ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Chaim Zev Finkel, ztโl
ืืขืชื ืฉืื ืืขื ืืช ืืงื ื ืืืช ืื ืืฉืจ ืื ืืฉืื, ืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืฆื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืืกืฃ ืืืืชื ืืืจื ืขืืืื ืืืจื ืืืชื (ื,ืื)
ืืคื ื ืื ืืืืืช ืฆืืื ืืงื”ื ืืช ืืฉื ืฉืืชืจื ืืคืจืขื, ืืืืืช ืืจื, ืฉืฉืงืืื ืื ืื ืื ืืืืคืืช, ืืืกืืฃ ืืงื”ื ืขืฆื ืืืื ืืืฆืจืื ืฉืืื ืืกื ืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืชื ืืื ืฉืื ืืคืืขื. ืืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืืืช ืืงื”ื ืืืืืช ืืฉืจ ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืช ืืืชื ืืคืชืข ืคืชืืื ืืื ืฉืืจืืืฉ ืืืชืืื ื ืื ืคืืข. ืืฆื ืืงื”ื ืืขืื ืฉ ืืืืฉื ืืืืืืง ืืื ืฉืื ืืคืืข ืฉืื ืืืจ ื ืืกืฃ, ืืืืืจื ืืืืช ืืจื ืืืืชื ืจืง ืขื ืืืืื ืืื ืขื ืืืืืืช.
ืืื ืื ืืจืฉื ืื”ื ืขื ืืคืก’ “ืืื ืืืฉืจ ื’ ืขื ืื ืืืจื ืื ืฉืื ืืืจื”, ืฉืื ืืืคื ืืจืฉืขืื ืืืืืืื ืืืงืืง ืืงื”ื ืืขืื ืฉื ืฉืื ืืขืืืจ ืืช ืืืืื ืืืืืืืงืช.
ืืืจื ืื ืืจืื ืืงื”ื ืืช ืืืืจืืชืื, ืขื ืฉืืคื’ ืืจืฉืขืื ืฉืืื ื ืขืืฉืื ืืช ืจืฆืื ื ื ืืืฆืื ืืืืืืช ืืฆืืงืชื, ืืืฉ”ื “ืืจืื ืขืืื ืืืืฉื ืื”.ย ืืืคื’ ืคืจืขื, ืืฉืจืื ืขื ืืื ืืืงืืง ืืงื”ื ืืืชื ืืขืื ืฉ ื ืืืฅ ืืืืืืช ืืืืจ “ื’ ืืฆืืืง ืืื ื ืืขืื ืืจืฉืขืื”, ืืืข”ืค ืฉืืคืืขื ืืืจื ืื ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืฆืื ืฉืืจื ืื ืฉืื ืชื ืืื ืืืจ ืืืขืฉืื ืืจืขืื, ืื”ื ืงืืื ืฉืืจ ืขื ืขืฆื ืืืืจืชื ืฉื ืืืจ “ืื ืชืชืื ืืฆืจื” ื”ืืืจ ืฉืืืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืงืื ื'”, ืื ืขืฆื ืืืืืจื “ื’ ืืฆืืืง” ืืืืข ืขืืื ืฉืืจ.
ืืขืืื ื ืืืืื ืืื, ืื ืขื ืืืืืื ืืจืฉืขืื ืืก ืืงื”ื ืขื ืืื ืื, ืขื ืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืฆืืืงืื ืืืฉืจืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืจืืื.
ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
ืืืืืช ืืืืืืช
ืฉื ืช ืชืฉ”ื. ืฉืืืื ืืช ืืคื ืืืืืื ืืืฆืืจืฃ ืืืืืื ืืขืืืืืช. ืืืคื ืคืืืืื ืืืืืื ื ืชืื ื “ืืืื ืืช ืืืืื” ืืฉืืืื ืืงืืื ืฉืืืคื ื ืืฉืืื ื”ืืกืืื ืื” ืืืคื ืืืฉืืืื ืืช ืื ืกืื ืื ืืจื ืืืฆืจ ืืช ืฆืขืืืื.
ืขืงื ืื ืืืืจ ืืจื ืืืงืฉืืช ืืืืืจื ื”ืืืื ืืช ืืืืคืฉ”, ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ื ืืขืืืช ืืช ืฉืขืจืืื. ืจืง ืืื ืืื ืขืฉืจื ืืืงืฉืื ืืงืื ืืฉืจืช ืื ืืกื ืืืืื ื ืืืจืช.
