ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Chaim Zev Finkel, ztโl
ืึทืึดึผืฉึฐืืึทืข ืึดืชึฐืจืึน ืึนืึตื ืึดืึฐืึธื ืึนืชึตื ืึนืฉึถืื ืึตืช ืึธึผื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืขึธืฉึธืื ืืืงืื ืึฐืึนืฉึถืื ืึผืึฐืึดืฉึฐืืจึธืึตื ืขึทืึผืึน ืึดึผื ืืึนืฆึดืื ืึฐืืึธื ืึถืช ืึดืฉึฐืืจึธืึตื ืึดืึดึผืฆึฐืจึธืึดื (ืื,ื)
ืจืฉ”ื: ืื ืฉืืืขื ืฉืืข ืืื, ืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ ืืืืืืช ืขืืืง.
ืืชื ืืืื (ื): ืืืฉืืข ืืชืจื – ืืฉ ืฉืืข ืืืคืกืื ืืืฉ ืฉืืข ืื ืฉืืจ. ืืืืฉ ืฉืืข ืืืคืกืื ืืื’, ืืื ืืชืจื ืฉืืข ืื ืฉืืจ, ืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืืขืืืื ืืจื ืืื ืื ืืืง ืืืฉื ืื ืื ืก ืชืืช ืื ืคื ืืฉืืื ื ืืื’.
ืืืกืจ ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืื ืืฃ ืขื ืืคืืืชืื ืืืืชืจ, ืืฃ ืขื ืืืฉืืืื ืขื ืฉืคืืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืขืืืจืื ืขื ืืดืข. ืื ืืืชื ืืฉ ืืขืืจืจ ืืืืืช ืืฉืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืืืืชื, ืฉืื ืืื ืืื ืืดืขืืื ืืืืด. ืืืืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืจืืื ืขืฆืื, ืืืขืฉื ืืจืืฉืืช, ืขื ืฉืดืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืืื ื ืืจื ืืขืืืืด.
ืื ืืฃ ืืคืืืช ืืืืชืจ ืืฉ ืืืืืช ื ืคืฉ ืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืช ืืืืืชื ืืืฆืืืืชืืช, ืฉืขืดื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืณ ืืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืื ืข ืืืืื ืขืืืจื, ืืคื ื ืฉืืฉ ืืขืืืจืืช ืืฉืื ืืืจืื ืขืืืืืช ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืขืืช ืืขืืืจื ืงืืืื ืฉื ืขืืืืืช ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืืจืืื ืชืดืง ืคืขืืื, ืื ืืขื ืืืฉืื ืฉืืขืจืื ืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืืขืืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืงืืื ืืื.
ืืื ืืฉืื ืฉื ืืชืืื ื ืืช ืงืื ืืืขืฉื ืืจืืฉืืช ืืืืื ืืืฉืคืืข ืืืจืืื ืืฃ ืืช ืื ืื ืฉืืืจืืืช, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืคืืข ืืืชืืื ื ืืช ืืืืจ ืื ืกืื ืืืืืืื, ืฉืืืฆืืืช ืืฆืจืื ืืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ, ืฉืดืจืืชื ืฉืคืื ืขื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืจืื ืืืืงืื ืื ืืืืืด, ืืฉืื ืืืืืื ื ืคืืืืช ืืืฉืืื ืคืจืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืจืื, ืืืชืจ ืืื ืฉื ืชืืื ืื ืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืจืืื.
ืง”ื ืืื ืืืชื ืืืฉืคืขื ืืืืื ืืื ื ืืืืจ ืืืื, ืฉืืื ืืขืืจื ืืืืชื ืืืื ื ืคืื. ืืื ืืฉืืืืช ืืจืืืฉ ืื ืืืื ืืขืฆืื, ืืื ืืฉืืืืช ืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืื. ืืื ืื ืืฉืคืืข ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืขืืช ืืขืืืจื ืื ืืืขืช ืืงืืืื ืื ืืืืจืื ื ืฉื ืดืขืืืื ืืืืืด, ืืขื ืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืข ืืขืืืจื ืืืืจืืช ืืืจืื ืื ืดืืขืืืืืช ืืืืืืืด ืฉื ืืืืจ ืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืื ืขืืช ืืื ื, ืฉืืฉ ืื ืื ืืื ื ืืงืืืื ืฉื ืื ืืืชื ืดืืขืืืืืชืด ืืขืืืื ืื.
