ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
ืดืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื ืขื ืืณ ืืืงืื ืื ืืฉืืช ืืขืื ืืด
ืืขืืฉื ืชืฉืืื ืืื ืืจืื ืืจื ืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืจืฅ ืืืื, ืืืื ืงืืื ืืืื ืืื ืชืฉืืืชื ืืืื. ืืืดื ืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืจื ืืงืืดื ืืืืข ืื ืืื ืืืื.
ืืจืื ืืงืืื ืืื ืคืฉืจืืช ืืื ืื ืืืจ ืงื, ืืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืจื ืขืฆืืื ืืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืจ ืดืฆืืงื ืืื ืืด ืืื ืืืืืืช. ืื ืืืืื ื ืืืจ ืขื ืืชืฉืืื ืดืื ืงืจืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืด.
ืืื ืฉืืื ืชืืื ืืืื ืขืฆืื.
ืืขืฆื ืืื ืดืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื ืขื ืืณ ืืืงืื – ืื ืืฉืืช ืืขืืื ืืด. ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืชืฉืืื ืืืืชืืช ืฆืจืื ืฉืืจืืืฉ ืฉืืื. ืื ืื ืืื ื ืืจืืืฉ ืืืืจ ืืืื, ืืื ื ืืจืืืฉ ืฉื ืืฉื, ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืฉืืื, ืืขืืื ืื ืืืืข ืืชืฉืืื.
ืืืื ืืืจืืฉ ืฆืจืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืขื ืืืื. ืื ืืืื ืืืืขื ืืื ื ืืืขืืช ืืืืคืฉ ืื ืฆื ืืชืจืฅ ืืื ืคืฉืข.
ืืฉ ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืจืง ืขื ืื ืฉื ืืณ ืขืืืจืืช, ืื”ื ืื ืื ื ืืืข ืืื. ืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืชืคืื. ืฉืืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืขืื ืืืืื: ืืจืื ืืื ืืืื ื, ืืฉืื ืืจืข ืืืจืืช ืฆืขืจ ืืืืจื ืืื’ ืืื’ ืืืจืื ืฉืืฆื ืื ื ืืื ืื ืืืจ ืงื ืืืื ื ืืจืืืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืคืืืขื ืืงืืดื.
ืืืจื ื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืจืดื ืืฆืดื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืืืคืืจืื ืขื ืขื ืื ืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืืืจื! ืืืฉืื ืืืืจืืืฉ ืืฆืขืจ ืืืืชื.
ืืืืข ืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืงืื? ื ืจืื ืืืื ืชื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืื ืืืจ ืจืืื ื ืืงืฉื ืืืืืข ืืืจืืฉื ืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืจื ืื ืืืชืจ ืืฉืื, ืืืจืืืฉ ืืช ืืืืืช ืื ืืืชืจ ืืืฉื, ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืข ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืชืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืข ืืืจืืฉื ืฉืคืืข ืืงืืดื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืชืฉืืื ืฉืืื.
ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื
ืืืจื ืืืืื
ืืขืื ืชืฉืืื ืืฉื ืืื
ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืชืฉ”ื. ืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืขื ืื ืืคื ื ืืืืฉ ืืฉื ืืื ืฉืืกืื. ืืฉื ื ืฉืืืคื ืืืืชื ืืืืช ืชืืคืืืืช. ืืจืืื ืืคืืืื, ืฉืืื ืืืืื ื ืืคืืืืื, ืืืืื ืชืืช ืืฉืืืื ืืงืืืื ืืกืื ืืคืื ืชืืืื ืืคื ื ืืืืจืืฉ ืืฆืคืื ืืกืืืืจ ืืงืคืืื, ืืืกืืคื ืฉื ืฉื ื ืื ื ืื ืืืืฃ ืืืืืื ืืืืจื ืืจืืืง ืืืืืื ืื ืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืืืช ืืืจืฉ ืืจืืื ืืืคืืืจ ืขื ืื ื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืขืืืืืช ืขืงืืื ืืื.
ืืืืื, ืืฉืืืขืืช ืขื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืืืจืืคื, ืขื ืืฉืคืืืช ืฉื ืืืขื, ืืืืกืจ ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืฆืื ืฉื ืงืจืืื ืืืฉืคืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืื ื ืืจืื.
