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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืœื• ืœืš ื ื ืจืื” ืืช ืœื•ื ืื—ื™ืš ื•ืืช ืฉืœื•ื ื”ืฆืืŸ (ืœื–,ื™ื“)
ืืช ืฉืœื•ื ืื—ื™ืš ื ื™ื—ื, ืืœื ืžืื™ ‘ื•ืืช ืฉืœื•ื ื”ืฆืืŸ’? ื”ื“ื ืืžืจ ืฉืื“ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื‘ืฉืœื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ื”ื ื™ื™ื” ืžืžื ื• (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจื‘ื” ืคื“, ื™ื’)

ื‘ื™ืืจ ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื””ืช ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”: ืœืžื“ื™ื ืื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ, ืฉื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืื“ื ืœื›ื‘ื“ ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื”ื ื” ืžืžื ื•, ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืื• ื‘ื“ื•ืžื. ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ืžื’ื“ืจ ื”ื›ืจืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘.

ื•ื”ื ื”, ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉื”ืฆืืŸ ืขืฆืžื ืื™ื ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืœืื“ื ืฉื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื”, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื”ืžื•ืช ืืœื• ืฉื•ื ื“ืขืช ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื›ืจืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ืืœื™ื”ื, ืืš ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื”ืื“ื ื‘ื”ื›ืจืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื›ืœืคื™ ื”ืฆืืŸ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ื”ื ืื” ืžื”ื.

ื•ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืข”ื” ืจืื™ื ื• ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืคืœื™ื, ืฉื”ื›ืœื™ืœ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืืช ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ื ื™ื• ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ ื™-ื” ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืžืฉืคื˜ ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืฉืœื•ื ื”ืฆืืŸ. ื”ืจื™ ืฉืžืžื™ื“ืช ื”ื›ืจืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ื™ืขืงื‘ ื‘ืžืขืœื” ืื—ืช ืืช ื‘ื ื™ื• ื•ืืช ื”ืฆืืŸ.

ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ื›ืจืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืฆื“ื™ืง ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื—ืจื™ืฃ
ื›”ื“ ื‘ื›ืกืœื• ืชืจื›”ื“
ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื™ืžื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื” ื‘ืขื™ื™ืจื” ืžื™ืจ, ืขืžื“ ื‘ืจืืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ื˜ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืกืงื™ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื‘ื ื• ืฉืœ ืžื™ื™ืกื“ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื•ืจื””ื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื˜ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืกืงื™ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ืืฉืจ ืคื ื” ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœืจื•ื•ื—ืช ืฆืจื›ื™ื” ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื” ื•ื”ื•ืจื™ืฉ ืืช ืจืืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœื‘ื ื•.

ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ, ื‘ืจืฆื•ืชื• ืฉืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื• ื™ื’ื“ืœื• ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื ื˜ื”ื•ืจื”, ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื›ื”ืŸ ืœืฆื™ื“ื• ื›ืจ”ืž ื•ื›ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ืืช ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืฆื“ื™ืง ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ืขืœื™ืจ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ. ืจื‘ื™ย  ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืžืžืฉืคื—ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ืขื•ืœื, ื ืฆืจ ืœื‘ืขืœ ื”ืชืก’ ื™ื•”ื˜ ื•ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืืจื‘ืขื” ืื—ื™ื ื’ืื•ื ื™ ืขื•ืœื ืœืžืฉืคื—ืช ื”ืขืœื™ืจ, ื””ื” ื‘ืขืœ ื”ืขืžื•ื“ื™ ืื•ืจ, ืื‘ื“ืง”ืง ื˜ืœื–, ื•ื‘ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื™ื”ื•ืฉืข. ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื™ื” ืžืจืืฉื•ื ื™ ื•ืžื‘ื—ื™ืจื™ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ื•ื•ืœื•ื–’ื™ืŸ. ื ื•ื“ืข ื‘ื—ืจื™ืคื•ืชื• ื”ืขืฆื•ืžื” ื•ื‘ื›ื— ื”’ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ’ ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉืœื• ื•ืžืฉื•ื ื›ืš ื›ื•ื ื” ื‘ืคื™ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืฉื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื•ืจ ‘ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื—ืจื™ืฃ’.

ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื›ื”ื•ื ืชื• ื›ืจ”ืž ื•ื›ืžืฉื’ื™ื— ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืฉืคืขืชื• ื ื›ืจื” ื”ื™ื˜ื‘ ืขืœ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืืฉืจ ื ืงืฉืจื• ืืœื™ื• ื‘ืขื‘ื•ืชื•ืช ืื”ื‘ื” ืข”ืž ืœื”ืชื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื”ืœื™ื›ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ ืชื•ืจืชื•. ื ื•ื“ืข ื‘ืขื•ื•ืชื ื•ืชื• ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ื›ืืฉืจ ืขืœ ืืฃ ื’ื“ืœื•ืชื• ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืื• ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืœืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ, ื”ื›ืคื™ืฃ ืขืฆืžื• ืœืžืจื ื“ืืชืจื ื“ืžื™ืจ ื‘ืื•ืชืŸ ืฉื ื™ื, ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ื“ื•ื“ ืื™ื™ื–ื ืฉื˜ืื˜.

