Nechamah: Changing Perspective
Harav Hagaon Meir Wahrsager Shlita
Nechamah: Changing Perspective
Parashas Vaโeschanan / Shabbos Nachamu
Harav Hagaon Rabbi Wahrsager
Right after Tisha B’Av we have Shabbos Nachamu. This progression was established by Chazal, as Tosafos (Megillah 31b) cites the Pesiktaโs teaching that Chazal instituted that after the three haftaros of puranuyos that we read during the Three Weeks come the seven haftaros of nechamah, followed by Aseres Yemei Teshuvah and Shabbos Shuvah.
But where does this nechamah come from, considering that weโre still in galus? And why does it start right after Tisha B’Av?
Although the true nechamah is going to come only leโasid lavo, at the time of Moshiach, the fact that Chazal instituted the reading of these haftaros of nechamah obviously indicates that we can taste the nechamah already now. And the message is clear: after a Tisha B’Av, after we experienced aveilus and felt how badly weโre missing the Beis Hamikdash, now is when we have a little bit of a connection to the nechamah. This is alluded to in the passuk in Eichah (3:29): ืึดืชึผึตื ืึผึถืขึธืคึธืจ ืคึผึดืืืึผ ืืึผืึทื ืึตืฉื ืชึผึดืงึฐืึธื โ when we sit on the floor in mourning, when we see that we canโt go further and we desperately need the Beis Hamikdash, then we have a ray of hope.
Iโd like to try to understand the idea of nechamah in the Torah and specifically the nechamah of ื ึทืึฒืืึผ ื ึทืึฒืืึผ ืขึทืึผึดื.
Rashi makes an astounding statement at the end of Parashas Bereishis, commenting on the passuk: ืึทืึผึดื ึผึธืึถื ื’ ืึผึดื ืขึธืฉืึธื ืึถืช ืึธืึธืึธื ืึผึธืึธืจึถืฅ. Before the Mabul, Hakadosh Baruch Hu regretted, so to speak, having created man. Rashi explains that the word ืึทืึผึดื ึผึธืึถื means: ื ืืคืื ืืืฉืืชื ืฉื ืืงืื ืืืืช ืจืืืื ืืืืช ืืืื โ Hakadosh Baruch Hu โchanged His mindโ about having created the world with middas harachamim and His thoughts turned to middas hadin. Rashi brings many examples of pesukim that mention nechamah and says: ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืฉืื ืืืจืช ืื.
We see from Rashi that the idea of nechamah, whenever itโs used in the Torah, implies a change of perspective. At the time when something happened, it was experienced in a certain way, it had a certain flavor, but later there was a change in perspective regarding what happened. Thatโs a nechamah.
Nechamah in the sense of consolation means looking back at a bad event, a tzarah, and seeing it in a different way. Nechamah is not only a promise that good times are going to come, but rather a way of changing perspective on what already happened.
A Motherโs Consolation
The nechamah after Tisha B’Av is not only the belief that Moshiach is going to come; itโs the newfound ability to view the terrible tzaros of the galus, all of the bechiyah lโdoros, and see them, retroactively, in a positive light. Hakadosh Baruch Hu is telling us, โIโm going to show you how it was all for the good, because it was all part of whatโs bringing about My connection to you and what was necessary for the geulah sheleimah.โ
In order for our connection with Hakadosh Baruch Hu to be complete, itโs not enough for Him to tell us that we have a bright future ahead of us. There is still a scar from the past, and the only way to remove that scar is through the process of nechamah. Nechamah has the power to erase the scar of the tzaros of the past by changing our perspective on those events. The Pesikta Rabbasi (perek 31) teaches that Hakadosh Baruch Hu is going to try to send Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov to console Yerushalayim and Klal Yisrael, but that is not going to work; only Hakadosh Baruch Hu bichvodo uveโatzmo is going to be able to comfort Klal Yisrael. Why is that?
We can explain this according to the passuk in Yeshayah that states: ืึผึฐืึดืืฉื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึดืึผืึน ืชึผึฐื ึทืึฒืึถื ึผืึผ ืึผึตื ืึธื ึนืึดื ืึฒื ึทืึถืึฐืึถื ืึผืึดืืจืึผืฉืึธืึทึดื ืชึผึฐื ึปืึธืืึผ. The person who can comfort someone most effectively is a mother. When a person experiences a devastating loss, such as the loss of a loved one, people come to console him, but the mourner always feels that those people donโt really understand his anguish, and he therefore canโt fully accept their words of nechamah. Those people arenโt living his pain, so how can they change his perspective on what happened?
The only one who can empathize with another person completely is a mother. A mother feels the pain of her child through and through โ and she is therefore the only one who can offer true nechamah. She can tell her child, โI feel your pain โ and even so I want to give you a different perspective and help you see how this was really for the good.โ
Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the ultimate mother. He feels every single tear, every last emotion of every Yid throughout the generations in every tzarah that they went through. Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the one who can say:ืึธื ึนืึดื ืึฒื ึทืึถืึฐืึถื ย โ I will console you.
Double Punishment; Double Consolation
To better understand the nechamah of ื ึทืึฒืืึผ ื ึทืึฒืืึผ ืขึทืึผึดื, letโs refer to a well-known teaching of the Midrash (Eichah Rabbah 1:47):
ืืืื ืืืคืืื ืืืชืื ืืื ืืืื ืืจืืฉืื, ืืืงื ืืืคืืื, ืืืชืื ืื ืืงืื ืืื ื’ ืืคืืื ืืื ืืืืชืื, ืืืชื ืืืื ืืืคืืื, ืืืชืื ื ืืื ื ืืื ืขืื ืืืืจ ืืืืืื.
Klal Yisraelโs sin was twofold, they were punished twofold, but in the end they will have a twofold nechamah. What does this mean?
In Rav Elchanan Wassermanโs maamar on teshuvah in Kovetz Haaros, he explains that every cheit actually involves two aspects: besides the damage wrought by the actual cheit, thereโs also the dimension of rebellion against Hakadosh Baruch Hu and the subsequent disconnection in the relationship between the sinner and Hakadosh Baruch Hu.
