ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
ืงืจื ืืชื ืืฉืืข ืืช ืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืจ ื’ ืืืงืื ื ืืืช ืชืืืจ ืืืื ื ืืื’ (ื,ืื)
ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืงืฉื ืืฉืืืข ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืคื ืืฉื ืืื ืืคื ืืงื”ื. ืืื ื ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืืชื ืื ืืื, ืื ืืงื”ื ืงืืื ืืช ืืงืฉืชื ืืืืจ “ืืืืื ืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืจื”. ืืจื ืฉืืืืข ืืฉื ืืืื ืืจืื ืฉืืฉืฉืืืขืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ื ื ืืฉื ืืฉืืืขืื ืืคื ืืืืืจื. ืืื ืื ืืืื, ืืื ืฉืืชืืจื ื ืงืจืื ืขื ืฉืื ืืืฉ”ื “ืืืจื ืชืืจืช ืืฉื ืขืืื”.
ืืืฆื ืืื ืืฉื ืืืขืื ืื? ืืืจื ืื”ื (ืืืงืื ืืืืื ื) “ืืคื ื ืฉืืกืจ ื ืคืฉื ืขืืื, ืฉื ืืืจ ‘ืืืื ืฉื ืขื ื’ ืืจืืขืื ืืื’ ืืื ืืชืื ‘ืืืฉื ืืืจ ืืจืืขืื ืืื’, ืืืคื ืฉื ืชื ื ืคืฉื ืขื ืืชืืจื ื ืงืจืืช ืขื ืฉืื.” ืข”ื ืืกื”ื ืืื ืฉืชืงืจื ืขื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืืืชื, ืืืฉ”ื “ืชืืจื ืฆืืื ืื ื ืืฉื”.
ืืืข”ืค ืฉืืื ืืฉื ืืืืจืื ืขืืืื ื ืื ืืืจ “ืืชื ืืืืืืช ืืืจืืืช ืืช ืขืืื” ืืื’, ืืืืื ื ืฉืืจืืืฉ ืฉืขืืืื ืขืืื ืืื ืืืชืืื, ืื ืขืจ ืฉืืชืืื ืืืืื ื”ื. ืื ืื ืฆืืืืช ืฉื ืืชืืจื, ืฉืืื ืื ืจืืฉืืช ืืืื ืื ืกืืฃ, ืืืคื’ ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืฉื ืงืจืืช ืืชืืจื ืขื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืจืื, ืขืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืงืื ืืขืืืื ืืขืืื ืืชืืืืชื.
ืื ืืคืืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื”ื “ืื ืื ืื ืขืจ ืขืค”ื ืืจืื ืื ืื ืืืงืื ืื ืืกืืจ ืืื ื”, ืืืืื ื ืฉ”ืงืื ืืืืืข ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืื ืชืืจื, ืืื ืชืืจื? ืชืืจื ืฆืืื ืื ื ืืฉื” ืืื’ (ืกืืื ืื). ืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืืจืื ืืชืื ืืงืืช, ืฉืืชืืจื ืืื ื ืฆืืืช, ืืืืชื ืชืืจื ืฉืืืื ืืงืื ืืืื ืื ืืืงื ืฉืืืืจ ืขืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืื, ืืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืฉืืข”ืค ืฉื ืงืจืืช ืืชืืจื ืขื ืฉืื ืขืืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืฉื ืืฆื ืืชืืืืชื.
ืืจื ืืกืื ืืกืืืืืงื ืืฆืืง”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yeruchem Levovitz, ztโl
ืืืืื ื ืกืืขืช ืืืฉืืื ื’ืืืืฉืข’
ืืื ืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืจ ืืืฉืืจ ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืืจืืคื ืืื ืฉืืชืงืืคืช ืืงืืืฅ ืืื ืจืืฉื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืฉืืื ื ืืกืขืื ื’ืืืืฉืข’ [ืื ืืคืฉ], ืืืืื ืืืืืจืื ืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ื ืฉืืจืื ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ ืืืืื, ืื ืืื ืฉืืขืืจืื ืืจืื ื ืืืฉืืื. ืจืง ืืืืจืื ืืขืืื ืืื ื ืืกืขืื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืืจ”ื ืืืช ืืืก’ ืฉื ืื.