ืืชืืืฉืืช ืืื ืืชืงืืฉ ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื. ืืชืคืืืืช ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ “ืืืช ืืืจื” ืืจืงืืขื ืฉืืงืื ืืืงืืืืช ืืงืขื ืืืขื ืืืืื ืืช. ืืชืืฉืืื ืืืงืืืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืขืกืงืื ืืจืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืื ืงืืืืช ืืฉืื ืื ืืืืืจืื. ืืขืืืช ืืืช, ืืืืคื ืคืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืจืืคื, ืฉืื ืฉืืขื ืงืืืืช ืืื ืืขืืื, ืืื ืงืืืืช ืืื ืืืคืืื ืฉื ืืืฉ. ืขื ืจืืืคืืชืื ืฉื ืืฆืืจืจ ืื ืืฆื ืจืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืขื ืฉืื ืืืืืื. ืืฉื ืืื ืืจืืืงื ืื ืคืืฉื ืืจืืฉืื ื ืืช ืืืืืื “ืืืืืจ” ืฉืืืืจ ืขื ืืืืงืื. ืืงืืืืช ืืืืงืขืื ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ ืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืช ื”ื ืืฆืืฅ” ืืืืืื ืืจืืื ืืชืืกืคื ืืืืฅ ืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืจ. ืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืืื ืืืืฅ ืื ืื ืกื ืื ืืืืื.
ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืฆืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืกืืืจืื ืขื ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืื ืจ”ื ืืืฉืืขืืชื ืฉื ืชืคืืื, ืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืชื ืืช ืืืจืืื ืืฆืื. ืืขืฉืจืช ืืื ืชืฉืืื ืืชืจืื ื”ืืืงืืจืื” ืืืฉืืื, ืงืจืืื ืืฉืคืื ืืืืจืื ื ืืกืคื ืขื ืืจืืฉืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืฉืืืข ืืจืืฉืื ื ืืืืืื ืขื ืืืืื ืื ืืจืืื. ืืืื ืืืคืืจ ืืชืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืจืืื ืจืืื, ืืืงื ืืื ืืคืขื ืืจืืฉืื ื ืืช ืืื ืืืืคืืจืื. ืืืืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืฉื ืืื ืคืชืื ืืืืืช ืืืจืื ืืจืืื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืขืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืืืชื.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Shpitzer, Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shlita
ืืืื
ืขืืืืช ืืื”ื
ืืชืื ืืืงื ืืื ืืคืจ ืืืื ืืฉืขืืจ, ืฉืืื ืืขืจื ืืืืื ืืืืจืง ืขื ืืืืื ืืคื ืืื. ืืื ืืคืืื ืืืืกืฃ ืืืืจืื ืขืืจื ืื ืืคืจ ืืื ืืฉืขืืจ. ืืืฉ ืืขืืื ืืืขื ืืื ืื.
ืข’ ืืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืืื ื’ ื’ ืืฉื ืก’ ืื ืืื, ืฉืคื’ ืื ืืื ืืืกืฃ ืืจื ืืื ืืขืื, ืืื ืคืจ ืืจืื ืขื ืืขืื ืืื ืฉืขืืจ ืขื ืืืืจืช ืืืกืฃ, ืืื ืืืคืจืื ืขื ืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืจื. (ืืข’ ืืฉื ืืืื ืฉืคื’ ืื ืืชื ืกืืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉืืจืื).
(ืืฉื ืืชื ืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืจื ืื ืืจืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืขืื. ืืข’ ืชื”ื ืจืืฉ ืืคืจืฉื ืขื ืืื ืืืกืฃ ืืขืื ืืขื ืฉืขืืจ ืืคืจ, ืื ืงืจืื ืจืืฉืื ืืฉื ื, ืืจืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืฉืืืืืช ืืืืฉื).
ืืื ืืืฉืืข ืืืืคืจืื ืขื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืจื ืืืื ืืื ืืืงืื, ืืฉ ืืืขืืจ ืืืื ืืืืื ืคืจ ืืืคืจ ืจืง ืืื”ื ืืืื ืื, ืืฉืขืืจ ืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืขืื ืฉืืืคืจืื ืจืง ืขื ืืงืืฉ ืืงืืฉืื. ืฉื”ืจ ืงืจ”ื ืืืืื ื’ ืข”ื ืืชืืก’ ืืจื”ืฉ ืืืื ืก”ื ืืืคืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืงืืฉ ื”ื ืืงืจืื ืืฉืื ืืืืช ืืืื, ืืืืื ืืืื ืช ืื ืืื ืขื ืืืืช ืืืื. ืืขืื”ื ืื”ืฉ ืฉื ืืฉืืืื ืคืงืืื ืชืจืข”ื ืขื’ ืฉื”ื ืืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืืืืช ืืงืืฉ ืืงืืฉืื ืืื’ ืื ืื ื ืืฉื ืืื ืข”ืฉ.
