ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
ืื ืชืช ืขื ืืฉื ืืืฉืคื ืืช ืืืืจืื ืืืช ืืชืืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืื ืืืจื (ืื, ื)
ืืืืจืฉ (ืฉื”ืจ ื, ืื): ืืืจ ืจืื ืฉืืขืื ื”ืจ ืืืกื ืืื ืฉืฉืื ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืฉ ืืืจืื ืืชืืืื, ืฉื ืืืจ ‘ืืืื ืขื ืื ืืืจื’ (ืืืืื ืืชื ืืืื ืืคืจืฉืชื ื).
ืืฉืฉืื ืืงื”ื ืืช ืืฉื ืืืืจ ืื ืคืจืขื ืฉืืืฆืื ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืฆืจืื, ืืฉืฉ ืืฉื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืจื ืืืฆืจ ืขื ืื, ืืืจ ืื ืืงื”ื ‘ืืจืื ืืฉืื ืืืื’, ืืื ืืื ืืื. ืืืืชื ืืืืจืฉ (ืฉื) ืฉืืืืช ืกืืจืืื ืฉื ืืฉื ืืืืช ืื ืคืจืขื ืืืื ืืช ืืขืืช ืืืืื ื ืืืื ื ืืชื ื ืืืืจื ืฉืฉืื ืืืื ืขื ืฉืืืืจ ื’ ืขื ืืฉื.
ืืฆ”ื: ืืืชื ืืืืจืฉ (ืืืงืื ืชืืืื ืคื) ‘ืืกื ืืืืช ื ืคืืฉื ืฆืืง ืืฉืืื ื ืฉืงื’ โ ืืกื ืื ืืืจื, ืืืช ืื ืืฉื, ืฆืืง ืื ืืฉื, ืฉืืื ืื ืืืจื (ืขื”ืฉ). ืืจื ืฉืืืจื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืกื, ื”ื ืืืฆื ืขืื ืขื ืืขืชื ืฉื ืืฉื ืฉืืืื ืืืจื ืืืฆืจ ืขื ืฉืืืืจ ืืชื ื’?
ืืืืจ ืืกืื ืืกืืืืืงื ืืฆืืง”ื: ืืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืฉืืืื, ืฉืขื ืืฃ ืืขืืืชืื ืฉื ืืืจื ืืฉืฉ ืืฉื ืฉืื ืืชืื ื ืืื ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืฆืขืจ ืืืฉืื ืขื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืงืืช ืฉืืื ืืฉื.
ืืื ื ืืงื”ื ืฉืจืื ืืช ืืืขืื ืืืชืจื ืืืืจื ืฉืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืืืชืืช ืืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืื ืืฉื, ืืืชืจืืื ืืขื ืื ืืืงื ืฉื ืฉื ืงื ืื ืืฆืขืจ. ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืคืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืงื”ื ืืืืืฉืช ืืืืจืื ืืืชืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืจืฉ.
ืืืจื ืืืืื
ืืืืจ ืืช ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื ืื
ืจื ืืจืื ืืืืืื ืืจื ืื ืืื ืืงืจ ืื ืขืื ืืืฉ ืจืื ืืืืณ
ืืืืดืจ ืืืื ื ืืืกืฃ ืืขืจืฆืื ืฉืืืืดื
ืืืืฉืืดื. ืงืืืชื ืืช ืืืืืจืช ืืืจืื ืืช ืืืื ืฉืืืืื ื. ืชืืื ืื ืืขื ืืืช, ืื ื ืืืจืชื ืขื ืืื ืืขื ืืืขืืจ, ืื ืืืจืชื ืืืืกืจืื ืืฉืจ ืืืฉืืื ืืขืืืื ื ืืจืืชื ืื ื ืืืขืช ืืฉืจ ืืื ืขืืฉื ืชืืื ืขื ืืืื.
ืื ืืชื ืื ืืื ื ืืฆื ืื ืืฉืจ ืืืื ืืืืืืืชื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืจืคืชืงื ืืฉืจ ืขืืจื ืขืืื ื, ืืฉืจ ืื ืืกืคืืงื ืืคื ืืืขื ืืกืคืจ ืืืืชืื, ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืืกืื ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื ืขืื ื ืืฉืืดืช.
