืขืื ืฉืืืฉ ืฉื ืื ืืชื ืชืขืืื ืืืืืง ืืืงืื ืฉืืชื ื ืืฆื ืืืื, ืื ืชืชืงืื ืืืื, ืืฉ ืงืืื ืืืืื ืืื, ืื ืืื ืจืืฆื ืืืชืงืื ืืืื ืืืื, ืื ืืฉืืืคื ืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืื, ืจืง ืืฉ ืคืขืจ ืืื ืืืืืืืช ืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืฆืข, ืืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืจืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืขืื ืืขืื ืืขืื, ื”ื ืคื ืืืฉืืื ืชืืืขืื ืืืืจืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืื ื, ืืจื ืจืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืฆ”ื ืืื ืืงืคืื ืขื ืจืืฉื ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืงืฉืื ืขื ืืืืจืืื.
ืื ืืืื ืจืืฉ ืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืื ืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืข ืืืืจ ืืืืจื (ืืฆืจืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืฉืืงืื ืชืืกืคืช ืืืื ืืื’), ืื ืืืื ืจืืฉ ืืฉืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืื ืืกืืฃ ืืืื ืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืื ืขื ืื ืืืกืืช, ืืืขืืื ืืช ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืืคื ืจืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืกืืฃ ืืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืืกืืื ืืช ืืืกืืช ืืืื, ืืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืืืืืฆืื ืืืชื ืขื ืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืืช ืจืืฆื ืืขืฉืืช.
ืืขืชื ืืคื ืขืืืื ืืจ ืืืืืืช, ืืืืืืจ ืืื, ื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืจืืฆืื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ืื ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืงืืืื.
ืขืื ืืืืช ืืงืฉื ืืฉืืื ืงื ืืชื
ืืืืืขืื ืืืจื ืืชื ืืืื ืืคืจืฉืช ื ื ืฉืืืืจ ื”ื ืืช ืืขื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข: ืืื ืชืืืจ, ืขื ืืชืืจื ืฉืืืชื ืืคื ืขืืืื ืืช ืืืจ, ืืืื ืืฉืขื ืฉืืืจ ืืื ืืงืืืื ืืชื ืืช ืืชืืจื, ืขื ื ืืืื ืืืืจื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข, ืืคื ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืืขื ืืฆืขืจ ืืืื ืืขื (ื ”ื ืืื ืืขื), ืืื ืืืจ ืืื ืขื ืืชืืจื ืฉืืขื ืคื, ืฉืืฉ ืื ืืงืืืงื ืืฆืืช ืงืืืช ืืืืืจืืช, ืืืื ืขืื ืืืืช ืืงืฉื ืืฉืืื ืงื ืืชื ืืื’ (ื ื, ืืืช ื).
ืืขืืื ื ืืืืื ืคืฉื ืื ืืืืื ื ืฉืื ืจืฆื ืืงืื ืชืืจื ืฉืืข”ืค, ืืืืื ืื ืืืืื ื ืฉืจืฆื ืื ืืื ืืฆืืืงืื ื”ื, ืืจื ืืื ืืืจ ืืื ืืงืืื ืืฆืืื ืืืช ืืื ืชืืจื ืฉืืข”ืค, ืื ืฉืืงืืื ืจืง ืื ืฉืืชืื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืื”ื ืืื ืื ืงืืื ืฉืื ืืฆืืื, ืื ืฆืจืื ืืจืื ืืืืืืืช ืืื ืชืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืจืืื ืชืคืืืื, ืื ืื ืืงืฉืจืชื ืืืืช ืขื ืืื, ืืื ืื ืื ืชืคืืืื ืืืืื ืฆืืจื ืขืืฉืื ืชืคืืืื, ืืืื ืืฉ ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืกืื ื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืจืืืข ืืืืืืง ืื ืืงืื ืื ืืชื ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืื ืืื ืื”ื.
ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืช ืื ืืืืืืช ืืคืจืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืจืฆื ืืฉืืืข ืืืงืื ืืืืืืื, ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืจืฆื ืื ืืขืื ืืืืืืขื ืืืจืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืชืืจื ืฉืืขื ืคื, ืืืืืฉื ืืืจื ืืชื ืืืื ืฉื: ืื ืืชื ืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืขื ืืืืจืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืขืืืจ ืืืืจืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจืื, ืืื ืขื ืคื ืืืืจืื, ืืื ืืื ืชืืจื ืฉืืขื ืคื, ืฉืืื ืงืฉื ืืืื ืืืฉ ืื ืฆืขืจ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืืฉื, ืฉื ืืืจ ืืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืฉื ืจืื ืืืจ ืืืื, ืืื ืืขืื ืืชืืืื ืฉืจืื ืืืจ ืืืื, ืฉืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืขืื ืืื ืืืืกืืจ ืืืืชืจ, ืืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืขืช”ื ืืืืืืื ืืฆืืช ืืฉืืฉ ืืืืืจืชื ืืื’. (ื ื ืฉื).
(ืืื, ืืคืกืืง ืฉื ืืืืืืื ืืฆืืช ืืฉืืฉ ืืืืืจืชื ืืืื ืืื’ ืืืืื ืื, ื, ืฉืืื ื ืืืจ ืขื ืื ืขืืืื ืืืื ื ืขืืืืื ืืื’, ืืื ืืืืจืฉ ืืชืื ืฉืื ืขื ืืื ืืขืกืืงืื ืืชืืจื ืฉืืข”ืค, ืืขื’ ืื”ื ื, ื).
ืืื ื ืืืืจืฉ ืฉื ืืืกืืฃ ืขื ืชืืจื ืฉืืข”ืค: ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืืืื, ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืืืช ืืช ื’ ืืืืงืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืืืืื.
ืืืืืจื ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืจื ืืืืจืฉ ืืืื, ืืืืจ ืืืืืจื ืืืืืืจ ืืืื ืจืืฉ ืืืจื ืืืื ื ืจืื ืืืคื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืื ืฉื: ืืืฆื ืืืืข ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืข”ื ืืชืืจื ืืืืืืชื ืืกืคืจื ืืคื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืืืช ืืื ื ืืืืข ืืืฆื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืงืื ืช”ื ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืื ืื ืืฆืืื ืืืื ืขื ืืืื ืฉืืชืื ืื ืืชื ืืืืจ ืืช ืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืข”ื ืืืชืืื ื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืงื”ื ืฉืืื ืื ืขืจื ืืื ืงืฅ ืืชืชืืืฉื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืจื. ืืืืืจื ืืืืจืฉ ืืื ืื ื ืจืืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืืืืช ื’ ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื, ืื ืจืืื ืืื ืืขืืื”ืช ืืืืืื ืืช ืืืจืช.
ืจืฆืื ืื”ืช ืฉืืฉืจืื ืืขืืื ืืืชืืืืขื ืืชืืจื, ืืืกืืฃ ืืืื ืืืจ ืืืื, ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืฉืืคืฉื ืฉืชืืก’ ืืืืจืื ืื ืื ืกืชืืจื ืืืืจืฉ, ืืื ืืกืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืื ”ื ืคืื ืืืื ืืฉ ืฉืชื ืืจืืื ืื ืฉืคืืื ืืืืฉ ืืืืืื ืื ืฉืืฉืฉื ืฉืื ืืฆืืืื ืืขืืื ืืขืื ืืืืืืขื ืื ืืจืฉืช ืืชืืจื ืฉืืข”ืค ืืื ืคืืื ืืืฉืืจ ืืืืฉื, ืืขื ืื ืืคื ืขืืืื ืืจ ืืืืืืช.
