ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Finkel, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Aryeh ztโl
ืื ืืืื ืืืงืื ืขืืื ืืฉืืจื ื ืืืจื ืืื ืื ืชื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืฉ ืืฉืืชื ืืฉืืื ืื ืืืช ืืื ืืืื ื’ ืื ืืืืงืื ืืื’. (ืื,ื)
ืจืฉ”ื: ืืฉืืชื ืืฉืืื โ ืฉืืื ืื ืืืื, ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืื.
ืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืคืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืฉืคืข ืืืฉืงืคืช ืขืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืจืฉืข ืืืืืจ “ืืืื ืืขืืฆื ืืื ืขืฉื ืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืื”. ืฉืื ื”ื ืืืฉืื ืฉืืงื”ื ืืฉืืื ืืืื ื ืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืืื ืืืจืฅ. ืข”ื ืืชืคืื ืืขืงื ืฉืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืฉืื ืชืืื ืืืขืช ืฉืืงื”ื ืืชื ืืืื ืฉื ืืชื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืฉ.
ืืืืกืืฃ ืืืชืคืื “ืืฉืืชื ืืฉืืื ืืืืช ืืื” โ ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืจืฉืข.
ืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืคืกืืงื ืืืืจื “ืืฉืจื ืฉื-ื ืืขืงื ืืขืืจื ืฉืืจื ืขื ื’ ืืืงืื” (ืชืืืื ืงืื). ืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืื ืืืืจื ืื ืฉื’ ืืชื ืืืื ืืืชื. ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืื ืืืืืฉืจ ืืืื. ืืฉ ืื ืื ืื ืืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืคืืื.
ืื ืื ืืืืจ ืืืฉื ื (ืืืืช ื,ื) “ืืืืื ืืื ืขืฉืืจ ืืฉืื ืืืืงื”, ืืื ืืืืื ื ืืืืงื ืืขืฉืืจ ืฉืืฉ ืืืื ืขืืฉืจ ืืืื, ืืื ืื ืขื ืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืจืง ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืฉ, ืืืขืงื ืืืื ื. ืืืืื ืฉืืืฉืจ ืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืฉืื”ืช ืืชื ืื ืืชื ืื ืืช ืืฉืจ ืืื ืฆืจืื, ืืจื ืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืชืืช ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืื, ืฉืืจื ืื ืืชื ื ืืื”ืช.
ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืืช ืื ืื ืืืื ื. ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืฉืืืฃ, ืืืืืืืื ืฉืืงื”ื ืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืืจืืืฉ ืืคืืื ืืจืืข ืืื ืืช ืืฉืืื ืืื.
ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืจืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Finkel, Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi ztโl
ืืกืืืืช ืืืฉืืื โ ืขืืืืช ืืชืืจื
ืืืืช ืืฉืืืืชืื ืืืจ ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืื ืืืืื ืจืื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื: ืืืืข ืืืคืืจืกื ืืืื ืืขืื ืืืืชืืื ืืชืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื, ืฉืืฉื ืืช ืืืจืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืฉื ื ืกืืจืื ืืืืื ืฉ”ืก, ืืื ืฉืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืืฉื ืืฉืืืข ืืืงืื ืชืืจื ืืืืจืื. ืืืืขื ืื ืืืืืขื ืืขืฆืืื ืืืืชืืื ืื ืคืืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืง”ื, ืฉืืื ืืืื ืขื ืืืืช ืืืืืชืื ืืืฉ. ืื ืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ ืืื ืืกืื ืืจ ืขื ืืคืืกืช ืืืืืืช, ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืฆืื ื ืขื ืืจืฆืคื ืืื ืขื ืืกืื ืืจ, ืชืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืจืฆืคื.