ืืื ืขืฆืืช ืืกืืืืช ืืืืื ืืฉื ืืชืืจื ืขื ืืืจ ื ืกืืขืชื ื ืืืืจ ืืืืื ื, ืืืืจึพืื ืืืืื ื ืืงืืืืื โ ืืืื, ืืืืจึพืื ืืคืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืฉืืช ืืจืฉืืื ืืช. ืืขืืงืจ ืืคืื ืืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืื ืืืืื, ืฉื ืชื ื-ืื ื ืืจืืกืื ืจืฉืืช ืื ืกืืข ืืคื ืจืฆืื ืื ื, ืืฉืจ ืืืช ืืืืจื ืืืคืื ืืืขื ืืืืงื, ืืขืื ืืืชืจ ืืจืืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืฉืื ืืืชื ื ืืชืืจ ืชืืืจืื, ืืืืืคื ืืฉืคืื ืืื ืืืชื, ืืืงืื ืืฉืจ ืฉืืืืื ืืขื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืกืืืืจ, ืืืืืื ืขืื ื, ืืฉืจ ืื ืืขืฆืื ืืื ื ืืืืขืื ืื ืืื ืขืืื, ืืขื ืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืดืคืืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืณ ืื ืื ืืฉืจ ืืืคืืฅ ืืื ืืด (ืืฉืื ืื, ื).
ืืขื ืื ืืคืื ืืื ืื ืชืงืืคื ืืคื ื ืขืฆืื, ืืขื ืื ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืื.
ืื ืื ื ืืืืจืื, ืืื ื ืืกืื ืื ืคืืืืช ืืื ืืกืคืจ ืขืฉื ืืณ ืขืื ื. ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืชืืื ืืืืืจ ืืขืฆืื ืื ืฉืขืฉื ืขืื ืืฉืึพืืชืืจื ื ืืกืื ืขื ืืื ืฉืืขืืจ.
ืืื ืืฉ ืื ืืฉืจ ืืืฆื ืืขืฆืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืืืชื ืืืชืื ืขื ืืื ื ืื ืกืื ืืืื ืืืืคื ืฉืืืื ืืืขืื ืืขืฆืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืฉืจืืฉ ืืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืืดืช, ืืืืื ืขืึพืืื ืืืืืง ืืืจืื ืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืขื ืืืืืื ืืื, ืื ื ืืื ืื ืืืช ืืฉืืื.
ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืจ ืืืช ืชืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืืขืื ืืื ืืฃ ืืืืจืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืชื.
ืืืจื ืื ื ืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืกืื, ืืื’.
ืืืืื
ืืืืงืื ืืขืืื ืฉืืืื
ืืืชื ืืจืื ืืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืืืจื”ื ืืจืฆืื ืขื ืืืฆืืช ืกืคืจื ‘ื ืก ืืืฆืื’
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืชืฆืื ืค’ ืืืืจ
ืงืจืืืช ืืืืื
ืื ื ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืจื ืฉื ืฉืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืฃ ืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืื ืก. ืืืจืืฉืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืื”ื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืฆืืืืช ืื ืฉืื ืืืืืื, ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืืงืจื ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืืช ืืื ืืฉืืืขืช ืืืืืื. ืืื ืืชื ืื”ื ืฉืืฉื ืืืืจืืช ืืขืฆืื ืชืืจื ืืืฉืื ืืฉืจ ืงืืฉื ื ืืืฆืืชืื ืืฆืื ื ืืฉืืืข ืืืืื.
ืืืขืชื ืืชืื ืืขืืง ืืจืื ืืื ืจ’ ืฉืืื ืงืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืฉ ืงืืจื ืืืืืื, ืืืฉื ืฉืืขื, ืืืืืฉ ืื ื ืชืืืื ืืืืฆืื ืืืชื, ืขืืืื ืืื ืืืฆืืช ืื ืืื ืื ืืฆืืช ืงืจืืื ืืื ืืฆืืช ืฉืืืขื, ืื”ืฆ ืืืื ืช ืืฉืืืข.
