BereishisVayechi

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

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

ื•ื™ืขืœ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœืงื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ืื‘ื™ื• (ื ,ื–)

ื”ื’ืž’ ื‘ืžืก’ ืกื•ื˜ื” (ื“ืฃ ื™”ื’ ืข”ื) ืžืกืคืจืช ืฉื‘ืขืช ืงื‘ื•ืจืช ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื‘ืžืขืจืช ื”ืžื›ืคืœื”, ื”ื™ื” ืขืฉื• ืžืขื›ื‘ ื•ืœื ื ืชืŸ ืœืงื‘ืจื• ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื˜ืขืŸ ืฉืžืงื•ื ื–ื” ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœื•. ื•ื”ืฉื™ื‘ื• ืœื• ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืฉืื‘ื™ื”ื ืงื ื” ื–ืืช ืžืžื ื•, ื•ืขืฉื• ื‘ื™ืงืฉ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืฉื˜ืจ ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื”, ืืš ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ืฉื˜ืจ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ืฉืœื—ื• ืืช ื ืคืชืœื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืงืœ ืจื’ืœื™ื, ื•ื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื ืœื ืงื‘ืจื• ืืช ื™ืขืงื‘. ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื”ื’ืž’ ื•ืžืกืคืจืช, ื‘ืžืื•ืจืข ื ื›ื— ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืŸ ื“ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ื‘ื“ ืฉืžื™ืขื”, ื•ื‘ืขืช ื”ืฉื”ื•ืช ืฉืืœ ืœืžื” ืžืชืขื›ื‘ื™ื, ื•ืขื ื• ืœื• ืฉืžื—ื›ื™ื ืขื“ ืฉื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ ื ืคืชืœื™, ืืžืจ ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื ื™ื”ื ืื‘ื™ ืื‘ื ืžื•ื˜ืœ ื‘ื‘ื–ื™ื•ืŸ? ื ื˜ืœ ืžืงืœ ื•ื”ื›ื” ื‘ืจืืฉื• ืฉืœ ืขืฉื• ื•ื”ืจื’ื•.

ื”ืงืฉื” ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื””ืช ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”, ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื‘ื ื™ ื™ืขืงื‘, ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ ื™-ื”, ืœื ื”ื–ื“ืขื–ืขื• ืžื”ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืื‘ื™ื”ื ืžื•ื˜ืœ ื‘ื‘ื–ื™ื•ืŸ, ื•ืจืง ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืŸ ื“ืŸ, ื ื›ื“ื• ืฉืœ ื™ืขืงื‘, ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืฉืœื™ื ืขื ื”ืžืฆื‘? ื•ืžื“ื•ืข ืœื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื‘ื–ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืขืงื‘ ืžื•ื˜ืœ ืขื“ ืฉื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ ื ืคืชืœื™ ืžืžืฆืจื™ื?

ื•ื‘ื™ืืจ, ืฉืžื›ืืŸ ืื ื• ืœืžื“ื™ื ื™ืกื•ื“ ื ืคืœื, ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ื”ืจื’ืœ ื”ื–ื• ื”ื˜ื‘ื•ืขื” ื‘ื ืคืฉื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื, ืžืกื™ื™ืขืชื• ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืืฃ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ื™ื ื”ืงืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืขืงื‘ ื•ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื• ื”ื ืœื•ื™ื ืขืžื•, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืฉืžืขื• ืืช ืขืจืขื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืขืฉื• ืขืœ ืžืงื•ื ื”ืงื‘ื•ืจื”, ื”ื—ืœื• ืœื”ืชื•ื•ื›ื— ืขืžื• ื•ืœื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืœื• ืขืœ ื˜ืขื ื•ืชื™ื•, ื•ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืš ื”ืชืจื’ืœื• ืœืžืฆื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื ื—ืฉื• ื‘ื‘ื–ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื“ื‘ืจ. ื‘ืจื, ื“ื•ืงื ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืŸ ื“ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ื‘ื“ ืฉืžื™ืขื” ืœื ืฉืžืข ืืช ืื•ืชืŸ ื˜ืขื ื•ืช ืฉืงื“ืžื•, ืœืขื™ื ื™ื• ื ื’ืœื” ืคืชืื•ื ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ืงืฉื”: “ืื‘ื™ ืื‘ื ืžื•ื˜ืœ ื‘ื‘ื–ื™ื•ืŸ”, ื•ืžื™ื“ ื‘ืขืจื” ื‘ื• ืงื ืืช ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืื‘ื™ ืื‘ื™ื• ื•ื”ืจื’ ืืช ืขืฉื•.

ื–ื”ื• ื›ื•ื—ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืจื’ืœ, ืืกื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื ื”ื•ื ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืชืจื’ืœ ืœืžืฆื‘ื•, ื™ื”ื™ื” ื’ืจื•ืข ื•ืฉืคืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ื”ื™ื”, ืžืกืชื’ืœ ื”ื•ื ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืืฃ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ื™ื ื”ืงืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื•ืžืฉืœื™ื ืขื ื›ืœ ืžืฆื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Maran Hasaba M'Slobodka zt"l

ืฉืžืฉ ื‘ืื•ื“ืกื” ื“ื•ื
ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื˜ื‘ืช ืช”ืฉ. ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ื’ืœื• ืœื•ื™ืœื ื ืฉืชื—ืช ืฉืœื˜ื•ืŸ ืœื™ื˜ื. ื”ืฉืžื•ืขื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื•ืช ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืžืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ื”ื ืืฆื™ ืžื—ื“ ื•ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื ืคื™ืœื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืจื•ืกื™ื ื”ืกื•ื‘ื™ื™ื˜ื™ื ืžืื™ื“ืš ื”ื—ืจื™ื“ื• ืืช ื”ืœื‘ื‘ื•ืช. ื”ืคื—ื“ ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื—ืฉื™ ื•ืžืื™ื™ื. ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ ื”ืจื‘ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื” ื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ื‘ื™ื“ื• ืกืจื˜ื™ืคื™ืงื˜ ืœืขืœื•ืช ืœืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืืš ืœืขืช ืขืชื” ื ืฉืืจ ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื•ื ื™ืกื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจืš ืœืงื‘ืœ ืกืจื˜ื™ืคื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื›ื•ืœื”. ืžืฉืœื ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืฉืจื•ืช ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื›ื•ืœื”, ืœื ืœืืžืจื™ืงื” ื•ืœื ืœืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืœืขืœื•ืช ืœืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ืฉืœื˜ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ืฉืฉืœื˜ื• ื‘ืืจืฅ ืœืชืช ืื™ืฉื•ืจื™ ืขืœื™ื” ืœื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.

