ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Yeruchem Levovitz, ztโl
ืืืืืืืช โ ืืืื ืืืืืช
ืืืฉืจ ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืช ืคืืืื ืขืจื ืืกืข ืืืงืืจืื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืชื, ืืืืข ืื ืืืืืจ ืืขืืจ ืืืจ. ืชืืฉืื ืืกืืืื ืืื ืืงืื ืืช ืคื ืื ืืขืฉื ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืช.
ืืจื ืืืฉืืื ืืืโืฆ ืจืื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืง”ื ืืชืืืืก ืืื ืืฉืืืชื ืืคื ื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืจ, ืื ืขื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืจืื ืคืืจ ืืืืจ ืฉืขืฉื ืื ื ืืืงืื ืืจืืฉ ืืืืื ื, ืขืืืื ืืื ืื ื ืืฉื ืืืืืื ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืฉื ‘ืืืื ืืืืืช’.
ืื ืชืจืฆื ืืืขืช ืืื ‘ืืืื ืืืืืช’, ืฆืื ืืจืื ืื ืงืจื ืืืืชื ืขืช ืืืฉืจ ืืืงืจ ืจืืฉ ืืืืื ื ืืขืืจ ืืืืืืฅ ืืกืืืื ืืืืจ.
ืืื ืืชืืฉืื ืืืืืืฅ ืืื ืืืืฉ ืืืืช ืืืกืืจืื ืื ืืืจ ืืื ื ืืืืชื. ืืฉืฉืืขื ืืฉืชื ืฉืจืืฉ ืืืืื ื ืืืืจ ืืืงืจ ืืขืืจื, ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืืจื, ืืืฉืืืคืืขื ืคืืืืืช ืจืืฉ ืืืืื ื ื ืคืื ืืจืืืื ืืืื ืขื ืืืืจื, ืืืืขืืงื ืืื ืืชืื ื ื ืืืื ืืงืื ืืืืื ืืืืจื: โืืชื ืจืืฉ ืืืืื ื, ืืชื ืื ืืืื, ืืจืง ืืืื ืชืืืืื ืืื ืืขืื, ืืื ื ื ืืื ืืืื ืขื ืฉืชืืื ืืช ืืขืื ืืชืกืืจ ืืขืืื ืืช ืืืืจืช ืืื ืืืืชื ืฉืชืืืื ืขื ืฆืืืจื. – ืืื ‘ืืืื ืืืืืช’ ืืืืชื. ืื ืืืคื ืืืจ ืฉื ‘ืืืื ืืืืืช’ ืืื ืืื ื ืืืืชื ืืื ืืืฆืื ื ืืืืืื.
‘ืืืื ืืืืืช’ ืืื, ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืืืข ืืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืฉืจ ืื ืชืืืืื ืื ืืจืง ืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืื ื ืชืื ืืืกืื ืฉื ืืืื. ืืช ืืืจืืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืจืื ืืคื ื ืืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืคื ืื, ืืืชืืืืืชื ืืืืืืืช ืืคื ืื, ืืืขืฉืืชื ืืช ืจืฆืื ืืืื, ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืจืืืชื ืืช ื ืชืื ื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืกืื ืืชื.
ืื ืขื ืื ื’ืืืืืืช’ ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื – โืืื ืฉืชืืืืืื ื ืขืืืืโ. ืื ืื ืืืืืขื ืืืืื ื ืกืชืืืช ืืืืืืช ืขื ืืืืืช ื’ ืืขืืื, ืื ืื ื’ืืืื ืืืืืช’ ืืืฆืื ื, ืขืืงืจ ืืกืื ื’ืืืืืืช’ ืืื ืืืืืข ื’ืืืื ืืืืืช’ ืืืืชื, ืืืืืขื ืืืจืืฉื ืคื ืืืืช ืื ืื ืืืืชื ื ืืื ืืฉืจ ืื ื ืชืืืืื ืื ืืจืง ืืงืโื – ืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืื. ืืื ืจืง ืืืื ืื ื ื ืืฉืืื ืขืื ืื ื ืืืจืื ืืืืืื, ืืฆืคืื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืขืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืื. ืืื ืฉืืื ืขืื ื ืืกื ืืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืื, ืื ื ืืืืื ืืืคืื ื ืืื ืืช ืืืืืืช, ืื ืืขื ืืืชืืืืืช ืืืืจื, ืืืงืืืื ืขืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืจืฆืื ืขืื ืืืืืชื, ืืื ืืฉืจ ืืฆืืื ืขืืื ื ื ืขืฉื ืืชืื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืื ืืื.
ืฉืืช ืจื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืชืงืืขืืช ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืฉืืช
ืฉืืคืจ ืืฉืืช, ืืืจื ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืชืงืืข, ืืื ืื”ื. ืืืืื ืืจื”ืฃ. ืืืืืง ืืื ืืจื”ืฉ ืืก”ื ืืืจื”ืฃ ืื”ืฆ ื”ื ืฉื ืกืืืืื, ืื ืืืื ืืชืืืืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืจืื. ืืข”ืข ืืื ืื ืืฆืื ืช”ื ืฉืืจื”ืฃ ืชืงืข.
ืืื ืืจืื”ื ืคืกืง ืืืื ืชืืงืขืื ืืื ืื”ื ืฉื ืกืืืืื.
ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืฉื ื ืฉืชืงืขื ืืืจืืฉืืื. ืืื ื ืืจืฉ”ื ืืชืืืื ืืืื ืืืงืืฉ ืื ืืื ืชืืงืขืื ืืื ืืืงืืฉ ืืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืืช ืืืงืืฉ, ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืฉื ื ืฉืชืืงืขืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืกืืื ืื ืืืื ื ืืืงื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืชื ืกื ืืืจืื ืืืื”ืง, ืืขืืืื ืื ืชืืงื ืจืื”ื ืฉืชืืงืขืื ืืืื ื, ืื”ื ืืื ื”ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืื ืืืจืืฉืืื, ืืื”ืฉ ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืืืื ืช ืชืืก’. ืืืจืฉ”ื ืืืขืื ืฉื ืืจืืฉืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืื”ื, ืืืื’ ืืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืชืืื ืื”ื. (ืืื ืืืื ืช ืจืฉ”ื ืฉืืืขืื ืฉื ืืจืืฉืืื ืืื ืืืงื ืืคื ื ืืืืจืื ืืื’ ืงืฉื ืืจืฉ”ื ืืจืืฉื ืืกืืคื, ืืื ืคื’ ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืชืืก’ ืืฉืื, ืืข’ ืื”ื ืค”ื ืืฉืืคืจ. ืืข’ ืคื ”ื ืืื”ื ืค”ื ืืฉืืคืจ ืืื”ื ืืืขืจืืช ืขื ืืื”ื).