ืืืื’ ืขืื”ื ืข’ ืืืจื”ื ืื”ื ืืืช ื”ื ืืืื ืืืจืืืื ืขื ืคืจ ืืฉืขืืจ ืคื ืืื ืืืจื ืืชืฉืื ืืืคืจ ืขื ืื ืืขืืืจืืช, ืืชื’ ืืืคืจืช ืืืฉืชืื ืชืืืื ืืฉืขืืจ ืืคื ืืื ืืื’.ย ืืืคื”ื ื”ื ืืื ืืืื ืช ืื ืืื ืืืคืจืช ืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืจื ืืืฉืชืื, ืชืืืื ืขื ืคืจ ืืฉืขืืจ ืคื ืืื, ืืืื ืฉืืืคืจืื ืขื ืืงืืฉ ืืงืืฉืื.
ืกืื ืกืืืืช ืืืื
Levovitz, Moreinu Hagaon Harav Nachman Shlita
ืืืื ืืื, ืืื ืืจืืืื ืืืกืืืืืช ืืจื ืืื ืืืื ืืกืืืืื ืืจืืืื ืืจืฆืื, ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืื (ืืืืืืช ืจ”ื) ืืืชื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืจืฆืื ืืื ืฉืขืื ืืฉื ืจืืื ื ืข”ื ืืืจืื, ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืช, ืืจ”ื ืืืื ืขื ืืื”ื ืฉืืื ืืืจ ืืคืจื ืืืืจ ืื ืืงื”ื ืกืืืชื ืืืืจืื, ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉ ืืกืืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืชื ืืื ืจืืืื ืืจืฆืื.
ืืื ื ืืกืืืืช ืืืื ืืฆืื ื ืืื”ื (ืงื”ืจ, ื’) “ืืื ืืื ืืขืช ืืื ืืคืฅ ืืื”. ืืื ืืื ืืืื”ืจ ืฉืืื ืก ืืื ืขืื ืฉื ื’ ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืขืื, ืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืฆื ืืฉื ืฉื ื’ ืืืืจืฉ ืืช ืืืื ืืื’. ืืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืชื ืื ืืืืื ืืื’. ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืืื, ืฉืืืืื ืื’ ืืงืืืืช ืืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืืื ืืืืืจ. ืืขืช ืืื ืืคืฅ ืชืืช ืืฉืืื. ืืื ืืื ืฉืชื ืชื ืืชืืจื ืืืฉืจืื.
ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืืื”ืจ ืืฆ”ื ืืืขืืช ืืื ืืืืื, ืขื ืืื ืชืืงืฃ ืกืืืืช ืืืื. ืื ื ืืื”ืจ ืืฆืืจ ืืคืื ืฉื ืืงื”ื, ืืจื ืื ืชืืืืช ืืจืืืชื ืืฉืืืืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืก ืืื ืขืื, ืืื ืขืืงืจ ืืฆืืจืชื ืืื ืขืืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืจืืืืชื ืืืขืืชื ืืื ืขืื. ืืืขืค”ื ืืื ืชืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืื”ืจ ืฉืืื ืก ืืื ืขืื, ืืืืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืื ืก. ืื ืืืฆืืืชื ืืื ืืืจืฉ ืืื ืขืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืชื ืืขืฅ ืืืขืช, ืืืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืืืื – ืืื ืฉื ืงืืข ืื ืืืืจ ืืืฆืืืชื ืืื ืขืื.
ืืข”ื ืืืจื ืงืฉื, ืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื, ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืื, ืืืฉืืจื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืฉืืืืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืชืืจื. ืื ืชืืืืช ืืฆืืืช ืืฆืจืื ืืืชื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืจ ืกืื ื, ืฉืืื ืชืืืืช ืืืจืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืจื ื”ื ืืื ืืื ืฉืชื ืชื ืชืืจื ืืืฉืจืื, ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืงืืืช ืืชืืจื.
ืืจื ืืืืืจ ืฉื”ืืื” ืืื ืืกืืื ืืืืืืื ืืช ืืชื ืชืืจื, ืืื ืืืืจื ืฉืืื ืก ืืื”ืจ ืืื ืขืื, ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืขืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฆืืืช ืืฆืจืื ื ืขืฉื ืืืงืจื ืืืืืฉ ื ืืกื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืืืช ืืกืืืช ืืฆืืืช ืืฆืจืื.
