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ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Refoel Shmulevitz, ztโ€l

ืžืขืœืช ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื•ืืคืกื™ื•ืช ื”ื”ืฉืชื“ืœื•ืช

ื”ื‘ื” ื ืชื—ื›ืžื” ืœื• (ื, ื™)
ืจืฉ”ื™: ื ืชื—ื›ืžื” ืœืžื•ืฉื™ืขืŸ ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื“ื•ื ื• ื‘ืžื™ื.

ืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืฉืคืจืขื” ื—ืฉื‘ ืœื”ืชื—ื›ื ืœืžื•ืฉื™ืขืŸ ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื’ื–ืจ “ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืŸ ื”ื™ืœื•ื“ ื”ื™ืื•ืจื” ืชืฉืœื™ื›ื•ื”ื•”. ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืกื‘ื ืžืงืขืœื ื–ืฆ”ืœ (ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ืžื•ืกืจ, ืจืž”ื“) ื›ื™ ื”ืื“ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”’, ื•ื‘ืืžืช ืœื ืจืง ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžืฆืœื™ื—, ืืœื ืฉื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ืžื•ื›ืจื— ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ืคืš ืจืฆื•ื ื•, ืฉื”ื ื” ืžืฉื” ื ืชื’ื“ืœ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืคืจืขื”, ื ืžืฆื ืฉืคืจืขื” ื”ื•ื›ืจื— ืœื’ื“ืœ ืืช ืžื•ืฉื™ืขืŸ ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ืืคืฉืจ ืฉืื•ืชื• ืขื ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืชืจื™ ื›ื•ืฉืื™ ืฉืืžืจื• ื‘ื’ืž’ (ืกื•ื›ื” ื ื’.) ืฉืฉืœืžื” ื”ืžืœืš ืจืฆื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืœื ืžื’ื–ื™ืจืช ื”ืžื•ืช ื›ืฉื ืฉืœื— ืืœื™ื”ื ืžืœืืš ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ืœื™ื˜ื•ืœ ืืช ื ืฉืžืชื, ื•ืื“ืจื‘ื” ื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื ืœืžืงื•ื ื’ื–ื™ืจืช ื”ืžื•ื•ืช. ืœื ืจืง “ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ ืื™ืฉ, ื•ืขืฆืช ื”’ ื”ื™ื ืชืงื•ื”, ืืœื ืฉื”ืื“ื ืขืฆืžื•, ืฉืœื ืœืจืฆื•ื ื•, ืžืกื‘ื‘ ื•ืžื’ืœื’ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชืŸ ‘ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช’ ืืช ‘ืขืฆืช ื”’ ื”ื™ื ืชืงื•ื’. ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืžืขืฉื” ื“ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืžื•ืงื™ืจ ืฉื‘ืช (ืฉื‘ืช ืงื™ื˜.).

ื•ื ืจืื” ื“ืœื›ืš ืกื™ืคืจื” ืœื ื• ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืืช ื›ืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืžืขืฉื”, ืœื”ื•ื“ื™ืข ืฉืœื ื–ื• ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื’ื–ื™ืจืช ื”ืžืงื•ื, ืืœื ืื“ืจื‘ื” ืขืฆืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื™ื ืขืฆืžื” ื—ืœืง ืž’ืขืฆืช ื”’ ื”ื™ื ืชืงื•ื’.

ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืžื•ืจื” ืœื ื• ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืื™ืŸ ืงืฉืจ ื•ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื”ืฉืชื“ืœื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช, ืฉืื™ืŸ ืื“ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื” ื™ื•ืฆื ืžื”ื”ืฉืชื“ืœื•ืช. ื”ืจืžื‘”ืŸ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืœื–, ื˜ื•) ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืฉ”ื”ื’ื–ื™ืจื” ืืžืช ื•ื”ื—ืจื™ืฆื•ืช ืฉืงืจ”, ื›ืœ ื”ื”ืฉืชื“ืœื•ืช ืื™ื ื ื” ืืœื ื—ื•ืง ื•ื—ื™ื•ื‘ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช.

ืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ืื“ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื” ื”ื”ืฉืชื“ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื• ืชืขืฉื” ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ.

ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ืจืคืืœ ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื”

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื

Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโ€l

ื•ืื—ืจ ื‘ืื• ืžืฉื” ื•ืื”ืจืŸ ื•ื™ืืžืจื• ืืœ ืคืจืขื” (ื”, ื)

ืคื™ืจืฉ”ื™: ืื‘ืœ ื”ื–ืงื ื™ื ื ืฉืžื˜ื• ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“ ืžืื—ืจ ืžืฉื” ื•ืื”ืจืŸ ืขื“ ืฉื ืฉืžื˜ื• ื›ื•ืœื ืงื•ื“ื ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืคืœื˜ื™ืŸ ืœืคื™ ืฉื™ืจืื• ืœืœื›ืช (ืฉ”ืจ) ื•ื‘ืกื™ื ื™ ื ืคืจืข ืœื”ื ื•ื ื’ืฉ ืžืฉื” ืœื‘ื“ื• ืืœ ื”’ ื•ื”ื ืœื ื™ื’ืฉื• ื”ื—ื–ื™ืจื ืœืื—ื•ืจื™ื”ื.