ืืื ืืจืื”ื ืคื’ ืืืชืืืื ืืืื ืืืงืืฉ ืืื ืชืืงืขืื ืืื ืืจืืฉืืื, ืืืืืจืื ื”ืฉ ืื ืืืฉื ื ืืงืื ืขื ืืื ืืื ืืจืืฉื ืืขื ืื ืืงืืฉ ืืืกืืคื ืืขื ืื ืืจืืฉืืื. (ืืข’ ืืื ืื ืช”ื ืฉืืชื ืฉืืงืืจื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืฉืืืืช).
ืืืืขืช ืืจืื”ื ืข”ื ืืื ืืืขื ืืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืืช ืืืงืืฉ, ืืืชื ืจ’ ืขืงืืื ืืืกืฃ ืืฆ”ื ืืืขื ืืฉืื ืงืืืฉืช ืืืงืื.
ืืืคื”ื ืืชื ืืืื”ื ืืืจืืฉืืื ื”ืฆ ื”ื ืืื ืืืจื ืงืืืฉืช ืืจืืฉืืื ืื ืืืื.
ืืืื ืืื ืืก’ ืขืืจ ืืงืืืฉ ืืืืงืืฉ ืืื ืืืจืื”ื ืืืื ื ืืืงื ืืคื ื ืชืงื ืช ืจืื”ื ืืชืืื ืื”ื, ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืงืื ืฉื ืชืงืืขื ืชืื ืืืจืืฉืืื, ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืชืืื ืืืงื ืื”ื. ืืืืืง ืื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืืฉื ื ืฉืืืจื ืืขืื ืืืช ืืืชื ืืจืืฉืืื ืืชืืจื ืืื’ ืืืฉืืข ืืืืื ื ืืฉืื ืขืืจ. ืื”ื ืืจืื”ื ืค”ื ืืฉืืคืจ ื”ื ืืืืื ืชื ืื ืฉืืืื ื”ื ืืืืื ืืืจืืฉืืื.
ืืข’ ืก’ ืขืืจ ืืงืืืฉ ืืืืงืืฉ ืค”ื ืฉืืฉื ืช ืชืจื”ื ืชืงืข ืืืืื ืจ’ ืขืงืืื ืืืกืฃ ืฉืืืื ืืจ ืืฆ”ื (ืืชื ืจ’ ืืื ืงืืืืืืืจ ืืฆ”ื). ืืืืื ืขืืืช ืฉืืืืื ืจ’ ืฉืืืื ืกืื ื ืืืจ ืืื ืฉืฉืืื ืืืชื ืืืจื ืื ืื ืืชืงืืข ืืื ืืื ื ืืขืจืขืจ ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืืืข ืืชืงืืขืืช. ืืืืืื ืืืืจ”ืช ืืืจ ืืืืืจ ืก’ ืื ”ื ืืฉื ืช ืชืจืก”ื ืฉืื ืืชืงืข ืขืื ืคืขื ืืื ืืขืฆืื ืืฉืืืข. (ืืืื ืืกืืคืืจ ืืืขืฉื ืฉื ืืก’ ืขืืจ ืืงืืืฉ ืืืืงืืฉ ืืฉืืข ืืขื ืืืืจ”ืช ืื ืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืฉ ืืืื ื ืืืืข ืื ืืฉืืข ืขืื ืชืงืืขืช ืฉืืคืจ ืืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืขืฉื, ืืื ืื ืืื ืขืืฉื ืื ืืื ืฉื ื).
ืืขืื ืืชื ืจ’ ืขืงืืื ืืืกืฃ, ืืืืื ืื ืืก”ื ืื ืืืจืื”ื, ืืืชืจ ืืชืงืืข ืื ืืืืืงืื ืขืืื. ืืข”ืฉ ืฉืืชื ืืข”ื ืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืืจื (ืื ”ื ืฉืืืจืื ืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืฉืืืข, ืืข’ ืจืฉื”ื ืืขืื) ืืืื ืฉืืื ืขืฉื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืืืกืืจ ืืจืื ื ืืขืื ืืืจื ืืชืื ืืจ”ื ืืื”ื ืฉืชืืงื ื ืืชืงืืข ืื”ื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืืจื ืืข”ื ืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืืจื, ืืขืื ืื ืืฉืขื”ื ืืชื ืื”ื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืคืืจืฉ ืืชืืจื ืืื ืชืจืืขื ืืคืืื ืืฉืืช. ืืืื ืืชื ืืื ืืจืื”ื ืกืืืจ ืืืจื”ืฃ ืืื ืฉืืชื ืกืืืืื ืืื ืจืง ืืืชืืื ืืืื ื ืืขืื. (ืื ืจืื ืืืื ืชื ืืืื ืกืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืชืงืืขื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืกืืจ).
ืืืชื ืขืื ืืืจืืื ืืื ืืฉืฉ ืฉืื ืืขืืืจื ื ืืืืืืจ ืืฉืืช ืงื”ื ืืืืื ืืืช, ืืขืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืขืช ืืจืื”ื ืื”ืฆ ื”ื ืืื, ืืขืื ืืืื”ื ืืื ืื ื ืจื”ืจ, ืืขืื ืืืื ืืืชืจืืขืื ืขื ืืฆืจืืช ืืคืืื ืืฉืืช, ืืขืื ืืืคื ืืกื”ื ืื ืืืฉืฉ ืืื ืจืง ืฉืื ืืขืืืจื ื ืืืจ ืฉืงืืื ืืืฆืื (ืืข’ ืื”ื ื”ื) ืืืื ืืฉ ืขืฆื ืืืฆื ืืข ืืฉืืคืจ ืืืจ ืืชืงืืขืืช ืืืื ื”ื.