ืขื•ื“ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื—ื™ื•ืชื• ื”ืขืœื” ืืช ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ื• ื•ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื‘ ื•ืกื™ื“ืจ ืืช ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ื• ืขืœ ืกื“ืจ ืžืกื›ืชื•ืช ื”ืฉ”ืก ืข”ืž ืœื”ื“ืคื™ืกื. ื›ืžื• ื›ืŸ ื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืื—ืจื™ื• ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืœื›ื”. ืื•ืœื ืžืฉืžื™ื ืœื ื”ืกืคื™ืงื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื• ืœื”ื“ืคื™ืก ืืช ืกืคืจื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื™ื.

ื‘ืฉื ืช ืชืจ”ื› ื ืงืจื ืœืฉืžืฉ ื‘ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื• ืงื•ื™ื“ื ื•ื‘. ืฉื™ืžืฉ ื‘ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉื ื›ืืจื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื ืขื“ ืฉื ืœื‘”ืข, ืœืื—ืจ ืžื—ืœื”, ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื›”ื“ ื‘ื›ืกืœื• ืชืจื›”ื“.

ื‘ืจื•ื•ืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ื ื™ื ื• ืืช ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ื• ืขืœ ืžืกื›ืชื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื ืงืžื ื•ื‘ื‘ื ืžืฆื™ืขื ื•ืงืจืื ื‘ืฉื “ื ื—ืœืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ”.

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Shpitzer, Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shlita

ื•ื™ืฉื‘

ื ื— ืœื• ืœืื“ื ืฉื™ืคื™ืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืœื›ื‘ืฉืŸ ื”ืืฉ ื•ืœื ื™ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื‘ืจื‘ื™ื.

ื‘”ืž ื ”ื˜ ื ื— ืœื• ืœืื“ื ืฉื™ืคื™ืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืœื›ื‘ืฉืŸ ื”ืืฉ ื•ืœื ื™ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื‘ืจื‘ื™ื.ย  ื•ืœืžื“ื• ื›ืŸ ืžืชืžืจ ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื”ื™ื ืžื•ืฆืืช ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ืข’ ืชื•ืก’ ื“ื’ืจืกื• ืžื•ืฆืช, ื•ืคื™’ ื‘ื ื™ืŸ ืฆื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืœื›ื’ ื™”ืœ ื“ื”ืฉืชื“ืœื” ืข”ื™ ื”ืคืชื™ืœื™ื ื•ืืœ”ื› ื”ื™ืชื” ืื•ืžืจืช ืœื”ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ื ืขืœื™ื”, ืืœื ื“ืจืฉืช ื”ื’ืž’ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื ืžื•ืฆืช ื‘ืืฉ, ื•ื”ื› ืื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื“ื” ืื– ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ื ืขืœื™ื”.

ื•ื‘ืชื•ืก’ ืกื•ื˜ื” ื™’ ืข”ื‘ ื”ืง’ ืืžืื™ ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื™ื”ืจื’ ื•ืืœ ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ. ื•ื‘ืฉืขืจื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืžืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื ื” ืฉ”ื’ ืงืœ”ื˜ ื›ืชื‘ ื“ื”ื•ื ืื‘ืง ืฉืคื™ื›ื•ืช ื“ืžื™ื. ื•ื›ืชื‘ื• ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื“ืœืคื™”ื– ืœื ืง’ ืงื•’ ืชื•ืก’. ื•ืข’ ื‘ื ื™ืŸ ืฆื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื“ื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืžื•ื‘ื ื‘ืจืž”ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื“ื’ื ืœืื• ืฉืœ ื’’ ืขื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ื™ื”ืจื’ ื•ืืœ ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ.

ื•ืข’ ืžื ื—ืช ืฉืœืžื” ืžื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจ’ ืฉืœืžื” ื–ืœืžืŸ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืกื•ืก”ื™ ื–’ ืฉื”ืงืฉื” ืฉืื ืžืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ื• ื”ื•ื ื›ืจืฆื™ื—ื” ื”ื› ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ื™ืš ื‘ื• ืคื™ืงื•ื— ื ืคืฉ ื‘ืฉื‘ืช, ื•ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ืืกื•ืจ ืœื—ืœืœ ืฉื‘ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ืœื‘ื™ื™ืฉ ืืช ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•. (ื•ืžืกื‘ืจื ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ืืช”ืœ ืคื™ืงื•ื— ื ืคืฉ ืžืฉื•ื ืœื—ืœืœ ืขืœื™ื• ืฉื‘ืชย  ืื—ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืฉืžื•ืจ ืฉื‘ืชื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื”, ื•ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื–ื” ื‘ืžืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ื•. ื•ื ืจืื” ื“ืœื ื ื—ื™ืช ืœืคืจืฉ ื›ืŸ ื›ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืื™ื ื• ืžืฉื•ื ื—ืœืœ ืขืœื™ื• ืฉื‘ืช ืื—ืช ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ื›ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื™ื•ืžื).