ืžืจืŸ ืจืืฉ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉื””ืช ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืžื•ืืœื‘ื™ืฅ ื–ืฆืœืœื””ื” ืกื™ืคืจ ื‘ื—ืชื•ื ืช ื‘ืชื• ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื:

“ื ืงืจืืชื™ ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื”ื™ืคื ื™ืช ื‘ืฉื ื—ืื™. ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื“ืขืช, ืžืžื” ื—ื™ื™ื 350 ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื…?! ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื“ืขื•, ืžื”ืงื•ืžื” ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช, ื”ื‘ื•ืœืฉืช ื”ื™ืคื ื™ืช, ืœื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื! ืคื—ื“ ืžื•ื•ืช ื ืคืœ ืขืœื™ ื›ืฉืขืœื™ืชื™ ืœืฉื.

ื‘ืœื›ืชื™ ื”ืชืคืœืœืชื™ ื›ืš: ืจื‘ืฉ”ืข, ืื ืืชื” ื‘ื•ื—ืจ ื‘ื™ ืœืงืจื‘ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ื‘ืฉืžื—ื”. ืื‘ืœ ืื ืื—ื–ื•ืจ ืžืฉื ื—ื™ ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžืš ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื. ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœื‘ืงืฉ, ื›ืฉื ื‘ืจื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืคื—ื“ ืžื•ื•ืช, ื‘ืฉื›ืจ ื–ื” ืžื•ืชืจ ืœื• ืœื‘ืงืฉ, ื•ื‘ืงืฉืชื™ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื:

ื. ืจื‘ืฉ”ืข, ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžืš ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ืื–ื›ื” ืœืฆืืช ืžืŸ ื”ื’ื™ื”ื ื ืคื”, ืฉืชืคื˜ื•ืจ ืื•ืชื™ ืžืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœ ื”ื›ืกืคื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.

ื‘. ืจื‘ืฉ”ืข, ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžืš ืฉืื–ื›ื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื ืืช ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื™ ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื.

ื’. ืจื‘ืฉ”ืข, ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžืš ืฉืื–ื›ื” ืœื’ื“ืœ ื‘ื ื™ื ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื.

ืืช ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ื”ื–ืืช ื”ืชืคืœืœืชื™… ืืช ื–ื” ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื›ืฉืขืœื™ืชื™ ืœืฉื. ืื ืžื›ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ื™ืฆื ืืœื ืคื—ื“ ืžื•ื•ืช… ืขืœ ืคื—ื“ ืžื•ื•ืช ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืื“ื ืœื‘ืงืฉ.

ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืฉื ืœืžืขืœื” ืื™ื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืกืคืจ… ืื‘ืœ ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืžืฉื…

ืฉืชื™ ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืชืงื™ื™ืžื• ื›ื‘ืจ, ืžืขื•ืœ ื”ื›ืกืคื™ื ืื ื™ ืคื˜ื•ืจ ื•ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช ื ื™ืฉืืช ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ ื—ื›ื… ื’ื ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช ืขื•ื“ ืชืชืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืข”ื”…

ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื”

Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita

ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื•

ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ืชืคืชื— ื•ืชืจืื”ื• ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ื”ื ื” ื ืขืจ ื‘ื•ื›ื”. ืข’ ืกื•ื˜ื” ื™”ื‘ ืข”ื‘ ืชื ื ื”ื•ื ื™ืœื“ ื•ืงื•ืœื• ื›ื ืขืจ ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ืžืงืฉื” ื”ื’ืž’ ื”ื› ืขืฉื™ืชื• ืœืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื‘ืข”ืž, ื•ืคื™ืจืฉ”ื™ ื•ื”ื•ื ืœื•ื™ ื•ื ืคืกืœ ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืฉื™ืจ.

ื•ืขื™ืงืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจืฉ”ื™ ื“ืœื•ื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืงื•ืœื• ืขืจื‘ ืคืกื•ืœ ืœืฉื™ืจ ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื—ื•ืœื™ืŸ ื›”ื“ ืข”ื ืฉื ื™ื ืคื•ืกืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืœื•ื™ ื‘ื“”ื ื‘ืื”ืœ ืžื•ืขื“ ืฉื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉื™ืœื” ื•ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืขื•ืœืžื™ื ืื™ืŸ ื ืคืกืœื™ืŸ ืืœื ื‘ืงื•ืœ. (ื•ืข”ืข ืžื’ื™ืœื” ื›”ื“ ืข”ื‘ ืืœืžืœื™ ืืชื” ืœื•ื™ ืคืกื•ืœ ืืชื” ืžืŸ ื”ื“ื•ื›ืŸ ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืขื‘ื™ ืงืœืš). ืืš ืื™ื ื• ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืฉื ื‘ื’ืžืจื ืื™ ื”ื•ื™ ืžื•ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื“ื•ื›ืŸ ืื• ื“ื‘ืืžืช ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ืฉื ืžื•ื ืืœื ื“ืž”ืž ืคืกื•ืœ ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื™ืจ ื“ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ื‘ื• ืžืฆื•ืช ืฉื™ืจื” ื›ืฆื•ืจืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื” ืื‘ืœ ืื™ื ื• ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืื“ื.