ืืข”ืฉ ืืก’ ืขืืจ ืืงืืืฉ ืืืืงืืฉ ืื ืฉืืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืขื ืืชืื. (ืืืืื ืืกื’ ืชืงืข”ื ื”ื ืืืคืืจืฉ ืืืคืื ืืืื ืืชืจืืขืื ืขื ืืฆืจืืช ืืฉืืช).
ืืข”ืข ืื”ื ื”ื ืกืืก”ื ื’ ืืช”ื ืืื ืืขืื”ืง ืฉืชืงืข ืืฉืืช ืืฆืื ืขื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืฉื ืชื.
ืืข’ ืืืืจืช ืชื ืชืืคืืืช ืขื ืจ”ื ืชืจืก”ื ืฉืืืจืื ืืื ืืขื ืื. ืืืืื ืฉืจืฆื ืืชืงืืข ืืืื”ื ืจืื”ื ืืืจืืฉืืื, ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืกื ืืชืงื ื ืฉื ืชืงืืขืืช ืื”ื. ืืข’ ืฉื”ืช ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ืชืฉืืื ื”ื ืงืค”ื (ืืืคืืก ืืืฉ ื”ื ืฉืค”ื) ืฉืืฆื ื ืื ืืขื ืื.
(ืืขื ืืื, ืืคื ืืคืฉืืืช ืืื ืืืขื ืืฉืื ืืืืจื, ืืื ืข’ ืืืืื ื ืืฉ”ืก ืจ”ื ื”ื ืืฉื ืก’ ืชื ืื ืฉืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืชืืงืขืื ืืื ืื”ืช, ืืืืืง ืื ืืงืจืื, ืืื ืฉืืืจื ืฉืื ืืขืืืจื ื ืืจื ืจืื ืืืคืื ืืคืจืฉ ืืื ืืงืจืื. ืื”ื ืืฉืืื ืืืงื ืจืฆ”ื).
ืืข’ ืชืืจื ืืฉืื ืชื”ื ืืืขื ืืืืจืช ืื”ื ืืื ืืฉืื ืื”ืฆ ืฉืืคืจ ืืฉืืช, (ืืืขื”ื ืืื ื ืืฉืฉืืจ ืืืืจ ื’ ืขื ืฉืืช) ืืื ืืขื ืื ืื ืืกืคืืง ืืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืขื ืืืจ.
(ืืืขืื ืืืจืื ืข’ ืฆื”ื ืจ”ื ื”ื ืื ืืื ื”ืย ืฉื ืืขืื ืืืฉืืื ืืจ”ื ืฉืื ืืฉืืช ืืืืจื ืฉืื ืืืชืื. ืืข”ืฉ ืืคืจืฉ ืืื ืืคืกืืง ืชืงืขื ืืืืืฉ ืฉืืคืจ ืืื’ ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืคืจ ืืฉืืช ืืื, ืื ืืืง ืืืฉืจืื ืืื, ืืืืชืื ืฉื ืฉื ืื ืืง ืืืฉืคื).
ืืข”ืข ืืขืื ืืกืื ืื ืืจ”ื ื’ ืข”ื ืขืืจืืื ืืืืืฉ ืืืื ืืฉืื ืฆืืจื ืืจืงืื ืื ืืชืื, ืื’ ืจ”ื ืื ืืืขื ืื ืืคื ืืืกืืจืช ืืฉืื ืกืื ืืขืืืืจ ืืืืจื ืืืขื ืืฉืื ืืจืงืื ืื ืืชืื.
ืืืื ืชืฉ"ืค
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel Shlita
ืืืจื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช
ืฉืืื ืฉื ืฉืืื ืืืืืจื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืงื’ ืืืจืื ืืืืจืืงื.
ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืืงืจืื ืฉืืืืจืืงื,
ืืืื ืงืฉื ืืืืจ ืืชืื ืจืืืืง ืคืืื ืืืงืื ืืืืคืืฉ ืืชืื ืงืืจืื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืืช, ืืืืืืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืจืืืง ืืช ืืืฆื ืืืืื ืืืจื”ื ืฉืื ื’ ืื ืขื ืขืช ืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืฃ ืืื ืืืืข ืื ืืื ืืื. ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืงืืื ืืื ืืชืืจื ืืงืืืฉื, ืื ืืื ืื ื ืฉืืืจ ืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืช.
ืื ื ืขืืืืื ืืขืช ืืืืืื ืืช ืืงื”ื ืืคื ืฉืื ืืืืื ื ืืขืืื, ืื ืืขืฆื ืืื ืขืืฉื ืืื ืืื ืื ื ืืื ืื ื ืืขืฆืื ื ืืืื, ืจืง ืืืชืืืืืช ืืืืืืืช. ืืื ื ืืฉืื ื ืจืืืื ืืืืฉ ืื ืืื ืขืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืฃ ืืื ืฉืื ืคืชืจืื ืืฉืื ืชืื ืืช, ืจืง ืืืืฉืจ ืืช ืืืขืช ืืืืืืจ ืืขืืื ืืคื ืฉืืงื”ื ืืจืื ืืจืืฆื ืฉืืื ืืชื ืื, ืืืฉืจืืื ืืืื ื ืฉืืืจื”ื ืฉืืชื ืืืื ืื ืืช ืืืชืจ ืืืืจื ืขืืื. ืืืจื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืขื, ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืขืจื ืืขื, ืืืืืืช ืื ืื ืจืง ืื ืืจืื, ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื, ืืคื ืฉืืงื”ื ืจืืฆื ืืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืชืงืืคื ืฉื ื’ ืืื ืืฉืื ืืื. ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืงืฉืจ ืฉื ืชืืจื. ืืืืคื ืืฉ ืงืฉืจ ืืื, ืืฉืืืื ืืชืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืจ ืืื ืืฉืื.
ืืืจืืจ ืฉืื ืืชืงืืคื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืงืจื, ืืื ืื ืื ืฉืืงื”ื ืขืฉื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฉืืื ืื ื ืืชืืจื ืฉื ืงืจืื ืจืืฉืืช. ืื ื ืืืื ืขื ืกืฃ ืืืืืื ืืืฉ, ืืฆืจืื ืืืชืืื ื ืืืืืฃ ืืืืืืช, ืืื ืฉืืืชืจ ืชืืจื ืืืกื ืืฆืืคืื ืืืืืื.