ืืืจื ืืื ืืืฉื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืจ
ืืขื ืขืฆื ืืืจื ืืืืจืฉ ืฉืืชืืจื ื ืืฉืื ืืืืฉื ืืฉ ืืืืื ืฉืืจื ืืชืื ืื ื ืจ ืืฆืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืจ, ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืื ืฉืืชืืจื ืืฉืืื ืืืืฉื, ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืฉื, ืื ืืงื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืื ืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืืื ื ืืืชื ืืืืจืืข ืืืื ืืืืืจื ืืืืืช ืฉื ืกืขืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืขืืื, ืืืืื ืืืืืขื ืืื ืจืืฆื ืืืืื ืก ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืงืคืฅ ืืืฉืื ืืื ื ืืชื ืืขืจืื ืืช ืืกืขืืื, ืืืืืจ ืืืืฅ ืจื ืืืืฉืชืชืคืื ืืฆืืืื ืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืช ืืืฉืื ืืืื ืืืจ, ืืืช ืืืช ื ืขืจืื ืืกืขืืื ืืืืื ืืชืืืฉืื ืกืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืช ืืืืื, ื ืฉืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ื ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืฉืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืืฆื ืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืืืืข ืืืื ืืื ืงืฉื, ืืื ืืฉืื.
ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืจ, ืืื ืืืืืข ืืืืจื ืฉื ืชืืจื ืฆืจืื ืืขืืืจ ืืืืฉื, ืืืจื ืืฉืืื, ืฆืจืื ืืจืื ืขืื ืืืืืขื ืขื ืฉืื ืืืืจืื ื ืขืฉืื ืืจืืจืื ืืืืืจืื, ืืืืขืืืื ืืื ืคืืื ืื ”ื ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืจื ื ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืข ืืืื ืืื ืืืคืืื ืขืืืื.
ืืืขืืจืช ืื”ืช ื ืฆืืจื ืืืกืืืจ ืืฉืืืขืืช ืืืืื ืื ืืชืจืืฉ ืืืื ืืืฉืืืจืืฉ ืืืืข ืื ืงืืืืื ืืืืื, ืื ืืฉืชื ื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื ืฉืืขืื ืืืืืืขื ืืื ืืฆืืจื ืฉื ืืคื ืขืืืื ืืจ, ืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืืืจืืฉ ืฉืงืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืฉืืขื ืคื.
ืืืื ืืืฉื ”ื ืขื ืชืคืืืช ืื”ื ืงืื: ืืืฉ ื ืืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืื ืื ืกืืจ ืืื”ื ืงืื ืืืขื ืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืคื ืื ืืืืชื ืืคืจ”ื ืืืืจ”ื ืงืืจืืืืืจื ื”ื ืืื ืงืืจื ืืืชื ืืืคืืจ ืงืื ืืคื ืฉืื ืืชืืคืจืื ืขืื ืืช ืฉื ืื ืืืืืฉ ืืืืื ืืฉืขืืจ ืฉื ืจ”ื ืืืืืืจืื ื ืืืืกืฃ ืืื ืืคืจื ืืื ืชืืืืืชื. (ืกื’ ืชื”ื ืก”ื).ย ืืืืืืจ ืืง’ ืืชืื ืฉืืจ”ื ืืืืฉืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืฉ ืืืจ ื’ ืืื ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืืฉ ืืขืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืฉืืงื ืข”ืข ืขืื ืชืืจื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื.
ืืงื”ื ืืขืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืขื ืืืืืื ืืฉืืื ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืช ืืื ืืจืืช ื’
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Parashas Terumah
Harav Hagaon Elimelech Reznik Shlita
When Klal Yisrael sang shirah at the Yam Suf, they declared:ืึถื ืงึตืึดื ืึฐืึทื ึฐืึตืืึผ ืึฑืึนืงึตื ืึธืึดื ืึทืึฒืจึนืึฐืึถื ึฐืืึผ . From perceiving Hashem at the Yam Suf โ ืึถื ืงึตืึดื โ they made a kabbalah of ืึฐืึทื ึฐืึตืืึผ, which Targum Onkelos translates as ืืืื ื ืืื ืืงืืฉ, meaning that we will build for Hakadosh Baruch Hu a Beis Hamikdash.