Our relationship with Hakadosh Baruch Hu is twofold: He is Avinu and Malkeinu, we are both banim to Him and avadim, as we say during the Yamim Noraโim: ืื ืืื ืื ืื ืืขืืืื. In our role as avadim, we need to keep Hakadosh Baruch Huโs โbusinessโ going, so to speak, by performing ratzon Hashem, being mekadesh Shem Shomayim, and doing the mitzvos that keep this world afloat. In our role as banim, however, itโs all about the relationship. Itโs not a business partnership; itโs a relationship of love. As banim, we do his ratzon purely to maintain our kesher.
When the passuk uses the double lashon of ืึตืึฐื ืึธืึฐืึธื ืึฐืจืึผืฉืึธืึทึดื, itโs referring to the twofold problem of cheit: the damage caused by the cheit and the damage to our relationship with our Father in Heaven. Those two aspects are reflected in the double punishment: ืึผึดื ืึธืงึฐืึธื ืึดืึผึทื ื’ ืึผึดืคึฐืึทืึดื ืึผึฐืึธื ืึทืึผึนืืชึถืืึธ. When Hakadosh Baruch Hu has to punish us by sending us into galus, we suffer not only from the actual hardship that we experience, but also from the feeling of being banished by Hashem. And the anguish of that disconnection and hester panim is perhaps even worse than the trials and tribulations themselves. We were not just punished by a distant king; we were struck by our loving Father and forsaken by Him.
When a husband gives his wife a get, besides the fact that she is no longer receiving his support, she feels the pain of the relationship being severed. Thatโs the double punishment we received.
The double nechamah of ื ึทืึฒืืึผ ื ึทืึฒืืึผ ืขึทืึผึดื addresses both dimensions of the punishment. Not only will Hakadosh Baruch Hu show us that all the tzaros and anguish were for our benefit, He will also show us that the very disconnection served to enhance our relationship. As avadim, we will then be better able to perform Hashemโs mitzvos and sanctify His Name, and as banim, we will be even closer to Him. That is our double consolation.
We say in Kaddish: ืืขืืื ืืื ืืจืืชื ืืฉืืจืชื ืชืืฉืืชื ืื ืืืชื. What does it mean that Hakadosh Baruch Hu is โloftier than any consolation (ื ืืืชื)โ?
The nechamah of Hakadosh Baruch Hu is in a totally different league from any other nechamah in this world. Every other nechamah involves a question and an answer โ
โ a terrible problem whose purpose can now be explained and retroactively understood. Yet Hakadosh Baruch Huโs nechamah uproots the question entirely. When He eventually comforts us, we will no longer feel that there was ever a problem; our questions will disappear and melt away entirely, since it will be clear that the hardships of galus served to enhance our ability to serve Hashem as avadim and deepen and cement our connection to Him as banim.
May we be zocheh to start feeling this nechamah now, and experience the complete nechamah speedily in our days.
Gut Shabbos.
ืืืจื ืืืืื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztโl
ืืืื ื ืืขืืช
ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื ืืื ืืกืคืจ ืขื ืชืคืืืชื ืฉื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืืย ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื, ืฉืืืืชื ืืืชืื ืืช ืื ืขืืืืช ืืืื ื ืืขืืช.
ืกืืคืจ ย ืืจื ืืืจื ”ืฆ ืฉืฉืืข ืืื”ืจ ืืืกืฃ ืฉืืจื, ืจ”ื ืืืฉืืืช ืชืืจื ืืืจ, ืฉืืฉืขืชื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืขื ืืืืงืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืฉืืืช ืฉื ืืืืจืืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืจ. ืืื ืืื ืืงืื ืืืืื ืืื ืจืืฉ ืืืืฉ ืขืจืืืช ืฉืืจืืช ืฉื ืขืฉืจ ืืืจืืช ืขื ืื ืช ืืืืง ืืช ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืฉืืื. ืคืขื ืฉืื ืืืชื ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืจื”ื ืืฆ”ื: “ืืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืกืืคืจ ืืช ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืื ืจืื, ืืืืื ืืช ืชืคืืืชื ืืชื ืืชืคืื ืืื ‘ืืืื ื ืืขืืช’?”. ืืจื ืืืจื”ื ืืฆ”ื ืื ืืืชืื ืืชืฉืืืชื ืืขื ื ืืขืฆืื: “ืืชืคืืื – ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืฉ ืืฉืืขืืช ืืืจืช, ืืื ืืชื ืืื ื ืืช ืืืืืชืื ืืืช ืืืช, ืืขืืืช ืืืช ืฉืืจืืช ืืืกืฃ – ืืืื ืืืืชื ืกืื ืืืืื ืืืืืจืืช.”
ืื ืืืืชื ืื ืื ืืืชื ืฉื ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืจื ื ืชื ืฆืื ืคืื ืงื ืืฆืืื”ื. ืืืจืืช ืืืืชื ืืงืฉื, ืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืืืืืฉื ืืืืืฅ ืฉืืื ืื ืืขืฉืจืืช ืฉื ืืชืื ืืืืจืื ืืช, ืืื ืืงืื ืืืฆื ืฉืืื, ืื ืืืืชืจ ืืขืืื ืขื ืชืคืืื ืืฆืืจืชื. ืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืกื ืืื ืืื ืงืฆืจ ืืคื ื ืื ืืืจื ืืืกื, ืืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืชืื ืืช ืืืืืืงืืช ืฉืืื ืืชืคืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉื ืื ืืช ืขื ืืงืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืืื.
ืืขืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืืฉ ืกืืื, ืืื ืืืกืืื ืืชืคืืื ืขื ืืฆืืฆืืื, ืืืืข ืืืืจืืชื ืืืืื ืขื ืจืืื ื. ืืื ืจืื ืฉืืื ืืชืคืื ืืช ื ืืกื ืชืคืืืช ืืฉื”ื, ืชืคืืื ืื ืืจืื ืื ืืืฆื ืฉืขื.
ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืฉืืืชื
Maran Hamashgiach Hagaon Harav Binyomin Finkel Shlita
ื ืชืื ืกื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืฉื ื ื ืืฉืืื ืฉืืืฉ ืื ืืืืื, ืฉื ื ืืคืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืงืฉืจ ืืืชื, ืืืจ ืจืืฉืื ืื ืื ื ื ืืฆืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืฆืจืื, ืืขืืฉืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืชืขืืจืจ, ืืืืื ืื ืืืืืช ืืืืฉ, ืืื ืืื ืืคื ืืืื ืืขืจืื, ืืืฆื ืฉื ื ืื ืื ื ืืชืงืจืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืื, ืื”ื ืื ืืชืืื ืืืืจ ืขืืฉืื ืขื ืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืืขืฉื ืงืฉื ืืืฉืื ืขืืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืื ื ืชืืื ืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืฆืจืื, ืื”ืฉ ืืืืื ืืืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืชืฉืขื ืืื, (ืืืื ืืฉ ืืืื ืฉื”ื ืงืฉื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืช ืืืฉืืื, ืืื ื”ื ืืขืฆืื ืืืชื ืื ืื ืืชืืื ืืืืจ ืข”ื ืืชืฉืขืช ืืืืื).
ื”ื ืืืืช ืฉืืื ืจืฆืื ืื”ืช, ืื ืืขืืืื ืืื ืืงืฉืจ ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื.
ืขืืื ืืฉ”ืข ืกืืื ืชืงื ”ื ืกื”ื: ืืื ืืืชืืื ืขื ืืจืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืฉืืืชื, ืืืืฉื ”ื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืืงืื ื ืืืชืืื ืขืืื ืขื”ืค ืืื ืืื ืืฉื ื, ืืข”ื ืืฉ ืืืืืืจ ืื ืืฉืืช ืืืืช ืืืชืื ืืช ืืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืคืื ืงืฆืช ืืช ืงืืฉื ืืฆืื, ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืืืืจื ืื”ื ืืืืจื ืืชืขืืจืจืืช, ืฆืจืื ืืื ื ืื ืื ืงืฆืช, ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืื ืืืื ืืชืืื ืืืช.
ืืข”ื ืฉื ื ืืืงืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืข ืืฉืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืืจ ืจืืฉืื ืข”ื ืฉืืื ืืจืื ืืืชืืื ื ืืื ืืฆืจืืช ืฉืคืืงืืืช ืืืชื ื ืืืืจืื ื ื”ืข, ืืจืื ืืฆืจืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืืชืจืื ื”ื, ืืฉ ืืืจืื ืฉืืืฉ ืืืขืืขืื ืืช ืืืื ืืื ืื”ื ืืืืข ืืื ืืืชืจืื ืืฆืขืจื ื.
ืงืื ื ืืจืืฉื – ืฆืขืจ ืืฉืืื ื
ืืฉ ืฆืจืืช ืืืื ืืฆืจืืช ืืคืจื, ืืคื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืืฉ ืกืืคืืจืื ืืคืืืืื ืฉื”ื ืืชืืจ, ืื ื ืืืืจ ืืคืจื ืขื ืื ื ืชืืจื, ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืืจืื ืืจืฆืืฆืื ืืื ืฆืจืืช ืืืืช ืืืืื ื ืจืคืืืืช ืืืืืืืช, ืฆืจืื ืืืืืืช ืืืงื”ื ืขื ืื ืฉืืื ื ืืชื ืื ื, ืืื ืืฉ ืืืจืื ืงืฉืื, ืืื ืกืืคืืจืื ืืชืงืืคื ืืืืจืื ื ื”ืข ืฉืืืื ืืฆื ืืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืื ื ืืฆืืื ืืืชื, ืชืืื ืืฉ ืื ื ืชืงืืื ืืื ื ืืืกืืื ืืืืชื, ืืืืืื ืืืืืงื ืืคืชืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืืฆื ืงืฉื, ืืฉ ืกืืคืืจืื ืืืืขืื ืืืฉ ืฉืื ืืืืขืื, ืืื ืจืืื ืฉื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืชืคืื ืืจืคืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืข ืืื ืืืืืจ, ืืื ืฉืืืืจ ืืช ืืฉื ืื ืืงืคืืฅ ืืืชื, ืืฉ ื”ื ืืจืื ืฆืจืืช ืืืื, ืื ืื ื ืืืืืช, ืืฆืจืื ืืืชืคืื ืขื ืื ืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืกืชืจ ืคื ืื.
ืืกืืจ ืืฉืืื ืื ืฉืขืืจื ื ืืืืจืื ื ืืกืื ืืืจืื, ืฉืื ืืืจ ืฉื”ื ืืขืืขื ืืช ืืืื, ืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืขื ืืฉืขืช ืืขืฉื ืืื ืื ืฉืื, ืจืง ืืชืืืงื ืืืืื ื, ืืืื ืื”ื ื ืืก ืื ืฉืื, ืืื ืืืฉืคืืืช ืขืฆืื ืืฆืื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืืื, ืืจืง ืืืกืจ ืืืืืฉื ืื ืืงืืฉื ืืืืื, ืืืื”ื ื ืืืจืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืืช ืืืืจ ืื ื ืืฆื, ืืฆืจืื ืืืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืงืืืื ืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืฆื ืืื ืงืฉื, ืืืื ืืช ืืืกืื ืืงืจืืื ืืขืื ืืกืื ืืช ื”ื, ืืฉืืืขืื ืืืจืื ืืคืืืืื, ืืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืื ืฆืขืจ ืืฉืืื ื.