ืืจืืื ื ืืื ืืืฉืคืขื ืืคืืณ ืขื ืืจืืืงืื ืืืืืดืข, ืฉืื ืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืณ ืืืืืชื ืืืฉืื ืืฉืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืืคืืื ืฉืื ืกื ืืฆืจืื ืืืืจืืืช ืื ืืจืืืช ืืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ, ืืื ืจืง ืข”ื ืฉืืืขืชื ืืืื. ืืขืืืช ืืชืืจื ืดืฉืืขื ืขืืื ืืจืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืคืืฉืช, ืื ื ืืืื ืืืืคื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืจืขื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืฉืื ืื ืขื, ืชืคืื ืขืืืื ืืืืชื ืืคืื ืืืืื ืืจืืขื ืืืื ืืืืืด. ืืืืืดื (ืืืืืชื) ืดืืืืชื ืขื ืจืืืงืื, ืืคืื ืขื ืงืจืืืื, ืืขื ืื ืฉื ืืณ ืืืื ืืฉืืืข ืื ืืืื ืืืืืจื ืืืืณ, ืืื ืจืื ืืืืจืช ืืฉืืืื ืืืืฉืข ืื ืฉืืขื ื ืืช ืืฉืจ ืืืืืฉ ืืณ ืืช ืื ืื ืกืืฃ, ืืืืืจ ืื ืฉืืข ืืืืก ืืืื ืืด.
ืืืฃ ืฉืื ืจืืื ื ืืช ืืชืืขืืช ืืืขืฉืืช ืืฆื ืืจืฉืขืื ืืืื, ืืื ื ืชืืขื ืื ืขื ืฉื ืข”ื ืืืืคื ืืืื, ืืืฉ”ื ืืืดื ืดืืืืฉ ืฉืืข ืืืคืกืื”.
ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโl
ืืืืื ื ืืื ืชืืืื ืืชืืืื
ืืืืจืช ืืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื, ืืืืข ืื ืื ืืช ืื ื ืืืฉืคืื ืืืจื ืชืืืื ืืื.
ืกืืคืจ ืืืืจื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื. ืืื ื ืืืจ ืืืื ืฉืืืืข ืืืชืงืื ืืืฉืืื. ืืืืกื ืืืืชื ืืืืฆื ืืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉืื ืืื”ื. ืืืืืฆื ื ืจืื ืืื ืืฉืืจืืช ืฉืืื ืืืฉ ืืืฉืจืื ืืชืื ืืืืฉืืื. ืื ืืืืข ืืืจื ืืฆ”ื ืืืฉืฉ ืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืชืงืื ืืืฉืืื.
ืืืื, ืื ืจืง ืฉืจืืื ื ืืฆ”ื ืงืืื ืืืชื ืืืืืจ ืคื ืื ืืืื ืืก ืืืชื ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืฉืืื, ืืชืืจื ืืืืช, ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืชืืืืก ืืืื ืืชืืืื ืืฉืื, ืงืืจื ืืืชื ืืืื, ืขืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืคืกืง, ืืื ืื ืืืืจืืชืืช ืืืืืช ืฉืืืืื ืืชื, ืืืฃ ืืื ืืชื ืืขืฆืื ืืืืจืืชื ืชืื ืฉืืื ืื ืฆื ืืืช ืืืืืืจ ืื ืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืกืืื ืืฆืืื ืืชืืืื ืืื.
ืขืืืื ืื ืืจื ืื ืืืืฉืื ืืช ืขืฆืื, ืืื ืืฉืงืืข ืืขืื ืืชืืจื ืื ืขืฉื ืชืืืื ืืื. ืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืืืก ืืช ืื ืชืืจืชื ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืจืืื ื.
ืืืื ื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืืืืชื ื ืจ ืืจืืืื ืฉื ืืจื ืืฆ”ื. ืืืจื ืื ื ืชื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืจืืืช ืืช ืชืืืืื ืืจืืื ืื ืืข ืืื ืืช ืืืืื ื ืืขืฆืื ืื ืื ืืกืืืืื ืืื. ืจืืื ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืกืืคืจื ืฉืื ืฆืืืืชื ืืืชื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืชื, ืืืืื ืืืืืืชืืื ืืืืืืืชื.
ืืืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืช ืืืืื ืจืื ืฆืื ืืฉืื ืฉืืื”ื ืืืืืจื ืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืคื ืฉืจืืื ื ืขืฆืื ืืืฉืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืจืื.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืืชืจื
ืืืืืขืช ืืื ืืช ืืืจื ืืืื ืื, ืืืจืฉื ืขื ื ืืืื ืืืืื.
ืืฉ ืืขืืื ืืืฆืืช ื ืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืจื ืืืชื ืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืืฉืชืชืฃ ืืืืื. ืืข’ ืืฆื ืืืืื ืืืชืืจ, ืืืงืฉื ืขืืื ืืืืจื ืืฉ”ืฉ ืืชืืืืช ืค”ื ื’ ืืืืกืืจ. ืื ืจืื ืื ืืืฉ”ืฉ ืืืืจื ืฉืืืชื ืืื ืคืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืื ืืืจื ืืืืช ืืชื ืื ืืกืขืืื, ืืืื ืืชื ืืืื ืืขืจืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืืช, ืืฉื”ื ืืืชื ืฉืื ืฉืื ืืฉืขืช ืกืขืืื ืืืืช ืืืื. ืืข’ ืค”ืช ืฉื”ื ืืฉื ืฉืื”ื ืืืื ืื ืชืื ืืืืื ืืืฃ ืฉืื ืืจืื ืืืืืื ืืงืจืืืื ื”ื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืื ืชืฆื ืืืืชื ืขื ืฉืืช ืื ืชืฆื ืืืืชื, ืืืขืจืื”ืฉ ืฉื ืกืง”ื ืืืื”ื ืืืืข ืฉืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืจืืื ืืชืื ืืืจ ืืืื.