ืื ืืขืืื ืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืงืืืื “ืืฉืจื ืื ืืืืคืฉ”. ืฉื ื ืืืื ืงืืืื ืืฉืจื ืืืจื”ื, 41 ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืฉืจื ืืงื ืื ืืขืื ืืกืคืจ ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืฉืจื ืืคืจืืืืื ืฉืืืจืื ืืืจืืงื. ืืืื, ืจืื ืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ื ืืืฆื ืืืฉืืจ ืืืืฃ ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืคื.
ืืฉืืชืืจืจ ืืืืจ ื”ืืืื ืืืฉืจืืช”, ืืืจื ืืืื ืคื ืืื ืฉืื ืืขืืื ืืช ืืืฉืืื. ืืจืฆืื ืืืฉืืจ ืืชืื “ืืฉืคืืช ืืืจ” ืกืคืื ืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืชืืจื ืืจื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืฉื ืืช ืืื ืืกืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืขืืจ ืืื ื ืืืข, ืชืืช ืืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืืืข ืืืืฃ ืืืืืื ืืืจืฆืืช ืืืืคืฉ.
ืืืืคื ืืืื ื ืืื “ืืืืช ืืืฉืคืื” ืจืื ื ืืืฉืืื. ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืืงืื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืฆืืื”ื ืงืืื ืกืจืืืคืืงื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื ืขืื ืงืืื ืืื, ืืขืช ืฉืฉืืชื ืืืฉืืื ืืงืืืื ืฉืืืืื. ืืืฉืืื ืืฆ”ื ืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืคืฉืจืืช ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืฉืืจ ืขื ืื ืื ืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืฉื ืืช ื ืืืืืื.
ืื ื ืื ืื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื ืฉืงืืื ืืฉืจื ืืืจื”ื, ืืจืืฉื ืืขื ืืืฆืื ืืืงื ืื ืืืฆืืจืฃ ืืืืื ืืืืืฆืื ืืงืื ืืฉืจืืช ืขืืืจ ืื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื, ืืืฃ ืืงืื ืกืื ืืืืจืืงืื ืขืฆืื ืคื ื ืืืื ืืืงืฉื ืื ืฆื ืืช ืืืฉืจื ืขืืืจื ืืขืืืจ ืื ื ืืฉืคืืชื. ืืืื ืืจื ืืฆ”ื ืกืืจื ืืืืจ ืืขืืืจ ืืช ืืกืข ืืกืื ืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืื ืื-ืชืืืืืื.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืืืจื
ืชืคืื ืืืงืื ืฉืืคืกืืงืืื ืขืืืจื ืืจืืื
ืืชืื ืืฆืืชื ืืช ืืขืืจ ืืคืจืืฉ ืืช ืืคื, ืืข’ ืจืฉ”ื ืื ืืขืืจ ืืื ืืืืืืื, ืืฆ”ื ื”ื ื”ืฉ ืืืงื ืืืืช ืืจื. ืืชื’ ืื”ืก ืืืืืช ืงืฉื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืืชืคืื ืืืงืื ืืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืฉืื ืฉืื ืืคืกืืงืืื ืขืืืจื ืืจืืื ืื”ืฉ ืืชืจืื”ื (ืื”ื ืกืืก”ื ืฆ”ื ืืจื”ื ืืข”ืฉ ืื”ื ืกืง”ื), ืืื ืืฉืื ืืจื ืื ืืื ืขืืืจื ืืจืืื, ืืืื ืืืงื ืืืจื.
ืืืฉ ืืืืกืืฃ ืขื ืืืจื ืื”ืก ืืืจื ืืชืจืื”ื ืฉืืื ืืงืืจ ืืืื ืืืื ืจืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืชืืื ืืืจืข”ื, ืืชืืงืฉื ืืืจื ืืื ืขืฆืื ืืชืืจ ืื ืืฉ ืืฉืฉ ืขืืืจื ืืจืืื, ืืขืืฆ”ื ืื”ืฉ ืื”ืก ืืฉืื ื ืืจืข”ื ืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืฉ ืขืืืจื ืืจืืื.