ืืชืื ืืื”ื ืฉืืคืืื ืืื ืฉื ืจืฉืขืื ืฉื ืฉืคื ืฉืืื ื ืืืืจืช ืงืื ื ืืจืืฉื โ ืง”ื ืฉืืื ืฉื ืฆืืืงืื ื ืฉืคื, ืืืืืืื ืืฉ ืฆืขืจ ืืฉืืื ื, ืืื ืืื ืงืฆืช ืืฉืชืืื ืืจืืฉืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืจ ื ืื ืก ืืชืื ืืืขืจืืช ืฉื ืืฆืคืื ืืืฉืืขื ืืืืืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืืืช, ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืชืืื ืืืคืจื ืืืืื ืืื.
ืฆืจืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืคืกืืง ืืืืื, ื ืืคืฉื ืืจืื ื ืื ืืงืืจื ืื ืฉืืื ืขื ื’, ืื ื ืืคืฉ ืืืจืื ื ื ืืืข ืขื ื’, ืืืืื ืชืฉืืื ืฉืืืขืช ืขื ืืืกื ืืืืื, ืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื ืขื ื’ ืืืืงืื.
ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืื ืืืืื ื ืฉื ืฆืื ืช”ื ืื ืืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืืืื”ืง, ืืฉ ืืืืืจ ืฉื ื ืืืจืื, ืืืจ ืจืืฉืื ืื ืืชืืืืช ืฉื ืืฆืื ืืคืฉืคืฉ ืืืขืฉืื ื ืืื ืฉืืชืื ืืืชืืืื ืืช ืขืืื ื ืืื’ ืืฉื ืืช ืืืฉืื ืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืชืงื, ืืืืฉื ”ื ืกื’ ืชืงื”ื ืืชืื: ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืฉืจืื ืืชืขื ืื ืืื ืืคื ื ืืฆืจืืช ืฉืืจืขื ืืื ืืื ืืขืืจืจ ืืืืืืช ืืืคืงื ืขื ืืจืื ืืชืฉืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืจืื ืืืขืฉื ื ืืจืขืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืืชืื ื ืฉืืื ืืืขืฉืื ื ืขืชื, ืขื ืฉืืจื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืชื ืืฆืจืืช, ืฉืืืืืจืื ืืืืจืื ืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืชืืืื ืืช ืขืืื ื ืืืช ืขืืื ืืืืชื, ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืฉ ืืฉืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืคืฉืคืฉ ืืืขืฉืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืขืืงืจ ืืชืขื ืืช, ืืื ืฉืืชืื ืืื ืฉื ื ืื ืืื ืืืจื ื’ ืืช ืืขืฉืืื ืืืืจื ืื”ื ืืช ืฉืงื ืืืช ืชืขื ืืชื ืื ื ืืืจ ืืื ืืช ืืขืฉืืื, ืืืื ืชืขื ืืช ืืื ืืื ื ืืชืฉืืื, ืืื ืืืชื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืฉืื ืืชืขื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืืื ืชืคืฉื ืืืคื ืืื ืืื ืืขืืงืจ ืืืื ืืงืื ืืื ืืคืืืจ ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืชืฉืืื ืืืื, ืื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืฆืืช ืขืฉื ืืืืจื ืื ืืืืื ืืืชืขื ืืช.
ืืขืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืชืืื ืื ืืืืืช ืืืืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืช ืืงื”ื ืืชืืฉื ืื, ืืงื”ื ืืืืข ืฉืืื ืจืืฆื, ืื ืื ื ืืืจ ืืชืื ืืืชืื, ืืืจ ืขืงืืชื ืืืฉืืื, ืืืืืข ืฉืขืงืืชื ืื ืืืฉืื ืขืงื, ืืืขืงื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืื ืคืืืช ืืจืืืฉ ืืืืฃ ืืืื, ืืืืจ ืขืงืืชื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืฉืื ืืจืืืฉ ื”ื, ืืื ืืงื”ื ืืืืข ืืืฉืืืชืื ื ืืืื ืจืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืจืืฆืื ืฉืืืืืช.
ืืืฉื ืืืืืื ืฉืืืฉืืื ืฉืืขื ืขื ื ืคืืจ ืฉืืฉืืืจ ืืฉื ืฆืขืืจื, ืฉื ืฉืืจื ืืืชืืื ืืืืจืช ืฉืง, ืืื ืืชืื ืืื ืงืื, ืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืชืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉื ืืืฉืืง, ืืืืืช ืฉืืื ืขืื ืื ืืืืข ืื ืงืจื ืื, ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช, ืืืืืจ ืขืงืืชื ืืืฉืืื ืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืขืื ืืคืืื ืื ืืกืจ ืืื.
ืืืืขืฉื ืืคืืื ืฉืืช”ื ืืกืืจ ืืืืื ืืืจื ื ืืื ืจืง ืคืืจืขื ืืช, ืืื ืื”ื ืืืืจืื ืืืืจ ืืื, ืฉืฉืื ืืฉืืื ืืืฆื ืื ืืื’, ืื ื ืืื ื’ ืฆืืื ืืื’, ืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืจ ืจืข, ืื ืื ื ืื ืืชืืืืฉืื, ืืืืืช ืื ืื ืขืฆืืืช ืืืืืืื, ืื ืฉืืจืื ืื ืขื ืงืจืืช ืืืืงืื, ืืืืขืช ืืชืื ืืืืืืช ืืงื”ื ืืืชื ื ืื ืขืื ืืืชื ื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืืชื ื.
ืืืืจื ืชืฉืขื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืฉืืขื ืื ืืืชื ืืช”ื ืขื ืจ”ื ืืงื”ื ืื ืื ืืืชื ื, ืืงื”ื ืืืืจ ืื ื ื ืืื ื ืืื ืขืื, ืขื ืฉืื ืืืืข ืืืจืื ืฉื ืฉืืฉ ืืฉืืฉ ืื’, ืืงื”ื ืืืืื ืื ื ื ืืื, ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืจืืื ืืฉืืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืืจ ืจืืฉืื ืืืืืช ืื ืืืชืืื ืขื ืืจืืฉืืื.