ืืื ื ืื ืืื ืืืชื ืืืจ ืืฉืืขื ืืชืื ืฉืืฉืื, ืืชื ืืืืื ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืฉืจื ืืืฉืชืชืฃ ืืืชืื ืช ืื ื. ืืื ืืชืื ืืฉืืขื, ืข’ ืชืฉืืืช ืจ’ ืืืกืฃ ืืืืืจืื ืืืืื ื ืืกื”ืก ืคืจืืก ืืืกืฃ ืืขื ืื ืืฆืืช ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืกื ืืืืคื, ืืืชืืจ ืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืฉืืืืคื ืืืฉืื ืื ื, ืืืืืื ืืชืืจ ืื ืืืื ืฉืืช. ืืื ืื ืืชืืจ ืืขื ืื ืืกืขืืื. (ืืืฉ ืืขืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืฉืืืืคื, ืืืื’ ืืืฆืื ืืกืืจ ืฉืืฉื ืืื ืืืื ืืกื ืืืืคื ืืืฆืืืืช).
(ืืืื ืืฉืจื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืช, ืืื”ื ืืื’ ื”ืฆ ืงืจืืขื. ืืืืืช ืืขื ืื ืงืจืืขื ืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืคืฉืื ืืคื ืืืจื ืืืื ื ืืืืืฃ ืืืื ื ืงืืจืข ืืฉื”ืข ืฉ”ื ื”ื. ืืข’ ืืืืจื ืื”ื ืืืงื ืืฆืืจื ืื”ื ืืืฃ ืืืชืืื).
ืืื ืข’ ืื”ื ืื”ื ื”ื ืงืก”ื ืืื”ื ื”ื ื’ ื”ื, ืืืชืืจ ืืคืืื ืืกืขืืื ืชืื ืฉืืขื, ืืืื ืืื ืืคืกื ืืจืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืืืื. ืืข”ืฉ ืืืจื ืืจืื ืืืฆืืืช ืืืฆืื ืืืืืช ืืืืคืชื. ืืข’ ืฉืื”ื ื”ื ืงืข”ื ืืคืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืกืืจ, ืืืงืืจ ืืืืื ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืืื”ื ืืืืืจื ืฉื ืืืจ ืฉืืขื.
ืืืื”ื ืืคืืจืฉ ืืื ืืกืขืืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืจืืฉื ืืจื ืืืื. ืืืฉ ืืขืืื ืืืื’ ืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืื ืจืืฉื ืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืฆืืืช, ืืืื ืืคืกื ืืจืืื.
ืืืจืช ืืืื
Moreinu Hagaon Harav Yitzchok Ezrachi Shlita
ืกืืืขืชื ืืฉืืื
ืืชืื (ืฉืืืช ื”ื ื”ื) “ืืืจื ืืชื ืืฉื ืืช ืื ืืฉืจ ืืื ืขืฉื ืืขื ืืืืืจ ืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืขืฉื ืืขื ืืืืข ืืชื ืืืฉื ืืืื ืืื ืืขื ื ืฆื ืขืืื ืื ืืงืจ ืขื ืขืจื” ืืื’ “ืืืืืจ ืืฉื ืืืชื ื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืขื ืืืจืฉ ืืืงืื, ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืื ืืฉืคืืชื ืืื ืืืฉ ืืืื ืจืขืื ืืืืืขืชื ืืช ืืงื ืืืืงืื ืืืช ืชืืจืืชืื, ืืืืืจ ืืชื ืืฉื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืขืฉื” ืืื’ “ืขืชื ืฉืืข ืืงืืื ืืืขืฆื ืืืื ืืืงืื ืขืื ืืื ืืชื ืืขื ืืื ืืืืงืื ืืืืืช ืืชื ืืช ืืืืจืื ืื ืืืืงืื” ืืื’.
ืื ื ืืฉื ืจืื ื ืขืืื ืืฉืืคื ืืช ืืขื, ืืืื ืจืืืื ืืช ืจืื ืืฉื ืืขืืืื, ืจืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืขื ื ืฆื ืขืืื ืืืืงืจ ืขื ืขืจื, ืืืฉื ืืืื ืืืฉื ืื ืืฉื ืื ืื ืืืื. ืืจื ืืื ืฉื ืฉืืขืื ืืงื ื ืืฉืจืื, ืจืืืื ืื ืืช ืืืฆืืงื, ืืืืืข ืื ืขืื ืืืขืชื ืืืฆืืข ืืืื ืคืชืจืื ืืืงื ืขื ืืฉื ืืขื ืืขื, ืืืืืชืจ ืืง’ ืื ืืขื ืื ืจืื ืืืจื ืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืืก ืขืฆื ืืืื ืืืงื ืขื ืืขื ืืขื ืืฉื, ืขื ืฉืืืืงื ืืชืจื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืฉืขื ืืื ืชืืื ืืืฉืืจื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉื ืืืขื ืืืฉืืจืื ืืคืชืื.
ืืืืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืฉ ืืืงืืื ืชืืืื ืื ืืืื”ื (ืฉืื”ืจ ื’ ื’) “ืืฉืขื ืฉืืืจ ืื ืืงื”ื ืืขืชื ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืื ืคืจืขื ืืืจ ืื ืจืืื ืืขืืื ืืื ื ืืืื, ืืคื ื ืฉืงืืื ื ืืชืจื ืืคืชื ืื ืืืชื ืืื ื ืขืื ืืื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืคืืชื ืคืชืื ืืืืืจื ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื”.
ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืืืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืช ืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืฉื ‘ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื’, ืืืืืื ืฉืืชืจื ืคืชื ืื ืืช ืืืชื ืืฉืขื ืฉืืจื ืืืืช ืคืจืขื, ืืจื ืืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืจืช ืืืื, ืืืืจืช ืืืื ืื ืืืจ ืขืฆืื ืขื ืื ืืืืื ืช ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื. ืืืจื ืืื ืืชืื ืืืชื ืื ืคืฉ ืืืืจืช ืืืื, ื”ื ืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืจืช ืืืื ืขืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืฆื ืืื ืืืืชื, ืฉืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืืื ืื ื’ื ืคืฉื’.
ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืกืื ืืขื ืืื, ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืช ืืืื, ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ื ืฉื ‘ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื’ ืืืืืืจ’ ืื ืืืจ ืฉืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืงืืืื ืืฆืืช ืืื ‘ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื’, ืืื ืืข”ื ืืืฉ ืกืืืขืชื ืืฉืืื ืืืืืืช ืขื ืขื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืคืฆื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืงืืจ ืืืืช ืืืจื ืืืื ืืชืงืืื ืขื ืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืฆื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ‘ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื’. ื”ื ืื ืฉืืคืฅ ืืืืช ืืืืืจ ืืืืช ืืืจื ืืืื ืืกืืืขืื ืืืชื ืื ืืฉืืื ืฉืืืื ืขืืื ืืืืืื.
[ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืื ืฉื ืชืงื ื (ืืจืืืช ื”ื ืข”ื) ืืจืืช ืืืืจื ืืืจืืช ืืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืขื ืืืื ืฉืขืฉื ืขืื, ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืืจ ืืืช ืืฉืขืช ืคืจืืืชื ืืืขื ืืืืช, (ืืื ืืคืืจืกื ืืงืคืืชื ืฉื ืืจื ืืืจื”ื ืืืข”ื ืืื, ืืื ืืื ืขื ืืื ื ืืื ืืฉืืืข ืืืืื ืืืืืช) ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืขื ืืื ืืขื ืืื ืฉืชืคืืื ืืืจืื ืื ื ืชืงื ื ืืืจืืช ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืืช ืขืืฆื ืชืืงืฃ ืืืืื ืืืจืช ืืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืื ืฉืืื ‘ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื’, ืืืจื ืืื ืืชืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืื ืื, ืืื ืืืืืช ืืคืฆื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืช ืื ืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืกืืืขืื ืืืชื, ืืืืื ืกืืืขื ืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืืืจืืชื ืืชืคืืืชื ืขื ืืขื ืืืืช ืฉืชืชืงืืื.]
ืขืค”ื ื ืืื ืืืจื ืืชืจื ืืื ืืขื ืืืจืช ืืืื ืืืฉื, ืืืืขื’ (ื’ ื”ื) “ืืชืืืจื ืืืฉ ืืฆืจื ืืฆืืื ื ืืื ืืจืขืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ื ืืืฉืง ืืช ืืฆืื”. ืืืฉืจ ืกืืคืจื ืื ืืช ืืชืจื ืืช ืืฉืจ ืืฆืืื ืืฉื ืืฉืืืจืฉืื ืืจืืขืื. ืืื ื ืชืขืืจืจ ืืฆื ืืชืจื ืขื ืืื ืืืจืช ืืืื, ืขื ืื “ืืืืืจ ืื ืื ืืชืื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืขืืืชื ืืช ืืืืฉ ืงืจืื ืื ืืืืื ืืื”.
ืฉืื ืืฉ ืืืืืจ ืืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืขื ืฉืืืืื ืขืืื, ืืจื ืฉืืืืช ‘ืืืื’ ืจืืื ืืชืืจื ืื ืชืืื ืช ืืืจืช ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืช ืืืืฉืจืฉืช ืืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืชืจื, ืืื ืืฉืฉืืืข ืกืืคืืจื ืฉื ืื ืืชืื, ืืื ืขืกืืง ืืื ืืืชืคืขืืืช ืืืขืฉื, ืชืืืื ืืคืฅ ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื, ืฉืืื ืืื ‘ืืืื’ ืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืจืื ืืืชื ืืืืชื ืืขืช, ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืื.
ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ื ืืืื ‘ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื, ืืืฉื ’ ืืขืื, ืืืงืืฉื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืื, ืฉืื ืืคืืชื ืคืชื ืืืืืจื ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื, ื”ื ืืฃ ืืืชืจื ืืืจืืช ืืคืฆื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืฉื, ืืจื ืื ืฉืืชื ืื ืืืืืชื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืฉื ‘ื ืคืฉื ืืืื ืื’. ืืืืขื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืชืจื ืื ืืฉืืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืืขืฆื ืืื ืขื ืืื, ืืืขื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืฉื ืื ืขืื ืืฉื ืืืฆืืื ืืช ืื ืืชืื.
ืจืืื ืฉื ืืืืจ ืืืื
ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืืืช ืืืจื ื ืืกืคืช, ืืืฉืชืชืช ืืื ืื ืื ืขื ืื ืืขืืชื ืฉื ืืืืช ืืืจืช ืืืื, ืืืชืจื ืขื ืืืืชื ืืขื ืืืืช ืืืจืช ืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืขืช ืืืคืฉ ืืืื ืืืืืื ืขื ืืฉื ืขื ืืืื ืฉืขืฉื ืขืื ืืืฆืืช ืื ืืชืื, ืื ื’ ืฉืืื ืฉืื ‘ืืืื’.
ืืจื ืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืขืกืืง ืืืืจืช ืืืื ืขืื ืื ืจืืืืช ืืฆืืจื ืืืืืืช, ื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืคืจืื ืคืจืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืฉื ื, ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืื ืชื ืฉืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืื, ืืฃ ืืืืจืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืขืฆืืืื ืืื ื ืจืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืง, ื”ื ื ืืื ืืื ืืจืืื ืฉืื ื, ืืกืชืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืจ ืืืื.
ืืขืชื ืื ืืืคืื ืืืืข ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืงืืืขืช ืืืืื ืื ืืขืฆืชื, ืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืจ ืืชืืื ืชื ‘ืืืืจ ืืืื’ ืืื, ืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืื ืืขืช ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืฉื ื, ืืืจื ืื ืืื ืืชืจื ืืืฉื ืืขื ืืื ืื ืฉืื, ืืื ืืืจืจ ืขื ืื ืืชืื ืชืืืืชืืื ืืืืจืื ืืกืืคืืจ ืื, ืื ืืชืจื ืืืืชื ืื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืจืช ืืืื, ืืื ืืฉืจ ืชืขืื ืื ืืืฉืืชื ืขื ืืืืชื. ืื”ื ืืืืฉื ืืขืกืืง ืืืืืช ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืืื ืื ‘ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืชืืื ืขืฉืื ืืืื’, ืฉืืงื ืืื ืขื ืืืืชื ืืชืงื ืชื ืืืื ‘ืืืงื ืืขืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืชื’.
ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืกื, ืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืืจืืฉืช ืืืืชื ‘ืืืื’ ืืืืจื ืขื ืืืืชื, ืืจื ืืืคืจ ืืื ืืืืืชื, ืืคืืจื ืื ืืื ื ืจืง ืืืขืืจ ืืืื ื ืืืืจื ืืืืื, ืื ืื ืื ืจืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืคืจ ืืืืช ืืืืจื ื ืขืฉื ืจืืื ืฉื ืืืคืจ ืืืื, ืืงืืงื ืืื ืืช ืจืืืืชื, ืืืฉืืืชื, ืจื”ื. ื ืงืจื ืืื ืืคืื ืืืื, (ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืืืจืื ืฆืจืื ‘ืืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืคืื ืืืื’) ืืื’ ืืคืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ‘ืืืคื ืขืืื ืืื’ ืืืื ื ืฉืืขืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืชืืืื ืืื ื.
ืืืื’ (ืืจืืืช ื ”ื ืข”ื) “ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืจื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืจืืืช ืืจื ืืขื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืื, ืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืื ืืคื ื, ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืคื ื, ืืื ืืืืกืงืืืช ืืืื ืืคื ื, ืืื ืื ืฉืืจื ืื ืืจื ืืื ืืฉืืืื. ืืื ืืืจื ืจืข ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืจื ืืจื ืืขื ืืืืช, ืื ืคืช ืืืช ืืืืชื, ืืชืืื ืืืช ืืืืชื, ืืืก ืืื ืฉืชืืชื, ืื ืืืจื ืฉืืจื ืืขื ืืืืช ืื ืื ืืจื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉืชื ืืื ืื. ืขื ืืืจื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืจ ืื ืชืฉืืื ืคืขืื ืืฉืจ ืฉืืจืจื ืื ืฉืื, ืขื ืืืจื ืจืข ืืชืื ืืื ืืจืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืื ืืจืื ืื ืืืื ืื”.