ื•ื”ื ื” ื‘ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ืœ”ื• ืข”ื‘ ื“ืจืฉื• ื“ื‘ืขืœ ืžื•ื ืคืกื•ืœ ื’ื ืœื“ื•ืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื›ื•ืœืš ื™ืคื” ืจืขื™ืชื™ ื•ืžื•ื ืื™ืŸ ื‘ืš ื•ื›ืŸ ืžื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื ืฉืื• ืืชืš ืืชืš ื‘ื“ื•ืžื™ืŸ ืœืš ืœื™ื”ื•ื™. ื•ื‘ื’ืจื™”ื– ืขืœ’ ืžืก’ ืกื•ื˜ื” ืื•ืช ื ”ื‘ (ื—”ื’ ืขืž’ ืค”ื•) ื”ืง’ ืืžืื™ ืœื ืคื™ืจืฉ”ื™ ื‘ืกื•ื˜ื” ื”ื ”ืœ ื“ื”ื•ื™ ื‘ืข”ืž ื•ืคืกื•ืœ ืœืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ. ื•ื’ื ื‘ื—”ืก ืื•”ื— ื™”ื‘ ื›ืชื‘ ืœืคืจืฉ ื›ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื’ืžืจื ื‘ืกื•ื˜ื” ื•ื“ืœื ื›ื“ืขืช ืจืฉ”ื™ ื•ื–”ืœ ื“ืž”ืฉ ืจืฉ”ื™ ืฉื ื“ืžืฉื” ื”ื™ื” ืœื•ื™ ื•ื ืคืกืœ ื‘ืงื•ืœ ื›ื‘ืจ ืชืžื” ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืขื™ื™’ ืจื”ื ืค’ ืฉืžื•ืช ื“ื”ืจื™ ื‘ืœื”ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ืฉืžื ื™ื ืฉื ื” ื•ืœื•ื™ ื ืคืกืœ ื‘ืฉื ื™ื (ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืขื™ืจื• ืขืœ ื”ื—”ืก ื“ืœื ืžืฆื™ื ื• ืงื•ืฉื™ื ื–ื• ื‘ืจืžื‘”ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื“ ื“ืœืจืฉ”ื™ ืœืฉื™ื˜ืชื• ืข”ื› ืœื ืงืฉื” ืžื™ื“ื™ ื“ืจืฉ”ื™ ืกื‘ืจ ื“ืื—ืจ ื‘ืŸ ื—ืžืฉื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ื–ืจ ื”ื•ื ืœืฉื™ืจ). ื•ืืข”ื› ื ”ืœ ื“ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื ืคืกืœื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืžื•ืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืคื•ืกืœื™ื ื‘ื›ื”ื ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืคื•ืกืœื™ื ื‘ืœื•ื™ื ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืžืจืข”ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืืฉ ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ืœื (ื›ืฆ”ืœ) ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืžื•ื ื‘ืงื•ืœื• ื•ื›ื•’ ื•ืฉืคื™ืจ ื”ืงืฉื” ืจ”ื  ืœืจ’ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื•ื›ื•’ ืขื›”ืœ.

ื•ื”ืงืฉื” ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ืืžืื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืœื ืคื™ืจืฉ ืจืฉ”ื™ ื“ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืขืœ ืžื•ื ื•ื ืคืกืœ ื”ื•ื ืœืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ. ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื›’ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ื“ืžืฉืžืข ื“ืกื‘ืจ ืจืฉ”ื™ ื“ืœื ื”ื•ื™ ืžื•ื ืืœื ื“ื”ื ืœื• ืœืฉื™ืจ ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื›ืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืœืขื ื™ืŸ ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ. (ื•ื›ืŸ ืžืฉืžืข ื‘ืจืžื‘”ื ื“ืœื ื”ื•ื™ ืžื•ื ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื“ื›ืฉืจ ืœืฉื•ืขืจ). ื•ื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื“ื‘ื–ื” ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืจืฉ”ื™ ื‘ื‘ื›ื•ืจื•ืช ืž”ื“ ืฉืืžืจื• ืฉื ืฉืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื™ื” ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืขืฉืจ ืืžื•ืช ื•ืžืง’ ื”ื’ืž’ ื“ื”ื•ื™ ื‘ืข”ืž, ื•ืœื ืคื™ืจืฉ”ื™ ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื›ืืŸ ืฉื ืคืกืœ ืœืฉื™ืจ, ื•ืคื™’ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ื“ื”ืชื ื”ื•ื™ ืžื•ื ืžืžืฉ ื•ื”ื› ื ืคืกืœ ืœื›ื””ื’ ื•ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ. (ื•ื›ืŸ ืคื™’ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ื‘ื‘ื›ื•ืจื•ืช, ื—”ื“ ืขืž’ ืง”ื).