ืืื ืืชื ืชืืจืชืื ื ืืื ื ืืื ืฉื ืืชื ื ืชืืจื, ืืื ืืื ืขืฆืื “ืืื ืืชื ืชืืจืชืื ื”, ืชืืงืฃ ืืืื ืืฆื ืขืฆืื ืืฉ ืื ืกืืืื ืืืขืื ืฉืืืืช ืื ื ืืชื ื ืื ืชืืจื, ืืื “ืืื ืืืจืืชืื ื” ืืฆื ืกืืืืช ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ื.
ืืืืืจ ืื ืฉืืืจื ื”ื (ืกืืื ืื.) ืืืื ืฉืืืืืจืืช ืืืงืื ืกืืื ืจืข ืืื’, ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืงื ืกืืื ืจืข ืืขืื”ื, ืืืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืืงื ืกืืื ืจืข ืืฉืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืฉืจืื. ืืืืืืจื ืืื ืืื ืืืืงืื ืืืืข ืืืจืืจ ืืคื ืืฉืืื, ืืืื ืืืืจืขืืช ื ืงืืขืื ืืคื ืืื ืืืืข. ืืื ืืืืจืื ื ืืืืช ืืื ืกืื ืืขื ืืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืกืืื ืืืกืืืืช ืืืืืจืขืืช. ืืื ืชืคืงืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืชื ืืืื, ืืืืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืงืื ืืฉืคืขืช ืืืื.
ืืื ืืขืืื ื ืืจืืชืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืฆืื ื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืื. ืฉืืื ืขืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืชืงื ื”ืืื”, ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืชืงืื ืืคืืจืขื ืืช. ืืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืคืืจืขื ืืช, ืฉืืืื ืืืืขืืื ืชืคืงืื ืืืื ืืงืื ืฉืคืข ืฉื ืจืืื ืืืช ืืืืชื “ืืื ืืืจืืชื ื” “ืืื ืืชื ืชืืจืชืื ื” ืืืืืฆ”ื.
ืกืื ืืืื ืืื ืขืฆืื ืื ืฉืื ืขื ืฉืื ืืืจืืื ืืืื ืืื ืกืืืืช ืืคื ืืืื. ืืืื ืฉืืืจื ื”ื (ืืืืช ืื:) ืฉืก”ื ืื ืชืขืฉื ืื ืื ืฉืก”ื ืืืืช ืืืื. ืืืืืื ืืื ื ืกืืื ืืขืืื. ืืื ืฉืก”ื ื”ืช ืืฉ ืืื ืฉืืืืืช ืืืฉืคืขื ืืกืื ืืืืช ืืืื. ืืื ื ืืื ืืืฉืืชืื ื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืื ื ืื”ื ืชืืงืฃ ืืืขืืช ืืืื, ืฉืืืข ืืืื ืื ืฆื ืืื ืื ืืื.
ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืจืืืื ืืืกืืืืืช ืฉื ืงืืขื ืืืืืช ืืกืืืืื ืืกืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืื “ืืื ืกืืืื ืืืืืื”. ืืืืช ืืืื ืื ืฆื ืื ืฉืขื ืืจืืข ืืืื ืืืืื. ืืงืื ืืฉืคืขืช ืืืื, ืืืืืช ืจืฆืื ืืืงืืื ืืืชืงืจื ืืืฉื”ืช ืืชืืืืช ืข”ื ืชืฉืืื ืฉืืืื. ืืืืจ ืืืืจื ื ืื ืฉืืืฉืื ืืืืื”ืจ ืืืื ืืงืืืื ืืืขืืื ืืช ืืจืคื, ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืื ืื ืฆื ืื ืจืืข ืืฉืืืืชื ืฉื ืืขืืืจ ืืืืชื ืฉื ืจืง ืืชืงืืคืช ืืื.
ืืืื ืขืฆื ืืชืขืกืงืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืืง ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืงืืื ืืขืชืื ืืืื ืืจืื ืืชืฉืืื. ืืฉ ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืกืืื ืืฉืคืข ืฉื ืจืืืื, ืืืื ืฉืื ืฆื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืชืจ, ืืืืชืขืืืช ืขื ืืื ืืืื.
