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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

ืื ืขืœ ืชื•ื“ื” ื™ืงืจื™ื‘ื ื• (ื–,ื™ื‘)

ืื™ืชื ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉ (ื•ื™ืง”ืจ ื˜,ื–): ืœืขืชื™ื“ ืœื‘ื ื›ืœ ื”ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ื˜ืœื™ืŸ ื•ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืชื•ื“ื” ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื˜ืœ, ื›ืœ ื”ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื˜ืœื•ืช ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืื™ื ื” ื‘ื˜ืœื”. ืขื™”ืฉ.

ื•ืฆ”ื‘ ืžื” ื”ื˜ืขื ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืชื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืฉืœื ื™ืชื‘ื˜ืœื•.

ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ื”ื• ื‘ืจื•ืš ืคื™ื ืงืœ ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืข”ืค ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ (ืกื•ืฃ ืคืจืฉืช ื‘ื) ืฉื›ืœ ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื•ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืฉื ื•ื“ื” ืœืฉืžื• ื™ืช’, ื•ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉื ืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื• ื•ื ื•ื“ื” ืœืฉืžื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืจืื ื•, ื•ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื” ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื, ืขื™”ืฉ.

ื•ื ืจืื” ื“ื‘ื–ื” ืฉื•ื ื” ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืชื•ื“ื” ืžืฉืืจ ื”ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช, ื“ื›ืœ ื”ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืขื ื™ื™ื ื ื”ื•ื ืœื”ืฉืœื™ื ื•ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื—ืกืจื•ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื, ื›ื’ื•ืŸ: ื—ื˜ืืช ื•ืืฉื ืขืœ ืืฉืจ ืคื’ื ื‘ื—ื˜ืื•, ืขื•ืœื” ืขืœ ืฉืคื’ื ืข”ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ืขืฉื” ื•ื”ืจื”ื•ืจื™ ื”ืœื‘, ื•ื’ื ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืฉืœืžื™ื ื‘ื ืœื”ืฉืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื, ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจืฉ”ื™ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื’,ื) ืฉืœืžื™ื- ืฉืžื˜ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื, ื•ืฉืœื•ื ื”ื•ื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉืœืžื•ืช. ื”ื› ืœืขืชื™ื“ ืœื‘ื, ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžืชื•ืงืŸ ื‘ืฉืœืžื•ืช, ืœื ื™ืฆื˜ืจื›ื• ืœืชื™ืงื•ื ื™ื ืืœื” ื•ืžืžื™ืœื ื™ืชื‘ื˜ืœื• ื”ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช. ืืš ืงืจื‘ืŸ ืชื•ื“ื”, ืฉื”ื•ื ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื›ืœ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืื“ื (ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ) ืœื ื™ืชื‘ื˜ืœ.

ื•ืขื“”ื– ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื’ื ื”ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ืชืคื™ืœืช ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืœืฉืืจ ื”ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช. ื›ืœ ื”ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ืขื ื™ื™ื ื ื”ื•ื ื‘ืงืฉื” ืžื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœื”ืฉืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืฆืจื›ื™ื ื”ื—ืกืจื™ื ืœื ื•, ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื”ื ื•ื‘ืข ืžื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช, ื•ื”ื› ืœืขืชื™ื“ ืœื‘ื, ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืฉืคืขืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœืช ื›ืœืœ, ืœื ื™ื—ืกืจ ืœื ื• ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ืœื ื™ืฆื˜ืจื›ื• ืœื›ืœ ื”ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ื•ื™ื‘ื˜ืœื• ืื•ืชืŸ, ืžืฉื”ื› ืชืคื™ืœืช ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืœื ืชืชื‘ื˜ืœ ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ืื“ื ื›ื ”ืœ. (ื•ืขื™’ ืื‘ื•ื“ืจื”ื ื‘ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื”ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื›ืขื™”ื–.)

ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื ืžืฆื ืฉื›ืœ ืžืื•ืจืข ืฉืœ ื ืก ื”ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืœืงื‘”ื”, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ืืžืฆืขื™ ืœืจื•ืžื ืืช ื”ืื“ื ืœืฆื•ืจืชื• ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช, ืฉื”ื™ื ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื”, ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ื”ื•ื“ืื” ืœืงื‘”ื”.

