Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Dvar Torah- Parshas Bamidbar
Liyluy Nishmas Elchonon Tzvi ben R'Yisroel Menachem....
.In perek alef posuk yud ches it says ''V'es Kol ha'eidah hikhilu b'echad lachodesh hasheini vayisyaldu al mishpichosam l'beis avosam b'mispar sheimos miben esrim shanah vamalah l'gulgilosam'' The Ramban says that each person would bring their shekel before Moshe and the Nesiim and would say, their name,their parents,their family,and their shevet. On posuk mem heh the Ramban says that he saw in the Medrash Rabah speaking on the words ''B'mispar sheimos l'gulgilosam'' That Hashem told them to count klal yisroel with kovod and gedulah,each one seperately and not just ask every patriarch how many people there were in his family. The Rosh Yeshivah ztl asks, Moshe Rabeinu was the gadol Hador who probably was busy all day learning and being marbitz Torah and doing many other tzrichim for klal yisroel what wouldve been the problem with
just asking each family how many people there were in them?It would have been so much simpler. He explains,that being mechabed klal Yisroel at this time then any learning or tzrichim that Moshe Rabeinu wouldve been doing. Even with all his greatness,this was more important.He explains further,that the reason why it was more important lchoira was because that the hashpaah that this would have on klal yisroel would have more of an effect than if klal yisroel would have seen Moshe learning. By counting each person seperately it made each person understand just how important he is,it made him realize that yes, he can make a difference! By understanding our own selfworth we can and iyh will go very very far!
Good Shabbos!
.In perek alef posuk yud ches it says ''V'es Kol ha'eidah hikhilu b'echad lachodesh hasheini vayisyaldu al mishpichosam l'beis avosam b'mispar sheimos miben esrim shanah vamalah l'gulgilosam'' The Ramban says that each person would bring their shekel before Moshe and the Nesiim and would say, their name,their parents,their family,and their shevet. On posuk mem heh the Ramban says that he saw in the Medrash Rabah speaking on the words ''B'mispar sheimos l'gulgilosam'' That Hashem told them to count klal yisroel with kovod and gedulah,each one seperately and not just ask every patriarch how many people there were in his family. The Rosh Yeshivah ztl asks, Moshe Rabeinu was the gadol Hador who probably was busy all day learning and being marbitz Torah and doing many other tzrichim for klal yisroel what wouldve been the problem with
just asking each family how many people there were in them?It would have been so much simpler. He explains,that being mechabed klal Yisroel at this time then any learning or tzrichim that Moshe Rabeinu wouldve been doing. Even with all his greatness,this was more important.He explains further,that the reason why it was more important lchoira was because that the hashpaah that this would have on klal yisroel would have more of an effect than if klal yisroel would have seen Moshe learning. By counting each person seperately it made each person understand just how important he is,it made him realize that yes, he can make a difference! By understanding our own selfworth we can and iyh will go very very far!
Good Shabbos!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Dvar Torah Parshas Behar Bechukosai
Liyluy Nishmas Elchonon Tzvi Ben R'Yisroel Menachem......In perek chaf vav posuk gimmel it says ''Im Bichukosai tailaichu'' Rashi says in the name of the Toras Kohanim that these words of going in Hashem's Chukim, are referring to being Ameil Ba'Torah. The word ''Tailaichu'' sounds like there is movement from place to place and therefore there are different pshatim (such as the Gur Aryeh) on how exactly ameilus Ba'Torah fits in to these words. However,Rav Yaakov Aryeh Neiman ztl R'Y of Yeshivas Ohr Yisroel, and author of the darkei mussar brings down a mashal from the son of the Alter of Kelm Rav Nachum Zev ztl. There once was a group of friends who sat down to eat together,while they were sitting together eating,there was no recognizable difference between any man and his friend,The meal ends and slowly they all get up to leave. One man stays where he is,and it is not apparent why he
has not gotten up from the table.However,when you look under the table you'll see that this man has no legs.When everyone was sitting there together it was not recognizeable that this guy had no legs,only after it came time to go did it become apparent.There are times when bochurim are learning in yeshivah,and they all look the same.Only after they leave yeshivah is a difference shown,only then is it obvious who has ''legs'' and who does not. This is what the Torah means by ''Im Bichukosai Tailaichu'' that you should go with the Torah, you should use the Torah as your ''legs'' to go through life,to make you do the right things and stand up up for the truth. Az ka'namer la'asos ritzon avicha she'bashamayim'' Good Shabbos
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Dvar Torah Parshas Emor
Liyluy Nishmas Elchonon Tzvi ben R'Yisroel Menachem.....