ืงืจืืืื ืื”ื ‘ืืืจื ืจืข’, ืืืืืืจ’ ืืง’ ืืจื ืฆืืืง ืืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืืจ, ืฉืื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืืช ืืคืช ืืืช, ืืฉืชื ืืืก ืืื. ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืกืจืื ื ืืจืขืชื ืืืคื ื ืฉืื ืืฉืชื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืืขื”ื ื ืื ื ืืจื ืื ื ืืฉื ืืฆืื ืืื ืฉืืจื ืืขืืืจื, ืืื ืฆืจืืช ืืจืืข, ืืื ืืืืค”ื ืฉืื ืืฉืช ืืขื”ื ืืื ืื ื ืื ื, ืืืืข ืืืจื ืื ืืืช ืฉืื ืืืืจ ืืจืืช ืืขื”ื ืขืืืจื, ืื”ื ืืื ืืืืช ืืจืืข ืฉืื ืืืื ืืขืืืจ ืืช ืขืื ื ืฉืื ืืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืจื ืืขื”ื ืขืืืจื. ืืืืคื ืืื ืขื ืืืืื, ืฉืื ืืืืื ืื, ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืชืืืื ืื ืืืืื.
ืืืจืช ืืืื ืืจืืืืช ืืช ืืืื
ืื ืืืื ืชื ืืืืฉ ืจืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืชืขืื ืื ืจืง ืืื ืฉื ืืืข ืืืืืช ืืืจื, ืืื ืืื ืคืจื ืฉืืชืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืจืืื ืืืืืื ืืฆืืจื ื ืคืืื.
ืืื ืื ื ืจืืืื ืืฆื ืืชืจื (ืืขื’ ื”ื ื’) “ืืืฉืืข ืืชืจื ืืื ืืืื ืืชื ืืฉื ืืช ืื ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื ืืืงืื ืืืฉื ืืืืฉืจืื ืขืื ืื ืืืฆืื ื’ ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืฆืจืื” ืืคืจืฉ”ื “ืื ืฉืืืขื ืฉืืข ืืื ืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ ืืืืืืช ืขืืืง”. ืืืืื’ ืื ื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืจืืฉ ืืืช ‘ืื ืฉืืืขื ืฉืืข ืืื’ ืืจื ืืงืจื ืืคืืจืฉ ืืื ‘ืืช ืื ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื ืืืงืื ืืืฉื ืืืืฉืจืื ืขืื ืื ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืฆืจืื’ ืืื ื”ื ืฉืืื”ื ‘ืื ืฉืืืขื ืฉืืข ืืื’.
ืืื ืืค”ื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืื ืฉืืืขื ืฉืืข ืืืจืจ ืืืื ืฉืืืขื ืืขืืจื ืืืฆืืชื ืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืืจืื, ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืขื ืื ืืืชืจื ืืืืืช ‘ืฉืืข ืืื’, ืืืืข ืื ืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืชืืืืจ ืืืงืืื, ืืืชืฉื’ ืืืืช ืฉืฉืืข ืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ ืืืืืืช ืขืืืง, ืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืื ืื ืืืชื ืฉื ืขืืืง.
ืืืืืจ ืืืืจ ืื ืื ืืชืจื ืืืื ืฉืฉืืข, ืื ืื ืื ืืขืืื ืฉืืขื ืื ืื ืืืืืจ (ืืขื’ ื”ื ื”ื) “ืฉืืขื ืขืืื ืืจืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืคืืฉืช, ืื ื ืืืื ืืืคื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืจืขื ื ืืื ืื ืืฉืื ืื ืขื”, ืื ืืขืืื ืฉืืืขืื ืืงืื ืืคืืื ืฉื ืืืืคืชืื ืืื ืกืื, ืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืื ืคืฉื ืื ืชืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืฉืคืขืื ืืื ืืืฉืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืขืฉืืื. ืื ืื ืืชืจื, ืื ืฉืืงืืงื ืื”ื ืื ืฉืืืขื ืฉืืข ืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืขื ื”ื ืื ื ืฉืชื ื ืืื ืืื, ืืืื’ ืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ ืืืืืืช ืขืืืง.
ืืขืืืง ืื ืืืชื ืืืืชื ืฉืื ื ืืื ืืขืืื ืื ืืื, ืื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืื ืคืื ืื ืืฉืืืขื ืฉืฉืืืข, ืืจืืื ืืื ืขืื ืืื ืืจืืืง ืืืืืื ืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืจืคืืืื, ืืชืจื ืฉืืืืื ืืื ืืืชื ืฉื ืขืืืง ืื ืืฉ ืืจื ืื ืืืืืช ‘ืืืืฉ’ ืืฉืืืขื ืฉืฉืืืขืื, ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืื.