(ื•ื ื“ื—ืง ื‘ื“”ื” ื•ื ืจืื” ื›ื™ ืฆืขืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ืžื• ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ื”ื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื”ื™ืชืจ ืคืงื•ื— ื ืคืฉ. ื•ืฆ”ืœ ื“ืืขืค”ื› ืืžืจื• ื ื— ืœื• ืœื”ืคื™ืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื•ืืœ ื™ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•, ืืฃ ื“ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ืฉื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืžืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ ืขืฆืžื•, ื•ืฆ”ืœ ื“ื’ื ืขืœ ื’ืจืžื ืฉืœ ื”ืœื‘ื ืช ืคื ื™ื ืืžืจื• ื ื— ืœื• ืœื”ืคื™ืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืœื›ื‘ืฉืŸ).

ื•ืœื›ื’ ืขื•ื™”ืœ ื“ื‘ืกื ื”’ ืข”ื“ ืœืžื“ื• ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื“ืจืฆื™ื—ื” ื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ื“ื™ืŸ ื™ื”ืจื’ ื•ืืœ ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ, ืžืกื‘ืจื ื“ืžืื™ ื—ื–ื™ืช ื“ื“ืžื™ ื“ื™ื“ืš ืกื•ืžืง ื˜ืคื™. ื•ื ืžืฆื ื“ืกื‘ืจื ื”ื•ื ื•ืœื ืคืกื•ืง. ื•ืœืคื™”ื– ื™”ืœ ื“ืื””ื  ื›ืœืคื™ ืื™ืกื•ืจื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ื ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื—ื™ ื‘ื”ื ื“ืคื™ืงื•ื— ื ืคืฉ ื“ื•ื—ื” ืฉื‘ืช ื•ื›ื“ื•ืžื”, ื›”ื– ื“ื•ืงื ื‘ื—ื™ื•ืช ืžืžืฉ ื•ืœื ื‘ืžืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื™ื”ืจื’ ื•ืืœ ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ, ืชื•ืœื” ื‘ืกื‘ืจื, ื•ืžืกื‘ืจื ื‘ืืžืช ืžืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ื”ื•ื™ ื›ืžื• ืจื•ืฆื—. ื•ื‘ื–ื” ืžื™ื•ืฉื‘ ืงื•’ ืžื ื—”ืฉ.

ืืš ืœืคื™”ื– ืœื›ื’ ืจืง ืžืฉื•ื ืžืื™ ื—ื–ื™ืช, ื•ื™ืกื›ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉืœื™ื›ื• ืื•ืชื• ืœื›ื‘ืฉืŸ, ื›ืžืขืฉื” ืชืžืจ, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื›ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ื’ืž’ ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืขืฆืžื• ืฉืœื ืœื‘ื™ื™ืฉ. ืื›ืŸ ืืžืจื• ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ ืžืก’ ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ืกื•ืค”ื— ืกื™ืขืช ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ื”ืžื”ืœื›ื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื•ืคื’ืขื• ื‘ื”ื ืขื›ื•”ื ื•ืืžืจื• ืœื”ื ืชื ื• ืœื ื• ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื•ื ื”ืจื•ื’ ืื•ืชื• ื•ืื ืœืื• ื ื”ืจื•ื’ ื›ื•ืœื›ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืœื ื ื”ืจื’ื™ื ืœื ื™ืžืกืจื• ื ืคืฉ ืื—ืช ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื™ื—ื“ื• ืœื”ื ืื—ื“ ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ืข ื‘ืŸ ื‘ื›ืจื™ (ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘’ ื›’) ื™ืžืกืจื• ืื•ืชื• ืœื”ื ื•ืืœ ื™ื”ืจื’ื•, ืืžืจ ืจ”ืœ ื•ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื” ื›ืฉื‘ืข ื‘ืŸ ื‘ื›ืจื™, ื•ืจ’ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืืžืจ ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืื™ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื”.

ื•ื‘ื›ืก”ืž ืค”ื” ืžื™ืกื•ื“ื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื””ื” ืคื™’ ื“ืขืช ืจ’ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ื—ื“ื•ื”ื• ื“ื‘ื›ื””ื’ ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ืกื‘ืจืช ืžืื™ ื—ื–ื™ืช ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืœื”ื” ื™ื”ืจื’. (ื•ืž”ืž ื‘ืœื ื™ื™ื—ื“ื•ื”ื• ืืกื•ืจ ืœืžืกื•ืจ ื›ื™ ื‘ื–ื” ืฉื™ื™ืš ืžืื™ ื—ื–ื™ืช ื“ืื•ืœื™ ื ืžืกื•ืจ ืื—ืจ). ื•ื”ืง’ ื”ื›ืก”ืž ื‘ื˜ืขื ืจ”ืœ ื“ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ืžืกืจื•ื”ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื™ื™ื—ื“ื•ื”ื• ื•ืคื™’ ืฉื ื”ื›ืก”ืž ื“ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื™ื”ืจื’ ื•ืืœ ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื•ื ื’ื ื‘ืœื™ ื˜ืขื ืžืื™ ื—ื–ื™ืช. ื•ืืฃ ืฉืืžืจื• ื‘ื’ืž’ ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉืœ ืžืื™ ื—ื–ื™ืช, ื‘ืืžืชย  ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ืงื‘ืœื” ื“ืœืขื•ืœื ื™ื”ืจื’ ื•ืืœ ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืจืฆื™ื—ื”. ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืฉืคื™ืจ ืžืฉืœื™ืš ืขืฆืžื• ืœื›ื‘ืฉืŸ.

ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื˜ื”ืจืชื” - "ืชื•ื›ื• ืจืฆื•ืฃ ืื”ื‘ื”"

Finkel, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda Shlita

ืฉื™ื—ื” ื‘ืคืœืคื•ืœ ื•ื“ืจื•ืฉ ืœืจื’ืœ ื™ืžื™ ื”ื—ื ื•ื›ื” ื”ื‘ืขืœ”ื˜

 

ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื ืก ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื“ืœื ืžืฆืื• ืฉืžืŸ ืจืง ืคืš ืื—ื“, ื•ื”ื“ืœื™ืงื• ื‘ื• ื•ื ืขืฉื” ื ืก, ื•ื”ืฉืชื ืืžืื™ ืœื ื”ื“ืœื™ืงื• ื‘ืฉืžืŸ ื˜ืžื, ื•ื”ื ื˜ื•ืžืื” ื”ื•ืชืจื” ื‘ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ.

ื•ืœื™ื™ืฉื‘ ื–ื” ื ืงื“ื™ื ืœืกื•ื’ื™ื ื‘ื–ื‘ื—ื™ื (ืฆื–, ื‘) ื“ืจื‘ื ื‘ืขื™ ืงืจื ื“ืื™ืŸ ืขืฉื” ื“ื•ื—ื” ืœื ืชืขืฉื” ืฉื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ, ื•ืœื”ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืขืฉื” ื“ืื›ื™ืœืช ืžื— ื“ื•ื—ื” ืœืื• ื“ืฉื‘ื™ืจืช ืขืฆื ื“ืคืกื—.

ื•ื”ืงืฉื• ืชื•ืก’ ื“ื”ื ืœื ื”ื•ื™ ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื, ื“ื”ื ืฉื•ื‘ืจ ืงื•ื“ื ืื›ื™ืœื” ื•ืžืื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืงืจื, ื•ื‘ืœื”ื” ืื™ืŸ ืขื“ืœ”ืช ื›ื”ืื™ ื’ื•ื•ื ื™.

ื•ื‘ืคืกืงื™ ืชื•ืก’ ื›ืชื‘ ื“ื”ื›ืฉืจ ื”ืžื•ื›ืจื— ืœื ื‘ืขื™ ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื. ื•ื›ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ืชื•ืก’ (ื‘”ื‘ ื™ื’, ื) ื“ื”ืงืฉื• ืื”ื ื“ืžื™ ืฉื—ืฆื™ื• ืขื‘ื“ ื“ื›ื•ืคื™ืŸ ืืช ืจื‘ื• ืœืฉื—ืจืจื•, ื•ื ื™ืžื ื“ืขืฉื” ื“ืคืจื™ื” ื•ืจื‘ื™ื” ื™ื“ื—ื” ืœืื• ื“ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืงื“ืฉ ื•ื™ืฉื ืฉืคื—ื”. ื•ืชื™ืจืฆื•, ื“ืื™ื ื• ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื ื“ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื“ืžื™ืขืงืจ ืœืื• ื”ื•ื ืฉืขืช ื”ืขืจืื”, ื•ืื™ืœื• ืคื•”ืจ ืžืงื™ื™ื ืจืง ืื—”ื›.

ื•ื”ื˜ื•ืจื™ ืื‘ืŸ (ื—ื’ื™ื’ื” ื‘’) ื”ืงืฉื”, ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ ืชื•ืก’ (ื™ื‘ืžื•ืช ืฆื•) ื“ื›ืชื‘ื• ื“ืขืฉื” ื“ื•ื—ื” ืœ”ืช ืืคื™’ ื”ื™ื›ื ื“ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื, ื“ื”ื ื›ืœืื™ื ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉืขืช ืขื™ื˜ื•ืฃ, ื•ืฆื™ืฆื™ืช ืื™ื ื• ืžืงื™ื™ื ืจืง ื‘ืฉืขืช ืœื‘ื™ืฉื”, (ื•ื‘ื‘ื™ืฆื” ื“ืฃ ื— ืื™ืชื ื“ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื), ื•ืข”ื› ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ืื—ืจ, ื•ื”ื› ื”ื•ื ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ื ื™ืžื ื’ื‘ื™ ืคื•”ืจ ื“ื”ื ื‘ืœื ื”ืขืจืื”.

ื•ื”ื ืจืื” ื‘ื–ื” ื™ืกื•ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื“ื—ืœื•ืง ืขืฉื” ืฉื“ื•ื—ื” ืœ”ืช ื‘ืขืœืžื, ืžืœ”ืช ื”ืกื•ืชืจ ืœื›ืœ ืžื”ื•ืช ื•ืžื˜ืจืช ื”ืขืฉื”. ื•ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืื›ื™ืœืช ืžื— ื•ืฉื‘ื™ืจืช ืขืฆื ื”ืจื™ ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ืกืชื™ืจื” ื’ืžื•ืจื”, ื“ืื™ ืืกื•ืจ ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืขืฆื ื”ื ืœื ืชืชืงื™ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืื›ื™ืœืช ื‘ืฉืจ ื”ืžื— ื•ืœื ืชืชืงื™ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืžื˜ืจืช ื”ืขืฉื” ื“ืื›ื™ืœืช ื‘ืฉืจ, ื•ืขืœ ื›ืจื—ืš ื“ื‘ื›ื””ื’ ืœื™ืชื ืœืœืื• ื›ืœืœ, ื•ื”ืจื™ ื–ื” ื”ื™ืชืจ ื’ืžื•ืจ ืœืื™ืกื•ืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืจืช ืขืฆื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื›ื™ืœืช ื‘ืฉืจ, ื“ืœื™ื›ื ื›ืœืœ ืœืื• ื‘ื›ื””ื’ (ืื ืœื ื“ืื™ืŸ ืขื“ืœ”ืช ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ).