ืื ื ืืืจ ืืื ื ืืืจ, ืื ืืืื ืืคืชืื ืคื ืืชืงืืคื ื ืืจืื ืืื, ืืืจ ืชืืคืืืืช, ืืืืฅ ืชืฉืื ืืืจ ืืืืืจืื ืืืื, ืฉืจืืืื ืืืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืจื ืืก ืืคื ืื ืื ืืืจืฅ, ืืื ืืืฃ ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืคืชืจืื, ืืคื ืื ืืืจืขื ืื ืืจื ืืืขื ืชืืข ืื ืื ืืืจืฅ. ืืื ืืืื ืืงื”ื ืจืืฆื ืืืืง ืืืชื ื ืืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืชืขืืจืจ ืืืืืง ืขืฆืืื ื. ืืจื ืจืืืื ืืืืฉ ืฉืืื ืืงืจื ืืขืืื, ืืงืฆืช ืคื ืืฉื ืืงื”ื ืืกืชืืจ ืืงืืืข ืืขืื ืืืืื ืืืืงื ืืืืข, ืืื ืืืื ืจืืืื ืืืืฉ ืฉืืขืืื ืืฉ ืืืฆื ืืืคื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืจืง ืืื ืืืจ ืขื ืืืขื ืืืืจื.
ืื ื ืขืืืจืื ืชืงืืคื ืฉืื ืืืชื ืืืืืช ืขืืื, ืืืืจื ืืจืงืื ืชืื ืจืืชื ืืชืื ืืืจืฅ ืืจืื ืืืื ื ื ืืกื ืืืคื ื ื’ ืืืคื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืจืฅ, ื’ ืืื ืืจืืื ืขืืื ืืฉื ืืจืืืื ืชื ืื ืืืจืฅ, ืืื ืงืืจืก ืืื ืืฉืขื ืืืฉืขื ื ืืืื ืื ื ืขื ืื ืืืฉืขื ืืื ืขื ืืืื ื ืฉืืฉืืื. ืืื ืื ื ืื ืฉืืคืจืฉ ืื ื ืืช ืืชืงืืคื, ืื ืชืงืืคื ืฉืืืืื ืื ื ืืช ืื ืืชืืืืืช, ืืื ืชืื ืืืช, ืืื ืชืื ืื ืื, ืืื ืจืฆืื ืืช, ืืื ืฉืื ืืืจ ืืฆืื ืืืืื. ืฉืคืช ืื ืืืขืชื ืืฉืืข, ืืขืืจ ืืื ืืืขืชืื ืขืืืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืจืฃ ืขืื, ืื ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืืฃ, ืืืชืืืง ืืืืื ื ืืื ืฉืืืืืง ืืืง ืืื ืฉืืฉืจืื. ืืืื ืจืืืื ืืื ืืืืขืื ืื ืจืืืื, ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืื ื ืืืฉืงืคื ื ืืื ื ืืื ืคืฉืื ืืืื ืขืฆืืช, ืืคื ืฉืจืืื ืจืืื ืืขืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืชืืืืฉืื. ืืืฆืจื ืืืืืืื ืืืืชื ืืืก ืื ืืื ืืื ืื, ืื ืจืืื ืฆืคืจืืขืื ืืื ืจืืื ืื ืื ื ื’ ืืงืจื ืืืจืฅ. ืื ืืืฆืจื ืืกืืื ืืืืื, ืืฆื ืืื ืื ืืืืฉ ืืืืืื ืืชืกืืื ืืื ืกื ืืืชืืืช ืขื ืขืื ื ืืฃ ืืืืงืจืื, ืืฉืงืืขืื ืืืืืจืืื ืืื ืืืฆืืื ืงืฆื ืืืจ, ืืืฆื ืืฉื ื ืื ืื ืืกืชืจื ืฉืืชืื ืืืกืชืจื, ืืื ืงืจืื ืฉืืชืื ืืงืจืื, ืื ืชืงืืคืช ืืืืื ื ืืืืฉ, ืฉืืงื”ื ืืืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืืจืื ืื ื ืืืื ื ืืืืฉ, ืฉืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืืืจื.
ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืชืืื ื, ืืงื”ื ืืืืจ ืืชื ื ืื ืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืืคื ืืืฉื, ืื ืื ืืงืจื, ืืื ืืืคื ืืืจืื, ืขืืจื ื ืชืงืืคื ืืืกืืืจืืช ืฉืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืื, ืื ืืกืืืื ืืืืืืช, ืืคื’ ืืืืช ืืื ืื, ืื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืื, ืฆืจืื ืืืืืง ืืช ืืื ืืืืกืื. ืืฉืืขืืื ืฉืืจ ืขื ืืืจื ืื ืื ืืื, ืืื ืฉืื ืชืขืจืืืช, ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืชืืื ื ืืขืืื ืืืฉ ืืืืจื. ืื ื ืจืื ืื ื ืืืืจ, ืืื ืืืืข ืืืื, ืืงื”ื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืงืืื ืืื, ืืื ืื ืืื ืื, ืืื ืืฉืืืืช, ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืืฉืคืื, ืืืขื ืืื ืชื ืืื. ืื ื ืจืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืฉืขื ืขื ืืืจื ืืืจืื ืืชืืืืช ืืื’. ืืืงืืื ืื ื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืืกืืกืืื, ืืืืจืชืืื, ืืืืืืืช ืงืืจืกืืช, ืื ืืืื ืืขืืฆื ืืื ืืชื ืคืฅ ืืจืกืืกืื, ื ืฉืืจื ื ืืื ืขื ืืงื”ื, ืื ืฉืื ืจืืืงืื ืืืจ”ืฉ ืคืชืืื ืืืื ืฉืคืช ืืืืื ื, ืคืชืืื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืจ ืืชืืื ืืฉ ืืืจื ืขืืื. ืื ื ืขืืืจืื ืืขืช ืืชืงืืคืช ืืืืืืช ืืชืงืืคืช ืืืื, ืืฆืจืื ืืืขืช ืฉืื ื ื ืืจืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืช ืืื ืืืจืื ืคืจืืื ืฉืื ืื. ืืื ืืืืื ื ืืจื, ืื ืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืืื ืืช ืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืืง ืืื ืืืง ืืืืืืื ืืืื, ืจืง ืฉืืกืืฃ ืืื ืขืชืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืช ืืื. ืืขืื”ื ื”ื ืืืืืช ืืื ืื ืจืง ื’ ืืื ืืฉืื ืืื. ืืชืืืื ืขืืชื ืืืืฉืื ืืืืจืืืช ืฉื ืื, ืื ืืื ื ืืจื ืืืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืืขืชืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจื, ืืื ืขื ืืืืื ืฉื ืขืืื, ืืืขืื”ื ืงืฉื ืื ื ืืืืืช ืืื.