ืืฉืขืช ืชืจืค”ื, ืืื ืื ืจืื ืืชืืฆืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืจืคืืื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืชืงืืคืช ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืฉืจ ืฆืืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืคืฉ, ืืืืืข ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืจืืื ืืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื ืื ืืฉื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืช ื ืกืืขืชื ืืืื ืืฉืืจ ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืชืืืืืื. ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืคืฉ, ืืื ื ืคืืฉืื ืืืื ื ืขืืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืืจืืคื ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืกืืืืืช ืกืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืขื ืืื ื ืืฆืืืืจ. ืืืืื ื ืกืืขืชื ืฉื ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืฆืขื ืืจืืืง ืืืช ืฉืืจื ืืืืื ืขืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืฃ ืืืืืืืช ื ืืกืคืื.
ืขื ืืฉืคืขืชื ืฉื ืืืขืฉื ื ืืชื ืืืืื ืืืืชื ืฉืฉืื ืืืืชื ืชืงืืคื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืคืื ืงื, ืฉืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืงื’, ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืคืฉืืฅ, ืืืื ืืืจืื:
“ืืืืืขื ืืื ื ืกืืขืช ืืืื”ืจ ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืื”ื ืืงืืืื ืืชืืจ ืืืื ืขื ืืืฆื ืืืชืืืื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืื ืกืืขื ืืงืืืืืช โ ืืื ืืื ืืืคืชืขื ืืืฉ!! ืืืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืฆืขื ืงืืฆืื ื ืืืื, ืืืฉ ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืขืืื ืืืื ืืก ืคืจืง ืืืฉ ืืืื ืืืฉืืืืช โ ืงืฆืืช ืืื ืืืคืฉ ืจืฉืืืื. ืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืืขืื ‘ืฆื ืืืื’ ืืืื ืืืขืฉืืื ืฉื ืืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืช ืจืืื ืืช ืื ืืื.”
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืืืชืื ื
ื ืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืก ืื”ื
ืืชืคืื ืืฉื ืืืืจ ื’ ืืืงืื ืืชื ืืืืืืช ืืืจืืืช ืืช ืขืืื. ืืข’ ืืืงืื ืชืชื”ื ืคื’ ืืชื ืืืืืช ืฉืืจื ืืขืื ื ืฉืืขืช ืืืืจ ืื ืืชืื ืืื ืื ื’. ืืื ืคื’ ืืืจืืืช ื”ื ืืืื ืืฉื.
ืืข’ ืืื”ื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืชืจื ืฉื ื ืืจ ื’ ืืื ืฉืืื ืืฆืื ืืจืื, ืืข”ืฉ ืืืจืื”ื.
ืืข’ ืื”ื ืค”ื ืื ืืจืื ื”ื ืฉืืง’ ืขืื ืืคื ืืืจืืฉืืื, (ืืคื ืืืจืกื ืืืื ืืืืจืกืช ืจืื”ืฉ ืช”ื, ืืืื ืืืืจืกืช ืืจืื”ื), ืืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืืข ืืชืืจ ื ืืจ.
ืืข’ ืชื”ื ื”ื ืข”ื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืขื ืืืคืจ ืื ืื ืื ืืืจืช ืขื ืืขืช ืืขืื ื ืืืจืช, ืืื”ื ืืฉื ืืคืืจ ื ืืจ ืฉื ื’. ืืืคื”ื ืืืืฉื ืงืืฉืืืช ืื ”ื. ืืข”ืฉ ื”ื ืข”ื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืฉืืขืชื ืืขืืฉืื ืฉื ืฉืืขืชื ืื ืืืคืจ ืื ืฉื ืฉืืขืชื ืขื ืื ”ื ืฉืื ืืื ืกื ืื”ื, ืืงืฉื ืืืื”ื ืื ืืชืืจ ืื ืืืื ื”ื. ืืชื’ ืชื”ื ืื ”ื. ืืข’ ืฉืื”ื ืฆ’ ืขื”ืค ืชืคืื ืืืฉื “ืืืฉ” ืืืืงืื.
(ืืข”ืฉ ืคืชื ืขืื ืื ืืฉื ืฉ”ื ืื”ื ืืฉื ืืืืื ืชืืก’ ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืืื ืืชืจืช ืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืฆืืืง ืืืืจ ืื’ ืืงืืื. ืืคื’ ืืืื ืชื ืืืืจื ืชื”ื ืื ”ื.