ืืข”ืฉ ืืจื”ื ืกืืก”ื ืฆ”ื (ืืืืจืกืช ืื”ื) ืื ืืืื ืืืกืชืืง ืื ืืืจื ืืืงืื ืฉืื ืืคืกืืงืืื ืขืืืจื ืืจืืื, ืืกืชืืง ืฉื ืืื ืืชืคืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืขืื”ื, ืืื ืื ื”ื ืื ืืืกืชืืง ืื ืืืจื ืืืงืื ืฉืื ืืคืกืืงืืื ืืชืคืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืงืจื ืืืืช ืฉืื ืืืืืืืื ืื ื ืืืืช.
ืืคื’ ืฉื ืื”ื ืืฉื ืืชืจืื”ื ืืืืชืืื ืื ืืชืคืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืขืื”ื ืฉืืืืื ืืฉ ืื ืืืืืืื ืืชืืขืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืก ืืฉื ืืืจ ืฉืืงืืืฉื ืฉืืจื ืืจืข”ื ืืืจ ืืฆืืชื ืืช ืืขืืจ ืืื’ ืืื ืจืฆื ืืืชืคืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืคื ืฉืืืชื ืืืื ืืืืืืื, ืืื ืืืืขืื ืืืชืจ ืฉืืจื ืื ืชืคืืชืื ื ืืขืืืจืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืืืื. (ืื ืจืื ืืืื ืชื ืืื ืชืคืืชืื ื ืืขืืืจืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืขืื ืืืคื ืฉืื ืืคืกืืงืืื ืขืืืจื ืืจืืื).
ืืื ื ืืชืจืื”ื ืืฉืืข ืืืืชืืื ืืื ืจืืื ืฉืื ืืืชืคืื ืืคืืื ืืขืืจ ืฉืืฉ ืื ืืืืืืื, ืืจืืืืชื ืืืฉื ืืื ื ืื ืก ืืืื”ื ืืืชืคืื, ืืืื ืืืืกืืจ ืืืงื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืงืื ืฉืจืืื ืืืืืืืื.
ืืื ื ืืฉื”ืช ืืฉืื ืืืจ ื”ื ืกืืก”ื ื’ (ืืืจืืช ืื ืฆื”ื ืขื ืืืืืืชื) ืืชื ืืืฃ ืฉืืขืืจ ืืื ืืืืืืื ื”ื ืืืืื”ื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืชืคืื ืืืฃ ืฉืจืืืื ืืช ืืืืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืจืฉืืช ืืืจืช ืข”ืฉ ืฉืคืกืง ืื ืืืื ืืืขืฉื, ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืขื ืืืฆืจื ืืคืจืืฉ ืืคื ืืฉืืื, ืืืืื ื ืืืืฅ, ืืืื ื”ื ืืจืืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืฅ ืืขืืจ. ืืืื’ ืืืจืื ืืื ืืชืจืื”ื ืืืฉืืข ืืืื ืืขืืจ ืืื ืืืชืคืื.
ืืืขืืงืจ ืงื’ ืื”ืก ืข”ืฉ ืืฉืื ืืืจ ืฉืืชื ืืืฃ ืฉืืขืืจ ืืื ืืืืืืื ื”ื ืืืืื”ื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืชืคืื, ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืขื ืืืฆืจื ืืคืจืืฉ ืืคื ืืฉืืื, ืืืืื ื ืืืืฅ, ืืืื ื”ื ืืจืืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืฅ ืืขืืจ.
ืืง’ ืขื ืื ืฆื”ื ืืจืฉ”ื ืค’ ืื ื”ื ื’ ืื”ื ืืืจืฅ ืืฆืจืื ืืืฅ ืืืจื ืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืชืื ืืืจื ืช”ื ืืฆืืชื ืืช ืืขืืจ ืืื’ ืืื ืชืคืื ืงืื ืื ืืชืคืื ืืชืื ืืืจื ืืคื ืฉืืืชืย ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืื ืื ื”ืฉ ืขื”ื. ืืืืื ืืคื ืื”ืก ืื ืงืฉื ืืจืง ืืชืคืืื ืืฉ ืืฉืฉ ืฉืืคืกืืงืืื ืืืฅ ืืขืืจ ืืฉื”ื ืืฉื’ ืืืืจ ืืืื. ืืื ืขื ืื ืฆื”ื ืงืฉื. (ืฉื”ืจ ื”ืก ืืฉื ืื”ืก ืฉืืง’ ืขื ืฉืืจ ืคืืจืืฉืื ืืจืฉ”ื ืื ”ื, ืืืื ืคื’ ืืคืืจืืฉื ืื ”ื).
ืืืืจืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืจืข
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yechezkel Levinshtein, ztโl
ืคืจืฉืืืช ืืื ืฉื ืืฆืืืช ืืฆืจืื ืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืืจืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืขื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืจืข.
ืืืชื ืืืืณ (ืกื ืืืจืื, ืงืื.) ืดืืดื ืืงืืดื ืืืฉื ืืื ืขื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืชืืืื, ืืจื ืืื ืคืขืืื ื ืืืืชื ืืืืจืื ืืฆืืง ืืืขืงื ืื-ื ืฉื-ื ืืื ืืจืืจื ืขื ืืืืชื ืืื ืืืจื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืืื’, ืืืชื ืืืจืช ืื ืื ืฉืื ืืชืืืื ืืขืืฉืื ืืชื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืฆื ืื ืืฆืืช ืืช ืขืืืด.
ืืืืืจ ืืืืจื ืืืดื ืืื, ืฉืืืชื ืืขื ื ืืืืืื ืขื ืืฉืจืขืดื ืขื ืื ืฉืืืจ ืืื ืืจืขืืช. ืืจืื ืืืืจืฉ (ืฉืืืช ืจืื, ืืืจื ื, ื) ืดืืขื ืืืจ ืื ืืืงืฉื ืืืช ืืืื ืืคืืืข ืืืฉื, ืืืคื ืฉื ืกืชืื ืืงืืดื ืฉืืฉืืื ืฆืขืจ ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจ ืื, ืืืจ ืื ืื ืขืื ืืืืืช ืจืืืืืด.
ืืขืื ืฉื ืืืืจืฉ, ืืืดื (ืงืืืช, ื, ืื) ืดืืคื ืืชื ืื ื ืืจืืืช ืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืกืืืืช ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืช ืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืขืฉืืืืด, ืดืืคืกืืง ืืื ื ืืืจ ืขื ืฉืืื ืืขื ืืฉื, ืขื ืฉืืื ืืืฆื, ืฉืฉืืื ืขืื ืืืืืื ืขื ืืืืจืชื ืฉื ืืงืืดื ืืืืจ: ืืื ืืืจ ืืงืืดื ืื ืืจืื ืื ื ืฉืื, ืืฉืืื ืฉืื ืืกืืจ ืืืื, ืื ื ืืจืื ืืืื ืื ืืกืืจ ืืื’, ืืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืจื ืชืืจื ืืืืืชื ืืจืื ืืขืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืข ืืขืช ืืชืืจื, ืืืชื ืืืขืช ืฉื ืืืืืืช ืืกืืืืช ืืื, ืืื ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืช ืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืขืฉืืื”,ืืขืืืดืฉ.
ืื ืืจืืืช ืืืชืืื ื, ืฉืืื ืืืื ืขืดื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืฉื ืืืืจ, ืขื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืืช ืืขืฆืื ืืกืืืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืจ ืืืืจืช ืืืื. ืืขืืืดืฉ ืขืื: ืดืืื ืืืฉื, ืืคื ืฉืืืจ ืืืืืข ืืงืืดื ืืืฉื ืฉืื ืื ืื ืืืชื ืคืจืขื ืืืื, ืืืฉื ืื ืฉืืจ ืืช ืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืชืืื ืขื ืืืืจืชื ืฉื ืืงืืดื ืืื’, ืืขืดื ื ืืืจ ืฉืืืชื ืืืื ืืืขืช ืฉื ืืฉื ืฉื ืืืืืืช ืืกืืืืช ืืื ืืื’ืด. ืืืื ื ืืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืืืข ืื ืืจืข, ืฉืืชืื ืืืฃ ืืฉืจืขืดื, ืืืื ืื ืื ืืืืื, ืืืื ืืืคืื ืืืืืืฉื ืืดื ืืขื ืื ืฉื ืืืืืืช ืืกืืืืช.