ืื ืืืืชื ื ืืฉืขื ืื, ืืขืืงืจ ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืฆืืจ ืืืฆืืชื ื, ืืื ืชืืจืช ืืืงืื ืฉืืื ืืืืขืช ืฆืืจ ืืขืืื. ืืื”ื ืืืื ืืืจ ื ืืจื, ืฉืื ืฉืกืืคืจ ืกืคืืจื ืืืืืข ืืืชื ืชืืจื ืืจืืื, ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืื ืืจ”ื. ืืืืจืื ืชืืืืื ืืืื, ืืืืื ื ืืคืฉืืื ืืื, ืฉืืจื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืขืฅ ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืคืกืงืื ืืืื ืืฆืืืืช ืฉื ืืืคื ืืืืื, ืงืืื ืคืืื ืงืืื ืืืื. ืจ”ื ืื ืืชืงื ืืช ืืืคืฉืจืืช ืฉื ืจืข, ืืช ืขืฅ ืืืขืช ืืื ืืจืข. ืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืชืืืื, ืืืง ืืขืฅ ืืืืื, ืืื ืืฆืื ืชืคืืกื ืฉื ืืื, ืืจืืชื ืื ืชืืจื ืชืืืื ืื ืื ืืืืจ, ืืืื ืืกืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืชืจ.
ืืืจื”ื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืื”ื ืื ืืฉ ืกืืืื ืืืจ”ืฉ, ืืืจ ืื ืืืื”ื ืชืืจื, ืืฉืื ืฉืื ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืชืืจื, ืืืืื ืื”ื ืขืื ืืฉืื, ืืืจ ืืืชืืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืคืจืืืช. ืืืืื ืืชืืจื, ืชืฉืืื, ืืงืืืช ืขืื ืืืืืช ืฉืืื. ืืืืจ ืืืืื (ืืืจืื ื, ื) ืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืืง ืืจืืฉืื ืืชืฉืืื. ืืืงืืืืฉืื (ื:) ืื ืืชื ืขืืกืงืื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืชื ื ืืกืจืื ืืืื.
ืจ’ ืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืงืืืฅ ืืขืจืืช: ืืืืข ื ืืืง ืฉืจื ืฉื ืขืฉืื ืจืง ืขื ืืขืงื ืืื ืขื ืืืจืื ืืืฆืืง, ืืื ืืืืื ื ืืื ืฉืืืชืจ ืืงื”ื ืขื ืขืืืื ืืจื ืืืืืื ืขืจืืืช ืืื ืขื ืืืืื ืชืืจื. ืืฉืฉื ื ืฆืืืื ื ืืืืื, ื ืฆืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืกืืคื, ืืืื ืืืจ ืืฆื ืืื ืืฆื ืืชืืืจ, ืืื ืื ืืืงืืื ืื ืืช ืืื ืื ืฉืง ืืื ืื ืืฆื ืืืืจื. ืืขืงื ืขืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืฉืื ืจืฆื ืื ืฆื ืืืงืืช ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืื ื ืฆืืื ืืืืื ืฉืื. ืืื ืขืืงืจ ืืืืืช ืืืฆืจ ืืื ืขื ืืืืื ืชืืจื.
ืจ’ ืืืื ื ืืืจ ืืฉื ืืืคืฅ ืืืื: ืืืฆื”ืจ ืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืฆืื ืืืชืคืื ืื ืืืื, ืืขืืงืจ ืฉืื ืืืื ืชืืจื. ืืกืืืจ ืืจืฉ”ืฉ ืืชืื ืืช ืืืจืฉื ืฉืื ืืคื ื ืชืงืืขืืช: ืืืืื ืชืืจื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืืงืืจื ืืจืืฉ. ืืงืืืื ืื ืืืื (ืืืืืืจ ืืืจ”ื ืชืืืืช ืกืืื ืชืงืคื): ืชืงืืขืช ืฉืืคืจ ืขื ืืชืืื ืืขืืจืจ ืืืืช ืืชืืจื. ืืจืก”ื ืืืขืื ืืฉืืคืจ ืืืืืืจ ืืชื ืชืืจื. ืื ืืืงืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืขืื ืชืืจื ืืขืืืจืื ืืื ื ืขืื ืืืืืช. ืจ”ื ืืืืืืคืืืขื ืืืชื ืืืืื ื ืฉืืขืืืจืื ืืื ื ืื ืืช ืืืืช ืืืื. ืืืืืื ืืช ืืงื”ื ืื ืข”ื ืงืืืช ืขืื ืชืืจื. ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืืืืื ืขืืฉืื ืืขืฉืืช, ืืืชืืื ื ืืืืืืืืช, ืืืืืื ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื. ืื ืืงืืืืฉ ืืฉื ืฉืืชื ืืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืขืืื.