ืžื™ื”ื• ื ’ ืœื™ื™ืฉื‘ ืžื” ืฉื”ืง’ ื”ื’ืจื™”ื– ืžื” ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืœื ื™ืฉื™ืจ, ื›ื™ ื‘ืขืจื›ื™ืŸ ื™”ื ืข”ื (ื‘ืกื•ืคื•) ื™ืœืคื™ื ืŸ ืขื™ืงืจ ืฉื™ืจื” ืžื””ืช ืžื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืžืฉื” ื™ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ื”ืืœืงื™ื ื™ืขื ื ื• ื‘ืงื•ืœ, ื•ื”ื› ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืฉืžืฉื” ืฉืจ ื•ื–ื”ื• ืงื•’ ื”ื’ืž’ ื›ืืŸ. (ื•ืืคื™’ ืœืื™ื ืš ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื‘ืขืจื›ื™ืŸ ื“ืœื ื™ืœืคื™ื ืŸ ืžืฉื ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืจื”, ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื“ื–ื”ื• ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื”ืคืกื•ืง).

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ื•ื™ื™ืจื ืžืฉื” ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืื›ืŸ ื ื•ื“ืข ื”ื“ื‘ืจ
ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉ ื›ืืŸ ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ื™ืœืงื•ื˜ ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืฉื“ืชืŸ ื•ืื‘ื™ืจื ื”ืœืฉื™ื ื• ืœืคืจืขื” ืฉืžืฉื” ื”ืจื’ ืืช ื”ืžืฆืจื™ ื•ื›ืฉืฉืžืข ืžืฉื” ืฉื”ืœืฉื™ื ื• ืืžืจ “ืื›ืŸ ื ื•ื“ืข ื”ื“ื‘ืจ” ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื” ืžื”ืจื”ืจ ื‘ืœื‘ื• ืžื” ื—ื˜ืื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉื ืฉืชืขื‘ื“ื• ืžื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืฉืžืข ืืžืจ, ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข ื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ืŸ ื”ืื™ืš ื™ื”ื™ื• ืจืื•ื™ื™ื ืœื’ืื•ืœื” ืœื›ืŸ ืืžืจ ืื›ืŸ ื ื•ื“ืข ื”ื“ื‘ืจ, ืขืชื” ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื ืžืฉืชืขื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ืข”ื›.

ื•ืขืœ ืคื™ ืžื“ืจืฉ ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืืจ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื—ื›ืžื” ืืช ื”ืคืกื•ืง ื”ื‘ื, ื•ื™ืฉืžืข ืคืจืขื” ื•ื™ื‘ืงืฉ ืœื”ืจื’ ืืช ืžืฉื”, ืœื ืฉืฉืžืข ืคืจืขื” ืฉืžืฉื” ื”ืจื’ ืืช ื”ืžืฆืจื™ ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืจืฆื” ืœื”ืจื’ ืืช ืžืฉื” ืืœื ืฉืฉืžืข ืคืจืขื” ืฉืžืฉื” ืืžืจ ืฉืœื›ืš ื ืฉืชืขื‘ื“ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื. ืขืฆื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืžืฉื” ืœืชืช ื˜ืขื ืœืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ ืžืฆืจื™ื, ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ืขื•ื•ืŸ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื’ื™ื“ื” ื‘ืคืจืขื”, ืฉื”ืจื™ ืœื“ืขืช ืคืจืขื” ื”ื•ื ื”ืจื™ ืžืฉืขื‘ื“ื ื•ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื›ื— ืœืžืขืœื” ืžืžื ื•. ื•ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืขื•ืŸ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืฉื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžืฉืขื‘ื“ื. ืขืœ ื‘ื’ื™ื“ื” ื–ื• ืจืฆื” ืคืจืขื” ืœื”ืจื’ ืืช ืžืฉื”.

ืขื ื™ืŸ ื–ื”, ืฉื—ืจื” ืœืคืจืขื” ื›ืฉืฉืžืข ืฉื”ืงื‘”ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉืžืฉืขื‘ื“ ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืจื•ืื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืคืจืฉื”.

ืชื ืŸ ื‘ืขื“ื™ื•ืช ืค”ื‘ ืž”ื™ ืฉืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื™”ื‘ ื—ื“ืฉ. ื•ืงืฉื” ื“ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉ ืจื‘ื” ืค”ื˜ ืคื™”ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ืคืกื•ืง ื•ื™ืžืœื ืฉื‘ืขืช ื™ืžื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ื•ืช ื”’ ืืช ื”ื™ืื•ืจ ืคืœื™ื’ื™ ืชื ืื™ ืจ’ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื•ืจ’ ื ื—ืžื™’ ื—ื“ ืืžืจ ื›ื“’ ื™ื•ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืชืจืื” ื•ื–’ ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืžื›ื” ืžืฉืžืฉืช ื‘ื”ื ื•ื—ื“ ืืžืจ ืฉื‘ืขื” ื™ืžื™ื ืžืชืจื” ื‘ื”ื ื•ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืืจื‘ืขื” ื”ืžื›ื” ืžืฉืžืฉืช ื‘ื”ื.
ื”ื ื” ืžื›ืช ื‘ื›ื•ืจื•ืช ืœื ืืจื›ื” ื–ืžืŸ ื›ื™ ื‘ื—ืฆื•ืช ื”ืœื™ืœื” ื”ื›ื” ื”’ ื›ืœ ื‘ื›ื•ืจ ื•ื”ื”ืชืจืื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ื” ืืžืจ ื”’ ื›ื—ืฆื•ืช ื”ืœื™ืœื” ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฆื ื‘ืชื•ืš ืžืฆืจื™ื. ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื–ื” ื”ืจื™ ืœืžื›ืช ื›ื ื™ื, ืœืžื›ืช ืฉื—ื™ืŸ ื•ืœืžื›ืช ื—ืฉืš ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืชืจืื” ื›ืœืœ. ืœืคื™”ื– ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืž”ื“ ืฉื‘ืขื” ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืชืจืื” ืœื›ืœ ืžื›ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืž”ื“ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืืจื‘ืขื” ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื›ืœ ื”ืชืจืื” ื™ื•ืจื“ ืžืŸ ื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ืืฉืจ ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ื”ื ื”ืชืจืื”, ื•ื”ื› ืžื”ื• ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื”ืžืฉื ื” ืฉืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื™”ื‘ ื—ื“ืฉ.

ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื”ืจืื‘”ื“ ืœืžืก’ ืขื“ื™ื•ืช ืฉื ืคื™ืจืฉ ืขืœ ื”ืžืฉื ื” ืฉื ืืžืจ ืœืงืฉืฉ ืงืฉ ืœืชื‘ืŸ ื•ืื™ืžืชื™ ื”ืชื‘ืŸ ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืฉื“ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื™ืจ ื•ื”ื ื™ืฆืื• ื‘ื ื™ืกืŸ ืข”ื›. ื•ืžืงื•ืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจืื‘”ื“ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื ื“ืกื“ืจ ืขื•ืœื ืจื‘ื” ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืกื“ืจ ืขื•ืœื ืจื‘ื” ื‘ื–ื” ืกืชื•ืžื™ืŸ.

ื•ื ืจืื” ืฉืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืกื“ืจ ืขื•ืœื ื”ื•ื ืขืค”ื™ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ืงื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ืคืจืฉืช ื•ืืจื ืฉืืžืจ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœืžืฉื” ื”ื ื” ื ืชืชื™ืš ืืœื”ื™ื ืœืคืจืขื”.

ื•ืคืจืฉ”ื™ ืฉื•ืคื˜ ื•ืจื•ื“ื” ืœืจื“ื•ืชื• ื‘ืžื›ื•ืช ื•ื™ืกื•ืจื™ืŸ ืข”ื›. (ื•ื‘ืจืฉ”ื™ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื•’ ื‘’ ื›ืชื‘ ื›ืœ ืืœื”ื™ื ืฉื‘ืžืงืจื ืœืฉื•ืŸ ืžืจื•ืช ื•ื–ื” ื™ื•ื›ื™ื— ื•ืืชื” ืชื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืœืืœื”ื™ื, ืจืื” ื ืชืชื™ืš ืืœื”ื™ื). ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉื ืชืžื ื” ืžืฉื” ืœืจื“ื•ืช ืืช ืคืจืขื” “ื‘ืžื›ื•ืช” ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื“ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ืœ ืขืฉืจ ื”ืžื›ื•ืช ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืžื”ื• ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ “ื™ืกื•ืจื™ืŸ” ืฉื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืจืฉ”ื™.

ื•ื ืจืื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื›ืฉื‘ืื• ืžืฉื” ื•ืื”ืจืŸ ื‘ืคืขื ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืœืคืจืขื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉ ืขืœ ื”ืคืกื•ืง ื•ื™ืืžืจื• ืืœ ืคืจืขื” ื›ื” ืืžืจ ื”’ ืืœืงื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉืœื— ืืช ืขืžื™ ื•ื™ื—ื•ื’ื• ืœื™ ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืืžืจ ืจ’ ื—ื™ื ื‘ืจ ืื‘ื ืื•ืชื• ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ื ืคืจื•ื–ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ ืฉืœ ืคืจืขื” ื”ื™ื” ื•ื‘ืื• ื›ืœ ื”ืžืœื›ื™ื ื›ื•ืœื ืœื›ื‘ื“ื• ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ื“ื•ืจืื•ืช (ื“ื•ืจื ื•ืช) ืฉืœ ืขื˜ืจื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ื• ืžืขืฉื™ืจื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื ืงื•ื–ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื•ืจ ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืืœื”ื™ื”ื ืขืžื”ืŸ. ืžืฉืขื˜ืจื• ืื•ืชื•, ื”ื™ื• ืžืฉื” ื•ืื”ืจืŸ ืขื•ืžื“ื™ืŸ ืขืœ ืคืชื— ืคืœื˜ืจื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืคืจืขื”.

