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' Yitzchok Zev, R' Dovid Meir ben R' Shmuel....
In perek lamud heh posuk yud alef the posuk says " V'hikrisem lachem arim arei miklat ti'hiyena lachem v'nas shama rotzeiach makei nefesh b'shagaga" "You shall arrange cities for yourselves, cities of refuge they shall be for you, and a killer who kills unintentionally shall flee there".
In Meseches Makos the gemora says that if a talmud must run to an arei miklat his Rebbe must go with him, similarly if a Rebbe must go, his yeshiva must go with him.
The laws of arei miklat are learnt out from the posuk "v'nas el achas ha'arim va'chay" "he shall run to one of the cities and live". The Rambam explains that this means we must give this man all that is necessary to live, and a life without talmud Torah is comparable to death.
This idea of a Rebbe going with his talmud seems puzzling to many. Granted a person must learn but does he need his Rebbe there? His Rebbe did nothing wrong, and there are probably many people who can teach him. After all the arei miklat was where all the Leviim lived. Even if he does not find another Rebbe, he can learn himself. The Torah is going to make the Rebbe go and therefore cause an entire Yeshiva to have to move (Rav she'gala migalim yeshivaso emo") because of this one guy?
Rav Yaakov Aryeh Neiman explains that from here we can get a glimpse of the relationship between a Rebbe and his Tamud. Learning from your Rebbe who you are accustomed to learning with and comfortable with is considered Talmud Torah and taking that away from is considered taking ones life even if you can find someone else. Yes it seems extreme but the bond is so great that the Yeshiva must relocate so that one person can continue learning from their Rebbe.
This can give us a little insight into the deep connection between a Rebbe and Talmud. Bein poresh from your Rebbe is being poresh from life itself.
Good Shabbos
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