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

ืจืืฉื™ืช ื’ื•ื™ื ืขืžืœืง ื•ืื—ืจื™ืชื• ืขื“ื™ ืื‘ื“
ืกื™ืคืจ ื”ืžื’ื™ื“ ืžื™ืฉืจื™ื ื”ื’ื””ืฆ ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืœื•ื ืฉื‘ื“ืจื•ืŸ ื–ืฆ”ืœ: ืคืขื ืื—ืช ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืžืจื ืŸ ื•ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื”ืกื‘ื ืžืกืœื‘ื•ื“ืงื” ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ ื•ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืงืœืžื ื•ื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืžื™ืจ ื•ืœื™ืžื™ื ืจืืฉ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ื‘ืืจื””ื‘, ื•ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ืื™ื™ื–ื™ืง ืฉืจ, ืœื™ืžื™ื ืจืืฉ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืกืœื‘ื•ื“ืงื” ื‘ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ืจืง, ื•ืขืžื ื™ื—ื“ ื›ืžื” ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื, ื•ืฉื•ื—ื—ื• ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืŸ ื”ื ื›ืจื™ื. ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฉื ื•ื›ื—ื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืื—ื“ ืฉืžืงื•ื ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื• ื‘ื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ, ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืขืจื‘ ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื” ื•ืืžืจ ืฉื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ื™ืฉ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืŸ ื”ื ื›ืจื™ื ืื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ื”ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘, ื›ืžื• ืœืžืฉืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ื ื™ืžื•ืก ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœื•ืช ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ. ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœื›ืš ืคืชื— ืžืจืŸ ื”ืกื‘ื ืžืกืœื‘ื•ื“ืงื” ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืžืขืœืช ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื‘ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืžื” ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืŸ ื”ื ื›ืจื™ื ื•ืœื• ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“. ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืŸ ื”ืชืคื–ืจื• ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื•ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืžื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ ืืžืจ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืื—ืจ ืฉื™ืฆื ืขืžื• ื›ื™ ื ืฉืืจ ื‘ื“ืขืชื• ืฉืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืžืขืœืช ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืขื“ ืœืžืื•ื“, ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื™ืฉ ืžืงื•ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื ื™ืžื•ืกื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ ื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ.

ืขื‘ืจื• ืฉื ื™ื, ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืฉืฉืžืข ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืžื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืืจื””ื‘ ื•ื ืขืฉื” ืฉื ืจืืฉ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”. ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืื—ื“, ื›ืขืฉืจื™ื ืฉื ื” ืœืื—ืจ ืื•ืชื• ืกื™ืคื•ืจ, ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื•ืชื• ืจืืฉ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื ื›ื ืก ืœื•ืžืจ ืืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื• ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื•, ื ื™ื’ืฉ ืืœื™ื• ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื•ืฉื— ืœื• ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ื›ื™ ืžืื•ื“ ื™ื•ื“ื” ืœื• ืื ื™ืคื ื” ื‘ืขื‘ื•ืจื• ืžืกืคืจ ื“ืงื•ืช. ื”ืกื›ื™ื ืœื›ืš ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื•ื ื›ื ืก ืขืžื• ืœื—ื“ืจื•. ื›ืืŸ ืฆื™ืคืชื” ืœื• ื”ืคืชืขื”, ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืื•ืจื— ื’ื™ืœื” ืืช ืฉืžื• ื•ืฉืืœ ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ื–ื•ื›ืจื• ืžื”ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉื‘ื” ืœืžื“ื• ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ืกืœื‘ื•ื“ืงื”.

ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืฉื ืฉืืจ ื‘ื“ืขืชื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื”ื’ื•ื™ื™ื ืืช ื ื™ืžื•ืกื™ ื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ, ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื”ืกื‘ื ื“ื™ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืžืขืœืช ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืžื” ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื”ื ื›ืจื™ื. ืคืฉื˜ ื”ืื•ืจื— ืืช ืžืขื™ืœ ื—ืœื™ืคืชื• ื•ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ืžื™ื“ ืฉื”ื•ื ืงื˜ื•ืข ื™ื“. ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื• ื”ืื™ืฉ, ื›ื™ ืืช ื–ืืช ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืžืื ืฉื™ ื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ ื”ืžื ื•ืžืกื™ื ืฉื”ืชืขืœืœื• ื‘ื• ืงืฉื•ืช, ื›ืฉืกื‘ื™ื‘ื ืขืžื“ื• ืื—ืจื™ื ื•ืฆื—ืงื• ืœืžืฉืžืข ื–ืขืงื•ืช ื”ื›ืื‘ ืฉืœื• ืžืจื•ื‘ ื™ืกื•ืจื™ื ืฉืกื‘ืœ. ืขืœ ื‘ืฉืจื™ ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืคืจืง ื‘ื ื™ืžื•ืกื™ ืื ืฉื™ ื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ ื™ืžื— ืฉืžื, ืืžืจ. ืจืืฉื™ืช ื’ื•ื™ื™ื ืขืžืœืง ื•ืื—ืจื™ืชื ืขื“ื™ ืื•ื‘ื“. ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื ืจืื™ื ื”ื ื›ืžื ื•ืžืกื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื—ืจื™ืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ืฉื”ื ืขื“ื™ ืื•ื‘ื“. ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ื‘ืฉืจื™ ืžื” ืฉื”ืกื‘ื ื–ืฆ”ืœ ืจืื” ืืช ืื—ืจื™ืชื ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืชื—ื™ืœืชื.