ืืกืืื ืืืืืจื ืืขื ืื ืื ืืืืืจืื ืืฃ ืื ืืืืจื ืืืดื ืฉื ืืืืจืฉ, ืืืฃ ืืื ื ืจืื ื ืคืืืืช, ืืืดื (ืงืืืช ื, ื) ืดืื ืืขืืฉืง ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืืชื ืืด, ืดืืจืดื ืืจ ืกืืืื ืื ืืฉื, ืขืืฉืง ืฉืขืฉืงื ืืืชื ืืชื ืืืืืจื ืืืืื ืืื ืขืืจืืื ืืืชื ืืื’, ืืื ืื ืฉืืงื ืืืืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืจื ื’ ืขืืืื ืืืฉืคืื, ืืืฃ ืืื ืืงืคืื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืชื ืื ืคืจืขื ืืื’ืด. ืืืืืืจ ืฉืืชืื ืืืฃ ืขื ืืฉื ืจืขืดื ืืฉืคืืขื ืืขืจืืื ืืช ืืขืชื ืืืจืืื ืืจืขืื ืฉื ืืชื ืืืืืจื, ืืขืฉื ืขืืื ืจืืฉื ืขื ืฉืืืจ ืดืืื ืืจืืขืืชืด, ืื ืขื ืฉ ืืฉื ืขื ืื. ืื ืคืื ืืจืืืช ืืื ืืืืจื ืืจืื ืืขืืืื ืืืืืืช ืขืืื ื, ืฉืืชืื ืืืฃ ืืืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืฉืื ืืืืฉืคืขื ืืืืจื ืืืจืื, [ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืคื ืืขืืจื ืืฃ ืขื ืื ืืืื ืืืืช ืืฉืจืขืดื ืืืฉืจืื, ืืืืืืืจ ืฉื ืืืฉืื ืืืดื ืดืืืคื ืฉื ืกืชืื ืืงืืดื ืฉืืฉืืื ืฆืขืจ ืืฉืจืื ืืืจ ืืืด, ืืื ืืดื ืื ืืคืืจืฉ ืฉืืืชื ืคื ืืขื ื ืืชืืืขื ืขื ืืฉืจืขืดื], ืืดื ืื ื ืขื ื ืื ื ืืชืื ืืืชืื, ืืืืฉืื ืืืขืช ืืืืื ื, ืืื ืืืื ืฉืงืจืืืื ืื ื ืืกืื ืช ืืืฉืืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืื ื ืืกืืื ืขื ืืขืชื ื ืืืื ืชื ื, ืืืืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืื ื ืืืืืจืืช ืืชืืืช ืืืืืืงื ืงืคืื ืืช ืขื ืื ืฆืขื ืืฆืขื ืืืขืฉืื ื ืฉืื ื ืืฉื ืื ืืคืื ืืืื ืืจืข.
ืืืืืช ืฉืขื ืื ืื ืฉื ืืืื ืงืจืืช ืืืื ืืจืข ืืืื ืื ื ืชืืจื ืืจืืฉืืช ืืืจืืื.
ืืื ืืื ื ืขืดื, ืืฆืืจืช ืืคืื ืฉื ืืงืืดื, ื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืชืคืชืชื ืืืืจื ืื ืืฉ ืืขืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืฆืจ ืืจืข, ืืืืจืื ืคืฉืืืื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืฃ ืชืื ืืง ืืืืช ืืกืคืจ ืืืื ืืืืืชื ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืื, ืฉืืืจ ืื ืื ืืฉ “ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ื ืืืืืชื ืืืืืงืื”, ืืจืื ืืืืดื (ืจืฉืดื, ืืจืืฉืืช, ื, ื) ืฉืืืจ ืื ืื ืืขืฅ ืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืช ืืขืืื, ืืืืืชืจ ืืฉ ืืืชืขืืจืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืจืืฉืื, ืฉืขื ืืฃ ืื ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืดืจ ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืื (ืชื ืืืื, ืืืจื, ื), ืืืืชื ืืืืดื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืจืื ื, ื) ืฉืืขืช ืืจืืืช ืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืงืฉื ืืืืจ ืืคื ืื ืฉืืจื, ืืดื ื ืืฉื ืืขื ืื ืฉื ืดืฉืืขืช ืืงืื ืืฉืชืืด, ืืืื ืืขื ื ืื ืฉื ืฉืืขืช ืืงืื ืืฉืชื ืืื ืืขื ื ืืฃ ืืื ืฉืื ืงืื ืื ืืืื ื, ืขืืืืดื ืืื ืืื ืืจืืฉืื, ืืืื ื ืฉื ืืชื ืืืื ืื ื ืืกืฃ ืฉื ืืชืคืชืืช ืืืืจื ืืืฉื, ืืืฃ ืืืืืดืจ ืืื ืงืฉื ืื ืฆื ืืืืืืจ ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืจ.
