Liyluy Nishmas Elchonon Tzvi ben R' Yisroel Menachem, Zekaini Moiri R' Baruch Moshe Aryeh ben Harav Zev Yehuda, my cousin Zev Yehuda ben Rav Shmuel Mordechai, Avraham ben R' Yitzchak Zev, R' Dovid Meir ben R' Shmuel....
In perek yud tes posuk yud zayin the posuk begins, "Lo Sisna es achicha bilvavecha" "You shall not hate your brother in your heart".
The Gemorah in Yuma says that the reason why the first Beis Hamikdash was destroyed was because of avoda zara, giluy arayos, and shfichas damim. The second Beis Hamikdash however, where in that time period people were involved in Torah learning, mitzvos and gemilos chasadim why was the Beis Hamikdash destroyed? Because of sinaas chinam such as the famous Kamtza bar Kamtza story which the Maharsha brings down here. The Gemorah continues that this teaches us that Sinaas chinam is equal to avoda zara giluy arayos and shfichas damim.
The Rosh Yeshiva ztl explains, that we see from here how difficult it is to cleanse ones heart from sinaas chinam. Even people that were talmidei chachamim and baalei midos tovos were unable to rid themselves of their sinaas chinam.
We see from here how important it is to rid ourselves of sinaas chinam, and also how difficult it is. Through learning and tremendous effort we can hopefully bring ourselves to the Madreiga of v'ahavta l'reiacha kamocha...
Good Shabbos
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