ืข”ืค ืฉืืœ ืื‘ื™ืš ื•ื™ื’ื“ืš

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ื•ื™ืงืจื ย ืค’ ื–ื›ื•ืจ

 

ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ

ืข”ื– ืž”ื” ืข”ื ื“ืจืฉ ืจ’ ืขืงื™ื‘ื ื‘ื”ื ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืื‘ื“ ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืŸ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืืฉืจ ืขื‘ื“ื• ืฉื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื ืืฉืจ ืืชื ื™ื•ืจืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื ืืช ืืœื”ื”ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื”ืจื™ื ื”ืจืžื™ื ื•ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืขื•ืช ื•ืชื—ืช ื›ืœ ืขืฅ ืจืขื ืŸ,ย  ื•ืžืคืจืฉ ืจ”ืข ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉืืชื” ืžื•ืฆื ื”ืจ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื•ื’ื‘ืขื” ื ืฉืื” ื•ืขืฅ ืจืขื ืŸ ื“ืข ืฉื™ืฉ ืฉื ืข”ื–.

ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืฉื ืชื•ืก’ ื•ื–”ืœ ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ (ื”ืœื›ื” ื”’) ืคืจื™ืš ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื”, ื•ืžืกืงื™ ืข”ืค ื ื‘ื™ื ื ื‘ื ื” ืฉื ืขื›”ืœ.

ื•ืงื•ืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ ื”ื•ื ืขืค”ื™ ื”ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืฉื ื‘ืข”ื– ืž”ื• ืข”ื ื‘ืขื™ ืจืžื™ ื‘ืจ ื—ืžื ื”ืžืฉืชื—ื•ื” ืœื”ืจ ืื‘ื ื™ื• ืžื”ื• ืœืžื–ื‘ื— ื™ืฉ ื ืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ืืฆืœ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืื• ืื™ืŸ ื ืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ืืฆืœ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืืช”ืœ ื™ืฉ ื ืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ืืฆืœ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื›ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื“ืžื™ ืื• ืœื (ืคื™’ ื”ื ื“ื™ืœืคื™ื ืŸ ื‘ืชืžื•ืจื” ื›”ื— ืข”ื‘ ื“ื ืขื‘ื“ ืคืกื•ืœ ืœืงืจื‘ืŸ ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืžืŸ ื”ื‘ืงืจ ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ื”ื ืขื‘ื“, ืื™ ื“ื™ืŸ ื–ื” ื ืืžืจื” ื’ื ื‘ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ ืงืจื‘ืŸ). ื•ื”ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ ืคืฉื™ื˜ื ืœื™ื” ื“ื™ืฉ ื ืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ืืฆืœ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื•ื’ื ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื›ืงืจื‘ืŸ. ื•ืชื™’ ื”ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ ื›ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื“ื”ืจืื” ืขืค”ื™ ืจื•ื””ืง ืฉืื•ืชื• ื”ืจ ืœื ื ืขื‘ื“ ื•ื›”ื› ื‘ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื•ื—ื™’ ื”ืจ”ืŸ ืข”ื– ืž”ื•.

ืืš ื”ืงืฉื” ืจ’ ื ืชืŸ ืื“ืœืจ (ื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื‘ื ื‘ื—”ืก ืขื””ืช ืค’ ืจืื”) ื“ื”ื› ืื™ืš ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื’ืž’ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืจ ื ืขื‘ื“. (ื•ื‘ืคื ื™ ืžืฉื” ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ ืคื™’ ืขืค”ื™ ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืชืจ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืฃ ืฉื ืขื‘ื“ ืฉื, ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื”ืฉ, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ื“ืœื ื›ืจืžื‘”ืŸ, ื•ืขื•ื“ ื”ืงืฉื” ืจ’ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ื ืคืชืœื™ ืฉื˜ืจืŸ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื—”ืก ืกื“ืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื“ืื™ืš ื”ืชื™ืจ ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ื“ื™ืŸ ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืœื ื”ื•ืชืจ ืœื• ืืœื ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืฉืขื”).

ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืคื™’ ืจ’ ื ืชืŸ ืื“ืœืจ ืขืค”ื™ ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ (ื‘ื™ืœืงื•ื˜ ืื•ืช ืง’ ื•ืชื ื—ื•ืžื ื•ื™ืจื ื›”ื‘ ื•ืžื•ื‘ื ื‘ื“ืขืช ื–ืงื ื™ื ืคืกื•ืง ื™”ื“) ื•ื–”ืœ ื”ื™ืœืงื•ื˜ ื•ื™ืจื ืืช ื”ืžืงื•ื ืžืจื—ื•ืง, ืžืชื—ื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื ืขืžื•ืง ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืืจืฅ ื”ืžื•ืจื™ื” ืžืฉืžืข ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจ, ืืžืจ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ื“ืจืš ื”ืžืœืš ืœืฉื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขืžืง ืืœื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืžืขื•ืœื” ื•ื™ืคื” ื•ื”ื’ื‘ื™ื”ื• ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœื›ืš ื ืงืจื (ื“ื””ื™ ื‘’ ื’’) ื”ืจ ื”ืžื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืžื™ืจืืชื• ื ืขืฉื” ื”ืจ ืขื›”ืœ. ื•ื–ื”ื• ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืืฉืจ ื™ืืžืจ ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ื”ืจ ื”’ ื™ืจืื”. (ื•ืข”ืข ื—ื ื•ื›ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉืคื™’ ื›ืŸ). ื•ืคื™’ ืจ’ ื ืชืŸ ืื“ืœืจ ื“ืื—ืจ ืฉื ืขืฉื” ื”ืจ ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ื•ื”ื ืœื’ื•ื™ื ืœืืกื•ืจ ื”ื”ืจ ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•.