ื•ืžืขืชื” ื™”ืœ ื“ื‘ื›ื””ื’ ืฉืคื™ืจ ื“ื•ื—ื” ื”ืขืฉื” ืœืœ”ืช ืืฃ ืœื ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื, ื“ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืื™ืŸ ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืžืขืฉื” ืžืฆื•ื” ื“ื•ื—ื” ืœื”ืœ”ืช, ืืœื ื›ืœ ืขื™ืงืจื• ืฉืœ ืœ”ืช ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื”ื›ื, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื”ื•ื ืกื•ืชืจ ืœืžื”ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉื” ื•ืžื˜ืจืชื•. ื•ื›ืŸ ืฆื™ืฆื™ืช ืฉื ืืžืจื” ื‘ืชื•ื›ื›ื™ ืคืจืฉืช ื›ืœืื™ื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ื“ื”ื•ื™ ื”ื•ืชืจื” ื•ืœื™ื›ื ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื” ื›ืœืื™ื ื›ืœืœ, ื“ืืœ”ื” ืœื ืžืฉื›ื—”ืœ ืžืฆื•ืช ืฆื™ืฆื™ืช ื•ื‘ื˜ืœื” ื”ืžื˜ืจื”, ื•ืข”ื› ื“ืื™”ื– ืฉื ื›ืœืื™ื ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฆื™ืฆื™ืช, ื•ืฉืคื™ืจ ืœื ื‘ืขื™ ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื ื•ืžื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืขืช ืขื™ื˜ื•ืฃ.

ืื›ืŸ ื‘ื—ืฆื™ ืขื‘ื“ ื•ื—ื‘”ื— ื”ื“ื—ื™ื” ื”ื™ื ืžืงืจื™ืช, ื•ืื™ืŸ ื”ืœืื• ื™ื“ื—ื” ืืช ืžื”ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉื” ื“ืคื•”ืจ, ื“ื”ื ืœื ื”ื•ื ื”ืื“ื ื”ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ืคื•”ืจ, ื•ืฉืคื™ืจ ืชืชืงื™ื™ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ื‘ืขืœืžื, ื•ืขืœ ื›ืจื—ื™ืŸ, ื“ื‘ื›ื””ื’ ื”ื ื“ื“ื•ื—ื” ื”ืขืฉื” ืœืœ”ืช ื”ื•ื ืจืง ื‘ืฉืขืช ื”ืงื™ื•ื ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ, ื•ืœื”ื›ื™ ื‘ืขื™ื ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื ื“ื™ื™ืงื.

ืœืžื“ื ื• ืื™ืคื•ื ื™ืกื•ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื“ื›ืœ ื“ื”ืœืื• ื“ื•ื—ื” ืœื›ืœ ืžื˜ืจืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื”, ื”ืจื™ ืื™ื ื• ืงื™ื™ื ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื” [ื•ืœื”ื›ื™ ืœื ื‘ืขื™ ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื], ืืš ื”ื™ื›ื ื“ื”ืœืื• ืกื•ืชืจ ืจืง ืœืžืขืฉื” ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ื•ืœื ืœื›ืœ ืžื˜ืจืชื” ื•ืขื ื™ื ื”, ืื™ื ื• ื ื“ื—ื” ืืœื ืžืคื ื™ ื”ืงื™ื•ื ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ, ื•ืฉืคื™ืจ ื‘ืขื™ื ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื“ื ื.

ื•ื”ื ื” ื›ืชื‘ื• ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื“ืœืงืช ื”ืžื ื•ืจื” ื“ืื™ืŸ ื™ืกื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื”ื“ืœืงื”, ื›ื™ ืื ื‘ื–ืืช ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ื“ืœื•ืงื” ื•ืขื•ืžื“ืช, ื•ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื”ื“ืœืงื” ืื™ื ื• ืืœื ื”ื›ืฉืจ ืžืฆื•ื”.

ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื“ืœืคื™ ื›ืœ ื”ืžื‘ื•ืืจ, ื”ืจื™ ื ืžืฆื ื“ืื™ืŸ ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื”ื“ืœืงื” ื“ื•ื—ื” ืœื”ื˜ื•ืžืื”, ื›ื™ ืื ืžื˜ืจืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ื“ื”ืžื ื•ืจื” ืชื”ื ื“ืœื•ืงื”. ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื•, ื“ืื™ืœื• ื”ื•ื™ ื“ื—ื™ื ืŸ ืœื”ื˜ื•ืžืื” ืžื—ืžืช ื“ื™ืŸ ื˜ื•ืžืื” ื”ื•ืชืจื” ื‘ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ, ืื–ื™ ื”ื™ื” ื’ื“ืจ ื”ื“ื—ื™ื™ื” ื“ื”ื›ื ืœื™ื›ื ื›ืœืœ ื“ื™ืŸ ื˜ื•ืžืืช ื”ืฉืžื ื™ื.