ืฉื ืืช, ืืืขืฆื ืืคืฉืืื ืืื, ืืืชื ืืื’ ืืืขื ืงื ืืืืืื, ืืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืกืจ, ืฉืื ืืืืขืื ืืืืชืจ. ืืืขืฉื ืืจ”ื ืืืื ืกืงื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืืกืืืง ืืื ืืื ืืืืจืืชื ืฉืื ืืจืืฆื ืืืืืืื ื”ื, ืฉืืื ืืืืื”ื “ืืืืข ืจืื” ืฉืืืื ืฉืขื ืืืกืจ ืืืืืืจ, ืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืื ืืฉืื, ืขืื ืืขืืจืช ื ืฉืื ืืจืื ื ืจ ืงืื ืืืืื, ืืฉืืข ื ืืืื ืขืจื ืืืืื ืืืืืช, ื”ืจ ืืืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืืื ืฉืื ื ื ืฉืื ื ื ืืื ืขืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืื, ืืืืฃ ืืืืื ืืืืฃ ืืืืื, ืืืืฃ ืืฉืชื ืืืืฃ ืืืืฃ… ืื ืืื ืงืืื ืฉื ืืกืืืืคืืจ ืฉืคืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืืฆืื, ืื ืืกืคืืง ืื. ืฉืืื ืืื ื”ืข ืืืืกื ืขื ืขืจืฉ ืืืืื ืขืืืืื ืกืืืื ืื ืืจืืคืืื, ืืคืจืืคืกืืจ ืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืื, ืืฉื ื ืืืืจ ืฉืืฃ ืื ืืืื, ืืฉืืืฉื ืืืืจ ืืืืืง, ื’ ืืจืื, ืืจืืืขื ืืืืื ื ืืืืื, ืื ืขืืฉืื. ืืืืขื ืืืืืช ืืืืืจืช ืื ืื ืืืขืื ืฉืื, ืืืกืื ืฉืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืงื ืชืจืืคืืช. ืืจืืชื ืื ืชืืจื ืชืืืื, ืื ืืชื ืืืคืฉ ืื ืืื ื ืกืืืืืช, ืืืืื ืชืืจื ืืจืฆืืคืืช ืืืขืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืกืจ ืืืชืืื ื ืืช, ืืืกืจ ืื ืื ืฉืืืืช ืื ืืขืืื ืื ืืชืืืขืืืช ืืงืืืืช, ืื ืื ืกืืจ ืืืกืจ, ืืื ืืชืืื ื ืืช ืขืฆืืืช ืืงืจื ืืืืจืื ืืขืฆืื.
ืืืฉืืืฉืืช, ืืื ืืืืข ืืืืื”ื ืฉืืกืคืจ ืืืกืจ ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฉื”ืข. ืื ืืืื ืืืฉื ื, ืืื ืื ืชืืืืฃ ืืกืืจ ืืืกืจ, ืืืฉ ืืฆื”ืจ ืขืฆืื ืฉื ืืื ืืื. ืืกืืื ืืืืจื ืืืื”ื: ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืจืขืง”ื, ืืฉืจืื ืืช ืืืืื ืื ืืืื, ืืืจ ืืืื”ื: ืืฉ ืื, ืืื ืืจ”ืฉ ืืืืื ืืื, ืคืื.
ืืชื ื’ ืฉืืืืืช ืืืืืจื ืืื ืชืืื ืขืื ืืขืื ืืืืืืช ืืืงืื ืขืืื ืฉื ืชืืจื, ืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืชืืืืช ืืืชืื, ืื ืืื ืฉืืฉืืงื”ื ืืจืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช ืฉืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืชื ืขืืื ื ืืืจืื ืื ืืขืืื ืื ื’ ืืืืงื ืืฉืจืื ืืื. ืชืืื ืืืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืื ืืืชืืงื, ืืืจืื ืืืฆืืื ืืื ืืขืฉื ืืืืื, ืืืจืืืืช ืฉืืืื, ืื ืืช ืืืืืืื, ืฉื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืจืฆืื ืืืื ื ืฉืืฉืืื, ืืืืื, ืืฉืืื, ืืืจืืืช ืืช ืืฉืืขืช ื’ ืืืืจื ืืืืื ื.
ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโl
ื ืคืืจ ืืืจ ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื
ืืชืฉืืื ืืชืคืืื ืืฆืืงื ืืขืืืจืื ืืช ืจืืข ืืืืืจื (ืคืืื ‘ืื ืชื ื ืชืืงืฃ’).
ืคืขื ืืืืื ืืงืจืื ืฉื ืืืืฉ ืฉืื, ืืืืช ืืฆืื ื ื ืคื ืืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืจืืืืช ืืืจื ืฆืขืืจ ืืืืื, ืขื ืฉืืฉืื ื ืฉืืชื ืืืืฆืจื. ื ืขื ื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืงโื ืืืืจ: ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืชื ืฉืืืจื ืื ืืช ืขืชื ืืืืืช ืืฆืื ื ืืืื ื ื ืืื ืื ืคืืจ? ืืจื ืืื ืืืจ ‘ื ืคืืจ’ ืืขืช ืฉืืืื ืืงืื ืืจืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉื ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื… (ืฉื ืืฆืื ื ืื ืชืคืืืชื ืืืืชื ืืงืจืืจืืช).
ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืกืืคืืจ ืื ืืืจืคืืช ืืืื ื ืืดื, ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ื ืจืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื, ืื ืืกืืฃ ืืชืคืืื, ืืื ืืฉืืข ืืงืืดื ืืงืื ืฉืืืขืชื ื ืื ื ืฆื ืืื ืฆืจื ืืฆืืงื ืืืื ื ืืข ืืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืกื ืืจืืคืื ื ืื ืืืืื.
ืืชืื ืืืจ ืืคืจืฉื
Coronating the King
Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz Shlita
Coronating the King
Rosh Hashanah
Harav Hagaon Yaakov Moshe Katz shlita
Rosh Hashanah is such a special day โ thereโs so much we can accomplish on this day, thereโs so much our tefillos can achieve, thereโs so much we can change and grow. It can be a day that will literally change our lives. So let us try to learn together some different ideas of ways that we can use Rosh Hashanah and turn it into a very meaningful day and a day that can really lift us up.
The Chofetz Chaim, in his drashah on Rosh Hashanah, cites the words in last weekโs parashah, Nitzavim: ืึผึดื ืึทืึผึดืฆึฐืึธื ืึทืึผึนืืช ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึธื ึนืึดื ืึฐืฆึทืึผึฐืึธ ืึทืึผืึนื ืึนื ื ึดืคึฐืึตืืช ืึดืื ืึดืึผึฐืึธ ืึฐืึนื ืจึฐืึนืงึธื ืึดืื… ืึผึดื ืงึธืจืึนื ืึตืึถืืึธ ืึทืึผึธืึธืจ ืึฐืึนื ืึผึฐืคึดืืึธ ืึผืึดืึฐืึธืึฐืึธ ืึทืขึฒืฉืึนืชืึน. The Ramban teaches that this is referring to the mitzvah of teshuvah. We may feel that itโs so hard to do teshuvah โ it may seem to be across the ocean, or in heaven, far away from us โ but itโs really much closer than we think. It is possible to do teshuvah.
With just a few steps โ charatah, kabbalah al haโasid, vidui โ a person can become a baal teshuvah.