ืืืืข ืืืคืืจืกื ืื ืืืื ืืขืื ืืขืฆืื ืืชืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืืื ืคืจืฆืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ืย ืืื ืฉืืืฉืช ืกืืจื ืืืฉืืื. ืืกืคืจืื ืฉืืจื ืืืจื”ื ืืืจืืกืง ืืฆ”ื ืืขืฅ ืื ืฉืื ืืฉืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ ืืืฉืืื, ืืืช ืืื ืฉืืืืืจืื ืื ืืคืจืืขืืื ืืฉืืืืชืืื, ืืืื ืขื ืืขืื ืืืืขืช ืืช ืื ืืฉ”ืก, ืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืจืื ื ืืื ืื ืฉืืข ืืขืฆืชื ืื ืฉืืจ ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ, ืชืื ืฉืืื ืืชืืืฅ ืืขื ืืช ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืืจ ืขื ืฉืืืืชืื. ืืืืืื ืืืจ, ืฉืื ืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืืจื ืชืืจืชื ืืชืืืจืื ืืื ืืืจืฉื ืืื ืืชืจ ืืืชืจ, ืืื ืืืืืช ืฉื ืฉืืจ ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ, ืืืชืืืฅ ืืขื ืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืช ืืชืืจื.
ืื ืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืจืื ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืฉ ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืง”ื, ืฉืืื ืขืื ืืชืืจื ืืืชืืื ื ืคืืื, ืืื ืกืคืจ ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืืชืืืื ืืขื ืกืืฃ, ืืืฉื ืื ืืืืจืืื ืืืืืช ืืขืื ืืืืขื ืืืืืืช ืืื ืกืืืืืช ืืฉ”ืก.
ื ืืฆื ืืืคื, ืกืืื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืจื ”ืฆ ืืฆ”ื, ืื ืื ืจืืฉื ืืืฉืืื ืฉื ืืฉืืืช ืืืจ, ืืืจ ืฆืืืงืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืืืคืืืื ืืืื ืืืชืืืช ืืชืืจื, ืขื ืืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืื ืขื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืกืืืืช ืืืฉืืื, ืฉื ืชืืืกืื ืขื ืืกืืืืช ืืื – ืขืืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืืขืช ืื ืืชืืจื ืืืื.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Shpitzer, Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shlita
ืืืฆื
ืืืืจ ืืขืงื ื ืืจ ืืืืจ
ื ืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื
ืข’ ื ืืจืื ื’ ืืืกืืจ ืืขืฉืืช ื ืืจืื. ืืืคืืื ื ืืจื ืฆืืงื. ืืฉืื ื ืื ืฉืืขืื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืืฆืื, ืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืืจ ืืฆืืงื ืฉืืื ื ืืืืื ืื.
ืืข’ ืชืืก’ ืจืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืขืช ืฆืจื ืืืชืจ ืืจืืื ืืืขืงื. ืืข’ ืจืืื”ื ื ืืจืื ื’ ืืขื ืื ืจ”ื ืืื”ื.
ืืข’ ืืจื”ื ืจ”ื ืืฉื ืืืืื ืค’ ืืจืืขื ื ืืจืื ืืืกืืจ ืืคืืื ืืขืช ืฆืจื. ืืืงืฉื ืฉื ืืืขืงื. ืืข’ ืคืจืืก”ื ืืจืืฉืืช ื”ื ื’ ืืฉื ืืงื ื ืืจ”ืจ ืืื ืืืืกืง ืืฆ”ื ืฉืชื’ ืืืื ืืืขืงื ืืคื ืืืืืื ืื ืืชื ื ืขื ืชื ืื ืฉืืืืื ืืื ื ืืฉืื ืืฆืื ืืื ืืจื ืืื ืืฉืฉ ืฉืื ืืงืืื ืื ืืจ ืืืืช ืชืืืช ืืืืื.
ืืข’ ื”ืก ืื”ื ื’ ืืฉื ืืืจ”ื ืืื ืฅ ืข”ื ืืืื ืจืืื ืืืขืงื ืื ืงืืื ืืชื ืชืืจื ืืื.
ืืืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืชืืจ ื ืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื. ืืข’ ืื”ืก ืืืืจ”ื ืืื ืฅ ืืชื ืืื ืืืขื ืฉืืื ืืืชืืจ ื ืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื ืืื ืืฉืื ืฆืืืืช ืจ”ื ืืืกืื ืืฉืื ืกืื ื, ืืื ืื”ืก ืืืื ืืฉื”ืช ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืฉื”ืช ืืจื”ื ืืืขื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืืืจ ืืืขืช ืืชืืขืืช ืืืืจื ืืงืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืชืืจืื ืืื ืืจืฆืื ื. ืืข”ืฉ ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืจื”ื ืืกืขืืฃ ื”ื ืื ืืจ ืข”ื ืจืืื ืืื ืืกืขืืฃ ื’ ืื ืืจ ืืืืืช ืืืืจื, ืืืื ื ืืงื”ื ืืฆืืจื ืืฆืื ื”ื ืืฉ ืืืชืืจ ืืฃ ืืืกืขืืฃ ื’ ืื ืืจ ืืืืืช ืืืืจื ืืงืฆืช ืคืืกืงืื ืื ืืื ื ืฆืืจื ืืฆืื ืข”ืฉ.
