ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yeruchem Levovitz, ztโl
ืืืช ืืื ืขืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืื’ (ืื,ืื)
ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืชื, ื ืชื ื ืืชืืื ืื ืขื ืืคื ืื, ืฉืื ืืชื ืื ืขืฉื ืขืื ืื. ืืืื ื ืขื ืฉ ืืขืงื, ืฉืื ืขื ืืืืื ืฉืื ืชืืืืจื ื ืืืืื, ืื ืคืื ืืื ืฉืื (ืจืฉ”ื).
ืฆืจืื ืืืืืจ, ืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืขืงื ืืื ืฉืื ืจืฆื ืืืกืืจ ืืช ืืื ื ืืชื ืืืื ืขืฉื ืืจืฉืข, ืืื ืืื ืขืฉื ืืืช ืืืื ืืืืฆืืื, ืฉืืจื ืืืจ ืืืจื ืื”ื (ืคืกืืื ืืฃ ืื ืขืดื) ‘ืื ืืืฉืื ืืชื ืืขื ืืืจืฅ ืืืืื ืืืคืชื ืืคื ื ืืจื’, ืืื ืื ืืื ื ืชืืข ืืขืงื ืื ืขื ืฉ ืขื ืื ืืฆืจืช ืืื ื ืืชื ืฉื ืคืื ืืืื ืฉืื?
ืืืืจ ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืจืืื ืืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื ืืฉื ืจืื ืืกืื ืืงืื ืืฆืืงืดื: ืืืื ืืขืงื ื ืื ืืืื ืืืฉืืจื ืืฉืืกืชืืจ ืืช ืืื ื ืืขืฉื ืืจืฉืข, ืืืื ืืฃ ืืื ืืืืืื ืขื ืคื ืืื ืืกืืืจ ืืช ืืื ื ืืชืืื. ืืืื ืืขืงื ืืืื ื, ืืจืื ืืืจืืชื ืืืขืืชื, ื ืชืืข ืชืืืขื ืืงื ืืืื ืืฉืขืจื ืืืฉ ืขื ืื ืฉืืคื ืืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืขื ืืืชืจ ืฆืขืจ ืขื ืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืฅ ืืื ืืข ืืช ืืื ื ืืชื ืืืืื. ืกืืืจืช ืืืช ืืชืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืง ืืขื ืืืชืจ ืืืื. ืขื ืื ืืืืชื ืขืืื ืืขื ื ืืงื ืื ืืืงื ืฉืจืง ืืืืจื ืืช’ ืืืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืืืงืืช ืื. ืืฉืื ืื ื ืขื ืฉ ืืขืงื ืื ืืจื ืื ืืฆืขืจ ืื ืืจื ืื ืคืืืชื ืฉื ืืื ื ืืืื ืฉืื.
ืื ืื ืืืงืืง ืืงื”ื ืขื ืืฆืืืงืื “ืืืื ืืฉืขืจื”.
ืืขืช ืืืื ืืืืกืจ
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Aaron Chodosh, ztโl
ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืจื ืืืฉ ืืฆืืื”ื
ื”ื ืืืกืื ืชืฉืค”ื
ืืืงืื ืืชืื ืืืจื ืืืกืคื ืฉื ืฉื ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืื ืืืื ืคืื ืงื ืฉืืื”ื ืืืืืืืืช ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืจื ืืืฉ ืืฆืืื”ื:
ืืืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืื ืืชืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืชืืืื ืฉืืืืื ื ืื ืกื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืื. ืืื ืจืฆื ืืจืืื ืืช ืืืื. ืืื ืื ืืืชืจ ืขื ืื ืืขื ืืื ืื.
ื’ื ืืฉื ืืขืื ืขื ืืืจื’ ืฉืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืงืืืช ืื ื. ืืกืื ืืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืจื ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืื, ืจืื ืฉื ืื ืื ื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืชืืืขืฅ ืขืื, ืืื ืืจื ืฉืจ ืืชืืจื ืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืืจื ืจืื ื ืืื ืืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืจืื ืืืื ืืฉ ืืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืจืื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืืืจ ืฆืืืงืื ืืืจืื, ืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืขืื ืฉืขืืช ืืืชืืืขืฆืื ืขื ืื ืืืื ืืืืื. ืืืื ืืื ืืชืืืขืฆืื ืขืื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืฉื ืืขืื ืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืื.
ืืื ืจืืืืช ืืกืืคืืจืื ืื ื ืืกืคืจ ืืื ืกืืคืืจ ืืื. ืืคื ื ืืืชืจ ืืืจืืขืื ืฉื ื ืืื ืคื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืืืจืืงืื ืฉืกืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืื ืืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืชืงืื ืืจืื ืคืขืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืชืงืื ืืคื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืงืื ืืืชืจ ื ืงื. ืืืฉืืื ืืืจืื ืืช ืข”ื ืืืืื ื ืืืชื ืืืชืงืื ืื ืืื ืืืืชื. ืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืฉืืืื ืฆืืืช ืขื ืขืืืืืช. ืื ืกืืคืืจ ืืื ืืื ื ืจืืืช.