ืืขืฆื ืืืื ืงื”ื, ืืืืื ืืกืืืืืช ืืฉ”ืก ืื ืืจื ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืชืืงืื, ืืืฉื ื ืฉืืฉื ืืงืืืืช ืขืืงืจืืื ืฉืจืืื ืืขืกืืง ืืื.
ืืืืืจ ื’ ืขื ืขืืื ืืช ืชืืจืชื
ืืื’ ืืืืื ืืืื: ืืงืืฉ ืจืืฉืื ืืคื ื ืื ืืจื ืืคื ื ื’ ืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืื ืข”ื ืืืืื ืขืจืืืช ืืฉืคืืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืงืืฉ ืฉื ื ืฉืืื ืขืืกืงืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืกืืื ืืคื ื ืื ืืจื ืืคื ื ืฉืืืืชื ืื ืฉื ืืช ืื ื ืืืืื ืฉืฉืงืืื ืฉื ืืช ืื ื ืื ืื ืฉืืฉ ืขืืืจืืช ืข”ื ืืืื ืขืจืืืช ืืฉืคืืืืช ืืืื (ื, ื).
ืืื ืืื’ ืื ืืจืื: ืื ืืืืฉ ืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืช ืืืจ ืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืคืืจืฉืืื ืขื ืฉืคืืจืฉื ืืงื”ื ืืขืฆืื ืืืชืื ืืืืืจ ื’ ืขื ืขืืื ืืช ืชืืจืชื ืืื’ ืืืื ื ืื ืฉืืขื ืืงืืื ืืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืจ ืจื ืืืืื ืืืจ ืจื ืฉืืื ืืืจืืื ืืชืืจื ืชืืืื (ืคื ื).
ืืืืื”ืจ: ืืืืชืจ ืืงื”ื ืขื ืขืืื ืขืืืื ืืจื ืืืืื ืขืจืืืช ืืฉืคืืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืืืชืจ ืขื ืขืืื ืืืืื ืชืืจื. ืืืืืืจื ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืื ืืคืฉื ืืืืชืจ, ืืจื ืงื”ื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืงื”ื ืืืชืจื ืืืชืจื ืืืื, ืืื ืืคืฉื ืืื ืื ืฉืืฉ ืืคืงืจืืช ืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืืื ื ืฉืืงื”ื ืืืจืื ืืฃ, ืฉืื ืืฉืื, ืืืืืข ืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืืืจื ืืืืื, ืืฉ ืชืงืืื, ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืืืจื ืืืืื.
ืืืืืขืื ืืืจื ืืจ”ื ืื ืืจืื ืขื ืืืืจื ืื: ืืืจย ืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื’ ืืื ืคืจืฉืืื. ืืืืชื’ ืืืืืจ ื’ ืขื ืขืืื ืืช ืชืืจืชื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืข ืืืืืจื ืืขืื ืืื ืงืืืฉื ืืจืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืืชื ืืืืืืช ืกืชืจืื ืฉื ื”ืจ ืืื ื ื”ื ืืงืจื ืืื ืืืืง ืืขื ืฉืื ืืจืื ืืชืืจื ืชืืืื ืืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืื ืืืชื ืขื ืขืืื ืืช ืชืืจืชื ืืคืฉืื ืืฉืืข ืฉืขืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืื ืขืืกืงืื ืื ืืฉื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืื ืคืจืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืงื ืืคืจืฉ, ืืื ืืืื ืขืืกืงืื ืืื ืืชืืจื ืชืืื ืืืคืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืื ืชืืืื ืขื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืฅ ืขื ืฉืคืจืฉื ืืงื”ื ืืขืฆืื ืฉืืื ืืืืข ืืขืืงื ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืจืืื ืืชืืจื ืชืืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืืชื ืืชืืจื ืืฉืืื ืืขืื ืืื ื”ื ืฉืืื ืจืืื ืืืจื ืขืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืขืืกืงืื ืื ืืฉืื ืืืชืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืจืืชื ืืืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืชื ืืืฉืื.
ืืื ื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืื
ืกืืคืจืชื ืคืขื ืขื ืืจื ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืื ืงืจืืกืืืืจื ืืฆ”ื, (ืฉืืืืืข ืืืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืืื ืฉืืืจืื ืขื ืคืื, ืืื ืืจืืฉ ืืจืืืช ืืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืื, ืืื ืืื ืขืืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืืกื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืืจ ืื ืคืขื ืืืจื ืืื ืฉืืืจ ืื ืื, ืฉืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืฉืืช ืฉื ืจืื ืืืื, ืืืื, ืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืคื ื”ื ืืจืื ืืืจืืช ืืื ืจืืื ืืฉ”ืก ืขื ืฉืืื ืืืจ ืืงืื ืืืืฉืืช ืืืขืช ืื ืฉืืจ, ืงืฉื ืื, ืืื ืื ืืื ืืฉืงืืข ืืื ืืฆืืื ืืคื ืืืื).
ืืคืขื ืจืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืจื ืืืืืง, ืื ื ืื ืืืื ืื ืช”ื ืื ืืื ืฉื ืืชืขืืืช ืืืชืจืืืืืช ืื ืื ืืืกื ืฉื ืชืืจื, ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืจื ืช”ื ืืื ืืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืืง ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืื ื”ื ืื ืืชืืื ืฉืืื ืืฉ ืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืจืง ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืื, ืื ืื ื ืจืฆืืชื ืืืืจ ืืช ืืืงื, ืฉืืื ืืืช ืื ืื ื ืื ื ืชืืจื ืขืืืื ืืฆืจืื ืงืฆืช ืืืฉืชืืจืจ, ืืืืจืื ืืืืงื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืชืงื ืืจืืื, ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืจืืื, ืืืื ืขืืื ืืฉืืื ืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืื, ืืขื”ืค ืืื ืื ืฆื ืืช ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืื, ืื ืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืืช ืจืืฆื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื, ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืชืืงื ื ืืช ืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืื ืืืจื ืฉืื ืงืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืืืืืช, ืืื ืกืชืจ ืืช ืืืจื.
ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืืจ, ืืื ืืืื ืืขืฆืื ืงืฆืช ืืืชืจืขื ื, ืืื ืืกืืจ ืืฉืืื ืืช ืืืฉืช ืืื, ืฉืืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืืชืจ ืืืฉืจ ืืฉืืืื, ืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืก ืืคืจืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืฉืืืฉื ืฉืืืืช ืืืืื ืื ืืืื, ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืจืืืช ืืชื ืฆืจืื ืขืืจื ืืืืช ืืื’, ืืืคืขืืื ืืขืจื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืช, ืื ืฆื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืืืจืช ืืืื.
ื ืืฆืื ืืืื ืืขืืืื ืืจืืื ืืืช
ืืจื ืจืื ืืืืงืื ืืืจืืกืงื ืืฆ”ื ืืืจ ืืืืจื ืฉืืชืืื ืืืชืจ ืืฆืขืืจืื ืืื ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืื, ืจืื ืืฆืงื’ ืืืจ ืฉืืฉืืืืจ ื ืืฆื ืืืฉืืื ืืฉ ืื ืฉืืืืืช ืืืกืืจืช ืืกืืืืช, ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืื”ื ืืืจ ืืืืื ืื ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉื ืฉื, ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืงืจ ืืื ืืฉื ืืฉืืื ืืืชื ืืืืื ืฉืืืจืื ืืืืื, ืืืืืจ ืฉืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืกืืช ืืืจืช ื”ื ืืฉืืื ืืืชื ืืืงืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืกืืช ืืืจืช, ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืชื ืฉืจืืฆืื, ืืืืคื ืฉืจืืฆืื, ืืื ืฉืจืืฆืื, ืืคื ืืืืจ ืื ืคืืืช ื ืืืข ืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืืืื ืชืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืจืืฆื, ืืฉ ืงืืืฆืืช ืืืืืืืื ืฉืื ืื, ืืฉ ืืืืจ ืขืฆืื ืืื ืื”ื ืืฉ ืืกืืจืช ืืกืืืืืช, ืืืืื”ื ืืคืฉืจ ืื ืฆื ืืช ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืจืืฆื.
ืืจื ืืจื ืืืืฉืื ืืฆ”ื ืืื ื ืืกืข ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืช ืฉืื ืืืืช ืืื, ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืืฉื ืืืืื ืืช ืืกืืจืื ืืจืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืชื ืืืื, ืืืื ืคืขื ืืื ื ืกืข ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืฅ ืืืจืืฉืืื, ืฆืจืื ืื ืฆื ืืช ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืจื ืืืจืช.
ืคืขื ืืืืข ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืฉืืื, ืืื ืืืขื ื ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืืฉืื ืืืื, ืืืจืชื, ืขืื ืืื ืงืืฉืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืฉืขื ื, ืื ืฉืืืงื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืงืื ืืื ืฉืืชืจืขื ื ืงืฆืช ืืืชืืืง ืืืืฃ ืืื ืคืฉ, ืื ืื ืขืืืืช ื’, ืืืื ืืงืื ืื ืขื ืื ืฉืืจ.
ืืคืฉืจ ืืชืช ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืืฉืช ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืื ืืืจื ืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืฉืื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืขืืืืช ืืืืจื ืืชืืจื.
ืืฉืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืช ืื ืืืืฉืืืช ืขื ืืื ืืื”ื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืช”ื, ืืืื ืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืื ืชืงื ื ืฉื ืขืกืงื ืื, ืืืืื ืืฉืจืื ื ืชื ื ืืช ืืืืฉืืจ ืืืืื ืืื.
ืืฉืคืขื ืืืื ืขื ืื ื ืืืืช
ืืื ืคืขื ืืืื ืขืฆื ืฉืืืืจืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืืื ืืงืื ืื, ืืื ืืืฉ ืืฉืคืขื ืืืื, ืื ืืื ื ืืช ืืื ืืงืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื, ืืื ืขืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืืช, ืืื ื ืืืข ืืืืืจืื, ืืื ืื ื ืื ืฉื ืืืข ืื ืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืขื ืืืืืื, ืืฆื ืืื ืื ืืืืืื, ืฆืจืื ืืืขืช ืืืืื ืืืชืืื ื, ืืื ืกืืืื ืืืจืช ืืืื ืื, ืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืืืจื ืฉื ืืืฆืข, ืืืืื ืขื ืืื ืงืื ืืฉื ืืืช, ืืืชืจ ืืขืฉืืช ืกืืื ืืืฉื ืืืช ืฉืืืืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืกืืช ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืฉืืช ืืฆื ืฉืื, ืืืงืืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืืจ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืฉื ืืฆืืื, ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืฆืืช ืืืืื ืืงืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืงืืืืช ืืคืืงืคืงืื.
ืืฉ ืืืื ืฉื ืืกืขืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืชืจืื ืื ืืคืฉืื, ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืช ืืืกืฃ ืฉืื ืืืื ืขืฆืื, ืืืคื ืฉืืื ื ืืฆื ืืงื”ื ืืขืืืจ ืื, ืืฉืืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืืฆ”ื ืืงื ืืืชื ื ืืืืคืฉื, ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืคืฉื, ืืจื ื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืื ื ืืืืจืฉื ืืจืืื ืื ื, ืืืคื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืืืช ืืฉืขืืื, ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืื ื, ืืฉื ืืื ืืืจืฉื ืขื ืขืฆืื, ืืฉืืื ื, ืืืจื ื ืืืืช ืืืืฉืจืื, ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืฉืืช ืืืืื ืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืืขืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืืจืื, ืืื ืืคื ืืขื ืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืืืจื ืืืื, ืืืืืจื ืฉื ืืชืขืืืช, ืืืืจืืืช ืฉืื ืื ืฉืขืืฉืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืืขืืืืช ืืืืจื.
ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืกืืื ืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืฉื ืฉื ืื ืืืชืืื ืขื ืืจืืฉืืื, ืืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืจื ืื”ื, ืืืช”ื ืืืืืื ืจืง ืคืืจืขื ืืชื, ืื ืืชืฉืขืช ืืืืื ืืืฉืืขื ืื ืืืชื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืจื ืืืคืฅ ืืืื ืืกืืฃ ืกืคืจ ืืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืืืงื ืืืืจื ืื”ื ืืื ืฉืืจืื ืืืืืย ืืฉืืฉืื ืืืื, ืืงืื ืงืฆืช ืืืฉืืื, ืืืืื ืคืจืง ืืืืื, ืืจืืืช ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืช ืืืช ืืฉืืืื, ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื, ืืืื ืขืชืื ืืืืจ.
ืืงื”ื ืืขืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืชืืืืื ืขื ืืจืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืืืชื, ืืืืื ืืืื ืืจืืืช ืืช ืืืืื ืืฉืืื ื, ืืืืืืช ืฉืืืื ืืืืืฉืจืื, ืืืชืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืืงื”ื ื ืืช ืจืื.
ืืฉืืืื ืืืื
Harav Hagaon Meir Tzvi Shpitzer Shlita
ืืืชืื ื
ืื ืชืืกืืฃ
ืข’ ืจืฉ”ื ืืื ืค’ ืืืชืื ื ืฉืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืืืกืืฃ ืขื ื ”ื. ืืื ืจ”ื ืืฃ ื”ื. ืืข’ ืฉืคืชื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืงื ืืืจ ืืื ืื ืื”ื ืื ”ื ืฉืื ื.
ืืข’ ืขืจืื”ืฉ ืืืืจ ื ”ื ื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืืืื ืื ืืฉืืืื ืืจืื ืชืืื. ืืข’ ืืจ ืฆืื ืกื’ ืก”ื ืืืฉืฉ ืืฉืื ืื ืชืืกืืฃ. ืืข”ืฉ ืืจ”ื ื”ื ืืืคืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืืจ ืขืฉื ื ”ื ื”ื ืืฉืื ืืื ื.
ืืข’ ื”ื ืกืขืืฃ ื”ื ืืขืืืจ ืจืง ืืคื ืื ื ืื ืคื ืื ืืื ืฉืืืช ืืคืื ืืื’. ืืืื’ ืืคื”ื ื”ื ืืื ืขืืืจ ืืื ืืฉืขืช ืขืืืื, ืื ืขืืืื ืืขืื. ืืืฉืืื ืืื”ื ืืืื”ื ืข”ื ื”ืฆ ืขืืืื ืืชืคืื ืืจืื ื ื ืืื, ืืื ืืืขืืง ืืจืื ืืขืื ืืื ืืื”ื ืืฉืื ืฉืขืช ืขืืืื ื”ื ืฆ”ื ืืืื ืขืืืจ ืฉืื ืืฉืขืช ืขืืืื.
ืืื ื ืืงืจื ืืชืื ืื ืชืืกืืฃ ื’ ืคืขืืื, ืืื ืืค’ ืืืชืื ื ืืขืื ืืค’ ืจืื, ืืฆ”ืข ืืืื ื ืฆืจื. ืืข’ ืืืจื ืืฆืื ืื”ื ืกื’ ืจืข”ื ืืื”ื ืื ืชืืกืืฃ ืจืง ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืฉืืืกืืฃ ืืื ืืฆืื ืื ืืชืืจื, ืืงื”ื ืืคืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืื ืื”ืช. ืืคื’ ืืื ืืจ”ื ื”ื ืข”ื ืื ”ื ืฉืื ืืืกืืฃ ืืืื ืขืื ืืจืื ืื ”ื.
ืืืขืืงืจ ืื ืฉืืง’ ืืืจื ืืฆืื ืืืฉ ืฉื ื ืคืกืืงืื ืข’ ืืื”ื ืืืืื ื’ ื’ ืืงื”ื ืื ืืืืกืืฃ ืืฆืื ืืืฉื ืืืืจื ื”ื ืืฉ ืื ืชืืกืืฃ, ืืข’ ืจืื”ื ืืคืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ื”ื ืื ืชืืกืืฃ, ืืจืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืง’ ืืื’ ืืื ืืจืืฉ ืืื”ื ืืกืืจ ืืชืงื.
ืืข’ ืื”ืฉ ืค”ื ืืืืจืื ื”ื, ืืชื ืืื ืฉืืฉืื ืืืจืืฉ ืืืจืฉืย ืื”ืช ืืืกืงื ื ืืืื ืืจืื ื, ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืชืืกืืฃ. ืืชื’ ืืืฉืืืชื ื”ืฉ ืืื ืืจืฉื ืฉื ื”ื ืืืืช ืืฉืื ืืื ืืจืื ื, ืขื”ืค ืืขื ืื ืื ืชืืกืืฃ.
ืืืจื ืจืืืชืื ื
Maran Rosh Hayeshiva Sar haTorah Hagaon Harav Chaim Shmulevitz, ztโl
ืืืฉืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืื ืคื ืื ืืืืืืื (ื, ื)
ืฆืจืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืฉืื ืืงื”ื ืฉืืจื ืฉื ืจืฉืขืื ืืขืืื ืืื, ืืืจื ืืืจื ืื”ื (ืงืืืืฉืื ืื:) “ืฉืืจ ืืฆืื ืืืื ืขืืื ืืืื”, ืืืขื ืืืืจ ืืคื ื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืื ืืชืขื ืืืืชืื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืคืืื ืฉืืจ ืืฆืื ืืืช, ืื”ื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืงื”ื ืืจืฉืขืื ืฉืืจ ืืขืืื ืืื ืขื ืืืฆืืืช ืฉืขืฉื?
