ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
ืืืืืจ ืื ืื ื ื ืจืื ืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืืช ืฉืืื ืืฆืื (ืื,ืื)
ืืช ืฉืืื ืืืื ื ืืื, ืืื ืืื ‘ืืืช ืฉืืื ืืฆืื’? ืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืื ืฆืจืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืฉ ืื ืื ืืื ืืื ื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืจืื ืคื, ืื)
ืืืืจ ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื: ืืืืื ืื ื ืืืืจื ืืืืจืฉ, ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืจ ืฉืืื ื ืื ื ืืื ื, ืืคืืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืขืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืื. ืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืจืช ืืืื.
ืืื ื, ืืคืืื ืฉืืฆืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ื ืขืืฉืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืื, ืืืคืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืขืช ืืืืื ืืช ืืืจืช ืืืื ืืืืื, ืื ืืื ืืงืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืจืช ืืืื ืืืคื ืืฆืื ืืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืื ืื ืืื.
ืืืืืจื ืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืข”ื ืจืืื ื ืืืจ ืืคืืื, ืฉืืืืื ืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืืช ืฉืืื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ื-ื ืืืืชื ืืฉืคื ืืื ืขื ืฉืืื ืืฆืื. ืืจื ืฉืืืืืช ืืืจืช ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืขืงื ืืืขืื ืืืช ืืช ืื ืื ืืืช ืืฆืื.
ืขื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืจืช ืืืื.
ืืืจื ืืืืื
ืืืืื ืืฆืืืง ืจืื ืืฉืจืื ืืจืืฃ
ื”ื ืืืกืื ืชืจื”ื
ืืจืืฉืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืืฉืืื ืืงืืืฉื ืืขืืืจื ืืืจ, ืขืื ืืจืืฉืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืจืื ืืืงืืื ืกืงื ืืฆืืง”ื ืื ื ืฉื ืืืืกื ืืืฉืืื ืืจื”ื ืืจืืฉืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืฉืืืื ืืืงืืื ืกืงื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืืฉืจ ืคื ื ืืืืื ืืจืืืืช ืฆืจืืื ืืืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืฉืืื ืืฆืขืืจื ืืืืจืืฉ ืืช ืจืืฉืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืื ื.
ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืจืื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืืจืฆืืชื ืฉืชืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืจืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืจื, ืืืื ืืืื ืืฆืืื ืืจ”ื ืืืืฉืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืฆืืืง ืจืื ืืฉืจืื ืืขืืืจ ืืฆืืง”ื. ืจืืย ืืฉืจืื, ืืืฉืคืืช ืืืืื ืขืืื, ื ืฆืจ ืืืขื ืืชืก’ ืื”ื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืจืืขื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืขืืื ืืืฉืคืืช ืืขืืืจ, ื”ื ืืขื ืืขืืืื ืืืจ, ืืืืง”ืง ืืื, ืืืขื ืืืจื ืืืืฉืข. ืจืื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืจืืฉืื ื ืืืืืืจื ืชืืืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืืื’ืื. ื ืืืข ืืืจืืคืืชื ืืขืฆืืื ืืืื ื’ืืืืืฉ’ ืืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืื ืื ืืื ื ืืคื ืชืืืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืืืจ ‘ืจืื ืืฉืจืื ืืจืืฃ’.
ืืืื ืืืื ืชื ืืจ”ื ืืืืฉืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืฉืคืขืชื ื ืืจื ืืืื ืขื ืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืฉืจ ื ืงืฉืจื ืืืื ืืขืืืชืืช ืืืื ืข”ื ืืืชืืืง ืืืืืืชืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืืชืื ืืืืืจื ืชืืจืชื. ื ืืืข ืืขืืืชื ืืชื ืืืืืืืช ืืืฉืจ ืขื ืืฃ ืืืืืชื ืืชืืจื, ืืื ืืืจ ืืืืชื ืื ืื ืืื ืืฆืืืืจ, ืืืคืืฃ ืขืฆืื ืืืจื ืืืชืจื ืืืืจ ืืืืชื ืฉื ืื, ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืกืฃ ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื.