ืื ื ืืืืจ ืืืืืืชื ืฉืืื ืฉืื ืข”ื ืืืจื ืื ืฉืืืืข ืฉืจืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืฉืื ืืืงืจ ืืช ืื ืฉืืืืฉืคื ืืืืช ืืืืื. ืืื ืื ืื ืืขืฉืืช ืขื ืืืื ืฉืื, ืืื ืืื ืื ืจืืฉืื ืืืืืง ืื ืงืืจื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื. ืื ืืื ืฆืขืจ ืืฆืขืจ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืฉืืื. ืื ืืื ืืงืจืื ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืืข ืืื ืืื ืืืืข ืืขืฉืืช ืืฉื ื ืืื ืืื.
ืืืืืฅ ืืื ืืขืื ื ืืืขื ืื ืืืฉืืื ืืงื’.
ืช.ื .ืฆ.ื.ื.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืืืฉืื
ืขืืจืื ืชืืืืื
ืืืื ืืช ืคื ื ืืขืืจ ืืืจืฉื ืื”ืจ ืข”ื ื’ ื ืื ืก ืืข”ืฉ ืขื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืขืื ืืื ืืงืืข ืชืืืืื ืืืขืื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืช ืฉืฉืืจ ืืขืงื ืืช ืืฉืืช ืงืืื ืฉื ืืชื.
(ืืข”ืข ืฉืืช ืงื”ื ืข”ื ืขื”ืค ืื ืชืชืขื ื ืขื ื’ ืืืืืืชืื ื ืืืช ืืขืงื ืืืื, ืืงืื ืขื ืฉืืืจืช ืฉืืช, ืืืืื ืื ืืืช ืืขืงื ืฉืืจืฉ ืืช ืืขืืื ืฉืื ืืืื. ืืืืกืืฃ ื”ืจ ื”ื ื’ ืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืชืื ืื ืฉืืืจืช ืฉืืช ืืจืฉ ืืช ืืขืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืงืื ืืชืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืื’ ืืื ืืขืงื ืฉืืชืื ืื ืฉืืืจืช ืฉืืช ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืช ืคื ื ืืขืืจ, ื ืื ืก ืืข”ืฉ ืขื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืขืื ืืื ืืงืืข ืชืืืืื ืืืขืื ืืื, ืืจืฉ ืืช ืืขืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืจืขื ืืขืคืจ ืืืจืฅ).
ืืข”ืฉ ืืืคื ืชืืืจ ืฉืคื’ ืืืืง ืืืืจืฉ ืืืืชืื ืคื ื ืืขืืจ ืืฉืืข ืฉืื ื ืื ืก ืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืืืื ืื ืงืจื ืืข”ื ืืฉืื ืชืืื, ืืขืื ืคื’ ืืืืง ืืืืจืฉ ืืืืชืื ืคื ื ืืขืืจ ืืื ืืคื ื ืืขืืจ ืืข”ื ืืฉืื ืคื ื ืืขืืจ ืืื ืืฉืื ืชืืื ืฉื ืื ืก ืืชืื ืชืืื ืืขืืจ.
ืืข”ืข ืืฉื ืืืื ืฉืคื’ ืืืขืงื ืฉืืื ืืืชื ืชืื ืืขืืจ ืืื ืื ื ืจืง ืคื ื ืืขืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืฅ ืืชืืื ืืฃ ืชืื ืืขืืจ ืืฉืื ืืืข”ื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืืช ืืืืืจ ืืืืฆืืช ืืืขื”ื ืืื ืฉื ืื ืก ืขื ืืืืืื ืืื.
ืืืฉ ืืืื ืืคื ืืคื ืชืืืจ ืืืืืช ืื ื ืื ืก ืืขืืจ ืืืื ืืจืืืง ืืืขืืจ ืืืชืจ ืืืื (ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืืื) ืืืจื ืืื ืืืื ืืงื ืืช ืฉืืืชื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืขืืจ ืืคืืื ืืื ืคืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืก ืืขืืจ, ืืืืืืืจ ืืฉื”ืข ืช”ื ื”ื. ืืืคืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืช ืืืืจืฉ ืืจ”ืข ืืชืืื ืืืคืื ืื”ืช ืืจื ื”ื ืืืืื ืืจืื”ื ืืขืจืืืื ื”ื ืืืจ”ืข ื”ื ืืื ื ืขืืจืื.