ืืข’ ืืชื ืืช ืืืจ ืืืขื ืคื ืื ืืืืจืืช ืค’ ืืืชืื ื ื”ื ืืืืจืชื ืฉืฉืืข ืืฉื ืืืื ืืฉ”ื (ืืข’ ืคื ื”ื ื”ื ื”ื) ืขืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืช ืืฉื ืืืคืืจ ื ืืจื ืฉื ื’, ืืข”ืฉ ืขืื ืื”ื ืืืคืจ ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืขื, ืืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืฉื (ืืืืฉื ืฉื, ืชืคืื ืืืฉื “ืืืฉ ืืืืงืื”), ืื ืืืฃ ืฉื ืื ืืขืื ืื ืืืื ืืชืืื.
ืืข”ืฉ ืืฉื ืืืจืฉ ืืืืช ืืืจืื ืฉืืฉื ืจืฆื ืืืคืจ ื ืืจ ืฉื ื’ ืขื ืฉื ืืื ื’ ืื”ื ืฉื ืืขืื ืืืืจ ืืืืจื ืืื, ืืคื’ ืฉืจืฆื ืืืคืจ ืืืื ืืขื, ืขื ืฉื ืืื ื’ ืื”ื ืฉื ืืขืื ืืื”ื ื ืืจ ืขื ืืขืช ืจืืื ืืืื ืื ืืคืจื.
ืฉืืื ืืืืืืงืช
Hagaon Harav Tzvi Partzovitz Shlita
ืืื”ื ืื’ ืื”ื ืืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืืืืืงืช, ืืืืืจืืื ืฉืืคื’ ืืื ืงื ืฉืืื ืืงื ืืื, ืืืขืื’ ืืืืจืืช ืืืื”ื ืฉืืชื ืฉืขื’ ืฉืืืืืช ืืจืื ืขืงื ืืืืืงืช, ืืื ื ืืฉ ืืืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืืงืช, ืื ืืื ื ืฉื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืจืขื ืงื ืื, ืฉื ืื, ืชืืจืืช, ืื”ืจ, ื ืงืื ืืื’, ืื ืืื ืขื ืื ื, ืื ืืืื ืืฉ ืืืชืืื ื ืืขืื ืฉ ืืืชืช ืงืจื ืืขืืชื, ืฉืื’ ืืืืคื ืฉื ืืืขื ืืืืื ืืืืจืืื ืืืฉื, ืืืืืืจื ืื’ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืชื ืืฉืืจ ืืืชืืช, ืืืื ืฉื ืชืงืืื ืืืืชืชื ืื ืฉืืืจ ืืฉื ืืืืช ืชืืขื ืื ื’ ืฉืืื ื, ืืื ืขืืืื ืืืื ืืฉ ืืืชืืื ื ืืืืคื ืืขืื ืฉ ืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืืงืช.
ืืื ื ืืื”ื ืืืชื ืืื”ื ืฉืื ืืฆื ืืงื”ื ืืื ืืืืืง ืืจืื ืืื ืืฉืืื, ืืืื ืขื ืื ืืฉืืื ืืืื ืขื ืื ”ืฉืืื”, ืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ื ืจืง ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืืชืจืืง ืืืืืืงืช, ืืื ื ืืงื”ื ื ืงืจื ืืื ืฉืืฉืืื ืฉืื, ืืืืื ืืฉืืื, ืืืื ืขื ืื ืืืืฉืื ืชื, ืื ืืืจืืช ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืชื ืืืจื ืืช ืขืื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืขืช ืืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืืืื, ืืืื ืจืื ืฉืฆืจืืืื ืืืจืื ืื ”ืืื ืขืช ืืืื ืฉืขื”, ืืื ืืืขืื ืืจืื ืื ืืจืืข ืืืฉื ืื, ืืื ื ืืจื ืืืืจ ืืื’.
ืืื ื ืืืืจืฉ”ื ืฉืืช ืืฃ ื’ ื’ ืฉืฉืื ืฉื ืืงื”ื ืฉืืื, ืื ืฉืชื ื ืฉืืื ืฉืื ”ืจืืื ืืื ืื” ืืืชื ืืคืจืฉ ืฉืฉืืืจ ืืืืืช ืื ื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืื, ืื ืฉืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืืืืืช ืืงื”ื, ืืืฉ ืืคืจืฉ ืืืจืื ืฉืืชื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื, ืื ืืฉ ืืคืจืฉ ืืฉืื ืื”ื ืืืื ืืจืฉ”ื ืกืค’ ืืืจื ืฉืืืฉ ืืืืจื ืืขืืจืืื ืืืืจื ืื’ ืืื, ืืืขืฉืืช ืจืฆืื ืงืื ื ืขืฉื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื, ืืื’ ืฉื ืชืขืจืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืืืืื, ืื ืขืืืื ืื ื ืชืืืจ ืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืืื ืืื.