ืืื ืืฉ ืืจืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืขืื, ืฉืขืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจืืื ืขืืืื ื ืืดื, ืฉืืจื ืืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ ื ืืืจ ืดืจืืชื ืฉืคืื ืขื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืจืื ืืืืงืื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืืืด (ืจืฉืดื ืฉืืืช, ืื, ื), ืขืืืืดื ืืืืจ ืืขืื ืืจ ืกืื ื, ืฉื ืชืขืื ืืืชืจ ืขื ืฉืคืกืงื ืืื ืืืืืชื ืฉื ื ืืฉ ืืืืืขื ืืืืจืืืช ืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืงืืื ืืืื, ืืืดื ื ืืฉืื ืืขืื.
ืืืกืื ืืืื ืืขืื ืืื ืืืืคืืจืฉ ืืืชืื ืดืจืืืชื ืืช ืืขื ืืื ืืื ื ืขื ืงืฉื ืขืืจืฃ ืืืืด (ืฉืืืช ืื, ื), ืืืืื ื ืฉืืืจืืช ืื ืืืืืชื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืื ืืจืขื ืฉื ืงืฉืืืช ืขืืจืฃ, ืืืฃ ืฉืคื ืื ืืคื ืื ืืืืจ ืืณ ืืชื, ืืดื ืืืืื ืื ื ืขืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืจื ืืดื ืขื ืฉืืืืืื ืืช ืืืจ ืืืืืจ ืืืืืื ืืืชื ืฉื ืืช ืืืืืืชื ืฉื ื ืืฉ.
ืืืขืชื ืคืฉืื ืืื ืงืจืืืื ืื ื ืืจืข, ืืืืื ืื ื ืืื ื ื ืืืืขืื ืืืช ืืื ืืกืืืจืื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืขืฉืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฉืจืื. ืืจืื ืืจืืืดื (ืืืจืื, ืืืชืื ื ื, ื) ืฉืืชื ืฉืืขืื ืืจ ืกืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืกืคืืงืืช ืืืืื ื, ืืืืืจ ืืดื ืืืจ ืืงืืดื ืขืชื ื ืจืื ืื ืชืขืืื ืืช ืืณ, ืืืืื ื ืืฃ ืืืืจ ืืืจืืจ ืื ืืกืคืืงืืช ืืชืื ืืืืฉื ืืืื, ืื ืื ืืจืข ืืืื ืืืื, ืืชืืื ืขืืื ืืกืื ื ืชืืืืืช, ืืืืืืื ื ืฉืืฉืจืขืดื ื ืืฉื ืขืืืจ ืฉืืืขืช ืืืจื ืืชื ืืืืืจื, ืขืืืืดื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืืืข ืืืจื ืืื ืืืคืืจื, ืฉืืืืื ืืกืืืืื ืืืฉืคืืข ืขืืื ื ืืืืืจืืื ื ืขื ืืืื ืืืฉ, ืืืดื ื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืชืืืจ ืืืืจื ืืืืืดื ืดืืืื ืืจืข ืชืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืด.
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Harav Hagaon Binyomin Cohen Shlita
The Path to Unburdening Yourself
Parashas Vaโeira
Harav Hagaon Binyamin Cohen shlita
At the beginning of the parashah, Hakadosh Baruch Hu instructs Moshe Rabbeinu to go to Klal Yisrael and tell them: ืืืืฆืืชื, ืืืฆืืชื, ืืืืืชื, ืืืงืืชื, ืืืืืชื. Moshe told this to Klal Yisrael, but they didnโt listen, as the Torah continues: ืึทืึฐืึทืึผึตืจ ืึนืฉืึถื ืึผึตื ืึถื ืึผึฐื ึตื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืึฐืึนื ืฉืึธืึฐืขืึผ ืึถื ืึนืฉืึถื ืึดืงึผึนืฆึถืจ ืจืึผืึท ืึผืึตืขึฒืึนืึธื ืงึธืฉืึธื. Then, the Torah says, Hakadosh Baruch Hu told Moshe Rabbeinu to go to Pharaoh and tell him to send Klal Yisrael out of Mitzrayim, and Moshe Rabbeinu answered, โI just spoke to Klal Yisrael and they didnโt listen to me, so how will Pharaoh listen: ืึตื ืึผึฐื ึตื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืึนื ืฉืึธืึฐืขืึผ ืึตืึทื ืึฐืึตืืึฐ ืึดืฉืึฐืึธืขึตื ึดื ืคึทืจึฐืขึนื ืึทืึฒื ึดื ืขึฒืจึทื ืฉืึฐืคึธืชึธืึดื? Rashi comments that this is one of the ten instances of kal vโchomer that appear in the Torah: If Klal Yisrael โ the kal โ wonโt listen to me, then certainly Pharaoh will not listen to me!