ืืชืขืืจืจ ืืื ืข”ื ืฉืฉืืข ืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ ืืืืืืช ืขืืืง, ืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืฉืืช ืืืชืืืื, ืืืื ืขืืืง ืฉืื ืืืงืืื ืืจืืืง, ืืืืจ ืืชืจื ืืืืืช ‘ืื ืืจืืืง’ ืืื ืื ืื ืืืชืืืืจ ืืืงืืื, ืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืื, ืืคืฅ ืืืืงืฉ ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืจืข ืืขืืืงื, ืืืคืืง ืืื ืืื ื ืืช ืืืงื ืืืชืืขืืช ืืืชืงืจื ืื ืขื ืืฉืจืื, ืืจื ืืื ‘ืฉืืืข ืืื’ ืืืกืชืคื ืื ืืืช ืขื ื’.
ืืจืืืช ืฉืื ืืช ืื ืฉืืฉ ืืฉืืืขื, ืืืืงืืช ืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืืจืชื, ืืฉ ืฉืืืขื ‘ืจืืงื ืืช’, ืืืจื ืืืืืจืื ืฉืืืข ืืืืื ืืืช ืืืืฆืื ืชืืืฃ ืืืืจืชื. ืื ืื ืื ืื ืืฉ ืฉืืืขื ืืืืืชืืช ืืื, ืืขืืจืจืช ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืื, ืืืืจืืช ืื ืื ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืืืืชืื ืืคืืขื, ืขื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืขื ืฉืืืขืชื ืืจืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืคื ืืืจืื ืื ืืงืฆื ืืืื ืืืฉื ืื.
ืืืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืชืจื ืืื ืืฉืืืขื ืื, ืฉืืื ‘ืฉืืืข’ ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืื ืืืจืช ืืืื, ื ืขืฉื ืจืืืืชื ืจืืืื ืืืจืช ืฉืืืขืชื ืืืืืืช, ืืื ืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืคืืชืืื ืืืชืจ, ืื ืชืืื ื ืื ืฉื ืืืจืช ืืืื ืืื ื ืคืืขืืช ืจืง ืืืคื ืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืื ืืืืื, ืื ืื ืืจืืืืช ืืื ืืช ืื ืืื ืื, ืื ืขืฉื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืข ืืจืืื, ืฉืืื ื ืืืืกืจ ืืืจื.
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Parshas Yisro
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Parshas Yisro is the parshah of Kabbalas HaTorah. As we know, from the Arizal and the Shelah, ืืงืจืืื ืืขืืจืจืช ืืช ืืืื โ what we lein in the parshah creates an auspicious time. We find ourselves, therefore, in a special moment for strengthening ourselves in limud haTorah and shemiras haTorah. So letโs try to use this time to elevate ourselves together.
The Midrash says, at the beginning of Parshas Bereishis, that when Hashem wanted to create Adam, the malachim were opposed, arguing, ืื ืื ืืฉ ืื ืชืืืจื ื. The Midrash records the dialogue Hashem had with the malachim at that point, and thereโs a continuation to this exchange in the Gemara (Sanhedrin 38b). There, Chazal say that at the time of the dor hamabul and the dor haflagah, when people corrupted themselves through immorality and by building a tower to fight with Hashem โ a form of liberalism, as if declaring that we live our own life and are in charge of our own existence โ the malachim again argued, โืื ืืคื ืืืจื ืจืืฉืื ืื ืืคื ืื โ did the earlier [malachim] not argue correctly that man shouldnโt be created?โ
Hakadosh Baruch Hu answered with a passuk fromYeshayah: ืืขื ืืงื ื ืื ื ืืื ืืขื ืฉืืื ืื ื ืืกืื.
What was the meaning of this answer?
The Maharsha(in Sanhedrin) explains that Hashem was telling the malachim to wait until Mattan Torah, when Hashem would appear to Klal Yisrael in the form of a zakein malei rachamim โ ืืขื ืืงื ื ืื ื ืืื.
Indeed, Rashi at the beginning of the Aseres Hadibros teaches that when Hakadosh Baruch Hu revealed Himself at Har Sinai, He appeared as a zakein malei rachamim, filled with love for us. Due to His great love, He gave us the Torah. The Maharsha teaches that Hashem told the malachim, โYouโre right that human beings are flawed, but wait for the day of Mattan Torah.โ
We humans are not perfect. But, Hashem was saying, wait for the day that I reveal Myself to them at Mattan Torah, because although they have a yetzer hara and they fall, barasi Torah tavlin โ I will give them the Torah, which is going to lift them up and make them so elevated that when you see them then youโll understand the purpose of creating man.
This is such a powerful lesson for all of us. Torah is what brings us to our shleimus; itโs what propels us to our highest moments and enables us to become the greatest people we can be.
The Gemara (Shabbos 88) teaches that when Klal Yisrael said naaseh venishma, they received crowns. Now, the Gemara is emphasizing that they received the crowns even before they learned the Torah โ they had just resolved to learn and observe it. Furthermore, every Yid was mekabel the Torah at this point, even though itโs obvious that not every Yid will become a gadol hador or learn eighteen hours a day. But every Yid has shaychus to the Torah. By declaring naaseh venishma, every Yid expressed that he has his own kesher to the Torah: โI want to bring Torah into my life.โ And each one was zocheh to two beautiful crowns.
That teaches you that Torah brings every person to his personal pinnacle of greatness. And this is what we were created for.