ืื ืืงืฉื ืืฉื”ืช ืืืช ืฉืืื ืื”ื ืกื’ ื”ื ืืืจืื”ื ืืคืืจืฉ ืืืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืืื ืืขืืืจื ืืชืงืืขืช ืฉืืคืจ ืื ืืืฆืื ืืื ืืฉืืืขื ืืื ืืชืงืืขื. ืืืงืฉื ืืคื ืกืืจืช ืจ’ ืฉืืื ืงืืืืจ, ืืื ืืจ”ื ืืฃ ื”ื ืข”ื ืฉืืชืืงืข ืืืืจ ืฆืจืื ืฉืืชืืงืข ืืืืื ืืืืฆืื ืืช ืืฉืืืข. ืืืคืืจืฉ ืืืจืืืชื ื ืชืืืื ืฉืืืข ืืื ื ืชืืืื ืืฉืืืข, ืื ื ืชืืืื ืืฉืืืข ืืื ื ืชืืืื ืฉืืืข, ืื ืืฆื ืขื ืฉืืชืืืื ืฉืืืข ืืืฉืืืข. ืืืคื ืจ’ ืฉืืื ืงืืืืจ ืืื ืืืขืช ืืจืื”ื ืื ืืฆืืจื ืืืื ืช ืืฉืืืข, ืืืื ืืฉืืืขืช ืืืืื.
ืืืื ืืฆืจืื ืืืื ืช ืชืืงืข ืืฉืืข ืฉืืืขืฉื ืืฆืื ืืื ืืชืงืืขื, ืืื ืืื ืืืืฆื ืืฉืืคืจ ืืืื ืืฉืืข ืฉืืงืืื ืืืฆืื ืืฉืืืขื, ืืืืื ื ืืื ืฉืืืขืฉื ืืฆืื ืืชืงืืขื.
ืืืืืฉื ืืฉ ืืืงืืื ืืืจ”ื ืืฃ ื”ื ืข”ื ืืืจื ืืื ืืืชืื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืชืจืืขื, ืืืื ืช ืืชืืจื ืืชืงืืข ื’ ืคืขืืื ืชืงืืขื ืชืจืืขื ืชืงืืขื. ืืืคืจืฉ ืืื’ ืืื ืืฆืจืื ื’ ืคืขืืื ืชืจืืขื, ืืืงืืจ ืืื ืื ืืชืื ื’ ืคืขืืื ืชืจืืขื. ืืื ืืฆืจืื ืชืงืืขื ืืคื ืื ืืืืืจืื ืืคืจืฉ ืืื’ ืื ืืฆืื ื ืืค’ ืืืจ ืืฆืื ืืชืงืืข ืื ืืื”ื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืฉื ืืชืื ืืืขืืจืช ืฉืืคืจ ืชืจืืขื ืืืืืฉ ืืฉืืืขื ืืขืฉืืจ ืืืืืฉ ืืืื ืืืืคืืจืื ืชืขืืืจื ืฉืืคืจ ืืื ืืจืฆืื. ืืืคืจืฉ ืืื’ ืืฉืื ืืืขืืจืช ืืฉืืข ืงืื ืืื ืืื ืืคืกืง ืืืื ืชืงืืขื. ืืืืื ืืืชืื ืืืขืืจืช, ืืขืื ืคืขื ืชืขืืืจื, ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืฆืจืื ืชืงืืขื ืืคื ืื ืืืืืจืื. ืืืงืฉื ืืื’ ืื ืื ืืื ืืจ”ื ืืืื ืื, ืืืชืจืฆืช ืฉืืชืืจื ืืืกืืคื ืืืืืฉ ืืฉืืืขื, ืฉืืื ืื ืชืจืืขืืช ืืืืฉ ืืฉืืืขื ืื ืืื. ืืืืื ื ืืืืจื ืืืืขืฉื ืืชืงืืขื ืืชืืจื ืืืื ืจ”ื ืืืืื.
ืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืฆืื ืื”ื ืืื”ืข ืืืขืฉื ืชืงืืขื ืืื ืืฉืืืขื, ืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืจืื”ื ืืกืคืจ ืืืฆืืืช ื”ืข ืงื”ื, ืืื ืืคืืจืฉ ืืืื ืืฉื ื ืจืืฉ ืืืืืช ืฉืืคืจ. ืืืจืื”ื ืืชื ืืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืจื ืืืจืื ืื ืืกื ืืืจ ืฉืืืจื ืืชืงืืข ืืฉืืคืจ. ืืื ืจืื ืืขื ืืจืื”ื ืืื ืื”ืฉ ืืค”ื ืืืืื ื”ื ืฉืขืืงืจ ืืืฆืื ืืชืืื ืื”ื, ืืจืง ืืืจ ืชืงืืขืช ื”ื ืืฉ ืืฆืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืข”ืฉ ืืจืื”ื ืืชืงืืขืช ื”ื ืืื ืืืง ืืืฆืืช ืกืคืืจืช ืืืฉืื ืฉื ื. ืืืื ืืกืคืืจืช ืฉื ืื ืืืฆืื ืืคื ืืื ืืฉืืืขื, ืืื”ื ืืฆืื ืขื ืื”ื ืืชืงืืข ืืฉืืคืจ.
ืืืื’ ืคืฉืื ื”ื ืืืืืื ืืฉืืคืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืืฆื, ืืืฉืื ืืฆืื ืืืื ืืขืืืจื.
ืืื ื ืืคื ืืจืื”ื ืชืืงืฉื ืืืจืื”ื ืืืืง ืืื ืจ”ื ืฉืืืฆืื ืืฉืืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืืืฆืื ืืชืงืืขื, ืืืืื ืืืืจื ืืจืฉื ืืืืชืื ืืืืืฉ ืืฉืืืขื, ืฉืืื ืื ืชืจืืขืืช ืืืืฉ ืืฉืืืขื ืื ืืื.
ืื ืจืื ืฉืืจืื”ื ืก”ื ืืื ืืืชืืจื ืืืจื ืฉืื ืืชืจืืขืืช ืืืืื ืื”ื ืืืื ื ืืขื ืื ืืขืฉื ืืชืงืืขื, ืืืื ืืืืจื ืืคืกืืง ืืืืืจื ืืืชืื ืืืขืืจืชื, ืืขืฉืืช ืืขืฉื ืชืงืืขื, ืืข”ื ืืืจื ืชืืจื ืืืืืฉ ืืฉืืืขื, ืฉืืื ืื ืชืจืืขืืช ืืืืฉ ืืฉืืืขื ืื ืืื. ืืืขืชื, ืืฃ ืืงืืื ืืืฆืื ืืจ”ื ืืื ืืฉืืืขื, ืืื ืืคืกืืง ืื ืืืคืื ื ืฉืืืขืฉื ืืฆืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืื ืืชืงืืขื. ืืืื ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืช ืืชืืงืข ืืืืฆืื, ืืื ืืืง ืืืขืฉื ืืืฆืื, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืฆืจืื ืืขืฉื ืชืงืืขื, ืขื ืืืื ื ืืืืฆืื. ืืื ืืขื ืื ืืฆืื ืืืื ืืขืืืจื ืืื ืชืืื ืขื ืืขืฉื ืืืฆืื ืืื ืขื ืงืืื ืืืฆืื, ืืืขื ืื ืื ืืืืช ืืืืง ืจ”ื ืืืืื, ืืืจ”ื ืืืฆื ืืฉืืคืจ ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืืืื ืืขืืืจื. ืืืืืฉื ืืื ืงื’ ืืืืช ืฉืืื.
ืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืืืงืฉ ืจืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืงืฉ ื ืงืจื ืืืื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโl
ืืกืชืจ ืืืจื ืืืจืืื: “ืื ืื ืืก ืืช ืื ืืืืืืื ืืฆืืื ืขืื ืืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืชืฉืชื ืฉืืฉืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื'” (ืืกืชืจ ื, ืื), ืืจื ืื ืชืขื ืืช ืฆืืืืจ ื’ ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื, ืืืืื ืื”ื ืืืืืืช ืืฆื (ืขื’ ืืืืื ืื, ื ืืจืฉ”ื ืฉื). ืืขื ืืจืื ืฉืื ืขืฆื ืืืจื ืืืืข, ืืืืดื ืื ืืื ืืฆืืช ืืืืืช ืืฆื, ืขืืื ืคืืื”ืฉ (ืืืื ืคื, ื).