ื‘ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื™”ื˜ ื‘ื˜ื‘ืช ืช”ืฉ ืขื–ื‘ ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืืช ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœืชื—ื ืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ื‘ื•ื™ืœื ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ืœืžื•ืกืงื‘ื”, ืžืฉื ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืื•ื“ื™ืกื”, ืžื ืžืœ ืื•ื“ืกื” ืœื”ืคืœื™ื’ ืœืื™ืกื˜ื ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืจืช ื˜ื•ืจืงื™ื”, ืžืฉื ืœื”ืคืœื™ื’ ืœื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ ื•ืžืฉื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ื‘ืชื—ื ืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ืคื’ืฉ ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ืืช ืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ืžื‘ืจื™ืกืง ืฉื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืืฃ ื”ื•ื ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืžืฉืคื—ืชื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ืื•ืชื” ื”ื“ืจืš ืœืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื™ื—ื“ ืขืœื• ืขืœ ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ื•ื ืกืขื• ื‘ืžืฉืš ื™ืžืžื” ืฉืœืžื” ืขื“ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื ื™ ืœืžื•ืกืงื‘ื”. ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ื™ืจืจื• ืžืชื™ ื™ื•ืฆืืช ืจื›ื‘ืช ืœืื•ื“ืกื”, ื”ืชื‘ืจืจ ื›ื™ ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ื”ื‘ืื” ื™ื•ืฆืืช ืจืง ื‘ื™ื•ื ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื‘ืฉืขื” 12:00 ื•ื”ื ืกื™ืขื” ื ืžืฉื›ืช ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืฉืœืžื™ื. ืื ื”ื ืกื™ืขื” ืชืชื ื”ืœ ืœืœื ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ื™ื ื›ืœืœ, ื“ื‘ืจ ื ื“ื™ืจ ื‘ืื•ืชื ื™ืžื™ ืžืœื—ืžื”, ื”ื ืฆืคื•ื™ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืื•ื“ืกื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉื™ ื‘ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื, ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื ื›ื ืกืช ื‘ืฉืขื” 15:00.

ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื“ื—ื•ืง ืžืื•ื“, ืื•ืœื ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ื”ื‘ืื” ืœืื•ื“ืกื” ื™ื•ืฆืืช ืจืง ื‘ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ื‘ื, ื•ืงื™ื™ื ื—ืฉืฉ ืฉื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื ืื ืฉื™ ื”ื .ืง.ื•ื•.ื“. [ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื”ืจื•ืกื™ืช ื”ื—ืฉืื™ืช] ื™ืชื—ืจื˜ื• ืขืœ ื”ืื™ืฉื•ืจ ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืฉืชื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืœืฆืืช ืž’ื’ืŸ ื”ืขื“ืŸ’ ื”ืจื•ืกื™. ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืกืคืง ืคื™ืงื•ื— ื ืคืฉ ืขืœื• ืœืจื›ื‘ืช ื‘ื™ื•ื ืจื‘ื™ืขื™.

ืžื—ืฉืฉ ืฉืžื ืชืชืขื›ื‘ ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ื‘ื“ืจืš ื•ื™ื’ื™ืขื• ื—”ื• ื‘ืฉื‘ืช, ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ื ืกื™ืขื” ืืžืจ ืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ืชื”ืœื™ื ื•ืขื•ื“ื“ ื’ื ืืช ืฉืืจ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืจื›ื‘ืช ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื›ืš. ื”ืžืชื— ื”ื•ืจื’ืฉ ื‘ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื›ืœ ื”ื ืกื™ืขื”. ืœืžื—ืจืช, ื‘ื™ื•ื ื—ืžื™ืฉื™, ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื›ื™ ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืื™ื—ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื. ื”ืื ื™ืกืคื™ืงื• ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืคื ื™ ื›ื ื™ืกืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช?

ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉื™ ื”ื’ื™ืข, ื”ืžืชื— ื”ื™ื” ืจื‘, ื•ื”ื ื” ืœืคืชืข ื”ืื™ืฆื” ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ืืช ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื ืกื™ืขืชื” ื•ื ืกืขื” ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื”. ื”ืื™ื—ื•ืจ ื”ืœืš ื•ื”ืฆื˜ืžืฆื ื•ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื—ืœืคื• ื”ืฉืขื•ืช ื’ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืชื—. ื‘ืฉืขื” 14:30 ืขืฆืจื” ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ื‘ืชื—ื ืช ืื•ื“ืกื”.

ืขื ืขืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช, ืคื ื” ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ืœื ื•ื›ื—ื™ื ื•ืืžืจ: “ื”ืชื”ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืกืงืข’ืจ ืจื‘ ื”ืขืžื™ื“ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืžืฉ ื‘ืื•ื“ืกื” ื“ื•ื!” ืื– ืคื ื” ืœืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ื•ืืžืจ: “ื ืก ื”ื•ื ื•ืžื•ืคืช ื’ืœื•ื™.”

ืคืจื™ืงืช ื”ืžื–ื•ื•ื“ื•ืช ืžื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ืืจื›ื” ืขื•ื“ ื›-15 ื“ืงื•ืช, ื•ื›ืขืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื›ื‘ืจ ืขืžื“ื” ื‘ืคืชื—. ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื™ื•ื“ ื”ื•ืขืžืก ืขืœ ืขื’ืœื” ืฉื ื”ื•ื’ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืขื’ืœื•ืŸ ื’ื•ื™ ื•ืžืจืŸ ืจื””ื™ ื•ืžืฉืคื—ืชื•, ืžืจืŸ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ื•ืžืฉืคื—ืชื• ื•ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื’ื ืฉืืจ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื, ืคืชื—ื• ื‘ืชื”ืœื•ื›ื” ืจื’ืœื™ืช ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืœื•ืŸ ืœืขื™ื ื™ื”ื ื”ืžืฉืชืื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื•ื™ื™ื.