ื•ื‘ืœื™ืงื•ื˜ื™ ื”ืขืจื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื• ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืžืข”ื– ื ”ื’ ืข”ื‘ ื“ืžืงืฉื” ื”ื’ืžืจื ืขื””ืค ื•ืืฉืจื™ื”ื ืชืฉืจืคื•ืŸ ื‘ืืฉ ืžื›ื“ื™ ื™ืจื•ืฉื” ื”ื™ื ืœื”ื ืžืื‘ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื•ืื™ืŸ ืื“ื ืื•ืกืจ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืฉืœื• ื•ืื™ ืžืฉื•ื ื”ื ืš ื“ืžืขื™ืงืจื ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœื ื‘ืขืœืžื ืกื’ื™ ืœื”ื• ืืœื ืžื“ืคืœื—ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืขื’ืœ ื’ืœื• ืื“ืขืชื™ื™ื”ื• ื“ื ื™ื—ื ืœื”ื• ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ ืืชื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืชื ื“ื™ื“ื”ื• ืงืขื‘ื™ื“.

ืื“ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื•ืื“ืจ ืฉื ื™

ืฉื ื” ื–ื•, ืฉื ืช ืชืฉืข”ื˜, ื”ื™ื ืฉื ื” ืžืขื•ื‘ืจืช. ื•ื‘ื” ืฉื ื™ ืื“ืจื™ื. ื•ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ืขืช ืžื™ ืžื”ื ื”ื•ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™, ื•ืžื™ื”ื• ื”ื ื•ืกืฃ.
ื”ืžื•ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื, ืฉืื“ืจ ื’ ื”ื•ื ื”ื ื•ืกืฃ, ื•ืื“ืจ ื‘’ ื”ื•ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื‘ื• ื”ืคื•ืจื™ื, ื•ื”ื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ืื“ืจ ื ืขืฉื” ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”ืคื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ื‘ืื“ืจ ืฉื ื™.

ืืš ืื™ืŸ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื›ืœืœ. ื“ื”ื ื” ืชื ื™ื ื‘ื ื“ืจื™ื (ืกื’.), ืฉืœืจ”ืž ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฉื˜ืจื•ืช ื‘ืื“”ืจ ืื“ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื•ื‘ืื“”ืฉ ืื“ืจ ืกืชื, ื•ืœืจ’ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืื“”ืจ ืื“ืจ ืกืชื ื•ื‘ืื“”ืฉ ืื“ืจ ืฉื ื™. ื•ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื‘ื’ืž’ ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉื””ื” ื‘ื ื•ื“ืจ ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืขื“ ืื“ืจ, ืืกื•ืจ ืœืจ”ืž ืขื“ ืื“”ืฉ ื•ืœืจ”ื™ ืขื“ ืื“”ืจ. ื•ืคืกืง ื”ืจืžื‘”ื ื‘ื ื“ืจื™ื ื›ืจ”ืž ืืš ืœืขื•ืžืชื• ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืคืกืงื• ื›ืจ”ื™. ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืœืจ”ืž ืื“”ืฉ ื”ื•ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ื•ืื“”ืจ ื”ื ื•ืกืฃ, ื•ืœืจ”ื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ื•ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ืชื•ืกืคืช, ื•ื›ืš ืคืกืงื• ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื.

ื•ื”ื ื” ื ื—ืœืงื• ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ ืžื’ื™ืœื” ืค”ื ื””ื” ืื ืื“ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ื ื•ืกืฃ ืื• ืื“ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ื ื•ืกืฃ, [ื•ื”ื•ื‘ื ื‘ืชื•ืก’ ืจ”ื” (ื™ื˜:)]. ืข”ืฉ ื”ื ืค”ืž ื‘ื–ื”. ื•ืœื ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื• ื›ืœืœ ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช ืจ”ืž ื•ืจ”ื™. ื•ืข”ื› ืฆ”ืœ ืฉืจ”ืž ื•ืจ”ื™ ืœื ื ื—ืœืงื• ืืœื ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื.

ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื™ืืจืฆื™ื™ื˜, ื”ื›ืจืขืช ื”ืจืž”ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืื“”ืจ, ื•ืœื—ื•ืžืจื ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืชืขื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื ื™ื”ื. [ื•ืœื“ืขืช ื”ืžื’”ื ื•ื”ื’ืจ”ื ืžื“ื™ื ื ื™ืชืขื ื” ื‘ืฉื ื™ื”ื, ืฉืฉื ื™ื”ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืื“ืจ].

ืœืกื™ื›ื•ื: ื™ืฉ ืฉื ืงื˜ื• ืฉืื“”ืฉ ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™, ื•ื‘ืฉื˜ืจื•ืช ื•ื ื“ืจื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ื ”ื ื ื•ืงื˜ื™ื ืจืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, (ื•ื‘ื™ื”ืฆ ืกื‘ืจื ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ื‘ืคื•ืกืงื™ื ืฉืจื™ืข ืžื–ืœื™ื”). ื•ื™ืฉ ืฉื ืงื˜ื• ืฉืื“”ืจ ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™, ื•ืคื•ืจื™ื ื’ื–ื™ืจืช ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืžื’ื™ืœื”, (ื•ื‘ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ืกื‘ืจื•ืช ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื).