ืขืื ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืขืื ืืช ืืืืืฉืื ืืฉืืขืืจืื ืืจืืื ืขื ืืืชื ืืกืืืจ ืืช ืืืืืฉืื ืขื ืกืืจ ืืกืืชืืช ืืฉ”ืก ืข”ื ืืืืคืืกื. ืืื ืื ืืฉืืืจ ืืืจืื ืชืฉืืืืช ืจืืืช ืืืืื. ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืื ืืกืคืืงื ืขื ืืื ืืืืคืืก ืืช ืกืคืจืื ืืจืืื.
ืืฉื ืช ืชืจ”ื ื ืงืจื ืืฉืืฉ ืืจืื ืืช ืืขืืจ ืืืืืชื ืงืืืื ืื. ืฉืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืช ืฉื ืืืจืืข ืฉื ืื ืขื ืฉื ืื”ืข, ืืืืจ ืืืื, ืืืื ืืฉืืช ื”ื ืืืกืื ืชืจื”ื.
ืืจืืืช ืืืืื ืืืฆืื ื ืื ื ืืช ืืืืืฉืื ืขื ืืกืืชืืช ืืื ืงืื ืืืื ืืฆืืขื ืืงืจืื ืืฉื “ื ืืืช ืืฉืจืื”.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Shpitzer, Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shlita
ืืืฉื
ื ื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืคืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืฉื ืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืื ืคื ื ืืืืจื ืืจืืื.
ื”ื ื ”ื ื ื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืคืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืฉื ืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืื ืคื ื ืืืืจื ืืจืืื.ย ืืืืื ืื ืืชืืจ ืืืชืื ืืื ืืืฆืืช ืืื’ ืืข’ ืชืืก’ ืืืจืกื ืืืฆืช, ืืคื’ ืื ืื ืฆืืื ืืืื’ ื”ื ืืืฉืชืืื ืข”ื ืืคืชืืืื ืืื”ื ืืืชื ืืืืจืช ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืขืืื, ืืื ืืจืฉืช ืืื’ ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืฆืช ืืืฉ, ืื”ื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืื ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืขืืื.
ืืืชืืก’ ืกืืื ื’ ืข”ื ืืง’ ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืขืืืจ. ืืืฉืขืจื ืชืฉืืื ืืจืืื ื ืืื ื ืฉ”ื ืงื”ื ืืชื ืืืื ืืืง ืฉืคืืืืช ืืืื. ืืืชืื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืคื”ื ืื ืง’ ืงื’ ืชืืก’. ืืข’ ืื ืื ืฆืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืจื”ื ืฉืืชื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ื’ ืขืืืจืืช ืืืจื ืืื ืืขืืืจ.
ืืข’ ืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืืื ืจ’ ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืฆ”ื ืกืืก”ื ื’ ืฉืืงืฉื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืคื ืื ืืื ืืจืฆืืื ื”ื ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ ืืฉืืช, ืืืืืื ืืกืืจ ืืืื ืฉืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืฉ ืืช ืืืืจื. (ืืืกืืจื ืืื ื ืจืื ืืช”ื ืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ ืืฉืื ืืืื ืขืืื ืฉืืชย ืืืช ืืื ืฉืืฉืืืจ ืฉืืชืืช ืืจืื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืืืื ืคื ืื. ืื ืจืื ืืื ื ืืืช ืืคืจืฉ ืื ืื ืืืืช ืืื ื ืืฉืื ืืื ืขืืื ืฉืืช ืืืช ืืื’ ืืืืืืืจ ืืกืืฃ ืืืื).
(ืื ืืืง ืื”ื ืื ืจืื ืื ืฆืขืจ ืืฉืื ืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืืฆืืขืจ ืืืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืชืจ ืคืงืื ื ืคืฉ. ืืฆ”ื ืืืขืค”ื ืืืจื ื ื ืื ืืืคืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืืืื ืคื ื ืืืืจื, ืืฃ ืืืฉืื ืฉืืืืจื ืืืืื ืคื ื ืขืฆืื, ืืฆ”ื ืืื ืขื ืืจืื ืฉื ืืืื ืช ืคื ืื ืืืจื ื ื ืื ืืืคืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืฉื).