ืืืค”ืช ืจื”ื ื”ื ืืืื ืื”ืก. ืืข”ืฉ ืกืงื”ื ืืฉื ืืืจืื”ื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืชื ื ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืฆืื ืื ืืื ื ืืืจ. ืืข”ืข ืืืืืืช ืจืข”ื.
ืืข’ ืืืจ”ื ืืื ืฅ ืื ”ื ืืจืืฉ ืืชืฉืืื ืืฉื ืจ”ื ืืืกืื ืืกืื ื ืฉืชืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืฆืจื. (ืืข”ืข ืืฉ”ืฉ ืืืืื ื’ ื’). ืืข’ ืืงื ืืืฉืจ ืื”ื 25 ืฉืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืืื ืืืืข ืฉืื ืืืจ ืืขืช ืฆืจื ืื ืฉืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืฉืชืืื ืขืืื ืฆืจื ืืืจืช ืืื. ืืข”ืฉ ืื”ื ืืชืืจื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืขืืื ืื ืืจ ืืขืช ืกืื ื.
ืืข’ ืืกื ืืืืฉืข ื’ ืืืจ ืืฉืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืจ ืื ืืกืคื ืืฆืืงื ืื ืืฉืจืื ืขื ืื ืืืฉืคืื, ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืฉ”ืฉ ืืจืฆืื ื’, ืืืจื ืจืฆืื ื’ ืืื ืืคืจื ืก ืืฉืคืืชื. ืืืกืืฃ ืืชื ืื”ื ืืืืืจื ืฉืื ืกืื ื, ืืื ืืื, ืืืื ืืจืื (ืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืืจ) ืื ืืคื, ืืืืื ื ืืฆืื ืืืฉืืื ืื ”ื ื ืืจื.
ืืืื ืืืืืช ืขื ืืืจืฅ ืืจืื
Carlebach, Moreinu Hagaon Harav Binyomin Shlita
ืืืจืื ืฉื ืืืจื ืืฉืืืข ืืคื ื ืื ื ืืืืืจื ืืกืืื ืขื ืกืืจ ืืืขื – ื’ ืืกืื ืชืฉืค”ื
ืชื ื ืืฉืืื ืคืจืง ืืืืจ ืืงืืฉ: ืืืืจืืฉืืื ื ืืื ืื ืขื ืืงืืฉ ืืืฉืขืช ืืจืื ืืฃ ืขื ืืชืจืืื. ืืืื’ ืฉื: ืื ื ืื ื ืืืื, ืืืจ ืจืื ืืืืฉืข ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืงืจื ืืืืกืฃ ืื ืืืฉ ืืฉืจืื ืื ืืขืืจ ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืืชืื ืขืฉืื ืืืื ืืืจืื, ืืคืจืฉ”ื: ืืจืื ืฉืขืช ืืกืืคื ืืื.
ืืืกืืื ืฉื ืชื ื ืขืื: ืืคืืชื ืืช ืืืืชื ืืืืชืืื ืขืืกืชื ืขื ืื ืืจืื ืจ’ ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืืจ ืืื”ื ืื ืืืืืจ. ืืืคืจืฉ”ื ืฉื ืขื ืืืจื ืืืืื: ืืข”ืค ืฉืืจืื ืื ืืืืจืื, ืื ืฉืืืจืชื ืืืจื ืืื ืฉืืจืื ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืืืืจ ืืจืื ืืืขื ืืื ืืืคืจืข, ืข”ื.