ื•ื”ื ื” ื”ืกื›ืžืช ื”ืคื•ืกืงื™ื, ืฉืจืง ื”ื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ืื“ืจ ืกืชื ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ื‘ืื“”ืฉ, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ืื“”ืจ ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ื‘ืื“”ืจ. ืžื™ื”ื• ื”ืžื’”ื ื—ื•ืœืง ืฉืืฃ ื”ื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ืื“”ืจ ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ื‘ืื“”ืฉ. ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื‘ืŸ. ื•ืขื™’ ื‘ืžื’”ื ืฉื‘ื™ืืจ, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื” ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”, ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืŸ ื™”ื‘ ื‘ืื“ืจ ืกืชื, ื•ืฉื ืช ื”ื™”ื’ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืžืื“ืจ ืœืื“”ืฉ. ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ื ืค”ืž ื‘ืขื•ื‘ื“ื ืฉืชื—ื™ืœืช ืฉื ื•ืชื™ื• ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืžืื“”ืจ. ื•ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”ืคื•ืกืงื™ื ื”ื—ื•ืœืงื™ื ืฆ”ืœ, ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ื™”ื’ ืœื ื›ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืขืœื™ื• ืงื™ื‘ื•ืฅ ืฉืœ ื™”ื’ ืฉื ื™ื, ืืœื ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืชืืจื™ืš ืœื™ื“ืชื• ืื—ืจื™ ื™”ื’ ืฉื ื™ื, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื•ื” ื‘ืื“”ืจ.

ื•ื‘ืขืจื›ื™ืŸ (ืœื:) ืืžืจื•: ืžื›ืจ ืฉื ื™ ื‘ืชื™ ืขืจื™ ื—ื•ืžื”, ืื—ื“ ื‘ื—ืžืฉื” ืขืฉืจ ื‘ืื“ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื•ืื—ื“ ื‘ืื—ื“ ื‘ืื“ืจ ืฉื ื™, ื–ื” ืฉืžื›ืจ ืœื• ื‘ืื“ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ืื“ืจ ืฉืœ ืฉื ื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืขืœืชื” ืœื• ืฉื ื”, ื•ื–ื” ืฉืžื›ืจ ืœื• ื‘ื—ืžืฉื” ืขืฉืจ ืฉืœ ืื“ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ืœื ืขืœืชื” ืœื• ืฉื ื” ืขื“ ื—ืžืฉื” ืขืฉืจ ื‘ืื“ืจ ืฉืœ ืฉื ื” ื”ื‘ืื”. ื•ื›ืŸ ืืžืจื• ืฉื ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื˜ืœื” ื‘ืŸ ืฉื ื”. ื•ืขืค”ื– ื ืคืกืง ื‘ืฉื•”ืข ืื•”ื— ืกื™ืžืŸ ื ”ื” ืก”ื™ ื‘ืฉื ื”ืื’ื•ืจ: ืื ื ืขืจ ืื—ื“ ื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ื›”ื˜ ืœืื“ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืžืฉื ื” ืžืขื•ื‘ืจืช, ื•ื ืขืจ ืื—ื“ ื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ืื“ืจ ืฉื ื™ ื‘ืื—ื“ ื‘ื•, ืื•ืชื• ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ื›”ื˜ ืœืื“ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืขื“ ื›”ื˜ ืœืื“ืจ ื‘ืฉื ืช ื™”ื’ (ืฉื”ื™ื ืฉื ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”) ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืŸ ื™”ื’ ืฉื ื”, ื•ืื•ืชื• ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ืื—ืจื™ื• ื‘ืื—ื“ ื‘ืื“ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ื™”ื’ ืฉื ื” ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ืื—ื“ ื‘ืื“ืจ ืฉืœ ืฉื ืช ื™”ื’.

ื•ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืœื”ืงืฉื•ืช, ืฉื”ืจื™ ืืฃ ื–ื” ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ื›”ื˜ ืื“”ืจ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื’ ืื“”ืฉ, ื•ืžืžื™ืœื ื“ืœ ืžื”ื›ื ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื’ื ืงื•ื“ื, ื•ื ืžื ื” ืœื• ื™”ื’ ืฉื ื™ื ืžื’ ืื“”ืฉ, ื•ื™ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื’ ื‘ืื“ืจ, ื›ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ื’ ืื“”ืฉ.

ื•ื ืจืื” ืฉืืฃ ืžื–ื” ืžื•ื›ื— ื›ืžื• ืฉื ืชื‘ืืจ ืœืขื™ืœ, ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ื™”ื’ ืœื ื›ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืขืœื™ื• ื™”ื’ ืฉื ื™ื, ืืœื ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืชืืจื™ืš ืœื™ื“ืชื• ืื—ืจ ื™”ื’ ืฉื ื™ื. ื•ื”ื ืœื•ืžืจ ื“ืœ ืžื”ื›ื, ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืชืืจื™ืš ืœื™ื“ืชื• ื”ื•ื ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืขื•ืœื, ื•ืœื ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.