ื•ืžืขืชื” ื ืจืื”, ื“ืœื”ื›ื™ ื’ื•ืคื ืœื ืกืžื›ื• ืขืœ ื”ื ื“ื˜ื•ืžืื” ื”ื•ืชืจื” ื‘ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ. ื•ื‘ื”ืงื“ื, ื“ื ืจืื” ื“ื”ื ื“ื‘ืืžืช ืื™ืŸ ืขื“ืœ”ืช ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ, ื•ืœื ืืžืจื™’ ื“ืื™ืŸ ื”ืœืื• ื“ืฉื‘ื™ืจืช ืขืฆื ืืžื•ืจ ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื›ื™ืœืช ืžื—, ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ ืื™ืŸ ื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ื‘ืžืขืฉื” ืฉื‘ื™ืจืช ื”ืขืฆื, ื›ื™ ืื ื“ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื“ื™ื”ื ื”ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื, ืฉื›ืŸ ื”ื ื“ื‘ืขืœืžื ืืžืจื™’ ื“ืื™ืŸ ืœ”ืช ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืขืฉื” ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืขืฉื” ื™ืกื•ื“ื• ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืœ”ืช ื™ืกื•ื“ื• ื‘ื™ืจืื” ื•ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ, ื•ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื“ื”ืขืฉื” ื›ื•ืœืœ ืœื”ื™ืจืื” ื“ืœ”ืช. ืื›ืŸ ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ ื“ื›ื•ืœื• ืื”ื‘ื”, ืื–ื™ ืขืฆื ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืจืช ื”ืขืฆื ืขื ื™ื ื• ืœื‘ื˜ื ืื”ื‘ื”, ื“ื™ื”ื ื”ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื ืœืœื ืฉื‘ืจ ื•ืคื’ื, ื•ืœื”ื›ื™ ืืฃ ื“ื‘ืขืœืžื ื“ื•ื—ื” ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืœื™ืจืื”, ื”ื›ื ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื’ื•ืคื ื”ื™ื ืกื™ื‘ื” ื“ืœื ื ืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืขืฆื.

ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ื‘ื˜ื”ืจืช ื”ืžื ื•ืจื”, ื“ื›ืืžื•ืจ, ืื™ืŸ ื™ืกื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื”ื“ืœืงื”, ื›ื™ ืื ื‘ืขืฆื ื–ืืช ื“ืชื”ื ื“ืœื•ืงื” ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื” ืœืฉื ื•ืœืชืคืืจืช, ื•ื ืžืฆื ื“ืื™ืŸ ืœืŸ ืœืžื™ืžืจ ื“ื”ื›ื ื ื“ืœื™ืงื” ื‘ื˜ื•ืžืื” ื•ืœื™ื›ื ื›ืœืœ ืœื˜ื•ืžืื”, ื“ืื“ืจื‘ื”, ื›ืืŸ ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืžื˜ืจืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ื“ืชื”ื ื“ืœื•ืงื” ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื” ื“ื•ืงื, ื•ืื ืื™ืŸ ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื“ืœื™ืงื” ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื” ืื–ื™ ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื’ื•ืคื ื”ื™ื ืกื™ื‘ื” ื“ืœื ื ื“ืœื™ืงื ื” ื‘ื˜ื•ืžืื”, ืฉื›ืŸ ื›ืœ ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื”ื“ืœืงื” ื‘ื˜ื”ืจื” ืื™ื ื• ืœ”ืช ื“ื™ืจืื” ืืœื ื›ื•ืœื• ืจืฆื•ืฃ ืื”ื‘ื”, ื•ื›ืฉื ื“ื‘ืขืœืžื ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื” ืœื“ื—ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืœืื• ืžืคื ื™ ื”ืขืฉื”, ื”ื›ื ืื“ืจื‘ื”, ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื ืœื”ื“ืœื™ืง, ื•ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ืฉื•ื”ืช ื•ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืขื•ื– ืฉืœื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืงื•ืฆื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•”ื“, ื•ืœื ื ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื”ื™ืชืจื™ื ืืœื ื™ืฉืืจ ื›ื•ืœื• ื–ืงื•ืง ื•ื ืงื™ ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ืจื‘ื‘.

ื•ืขื“ ืฉืื ื• ื“ื ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื“ืœืงืช ื”ืฉืžืŸ ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื“ื•ื—ื” ืœื˜ื•ืžืื”, ื”ืจื™ ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืื ื• ืœื‘ื˜ื ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืœื”ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื•ื—ื™ื ืœื˜ื•ืžืื”, ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.

ื•ื”ื™ืกื•ื“ ื”ื•ื ื›ื ”ืœ, ืฉื›ืฉืขื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ืกื•ื’ื™ื ื“ืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื ื“ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื•ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉืœ ื”ืขืฉื” ืื• ื”ืœืื•, ื•ืœื ื™ืชื›ื ื• ืกืชื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื•ื™ืชื•ืจื™ื ื•ื“ื—ื™ื•ืช, ื•ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื›ื•ืœืœืช ื”ื›ืœ, ืžืจื•ืขื” ืื—ื“ ื ื™ืชื ื• ื—ื•ืชืžื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืืžืช.