ืืืื ืข”ืฉ ืืจืื”ื ืฉืคื’ ืืืขื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืกืื ื ืื ืืฉืื ืืืืืื ืกืืืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืขืชื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืชืื ืฉืืืชืชื ืืืงืื ืคืืื ื ืขืฉืื ืืืชื ืืืฉื ืื ื ืงืืจื ืื ืืฆื ืืืฉ ืืืงืืื. ืืื ืืื”ืฉ ืคื”ื ืืฉืืช ืืชื ืืืื ื ืขืืจืื ืื ืืจ”ืข ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืกืืจ ืืืจืื ื ืืืื ืืฆื ืืฉื ื ืืืจื ืจืฆืื ืืชืืจื ืฉืืืื ืื ื’ ืืืคืื ืืืืช ืืืื ืืฉืืช ื”ื ืืขืืฉืื ืืจื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืื ืืฆื ืืฉื ื ื’ ืืืคืื ืืืืช. ืืืืื ืืคื ืืืจืื ื”ื ืื”ื ืืืจ ืฉืืกืืจ ืืืืช ืืืจืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืืช ืืืกืืจ ืืืจืื ื ืื”ื ืขืืืื ืฉืืื ืืฆืื ืืืกืืจ ืื”ืช ืฉื ืชืืืืื ืืจ”ืข, ืืืื ืื ืขืฉื ืืขืงื ืขืืจืื.
ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืจืืื ืืืช ืืืืฉืืืืช
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Aaron Chodosh, ztโl
ืืขื ืฉืืกืจ ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืจื ืืืฉ ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืฉืืืข ืคืจืฉืช ืืืฉืื ืชืฉืข”ื
ืืฉืขืจื ืชืฉืืื ืฉืขืจ ื’ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืขืืืช ืขืฆืืช ืืืื ืืช ืืืชืืงื ืืช ืืืืืจื. ืืื ืืื ืืขืืงืจื ืืจืื ืืืืืืช ืืกืืื. ืฉื ืืืจ “ืฉืื ืงืืจืช ืืฉืื ืื ืืืชืง ืจืขืื ืืขืฆืช ื ืคืฉ”.
ืืืชื ืืืจ”ื ืืืฉืื “ืขืฆืช ื ืคืฉ” ืคื’ ืืื ืฉืืืืจื ืืืขืฆื ืขืฆื ืืืื ืื ืคืฉื.
ืืืืจืฉ ืจืื ืืืงืจื ื”ื, ื’. ืจึทืึผึดื ืึตืึดื ืึผึฐืฉืึตื ืจึทืึผึดื ืึธืึธื ืึผึทืจ ืจึทืึผึดื ืึฒื ึดืื ึธื ืึธืึทืจ ื”ื ืคึผึฐืขึธืึดืื ืึผึฐืชึดืื: ืึทืฉืึฐืจึตื, ืึผืึดืึผึปืึผึธื ืึธื ื ึธืืึผื ืึทืคึผืึนืึตื ืึถืึผึธื ืึถื, ืึผืึทืื ืึทืคึผืึนืึตื ื ึธืืึผื ืึผึฐืืึนื ืจึธืขึธื ืึฐืึทืึฐืึตืืึผ ื’, ืึฐืคึดืืึธืึฐ ืืฉืึถื ืึทืึฐืึดืืจ ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืึฐืึดื ืึธืืึผืึฐ ืึธืึดืืึธ.
ืืขืื ืฉื ื’: ืึผึธืึธืจ ืึทืึตืจ, ืจึธืฉื, ืึถื ืฉืึถืืึผื ืจึธืฉื ืึผึดื ึฐืึธืกึดืื. ืึฐืึดืืฉื ืชึผึฐืึธืึดืื, ืึถื ืฉืึถืืึผื ืขืึนืฉืึถื ืึผึดืคึฐืขึปืึผึธื, ืขึธืึทื ืจึธืฉื ืขึดื ืึดืืฉื ืชึผึฐืึธืึดืื, ืึธืึทืจ ืืึน ืชึผึตื ืึดื ืึดืฆึฐืึธื, ืึฐื ึธืชึทื ืืึน, ืึตืึดืืจ ืขึตืื ึตื ืฉืึฐื ึตืืึถื ื’, ืึถื ืงึธื ึธื ืึทืึผึตื ืฉืึธืขึธื ืึฐืึถื ืงึธื ึธื ืึทืึผึตื ืึธืขืึนืึธื ืึทืึผึธื. ืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึธืจึธืฉื, ืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึถื ืฉืึถืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึผึดื ึฐืึธืกึดืื, ืึธืจึธืฉื ืึถื ืฉืึถืจึธืฉื ืึผึดื ึฐืึธืกึดืื. ืขึธืึทื ืจึธืฉื ืขึดื ืึถืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึธืึทืจ ืืึน ืชึผึตื ืึดื ืึดืฆึฐืึธื, ืึฐืึนื ื ึธืชึทื ืืึน, ืขึนืฉืึตื ืึปืึผึธื ื’, ืึดื ืฉืึถืขึธืฉืึธื ืึถื ืขึธื ึดื ืึธืืึนื ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืชืึน ืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึผืึดื ืฉืึถืขึธืฉืึธื ืึธืึถื ืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึธืืึนื ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืชืึน ืขึธื ึดื, ืึธืึทืจ ืึถืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึฐืืึนืชืึน ืึถืขึธื ึดื ืืฉ ืื ืืืืื ืืจืืืืช ืืื’ ืื ืืขืืื ืืืืจืืื ืืกืฃ, ืึธืึทืจ ืืึน ืึทืงึผึธืืึนืฉื ืึผึธืจืึผืึฐ ืืึผื ืึนื ืึผึทืึผึธืึฐ ืฉืึถืึผึนื ื ึธืชึทืชึผึธ ืืึน ืึดืฉึผืึถืึผึธืึฐ ืึฐืืึผืึธื, ืึถืึผึธื ืึผึทืึผึถื ืฉืึถื ึผึธืชึทืชึผึดื ืืึน ืึทืชึผึธื ืึทืึฐื ึดืืก ืืึน ืขึทืึดื ืจึธืขึธื, ืึฐืคึดืืึธืึฐ “ืึฐืืึนืึดืื ืึผึตื ืึฐืึตืื ืึผึฐืึธืืึน ืึฐืืึผืึธื”…., ืึฐืคึดืืึธืึฐ ืืฉืึถื ืึทืึฐืึดืืจ ืึถืช ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื “ืึฐืึดื ืึธืืึผืึฐ ืึธืึดืืึธ”.
ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืืฆืจืืื ืืืฉืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืฉ ืื ืืืืจืฉ ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืื ืืขื ืืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืื.
ืืืชืื “ืึฐืึดื ืึธืืึผืึฐ ืึธืึดืืึธ”, ืึฒืึธื ืืึผื ืึดืึฐืชึดืื “ืจึธืฉื ืึฐืึดืืฉื ืชึผึฐืึธืึดืื ื ึดืคึฐืึผึธืฉืืึผ, ืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึธืจึธืฉื ื ึดืคึฐืึผึธืฉืืึผ ืขึนืฉืึตื ืึปืึผึธื ื”. ืจึธืฉื ืึถืืึผ ืจึธืฉื ืึผึทืชึผืึนืจึธื, ืึฐืึดืืฉื ืชึผึฐืึธืึดืื, ืึถื ืฉืึถืฉึผืืึนื ึถื ืกึตืึถืจ ืืึน ืฉืึฐื ึตื ืกึฐืึธืจึดืื. ืขึธืึทื ืจึธืฉื ืขึดื ืึดืืฉื ืชึผึฐืึธืึดืื ืึฐืึธืึทืจ ืืึน ืึทืฉึผืึฐื ึตื ึดื ืคึผึถืจึถืง ืึถืึธื ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐื ึธืืึผ, ืึตืึดืืจ ืขึตืื ึตื ืฉืึฐื ึตืืึถื ื’, ืงึธื ืึผ ืึธืขืึนืึธื ืึทืึผึถื ืึฐืึธืขืึนืึธื ืึทืึผึธื. ืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึฐืจึธืฉื ื ึดืคึฐืึผึธืฉืืึผ, ืขึธืฉืึดืืจ ืึผึทืชึผืึนืจึธื ืจึธืฉื ืึผึทืชึผืึนืจึธื, ืึธืึทืจ ืืึนืชืึน ืจึธืฉื ืึฐืืึนืชืึน ืขึธืฉืึดืืจ, ืึทืฉึผืึฐื ึตื ึดื ืคึผึถืจึถืง ืึถืึธื, ืึฐืึนื ืึดืฉืึฐื ึธืืึผ, ืึธืึทืจ ืืึน ืึธื ืึฒื ึธื ืึผึธืขึตื ืึตืืชึทื ืึผืึทืชึฐื ึตื ืึธืชึธืึฐ ืึผึฐืึทืฉืึฐืงึดืื ืืึน ืึผึฐืึตืึตืืึธืชึทื ืงึฐืจึตื ืึผืชึฐื ึตื ืขึดื ืึผึดืึฐืึธืชึธืึฐ, ืขึนืฉืึตื ืึปืึผึธื ื’, ืึดื ืฉืึถืขึธืฉืึธื ืึธืึถื ืึธืึธื ืึธืืึนื ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืชืึน ืึดืคึผึตืฉื ืึผืึดื ืฉืึถืขึธืฉืึธื ืึธืึถื ืึดืคึผึตืฉื ืึธืืึนื ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืชืึน ืึธืึธื.