ืืืืืืจ ืืืืจื ืจืฉ”ื ืืขื ืืืจืฅ ืืื ืืจืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืฉืืจ ืืืืช ืืฉื ื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืืจืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืฉื ื. ืืืขืื ืืืืืชื ืืชื ืจืฉ”ื ืืืืฆื ื”ื ื’ ืฉืื ืืืืืฉื, ืืจ”ื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืจืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืกื ืฉื ืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืืฉืืื, ืื ื ืืื ืืขืื ืืืจืฅ ืืื ืฉืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืฉื ื ืืชืืืืฉื ืืื, ืืืื ืชืงื ื ืืืืื ืฉืขื ืืฃ ืืืืืื ืื ื ืืื ืื ืืฉื ื ืืืืช ืืืื ืขื ืื ืืืจืช ืงืืืฉ ืืชืจืืื, ื”ื ืื ืข”ื ืื ื ืืจืื ืืื ืฉืืชืืืืฉื, ืืืจื ืฉืขื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืจืฉ ืืืืจืืช ืืชืจ ืืข”ื ืื ืืืืื ืืื.
ืืื ืืืจืฉ ืจืื”ื ืืงืจื ืืฉืืคืืื ืืืชืื ืขืฉืื ืืืื ืืืจืื, ืืฉืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืชืื ืฉื ืืคืกืืง ืืื ืืืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืขื ืื ืืืืจืืช ืชืจืืื ืืืืืชื ืืื ืืงืื ืืืฉื ืืืช, ืฉืืจื ืืืื ืืฉืืคืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืขื ืื ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืืจ ืืืืืืช ืชืจืืื ืืงืืฉืื, ืืืืืื ื ืืคืกืืง ืฉืืชืื ืฉื ืืฉืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืขืื, ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืืืืืง ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืชืจ ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืจ.
ืืชื ืืจืื”ื ืืคื”ื ืืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืฉื ื”ื ืื”ื: ืืืืืช ืขืื ืืืจืฅ ืืจืื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืฉืืื, ืฉืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืื ืืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืืื ืืืฉืงืืื ืืืืจืื ืืจืื, ืืคื ื ืฉืืื ืืืืจืื ืขืฆืื ืืขืืืื ืืจืื, ืืคืืื ื ืืื ืื ืื ืืืืช ืืจืื ืืื ืขื ืืงืืฉ ืืื ืขื ืืชืจืืื, ืืฉืขืืจ ืืจืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืืืชื, ืขื”ื.
ืืืืืจ ืืืืจื ืืจืื”ื ืืืืจื ืฉืืฉ ืืขื ืืืจืฅ ืืจืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืืืืชื ืืื’ ืืืืืจื’ ืืจืื”ื ืืืชืื ืขืฉืื ืืืื ืืืจืื, ืืจ”ื ืฉืืขืืชื ืฉื ืข”ื ืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืขืืชื ืฉื ืื ืืืจ, ืืื ืฉืืืืืช ืืืจ ืื ืืฉื ื ืืฉ ืขืืื ืืงืื ืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ื’ ืค”ื ืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืงืืืช ืืืจืืช, ืืืืื ืืจืื ืื ืืงืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืืืืช ืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื ืกืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืจ.
ืืืืงืืื ืืืืืช ืืชื ืื”ื ืืฆืืง”ื ืืืืจ ืคืฉืื ืืื ืืืจืฉ”ื ืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืืช ืข”ื ืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืืงื ืืืจืืฉืืื. ืจืืฉืืช ืื ืืืื ืืืืง ืืชื ื’ ืืงืชื ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ื ืืื ืขื ืืงืืฉ ืืืฉืขืช ืืจืื ื ืืื ืืฃ ืขื ืืชืจืืื ืืืฉืืข ืืืจืืฉื ืงืื. ืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืกืืจื, ืืื ืื ืื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืขื ืืืจืฅ ืืจืื ืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืืฉื ืืฉืขืช ืื ืืกืช ืืฉืจืื ืืจืื, ืืื ืื ืื ืืกื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืื, ืืืื ืืกืชืืจื ืฉืื ืชืงื ื ืืืืืช ืข”ื ืื ืื ืืืจืืฉืืื.
ืืื ืืืืจื ืืจืื”ื ืืฉืืข ืืื ืจืง ืืืจืืฉืืื, ืืฉืื ืืกืชื ืืจืื”ื ืืื ืคืืจืฉ ืืืื, ืืชื ืืืจืื”ื ืื ืืืืืจืื ืข”ื ืืจืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืจื, ื”ื ืืกืืจื ื ืืชื ืช ืฉืืื ืืงืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืขืฆืื ืืจื ืื ืืืืจืื, ืืื ืืื ื”ื ืืฉืื ืืจืื”ื ืืืืจืื ืขืฆืื ืืขืืืื ืืืจืืฉืืื, ืจ”ื ืขืืืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืืฅ ืืืจืืฉืืื.