Rav Hirsch, on Chumash, explains that this doesnโt mean the actual Beis Hamikdash, but rather a ื ืื, which means an established resting place. In other words, the kabbalah that Klal Yisrael made was to make themselves into a Beis Hamikdash. They reached a madreigah where they perceived the ืึถื ืงึตืึดื, seeing the yeshuah that Hakadosh Baruch Hu did for them. This yeshuah wasnโt only a collective salvation, it extended to every individual; they saw how Hakadosh Baruch Hu was supervising each and every one of them personally โ ืงึตืึดื.
Besides seeing the gadlus of Hakadosh Baruch Huโs yad hachazakah, they also experienced His immense chavivus for them, in the way He took care of them throughout Krias Yam Suf. Indeed, Chazal describe the nissim Hashem performed for the children, for the old people โ everyone had exactly what they needed. There was fresh water to drink, fruits coming out of the walls, and so on. This brought them to feel such great love for Hashem and experience such an intense desire to be connected to Him that they made a kabbalah of ืึฐืึทื ึฐืึตืืึผ, with which, Rav Hirsch explains, they expressed that their entire existence in life would be to increase kevod Shamayim โ to bring greater recognition of Hakadosh Baruch Hu into the world and become a resting place for the Shechinah.
The Holiest Spot
This weekโs parshah discusses the Mishkan, which was a physical dwelling place for the Shechinah. But what brought the Shechinah into the Mishkan? What is the Mishkanโs core feature?
I heard the following idea from Rโ Moshe Shmuel Shapiro, the rosh yeshiva of Beโer Yaakov. The Mishnah teaches that geographically, there are ten levels of kedushah. Eretz Yisrael is the holiest of all other lands in the world, and within Eretz Yisrael there are ascending levels of kedushah; for instance, the cities that are surrounded by walls have more kedushah than other cities in Eretz Yisrael. Within the walls of Yerushalayim there are differing levels of kedushah as well: har habayis, the cheil, the ezras nashim, the ezras Yisrael, the ezras kohanim, between the ulam and the mizbeiโach, the heichal (kodesh), and finally the kodesh hakodashim, which only the Kohen Gadol may enter, and only on Yom Kippur.
Rโ Moshe Shmuel took this idea further, noting that within the kodesh hakodashim itself, if we would want to pinpoint which part of the room is the most sanctified, it is the space atop the aron, between the two keruvim, from where Hakadosh Baruch Hu spoke to Moshe: ืึฐื ืึนืขึทืึฐืชึดึผื ืึฐืึธ ืฉึธืื.
If so, if we would know what the keruvim are all about then we would be privy to the secret of what it is that brings the Shechinah.
Keruvim are Chavrusos
The Rishonim โ Rabbeinu Bechaye and others โ give many different explanations, but R’ Moshe Shmuel cited the Baal Haturimโs comment, regarding the passuk ืึฐืขึธืฉึดืืืชึธ ืฉึฐืื ึทืึดื ืึฐึผืจึปืึดืื, that the keruvim were ืืื ืฉื ื ืืืจืื ืฉื ืืฉืืื ืื ืืชื ืื ืืืืจื ืชืืจื, like two chavrusas โ two yeshiva bachurim, two yungerleit, or two baalei batim โ sitting and learning. Thatโs what the keruvim were.
The Chasam Sofer adds that the spreading of the wings at the head of each keruv was a depiction of the letter shin, and those two shins together represented the word ืฉึธืืฉื, as in the passuk ืฉึธืืฉื ืึธื ึนืึดื ืขึทื ืึดืึฐืจึธืชึถืึธ, meaning that the keruvim portrayed two chavrusas learning bโsimchah โ and that is where the Shechinah appeared.
This is an incredible idea! With all the many things that are happening on this planet, you can have, perhaps on a Friday afternoon, two bachurim sitting in a corner of the beis midrash and learning bโchavrusa โ and that is where the Eibishter is! Where thereโs Torah, thatโs where thereโs hashraโas haShechinah. And when a person learns Torah, thatโs what brings the Shechinah upon him and his home.