ื•ืขื™’ ืฉื•”ืช ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ื—”ื‘ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงืขื“: ืืฉื” ืฉืœื ื‘ื›ืจื” ื•ื™ืœื“ื” ืชืื•ืžื™ื, ื’ ืคื˜ืจ ืจื—ืžื” ื‘ื›”ื˜ ื“ืื“ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื•ื’ ื‘ืจ”ื— ืื“ืจ ืฉื ื™, ืฉื–ื” ื ื›ื ืก ืœื›ืœืœ ืฉื ื•ืชื™ื• ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื’ ืงื•ื“ื ื—ื‘ื™ืจื•. ื”ืจื™ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ื›ื‘ื“ ืืช ืื‘ื™ืš ื•ื’ื•’ ืœืจื‘ื•ืช ืื—ื™ืš ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื”ืงื•ื“ื ื™ื›ื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืžืื•ื—ืจ. ื•ื›ืŸ ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืžืฆื•ื” ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื™ื™ื‘ื, ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ื›ื•ืจ ืœื›ื”ืŸ ืื‘ืœ ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื™ื” ื”ื‘ื›ื•ืจ ืืฉืจ ืชืœื“. ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืืœื ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• (ื™ื‘ืžื•ืช ื›”ื“) ื“ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื”ืื—ื™ื ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื•ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ.

ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืžืื“, ืฉื–ื” ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ืื—”ื› ื™ื™ื—ืฉื‘ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื ื•ืœื“ ืงื•ื“ื, ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืŸ ื™”ื’ ืœืคื ื™ื•. ื’ื ืงืฉื” ืฉื›ืœ ื–ื” ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื™ื™ื‘ื ื‘ืฉื ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉื ื” ืžืขื•ื‘ืจืช, ื”ืจื™ ืื—ื™ื• ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืžื ื•, ื•ื ืžืฆื ืฉื™ืฉืชื ื” ื“ื™ื ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”, ื•ืข”ื› ื›ื ”ืœ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืžื—ืฉื™ื‘ื• ื’ื“ื•ืœ. ื’ื ืฆ”ืข ืœืค”ื– ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื™ื™ื‘ื ื‘ืืœื•ืœ, ื”ืื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืื“ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืื• ื”ืื“ืจ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื”.

ื•ืฆ”ืœ ืฉื•ื“ืื™ ืžื•ื“ื” ื”ื”ืœื›ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช, ืืœื™ื‘ื ื“ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืคื•ืกืงื™ื ื“ืœืขื™ืœ, ื”ืžื—ืœืงื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืŸ ื™”ื’ ื‘ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืœื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืžืขื•ื‘ืจืช. ืฉืœื“ื™ื“ื ื•ื“ืื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœืขื•ืœื. ื•ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื• ื”ื•ื ืจืง ืœืฉื™ื˜ืช ื”ืžื’”ื ื“ืœืขื™ืœ, ืฉืืฃ ื›ืฉืฉื ืช ื™”ื’ ื”ื™ื ืžืขื•ื‘ืจืช, ืื™ื ื• ื ืขืฉื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืขื“ ืื“”ืฉ, ื•ื ืžืฆื ืฉื–ื” ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ื’ ื‘ืื“”ืฉ ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื• ืœืคื ื™ ืื—ื™ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืกื•ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื™ื™ื‘ื, ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืืข”ืค ืฉืื—ื™ื• ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืขื•ืœื ืœืคื ื™ื•, ื”ืจื™ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ื”ืชืืจื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืงื•ื“ื.

ื•ืขื™’ ื—ืฉืง ืฉืœืžื” ื™ื‘ืžื•ืช (ืœื˜,ื) ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืฉื‘ืชืื•ืžื™ื ืื™ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื™ื™ื‘ื. ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืฉืืฃ ื‘ืชืื•ืžื™ื ื”ื ื•ืœื“ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื•ืžื” ื ืค”ืž ื‘ื›ืžื” ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื•ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ. ื•ืฆ”ืœ ืฉื”ื—ืฉืง ืฉืœืžื” ืกื‘ืจ ื›ื ”ืœ, ืฉื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืื™ื ื• ืžื™ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืขื•ืœื ืงื•ื“ื, ืืœื ืžื™ ืฉืชืืจื™ืš ืœื™ื“ืชื• ืงื•ื“ื. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื‘ืกืชื ืชืื•ืžื™ื ืฉื ื•ืœื“ื• ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื, ืื™ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ.

ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื™ืฉ ืœื“ื•ืŸ (ืืฃ ืœื—ื•ืœืงื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื”ืœืง”ื˜ ื•ื”ื—ืฉืง ืฉืœืžื”) ื‘ืžื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืฉืชื™ ื ืฉื™ื, ื•ื™ืœื“ื” ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ื‘ืืจืฅ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ืœื™ืœ ื’’ ื™”ื’ ื‘ืฉื‘ื˜, ื•ืื—”ื› ื™ืœื“ื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ื‘ืืจื””ื‘ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื™ื•ื ื‘’ ื™”ื‘ ื‘ืฉื‘ื˜. ืžื™ ืžื”ื ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื™ื™ื‘ื. ื”ืื ื–ื” ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ ืงื•ื“ื, ืื• ืื—ื™ื• ืฉืืข”ืค ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ืื—ืจื™ื•, ืž”ืž ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ืชืืจื™ืš ืงื•ื“ื ืœืื—ื™ื•. ื•ืฉืืœืชื™ ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ืœื›ืžื” ืช”ื— ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื. ื•ื ื—ืœืงื• ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ.

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Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal Shlita

Simchah Without Boundaries

Purim

Harav Hagaon Yehuda Wagshal Shlita

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The idea of ืžืฉื ื›ื ืก ืื“ืจ ืžืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฉืžื—ื” is similar to the idea of ย ืžืฉื ื›ื ืก ืื‘ ืžืžืขื˜ื™ื ื‘ืฉืžื—ื”in the sense that itโ€™s a gradual process. In the month of Av, the decrease in simchah occurs gradually: before Av, we have the Three Weeks, Bein Hametzarim, which involve some level of aveilus, and that aveilus intensifies from Rosh Chodesh Av, becoming even deeper during the week of Tisha B’Av, then on Erev Tisha B’Av, then in the afternoon of Erev Tisha B’Av, until we reach the saddest day of all, Tisha B’Av itself.

 

Similarly, we are not meant to go into the simchah of Purim suddenly; rather, we gradually build up our simchah from the beginning of the month in order to be ready for the great simchah of Purim.

 

What is the simchah of Purim? We know that on every Yom Tov, thereโ€™s a mitzvah to be bโ€™simchah and to be mesameiach others. But thereโ€™s a very clear difference between the simchah of Purim and that of Pesach, Succos and Shavuos. Fulfilling the mitzvah of simchah on those Yamim Tovim involves following specific guidelines: meat and wine for a man, clothing for a woman, and giving children things that make them happy. No guidelines are prescribed for the simchah of Purim, however. On the contrary, the simchah is without boundaries, as reflected in the halachah of: ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืื™ื ื™ืฉ ืœื‘ืกื•ืžื™ ื‘ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขื“ ื“ืœื ื™ื“ืข ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืจื•ืจ ื”ืžืŸ ืœื‘ืจื•ืš ืžืจื“ื›ื™. Drinking gives rise to boundless simchah, not to the limited simchah of ืื™ืŸ ืฉืžื—ื” ืืœื ื‘ื‘ืฉืจ ื•ื™ื™ืŸ.

 

We find one other area in which the minhag of Klal Yisrael is to have simchah thatโ€™s boundless, even out of control. That is at a wedding, where we dance and rejoice without limit. The Gemara (Kesubos 17) relates that Rโ€™ Shmuel bar Yitzchak danced before the chassan and kallah โ€œืืชืœืช,โ€ which Rashi explains to mean that he used to juggle while he danced. And the Gemara says that in the zechus of his dancing and bringing joy to the chassan and kallah, he was considered chad bedara, unparalleled in his generation. The Gemara goes on to say that when Rโ€™ Shmuel bar Yitzchak passed away, a pillar of light emanated from his aron, and the Gemara attributes this to his being mesameiach chassan vโ€™kallah in this unique way. The lashon of the Gemara is: ื”ืจ ื–ื™ืจื ืื”ื ื™ื™ื” ืœื™ื” ืฉื•ื˜ื™ืชื™ื” ืœืกื‘ื โ€“ the shtus that he performed before the chassan and kallah, acting silly by dancing and juggling in a manner unbefitting his stature, rendered him a chad bโ€™dara.

 

We see from here that simchas chassan vโ€™kallah, like Purim, doesnโ€™t have boundaries. Just as on Purim, the halachah of ืขื“ ื“ืœื ื™ื“ืข mandates the simchah of a shoteh, Rโ€™ Shmuel bar Yitzchak was praised for acting like a shoteh before the chassan and kallah to be mesameiโ€™ach them.

 

What is the significance of this out-of-control simchah?

 

Simchah Creates Connection

Regarding simchas chassan vโ€™kallah, we do have an understanding of the significance of the simchah. The Gemara in Kesubos (8a) discusses the sheva berachos we recite for a chassan and kallah, culminating with the sixth brachah โ€“ืฉืžื— ืชืฉืžื— ืจื™ืขื™ื ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื โ€“ and then the final brachah of ืืฉืจ ื‘ืจื ืฉืฉื•ืŸ ื•ืฉืžื—ื”. The sixth brachah ends with the words: ื‘ืจื•ืš ืืชื” ื”’ ืžืฉืžื— ื—ืชืŸ ื•ื›ืœื”, while the last brachah ends with the words: ื‘ืจื•ืš ืืชื” ื”’ ืžืฉืžื— ื—ืชืŸ ืขื ื”ื›ืœื”. Rashi explains that in the sixth brachah, ืฉืžื— ืชืฉืžื—, we are asking that the chassan and kallah should each have what they need to make them happy; the kallah should the things that make her happy, the chassan should have the things that make him happy. In the last brachah, however, weโ€™re praising Hashem for creating the connection between the chassan and kallah through the simchah that occurs at their wedding. In Rashiโ€™s words: ืฉืžืฉื‘ื— ืœื”ืงื‘”ื” ืฉื‘ืจื ื—ืชื•ื ืช ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืง ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืืฉื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ื—ื“ื•ื”. Since we are referring to the simchah of the chassan together with the kallah, we conclude the brachah with the words: ืžืฉืžื— ื—ืชืŸ ืขื ื”ื›ืœื”.