ืืืคื”ื ืืืื ื ืคืงืืชื ืืื ืจืฉ”ื ืืจืื”ื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืจ ืขืฆืื ืืจืื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืืืืช ืืืืจ ืขืฆืื ืืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืขืืืื ืืื ืืืจ. ืื”ื ืืฆืคื ืช ืคืขื ื ืชืฉืืื ืงื”ื ืืืช ื’.
ืื ืจืื ืขืื ื ”ื ืืื ืืจืื”ื ืืจืฉ”ื ืื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืข ืื ืืข”ื ืืจืื, ืืืื ืืจืื ืืื ืืืื. ืืืคื ืจืฉ”ื ืฉืืื ืืืจืชื ืฉื ืข”ื ืืจืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืจืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ื, ืขืืชื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืขื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืขืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืืื ืขืื ืคืขื ืืืืจ ืืื. ืืฉื”ื ืืฉืืืช ืืจืื”ื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืจืื ืืืื ืฉืข”ื ืฉื ืืข ืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืจ ืืื. ืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ื ืืืจ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืขืฉื ืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืจืื ืืชืืืืื ืืืืืืื.
ืืืฉื ื ืืืื ืื’ ืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืคื”ื ื”ื ืืงืฉื ืขื ืืจืื”ื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืขืช ืืจืื ืื ืขืื ืืืจืฅ ืฉืืืื ืืจื ืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืจืื ืงืฉื ื”ื ืืื ืืฉืขืืจ ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืืืชื ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืืื.
ืืืืืืจื ืฆ”ื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืงืืื ืืืืื ืืืืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืจืง ืข”ื ืืืืื ืืืื, ืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืฉื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืข ืืื ืข”ื ืืื, ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืคืงืข ืืื ื’ ืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืืืืืืชื ืฉื ืื ืืฉื ื ืฉืืื ืืื.
ืืื ืฉืืืฉื ื ืืืื ืื ื ืืื ืื’ ืืื ืืืชื ืืฉืืืช ืืจืื”ื ืืืขืืื ืก”ื ืืจืฉ”ื ืืขืืงืจ ืืขืื ืืืืจืชื ืืจืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืฉื (ืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืืืฉ”ื ืื ืื ืืืืจื ืืื) ืืื ืฉืืฆื ืขืื ืืขื ืืชืืืช ืืช ืืืืจื ืืื ืฉืืืื, ืืื ืืขืืื ืืืจ ืืื ืคืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืืืจ ืืืืืืชื.
ืื ืจืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืืืืชื ืืื ืืขืืงืจ ืืชืงื ื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืชื ืืื”ื ืืก”ื ืืจืื”ื ืืจืฉ”ื. ืืื ืื ืืืืืง ืจืฉ”ื ืืืจืื”ื ืืื ืืืจืฉ”ื ืกืืืงื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืฉื ืื ืืช ืืืืื ืข”ื ืฉืืืจื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืืขืื ืืืจืฅ ืืื ืืื ืืฉื ื.
ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืง ืืจืื”ื ืืก”ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืกืคืืง ืฉื ืืืจ ืืข”ื ืืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืื ืขืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืจื ืืชื ืืฉืืืื ืืขืื ืื ื ืืืืจืื, ืืข”ืค ืฉืืคื ืืืืช ืืื ื ืืืืจืื. ืืืคื”ื ืืื ืคืืืืชื ืืื ืืจืื”ื ืืจืฉ”ื ื”ื ืืืืืจืช ืื ืืื ืืช ืืื, ืื ืฉืืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืื ืืจื ืืชื ืืืืจืื.
ืืืคื”ื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืจืข ืื ืืกืืืจ ืืจืื”ื ืืจืฉ”ื ืืขื ืื ืืืจืช ืืจืื ืืืฅ ืืจืืฉืืื, ืืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืืจืื”ื ืืืืจ ืฉืขืืงืจ ืืืืชืจ ืืื ืื ืฉืืืฉืฉืื ืืืืืฉื, ืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืจื ืฉื ืชื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืฉืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืื ืืืืช ืชืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืคื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืื ืื.