ื”ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื” ื“ื•ื—ื” ื™ืจืื” ื”ื™ื ื™ืกื•ื“ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื, ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืœืขื•ืœื ืฉื•ืจื” ืจืง ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฆื ื™ืขื•ืช, ื™ื•ืŸ ืคื’ืขื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช, ืฉื›ืœ ืื—ืช ืชื™ื ืฉื ืœื”ื’ืžื•ืŸ ืชื—ื™ืœื”, ื”ื ืœื ืจืฆื• ืœื”ืจื•ืก ืจืง ืœืคืจื•ืฅ ืืช ื”ื—ื™ืœ, ื”ื’ื–ื™ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื ืœื ืขื•ืœ ื“ืœืชื•ืช, ืœืคืจื•ืฅ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ื•ื”ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืฉืœืงื—ื• ืืช ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื”ื›ืจื•ื‘ื™ื – ืงื•ื“ืฉ ื”ืงื“ืฉื™ื, “ืจืื• ื—ื™ื‘ืชื›ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืงื•ื”, ื•ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื•ื ืœืฉื•ืง, ืœืžืงื•ื ืคืจื”ืกื™ื ื•ื—ื•ืกืจ ืฆื ื™ืขื•ืช ื›ืœ ืžื›ื‘ื“ื™ื” ื”ื–ื™ืœื•ื” ื›ื™ ืจืื• ืขืจื•ืชื”, ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื”ื ืฉื•ื ืชืคื™ืกื” ืฉืœ ื˜ืขื, ืฉืœ ื—ืง, ืฉืœ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ืฆื ื™ืขื•ืช, ื•ื–ื”ื• ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื ื• ื•ืชืคืืจืชื ื•, ื–ื” ืกื•ื“ ืชื•ืฉื‘ืข”ืค ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืžื•ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื•ื ืื™ืฉื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืกื•ื“ ื”’ ืœื™ืจืื™ื•, ืื”ื‘ื” ื›ื•ืœืœ ื™ืจืื”.

ื•ืื ื• ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืžืขื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ืื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื ื•ืจื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืง ื‘ื ื•, ืฆื•ืขืงื™ื ืœื ื•, ื“ื•ืจืฉื™ื ืžืืชื ื• ืžืœื—ืžืชื” ืฉืœ ืชื•ืจื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืžืขื˜ื™ื, ื‘ืจืš ื”’ ื—ื™ืœื• ืืœื• ื”ื™”ื‘ ื—ืฉืžื•ื ืื™ื, ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™. ื•ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื›ืœ ื”ื’ื–ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืจืคื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืชื•ืจื”, ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืขื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ืขื, ื•ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ื˜ื”ืจืชื” ื›ื ืชื™ื ืชื”, ื›ืœ ืคืจืฆื” ืงื˜ื ื” ื›ืœ ื”ื•ืกืคืช ื’ืจื’ืจ ืžืื‘ื“ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื˜ืขื, ื•ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื™ื–ื”ืจ ืฉื—”ื• ืœื ื™ืคืจืฆื• ื—ื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”. ืืฉืจื™ื ื• ืฉืื ื• ืฉื•ืžืจื™ ื”ื’ื—ืœืช, ื”ืจื™ืชื—ื ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื, ื•ื”ื˜ื•ื”ืจ ื•ื”ืขืžืงื•ืช ืฉื™ื•ืฆืื™ื ืžื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื–ื” ืฉืžื’ืŸ ืขืœื™ื ื• ื•ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

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Katz, Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Shlita

You Are on Fire!

Parashas Vayeishev

Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz Shlita

At the end of Parashas Vayishlach, the Torah records the descendants of Eisav briefly, and then it goes on to discuss Yaakov and his family in depth. Rashi, citing the Midrash Rabbah, explains that this is because Yaakov and his family โ€“ the shevatim, and Klal Yisrael โ€“ are important in Hashemโ€™s eyes. Similarly, says Rashi, the Torah briefly lists the ten generations from Adam until Noach, and then discusses Noach at length, and also briefly lists the ten generations from Noach until Avraham and then discusses Avraham at length. This can be compared to a precious stone that fell into the sand, says Rashi. The person will sift through the sand until he finds the precious stone, after which he will cast away the sand and take the stone. Likewise, Hashem โ€œsifted throughโ€ all the nations of the world until he found the Yidden, who are His diamonds.

This Rashi contains a beautiful message for us: We are the diamonds of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. There are billions of other people in this world, but theyโ€™re compared to sand. The Midrash brings another mashal comparing Yaakov and Bnei Yisrael to wheat, and Eisav and his offspring to chaff. Weโ€™re important in the world; weโ€™re diamonds. We should never forget who we are.

Thereโ€™s an even more powerful message here. Eisav was born a Yid; the Gemara in Kiddushin says he was a Yisrael mumar. Both Eisav and Yaakov were born to parents who were great tzaddikim, and each of them made a decision in life: ย Eisav decided to live his life like a goy, while Yaakov decided to live a life of kedushah. Eisav became chol, while Yaakov became a diamond. Eisav could also have been a diamond, but he gave that up and ran after things that turned him into chol. Yaakov made a decision to bring out the beauty of the neshamah inside him. He involved himself in Torah and emes, he didnโ€™t steal, he was honest โ€“ and he became a diamond. He always was a diamond, but his diamond stayed a diamond and became more and more beautiful as more and more facets were revealed. Every year, every day, he added another facet to his diamond, and he became a stunning, sparkling diamond. Eisav, on the other hand, lived his life differently, and he destroyed his โ€œdiamondkeitโ€ and became chol.