ื ื›ื ืกื• ืขื‘ื“ื™ื• ื•ืืžืจื• ืฉื ื™ ื–ืงื ื™ื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืคืชื—, ืืžืจ ืœื”ืŸ ื™ืขืœื•. (ื•ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื•ืกืคื” ืขืœ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืจื‘ื” ื•ื–”ืœ ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ืกื•ืคืจื™ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ื›ืชื‘ ื•ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืคืจืขื”. ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืจืื• ืืช ืžืฉื” ื•ืื”ืจืŸ ืฉื”ืŸ ื“ื•ืžื™ืŸ ืœืžืœืื›ื™ ื”ืฉืจืช ื•ืจื•ื ืงื•ืžืชืŸ ื›ืืจื–ื™ ื”ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ ื•ื’ืœื’ืœื™ ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื ื›ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ื”ื ื’ื” ื•ื–ืงื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื›ืืฉื›ืœื•ืช ืชืžืจื” ื•ื–ื™ื• ืคื ื™ื”ื ื›ื–ื™ื• ื”ื—ืžื” ื•ืžื˜ื” ื”ืืœืงื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ื—ืงื•ืง ืขืœื™ื• ื•ืžืคืชื— ืฉืคืชื•ืชื ืฉืœื”ื‘ื•ืช ืืฉ, ืžื™ื“ ืื—ื–ืชื ืื™ืžื” ื•ืจืขื“ื”, ื–ื™ืข ื•ืจืชืช ื•ื”ืฉืœื™ื›ื• ืงื•ืœืžื•ืกื™ื ืžื™ื“ื ื•ืืช ืื™ื’ืจื•ืชื ืžืขืœ ืฉื›ืžื. ืข”ื› ื”ื”ื•ืกืคื” ืžืžื“ืจืฉ ืืœืคื ื‘ื™ืชื ื“ืจ”ืข.)

ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืขืœื• ื”ื™ื” ืžืกืชื›ืœ ื‘ื”ืŸ ืฉืžื ื™ืขื˜ืจื• ืื•ืชื• ืื• ืฉืžื ื™ืชื ื• ืœื• ื›ืชื‘ื™ื ื•ืืฃ ืœื ืฉืืœื• ื‘ืฉืœื•ืžื•.

ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ืžื™ ืืชื ืืžืจื• ืœื• ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืื ื•. ืžื” ืืชื ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœื• ื›ื” ืืžืจ ื”’ ืฉืœื— ืืช ืขืžื™ ื•ื’ื•’. ืื•ืชื• ืฉืขื” ื›ืขืก ื•ืืžืจ ืžื™ ื”’ ืืฉืจ ืืฉืžืข ื‘ืงื•ืœื•.

ื”ืจื™ ืžืชื—ื™ืœืช ื‘ื•ืื ืฉืœ ืžืฉื” ื•ืื”ืจืŸ ืืœ ืคืจืขื” ื›ืขืก. ื”ื›ืขืก ื”ื–ื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ื•ืขืก ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื•ื ืื•ืชื• ื”ื›ืขืก ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ืืฉืจ ื›ืขืก ืœืคื ื™ ืืจื‘ืขื™ื ืฉื ื” ื›ืฉืฉืžืข ืฉืžืฉื” ืืžืจ ืื›ืŸ ื ื•ื“ืข ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืžื” ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืžืฉืขื‘ื“ ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ื“ืœื˜ื•ืจื™ืŸ. ืœืฉืžืข ืฉื”ืงื‘”ื” ื”ื•ื ื–ื” ืฉืžืฉืขื‘ื“ ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ื•ืœืฉืžืข ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื”ืงื‘”ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื• ืขืชื” ืฉืœื— ืืช ืขืžื™, ื”ืจื™ ื–ื” ืื•ืชื• ืงื•ืฉื™ ื•ืื•ืชื• ื›ืขืก. ื•ืžื” ืฉืืžืจ ื”ืงื‘”ื” ืœืžืฉื” ืฉื ืขืฉื” ืฉื•ืคื˜ ื•ืจื•ื“ื” ืœืคืจืขื” ืœืจื“ื•ืชื• ื‘ืžื›ื•ืช ื•ื™ืกื•ืจื™ืŸ, ื”ืžื›ื•ืช ื”ื ื”ื “ืขืฉืจืช ื”ืžื›ื•ืช” ื•ื”ื™ืกื•ืจื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืœืฉืžืข ืžืคื™ ืžืฉื”, ื ื‘ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืืช ื”ืžืœื™ื ืฉืœื— ืืช ืขืžื™, ื–ื”ื• “ื”ื™ืกื•ืจื™ืŸ”.

ื•ืื™ืžืชื™ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื”, ื‘ืื™ื™ืจ, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ืฆื•ื” ืคืจืขื” ืœืืžืจ ืชื‘ืŸ ืœื ื™ื ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ื•ืื™ืžืชื™ ื”ืชื‘ืŸ ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืฉื“ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื™ืจ, ื›ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืกื“ืจ ืขื•ืœื ื ืžืฆื ืฉื™ืกื•ืจื™ืŸ ืฉื™ื™ืกืจ ื‘ื”ื ืžืฉื” ืืช ืคืจืขื” ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืืžืจ ืœื• ื›ื” ืืžืจ ื”’ ืฉืœื— ืืช ืขืžื™. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืื™ื™ืจ ื•ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืžื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ื‘ืœื™ืœ ื˜”ื• ืฉื”ื›ื” ื”’ ื›ืœ ื‘ื›ื•ืจ, ื”ืจื™ ืฉืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ื™ื ื™”ื‘ ื—ื“ืฉ.

ืžื™ ืฉื—ื™ ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื• ื•ืฉื ื•ืชื™ื• ื‘ืฉืงืจ ืื• ื‘ื˜ืขื•ืช, ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื ื•ื“ืข ื˜ืขื•ืชื• ืื• ืฉืงืจื•, ื”ืจื™ ื–ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฉื” ืœืื“ื ืขืœ ื”ื™ื•ื•ื“ืข ื˜ืขื•ืชื•, ื•ื–ืžืŸ ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื.

ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื•ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืื—ื™ื• ืœืขื ื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ื›ื™ ื ื‘ื”ืœื• ืžืคื ื™ื• (ื•ื™ื’ืฉ ืžื”’ ื’’) ื•ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉ ืฉื ืื™ืชื ืื‘ื ื›ื”ืŸ ื‘ืจื“ืœื ืืžืจ ืื•ื™ ืœื ื• ืžื™ื•ื ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ืื•ื™ ืœื ื• ืžื™ื•ื ื”ืชื•ื›ื—ื” ื•ื›ื•’ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืงื˜ื ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืžื“ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื—ืชื• ื”ื“ื ื”ื•ื ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืขื ื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ื›ื™ ื ื‘ื”ืœื• ืžืคื ื™ื•, ืœื›ืฉื™ื‘ื ื”ืงื‘”ื” ื•ื™ื•ื›ื™ื— ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“ ืœืคื™ ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื ืืžืจ ืื›ื™ื—ืš ื•ืืขืจื›ื” ืœืขื™ื ื™ืš ืขืœ ืื—ืช ื›ืžื” ื•ื›ืžื”.

ื”ื‘ื”ืœื” ื”ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืœืื“ื ื›ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžืคืงื— ืขืœ ืขื ื™ื ื™ื•, ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืจื•ืื” ืืช ื˜ืขื•ืชื•, ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื ื•ื ื•ืจืื”. ื•ื‘ืžืกื™ืœืช ื™ืฉืจื™ื ืค”ื” ื›ืชื‘ ื•ื–”ืœ: ื”ื‘ื•ืจื ื™ืชื‘ืจืš ืฉืžื•, ืฉื‘ืจื ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข ื‘ืื“ื ื”ื•ื ืฉื‘ืจื ืชื‘ืœื™ืŸ ืœื• ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจื• ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื ืœื‘ืจื›ื” (ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ืŸ ืœ’ ื‘’) ื‘ืจืืชื™ ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข ื‘ืจืืชื™ ืœื• ืชื•ืจื” ืชื‘ืœื™ืŸ. ื•ื”ื ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื”ื‘ื•ืจื ืœื ื‘ืจื ืœืžื›ื” ื–ื• ืืœื ืจืคื•ืื” ื–ื•, ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ื‘ืฉื•ื ืคื ื™ื ืฉื™ืจืคื ื”ืื“ื ืžื–ืืช ื”ืžื›ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ื–ืืช ื”ืจืคื•ืื”. ื•ืžื™ ืฉื™ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื ืฆืœ ื–ื•ืœืชื” ืื™ื ื• ืืœื ื˜ื•ืขื”, ื•ื™ืจืื” ื˜ืขื•ืชื• ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื›ืฉื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ื—ื˜ืื•. ืขื›”ืœ.

ืœื–ืืช, ื”ื‘ื” ื ืชื—ื›ืžื” ืœื• ืœื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข, ื•ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืฉื ืื•ืจื—ื•ืชื™ื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื” ื–ื•ื›ื” ื•ืจื•ืื” ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืขืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘”ื”, ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื•.

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Harav Hagaon Binyomin Cohen Shlita

Staying Separate

Parashas Shemos

Harav Hagaon Binyamin Cohen shlita

The parashah begins with the words: ื•ึฐืึตืœึถึผื” ืฉึฐืืžื•ึนืช ื‘ึฐึผื ึตื™ ื™ึดืฉึฐื‚ืจึธืึตืœ ื”ึทื‘ึธึผืึดื™ื ืžึดืฆึฐืจึธื™ึฐืžึธื” ืจึฐืื•ึผื‘ึตืŸ ืฉึดืืžึฐืขื•ึนืŸ ืœึตื•ึดื™ ื•ึดื™ื”ื•ึผื“ึธื”… ื•ึทื™ึฐื”ึดื™ ื›ึธึผืœ ื ึถืคึถืฉื ื™ึนืฆึฐืึตื™ ื™ึถืจึถืšึฐ ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนื‘ ืฉึดืื‘ึฐืขึดื™ื ื ึธืคึถืฉื ื•ึฐื™ื•ึนืกึตืฃ ื”ึธื™ึธื” ื‘ึฐืžึดืฆึฐืจึธื™ึดื.

Rashi is bothered by the obvious question: Why does the Torah have to tell us that Yosef was in Mitzrayim? Donโ€™t we know that already? We had four parashiyos โ€” Vayeishev, Mikeitz, Vayigash, Vayechi โ€” that discussed Yosefโ€™s being in Mitzrayim!

Rashi answers: ืืœื ืœื”ื•ื“ื™ืขืš ืฆื“ืงืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืกืฃ, ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืกืฃ ื”ืจื•ืขื” ืืช ืฆืืŸ ืื‘ื™ื•, ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ื•ื ืขืฉื” ืžืœืš ื•ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ืฆื“ืงื•. The Torah is informing us of Yosefโ€™s righteousness. Yosef didnโ€™t lose his madreigah โ€” ย the Yosef who shepherded his fatherโ€™s sheep was the same Yosef when he became a viceroy in Mitzrayim.

What was so special about Yosefโ€™s shepherding his fatherโ€™s sheep?