ืืืื’ ืขืื”ื ืืืกื ื’ ืข”ื ืืืื ืขืืงืจ ืืืื ืืจืฆืืื ืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืขืืืจ, ืืกืืจื ืืืื ืืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืกืืืง ืืคื. ืื ืืฆื ืืกืืจื ืืื ืืื ืคืกืืง. ืืืคื”ื ื”ื ืืื”ื ืืืคื ืืืกืืจื ืืชืืจื, ืื ืืืชืื ืืื ืืื ืืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ ืืืื ืฉืืช ืืืืืื, ื”ื ืืืงื ืืืืืช ืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืืื ืคื ืื, ืืื ืืขื ืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืขืืืจ, ืชืืื ืืกืืจื, ืืืกืืจื ืืืืช ืืืืื ืคื ื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืื ืจืืฆื. ืืืื ืืืืฉื ืงื’ ืื ื”ืฉ.
ืื ืืคื”ื ืืื’ ืจืง ืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืช, ืืืกืืื ืฉืืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืฉื, ืืืขืฉื ืชืืจ, ืืื ืื ืืืขืฉื ืืื’ ืืืจืื ืขืฆืื ืฉืื ืืืืืฉ. ืืื ืืืจื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืก’ ืชืจืืืืช ืกืืค”ื ืกืืขืช ืื ื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืจื ืืคืืขื ืืื ืขืื”ื ืืืืจื ืืื ืชื ื ืื ื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืจืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืื ื ืืจืื ืืืืื ืืคืืื ืืื ื ืืจืืื ืื ืืืกืจื ื ืคืฉ ืืืช ืืืฉืจืื, ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืข ืื ืืืจื (ืฉืืืื ื’ ื’) ืืืกืจื ืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืืจ ืจ”ื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืืฉืืข ืื ืืืจื, ืืจ’ ืืืื ื ืืืจ ืืคืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืื ืืืชื.
ืืืืก”ื ืค”ื ืืืกืืื ืืชืืจื ื”ื ืคื’ ืืขืช ืจ’ ืืืื ื ืืืืืืืื ืืืื”ื ืืื ืืื ืกืืจืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืื”ื ืืืจื. (ืื”ื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืกืืจ ืืืกืืจ ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืื ื ืืกืืจ ืืืจ). ืืืง’ ืืืก”ื ืืืขื ืจ”ื ืืืขืืื ืื ืืืกืจืืื ืืคืืื ืืืืืืืื ืืคื’ ืฉื ืืืก”ื ืืืืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืขืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืื ืืขื ืืื ืืืืช. ืืืฃ ืฉืืืจื ืืื’ ืืืขื ืฉื ืืื ืืืืช, ืืืืชย ืืื ืืื ืงืืื ืืืขืืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืขืืืจ ืืจืฆืืื. ืืืืืจืื ืฉืคืืจ ืืฉืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืฉื.
ืชืืจื ืืืืจืชื - "ืชืืื ืจืฆืืฃ ืืืื"
Finkel, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda Shlita
ืฉืืื ืืคืืคืื ืืืจืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืขื”ื
ืืืืขื ืืงืืฉืื ืืืืจ ืื ืก ืืืืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืฉืื ืจืง ืคื ืืื, ืืืืืืงื ืื ืื ืขืฉื ื ืก, ืืืฉืชื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืงื ืืฉืื ืืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืจื ืืฆืืืืจ.
ืืืืืฉื ืื ื ืงืืื ืืกืืืื ืืืืืื (ืฆื, ื) ืืจืื ืืขื ืงืจื ืืืื ืขืฉื ืืืื ืื ืชืขืฉื ืฉืืืงืืฉ, ืืืืื ืืื ืขืฉื ืืืืืืช ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืืจืช ืขืฆื ืืคืกื.
ืืืงืฉื ืชืืก’ ืืื ืื ืืื ืืขืืื ื, ืืื ืฉืืืจ ืงืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืฆืจืื ืงืจื, ืืืื”ื ืืื ืขืื”ืช ืืืื ืืืื ื.
ืืืคืกืงื ืชืืก’ ืืชื ืืืืฉืจ ืืืืืจื ืื ืืขื ืืขืืื ื. ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืชืืก’ (ื”ื ืื, ื) ืืืงืฉื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืฆืื ืขืื ืืืืคืื ืืช ืจืื ืืฉืืจืจื, ืื ืืื ืืขืฉื ืืคืจืื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืงืืฉ ืืืฉื ืฉืคืื. ืืชืืจืฆื, ืืืื ื ืืขืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืขืงืจ ืืื ืืื ืฉืขืช ืืขืจืื, ืืืืื ืคื”ืจ ืืงืืื ืจืง ืื”ื.