ืืืืจ ืืจื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืื ืฉื”ืช ืืืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืืืืืฅ ืืฆืืื”ื: ืืืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืืกืื ืืืืื, ืขืจื ืืฉืืจ ืืืฉืชืื ืืืื ืขืืืจ ืงืืื ืืฆืื ืืื ื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืฉืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืขืจืื ืืืืฉืื ืืช ืืืฆืื. ืืื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืขืฉืื ืฉืืืจ ืืช ืืืืจืชื ืขืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืื ืขืืฉืื, ืืืืืืจื ืืคืื, ืืื ืืืงื ืงืืื ืืจื ืื ืืื ืืขืืื ืื ืืฉืืื ืืื ืืงืจืช ืขืจืื ืฉื ืืืืืจื, ืืืจื ืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืชืจ ืืฉืชืืช ืืืื ืืืงื?
ืื ืืชืฉืืื ืืื, ืืืืจ ืฉืขืฉืื ืืื ืืืขืืื ืฉื ืืืืืจื, ืืืื ืืขืจืื ืืช ืฉืืืื ืืื ืช ืืืื ืื, ืืจื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืช ืขืจืื ืฉื ืืืืืจื ืืืื ืขืฉืื, ืืืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืื, ืื ืขืจื ืืืจ ืจืืื ื ื ืืื ืืคื ืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืืขืื ื ืืขืืื.
ืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืฆื ืื ืืฉืืื, ืื ืกืืืจ ืืื ืืช ืืืืจื ืืฉืืื ืจืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืฉืงืืื, ืืจื ืืื ืืจืื ืืื ืฉืชืืจืชื ืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืชื ืจืืืื ื”ื.
ืืคื ืื ืืชืื ืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืจืฉืขืื ืฉืืจื ืืืืืข ืืื ืืขืืื ืืื, ืืืื ืฉืืชืฉืืื ืืื ืืคื ืืขืจื ืฉืื ืขืฆืื ืืขืจืืืื ืืช ืืืฆืืืช.
ืืืกืืฃ ืืจื ืจื”ื ืืืจ”ื ืืืืืจ, ืื ืื ืจืง ืืืฆืืืช ืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื ืฉืืงืืื ืืืื ืืขืฆืื, ืืื ื ืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืจืืื, ืฉืืงืื ืฉืืจ ืื ืื ืืืื, ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ื ืืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืขืจืื ืฉื ืืืฆืืืช ืื ืขืฉืืช ืขื ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืจื ืฉืืื ื ืืงืื ืฉืืจ ืขื ืื ืืฆืื ืืืฆืื ืฉืืืื ืืืจืื ืืคื ืขืจืื ืืืืืชื.
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Moreinu Hagaon Harav Binyomin Carlebach Shlita
Connecting to the Churban
Tisha BโAv
Moreinu Hagaon Harav Binyomin Carlebach Shlita
As we approach Tisha b’Av, we all want to feel some sort of kesher to the Churban. It wasnโt so many years ago that pashuteh Yidden could cry and cry; they felt the Churban Beis Hamikdash, they felt the tzaros of galus. Yet somehow we feel so detached, so far away from this aveilus.
Regarding the passuk ืึธึผืึฐืชึธื ืึฐืืึผืึธื ืึตืขึนื ึดื, the Midrash, in Eichah, wonders: Only Yehudah goes into galus? The other nations also experience exile! Why does the passuk mention exile only in connection with Yidden?
The Midrash answers that when the other nations are exiled, their exile is not truly exile. For a non-Jew, galus is not galus at all. If a Frenchman finds himself one day in Brazil, if heโs hungry he can go into a local restaurant and eat what the Brazilians eat. If heโs not comfortable with what heโs wearing, or with his living conditions, he can just blend into his surroundings, adopting the local garb and lifestyle. It doesnโt bother him to become a Brazilian. In contrast, when a Yid goes into galus, he needs kosher food, he needs a minyan, he needs a mikvah, a shofar, a daf yomi shiur. Heโs in galus at every turn.
At the end of Parashas Toldos, after Yitzchak gave Yaakov the brachos and he and Rivka told Yaakov to run away to Lavanโs house, the Torah says, ืึทืึดึผืงึฐืจึธื ืึดืฆึฐืึธืง ืึถื ืึทืขึฒืงึนื ืึทืึฐืึธืจึถืึฐ ืึนืชืึน. Why, asks the Midrash, did Yitzchak need to bless Yaakov a second time? The Midrash explains that Yitzchak was telling Yaakov, โI see that your children are going to go into galus, and galus brings with it many tzaros. It’s going to last for a long time, and itโs going to be very hard. I want to give you a brachah that your children should be able to withstand the nisyonos and tzaros of the galus, that they should maintain their madreigah, and that they should be worthy of redemption.
The Brachah that Reverberates Until Today
When a Yid experiences a tzarah, lo aleinu, what does he do? He makes himself an appointment to go to a tzaddik, to an adam gadol, to someone who he feels is in some way a poโel yeshuos, and he sits down and pours his heart out to that person. The tzaddik gives him the time and listens to him, and the person feels understood. The tzaddik then gives him a brachah, and he goes away with a very good feeling, like a stone was removed from his heart.
Really, the one who gave this person the time is Yitzchak Avinu. Yitzchak Avinu foresaw and understood all the tzaros that we would go through, and he gave us a brachah that we should be able to withstand the galus and overcome all these tzaros. So when a person unburdens himself to a tzaddik, he should understand that Yitzchak saw that this situation is going to be one of the outcomes of the Churban Beis Hamikdash, part of the galus. Weโre suffering now from the Churban that happened so many years ago, and the good feeling that the person gets from the tzaddik is the brachah of Yitzchak Avinu.
If we want to feel a kesher and understand what the Churban was, each one of us can contemplate our own problems and realize that all the problems that we have today, 2,000 years after the Churban Beis Hamikdash, come from that Churban. If the Beis Hamikdash would be standing, we wouldnโt be experiencing these things.
Hakadosh Baruch Hu should help us all to stand behind Him, and we should all be worthy of the geulah sheleimah bโmeheirah vโyameinu.