ืืืืื ื ืืืืืื ื ืงืจื ืขื ืฉืื ืฉื ื ื, ืืื ืฉืืกืจ ื ืคืฉื ืขื ืื ืฉืืื ืืชื ืืชืืื (ืขื’ ืชื ืืืื ื ื ื), ืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืชืคืื ืขื ืืืจื ื ืงืจื ืขื ืฉืื.
ืืืขืช ื ืืกืืฃ ืืื, ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื, ืืื ืืืชื ืชืคืืืชื ืืืขืืื, ืฉืืจื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืขื ืืืจื, ืืื ืืชืคืื ืขื ืคืืืช ืืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื ืืกืืื, (ืขื’ ืืจืืฉืืช ืจืื ืคื”ื ื”ื ืืจืฉ”ื ืืจืืฉืืช ืื, ืื) ืื”ื ืืื ื ืชืืข ื ื ืขื ืฉืื ืืชืคืื, ืืื ืืืื ืฆืขืง ื ื ืขื ืืืื ืืืจื ืขื ืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืืืืื ืฆืืขืง ืืืกืืจืื ืืฃ ืฉืืืืข ืฉืฆืขืงืชื ืื ืชืืขืื ืื ืืืืื, ืืืฉืื ืืื ื ืงืจื ืืืืื ืขื ืฉืื. ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืืจ ืฆืขืง ืืจืื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื ืื-ืื), ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืื ืฉืชืืขืื ืชืคืืื ืืฃ ืขื ืคืืืช ืืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื ืืื ืืชืคืื ืืืชืจ, ืืื ืืื ืื ื, ืฉืืื ืชืคืืื ืืืขืืช ืขื ืคืืืช ืืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื, ืื”ืฉ ืืื.
ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืกืืจืื – ืืกืืจื ืืืื – ืืคื ื ืฉืฉืชืง ืืืื ื ืชืืืื ืื (ืฉืืืช ื ื, ืกืืื ืื ื), ืืฃ ืฉืืืืชื ืื ืืืชื ืืืขืืื, ืืจืืื ืืืชืจื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืื ืืจื (ืกืืื ืฉื) ืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืจื ืืื ืืืื, ืขื ืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืื, ื ืืืื ืืืกืืจืื – ืืกืืจื ืืืื. ืืืื ืื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืืืช ืื ืฉืืืืื ืฆืืขืง ืืฃ ืฉืืืืข ืฉืฆืขืงืชื ืื ืชืืขืื ืื ืืืืืืจ. ืืง”ื ืืชืคืืืช ืจืืื ืฉืืืื ืฉืชืืขืื, ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืฉ”ื .
ืืืืืคื ืืืจ ืงืฆืช ืืืจื ื, ืขื ืคื ืื ืฉืืืืจื ื ืืงืจื ืดืืฆืืจ ืชืืื ืคืขืื ืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืฉืคื ืื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืขืืืด (ืืืจืื, ืื, ื). ืืื ืืืฉืคืื ืื ื ืืื ื”ื ืฆืจืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืขืื, ืืงืืฉืืช ืื ืฆืืณืณื ืืืืจ ืืฉืจืื (ืืืืื ืืืจ ืืืืจ ื), ืขืดืฉ ืื ืฉืืชื ืืื.
ืืืฃ ืฉืืคื ืืชื, ืื ืื ื ื ืืืจ ืืืจื ืืืจืช, ืืื ืื ืืืช, ืืืืฉืคืื ืื ื ืืื ืจืง ืืืืื ืขืฆืื ื ืฉืคื, ืืื ืืืื ืืื, ืื ืืฉืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืืกืืื ืืืืืื. ืื ืื ืืืฉืคืื ื’, ืื ืืจืืจ ืืฆืืขืจ ืืืืื ืื ืืฉื, ืงืจืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืืืืจ ืืื ื ืืืืื ืืกืืื ืืฆืขืจ ืืื, ืื ืื ืืฉื ื ืืฆืื, ืืื ืชืืื ืคืขืื ืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืฉืคื ืืื’ ืืืืชืื ืชืืืื ืื ื): “ืืฉืคืื ื’ ืืืช ืฆืืงื ืืืืื”.