The Kli Yakar says that all the remazim in the Mishkan allude to how the Shechinah rests upon each and every Yid. This idea echoes the Alshichโs observation that when the passuk states ืึฐืขึธืฉืืึผ ืึดื ืึดืงึฐืึธึผืฉื ืึฐืฉึธืืึทื ึฐืชึดึผื ืึฐึผืชืึนืึธื, it is conveying that the Shechinah rests in each and every Yid, since the term used is ืึฐึผืชืึนืึธื (โin themโ) and not ืึฐึผืชืึนืืึน (โin itโ). When we represent what the Mishkan is, through our Torah, that is what brings hashraโas haShechinah. This is the message conveyed by the Baal Haturim.
A similar concept is expressed by the Bach (Hilchos Birchos HaTorah 47), regarding the Gemaraโs statement that the Beis Hamikdash was destroyed because the people did not recite birchos haTorah before learning. When a person learns Torah lishmah, thatโs where the Shechinah is, because he makes himself into a heichal for Hakadosh Baruch Hu โ but when he doesnโt learn Torah lishmah, the opposite happens, causing churban, because the Shechinah cannot be connected to the world below.
New Nooks and Crannies
Returning to passuk ืึถื ืงึตืึดื ืึฐืึทื ึฐืึตืืึผ ืึฑืึนืงึตื ืึธืึดื ืึทืึฒืจึนืึฐืึถื ึฐืืึผ, Rav Hirsch explains that the phrase ืึฑืึนืงึตื ืึธืึดื ืึทืึฒืจึนืึฐืึถื ึฐืืึผ means that while we already have a tradition from our Avos about recognizing Hashem and bringing about kevod Shamayim, we are resolving to elevate Him even more, as each generation builds more places for hashraโas haShechinah and promotes greater recognition of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. How is this possible? The earlier generations were so much greater than we are, so how can we bring about more hashraโas haShechinah than they did?
The answer is illustrated in the following story.
Rโ Yehoshua of Belz, known as the โmittelsteh Rebbe,โ was once traveling on a train, and his chassidim told him that soon the train would travel through a new tunnel that had been dug deep in the ground. After hearing this, the Rebbe kept asking when they would be entering the tunnel, to the point that the chassidim were bewildered by the interest he was expressing. Finally, when the train reached the dark tunnel, they told the Rebbe, โNow!โ To their surprise, he stood up and screamed, ืฉึฐืืึทืข ืึดืฉึฐืืจึธืึตื ื’ ืึฑืึนืงึตืื ืึผ ื’ ืึถืึธื!
Later, he explained to his chassidim that he wanted to be mekabel ol malchus Shamayim in a place where no one had even done so before. He was bringing the Eibishter into new nooks and crannies and dark places that had never been illuminated with His presence before.
Rabbosai, this is the avodah of each generation. Every generation has its nisyonos, which become more and more challenging as time goes on. In our time, we are faced with difficult nisyonos โ in inyanei kedushah, in inyanei mammonos, and in other areas โ that didnโt exist before. These are deep, dark tunnels that our holy ancestors never had to go through.
When we are mekabel to learn Torah in difficult times and places, and we manage to keep ourselves kadosh and bring kedushah into our homes when so much is going on in our lives, that is the fulfillment of ืึฐืึทื ึฐืึตืืึผ, done in a manner of ืึฑืึนืงึตื ืึธืึดื ืึทืึฒืจึนืึฐืึถื ึฐืืึผ. We are elevating Hakadosh Baruch Hu more than previous generations did, and bringing hashraโas haShechinah to different places and times, and to nooks and crannies where it never existed before. The Shechinah is moving deeper into the world and spreading all over, through our ืึทืึฒืจึนืึฐืึถื ึฐืืึผ.
Each of us should indeed be zocheh to be a worthy dwelling place for the Shechinah, and to be davuk to it.
Gut Shabbos.