ืืืืืข ืื ืฉืืืจ ืืืจ”ื ืืคืืจืืืจื ืืฆ”ื ืฉืืจื ืืืื ืืืจืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืจืืืื ืฉืืจื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืืชืงืืื. ืืขืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืคืชื ืืงื”ื ืฉืขืจื ืจืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืงืื ืชืฉืืืช ืขืื ืืฉืจืื, ืื ืงืืช ืืืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืื ืืืืชื, ืื”ื ื ืชืืื ื ืืืืข ืืื ืฉืคืข ืฉื ืจืืืื ืงืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื. ืืืื ืื ืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืชืื ืืื ืืืืืชืื ืื ืฆื ืืืื ืืื ืืชืฉืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืฆืืืช.
ืืงื”ื ืืขืืืจ ืฉืืชื ืื ื ืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืงืื ืืช ืืฉืคืข ืืืืื ืืื, ืฉืืฉืคืืข ืขืืื ื ืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืชืคืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืจืืื ืืืช.
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Elefant, Harav Hagaon Yosef Shlita
Wrapping the Tallis, Focusing Our Minds
Yamim Noraโim
Harav Hagaon Yosef Elefant Shlita
The Meiri, in his work on teshuvah, says that the purpose of Selichos, beyond the obvious purpose of davening for mechilah, selichah, and kapparah, is that a person should come into Rosh Hashanah with taharas halev, purity of the heart.
The insight of the Meiri gives us a new outlook on Selichos, and a higher goal in reciting them. Besides the request for mechilah, selichah, and kapparah, which is definitely the main purpose, thereโs also an effect that Selichos have on a person, as it creates some sort of taharas halev, which is critical for going into the Yamim Noraโim.
We say in Selichos every day: ืึนื ืึฐืึถืกึถื ืึฐืึนื ืึฐืึทืขึฒืฉึดืืื ืึธึผืื ืึผ ืึฐืคึธื ึถืืึธ. ืึฐึผืึทืึดึผืื ืึผืึฐืจึธืฉึดืืื ืึธึผืคึทืงึฐื ืึผ ืึฐึผืึธืชึถืืึธ. Thereโs something special about the way we come to say Selichos โ we see ourselves as paupers. Chazal actually say: ืื ืฉื ื ืฉืจืฉื ืืชืืืชื ืืชืขืฉืจืช ืืกืืคื, a year that begins with hisbatlus is blessed in the end. But perhaps thereโs another lesson to be gleaned from the idea that Selichos are said ืึฐึผืึทืึดึผืื ืึผืึฐืจึธืฉึดืืื, which is perhaps related to the taharas halev that is so important for us to have going into the Yamim Noraโim.
Regarding the passuk: ืึทืึทึผืขึฒืึนืจ ื’ ืขึทื ืคึธึผื ึธืื ืึทืึดึผืงึฐืจึธื, the Gemara states (Rosh Hashanah 17b): ืืืื ืฉื ืชืขืืฃ ืืงื”ื ืืฉืืื ืฆืืืจ ืืืจืื ืื ืืืฉื ืกืืจ ืชืคืื ืืืจ ืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืฉืจืื ืืืืืื ืืขืฉื ืืคื ื ืืกืืจ ืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื โ Hakadosh Baruch Hu โwrapped Himself in a tallis, like a shaliach tzibbur,โ and told Moshe Rabbeinu, โThis is what you should do when Klal Yisrael does a chet, in order to bring them kapparah.โ From the Torahโs description of Hashem passing before Moshe โ rather than stating that He recited the 13 Middos Harachamim โ Chazal infer that He gave Moshe a demonstration, wrapping Himself in a tallis and instructing Moshe that this is what should be done.
Why the Demonstration?ย
The Maharal, in Beโer Hagolah, poses a question regarding this Gemara. We donโt find anywhere else in the Torah, he says, that Hakadosh Baruch Hu had to demonstrate how something is done โ and this is not the hardest thing in the Torah to understand. Why, then, is it the one thing that required a demonstration? Hakadosh Baruch Hu could just as well have told Moshe Rabbeinu that when Klal Yisrael does a chet, you should wrap yourself in a tallis and recite the 13 Middos. The command alone should have been enough, as with every other mitzvah!
The Maharal notes that the Torah goes on to relate that Moshe Rabbeinu requested: ืึทืจึฐืึตื ึดื ื ึธื ืึถืช ืึฐึผืึนืึถืึธ โ Please show me Your essence.