In perek chaf dalid posuk yud beis it says regarding the mekalel ''Vayanichuhu bamishmar lifrosh lahem al pi Hashem'' Rashi explains that the word 'livado' is telling us that he was put alone,and not with the mikosheish eitzim,because the mikosheish was vadai chayav misa and they were unsure of whether the mikalel was chayav misa or not. The sifsei Chachamim explains Rashi , that had they been put together the mikalel woud've assumed that he was chayav misa just like the mikosheish and therefore they were not put together because maybe the mikalel will end up not being chayav misa and will have been put through unecessary tzaar and fear based on his assumptions that he too was going to be killed.
The Rosh Yeshivah Ztl asks,why didn't they put them together and just tell the mekalel that they weren't sure yet if he was chayav misa or not?He answers that you have to say that they were afraid that maybe he wouldn't believe them completely and would still have the fear of death that may end up being unnecessary. We see a tremendous chidush from here,how far not causing someone tzaar goes.The mekalel was a rasha gamur and as the Daas Zekainim explains that the only reason they weren't sure if he was chayav misa is because misa may not have been able to be mechaper.Furthermore,it wasn't a vadai that there would be unecessary tzaar because maybe he will be chayav misa,and even if he isn't maybe he would believe them when they told him that they were unsure of his din. Still they kept them seperate. We see how much we have to worry about the tzaar of someone and make sure that we don't
cause him to be hurt in any way, for our friends and family deserve at least as much as the mekalel!
The Rosh Yeshivah Ztl asks,why didn't they put them together and just tell the mekalel that they weren't sure yet if he was chayav misa or not?He answers that you have to say that they were afraid that maybe he wouldn't believe them completely and would still have the fear of death that may end up being unnecessary. We see a tremendous chidush from here,how far not causing someone tzaar goes.The mekalel was a rasha gamur and as the Daas Zekainim explains that the only reason they weren't sure if he was chayav misa is because misa may not have been able to be mechaper.Furthermore,it wasn't a vadai that there would be unecessary tzaar because maybe he will be chayav misa,and even if he isn't maybe he would believe them when they told him that they were unsure of his din. Still they kept them seperate. We see how much we have to worry about the tzaar of someone and make sure that we don't
cause him to be hurt in any way, for our friends and family deserve at least as much as the mekalel!
Good Shabbos!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Dvar Torah Parshas Acharei Mos/Kedoshim
Liyluy Nishmas Elchonon Tzvi ben R'Yisroel Menachem.......In perek tes zayin posuk alef it says ''Vayidaber Hashem el Moshe acharei mos shnei bnei Aharon'' This is read on Yom Kippur and it is said bsheim the Zohar and the Arizal that anyone who is pained by the death of the sons of Aharon and sheds tears over them on Yom Kippur, are zoiche to certain segulahs. Reb Chaim Shmulevitz ztl asks,how is it possible to be pained and cry over something that happened so many years ago? In meseches Chullin ayin alef amud alef the gemoroh says ''Chaval al Ben Azzai shlo shimush es Rabbi Yishmael, rashi says that the loss Ben Azzai endured was not just a loss to him,but a loss to the whole world. When someone has something that he could have gained and does not,its a loss to the whole world not just to him because an adam gadol is the channel of Hashpa'ah from shomayim and even the people as great as him draw some of their greatness from him, and when an oppurtunity is lost the channel is closed up and the dor can not gain what they would have. It is lost forever. Understanding this, R' Chaim explains, will help us understand why it should be easy for us to be mitztaer over the loss of Nadav and Avihu.Had they not died when they did they would have added so much more to the world. With their death the channel of Hashpa'ah from shomayim was closed and lost to the world forever. If you understand the loss that we have endured,the loss that can never be replaced,it should be easy to cry over the misas bnei Aharon.... Good Shabbos
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