ืข”ืค ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืื‘ื ืžืกืœื‘ื•ื“ืงื”

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ื•ื™ื—ื™

ื‘ืจื›ืช ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื™ ื ืก

ื”ืื—ื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœื• ื™ืฉื˜ืžื ื• ื™ื•ืกืฃ, ื•ืืžืจื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื›ื™ ื—ื–ืจ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื™ ื ืก ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื”. ื•ืข’ ืฉื•”ืข ืจื™”ื— ืฉืžื‘ืจืš ืืคื™ืœื• ืื™ืŸ ื ื™ื›ืจ ื”ื ืก ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืžืงื•ื. ื•ืข”ืฉ ื‘ืฉื•”ืข ื“ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื ืขืฉื” ื ืก ืœื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื’”ื›ย  ืžื‘ืจืš ืฉืขืฉื” ื ืก ืœืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•, ืื‘ืœ ื“ื•ืงื ืื ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื ืก.

ื•ืขื•ื“ ืฉื ื‘ืฉื•”ืข ืฉื‘ื ื• ืื• ื ื›ื“ื• ืžื‘ืจืš ืฉืขืฉื” ืœืื‘ื•ืชื™ ื ืก ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื”. ื•ื™ืฉ ืœืขื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ ืžื‘ืจืš ื‘ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืœืžื—ื ื” ื”ืฉืžื“ื” ืฉื ื™ืฆืœ ืžืžื ื• ืื‘ื™ื•. ื•ืœื›ื’ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ื”ื•ื™ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื ืขืฉื” ื ืก ืœืื‘ื™ื•, ืืœื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื“ื•ืŸ ื“ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื™ืŸ ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ื. ื•ื”ืฉืืœื” ืื™ ื“ื™ื ื• ื›ืžื• ื‘ืจื›ืช ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื™ ื ืก ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื” ืฉืžื‘ืจืš ืืคื™ืœื• ืื™ืŸ ื ื™ื›ืจ ื”ื ืก ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืžืงื•ื, ืื• ื“ื™ืœืžื ื”ื•ื™ ื›ืžื• ื‘ืจื›ืช ืฉืขืฉื” ื ืก ืœืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืฉืžื‘ืจืš ื“ื•ืงื ืื ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื ืก.

ื•ืข’ ื’ืจ”ื– ื”ืœ’ ื‘ืจื›ืช ื”ื ื”ื ื™ืŸ ืคื™”ื’ ื’ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื‘ื ื• ื•ื ื›ื“ื• ื“ื‘ืขื™ ื“ื•ืงื ื ื™ื›ืจ ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืžืงื•ื, ืื‘ืœ ื ืฉืžืช ืื“ื ืก”ื” ื’ ืืžืจ ืœื‘ืชื• ืœื‘ืจืš ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ื” ื•ื›ื•’ ื›ื™ ื ืคืœ ืขืœื™ื” ื”ื—ื•ืžื”, ื•ืœื›ื’ ืœื ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ื ื™ื›ืจ ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืžืงื•ื.

ื•ื ืจืื” ืœื‘ืืจ ื”ืžื—’. ื•ื”ื ื” ืข’ ื‘ืฆืœ ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื—”ื” ืก”ื’ ื˜ืขื ื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ืžื‘ืจืš ื‘ืื™ืŸ ื ื™ื›ืจ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ื™ ืžืชืขื•ืจืจ ื›ืฉืจื•ืื”, ื•ื”ื› ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื‘ื‘ื ื• ื•ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื’ืจ”ื–. ืื‘ืœ ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ืคื™ืจืฉื• ื”ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ื›ื™ ื‘ืจื›ืช ืฉืขืฉื” ืœื™ ื ืก ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื›ืช ืฉืขืฉื” ืœืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื”ื•ื ื‘ืจื›ืช ื”ืฉื‘ื— ื•ื›ืžื• ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช. ื•ืœืคื™”ื– ื’ื ื‘ื ื• ื™ื‘ืจืš ืืฃ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ื™ื›ืจ ื›ื™ ืฉื™ื™ืš ืืฆืœื• ื‘ืจื›ืช ื”ื•ื“ืื”, ื•ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื ืฉืžืช ืื“ื. ื•ืข’ ืžืจื•ืžื™ ืฉื“ื” ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ื ”ื“.

ื ืงื™ื•ืช ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”

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

“ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื‘ืื™ ืžืคื“ืŸ ืžืชื” ืขืœื™ ืจื—ืœ ื‘ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื›ื‘ืจืช ืืจืฅ ืœื‘ื ืืคืจืชื” ื•ืืงื‘ืจื” ืฉื ื‘ื“ืจืš ืืคืจืช ื”ื•ื ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ื” (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืžื—, ื–)

“ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื‘ื•ืื™ ืžืคื“ืŸ – ื•ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื˜ืจื™ื— ืขืœื™ืš ืœื”ื•ืœื™ื›ื ื™ ืœื”ืงื‘ืจ ื‘ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ, ื•ืœื ื›ืš ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืœืืžืš, ืฉื”ืจื™ ืกืžื•ืš ืœื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ื ืžืชื””

“ื›ื‘ืจืช ืืจืฅ – ืžื“ืช ืืจืฅ, ื•ื”ื ืืœืคื™ื ืืžื” ื›ืžื“ืช ืชื—ื•ื ืฉื‘ืช, ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ ืžืฉื” ื”ื“ืจืฉืŸ. ื•ืœื ืชืืžืจ ืฉืขื›ื‘ื• ืขืœื™ ื’ืฉืžื™ื ืžืœื”ื•ืœื™ื›ื” ื•ืœืงื‘ืจื” ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ, ืขืช ื”ื’ืจื™ื“ ื”ื™ื”, ืฉื”ืืจืฅ ื—ืœื•ืœื” ื•ืžื ื•ืงื‘ืช ื›ื›ื‘ืจื””