Whoโs the True Boss?
Dovid Hamelech says (Tehillim 19), ืชืืจืช ืืณ ืชืืืื ืืฉืืืช ื ืคืฉ. The Meiri explains that just as there are ailments that afflict the body, there are ailments that afflict the soul as well โ ย but thereโs no spiritual ailment that Hashemโs Torah, which is ืชืืืื ืืฉืืืช ื ืคืฉ, cannot heal.
Torah helps a person to rise above; it empowers us and gives us the strength to prevail over difficult nisyonos. We live in a generation whose nisyonos are similar to those of dor hamabul and dor haflagah and all the galuyos together โ the dor before Mashiach. The Torah is the tavlin, the antidote to these challenges, and it restores โ is meishiv โ us to our true greatness.
Dovid Hamelech continues, ืขืืืช ืืณ ื ืืื ื ืืืืืืช ืคืชื โ Torah opens our heart and our eyes to perceive a deeper meaning in life. One of the big nisyonos we face is defining our identity and understanding what makes us chashuv. Many people believe that their money, the way they dress, the name brands they own, their car, their house โ thatโs who they are. But is that really what defines a person? What heโs wearing? When he removes his clothing, heโs someone else?
So many people who wear expensive clothing have terrible middos, and are entirely corrupt. You wouldnโt want to have anything to do with them. So does clothing really show chashivus?
Yet we are living through a very lengthy galus that has had a tremendous effect on us. Thatโs where ืขืืืช ืืณ ื ืืื ื ืืืืืืช ืคืชื comes in.
You know, some people wear a sweater that says โBoss.โ And they feel like, โOh, Iโm the boss.โ And then there are some people whose clothing doesnโt scream โBoss,โ but their actions radiate that their neshamah is a tzelem Elokim, and the fingerprint of the real Boss is upon them. Theyโre beautiful, special people, Torahโdike people, holy people. They are so chashuv.
Through Yeshivas Mir, Iโve met many special baalebatim who have dedicated their lives to Torah โ to strengthening Torah, to learning more and in greater depth, and to help people and be there for anyone who needs them. Each one has earned himself a beautiful keser.
Some peopleโs true chashivus isnโt so apparent now, but those who have eyes to perceive the future recognize that their kavod will eventually come. Thereโs going to be a time when these people will shine so brightly, because they really are the true tzelem Elokim.
These are the people who learn Torah and connect to Torah.
A bachur once asked, why donโt the rebbeim prepare us for when we go into business? Many yeshivah bachurim are going to go into business, so why donโt the yeshivos prepare them? Someone answered โ he had learned in Brisk, where Iโm sure the talmidim were not being prepared to be businessmen โ that yeshivos connect us to Torah.When weโre young, we build that beautiful connection to Torah. And when we stay connected, when we put in effort to learn Torah, when weโre koveiโa ittim laTorah โ every person on his level โ itโs meshivas nefesh; we become different people. We then know ourselves how to handle ourselves even in the business world.
The Cure to the Midlife Crises
Torah is also ืืฉืืื ืื, and when you learn it and connect with it, ืืฉืจืื ืืขืืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืขืืื ืืื โ because you have real values in life and you understand what youโre here for, so you can accomplish your true goals.
People often go through mid-life crises, once their children are out of the house, theyโve reached middle age, and they realize that their dreams arenโt coming to fruition.
Suddenly it hits them โ what am I doing? Whatโs important about me?
Whatโs important about a person is that he learns, he does mitzvos, he does chessed all the time. Heโs doing the ratzon Hashem: naaseh venishma. Thatโs the highest level of adam.
Iโve met people who have made it in the world, people who are successful businessmen, and their joy and fulfillment in life is the chessed they do, helping, encouraging, and uplifting people. These people create such a kiddush Hashem. The bnei Torah who dedicate their lives to avodas Hashem โ every one of them has a keser, even if heโs not a big rosh yeshivah. Just the way heโs living life crowns him with a beautiful keser.
Thatโs the power of Torah. It opens our eyes โ ืืืืืืช ืคืชื โ to recognize whatโs really important in life. We look at life differently when we connect to Torah.
How important it is to keep that connection to Torah! Itโs beautiful that so many people listen to parshah shmuessen, and are koveia ittim during the day, even when itโs hard for them to come and learn. And every word of Torah empowers; every sevarah of Torah lifts us up and places a crown on our heads.
These crowns were taken away after the eigel, but in the future weโre going to be zocheh to those crowns again.
All the people who hold strong in galus and maintain a powerful connection to Torah โ Hakadosh Baruch Hu looks at every one of them and tells the malachim: โFor these special people, these beautiful people, I created the world.โ
The day will come when your chashivus will be revealed โ and that chashivus has nothing to do with the clothing you wear or the car you drive. Itโs you โ who you are, your maโasim, your middos โ that makes you special. Then the tov and the kavod will come, as we know that ืืื ืืื ืืื ืชืืจื and ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืชืืจื.
We should be zocheh bโkarov to geulos and yeshuos, and to be elevated and uplifted through the Torah even more.