ืืืืืจื ืืื (ืืืืื ื’) ืืงืฉื, ืืืืจื ืชืืก’ (ืืืืืช ืฆื) ืืืชืื ืืขืฉื ืืืื ื”ืช ืืคื’ ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืขืืื ื, ืืื ืืืืื ืขืืืจ ืืฉืขืช ืขืืืืฃ, ืืฆืืฆืืช ืืื ื ืืงืืื ืจืง ืืฉืขืช ืืืืฉื, (ืืืืืฆื ืืฃ ื ืืืชื ืืืฉืื ืืขืืื ื), ืืข”ื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืขื ืื ืืืจ, ืื”ื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืคื”ืจ ืื”ื ืืื ืืขืจืื.
ืืื ืจืื ืืื ืืกืื ืืืื, ืืืืืง ืขืฉื ืฉืืืื ื”ืช ืืขืืื, ืื”ืช ืืกืืชืจ ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืจืช ืืขืฉื. ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืื ืืฉืืืจืช ืขืฆื ืืจื ืืฉ ืืื ืกืชืืจื ืืืืจื, ืืื ืืกืืจ ืืฉืืืจ ืขืฆื ืื ืื ืชืชืงืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืืช ืืฉืจ ืืื ืืื ืชืชืงืืื ืืขืืื ืืืจืช ืืขืฉื ืืืืืืช ืืฉืจ, ืืขื ืืจืื ืืืื”ื ืืืชื ืืืื ืืื, ืืืจื ืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืจ ืืืืกืืจ ืฉืืืจืช ืขืฆื ืืืงืื ืืืืืช ืืฉืจ, ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืื”ื (ืื ืื ืืืื ืขืื”ืช ืืืงืืฉ).
ืืืขืชื ื”ื ืืืื”ื ืฉืคืืจ ืืืื ืืขืฉื ืื”ืช ืืฃ ืื ืืขืืื ื, ืืืืื ืืืื ืงืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืฆืื ืืืื ืืื”ืช, ืืื ืื ืขืืงืจื ืฉื ื”ืช ืื ืฉืืื ืืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืกืืชืจ ืืืืืช ืืขืฉื ืืืืจืชื. ืืื ืฆืืฆืืช ืฉื ืืืจื ืืชืืืื ืคืจืฉืช ืืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืื ืืืชืจื ืืืืื ืืืงืืื ืืืืื ืืื, ืืื”ื ืื ืืฉืื”ื ืืฆืืช ืฆืืฆืืช ืืืืื ืืืืจื, ืืข”ื ืืื”ื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืฆืืฆืืช, ืืฉืคืืจ ืื ืืขื ืืขืืื ื ืืืืชืจ ืืฉืขืช ืขืืืืฃ.
ืืื ืืืฆื ืขืื ืืื”ื ืืืืื ืืื ืืงืจืืช, ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืช ืืขืฉื ืืคื”ืจ, ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืคืจืฉืช ืคื”ืจ, ืืฉืคืืจ ืชืชืงืืื ืืืฆืื ืืขืืื, ืืขื ืืจืืื, ืืืื”ื ืื ืืืืื ืืขืฉื ืื”ืช ืืื ืจืง ืืฉืขืช ืืงืืื ืืคืืขื, ืืืืื ืืขืื ื ืืขืืื ื ืืืืงื.
ืืืื ื ืืืคืื ืืกืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืจืช ืืืฆืื, ืืจื ืืื ื ืงืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืืฆืื [ืืืืื ืื ืืขื ืืขืืื ื], ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืกืืชืจ ืจืง ืืืขืฉื ืงืืื ืืืฆืื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืชื ืืขื ืื ื, ืืื ื ื ืืื ืืื ืืคื ื ืืงืืื ืืคืืขื, ืืฉืคืืจ ืืขืื ื ืืขืืื ื.