ืืื ื ืฉืฉืืขืชื ืืืืื”ืจ ืืฆ”ื, ืฉืืืืช ืืืืืืงืช ืืกืืืืืงื ืืฉื ืืช ืืชืจ”ืฅ, ืืฉืืืืข ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืืงื ืกืจื ื ืืฆ”ื ืื”ื ืืื”ื ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืื, ืฉืืื ืืจืืืชืื ื ืฉืืงืื ืืืขืช ืื ืงืืื ืืืื ืขื ืืืืืงืช, ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืจ ืืืฆื ืืืจ ืืืืืช ืืืืืืงืช ืื ืืื ืื ืขืืฉืื, ืืืื ืืืช ืงืืื ืืืืื ื ”ืฉืืืืืืงืช ืืืื ืฆื ืืื ืืืฉื ืืืืฉ ืืงืืช ืืจืืฉืื ืืช ืืฉื ืฉืืืื” ืฉืื ืืกืคื, ืืืฉ ืืืืจ ืฉืืืขื ืงืฉื ืื.
ืืื ื ืืกืคืจ ”ืืขืช ืืืื ืืืืกืจ” ืงืจืื ื ืืจืืฉื ืืืชื ืืจืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืงืื ืืฆ”ื ืื ืืจื ื ืืกืื ืืงืื ืฉืืชืื ืืืฉืืืืื ืจืื ืืจืืื ืืฆ”ื, ืืขืช ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืจ, ืืืชื ืื ืืืจืื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืืช ืืฉืืื, ืืืืจืื ืฉื, ืืขื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืืฃ ืฉืื ื ืฉืื ืื ืื ืืื, ืืื ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื, ืืื ืขื’ ืืืืช ืืฉืืื, ืืืกืืฃ ืืชื ืืจืื ืฉืืืืื ืงืฆืจืืช, ืฉื ื ืืฉืจ ืื ืื ื ืืงืืืช ืืืฉืจื ืืืืจ- ืืืฉืื ื- ืืื ื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืขืืื ืืื ืืฉ ืืืชืืืง ืฉืืืืช ืืฉืืื, ืืื ืขืื ืืื ืฉืืขืืืืืื ืืจืืฉ ืืขืืื ืื ื ืืจื ืืืชืืื ื.
ืืื ืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืืืื, ืฉืืขืฆื ืื ืืฉื ืฉืื ืืขื ืื ืืฉืืื, ืฉืืขืฆื ืืืจืืื ืฉื ืืืฃ ืื ืฉืื, ืื ื ืกืืชืจืื ืื ืืช ืื , ืืขืืืื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืชืฉืืื ืืืื, ืืจื ืืฆื ืขืฆื ืืืขื ืืื’ ืื ืขื ืื ื ืืืืคื ืืืจ, ืืื ืื ืืืืฃ, ืืืื ืืฉืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืจื ืืฆื ืื ืืืคื ืฉืื ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื, ืืจื ืืื ื ืฉืชื ื ืื ืืื ืืืชื, ืืืื ื ืืฆืจ ืืืืจ ืืืฉืืชืฃ ืฉื ืงืจื: ืืื, ืืืื ื ืชืืืื ืจ’ ื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืฆ”ื ืืืืจ, ืฉืื ืืื ืืืฉืืื, ืฉืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืืช ืฉืื ืื, ืืื ืืื ืืฆื ืขืฆืื ืืจื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืืืื, ืืืฆื ืืืืชื ืืืขืืชื ืืจื ืื’ ื ืืฆืจืช ืื ืืื ืฉืืืื, ืืจืืื’ ืืคื ืืืขื ืืืืืืชืื ืืื ืฉืืขืชื ืฉืืืฉืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืืื ืืืชืืช, ืืืืื ืคืืขืืื ืืื, ืืจื ืืฆื ืื ืืืคื ื ืฉืชื ื ืื ืืืช ืื ืืื, ืื ืขื’ ืฉืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืจื ืขืฆื ืืฆืืืืชื ื ืฉืชื ืืช, ืืื ืืฉืืืืืช ืืืช ืืื ืชืืืืื ืืื, ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืงืืื ืื ืืื ื ืืงืืื ืื ืืืช ืืืื ืืืงืื ืชืืจื, ืืื ืื ืจืื ืชืืื ืืืชืื ืฉื.
ืืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืขื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืงืช ืืื ืื ื ืืื, ืฉืืฆื ืขืฆื ืืฆืืืืช ืืจืฆืื ืื ืืื, ืืจื ืืื ืืืื ืืืฆืืืืช ืืจืฆืื ื, ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืืชืื ืืืืืืืชืื, ืืจืฆืื ื ืืืฉืืืคืืชืื, ืืืืืช ืื’ ืื ืืื ืกืืชืจ ืืืืืจื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืขื ืื ”ืืฉืืื”, ืฉืืืจืื ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืื, ืื ืืฆืจ ืืื ”ืฉืืืืืช” ืืื ืืื, ื ืฉืชื ื ืืื ื, ืืื ืืืืชื ืืจืฆืื ื ืืืืื ืช ืืคื ืืฆืืืืช ืืืื, ืืืืื ื ืืื ืืช ืืืื ืกืื ืืฉืืื, ืืื ื ืืฉ ืืื ืืืจืืืืช ืจืืืช ืืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืจืืื ื ืืกืคืช ืขืืื ืืืจ ืืื, ืืื ื ืืจืืื ืื ืฉื ืฉืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืืืช ืฉืืจื ืื ืฉืืฉืืื ืฉืื, ืืขื ืื ื ืงืจืื ืืืจืื ืืืช ”ืขืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืืืจื ืืช ืืื”, ืื ืืื ืืจืืื ืืื, (ืืืืฉื ืืคืฉืื ืื”ื ืืื ืขื ืื ืืืฉ ืืืืฉื ืฉืืจื ืืืืืข ืื ืืฆืืืืชื ืฉืื ื ืืืืจื, ืืืืจืื ืข”ื ืฉืืื ื ืขืฉืื ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืช, ืืข”ื ืฉืฉืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืื, ืืืืฉืืื ืืืื).
ืืืจื ืืื ืืืื ืื ื’ ืืืจืฉ”ื ื”ื, ืฉืฉืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื, ืื ืืฆื ืขืฆื ืขื ืื ื ืืืืืชื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืกืืชืจ ืืืฆืืืืชื ืืจืฆืื ื ืฉื ืืืืจื, ืืจืง ืืงื”ื ืืฆื ืืื ืืืืืง ืืจืื ืืื ืืฉืืื, ืื ืข”ื ”ืืืื” ืฉื ืฉืืื ืืฉืชื ื ืืฆืืืืชื, ืืื ื ืชืืื ืืืฆืืืืช ืืจืฆืื ื ืฉื ืืืืจื, ืื ืืฆืืื ืฉืืืื, ืืืืืืง ืื ืืืฉืื ืฉืืืฉ ืืืืจื ืขืฉื ืฉืืื ืื ืืื, ืืข”ื ืืฉืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืฉ ืืืืจื ืืฉืืื ืืื, ืื ืฉืชื ื ืืฆืืืืชื ืืืืืื
ืืื ื ืืจืฉ”ื ืจืค’ ืงืจื, ืืืงื ืงืจื ืืงื ืขืฆืื ืืฆื ืืื ืืืืืช ื ืืืง ืืื ื ืืขืฆื, ืืคืฉืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื, ืฉืืขืชื ืื ื ืืขืฆืื, ืืฉืื ืืื ื ืืืง ืืฉืืืืืช ืืขืฆื, ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืขืฆืื, ืืืื ืืฆื ืืื, ืืื ืจืื ืฉืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืืืฉื ”ืืืืืงืช” ืฉืืื ืืขืฆืื, (ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืข ืฉืืืืืงืช ืื ืืืฉืื ”ืืืงืื” ืืฉืืื ืืืฉืื ”ืฉืืืืืช”), ืืื ื ืืื”ื ื”ื ืฉืื”ื ื’ ืืืกืขื ืืืื ื, ืฉืื’ ืื ืื ืืืืืืงืช ืืืงืืื, ืืืืื ืืืจ ืกืื ื ื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืืืืืง ืืืืื ืืคืชื ืืืืจ ืืืื- ืืฉืื ืืื, ืืืื ื- ืืฉืื ืจืืื, ืืืืืืจื ืืืคื ื ืจืื ืฉืื’ ืืืืืงืช ืืงืืื, ืืขื ืืจืชื, ืืืืืจ ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ”ืืืื” ืจืง ืืืื ื, ืืืืจื ืฉืืื’ ืืืืืงืช ืืงืืื, ืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ืืชื ืช ”ืืฉืืื” ืืื ืืื ืืขืฆืื ืืจื ืืฉ ืกืชืืจื ืืื ืื, ืืืืื ื ืฉืืืืืงืช ืื ืื ืืื ืืขืฆืื ืืืื ื ืืืืง ืืฆืืืชื ืื ืืืืจืื, ืืืื ืฉืืจืฉ ืืื ืืชืจืื ืืช ืฉืื’ ืืขืจื ืืฉืจืื, ืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืจืื”ื ืืืืืจืชื ืืืืืขื.