“ื•ืืงื‘ืจื” ืฉื – ื•ืœื ื”ื•ืœื›ืชื™ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ื ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœืืจืฅ, ื•ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ืœื‘ืš ืขืœื™ [ืชืจืขื•ืžืช], ืื‘ืœ ื“ืข ืœืš ืฉืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ื“ื‘ื•ืจ ืงื‘ืจืชื™ื” ืฉื ืฉืชื”ื ืœืขื–ืจื” ืœื‘ื ื™ื” ื›ืฉื™ื’ืœื” ืื•ืชื ื ื‘ื•ื–ืจืื“ืŸ, ื•ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื“ืจืš ืฉื, ื™ืฆืืช ืจื—ืœ ืขืœ ืงื‘ืจื” ื•ื‘ื•ื›ื” ื•ืžื‘ืงืฉืช ืขืœื™ื”ื ืจื—ืžื™ื, ืฉื ืืžืจ (ื™ืจืžื™ื” ืœื ื™ื“) ืงื•ืœ ื‘ืจืžื” ื ืฉืžืข ืจื—ืœ ืžื‘ื›ื” ืขืœ ื‘ื ื™ื” ื•ื’ื•’, ื•ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžืฉื™ื‘ื” (ื™ืจืžื™ื” ืœื ื˜ื•) ื™ืฉ ืฉื›ืจ ืœืคืขื•ืœืชืš ื ืื ื”’ ื•ืฉื‘ื• ื‘ื ื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื•ืœื”. (ืจืฉ”ื™)

ื”ืงืฉื” ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืจ”ื— ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ืœืฉื ืžื” ื”ืืจื™ืš ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื• ืืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืคื™ื™ืก ืืช ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉืงื‘ืจ ืืช ืืžื• ื‘ื“ืจืš, ื•ืขื•ื“ ื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื•ืคื™ื™ืกื• ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืžื—ืžืช ื”ื’ืฉืžื™ื ื•ืœื ืžื—ืžืช ื”ืžืจื—ืง ื•ื›ื•’, ื”ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื™ื•ืกืฃ ืžื™ื“ ืฉืœื ื™ืงืคื™ื“ ืขืœื™ื• ืขืœ ืฉืงื‘ืจ ืืช ืจื—ืœ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉ’ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืงื‘ืจืชื™ื”’. ื›ืš ื”ื™ื” ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™ ื”’, ื•ืœืฉื ืžื” ื›ืœ ื”ืืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ื–ื•?

ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืกืœืง ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžื—ื™ืฆื•ืช

ื•ื™ื™ืฉื‘, ื›ื™ ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืฉืžืข ืื“ื ืืช ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’, ื”ื•ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื™ ืžื—ื™ืฆื•ืช, ื‘ืœื™ ื ื’ื™ืขื•ืช ื•ื‘ืœื™ ืคื’ื, ื ืงื™ ื•ื˜ื”ื•ืจ ืœืœื ืฉื•ื ืคื™ืจื•ืจ ืžืื‘ืง ื”ื˜ื‘ืข. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืื“ื ืื™ื–ื• ืฉืืœื”, ืคืงืคื•ืง ืื• ืžื—ื™ืฆื”, ื•ื”ื•ื ืžื—ืฉื‘ ืžืื™ื–ื• ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฆื“ื“ื™ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืขืฉื” ืคืœื•ื ื™, ื”ื•ื ืœื ื™ืฉืžืข ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืจืฆื” ื™ืขืงื‘ ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ืžืœื™ื‘ื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื”ืกื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื™ื ืœื›ืš ืฉืœื ืงื‘ืจ ืืช ืจื—ืœ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ, ื•ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ ืœื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื–ื” ืื™ื–ื• ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฆื“ื“ื™ืช ืžืฉื•ื ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ ื”ืžืจื—ืง ืื• ื˜ื•ืจื— ื”ื’ืฉืžื™ื. ืจืง ืื–, ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ืกื™ืจ ืžื“ืขืชื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื™ื›ืœื• ืœืžื ื•ืข ืืช ืงื‘ื•ืจืชื” ืขื ื”ืื‘ื•ืช, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื™ื•ืกืฃ ืืช ื”ื”ืกื‘ืจ ื”ืืžืชื™: “ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืงื‘ืจืชื™ื” ืฉื”.

ื‘ื’ืžืจื ื‘ื’ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ (ื•, ื‘) ื”ื•ื‘ืื” ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืื‘ื™ืชืจ ืขื ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ื ืชืŸ ื‘ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื”ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืคื™ืœื’ืฉ ื‘ื’ื‘ืขื”, ื•ื–”ืœ ื”ื’ืžืจื: “ืืฉื›ื—ื™ื” ืจ’ ืื‘ื™ืชืจ ืœืืœื™ื”ื•, ืืžืจ ืœื™ื”, ืžืื™ ืงื ืขื‘ื™ื“ ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื, ื”ืœ ืขืกื™ืง ื‘ืคื™ืœื’ืฉ ื‘ื’ื‘ืขื”. ื•ืžืื™ ืงืืžืจ? ืืžืจ ืœื™ื”, ืื‘ื™ืชืจ ื‘ื ื™ ื›ืš ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ, ื™ื•ื ืชืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ื›ืš ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ, ืืžืจ ืœื™ื”, ื—”ื•, ื•ืžื™ ืื™ื›ื ืกืคื™ืงื ืงืžื™ ืฉืžื™ื? ืืžืจ ืœื™ื”, ืืœื• ื•ืืœื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืืœื”ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืŸ. ื–ื‘ื•ื‘ ืžืฆื ื•ืœื ื”ืงืคื™ื“, ื ื™ืžื ืžืฆื ื•ื”ืงืคื™ื“” ืข”ื›.