Every Yid has a choice before him: Which path will you choose in life? Will you strengthen yourself in Torah and mitzvos, and in doing so polish your diamond and adding carats to it, so that your beautiful diamond will one day be the crown of Hakadosh Baruch Hu, or will you live a lowly life of running after money and the pleasures of this world, and in doing so take that beautiful diamond and turn it into chol? Whatโ€™s your direction in life? Where are you heading? What do you want to be? How do you identify? Are you Hashemโ€™s diamond?

Never forget that each one of you is Hashemโ€™s precious diamond, and if you follow the Torah and mitzvos that Hashem gave us then you will became a more beautiful and more sparkling diamond โ€“ each person according to who he is.

Yosefโ€™s Fire

Rashi then continues and says that Yaakov looked at all the alufim of Eisav and wondered, who could possibly conquer them all? But in truth all that was needed was one spark from Yosef to incinerate them all.

We look at the world, we look at our nisyonos, and we wonder, how can we possibly overcome them? There are so many nisyonos, and theyโ€™re so challenging! How can we ever overcome all the goyishkeit thatโ€™s around us? Itโ€™s too hard!

Know that we donโ€™t need too much โ€“ one erlicheh Yid, one Yaakov Avinu, one Yosef Hatzaddik who holds strong โ€“ theyโ€™re fire in their Yiddishkeit, they learn with a fire, they live with a fire, theyโ€™re ablaze with Torah, with chessed, with mitzvos. And that burns all the alufim of Eisav!

Thatโ€™s how it was at the time of the nes of Chanukah. A handful of Yidden were moser nefesh, and the fire of their neshamos burned thousands upon thousands of Yevanim. Because every Yid is a beautiful, powerful koach. Heโ€™s beautiful like a diamond and heโ€™s powerful like fire! He can accomplish in his world!

Donโ€™t underestimate yourself โ€“ you can accomplish!

What is Yosefโ€™s spark? In this parashah, the Torah describes how Yosef had a tremendous nisayon. He was alone in a place far away from home โ€“ he was in middle of Manhattan, he wasnโ€™t in a frum area, he was in a place that was all goyish; he had gone on a business trip, where no one saw him, and no one at home would ever know what he had done. And the wife of Potifar comes along and tried to entice him with the pleasures of this world, yet he held strong day after day and did not stumble, but rather held strong to his Yiddishkeit and did the right thing.

Thatโ€™s the spark of Yosef Hatzaddik.

When a person holds strong, thatโ€™s a powerful koach that can burn all the chaff around him. Yosef burned all that and became a ruler in Mitzrayim. The Midrash says that he was worthy of royalty: the body that did not derive pleasure from sin merited to don royal clothing, and the head that did not entertain sinful thoughts merited to have all of Mitzrayim recognize its wisdom. When a person guards his kedushah and devotes himself to Torah, mitzvos, and good middos, thatโ€™s the spark of kedushah that burns anything in his path thatโ€™s blocking him and allow him to rise up against all odds.

This is the fire of the menorah, and the powerful lesson of the menorah for all generations: The Chashmonaim rose up against all odds, against thousands upon thousands of Yevanim. And when the fire of the Jew burns it has the power to go up and up.

Donโ€™t Sully Your Diamond

There are so many people who think: Who am I? What am I? What can I possibly accomplish in Yiddishkeit? Iโ€™m a working person, I learn only a little bit on the side โ€“ what can I accomplish?

If youโ€™d only realize how every hisgabrus, every insistence on doing the right thing, is a big fire! Youโ€™re beautifying your diamond, youโ€™re a beautiful person โ€“ youโ€™re very precious to Hashem, and that strength, that fire, is a great spark, a step closer to bringing the geulah, both in your personal life and for Klal Yisrael as a whole.

The Torah discusses Eisavโ€™s offspring in brief because theyโ€™re not interesting. Dirt is boring! Thereโ€™s nothing to it. Olam hazeh โ€“ all their books, all their movies, all their pursuits โ€“ itโ€™s all shmutz, one piece of dirt. You want to turn yourself into dirt, when you could be a diamond? You can be a beautiful star! Donโ€™t dirty your neshamah โ€“ keep yourself clean, connect yourself to Torah and kedushah.

It might look as though weโ€™re facing a formidable challenge that we canโ€™t possibly overcome, but with just one spark of Yiddishkeit โ€“ one spark of emes, of Torah, of tefillah, of middos โ€“ youโ€™ll be amazed at how far you can go! Thatโ€™s the message of ner Chanukah, which is the message of the last galus before the geulah: Keep the Yiddishe spark alive! And bโ€™ezras Hashem those little sparks โ€“ whatever it is, even if itโ€™s learning for an hour, or just half an hour โ€“ makes you full of life. Itโ€™s a spark!

Hashem should help us to burn the many kitrugim and nisyonos that stand before us, and all of Klal Yisrael should be zocheh to yeshuos and brachos โ€“ as it was with Yaakov and Yosef, who withstood their nisyonos and became elevated and uplifted.

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