ืื ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืื ืืชื ืฉืื ืื ืืืจืื ืฉื ืื”ื ืืขืจื ืฉืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืช, ืื ืืื”ื ืื ืืืืจื, ืจ”ื ืืข”ื ืืขืฆืื, ืืื ื”ื ืืืืจ. ืืื ืืชื ื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืื”ื ืื’ ืืฉืืช ืจ”ื ืฉืืืจืช ืืจืื ืืื”ื ื ืืฉื ืขื ืืืจื ืืฉืืช, ืื”ื ืืืืฉ ืืืจืืฉืืื ืฉืื ืืืืจื ืืืืจ ืื ืืฉื ืืื ืืื”ื ืขื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืช. ืืืืื ืชืืื ืฉื ืื”ื ืชืื ืขื ืืจืื”ื ืฉืืฉืืื ืืื ืื.
ืื”ื ืืืืจ ืื ืชืืื ืืืืจื ืืจืื”ื. ืืื ื ืืืจ ืฉืืจืื”ื ืก”ื ืืืขืช ืจืฉ”ื ืืืืฉ”ื ืืืฉื ื ืืืื, ื”ื ืืจื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืขื ืืืืจื ืฉื ืข”ื ืืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืืืืืชื ืืชืืื. ืืืืืื ืืืื ืฉ”ืง ืฉืืืืจืช ืืืจืื ืฉื ืื ื”ื ืืื ืืืืืืช ืข”ื ืืืื ืื ืื ืงืฉืจ ืืื ืฉื”ื ืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืื ืขื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืช.
ืืฉื”ื ืื ื ืืืจ ืฉืืขืช ืืจืื”ื ืืื ืืืฉืืข ืืืฉืื ื ืฉืืข”ื ื ืืคื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืื ืขื ืืืคื ืืืืจื ืฉื ืื, ืืฉ ืืืืช ืืงืื ืืืืจ ืืืขืชื ืืืฉ”ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืฉื ืืฉื ืืืจืช ืืืืื ืขื ืืื ืจืืฉืื ื”ื ืืืืจืช ืืข”ื ืืขืฆืื ื ืฉืืจ ืขื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืช.
ืืืกืื ืืื ืื ืื ืคืจืง ื’ ื”ื ืืชืื ืืืืื”ื ืฉืืืื ืื ืืฉืจืื ืืจืืืช ืืขืืืืช ืืืช ืืืงืืฉ ืืืื”ื, ื ืืฉื ื”ื ืืืื ืื ืืกื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืข”ื ืืืื”ื. ืืงืฉื ืืกืืืืืช ืืื’ ืืจืืฉ ืืืื ืืฃ ื”ื ื ืจืื ืืข”ื ืืืื ืืืื”ื.
ืืืฉ ืืชืจืฅ ืืคื ืืฉ”ื ืืืืจื ื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืจื”ืฅ ืืืืช ืื ืื ื”ื ืฉืืชื ืืืืจื ืื”ื ืค’ ื”ื ืืื ืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืื’ ืข”ื ืืื ืืกื ืืฉืืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืฆื ืื, ืืืชื ืข”ื ืืืืจื”ืฅ ืืืืช ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืื’ ืกื ืืืจืื ืง”ื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืงืจืืช ืืช ืืืจืืืช ืืื ืืขื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืขืืื’ ืืจืื. ืื”ื ืืคืืื ืืื ืืื”ื ืืื ืื ืืกืช ืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ื ืืชื ืืขื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืืช ืข”ื.
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Katz, Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Shlita
Merit Your Malachim
Parashas Vayeitzei
Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz shlita
In this weekโs parashah, Yaakov โ the bechir haโavos โ experiences a unique revelation: ืึทืึทึผืึฒืึนื ืึฐืึดื ึตึผื ืกึปืึธึผื ืึปืฆึธึผื ืึทืจึฐืฆึธื ืึฐืจึนืืฉืืึน ืึทืึดึผืืขึท ืึทืฉึธึผืืึธืึฐืึธื. The meforshim note that this was an apt description of Yaakov himself: Although he was a human being whose feet were planted on the ground, his head reached the heavens.
Yaakov merited to see malachim climbing up and down the ladder, and some meforshim explain that these malachim, which brought him protection and brachah, were created from his mitzvos.