This yesod of ืงึธืจืึนื ืึตืึถืืึธ ืึทืึผึธืึธืจ ืึฐืึนื can change the lives of every one of us. On this meaningful day of Rosh Hashanah, we can really lift ourselves up, and itโs much, much closer than we think.
The question is, how are we able to do this? What can we do?
The Gemara (Rosh Hashanah 16) teaches:
ืืืจืืขื ืคืจืงืื ืืขืืื ื ืืืื: ืืคืกื ืขื ืืชืืืื, ืืขืฆืจืช ืขื ืคืืจืืช ืืืืื, ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื – ืื ืืื ืขืืื ืขืืืจืื ืืคื ืื ืืื ื ืืจืื, ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืฆืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืื ืืขืฉืืื, ืืืื ื ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืืื.
The baraisa there asks, citing Rabbi Akiva: What can we do to be zocheh bโdin? The truth is, the avodah that we have to do for each din is already there, in the mitzvas hayom:
ืืคื ื ืื ืืืจื ืชืืจื ืืืืื ืขืืืจ ืืคืกื – ืืคื ื ืฉืืคืกื ืืื ืชืืืื ืืื; ืืืจ ืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื: ืืืืื ืืคื ื ืขืืืจ ืืคืกื, ืืื ืฉืชืชืืจื ืืื ืชืืืื ืฉืืฉืืืช.
Pesach is a time of judgment for grain, so Hashem said to bring the korban haโomer, and in that way the grain will be blessed. So the mitzvah of bringing the omer on Pesach is the source of all the brachah necessary to be zocheh in the judgment. The Gemara goes on to say that Succos is the time of judgment on the water, and through the mitzvah of nisuch hamayim we are blessed with rain. What do we do on Rosh Hashanah? How can we make the coming year full of brachah? The Gemara continues:
ืืืืจื ืืคื ื ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืืืืืืช ืืืจืื ืืช ืืฉืืคืจืืช. ืืืืืืช – ืืื ืฉืชืืืืืื ื ืขืืืื, ืืืจืื ืืช – ืืื ืฉืืขืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืคื ื ืืืืื, ืืืื – ืืฉืืคืจ.
When Chazal instituted the Mussaf Shemoneh Esrei of Rosh Hashanah, they gave us the tools to merit a shana tova: When we recite malchuyos, zichronos, and shofaros, we can change our year and be zocheh to a good, blessed year. The question is, how are we zocheh to this by saying Malchuyos, Zichronos and Shofaros? How can we turn this into a pivotal point in our lives that will make a real change? Weโve said these words on many a Rosh Hashanah, but how can we make them more meaningful?
Knowing Teruah
On the passuk (Tehillim 89): ืึทืฉืึฐืจึตื ืึธืขึธื ืืึนืึฐืขึตื ืชึฐืจืึผืขึธื ื’ ืึผึฐืืึนืจ ืคึผึธื ึถืืึธ ืึฐืึทืึผึตืืึผื, which we say after blowing the shofar, the Midrash wonders why the Jewish people are praised for โknowing teruahโ โ the goyim also know how to blow a teruah! The Midrash explains that the Jewish people know how to appease their Creator through blowing shofar, causing Him to move from the throne of judgment to the throne of mercy and grant them a good, blessed year.
But how does the shofar appease Hashem? Rashi on the above passuk reveals the secret:
ืืืืขื ืชืจืืขื – ืฉืืืืขืื ืืจืฆืืช ืืช ืืืจืื ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืืชืจืืขื ืฉืืกืืจืื ืขืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืจืื ืืช ืืฉืืคืจืืช.
We understand the meaning behind the blowing of the shofar, which is kabbalas malchuyos, zichronos, and shofaros. In the tefillah, Chazal transmitted to us the meaning of the shofar. Even this year, when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbos and we donโt blow the shofar, we still have the aspect of ืืึนืึฐืขึตื ืชึฐืจืึผืขึธื โ the secret meaning of the shofar, through the pesukim of malchuyos, zichronos, and shofaros.
Just as when we learn the parashiyos of korbanos itโs considered as though we brought a korban, when we say the pesukim of malchuyos, zichronos, and shofaros itโs as though we have the shofar itself. Through knowing the teruah, the passuk continues, we go in the light of Hashem: ื’ ืึผึฐืืึนืจ ืคึผึธื ึถืืึธ ืึฐืึทืึผึตืืึผื.
This passuk conveys a tremendous revelation: that the avodah of Rosh Hashanah, through malchuyos, zichronos, and shofaros, brings a new light to our life, a new meaning in our life, a new understanding in our life. Thatโs what causes the change in a person.
Throughout the month of Elul, and in Tishrei through Shemini Atzeres, we say the kapittel beginning:ืึฐืึธืึดื ื’ ืืึนืจึดื ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืขึดื . Why do we say this kapittel?
One reason is that the Midrash (Shocher Tov) says that the word ืืึนืจึดื alludes to Rosh Hashanah, while ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืขึดื alludes to Yom Kippur. We can understand the connection between salvation and Yom Kippur, when we merit forgiveness and atonement, but how is light connected to Rosh Hashanah? Do we light a menorah on Rosh Hashanah? What light do we have then?
Furthermore, we have the mitzvah of kabbalas ol malchus Shomayim all year, so what is special about the kabbalas malchus on Rosh Hashanah?
On Rosh Hashanah a great revelation of light descends from Shomayim, through which a person can gain a new understanding and outlook on life. When he says the words of malchuyos, he can understand and feel the malchuyos in a way he canโt feel the whole year. This is the light of Rosh Hashanah โ ืืึนืจึดื. Itโs an eye opener: You can be walking in the dark, stumbling, and suddenly someone turns on the light and you see the world from a whole different perfective. On Rosh Hashanah Hashem turns on the lights for us, enabling us to look at the world from a new outlook, an outlook that will change our life. What is that light? Rashi says itโs malchuyos, zichronos and shofaros. Thatโs ื’ ืึผึฐืืึนืจ ืคึผึธื ึถืืึธ ืึฐืึทืึผึตืืึผื. When we look at the world in a new light and see Hashem that is the King and Heโs running the world, itโs a different world.
We can look at the world, see whatโs going on, and think that the government is in charge, and made a gezeirah of hefker in Eretz Yisrael โ or we could look and say is that everything is from Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Corona is a certain thing that happened and itโs spreading โ we should see it as Hashem sending a message to us.