ืืืืื ื ืืื ืฉื ืื ืขืื ืฉื ืฉื ืงืจื ืืขืืชื, ืืืืืืืจ ืืืฉืื ืืคืชื ”ืืืืจืฆื ืืชืื ืืงืื”, ืฉื ืคืจืื ืื ืืืื ืืงืื ืืฉืจืื, ืื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ”ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืื”, ืืืคืืจืฉ ืื ืืื ืืื ืืคืืจืฉ ืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืฉืคืชื ืืืืื ืืช ืคืื ืืืืืขื, ืืืืจืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืืคืจืฉืื ืืชืื ืืงืื, ืืื ืืืช ืืื ืืืืฉื ืืืืืื ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉื ืคืจืื, ืืืืฉืื ืจืฉ”ื ืืืืืช ื ืืืง ืืชืื ืืขืื [ืืืืจ ืืฆืื ื ืืข”ื ืืจืืฉ ืค’ ื ืฆืืื ืืขืื ืฉ ืืืชืืื ืืฉืจืืจืืช ืืื, ืืืืืืื ื’ ืืจืขื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื], ืืจื”ื ืืื ืืขืืื’ ืฉื”ื ืค”ื ืืกืื”ืช ืื ืื ืฉืขืฉื ืืฉื ืืคื ืืฆืืจื ืืฉื, ืืคืจื ืื ืขืืช ืงืจื ืืืื ืื ืืชื ืื ืืืจ, ืืื’ ืืืืืขืช ืืืจืฅ ืืืชื ืืขืื ืฉ ืืืขืฉืืื.
ืืืืื ืื ืงืืืช ืจืืืชืื ื ืฉืืงืื ืฉืืข”ืค ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืฉืืจืืฉื ืืืื ืช ืืขืื ืืืืืืงืช ืืื ืืฉื ืฉืืื, ืื ืื ืืชืง ืฉืืื ืขืื ”ืฉืืื”, ืฉืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื’ ืืืืืืงืช ืืื ืืขืฆื ืืืขื ืืืืืชื (ืืืืืจื ืืืืจืฉ”’ื), ืืืขืืฉืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืงืช ืืื ื ืืฉื ืฉืืื, ืืืข”ืค ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืฉืืชืืืื ืืืื ืชื ืืฉื ืฉืืื, ืืืืืจืื ืืืขืืืื, ืืื ื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืจืืืชื ืฉื ืืื, ืขื ืื ืืืฆืจื ืืงื”ื ืืืื ืืช ืขืื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืขืช ืืืื ืฉืขื ืืืฉ ืืืจืืช ืฉืืื, ืื ืืืื ืฉืืจืืช ืฉืืื ืืื’ ืืจืืข ืืืืืจื ืืจื ืกืื ืชื ืืืืื, ืืข”ื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืขื ื ื’ ืืืจื ืืช ืืฉืจืื- ืืืืืืจ ืืค’ ืขืื- ืืจื ืืื ืืขืื ืื ืืืจื ืืช ืขืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืืื ืขืช ืืืื ืฉืขื ืืฉืืืื.
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Harav Hagaon Elimelech Reznick Shlita
Never Stop Growing
Parashas Vaโeschanan
Harav Hagaon Elimelech Reznik
In this weekโs parashah, Moshe Rabbeinu implored Hashem to be able to enter Eretz Yisrael, since Hashem had decreed that he could not enter because of the cheit of Mei Merivah. Regarding the words ืึธึผืขึตืช ืึทืึดืื in the opening passuk, ืึธืึถืชึฐืึทื ึทึผื ืึถื ื’ ืึธึผืขึตืช ืึทืึดืื ืึตืืึนืจ, Rashi comments that after Moshe Rabbeinu captured the lands of Sichon and Og, he thought that this gezeirah had been annulled.
Why did he think so?