โI canโt show you my full glory,โ Hashem responded, โbut Iโm going to show you the 13 Middos Harachamim: ืึฒื ึดื ืึทืขึฒืึดืืจ ืึธึผื ืืึผืึดื ืขึทื ืคึธึผื ึถืืึธ.โ The Maharal explains that, on a simple level, the reason why Hakadosh Baruch Hu made a demonstration of wrapping Himself in a tallis was that Moshe Rabbeinu asked for a demonstration; he said ืึทืจึฐืึตื ึดื, show me. But the question remains, how did Hashemโs wrapping Himself in a tallis constitute showing Moshe His glory?
The Maharal answers that when a person places a tallis over his head, what he is really doing is pushing away all distractions, all worries, desires, and agendas, and focusing only on Hakadosh Baruch Hu. You donโt look to the right, or the left โ you focus solely on Hakadosh Baruch Hu.
What does that have to do with seeing ืึธึผื ืืึผืึดื?
The answer is that Hakadosh Baruch Hu isืึธึผื ืืึผืึดื ย โ He is chessed and rachamim; He is the 13 Middos Harachamim.
โAs much as you are with Me,โ Hakadosh Baruch Hu says, โI am with you.โ
A person needs to attach himself to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, and to the extent that He does so, Hashem is with him. What Hashem was conveying to Klal Yisrael, for all generations, by wrapping Himself in a tallis, is that if we want to access Hashemโs ืึธึผื ืืึผืึดื, all we need to do is focus on Hakadosh Baruch Hu, and then He is with us. Hashem is essentially goodness and kindness, but to connect with that, we need to focus and refocus on Him.
So when Hakadosh Baruch Hu wanted to show Klal Yisrael, or Moshe Rabbeinu, His chessed โ ืึธึผื ืืึผืึดื โ He demonstrated it by wrapping Himself in a tallis, because the act of focusing on Him, as represented by wearing a tallis, enables a person to โseeโ Hakadosh Baruch Hu.
Pure Hearts
This idea, continues the Maharal, sheds light on the passuk: ืชึฐึผืคึดืึธึผื ืึฐืขึธื ึดื ืึดื ืึทืขึฒืึนืฃ ืึฐืึดืคึฐื ึตื ื’ ืึดืฉึฐืืคึนึผืึฐ ืฉึดืืืืึน. Why is the pauper described as โwrappingโ himself before Hashem? Because a pauper has no agenda other than his neediness.
The expressing of โwrappingโ oneself conveys that a person has nothing else on his mind. When a person davens like an ani, placing his tallis over his head and banishing all other agendas so that he can focus only on what Hakadosh Baruch Hu wants, then he is truly ืึดืคึฐื ึตื ื’. Thatโs the taharas halev that weโre looking for. The act of ืึทืขึฒืึนืฃ reveals Hashemโs Middas Hachessed, the ื’ ื’ ืงึตื ืจึทืืึผื ืึฐืึทื ึผืึผื.
The reason why we say Selichos ืึฐึผืึทืึดึผืื ืึผืึฐืจึธืฉึดืืื is that the idea of Selichos is ืชึฐึผืคึดืึธึผื ืึฐืขึธื ึดื ืึดื ืึทืขึฒืึนืฃ โ to refocus ourselves on what we really want. We place the tallis over our heads, not looking to the right or the left โ just as Hakadosh Baruch Hu Himself taught us. When the chazzan goes up and says ืึทืึทึผืขึฒืึนืจ ื’ ืขึทื ืคึธึผื ึธืื ืึทืึดึผืงึฐืจึธื, heโs reenacting exactly what Hakadosh Baruch Hu demonstrated when He taught us how to access the Middas Hachessed. โFocus on Me!โ Hashem was telling us.
When we say Selichos in the manner of ืึทืึดึผืื ืึผืึฐืจึธืฉึดืืื โfocused only on ืึดืคึฐื ึตื ื’ ืึดืฉึฐืืคึนึผืึฐ ืฉึดืืืืึน and nothing else โ we can go into the Yamim Noraโim with taharas halev and say ืึฐืึนืึฐ ืขึทื ืึธึผื ืึธืขืึนืึธื ืึปึผืึผืึน ืึดึผืึฐืืึนืึถืึธ, davening that ืึฐืึตืขึธืฉืืึผ ืึปืึธึผื ืึฒืึปืึธึผื ืึถืึธืช ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืช ืจึฐืฆืึนื ึฐืึธ ืึฐึผืึตืึธื ืฉึธืืึตื.
Gmar chasimah tovah, and a gut gebensht yahr to you, your families, and all of Klal Yisrael.