Yaakov was traveling to find a shidduch, so that he could build a family, and along the way, he experienced this incredible revelation: that the malachim created by his mitzvos were ascending to Shamayim and bringing him siyatta dโShmaya, accompanying him to help him and protect him. And it was not only malachim โ he saw ืึฐืึดื ึตึผื ื’ ื ึดืฆึธึผื ืขึธืึธืื. And Hashem promised Him:
ืึฐืึธืึธื ืึทืจึฐืขึฒืึธ ืึทึผืขึฒืคึทืจ ืึธืึธืจึถืฅ ืึผืคึธืจึทืฆึฐืชึธึผ ืึธืึธึผื ืึธืงึตืึฐืึธื ืึฐืฆึธืคึนื ึธื ืึธื ึถืึฐืึธึผื ืึฐื ึดืึฐืจึฒืืึผ ืึฐืึธ ืึธึผื ืึดืฉึฐืืคึฐึผืึนืช ืึธืึฒืึธืึธื ืึผืึฐืึทืจึฐืขึถืึธ ืึฐืึดื ึตึผื ืึธื ึนืึดื ืขึดืึธึผืึฐ ืึผืฉึฐืืึทืจึฐืชึดึผืืึธ ืึฐึผืึนื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืชึตึผืึตืึฐ.
Yet the Torah doesnโt tell us clearly why Yaakov merited this incredible revelation and protection. We would all love to be zocheh to that. How was he zocheh?
The Torah gives us two hints. Before describing Yaakovโs dream, the Torah says: ืึทืึดึผืฉึฐืืึทึผื ืึทึผืึธึผืงืึนื ืึทืืึผื. Rashi notes that this wording is limiting: He slept in that place, but during the fourteen years when he learned in the beis midrash of Shem and Ever he did not sleep at night. Why, asks Rav Ruderman, doesnโt the Torah inform us explicitly that Yaakov was learning Torah? Why is this conveyed only in a hint?
The answer is that Yaakov hid himself in the beis midrash. And because he hid himself in the beis midrash, this information is hidden in the Torah as well.
There are people who sit quietly in the beis midrash and learn, without any fanfare or tumult. No one knows about them. But the Torah is telling us that Hakadosh Baruch Hu is watching them and their limud Torah.
Feel the Assistance
So, you might think, what does Yaakovโs learning for fourteen years straight have to do with me?
Consider what happened next: Yaakov headed on to build his life. He went to work watching Lavanโs sheep, and although he certainly continued learning even then, his Torah wasnโt on the same level as it was in the beis midrash. Yet the Torah he learned stayed with him for life, watching over him and helping him. Those days and years that he spent in the beis midrash conferred protection on him even afterwards.
Every year, and every day, that we learn Torah โ sitting quietly in the beis midrash โ those moments become the ืกึปืึธึผื ืึปืฆึธึผื ืึทืจึฐืฆึธื ืึฐืจึนืืฉืืึน ืึทืึดึผืืขึท ืึทืฉึธึผืืึธืึฐืึธื of our lives. The malachim that we send up to the heavens come down to watch over us, too.
Maaseh avos siman labanim โ from Yaakov Avinu we learn how to be zocheh to the shemirah and brachah that he enjoyed. We all have difficult tests in life, whether in our own shidduchim, our childrenโs shidduchim, parnassah, or anything else. Who wouldnโt want to hear the brachah of ืึฐืึดื ึตึผื ืึธื ึนืึดื ืขึดืึธึผืึฐ ืึผืฉึฐืืึทืจึฐืชึดึผืืึธ ืึฐึผืึนื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืชึตึผืึตืึฐ? That comes from investing in Torah, because Kudsha Brich Hu vโOraysa chad hu. When you invest in Torah, you connect with Hakadosh Baruch Hu, so He is with you wherever you go, helping you.
Some people actually have siyatta dโShmaya, but they donโt notice it; they donโt feel it. Instead, theyโre nervous and worried. Yaakov Avinu was zocheh to a revelation โ he saw the siyatta dโShmaya with his own eyes, and he felt it. Torah does that, too.
Seeing the Emes
Mattan Torah began with the letter alef, in the word Anochi of the Aseres Hadibros. That was Torah Shebichsav. The Mishnah starts with the letter mem (ืืืืืชื) while the Gemara starts with a tav (ืชื ื). The sefarim hakedoshim note that those three letters spell emes, hinting that the words of Torah are emes.