ื ืืฆื ืืฉื ื ืืื ืื ืื ืืืืื ืชืคืืื, ืจืืฉืืช ืืคืฉืืื, ืฉืืืืื ืืืื ื ืชืคืืื, ืืข”ื ืืืจื ืืขื ืื ืืืจื ืืืืจื [ืืจืืืช ืื ื]: “ืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืื ืืืงืฉ ืจืืืื ืขื ืืืจื ืืืื ื ื ืืืงืฉ ื ืงืจื ืืืืืด. ืืืฉื ื ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืฆืืขืจ ืขื ืืืจื, ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืฉืฆืขืจื ืืื ืืฆืื ืืช ืืืจื, ืืืื ืืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืื ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืืืชื.
ืืฉืจ ืขืดื ืืดืฉ ืืกืชืืจื ืืื”ื, ืืฉืคืืจ ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืชืคืื ืขื ืคืืืช ืืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื, ืฉืืชืคืืื ืืื ื ืืืขืืช ืืื. ืืื ืื ืจืง ืืฆื ืขืฆื ืืชืคืืื, ืื ืื ืืฆื ืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืฉืืฆืื ืืช ืืืืชื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืื, ืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืขืฉืจื ืฆืืืงืื. ืื ื ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืขื ืืืจื ืฉืคืืจ ื ืงืจื ืืืืื ืขื ืฉืื, ืฉืืจื ืืคืฉืจ ืฉืืื ืืฆืืื ืืฆืขืจื ืืืืืจ. ืื ืื ืืืจืื ืืืจ ืืฆืืขืจ ืืืชืคืื ืืจืื ืขื ืกืืื, ืืื”ืฆ ืืืชืคืื ืืืชืจ, ืืื ืืื ืื ื ืืืืืจ, ืืฉืจ ืขื ืื ืขืืื ื ืืืชืคืื ืืฆื ืืื ื ืืืืืื ืชืคืืื ืืื ืฉืืืจื ื, ืืืฆื ืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืฆืืขืจ ืืืืฉืชืชืฃ ืืฆืขืจื ืฉื’ ืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืืจ.
ืขืื ืืืจื ื ืืืืจื ืืณ ืืื ืืฆืื – ืืชืืืฉ ืืกืชืจ ืืืืืช (ืืกืชืจ ื ื). ืืืืจื ืืดื (ืืืืื ืื ื) ืฉืืืฉื ืจืื”ืง ืงืืื ืฉื ืื ืกื ืืืื. ืืืืดื ืืื ื ืื ืืื ืืืฉืชื (ืืกืชืจ ื, ื), ืืืื ืขืฉืชื ืื, ืืืจ ืจ”ืฉ ืื ืื ืกืื [ืฉื ืื ื) ืฉืืืจื ืืกืชืจ, ืืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืืงืื ืืืขืฉื ืื ื ื ืก, ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืคืืณ ื’ ืืจืืืฉ ืฉืื ื ืฆืจืืื ืืืื ืืฃ ืืจืฉืข ืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืื. ืืืืืชื ืฉื ื ืืืจืื ืืืืจืืื ืืดื, ืฉืืฉ ืืฆืืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืืืื ืืืืืฉ ืืืืืฉ ืฉื ืจืื”ืณืง, ืืื ืฉืืืืฉืื ืืืืืฉ ืืืฉ. ืฉืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืื ืก ืืืื ืืืจื ืืณ ืืื ืชืขื ืืช ืืืืฉื ืื, ืืืจืื ืืื, ืืืืืจื ืืฆื ืืืืจ ืืืฆื ืืืชืืื ืืืืืืฉ ืจืืืดืง, ืื ืืื. ืืืฉื ืืช ืืื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืจืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืช ืืื ืืจืฉืข ืืกืขืืื, ืฉืืืื ืฉืืืจืช ืืืืืืช, ืืจืฉืดื ืื ”ื, ืืืื ืฉื ืฉืืืจืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืืื, ืืืฆืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืื.
ืืืื ืืืจืชื ืืืืืชื ื ืืืงืื ืืืืืืช ืฉืฉืช ืืืืื, ืฉืืื ืื ืืฆื ืงืฉื ืืคืืืื ื ืคืื ืขื ืืื ืื, ืืืืชื ืฉื ืขืืื ื ืืืช ืฉืืืจื, ืจืืฉ”ืข ืื ื ืืืืืช ืืืขืื ืฉืืืจ ืฉื ืื ืืจืื ืฉืืจื ืื ืฉืืจืชื ืขืืื ื, ืืื ื ืืืืืช ืื ืืขืช ืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืืืช ืืฆืขืจ ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืื ืืืื, ืืฃ ืืชื ืื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืื ื.