ืžื™ ืฉืžืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ืžืขื˜ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื’ืžืจื, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื‘ื”ื™ืœ. ื”ืื ื›ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื™ื’ืฉื™ื ืœื’ืžืจื, ื”ืื ืืฃ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ื›ื™ ื”ืžื—ืœื•ืงื•ืช ื•ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื‘ืืžื•ืจืื™ื, ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื, ื‘ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื”ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื? ื”ืื ืื™ืŸ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื™ื–ื” ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืฉื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ื•ื ืžืขื™ืŸ ื—ื›ืžื” ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ืช, ื—ื›ืžื” ืžื—ื›ื™ืžื”, ืžืขื ื’ืช. ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉื–ื” ืื›ืŸ ื›ืš, ืืš ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืœ ื”ืจื™ ืืœื• ‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื’!

ื›ืฉื ืฉื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื ื™ืงื” ืขืฆืžื• ืžื›ืœ ืคื ื™ื” ื•ืžื›ืœ ืฆื“ ืฉืœ ื ื’ื™ืขื”, ื•ืจืง ืื– ื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืœื™ื•ืกืฃ ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืจื” ืœื• ื”ืงื‘”ื”. ื›ืš ืื ื•, ื”ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืœืฉืžื•ืข ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’, ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื•ื˜ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืœื™ ืžื—ื™ืฆื•ืช ืฉื™ืคืจื™ื“ื• ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื”. ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื ื” ื”ืืžืชื™ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืชื ืงื•ืช ืžื›ืœ ื”ืคื ื™ื•ืช. ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื’ืฉืช ื›ืžื• ืฉื ื™ื’ืฉื™ื ืœื›ืœ ื—ื›ืžื” ืื—ืจืช, ืืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ื’ื™ืฉื” ืื—ืจืช ืœื’ืžืจื™. ืฉืœ ื˜ื”ืจื”, ืฉืœ ื ืงื™ื•ืช, ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื ืขื” ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช ื•ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื ื’ื™ืขื•ืช, ื•ืจืง ืื– ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื’.

ื”ืœื•ืžื“ ื‘ืœื ื”ื›ื ื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื”’ โ€“ ืื™ื ื• ืžื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœื™ืฉืจื•ืช

ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ื, ืฉืขื” ืฉืขื”, ื•ืžืชื›ื ืกื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ืขืช ืœืฉืžื•ืข ื•ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืืช ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’. ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ืจืื™ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืฉ, ืฉืžื™ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื•ื˜ื”ื•ืจ, ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืœืคื™ ื“ืจื’ืชื•, ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืœื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืคืœืคืœ ื•ื‘ืงื™ ื ืคืœื ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ืขืงื•ื. ืื›ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื ื•ื™ ื‘ื›ืฉืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœื•, ื‘ื”ื‘ืจืงื•ืช ืฉืœื•, ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื™ืฉืจื•ืช! ื–ื• ืœื ืืžืช. ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ืชืงื‘ืข ื‘ืื“ื, ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉืื“ื ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื ืื—ืจ. ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื•ืื™ื ื” ื ืงืœื˜ืช ื‘ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ื˜ืžื. ื•ืœื”ื™ืคืš, ืžื™ ืฉืžืงื“ืฉ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื•ืžืฉื™ืœ ืžืขืœื™ื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื˜ื•ืžืื”, ื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื•ืœืงืœื•ื˜ ืืช ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’. ืืฃ ืžื™ ืฉื ืจืื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืื ื”ื•ื ‘ืขืจืœืื›ืขืจ’, ืื ืžืขืฉื™ื•, ื”ื ื”ื’ืชื•, ืžืœื‘ื•ืฉื• ื•ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ื”ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื”ืจืื•ื™ ื•ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื•ื ืœืงืœื•ื˜ ืืช ื“ื‘ืจ ื”’. ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจื ื•, ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ืืœื• ืฉืžืฆื“ ื›ืฉืจื•ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื•ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื ืœื ื”ืชืื™ืžื• ื›”ื› ืœื’ื“ืœื•ืช ืžื•ืคืœื’ืช ื‘ื™ื“ื™ืขื•ืช ื•ื‘ืขืžืงื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœืžืขืœื” ืžื›ื•ื—ื. ื•ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื ื’ืฉื• ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื›ืžื• ืฉื ื™ื’ืฉื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื”’! ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื”, ื‘ื ืงื™ื•ืช, ื•ืžืชื•ืš ื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื.

ื™ืฉื ื• ืžืขืฉื” ื™ื“ื•ืข ืขืœ ื”’ืืœื˜ืขืจ ืžืงืœื’ ืฉืจืฆื” ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ื”ืื ื‘ื ื• ืœื•ืžื“ ื›ืจืื•ื™ ืื• ืœื. ื ื›ื ืก ืœื—ื“ืจื•, ื•ื›ืฉืจืื” ืฉื”ื›ื•ืœ ืžืกื•ื“ืจ ื‘ืžื™ื˜ืชื•, ื‘ืืจื•ื ื• ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ื ื• ืœื•ืžื“ ื›ืจืื•ื™. ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ื‘ื–ื”, ืฉื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื•ื, ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ืื“ื ื ืžืฆื ืœื‘ื“, ืจืง ื”ื•ื ื•ื”ืงื‘”ื” – ืื– ื”ื•ื ื ืžื“ื“. ืื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืžืชื ื”ื’, ื”ืŸ ื‘ืฆื ื™ืขื•ืช, ื”ืŸ ื‘ืงื™ื•ื ื”ื”ืœื›ื”, ื”ืŸ ื‘ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืœืคื ื™ื ืžืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื“ื™ืŸ. ื”ืžื“ื™ื“ื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ื”ื ื”ืื“ื ืื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื•ื ืžืชื ื”ื’, ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ื”ื ืœื ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืžื”ื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช ืœืจืื•ืช ืžื” ืžืขืฉื™ื•. ืœืคื™ ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืื“ื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื, ื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืžื“ื•ื“ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ื–ืš ื•ื ืงื™, ื”ืื ืžืขืฉื™ื• ื”ื ื‘ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ื•ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื”.

ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืื“ื ืื™ื ื ืชืœื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ื‘ื“ืขื•ืชื™ื•, ืืœื ื™ืฉ ‘ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขืจื•ืš’ ืฉืžื“ืจื™ืš ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืจื˜, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืื™ืš ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืชืœื‘ืฉ. ื”ื›ื•ืœ ื–ื” ื”ืœื›ื”, ื›ืœ ืคืกื™ืขื” ื•ืคืกื™ืขื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ืœื›ื”, ื•ืืœ ืœื• ืœืื“ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉืื ืขื•ืฉื” ืื™ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื ื›ืฉื•ืจื” ื–ื” ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื ื™ื›ืจ ืขืœื™ื•. ืฉื”ืจื™ ืืฃ ืื ืœื ื™ืชื’ืœื” ืœืจื‘ื™ื ืžื” ื”ื ืžืขืฉื™ื•, ื”ืœื ื”ืคื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื“ื ื–ื” ืžืื™ืจื™ื ืื—ืจืช, ื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืื™ื ื• ื ืงื™ ื•ื˜ื”ื•ืจ ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ. ื•ืื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืœืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืขื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ืžืฉืคื™ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืื“ื, ื”ื™ืžื ืขื•ืช ืžืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืขื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืื™ื ื” ืžืกืคืงืช, ืื“ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื‘ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ื•ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื”. ืืžื ื ืœื ืžื•ื˜ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืื“ื ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื‘’ื˜ื‘ื™ืœืช ืฉืœื’’ ื•ืœื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื ืฉื’ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ื•ืฆื“ืงื•ืช, ืื‘ืœ ืžื•ื˜ืœ ืขืœื™ื• ืœื”ืงืคื™ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืฆื ื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื• ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื•ื™ื•ื. ืื ื—ืกืจ ืืช ื”ื”ืงืคื“ื” ื”ื–ื•, ื”ืจื™ ืฉื—ืกืจ ื‘ื ืงื™ื•ืช ื•ื˜ื”ืจื” ื•ืžืžื™ืœื ื—ืกืจ ืœืื“ื ื’ื ื‘ืฉืœืžื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”. ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื•, ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ืœื‘ื“, ืœื‘ื“ ืขื ืขืฆืžื•, ืœื‘ื“ ืขื ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ื•, ืœื‘ื“ ืขื ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœื•. ื”ืื ืžืขืฉื™ื• ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ื• ื”ื ื‘ื ืงื™ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืฉืœืžื•ืช ืื• ืœื. ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ืื“ื ื”ื•ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืฉื, ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื™ื’ืจืžื• ืœื›ืš ืฉื™ืกืชื›ืœื• ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืขื™ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ื”, ื•ื›ืฉืžืชื ื”ื’ ื›ืš ื›ืœืคื™ ืคื ื™ื, ื‘ืชื•ืš ืชื•ื›ื•, ื–ื” ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืชื• ื•ืžืžื™ืœื ื ื™ื›ืจ ื’ื ื›ืœืคื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.

ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืžืขืฉื™ื

ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ื—ืžื•ืจ ืžืฆื‘ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืฉื—ืกืจ ืœื• ื‘ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ื•ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื” – ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื™ื“ื™ ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ืขื–ื•ืช. ืืžื ื ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ืžื—ืžืช ื˜ื‘ืขื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื. ืื•ืœื ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื, ืฉืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื, ื›ืš ืžืฉืชื ื” ื˜ื‘ืขื•. ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื˜ื‘ืขื ื”ื ืจื—ืžื ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ืจื—ืžื ื™ื, ื•ืœื ืฉื™ื™ื›ื™ื ื›ืœืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืช ืคื ื™ื. ืืœื ืฉืžื™ื“ืช ‘ืจื—ื•ื’ ื”ื™ื ืื—ืช ืžืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื•ื‘ืžืขืœื” ื–ื• ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ืจืง ืื ื™ืฉ ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ื•ื˜ื”ืจื”, ืจืง ืžื™ ืฉื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืงื‘”ื”. ืื ื™ืฉ ‘ื•ื”ืฆื ืข ืœื›ืช ืขื ืืœื•ืงื™ืš’. ื•ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืžืชื’ืœื” ืžื™ื“, ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืขื ื–ื” ืขื“ ืœืžืื” ื•ืขืฉืจื™ื, ืขื“ ืขื•ืžื“ื• ืœืžืฉืคื˜ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืขืœื”. ืืœื ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืžืขื™ื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ืงื“ื•ืฉืชื•, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœื• ืžืขื™ื“, ื”ืขื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื• ืžืขื™ื“ื”, ืžืฉืื• ื•ืžืชื ื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช. ืงืœ ืžืื•ื“ ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ, ื›ื•ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืขืœ ืžื” ืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจ…

ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืขืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื (ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืฉืžื•ืขื•ืช ืืœื• ืขืœ ืžื” ืœืกืžื•ืš) ืขืœ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืื•ื›ืœื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ืขืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉืžืฉืชื™ื™ื›ื™ื ืืœื™ื”ื ื•ื›ื“ื•’. ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžื•, ืื ื”ื•ื ื‘ืืžืช ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืžื“ืจื’ื” ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืฉืœ ‘ื ืงื™’ ื•’ื˜ื”ื•ืจ’, ื”ืื ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ืžื—ื™ืฆื” ื‘ื™ื ื• ืœืงื‘”ื”, ื”ืื ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื”ืคืกืงื”?…

ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ืื•ื›ืœ ืจื•ืื™ื ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื™ ืฉื ืงื™ ื•ื˜ื”ื•ืจ ืœืžื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื ืืช ื›ืœ ื–ื”. ืขืฉื• ื”ื•ื ื–ื” ืฉืืžืจ ‘ื”ืœืขื™ื˜ื ื™ ื ื’. ื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื“ื ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ื ื™ืžื•ืกื™ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืืฆืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ, ืœืื“ื ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉืœ ‘ื”ืœืขื™ื˜ื ื™ ื ื’. ืžื™ ืฉื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ื”ื•ื ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ‘ื”ืœืขื™ื˜ื ื™ ื ื’, ืจื•ืื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” ืืฃ ืืช ืชืื•ืช ื”ืื›ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื•, ื•ืžื™ ืฉื”ื ื”ื’ืชื• ื‘ื“ืจืš ืืจืฅ ืจื•ืื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืขืฉื™ื• ืžื™ื”ื• ื•ืžื” ื“ืจื’ืชื•.