 

By telling us that the chassan and kallah connect through the simchah of their wedding. Rashi is imparting a great lesson here: that simchah serves as a vehicle of connection.

When a person is happy, heโ€™s open to connect and relate to other people. On the other hand, when a person is sad and lacking simchah, heโ€™s constricted and closed into himself, and he canโ€™t connect with other people. Just leave me alone, he thinks. Donโ€™t talk to me.

 

Simchah connects people โ€“ and itโ€™s very important to bear that in mind. If you want to have a home where husband and wife are connected, where the children are connected to the parents and to each other, make sure that thereโ€™s simchah in the house. If the atmosphere in the home is tense, sad, and anxious, then thereโ€™s no way for the people in that house to connect; everyone is closed into themselves. But if the atmosphere is happy, people are open and able to connect. Sometimes stressful things happen, and itโ€™s hard to maintain an upbeat atmosphere, but even so we have to make it a priority to lighten up and keep the house a happy place.

 

In any event, the connection created by simchah might explain why simchas chassan vโ€™kallah has no boundaries. Usually, when thereโ€™s a mitzvah of simchah in the Torah, itโ€™s because weโ€™re celebrating an event that happened. On Pesach we went out of Mitzrayim, and we celebrate that freedom through things that bring simchah, according to the rules of simchah outlined in halachah: meat, wine, clothing, etc. Thatโ€™s the regular form of simchah.

 

Simchas chassan vโ€™kallah is different, because weโ€™re not just celebrating the happy occasion of this wedding โ€“ as Rashi says, weโ€™re actually creating the connection that is the purpose of the wedding. Right at the beginning of their relationship, the chassan and kallah need a very strong dose of simchah, so that they can open themselves up and ย connect. The people who are mesameiโ€™ach them are creating the atmosphere of simchah that enables that connection, and this type of simchah has no limits: the more the better.

 

When you celebrate a specific occasion, the parameters of simchah are clearly delineated, but when youโ€™re creating a certain atmosphere the simchah has no boundaries.

 

The Connection Forged on Purim

Perhaps this is true of the simchah of Purim as well. Purim, we know, was the culmination of Kabbalas HaTorah. Originally, when we accepted the Torah at Har Sinai, it was with some element of coercion, and Klal Yisrael accepted the Torah with unmitigated eagerness and love only on Purim. Indeed, on the words ืงื™ืžื• ื•ืงื‘ืœื•, Rashi comments: ืžืื”ื‘ืช ื”ื ืก ืฉื ืขืฉื” ืœื”ื, out of love for the miracle Hashem had performed for them.

 

Mattan Torah is described by Chazal as a marriage between Klal Yisrael and Hakadosh Baruch Hu, and that process culminated with the loving, wholehearted acceptance of the Torah on Purim. The ultimate goal of Kabbalas Hatorah, and especially of Kabbalas Hatorah meiโ€™ahavah, is for Klal Yisrael to connect to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. And just as a chassan and kallah require an atmosphere of simchah in order to connect with each other, we require an atmosphere of simchah on Purim in order to connect with Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Connection isnโ€™t possible if weโ€™re mired in anxiety and sadness, so on Purim we have to drop all of our worries: drink a little, forget all your concerns, and just celebrate. The more joyful the atmosphere, the better chance we have of connection with Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Itโ€™s the time of connection, the final step in Kabbalas Hatorah meiโ€™ahavah. And thatโ€™s why the simchah of Purim has to be boundless, like that of a wedding.

 

This analogy between simchas chassan vโ€™kallah and simchas Purim gives rise to a very important mussar. If a person dances spiritedly at a wedding and even does things that are silly, everyone understands that heโ€™s doing this for the purpose of simchas chassan vโ€™kallah, and itโ€™s very nice. But if a person dances and acting silly inside an empty hall where thereโ€™s no chassan and kallah, heโ€™ll seem very strange. On Purim as well, if a person is creating an atmosphere of ืขื“ ื“ืœื ื™ื“ืข and displaying exaggerated simchah for the purpose of forging a connection with Hakadosh Baruch Hu, then his behavior is completely normal and acceptable. But if the person is not focused on that connection and merely wants to capitalize on the opportunity to drink and to go wild, heโ€™s like the fellow who dances and acts in a wedding hall without the chassan and kallah.

 

During these days of Adar, as we build up our level of simchah until we reach the day of Purim, when simchah is crucial for developing our connection with Hakadosh Baruch Hu, letโ€™s bear in mind what the purpose of all this simchah is: to create the proper atmosphere of dveikus with Hashem.

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