The Kli Yakar gives the following explanation. The Rishonim and Acharonim discuss what exactly was the cheit of Mei Merivah, and the Kli Yakar cites the opinion of the Sefer Haโikarim, which contrasts starkly with the general theme of many of the other opinions. The common thread among many of the opinions of the Rishonim is that Hakadosh Baruch Hu told Moshe to speak to the rock, but Moshe hit it, losing the opportunity to make a proper kiddush Hashem, as the passuk says, ืึทืขึทื ืึนื ืึถืึฑืึทื ึฐืชึถึผื ืึดึผื ืึฐืึทืงึฐืึดึผืืฉึตืื ึดื. Because Klal Yisrael attributed the nes to Moshe Rabbeinu more than they should have, this diminished the kiddush Shem Shamayim. Had he spoken to the rock, it would have been a clear nes, entirely attributable to the Eibishter, but now, it looked as though some other force was involved.
Other Rishonim say that the problem was with the wording used by Moshe and Aharon โืึฒืึดื ืึทืกึถึผืึทืข ืึทืึถึผื ื ืึนืฆึดืื ืึธืึถื ืึธืึดื โ which made it sound as though they were the ones doing it. This, too, follows the same theme, that they caused the nes not to be fully attributed to Hakadosh Baruch Hu.
The Sefer Haโikarimโs explanation is precisely the opposite. What happened when Klal Yisrael needed water? Moshe Rabbeinu went and he davened to Hashem โ but he shouldnโt have done that. When Yiddishe kinder needed water, he should have gotten up on his own, gone to the rock, and commanded it to give water, without going to involve Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Had he done that, it would have been the greatest possible kiddush Hashem. The rule is that ืฆืืืง ืืืืจ ืืืงื”ื ืืงืืื, and since all of Creation is subordinate to tzaddikim, they donโt have to go to the Eibishter to ask. If the kingโs servant gives a command, and he has the power to bring that command to fruition, it shows how prestigious the kingโs servants are. Therefore, had Moshe Rabbeinu decreed on his own that the rock give water, he would have caused a massive kiddush Hashem, and his cheit was failing to do so.
The Kli Yakar notes that during the war with Sichon and Og, Moshe caused the sun to stand still, in order to finish the war. We derive this from a gezeirah shavah: just as Yehoshua caused the sun to stand still during the conquest of Eretz Yisrael, Moshe Rabbeinu did the same thing. The Kli Yakar says that the comparison must be a total one: If Yehoshua did this of his own accord, then Moshe Rabbeinu must have done the same, so we can derive that he didnโt daven to Hashem to stop the sun, but did so on his own. If so, this should have caused a tremendous kiddush Hashem and a chizuk in emunah, rectifying the cheit of Mei Merivah. Therefore, Moshe Rabbeinu thought that the decree was annulled, and he could now daven to enter Eretz Yisrael. Thatโs how the Kli Yakar understands the words ืึธึผืขึตืช ืึทืึดืื.
In the Middle of a Sugya
Chazal say that Moshe Rabbeinu davened many tefillos to be able to enter Eretz Yisrael, and the simple understanding of the passuk ืึทืชึธึผื ืึทืึดืึผืึนืชึธ ืึฐืึทืจึฐืืึนืช ืึถืช ืขึทืึฐืึฐึผืึธ ืึถืช ืึธึผืึฐืึฐืึธ ืึฐืึถืช ืึธืึฐืึธ ืึทืึฒืึธืงึธื is that these words were the beginning of his prayer. But what was the tefillah expressed in these words?
Perhaps we can explain that Moshe Rabbeinu was conveying a powerful idea here. A person is sent into Olam Hazeh to accomplish, to shteig, to grow and reach the maximum level in avodas Hashem and perception of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. The Gemara says, in Niddah, that when a person is born, he is instructed to make a shevuah: ืชืื ืฆืืืง ืืื ืชืื ืจืฉืข ืืืคืืื ืื ืืขืืื ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืฆืืืง ืืชื ืืื ืืขืื ืื ืืจืฉืข. Why is the person told to view himself as a rasha even if everyone tells him heโs a tzaddik? Doesnโt the Mishnah in Avos say the opposite: ืืื ืชืื ืจืฉืข ืืคื ื ืขืฆืื?
When the Gemara says that a person should view himself as a rasha, it does not mean that you should consider yourself evil and a baal aveirah, but rather that you should think that you havenโt yet achieved your maximum potential. A person comes to this world to grow and improve, not to be mistapek bโmuat and feel that youโve done enough. If you feel accomplished, that means you have achieved your tachlis, so then itโs time to die. Thereโs absolutely no reason to remain in Olam Hazeh if youโve fulfilled your potential. The shevuah the person makes at birth, then, is that even if people tell him that heโs a tzaddik โ meaning a finished product that has already reached its highest possible madreigah โ he should not accept that.