ื”ืžืขืœื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ื”ื™ืชื”, ืฉืœื ืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ืฉืžื ื•ืœื ืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ืžืœื‘ื•ืฉื. ื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืคื ื”, ื›ืœ ื”ืœื•ืงืกื•ืก ืฉืœ ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ ื”ื˜ืžื โ€“ ื•ื“ืื™ ืžืฉืคื™ืข ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืขืœ ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื. ืจื•ืื™ื ืžื™ื“ ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขืœ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ. ื™ืฉ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืฉืข ืจื™ื™ื“’, ื•ื™ืฉ ‘ื’ืืก ืจื™ื™ื“’, [ื™ืฉ ‘ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืชื™’ ื•ื™ืฉ ‘ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืจื—ื•ื‘ื™’], ื•ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ื ื™ื›ืจ ื‘ืงืœื•ืช ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืœืฉื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื, ื•ืืฃ ื›ืืœื• ื”ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืœื”ืกืชื™ืจ ืžืขืฉื™ื”ื ื•ืžืชื ื”ื’ื™ื ื›ืš ืจืง ื‘ื—ื“ืจื™ ื—ื“ืจื™ื, ื”ืจื™ ืฉื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื›ื•ืœ ืžืชื’ืœื” ืœื—ื•ืฅ. ืœื›ืœ ืžืขืฉื” ื™ืฉ ื”ืฉืคืขื”, ืื ืื“ื ืžืงื™ื™ื ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื‘ื“ืงื“ื•ืง, ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืขืœ ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืฉืœื• ืืฃ ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ื—ื•ืœื™ืŸ. ื•ืื ื—”ื• ืžื–ืœื–ืœ ื‘ื“ืงื“ื•ืงื™ื ื•ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืœื™ื“ื• ืจืง ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆืืช ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื•ื‘ื”, ืืฃ ื–ื” ื ื™ื›ืจ ืขืœื™ื•!

ื™ื”ื™ ืจืฆื•ืŸ, ืฉื™ื–ื›ื ื• ื”’, ื•ื™ืคืชื— ืœื‘ื ื•, ื•ื ื–ื›ื” ืœืชื•ืจื” ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช, ืฉื ื’ื™ืข ืœื“ืจื’ื” ืฉืœ ืืœื• ืฉืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืชื•ืจืช ื”’ ‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื’.

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Parshas Vayechi

Harav Hagaon Meir Wahrsager shlita

This parshah discusses the end of Yaakov Avinuโ€™s life, when he gave berachos to his sons and to the sons of Yosef, Menashe and Ephraim. To Menashe and Ephraim he gave the famous berachah, ื‘ึฐึผืšึธ ื™ึฐื‘ึธืจึตืšึฐ ื™ึดืฉึฐื‚ืจึธืึตืœ ืœึตืืžึนืจ ื™ึฐืฉึดื‚ืžึฐืšึธ ืึฑืœึนืงึดื™ื ื›ึฐึผืึถืคึฐืจึทื™ึดื ื•ึฐื›ึดืžึฐื ึทืฉึถึผืื” โ€” that all of Klal Yisraelโ€™s future generations should bentch their children to be like Ephraim and Menashe.

The basic question everyone asks is that out of all the many great people in Klal Yisraelโ€™s history โ€” the Avos, the shevatim, Moshe, Aharon, Yosef, and Dovid โ€” why are Ephraim and Menashe singled out? What is so special about them that they are held up as the role models all future children in Klal Yisrael should be like?

One of the many explanations is offered by the Ponevezher Rav, who notes that Ephraim and Menashe were unique in that they did not experience yeridas hadoros.

A person can have wonderful children, the best kids, but generally, no one escapes the phenomenon of yeridas hadoros. Each new generation of children is a lower generation, further away from the Avos, further away from Har Sinai, and thatโ€™s a reality that Hakadosh Baruch Hu ingrained in the world. As great as any particular generation may be, they are not as great as the previous generation.

Ephraim and Menashe were an anomaly; they were upgraded to the level of shevatim, as Yaakov Avinu says: ื›ึดึผืจึฐืื•ึผื‘ึตืŸ ื•ึฐืฉึดืืžึฐืขื•ึนืŸ ื™ึดื”ึฐื™ื•ึผ ืœึดื™. They even received portions in Eretz Yisrael!

So the berachah we wish to give our children is that they shouldnโ€™t experience yeridas hadoros.

I was once zocheh once to hear this vort from Rav Tzvi Partzovitz shlita at a shalom zachor, and he said he wanted to be a shomeiโ€™a uโ€™mosif. What, he asked, was Yosef Hatzaddikโ€™s secret that enabled him to have children who were not subject to yeridas hadoros? Perhaps if we can understand the secret of Yosef Hatzaddik, we will also be zocheh to have children like Ephraim and Menashe.

Rav Tzvi noted that a major aspect of Yosefโ€™s greatness was that he continued Yaakovโ€™s path; Yaakov was an eish, he was a lehavah. He maintained a vision of Yaakovโ€™s image โ€” ื“ืžื•ืช ื“ื™ื•ืงื ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ื• โ€”in his mind, and he sought to perpetuate that legacy.

Most parents, Rav Tzvi said, give their children their own chinuch. But their chinuch is a generation lower than that of their parents, so their children receive a yeridas hadoros form of chinuch. Yosef, however, was giving over the chinuch of Yaakov. And since Menashe and Ephraim received the chinuch of Yaakov, they remained on the level of all the other shevatim.

When Rav Tzvi said this vort at the shalom zachor, Rav Yitzchok Hellman shlita (zuhl zein gezunt) stood up and gave a standing haskamah. It was a beautiful explanation of the koach of Yosef Hatzaddik to be able to raise Menashe and Ephraim in a way that they did not experience yeridas hadoros.