ืืืืจืืฉืืช ื”ื ื”ื ืืชืื “ืืืงื ืืช ืฉืชื ื ืฉืื ืืื’ ืืืช ืืื ืขืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืื”. ืืืจืฉ”ื: ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืืชื? ื ืชื ื ืืชืืื ืื ืขื ืืคื ืื, ืฉืื ืืชื ืื ืขืฉื ืขืื ืื, ืืืื ื ืขื ืฉ ืืขืงื ืฉืื ืขื ืืืืื, ืฉืื ืชืืืืจื ื ืืืืื, ืื ืคืื ืืื ืฉืื.
ืืืืืจืฉ ืืจืืฉืืช ืข”ื ืืืช ื’: ืจึทื ืืึผื ึธื ืึผึฐืฉืึตื ืจึทืึผึดื ืึทืึผึธื ืึทืึผึนืึตื ืึผึทืจึฐืึผึฐืึธื ืึธืึทืจ, ืึธืึทืจ ืืึน ืึทืงึผึธืืึนืฉื ืึผึธืจืึผืึฐ ืืึผื “ืึทืึผึธืก ืึตืจึตืขึตืืึผ ืึธืกึถื”, ืึธื ึทืขึฐืชึผึธ ืึตืจึตืขึฒืึธ ืึธืกึถื, ืึธื ึทืขึฐืชึผึธ ืึทืกึฐืึผึฐืึธ ืึดื ืึฒืืึผืึฐ, ืึผึฐืึดืึผืึผ ืึดืชึฐื ึฐืกึตืืึทืช ืึฐืึทืึฐืจึธื ืึธื ืึดื ึผึฐืชึธื, ืึนื ืึดืงึผึทืฉืึฐืชึผึธ ืึฐืึทืฉึผืึดึนืืึธืึผ ืึฐืึธืืึผื ืึฒืจึตื ืึดืื ื ึดืฉึผืึตึนืืช ืึฐืขึธืจึตื, ืึนื ืึดืงึผึทืฉืึฐืชึผึธ ืึฐืึทืฉึผืึดึนืืึธืึผ ืึผึถืจึถืึฐ ืึถืชึผึตืจ ืึฒืจึตื ื ึดืฉึผืึตึนืืช ืึผึถืจึถืึฐ ืึดืกึผืึผืจ, ืึฒืึธื ืืึผื ืึดืึฐืชึดืื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื, ื) “ืึทืชึผึตืฆึตื ืึดืื ึธื ืึผึทืช ืึตืึธื”.
ืืขืงื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืืื ืขืฉืื ืืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืืชื ืื ืขืืื ืืืืจืื, ืืืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืื ืืืืื ืข”ื ืืืืืื, ืืืืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืืจืื ืื ืฉืขืฉืื ืืืจืืข ืืืืช ืืืฉ ืืืื ืืงืจืืชื, ืืืื ืืืฆืจื ืืืืขืจื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืฉืืชืื:
” ืืืืจื ืืขืงื ืืื ืืืฆืจ ืื ืืืืฅ ืืช ืืขื ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืืืช ืืฆืื ืืืช ืืืงืจ ืืืืืืื ืืฉื ื ืืื ืืช, ืืืืืจ ืื ืืืื ืขืฉื ืื ืืืื ื ืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืื ืฉืืจ ืืคืืืื “, ืืขืืื ืืืชืคืื “ืืฆืืื ื ื ื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืขืฉืื”, ืืขื ืื ืืืช ืืื ื ืชืืข ืขื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืืื? ืฉืื ืืื ื ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืื ืืืืฉืคืืข ืขืืื.
ืืืชื ืืื’ ืืกื ืืืจืื ืฆื: ืช”ืจ “ืืื ืคืฉ ืืฉืจ ืชืขืฉื ืืื ืจืื” ืื ืื ืฉื ืื ืืืงืื, ืฉืืื ืืืฉื ืืืืจืฉ ืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืคื, ืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืืฉื ืืืชืื ืืื “ืืืืืช ืืืื ืชืื ืข ืืชืื ืข ืืืืชื ืคืืืฉ ืืืืืคื”, ืืืื’ ืืืืฉื ืืืืจืช ืขืืื ืื”ื ืืืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืขืฆืื ืืคืืงืืจืืก ืืื, ืืืื ืคื ืื ืืชืืจื ืืืื ืืื? ืืืื ืื ืฉื ืื ืืืงืื, ืืืืฉืืื ืืื’ย ืืืชื ืขืื ืืืืช ืืืืช ืืืื ืชืื ืข ืืื ืืื? ืชืื ืข ืืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืชืื “ืืืืฃ ืืืื ืืืืฃ ืชืื ืข” ืืื ืืืืฃ ืืืืืชื ืืื ืชืืื ืืื, ืืขืื ืืืืืืืจื ืืืชื ืืฆื ืืืจืื ืืฆืืง ืืืขืงื ืืื ืงืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืชื ืคืืืืฉ ืืืืืคื ืื ืขืฉื, ืืืจื ืืืื ืชืื ืฉืคืื ืืืืื ืื. ืืืชื ืจืฉ”ื: ืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืฆืืง ืืืขืงื ืฉืื ืืจืื ืฉืืื… ืืืื ื ืขืฉืืช ืคืืืืฉ ืืืืืคื ืฉืืื ืืืจืข ืืฆืืง, ืืื ืชืื ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืจืช ื ืคืง ืืื ื ืขืืืง ืืฆืขืจืื ืื ืืืฉืจืื, ืืื ืืขืื? ืืื ืืืืขื ืืื ืืจืืงื, ืืืชื ืจืฉ”ื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืืจื.