ืืืืจืชื ืฉืฉืืืจืช ืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืขืืื ื ืืฆืืืชื ื, ืืืชืจ ืืชืคืืืชื ืฉื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืืฆืขืงืช ืฉืืข ืืฉืจืื ืืืณ ืืื ืืืืงืื ืืื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื. ืืฃ ืฉืืืจ ืืืื ืขืฉื, ืืื ืฉืืืจืช ืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื. ืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืืืื ืช ืืกืชืจ ืืืื ืืืืดืฉ.
ืื ืืืจืชื ืืืืจ ืจืณ ืืื (ืชืขื ืืช ื ื] ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืจืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืขืื ืืื ื ืืื’, ืื”ืจ ืืื ืื ืืจืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืขืื ืืื ื, ืื ืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืจ, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืจ ืื, ืืืืืื ืืืงืืดื ืขืืื”ื, ืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืื ื ืฉื ืืื, ื ืืชื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืงืืดื ืืืืืื ืขื ืืืจืืืช. ืืฉืจ ืขืดื ืืืืื ื ืืืงืืดื ืืื ืชืฆืืื ื.
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Parashas Tetzaveh
Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz shlita
Parashas Tetzaveh discusses the mitzvah of bigdei kehunah. The sefarim hakedoshim explain that the fact that the people who do the avodah in the Beis Hamikdash wear clothes that are ืึฐืึธืืึนื ืึผืึฐืชึดืคึฐืึธืจึถืช is a remez to the Zoharโs teaching that leโasid lavo, for every mitzvah that we do, and for our limud Torah and tikkun hamiddos, weโll be zocheh that our neshamah will be dressed in noble clothing, just as the kohanim who served in the Beis Hamikdash dressed in begadim that showed the kavod and yekar of avodas Hashem.
We know that Aharon was zocheh to the choshen on his heart because of ืึฐืจึธืึฒืึธ ืึฐืฉืึธืึทื ืึผึฐืึดืึผืึน โ when he saw that Moshe Rabbeinu was going to be the leader of Klal Yisrael, not only was he not jealous, he was happy for his brother. A heart that has beautiful middos gets to wear the choshen, the jewelry on the heart. And we all know that people who have beautiful middos are really the beautiful people in Klal Yisrael. Theyโre the people we look up to and respect, ย and theyโre the people who have a special shine, a hadras panim. If that is true in our times, how much more so will it be true leโasid lavo. The true glory of a person is when heโs oved Hashem, when heโs careful about mitzvos, about not stealing, about kedushas haโadam, about limud Torah and middos tovos, about bein adam lachaveiro. Those are the people who are really special people, and leโasid lavo Hashem is going to dress them with beautiful begadim to show the beautiful maalah that they were zocheh to in avodas Hashem.
The Gemara (Gittin 7) cites a passuk in Yechezkel (21) in which Hashem calls Tzidkiyahu a rasha because he didnโt listen to Hashem โ Hashem told him to surrender to the Bavlim and instead he went to war with them. The result would be that ืึธืกึดืืจ ืึทืึผึดืฆึฐื ึถืคึถืช ืึฐืึธืจึดืื ืึธืขึฒืึธืจึธื, which Rashi and Targum Unkelos explain means that the mitznefes of the kohen gadol and the crown of King Tzidkiyahu would be removed, because of their actions. The Gemara adds another explanation, that the crown mentioned here refers to the crown on the head of chassanim. A crown shows chashivus, the stature of a person.
The Gemara then relates that the malachim asked Hashem how this could happen to Klal Yisrael, who said naaseh venishma and merited the crowns that showed their chashivus. How could they now be losing those crowns in galus?
Hashem answered, as it says in the continuation of the above passuk, that they โlowered that which was high and raised that which was low, and they placed a tzelem in the heichal.โ
As long as Klal Yisrael gives honor to Hashem, to the makom hamikdash, to the batei kneisios and batei midrashos, and to the Torah and mitzvos, Hashem elevates us and grants us all the maalos. But when they placed a tzelem in the heichal, degrading that which was holy and elevating that which was lowly, they lost the crown of their humanity and the beauty of a human being.