When a person learns Torah, that connects him to emes. Heโs able to see the world with an emesโdike outlook. The gates of heaven are open before him, and he sees that Hakadosh Baruch Hu is with him. He is not afraid. He sees the brachos from Shamayim, and he lives life with a different perspective, a different set of priorities. He knows whatโs important; he knows that life is a ladder extending from the ground to the heavens. He sees very clearly where heโs heading: upward.
Thatโs what Torah does for a person: It enables him to see how important it is to move upward. And through that, he merits protection and brachah from Hashem.
The opening words of the parashah are a powerful chizuk for us regarding the importance of maintaining our connection to Torah, through kevias itim laTorah, and listening to shiurim and shmuessin. That gives us the ladder to help us go up in life, and it also brings down the brachah and the shemirah from Hashem, through the malachim who descend the ladder.
After Yaakov experienced his revelation, the passuk says, ืึทืึดึผืฉึธึผืื ืึทืขึฒืงึนื ืจึทืึฐืึธืื โ implying that he was excited to go, and his feet carried him, because he knew Hashem was with him in everything.
This is one lesson we learn from Yaakov Avinu. Obviously, this idea related to him on his lofty level, and we have to apply it to ourselves on our level, in our generation. We canโt copy Yaakov Avinu, but on our level, every bit of Torah that we connect to affects us, placing us on the ladder upward, and bringing us protection and blessing.
Retaining Connection
The second hint in the Torah to why Yaakov merited this revelation is found in Rashiโs comment on the words ืึตืื ืึถื ืึดึผื ืึดื ืึตึผืืช ืึฑืึนืงึดืื ืึฐืึถื ืฉึทืืขึทืจ ืึทืฉึธึผืืึธืึดื. Rashi cites the Gemaraโs statement in Chullin that Yaakov actually passed the site of the Beis Hamikdash, and then said, โHow could I have passed that place and not have davened there?โ He then returned to daven in that location, and Hashem granted him kefitzas haderech, bringing the place to him.
This teaches us that itโs never too late. Thereโs no justification for saying, โOh, I missed it already.โ
Grab what you can, now! The Torah tells us to make the right choice today: ืจึฐืึตื ืึธื ึนืึดื ื ึนืชึตื ืึดืคึฐื ึตืืึถื ืึทืึผืึนื ืึฐึผืจึธืึธื ืึผืงึฐืึธืึธื. Put your kochos into your Torah learning, and into your davening, today! Yaakov went back and davened to Hashem, and the gates of Heaven opened for him. He โmetโ Hashem: ืึทืึดึผืคึฐืึทึผืข ืึทึผืึธึผืงืึนื.
Youโre davening anyway โ if you put thought into your davening, you can turn your tefillah into a different experience, one of ืึทืึดึผืคึฐืึทึผืข ืึทึผืึธึผืงืึนื โ a meeting with Hashem. You can feel the siyatta dโShmaya on a different level. Whether your requests are answered or not, you accomplished something. You met with the Melech Malchei Hamelachim.
Yaakov had this vision at night, as he was heading into galus. Similarly, even though the galus that weโre in is so dark, and itโs so hard to see Hashem and feel the siyatta dโShmaya, when a person makes the effort to grow and connect to Hashem, then even in the darkest night you can โmeetโ Hashem. There will be kefitzas haderech โ the Beis Hamikdash will come to you, in your place.
Yaakov Avinu describes this place as ืึตืื ืึถื ืึดึผื ืึดื ืึตึผืืช ืึฑืึนืงึดืื โ a bayis. A bayis, a home, is where we feel the connection to our family, where we feel secure. Yaakovโs life was filled with tzaros, but what gave him chizuk was his bayis โ the beis haknesses and the beis midrash, his connection to tefillah and Torah. Thatโs what empowered him to always go forward, ืึทืึดึผืฉึธึผืื ืึทืขึฒืงึนื ืจึทืึฐืึธืื, enduring the hardest nisyonos and yet keeping on moving upward to build a beautiful mishpachah, the family of Klal Yisrael. And indeed, he merited unbelievable children and grandchildren โ us.
We all have this power in us. Hashem should help us to know where our home is, and to connect with Him wherever we are, so that we can always move upward and be zocheh to abundant brachah and siyatta dโShmaya.