ืืืืจืืฉืืช ืจืื ืค”ื ืืืช ื”ื “ืึทืึฒืืึนืช ืืึนืึธื ืชึผึดืึฐื ึธืข, ืึฐืชึดืึฐื ึทืข ืึธืึฐืชึธื ืคึดืืึถืึถืฉื ืืื”, ืึธืึฐืจึธื ืืึนืึดืื ืึฐืึตืื ึดื ืึผึฐืึทืื ืึฐืึดื ึผึธืฉืึตื ืืึน ืึฐืึดืฉึผืึธื, ืึฑืึตื ืืึน ืึฐืฉืึดืคึฐืึธื. ืึทืึฒืจึตื ืึทืึผึฐืึธืจึดืื ืงึทื ืึธืึนืึถืจ, ืึธื ืึดื ืขึตืฉืึธื ืึธืจึธืฉืึธืข ืฉืึถืึนื ืึธืึธื ืึผึฐืึธืืึน ืึถืึผึธื ืึดืฆึฐืึธื ืึทืึทืช, ืขึทื ืึฐืึตื ืฉืึถืึธืึธื ืึฐืึทืึผึตื ืึถืช ืึธืึดืื ืึธืืึผ ืึทืึฐืึปืึผืึนืช ืึฐืฉืึดืึฐืืึนื ึดืืึนืช ืจืึนืฆืึนืช ืึฐืึดืึผึธืึตืง ืืึน, ืขึทื ืึทืึทืช ืึผึทืึผึธื ืึฐืึทืึผึธื ืฉืึถืึผึดืึฐืืึผ ืจืึนืฆึดืื ืึฐืึดืึผึธืึตืง ืึผึฐืึทืขึฒืงึนื ืึธืึดืื ืึผ ืึทืฆึผึทืึผึดืืง ืฉืึถืงึผึดืึผึตื ืึถืช ืึผึธื ืึทืชึผืึนืจึธื ืึผึปืึผึธื.
ืจึทืึผึดื ืขึฒืึทืจึฐืึธื ืึดืฉึผืึตื ืจึทืึผึดื ืึทืึธื ืคึผึธืชึทื “ืึธืึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืฆึถืึถืง ืึทืชึผึดืฉืึฐื ึธื ืจึถืฉืึทืข ืืื… ืึตืึฒืึตืจึถืึธ”, ืจึทืึผึดื ืขึฒืึทืจึฐืึธื ืคึผึธืชึทืจ ืงึฐืจึธืึธื ืึผึฐืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื, ืึผึฐืฉืึธืขึธื ืฉืึถืขึธืึทื ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื ืึธืึดืื ืึผ ืึฐืึทืงึผึตืฉื ืจึทืึฒืึดืื ืขึทื ืึทืกึผึฐืืึนืึดืื, ืึทื ืึผึฐืชึดืื ืชึผึทืึผึธื “ืึธืึดืึธื ืึผึฐืึธ ืึตืขึฒืฉืืช ืึผึทืึธืึธืจ ืึทืึผึถื ืึฐืึธืึดืืช ืฆึทืึผึดืืง ืขึดื ืจึธืฉืึธืข ืึฐืึธืึธื ืืื”, ืึธืึทืจ ืจึทืึผึดื ืึทืึธื ื ึดืฉืึฐืึผึทืขึฐืชึผึธ ืึฐืึธืึทืจึฐืชึผึธ ืฉืึถืึตืื ืึทืชึผึธื ืึตืึดืื ืึทืึผืึผื ืึธืขืึนืึธื, ืึผืึธื ืึทืชึผึธื ืึทืขึฒืจึดืื ืขึทื ืึทืฉึผืึฐืืึผืขึธื, ืึถืชึฐืึฐืึธื, ืึทืึผืึผื ืฉืึถื ืึทืึดื ืึตืื ืึทืชึผึธื ืึตืึดืื, ืึทืึผืึผื ืึตืฉื ืึทืชึผึธื ืึตืึดืื, ืึดื ืึผึตื ืึนื ืึธืฆึธืืชึธ ืึฐืึตื ืึทืฉึผืึฐืืึผืขึธื.