The Mishnah in Avos is expressing a different idea: that a person shouldnโt consider himself a rasha and therefore despair.
The concept of being sameiach bโchelko is said regarding matters of gashmiyus, as R’ Baruch Ber explains. Regarding spiritual matters, a person should not be content with his lot! He should be happy with what he has but should always want more and strive to grow. Such a person belongs in Olam Hazeh, which is the place of growth.
Returning to Moshe Rabbeinuโs tefillah, with the words ืึทืชึธึผื ืึทืึดืึผืึนืชึธ ืึฐืึทืจึฐืืึนืช ืึถืช ืขึทืึฐืึฐึผืึธ ืึถืช ืึธึผืึฐืึฐืึธ ืึฐืึถืช ืึธืึฐืึธ ืึทืึฒืึธืงึธื he was conveying, โEibishter, I started seeing Your greatness in the war with Sichon and Og โ but You have just started showing it to me! Iโm at the beginning of the sugya, Iโm in middle of shteiging.โ
Even Moshe Rabbeinu โ the greatest navi, who ascended Har Sinai and met the Eibishter face to face โ felt that he had more to shteig, greater levels of perceiving Hashemโs greatness that he wanted to attain. Basically, he was saying to Hashem, โIโm in middle of the Tosafos! Iโm by the ืืื ืชืืืจ. Iโm holding at the beginning of the sugya of Your greatness, so please let me finish.โ
There is a profound eitzah in Moshe Rabbeinuโs tefillah. He was coming not only to rebuke Klal Yisrael, but also to teach us this secret of tefillah that can prolong a personโs life: โIโm just starting; I have more to accomplish here in Olam Hazeh.โ
But Hashem did not accept his tefillah, responding, ืจึทื ืึธืึฐ, ืึทื ืชึผืึนืกึถืฃ ืึทึผืึตึผืจ ืึตืึทื. Why was this tefillah not accepted?
Itโs Never Enough
Chazal say that Hashemโs response was middah kโneged middah for the words Moshe Rabbeinu said to Korach: ืจึทื ืึธืึถื ืึฐึผื ึตื ืึตืึดื. He used the phrase ืจึทื ืึธืึถื, so Hashem told him, ืจึทื ืึธืึฐ.
How are we to understand this? Korach and his followers were reshaโim, and Moshe told them to stop their rebellion; they were asking to be kohanim, and that was too much. So why did he deserve to be punished for saying that?
Rโ Shlomo Kluger answers with a mashal. A rich man and a poor man were once brought before a judge for stealing, and the judge punished both of them, but addressed the two very differently. To the poor man, the judge said, โI understand why you took someone elseโs things โ you donโt have money, and you needed them โ but stealing is forbidden.โ To the rich man, he said, โYou, I donโt understand. You have everything in the world, and you want more?โ
These represent two ways a person can give tochachah. When Moshe Rabbeinu rebuked Korach and his followers, he gave them the rich manโs reproach: โRav lachem โ you have so much! Why do you want more? I donโt understand you.โ
The issue with this, says Rโ Shlomo Kluger, is that to Yiddishe kinder you donโt say โrav lach.โ A Yid always wants more โ heโs here to shteig and to grow. Moshe Rabbeinu should have given them the other tochachah, the tochachah of the poor man. He should have told Korach, โI understand you want kehunah, I understand you want the avodah, but Hashem said no. There are boundaries in the world, and youโre a Levi, not a Kohen.โ Instead, Moshe Rabbeinu gave the rich manโs tochachah: โYou have enough, you donโt need more.โ
Middah kโneged middah, the Eibishter turned down Moshe Rabbeinuโs tefillah of ืึทืชึธึผื ืึทืึดืึผืึนืชึธ by telling him,ืจึทื ืึธืึฐ . Hakadosh Baruch Hu is ืืืงืืง ืขื ืฆืืืงืื ืืืื ืืฉืขืจื, and just as Moshe Rabbeinu told Yiddishe kinder, โDonโt ask for more, you donโt need more,โ Hakadosh Baruch Hu punished him by rebuffing his tefillah and saying, ืจึทื ืึธืึฐ ืึทื ืชึผืึนืกึถืฃ ืึทึผืึตึผืจ ืึตืึทื.
A person should always be looking to shteig and grow. Tomorrow has to be better than today, and we should never be mistapek bโmuat, but should always look for more and for better.
Gut Shabbos.