With Hashemโ€™s help, I would also like to be a shomeia uโ€™mosif and add an explanation of how Yosef was able to give over the chinuch of the previous generations, which isnโ€™t so simple.

Emulating, Not Imitating

When Yosef named his firstborn son Menashe, the reason he gave for this name was ื›ึดึผื™ ื ึทืฉึทึผืื ึดื™ ืึฑืœึนืงึดื™ื ืึถืช ื›ึธึผืœ ืขึฒืžึธืœึดื™ ื•ึฐืึตืช ื›ึธึผืœ ื‘ึตึผื™ืช ืึธื‘ึดื™. Menashe comes from the lashon of forgetting, and he was thanking Hashem for helping him to forget all the travails he endured โ€” and to forget his fatherโ€™s house. He forgot what it was like growing up in Yaakovโ€™s house, in that place of kedushah and taharah, in that makom Torah.

Clearly, Yosef considered it a positive development that Hashem helped him to forget his fatherโ€™s house, if he gave his son a name that reflected this. But how do we reconcile that with the idea that he kept ื“ืžื•ืช ื“ื™ื•ืงื ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ื• in his consciousness?

On one hand, Yosef saw himself as a continuation of Yaakov, and he certainly knew that we donโ€™t consider later generations to be greater than earlier ones. On the contrary, the closer you are to the Avos, the greater you are. Our task is to continue the mesorah transmitted by our parents and rebbeim.

On the other hand, Yosef was in a new land. He wasnโ€™t living in the rarefied atmosphere of his fatherโ€™s house, but in Mitzrayim, which was very far away and very different. Apparently, the meaning of the words ื›ึดึผื™ ื ึทืฉึทึผืื ึดื™ ืึฑืœึนืงึดื™ื ืึถืช ื›ึธึผืœ ืขึฒืžึธืœึดื™ ื•ึฐืึตืช ื›ึธึผืœ ื‘ึตึผื™ืช ืึธื‘ึดื™ is that if Yosef would have had a vivid picture in his mind of his fatherโ€™s house, which is perhaps what he would have wanted, he would have felt compelled to imitate, to practically cut and paste, what he had seen there. But that wouldnโ€™t have worked in Mitzrayim, simply because Mitzrayim was not the house of Yaakov.

Hakadosh Baruch Hu helped Yosef to forget the exact picture of his fatherโ€™s house, which meant that he had to work to recapture and conjure up his connection to beis avi while he was in Mitzrayim. In other words, he had to use his own avodah to try to remember what he had seen in his fatherโ€™s house and bring that into Mitzrayim.

Although Yosef did see ื“ืžื•ืช ื“ื™ื•ืงื ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ื•, a careful look at Chazalโ€™s words reveals that he did not enter the nisayon in Potipharโ€™s house with that image in mind. In the beginning he did not conjure up that image. In fact, Chazal say, he was ready to sin; he hadnโ€™t come armed with ื“ืžื•ืช ื“ื™ื•ืงื ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ื•. He had to work with his own avodah of ื•ึทื™ึฐืžึธืึตืŸ โ€” he pushed himself to withstand the nisayon, and through his own avodah he was able to bring back ื“ืžื•ืช ื“ื™ื•ืงื ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ื•. In conjuring up that image, he wasnโ€™t copying it; he was transplanting it into Mitzrayim. This is the tremendous balance that Yosef Hatzaddik had to strike.

Iโ€™d like to suggest that this is what he did in his chinuch as well. Returning to the original vort about Yosefโ€™s chinuch, yes, itโ€™s true that Yosef was zocheh to have children on the level of Menashe and Ephraim because he transmitted the chinuch of Yaakov. But it wasnโ€™t cut and paste; he didnโ€™t copy exactly what Yaakov had done in his holy house. The words ื ึทืฉึทึผืื ึดื™ ืึฑืœึนืงึดื™ื ืึถืช ื›ึธึผืœ ืขึฒืžึธืœึดื™ ื•ึฐืึตืช ื›ึธึผืœ ื‘ึตึผื™ืช ืึธื‘ึดื™ convey that he didnโ€™t have the exact picture of beis avi in his mind. But what he did do was take the fundamentals and apply them to his children, who were being raised in Mitzrayim. When raising children in that environment, he couldnโ€™t imitate exactly what he had seen growing up in Yaakovโ€™s house, but he took the main principles.

He didnโ€™t say, โ€œWell, itโ€™s a new generation, this is Mitzrayim, so let me forget everything and not try to bring over the mesorah I received from my father.โ€ Rather, he strove to continue Yaakovโ€™s mesorah as much as possible. But his chinuch couldnโ€™t be an imitation. He had to take the fundamentals and apply them, perhaps using a different formula in conveying them.

Yosef, through his own avodah, took the ื“ืžื•ืช ื“ื™ื•ืงื ื• โ€” what he received from the preceding generations โ€” and found the right way to present it to his children. This is the balance that we have to strike in our chinuch as well. Either extreme is incorrect.

Those who think we canโ€™t use the old ideas and fundamentals of the mesorah are certainly wrong; these foundations are sacred, and we dare not abandon them. Indeed, we are taught that the words ืึถืฉึธึผื‚ื ืขึตื™ื ึทื™ ืึถืœ ื”ึถื”ึธืจึดื™ื can be read as ืึถืฉึธึผื‚ื ืขึตื™ื ึทื™ ืึถืœ ื”ึถื”ื•ึนืจึดื™ื, conveying that we must always look back to our parents, grandparents, and rebbeim and strive to emulate them. There must always be an inner desire to capture the fundamentals imparted by the earlier generations.

But we have to balance that with the realities of today. Thereโ€™s no way we could convey the mesorah exactly as it was transmitted then; itโ€™s a different generation. But if we somehow manage to adapt the mesorah to todayโ€™s generation, we can tap into the tremendous ability that Yosef HaTzadik possessed โ€” to blend the two elements, one on hand forgetting his fatherโ€™s house and on the other hand bringing the ื“ืžื•ืช ื“ื™ื•ืงื ื• into a new place and a new generation, and be zocheh to have children who are like Ephraim and Menashe.

Gut Shabbos.

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