ืึธืึทืจ ืจึทืึผึดื ืึตืื “ืึฒืฉืึนืคึตื ืึผึธื ืึธืึธืจึถืฅ ืึนื ืึทืขึฒืฉืึถื ืึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธื”, ืึดื ืขืึนืึธื ืึทืชึผึธื ืึฐืึทืงึผึตืฉื ืึตืื ืึผึดืื, ืึฐืึดื ืึผึดืื ืึทืชึผึธื ืึฐืึทืงึผึตืฉื ืึตืื ืขืึนืึธื, ืึผืึธื ืึทืชึผึธื ืชึผืึนืคึตืฉื ืึถืึถื ืึผึดืชึฐืจึตืื ืจึตืืฉืึดืื, …. ืึธืึทืจ ืืึน ืึทืงึผึธืืึนืฉื ืึผึธืจืึผืึฐ ืืึผื ืืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื, “ืึธืึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืฆึถืึถืง ืึทืชึผึดืฉืึฐื ึธื ืจึถืฉืึทืข ืืื’ ืึตืึฒืึตืจึถืึธ”,
ืืืืืงืื ืืืช ื ”ื ืืชืื: ืืืืช ืฆืืง โ ืืฆืืง ืืจืืืชื, ืืชืฉื ื ืจืฉืข – ืฉื ืืช ืืืืืืื. ืึทืืึผ ืึตืึฒืึตืจึถืึธ, ืึดื ึผึนืึท ืึฐืขึทื ืึถืฆึฐืึฐืึธ ืขึฒืฉืึธืจึธื ืืึนืจืึนืช, ืึผืึดืึผึปืึผึธื ืึนื ืึผึดืึผึทืจึฐืชึผึดื ืขึดื ืึถืึธื ืึตืึถื ืึถืึผึธื ืขึดืึผึธืึฐ.
ืขื ื ื ื ืืืจ ืืืฉืขืื ืฉืืืืื ื ืงืจื ืขื ืฉืื “ืึผึดื ืึตื ื ึนืึท ืึนืืช ืึดื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ื ึดืฉืึฐืึผึทืขึฐืชึผึดื ืึตืขึฒืึนืจ ืึตื ื ึนืึท” ืืืื ืฉื ื ืื ืืชืคืื ืขืืืื.
ืืืื ื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืื ืคืฉ ืฉืื ืืฉื ืืืืจื ืืืืชืคืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืขื ืืืืจื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ื.
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Harav Hagaon Meir Wahrsager Shlita
The Vibe of a Torah Home
Parashas Vayishlach
Harav Hagaon Meir Wahrsager shlita ย
In this parashah, Yaakov sends malachim to greet Eisav, and he isntructs them to give him this message: ืขึดื ืึธืึธื ืึทึผืจึฐืชึดึผื ืึธืึตืึทืจ ืขึทื ืขึธืชึธึผื. Rashi cites Chazalโs interpretation of the word ืึทึผืจึฐืชึดึผื as an allusion to the Taryag mitzvos: ืขื ืืื ืืจืฉืข ืืจืชื ืืชืจื”ื ืืฆืืช ืฉืืจืชื ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืขืฉืื ืืจืขืื. โI lived with Lavan,โ Yaakov was conveying to Eisav, โyet I kept the 613 mitzvos, and didnโt learn from his bad deeds.โ
If Yaakov already said that he kept the 613 mitzvos, why did he have to add that he didnโt learn from Lavanโs bad deeds? If he kept the mitzvos, doesnโt that mean he avoided doing aveiros?
Yaakovโs two-part statement teaches us an important lesson. Yiddishkeit encompasses two areas: fulfilling the Taryag mitzvos, namely the obligations of the Shulchan Aruch, and living a Torah life. Even if you keep the 613 mitzvos, you need to ask yourself: Am I influenced by the bad deeds of Lavan and Eisav?
A person can keep all the mitzvos in a technical sense, following the letter of the law, but still be influenced by the ways of the non-Jews in the spirit of how he lives his life.
I would like to explore this idea and examine how it is specifically apropos to Yaakovโs role in building Klal Yisrael.
Yaakov Builds a Home
Yaakov was the last of the Avos, the last layer of the foundation of the Jewish people. While his primary middah was emes, and he was the pillar of Torah, his mission was to build the family of Klal Yisrael: to establish the twelve shevatim, to achieve ืืืชื ืฉืืืื, and to create a home filled with children who were pure and imbued with Torah values.
The Midrash (end of Pesichta to Eichah Rabbah) describes how, in the future, all the Avos and Imahos will argue before Hashem that Klal Yisrael are worthy of redemption. Yaakovโs argument will be that he suffered greatly to raise the family of Klal Yisrael, enduring tzaar gidul banim for most of his life.