The Sifsei Chachamim cites the well-known question of the Reโem, R’ Eliyahu Mizrachi, who points out the logical problem with this kal vโchomer: The passuk tells us clearly why Klal Yisrael did not listen to Moshe Rabbeinu โ it was because they suffered from kotzer ruach and avodah kashah. Regarding kotzer ruach, Rashi explains:ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืฆืจ, ืจืืื ืื ืฉืืืชื ืงืฆืจื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืฉืืืชื. A person who is suffering is typically short of breath, which renders him unable to listen to dvar Hashem. But Pharaoh was a king โ he had no difficulties, and therefore no reason not to listen to Moshe Rabbeinu.
There was a very specific reason, then, why Klal Yisrael didnโt listen to Moshe Rabbeinu, but Pharaoh had no reason not to listen to him. So whereโs the kal vโchomer?
The Mizrachi answers that when Moshe Rabbeinu conveyed to Klal Yisrael the nevuah of: ืืืืฆืืชื, ืืืฆืืชื, ืืืืืชื, ืืืงืืชื, ืืืืืชื, he didnโt realize that they didnโt listen to him because they were suffering from shortness of breath and hard labor. Therefore, according to Moshe Rabbeinuโs understanding, there was a perfectly logical kal vโchomer โ if Klal Yisrael didnโt listen, then certainly Pharaoh wonโt โ but in reality there was no kal vโchomer.
When Thereโs Room in the Heartโฆ
The baalei mussar suggest a different approach. When the Torah says: ืึฐืึนื ืฉืึธืึฐืขืึผ ืึถื ืึนืฉืึถื, it doesnโt mean that they didnโt hear Moshe. They werenโt deaf; they heard his words. โThey didnโt hearโ means, as the Sforno says, that they didnโt incline their hearts to contemplate and believe dvar Hashem. Because they suffered from shortness of breath and hard labor, and led difficult, painful lives, they lacked the motivation to look into the matter and internalize the dvar Hashem. In this vein, the Mesilas Yesharim states (ch. 2) that Pharaohโs strategy was to keep Klal Yisrael so busy working that they wouldnโt be able to plot how to overthrow him, as he said: ืชึผึดืึฐืึผึทื ืึธืขึฒืึนืึธื ืขึทื ืึธืึฒื ึธืฉืึดืื ืึฐืึทืขึฒืฉืืึผ ืึธืึผ ืึฐืึทื ืึดืฉืึฐืขืึผ ืึผึฐืึดืึฐืจึตื ืฉืึธืงึถืจ. In other words, a person whoโs very busy and overwhelmed lacks the desire and the ability to think and strategize.
This is why Klal Yisrael werenโt able to listen to Moshe Rabbeinu. But thereโs another reason why a person might not be able to contemplate or listen to the dvar Hashem, and thatโs if heโs immersed in fulfilling his own desires and sidetracked by conceit and other bad middos. Accordingly, explain the baalei mussar, the kal vโchomer is that if Klal Yisrael were unable to internalize the dvar Hashem because of their hard labor, then certainly Pharaoh, who is immersed in his own taavah and gaavah, would not have the ability or the desire to heed the dvar Hashem.
What emerges, then, is that when a person doesnโt listen to and doesnโt believe in dvar Hashem, itโs not because logically he doesnโt accept it โ itโs because he doesnโt have the will and the desire to look into it and believe it.