Although in our times we donโt have a Beis Hamikdash, there are still many ways to place a tzelem in heichal โ for instance, if we go into the batei kneisios and the batei midrashos and speak dvarim beteilim, or if we bring our phones with us and answer them. Sometimes you can even see people reading magazines in a makom kadosh! That shows a lack of sensitivity for what a shul is.
Once, when I was visiting America, I was davening in a shul in Long Island, when suddenly I felt something crawling up my leg. I looked down and saw a little cute kid holding a toy dinosaur, which he was moving up my foot. โA monster is eating the rabbi from Israel!โ he announced. I wasnโt going to tell him to stop, but I figured Iโd say something to his father. Someone pointed out his father to me, and he was standing at the side schmoozing with his friends. So I thought to myself, what can I expect from this kid? He sees his father coming to shul and schmoozing away in middle of davening โ of course he brings his toys, of course itโs not a makom kadosh in his eyes. If this is the way the father treats the shul, what chance does the child have?
The childโs yarmulke said โNew York Islandersโ (which is the name of a hockey team, for those who donโt know), and I was thinking that the reason we put a yarmulke on our heads is to remember that the Shechinah is above us. But what does this child have on his head, above him? The New York Islanders. And when this boy grows up heโll have a girlfriend knit a yarmulke for him and heโll put it on his head and instead of thinking about Hakadosh Baruch Hu, heโll think about his girlfriend. Thatโs not putting a tzelem in the heichal? Thatโs not taking things that are so kadosh and meaningful and using them for something else?
The Mikdash Within
And what about our houses? We have the power to turn our homes into a beis Hashem: ืฉืึดืึฐืชึผึดื ืึผึฐืึตืืช ื’ ืึผึธื ืึฐืึตื ืึทืึผึทื. But what do we bring into our homes? We bring in smartphones, where we can watch movies chas vโshalom and other goyishe things. Nebach, you walk into some houses and they have loads of goyishe books that contain such nivul peh; itโs embarrassing to see whatโs in the books. And they listen to goyishe music, where the words themselves are such a tzelem, so low. How could we bring this into our houses or our cars? What theyโre talking about is so inappropriate.
Do we bring tefillos into our houses? Do we say Tehillim for our children, that they should be successful? Do we establish limud hatorah in our houses, or do we put a tzelem in the heichal?
The avodah zarah of our times is not the avodah zarah of the past โ itโs the gashmiyus of Olam Hazeh, which we worship, and to which the Gaon sees an allusion in the term ืขืื ืืืื. Do we have tzelem in our homes, or are our homes places of Torah and kedushah? When you walk into a house, do you get the sense that Torah and avodas Hashem are important, or do you see something else?
Every person is a mikdash meโat, and the Nefesh Hachaim says that our heart is the kodesh hakodashim. When we think about certain things that arenโt kadosh, are we placing a tzelem in the heichal?
Titus brought a zonah and was mecharef; itโs hard to say it from our mouths. But are we bringing a tzelem into our heichal, our kodesh hakodashim? Or are we filling the holy heart and mind of a Yid with divrei kedushah, with good middos and mitzvos? What are we putting in our heichal?
When we honor Hashem and fill our hearts and minds with divrei Torah and middos tovos, when we think about other people, when weโre good to people, when we keep the Torah and mitzvos โ then weโre zocheh to a beautiful crown, to the kesser haโadam that makes people special both in this world and leโasid lavo. Then, the beauty of the person will be unbelievable. There isnโt a brand name company that will make nicer clothes, and there isnโt a custom sheitel that will be more beautiful than the crown thatโs on the head of someone whoโs shpitz in avodas Hashem.
Thatโs the remez of the bigdei kehunah: to value avodas Hashem, the kedushas haโadam, the kedushah of the mikdash and beis haknesses. Through that, we should be zocheh that Hashem should rebuild the Beis Hamikdash for us. When we give honor to His mekomos hakedoshim and His mitzvos, weโll all be zocheh to the beautiful clothes that are designated for people who always elevated Hakadosh Baruch Hu and His Torah and mitzvos.