R’ Meir Soloveitchik ztโ€l explained this based on an insight of Rabbeinu Bachaye on Parashas Vayigash. We find that the Avos, the shevatim, and many other leaders of Klal Yisrael โ€” such as Moshe and Dovid โ€” were shepherds. Why did they pick this occupation? He gives a few reasons: It is a good parnassah, as the sheep produce wool, milk, and offspring; it is easy, and devoid of the aveiros that come up in business; and the work is performed far from the city, out in the hills and grazing lands, where the shepherd is not influenced by others in society. As shepherds, they also had time to be misboded with Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

When the Torah tells us that Yosef was a shepherd, it is conveying to us that he was kadosh vโ€™tahor, not influenced by society, and Rashi is telling us that he remained that way even when he was a king in Mitzrayim.

We can still wonder, however, why the Torah deemed it necessary, at the beginning of Sefer Shemos, to highlight Yosefโ€™s righteousness. What lesson is this conveying?

 

Mingling Brings Galus

We know that thereโ€™s a fundamental difference between galus and geulah: Galus is when Klal Yisrael are dispersed among the nations of the world, and geulah is when they are separate from those nations, as Bilam said: ื”ึถืŸ ืขึธื ืœึฐื‘ึธื“ึธื“ ื™ึดืฉึฐืื›ึนึผืŸ ื•ึผื‘ึทื’ึผื•ึนื™ึดื ืœึนื ื™ึดืชึฐื—ึทืฉึธึผืื‘. Klal Yisrael is a nation that dwells alone, and does not mingle with other nations. Weโ€™re not part of the number of the rest of the peoples of the world โ€” weโ€™re muvdal. This traces back to Avraham Avinu, who was known as the Ivri, since the whole world was on one side, while he was on the other side.

In informing us that Yosef was in Mitzrayim, the Torah is giving us a paradigm of this quality of being separate: Even in Mitzrayim, Yosef remained like a shepherd, completely separated from the influences of society.

But with his passing, there was a shift, as the Torah states: ื•ึทื™ึธึผืžึธืช ื™ื•ึนืกึตืฃ ื•ึฐื›ึธืœ ืึถื—ึธื™ื• ื•ึฐื›ึนืœ ื”ึทื“ึผื•ึนืจ ื”ึทื”ื•ึผื, and the next passuk says: ื•ึทืชึดึผืžึธึผืœึตื ื”ึธืึธืจึถืฅ ืึนืชึธื. The Yidden filled the whole land of Mitzrayim, and were no longer only in Goshen, separated in their own land. Thatโ€™s when the galus started: ื•ึทื™ึธึผืงึธื ืžึถืœึถืšึฐ ื—ึธื“ึธืฉื ืขึทืœ ืžึดืฆึฐืจึธื™ึดื ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืœึนื ื™ึธื“ึทืข ืึถืช ื™ื•ึนืกึตืฃ. The Torah is emphasizing the difference between the galus and the geulah.

Klal Yisrael ultimately merited to leave the galus in the zechus of not changing their names, their language, and their clothing โ€” three things that separate Klal Yisrael and identify us as different from the nations of the world.

Klal Yisrael were also given two mitzvos before they left Mitzrayim: dam Pesach and dam milah. What is unique about these mitzvos, out of all the 613 mitzvos? Dam Pesach represents separation from avodah zarah โ€” ืžึดืฉึฐืื›ื•ึผ ื•ึผืงึฐื—ื•ึผ. The Egyptians worshipped sheep, and Klal Yisrael separated themselves from avodah zarah by bringing sheep as a korban, thereby highlighting the difference between them and the nations. And dam milah represents the bris between Klal Yisrael and Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

 

Retaining Separation

How does a person achieve this madreigah of being muvdal, separating himself from the outside world? The Rambam teaches (Hilchos Deios 6:1) that Hakadosh Baruch Hu created a natural instinct within every human to be pulled and influenced โ€” in his outlook and his behavior โ€” by his friends and society. Therefore, the Rambam rules, a person must connect himself to tzaddikim and associate with chachamim in order to learn from the way they live.

The Rambam adds the word: tamid โ€” always. Every Yid must place himself among tzaddikim and chachamim always.

If a person is living in a country where people are behaving improperly, continues the Rambam, he must move to a place where the people are tzaddikim. What do you do if all the countries that you know of are inhabited by people who act improperly โ€” โ€œlike in our time,โ€ says the Rambam? Then a person should go live all by himself. If that doesnโ€™t work, he should go to the caves and deserts.

If at the time of the Rambam, all of society was behaving improperly, I assume that the world did not improve since then. The Chazon Ish taught that today, the yeshivos are the โ€œdesertโ€ that the Rambam referred to, and the obligation to go out to the deserts and caves is fulfilled by going to a yeshiva, which has the power to influence a Yid to remain muvdal from the surrounding society.

This past summer I traveled to America, and before I left, I went to ask our rosh yeshiva what message I should impart to the talmidim of the yeshiva. He told me to speak about the importance of staying connected to the yeshiva and to a rebbi, as this is the only way to overcome the nisyonos and the challenges that we face today.

This quality of havdalah bein Yisrael laโ€™amim is crucial for bringing the geulah, and in the zechus of our strengthening that separation, by disconnecting ourselves from the outside world and connecting to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, we should all see the geulah speedily.

Gut Shabbos.

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