ืืื ื ืืชืื ืจืืืชืื ื ืืืืจืื ืื ืืื ืืืืงืช ืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืืืงื, ืื ืื ืืืืช ืฉืชืืื ืืืืงื ืืขืืืืช, ืืืขืฉื ืืืืืงื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืฉืจ ืืฆืื.
ืืืืคื ืืืคื ืื ืืืืืืจ, ืืจื ื ืืฆื ืืืื ืืขืฉื ืืืืืงื ืืืื ืืืืืืื, ืื ืื ืืืจืช ืืืฆืื ืืืื ืืจื ืชืื ืืืืงื. ืืืืื ื, ืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืืืืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืจื ืืฆืืืืจ, ืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืฉืื ืื.
ืืืขืชื ื ืจืื, ืืืืื ืืืคื ืื ืกืืื ืขื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืชืจื ืืฆืืืืจ. ืืืืงืื, ืื ืจืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืขืื”ืช ืืืงืืฉ, ืืื ืืืจื’ ืืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืจืช ืขืฆื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืงืื ืืืืืช ืื, ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืงืืฉ ืืื ืืืืกืืจ ืืืขืฉื ืฉืืืจืช ืืขืฆื, ืื ืื ืืืขื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืงืจืื ืฉืื, ืฉืื ืื ืืืขืืื ืืืจื’ ืืืื ื”ืช ืืื ืืืงืื ืขืฉื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืขืฉื ืืกืืื ืืืืื ืื”ืช ืืกืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืจื ืืจืื”ื, ืืืืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื”ืช. ืืื ืืืงืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืขืฆื ืืืกืืจ ืฉืืืจืช ืืขืฆื ืขื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืงืจืื ืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืจ ืืคืื, ืืืืื ืืฃ ืืืขืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืคื ืืื ืกืืื ืืื ื ืฉืืืจ ืืช ืืขืฆื.
ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืช ืืื ืืจื, ืืืืืืจ, ืืื ืืกืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืืืงื, ืื ืื ืืขืฆื ืืืช ืืชืื ืืืืงื ืืืืจื ืืฉื ืืืชืคืืจืช, ืื ืืฆื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ื ืืืืงื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืื, ืืืืจืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืช ืืืฆืื ืืชืื ืืืืงื ืืืืจื ืืืงื, ืืื ืืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืคื ืืื ืกืืื ืืื ื ืืืืงื ื ืืืืืื, ืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืงื ืืืืจื ืืื ื ื”ืช ืืืจืื ืืื ืืืื ืจืฆืืฃ ืืืื, ืืืฉื ืืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืขืฉื, ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืกืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืง, ืืืืืฉืืจ ืืฉืื”ืช ืืืืืืื ืืื ืขืื ืฉืื ืืฉื ืืช ืงืืฆื ืฉื ืื”ื, ืืื ื ืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ื ืืืชืจืื ืืื ืืฉืืจ ืืืื ืืงืืง ืื ืงื ืืื ืฉืื ืจืื.
ืืขื ืฉืื ื ืื ืื ืขื ืืืืงืช ืืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืจื ืืืงืืฉ ืืืงืฉืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืื.
ืืืืกืื ืืื ืื ”ื, ืฉืืฉืขืืกืงืื ืืกืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืขื ืฉื ืืขืฉื ืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืชืื ื ืกืชืืจืืช ืืืืชืืจืื ืืืืืืช, ืืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื, ืืจืืขื ืืื ื ืืชื ื ืืืชืื ืฉื ืืงื”ื ืืืช.
ืืกืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืื ืืจืื ืืื ืืกืื ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืืขืืื ืฉืืจื ืจืง ืืืงืื ืฆื ืืขืืช, ืืื ืคืืขื ืืืืช, ืฉืื ืืืช ืชืื ืฉื ืืืืืื ืชืืืื, ืื ืื ืจืฆื ืืืจืืก ืจืง ืืคืจืืฅ ืืช ืืืื, ืืืืืจื ืืจืืฉืื ื ืืืชื ืื ืื ืขืื ืืืชืืช, ืืคืจืืฅ ืืช ืื ืืขืืื, ืืืฉืื ืฉื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืงืื ืืช ืงืืืฉืช ืืืจืืืื – ืงืืืฉ ืืงืืฉืื, “ืจืื ืืืืชืื ืืคื ื ืืืงืื”, ืืืืฆืืืื ืืฉืืง, ืืืงืื ืคืจืืกืื ืืืืกืจ ืฆื ืืขืืช ืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืจืื ืขืจืืชื, ืื ืืืชื ืืื ืฉืื ืชืคืืกื ืฉื ืืขื, ืฉื ืืง, ืฉื ืืืื ืืฆื ืืขืืช, ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืชืคืืจืชื ื, ืื ืกืื ืชืืฉืืข”ืค ืืื ืฉืืืืจ ืขืืืง ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืืฉื ืืืชืจ ืืืืืืจ ืืืชืจ, ืกืื ื’ ืืืจืืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืืจืื.
ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื, ืื ืื ื ืืืขืืื ืฉืืืืจ ืฉื ืืื ืืจื ืขืืืื ืืืืง ืื ื, ืฆืืขืงืื ืื ื, ืืืจืฉืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืชืืจื, ืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืขืืื, ืืจื ื’ ืืืื ืืื ืื”ื ืืฉืืื ืืื, ืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืื. ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืืืจืืช ืืื ืืืื ืจืคืืื ืืขืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืื ืขื ืืืชืจ ืืขื, ืืืฉืืืจ ืขื ืืืจืชื ืื ืชืื ืชื, ืื ืคืจืฆื ืงืื ื ืื ืืืกืคืช ืืจืืจ ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืืขื, ืืขืืื ื ืืืืืืจ ืฉื”ื ืื ืืคืจืฆื ืืืืืช ืืงืืืฉื. ืืฉืจืื ื ืฉืื ื ืฉืืืจื ืืืืืช, ืืจืืชืื ืืืืจืืืชื, ืืืืืืจ ืืืขืืงืืช ืฉืืืฆืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืขืืื ื ืืขื ืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื.
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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 Hashemโs 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 โsifted 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 theyโre compared to sand. The Midrash brings another mashal comparing Yaakov and Bnei Yisrael to wheat, and Eisav and his offspring to chaff. Weโre important in the world; weโre diamonds. We should never forget who we are.
Thereโs 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 didnโt 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 โdiamondkeitโ 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? Whatโs your direction in life? Where are you heading? What do you want to be? How do you identify? Are you Hashemโs diamond?
Never forget that each one of you is Hashemโs 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.
Yosefโs 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 theyโre so challenging! How can we ever overcome all the goyishkeit thatโs around us? Itโs too hard!
Know that we donโt need too much โ one erlicheh Yid, one Yaakov Avinu, one Yosef Hatzaddik who holds strong โ theyโre fire in their Yiddishkeit, they learn with a fire, they live with a fire, theyโre ablaze with Torah, with chessed, with mitzvos. And that burns all the alufim of Eisav!
Thatโs 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. Heโs beautiful like a diamond and heโs powerful like fire! He can accomplish in his world!
Donโt underestimate yourself โ you can accomplish!
What is Yosefโs 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 wasnโt 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.
Thatโs the spark of Yosef Hatzaddik.
When a person holds strong, thatโs 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, thatโs the spark of kedushah that burns anything in his path thatโs 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.
Donโt Sully Your Diamond
There are so many people who think: Who am I? What am I? What can I possibly accomplish in Yiddishkeit? Iโm a working person, I learn only a little bit on the side โ what can I accomplish?
If youโd only realize how every hisgabrus, every insistence on doing the right thing, is a big fire! Youโre beautifying your diamond, youโre a beautiful person โ youโre 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 Eisavโs offspring in brief because theyโre not interesting. Dirt is boring! Thereโs nothing to it. Olam hazeh โ all their books, all their movies, all their pursuits โ itโs 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! Donโt dirty your neshamah โ keep yourself clean, connect yourself to Torah and kedushah.
It might look as though weโre facing a formidable challenge that we canโt possibly overcome, but with just one spark of Yiddishkeit โ one spark of emes, of Torah, of tefillah, of middos โ youโll be amazed at how far you can go! Thatโs the message of ner Chanukah, which is the message of the last galus before the geulah: Keep the Yiddishe spark alive! And bโezras Hashem those little sparks โ whatever it is, even if itโs learning for an hour, or just half an hour โ makes you full of life. Itโs 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.