Twice a day, in Krias Shema, we remind ourselves of the Torahโs warning not to stray after our hearts: ืึฐืึนื ืชึธืชืึผืจืึผ ืึทืึฒืจึตื ืึฐืึทืึฐืึถื ืึฐืึทืึฒืจึตื ืขึตืื ึตืืึถื. Chazal expound the words ืึฐืึนื ืชึธืชืึผืจืึผ ืึทืึฒืจึตื ืึฐืึทืึฐืึถื as a reference to ืืื ืืช, apikorsus. Yet we know that apikorsus is not in the heart, itโs in the mind! So why doesnโt the Torah caution us not to stray after our minds? The answer is that the heart doesnโt allow the person to contemplate, to believe, to understand. Indeed, we see that although Pharaoh witnessed all the makkos and the tremendous nissim that Hashem performed before his eyes, he was unaffected by them โ because if the heart is not there, the person canโt understand dvar Hashem.
At the end of the parashah, regarding Makkas Barad, the Torah says that those who had yiras Shomayim brought their animals inside and those who didnโt care to listen to the dvar Hashem left their animals out in the field: ืึทืึผึธืจึตื ืึถืช ืึผึฐืึทืจ ื’ ืึตืขึทืึฐืึตื ืคึผึทืจึฐืขึนื ืึตื ึดืืก ืึถืช ืขึฒืึธืึธืื ืึฐืึถืช ืึดืงึฐื ึตืืึผ ืึถื ืึทืึผึธืชึผึดืื ืึทืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึนื ืฉืึธื ืึดืึผืึน ืึถื ืึผึฐืึทืจ ื’ ืึทืึผึทืขึฒืึนื ืึถืช ืขึฒืึธืึธืื ืึฐืึถืช ืึดืงึฐื ึตืืึผ ืึผึทืฉึผืึธืึถื. The Targum Yonasan ben Uziel says that ืึทืึผึธืจึตื ืึถืช ืึผึฐืึทืจ ื’ is a reference to Iyov, who brought in his animals, and ืึทืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึนื ืฉืึธื ืึดืึผืึน is a reference to Bilam Harasha. Bilam, we know, merited nevuah, and the Rambam says that in order to merit nevuah a person must first achieve all the levels of chochmah. Bilam must have been a very smart man, then. So didnโt he realize, after experiencing seven makkos already, that he was going to lose all his animals? Such a smart man should have realized such a thing.
The answer is found in the words: ืึทืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึนื ืฉืึธื ืึดืึผืึน โ he was missing the lev, the ratzon. ย Without the heart, without the desire to contemplate and believe, a person wonโt be able to accept the dvar Hashem. Only someone who has yiras Shomayim โ ืึทืึผึธืจึตื ืึถืช ืึผึฐืึทืจ ื’ โ and is prepared to submit himself to listen to Hashem, is able to accept Hashemโs word, and only those people brought in their animals.
Torah Creates Headspace
Is there an eitzah for a person who finds himself in a situation of kotzer ruach โ overwhelmed, burdened with life?
The Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh in this weekโs parashah gives us the eitzah. He writes: ืืืื ืื ืืฆื ืฉืื ืืื ืื ื ืชืืจื ืื ืฉืืขื, ืืืื ืืงืจื ืงืืฆืจ ืจืื ืื ืืชืืจื ืืจืืืช ืืื ืฉื ืืื. The reason a person reaches a situation of kotzer ruach is because heโs not mekabel Torah. Had they been bnei Torah, they would have been able to contemplate, understand, and accept the dvar Hashem, because the Torah broadens a personโs heart, even if heโs short of breath and overwhelmed and doesnโt have the ability to accept more in his life. Torah gives a person much more headspace, enabling him to choose good and preventing the yetzer hara from dominating him; heโs able to recognize whatโs the right thing to do and to work on doing it, without becoming overwhelmed. Indeed, the Mishnah (Avos 6:2) teaches: ืฉืืื ืื ืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืื ืฉืขืืกืง ืืชืืืื ืชืืจื โ as soon as a person learns Torah he becomes a free man.
People who feel overwhelmed and stressed with their daily schedule should try to add another shiur, or a chavrusa, to their schedule and incorporate more limud haTorah. Those who do this see the tremendous power of Torah to remove the kotzer ruach and eliminate stress, because the Torah affords a person harchavas hadaas, helping him to become a better oveid Hashem and a better ben Torah.
We should all be zocheh to grow and continue in our avodas Hashem and limud haTorah.
Gut Shabbos.