Part of Yaakovโs role, then, and the zechus he invoked to advocate on Klal Yisraelโs behalf, was his effort to build the family of Klal Yisrael. The Gemara (Pesachim 88) notes that Avraham Avinu called the site of the Beis Hamikdash a har, Yitzchak called it a sadeh, and Yaakov called it a bayis. The final name, โBeisโ Hamikdash, was named for Yaakovโs bayis, which symbolized his bringing his relationship with Hashem into a house and building a Yiddishe home. That was Yaakovโs avodah.
The second aspect Yaakov alluded to in his message to Eisav, that of not being influenced by Lavanโs bad deeds, but rather living by the spirit of Torah, is particularly crucial when coming to build a home. In the beis midrash, we learn to keep the Taryag mitzvos. But the house is the place where we work to integrate the Torah into real life. And that transition can be challenging.
Some people are great at learning Torah in yeshiva, or in their study, but have a much harder time incorporating Torah in their day-to-day lives. Thatโs the avodah of a bayis: to live a life of Torah, where the 613 mitzvos spill over into all areas of life.
The power of a Jewish home lies not only in the Taryag mitzvos that are kept there, but in the vibe and tone of the home. Parents can observe all the mitzvos meticulously, yet establish a spirit in the home that is antithetical to Torah values, because they are influenced by the surrounding society. Such a home wonโt produce Torahโdike people. It wonโt produce Shivtei Kah.
Not learning from Lavanโs bad deeds was particularly necessary for Yaakovโs avodah of building a bayis โ and itโs also one of the greatest challenges we face in galus.
The Hall, or the Hallway?
Letโs consider two examples later in this parashah of how Yaakov ensured that the spirit of his home would be in line with Torah values.
When Yaakov finally meets Eisav, Eisav declares, โYesh li rav, I have plenty.โ Yaakov replies, โYesh li kol, I have everything.โ This represents a significant difference between the way a Yid views his earthly possessions and the way Eisav does. Eisav tries to amass as much as he can, to make as much noise and take up as much space as possible. His goal is to embrace this world, which he views as an end for itself. To him, itโs not the prozdor, but the traklin.
Yaakov, however, sees what he has as sufficient for his needs: โI have everything.โ He sees no reason to amass possessions; instead, he tries to use what he does have in the best way possible. When he left small vessels behind, he didnโt go buy more, but went back to retrieve them.
The emphasis on amassing more and more stuff, and spending more and more money, is not a Jewish thing. The Jewish approach is that even a person who has money doesnโt spend as much as he can afford. He refrains from upgrading his lifestyle not only because he doesnโt want to cause jealousy, but because he understands that you canโt live in two worlds simultaneously.
When the atmosphere of a home revolves around materialism, that becomes the ikar, and the Taryag mitzvos become the tafel, and they slowly erode. But when the Torah and mitzvos are the ikar, and everything else is a tafel, then ruchniyus becomes the prevailing vibe in the home, and thereโs an effort to davka downgrade gashmiyus.
Are They โOurโ Children?
Earlier in the parashah, when Yaakov meets Eisav, Eisav sees his huge camp and wonders, ืึดื ืึตืึถึผื ืึธึผืึฐ, and Yaakov responds: ืึทืึฐืึธืึดืื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืึธื ึทื ืึฑืึนืงึดืื ืึถืช ืขึทืึฐืึถึผืึธ. The Midrash (Tanna Dvei Eliyahu Zuta 19)notes that there was a subtext to this exchange. It was a continuation of the dialogue between Yaakov and Eisav regarding which world was primary, this one or the next. Eisav wanted Olam Hazeh, while Yaakov viewed Olam Hazeh as a corridor to get to Olam Haba, and he ceded the pleasures of this world to Eisav.
Now that Eisav saw Yaakovโs family, he accused him of breaking the deal and taking Olam Hazeh for himself. He viewed children as possessions, part of a life centered around this world, in which your children and possessions are there to bring you honor and nachas.
โYouโre getting it wrong,โ Yaakov answered. โThese are the children that Hashem gave me. Theyโre not my chattel.โ
The words ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืึธื ึทื ืึฑืึนืงึดืื mean that these are the children that Hashem endowed me with โ Iโm a custodian. I donโt own my children, and they donโt exist to bring me nachas or accolades. Theyโre here so I can bring them up in the best way, for Hakadosh Baruch Hu.
This is another difference between Yaakovโs outlook and Eisavโs that relates to the spirit and vibe of a home. Do the parents feel that the children owe them this or that, or that they are entitled to nachas? Or do they feel that their children are there for us to raise and help, as part of our job spreading kevod Shamayim?
We see, then, that the idea of ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืขืฉืื ืืจืขืื is just as important as Taryag mitzvos, if not more important. This is one of the greatest challenges of our generation, and we need to focus on it more. If we want to build true Yiddishe homes, we must place a tremendous emphasis on the vibe and mood of the home, ensuring that it is permeated with Torah values.
We should all be zocheh, like Yaakov Avinu, to have ืืืชื ืฉืืืื and to raise Shivtei Kah.
Gut Shabbos.