Two people can live in the same world, but one lives in darkness, while the other sees the light of emunah ,the light of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. So when weโre saying malchuyos this Rosh Hashanah, we can really feel Hashem is the king. The whole world has been shaken up; Hashem showed the world Whoโs really in charge. And when it comes to this Rosh Hashanah we can fathom it and feel it in a way that we havenโt felt it before. When we say the pesukim of malchuyos itโs very mesugal to feel that โHashem melechโ: He runs the world, He changes the world, He is behind everything in the world.
Thatโs the first stage, but itโs not enough to know it in your head โ you have to live it and feel it: ืึฐืึธืึทืขึฐืชึผึธ ืึทืึผืึนื ืึทืึฒืฉืึตืึนืชึธ ืึถื ืึฐืึธืึถืึธ โ because the heart is the king of the limbs, and when we have a feeling in our heart it changes our life.
Three Levels of Malchus
Rosh Hashanah is one of the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, but how is it part of Aseres Yemei Teshuvah if weโre not doing teshuvah for personal sins?
The answer is that the avodah of teshuvah starts way before. Why should I want to change and be different? Because thereโs a din coming up, and as soon as the din is over Iโll be back to being myself. That is what happens to many people. But if I understand the world differently, and I recognize that Hashem is running the world and Iโm totally dependent on Him for everything, then Iโm living in a different world โ Iโm a different person! Then, even when the din is over, the change, the ืืฉ ืงืื ื ืขืืืื ืืฉืขื ืืืช, will endure forever.
We can be zocheh to an ohr gadol: ืืฉืื ื ืืจื ืขื ืื ืื ืฉืืจืืช. Think about the times when you were worried, when you were sick, when you were really scared. During those moments, you really felt ืืฉืื ื ืืจื ืขื ืื ืื ืฉืืจืืช โ and those moments are worth millions, because you really felt that youโre in Hashemโs hands.
There are two levels of malchus. The first one is when a king is appointed or a president is elected and everyone comes to cheer and give accolades. And thereโs a second, special level: If you talk to Hashem and say โHashem melech,โ and you really mean it.
But then thereโs another level: that of the person who begs at the kingโs feet and says, โThe authorities are after me โ please pardon me! If not, I can spend 25 years in prison. Please help me! Take me out of jail!โ
If someone is begging Hashem, โPlease save my life,โ thatโs a much higher level of malchus.
On Rosh Hashanah the sifrei chaim and sifrei meisim are open. Weโve seen this year so many shocking deaths; weโve seen peopleโs parnassah shaken up. We really feel this year the ืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืชืืืกืจ โ who will rest, who will want to go places and canโt go, whose weddings will be ruined, who wonโt have what they thought they would have. Weโve been shaken up this year; we see Hashem runs the world. We really have to beg Hashem โ letโs get on our hands and knees, figuratively, and pour our hearts out to Hashem. Thatโs the second level of malchus, that of someone whoโs bowing down to the melech.
The third level of malchus of soldiers who work in the army of the king: they give their life for the king, they fight for him, they give him their all. Thatโs the third level of malchus: Akeidas Yitzchak and Avraham. Thatโs what we say in zichronos, in their merit, and when we continue their way thatโs the third level of malchus. True, we donโt have any Akeidah in our times, but when a person is shomer Torah uโmitzvos โ he doesnโt steal, he doesnโt lie, he acts with integrity, he displays good middos in dealing with his family and the people around him, he comes and learns sedarim and davens like a mentch, heโs giving his life for Torah and mitzvos โ thatโs the Akeidah, thatโs a continuation of the way of the Avos, thatโs mesirus nefesh, and that stirs the zechus Avos. Thatโs the third level of malchus: โHashem, Iโm willing to work for You! Iโm willing to give to You!โ
The recitation of malchuyos should be with the depth of understanding of what malchuyos means: weโre begging for our life, and everything about our year is being decided. Every pleasure and every pain, health, sickness, parnassah โ everything. The third level is to be mekabel His malchus and resolve to do His will, but itโs not the kind of kabbalas malchus in which a person thinks, โNebach, Iโm forced to work for this king.โ Itโs a kabbalas malchus with happiness, because we know the King we work for is so good to us. Hashem gives us Torah and mitzvos to be meitiv to us: ืืฉืจื ืืืฉ ืฉืื ืืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ืืชืืืฅ ืื, Hashem is the source of life and brachah, so weโre mekabel his malchus happily and willingly. We give of ourselves because we know itโs the best thing in the world.
Those are the three levels of malchus, each of which we can connect to. When we think about this, it can change our life and we can walk out different people, and that causes that we should be zocheh to a good year.
The Maharil Diskin davened Mussaf the whole day; when he finished his silent Shemoneh Esrei they started Minchah. Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld asked him, โWhich kavanos do you have?โ He thought he would say the kavanos of the Arizal, or kabbalah, or other secrets, but the Maharil Diskin answered, โPeirush hamilim.โ These words are an ohr gadol. They can change your life, enhance your life, and lift you up. Say it with feeling: โHashem Elokeinu!โ True, youโve said it so many times, but this time it can penetrate so deeply โ it can light up your life, light up who you are as a person, light up the way you look at the world, light up the way you understand Torah and mitzvos. Your future hatzlachah is dependent on your Torah and mitzvos, and you can feel it so deeply. That will help you take the steps to go in the right direction and improve your Torah and mitzvos. Thatโs the first type of teshuvah.
Together, we should be a nation of ืืึนืึฐืขึตื ืชึฐืจืึผืขึธื, davening Mussaf in a way weโve never davened before. Every year it gets better. Our tefillos should ascend lโratzon before Hashem, and cause Him to move from the throne of judgment, which weโve seen in the world so strongly. Of course, weโve seen loads of chessed too, but thereโs also sickness, din, galus. Hashem should hear the voice of our heart, of ืืึนืึฐืขึตื ืชึฐืจืึผืขึธื, and bring a shana tova uโmevoreches to every individual and to Klal Yisrael as a whole.
The beautiful words that come out of our mouths โ ืืืจื ืืคื ื ืืืืืืืช โ and the feelings that emerge from our hearts should create a kesser malchus for Hakadosh Baruch Hu, and we should merit speedily that His Name should be revealed upon us as He gathers us from galus.
You should all be zocheh to a gut, gebentched yahr.