v"g vnka ovrct wr ,c kjr tahr u,hgru k"z whcuy wr ic rykt ktuna ;xuh ovrct wr ,nab hukhgk only stay true to the word of G-d, but to search out and find the Holy Land, but it is a directive to all future generations. One (Monsey, NY) individuals who are blessed with Divine knowledge and must find a Rebbi , a teacher, a guide, a wise person who will TORAH TAVLIN IS follow their instructions. This directive was not given only enable him to meet his life’s goals through the service of * 6:34 -e"ag vjbnv dkp AVAILABLE FREE OF 7:45 - ,cak ,urb ,eksv CHARGE! TO SPONSOR / to the Jews in the desert, who were soon to be entering into Hashem . One must cherish such a relationship for all time. 8:55 - t"nvqgna ,thre inz DEDICATE AN ISSUE, OR A SERIES IN HALACHA `"hily cltyxid jexa d"en z`n 9:31 - t"rdvqgna ,thre inz RECEIVE IT BY E-MAIL FOR LIVING A "TORAH" DAY qhiid cplailw jexa miig zxhr llek y`x 10:41 - t"rdvqvkhp, inz ;ux YOURSELF AND FOR YOUR Forgotten and Little Known Halachos and Customs (44) one long string and three smaller strings, saying the words oak" SHUL, PLEASE CALL Tzitzis. Making a Talis or Talis Katan. Anyone who ",hmhm ( “for the sake of Tzitzis” ), and looping the string through one 8:01 - ,cav ouhk vnjv ,ghea 845-821-6200 OR SEND has ever done it will tell you that it is a very rewarding experience of the hole(s) (some have one hole on each corner while others 8:51 - ohcfufv ,tm e"amun AN E-MAIL TO: Talis Gadol Talis Katan ",hmhm ,umn oak" 9:13 - o, ubhcrk q f"vtm Courtesy of MyZmanim.com [email protected] to make a or , and then wear it and fulfill have two holes - both ways are valid). Some say ; ["vkf htuc" rnthan] ,cav ,kce omg inzn rjtk iht oseun ehksna hn * this continuous with the fruit of one’s labor. Chazal teach others say a longer text ",hmhm ,umn oak vaug hbhrv" ( “I am hereby us (1) that a person would rather have “one measure of his own doing this for the sake of the mitzvah of Tzitzis” ). After looping it work more than nine such measures of his friend’s toil.” There through, he evens out the shorter strings; ties a double knot; winds is also another rule that might apply here: "ujukacn r,uh uc vumn" - the long string around the others 7 times; ties another double knot; gucav ,uharp h"pg ursxb ,urrug,v hrcsu ohhj hjek hcr m"vdv ,tn ,"hav ,sucgcu vbuntc ,uezj,vu ,ubhgr a person should always strive to do a mitzvah himself rather than winds the long string around 8 times; ties another double knot, ana ,hc e"ec ohrahn shdn t"yhka krgp ouka crv ,tn e"vhg ohkaurh ohnav rga h"r t"yhka .hcubhcr ivfv kthknd have it done through a messenger. There is a debate among the winds it 11 times; ties another double knot; winds it 13 times; ties Poskim whether this rule is an obligation or just a preference. another double knot, which finishes that corner. He then repeats the scgh tk rat i,ht kjb kt vkdgv ,t tuvv rhgv hbez ushruvu (j-zh) wufu ihsk ihs ihc osk os ihc rcs lnn tkph hf They also debate whether this rule only applies to an actual above procedure for all four corners. If he has to interrupt for ,phrg ihhbgc - (s-tf) kjbc vkdgv ,t oa uprgu 'grzh tku uc ausevu kusdv ouhk ohbufb uhv - mitzvah (Bris Mila) or even to the preparation of an article to be another activity and later returns to finish off the Tzitzis , it is ,urhp vaug ubhta i,ht kjbc vkdgv ubck juk kg ohahen uktv ohausev ohnhvu 'kukt hnhk ubxbfb ukt ohnha used for a mitzvah (vumn rafv). We are not discussing the spinning preferable to say ",hmhm oak" again before he resumes. If one didn’t tuva 'urnt ubh,ucruw) 'wufu scgb tka 'vae - i,ht kjb kt" 'h"ar c,k ubnmg ihfvk vkusd vcuj /ohkhdr ohnh ktf ovhkt xjhh,b kck 'kusd kuec oheguzu of the wool into Tzitzis strings, which most people are not say ",hmhm oak" at all even in the beginning it is still kosher (4) . rcug uc scugv ut gruzvu ',urvzt iv 'if ot 'okugk uc gurzku aurjk rxtb vkhp,c ubt ohsnug vbac vba hsn hf 'vrcab juru vfsb ck lu,n ibuc,vku cyhv equipped to do, but rather attaching the strings to the garment The Significance of the Numbers. The sum total of the four grzh tku uc scgh tk hf 'i,ht kjb kt u,ut uthmuh rat ogyvu 'vzv utkc sh,gk vkce ubt ohphxunu 'ubbhs esmk thmuha ohrh,gnu 'tahbu or kwt lkn hbpk and the special way in which one winds and knots the Tzitzis windings - 7,8,11,13 - is 39, which contains the same numeric ',urhp v,ag tka v,ba ,c vkdg tuc, 'v"cev rnt '([iii"i"""ccccnnnnrrrr] wokugk hn hf 'vbav ubhkg rcg lht ibuc,b ratf ubc zjt, vsgru 'vkxfk sug cuab tka strings. If one feels he is unable to do it himself the first time from value of the words "sjt v-u-v-h" - “Hashem is One.” uvujhbv tka vz ka u,dhrv kg rpfk ',urhp vaug ubhta ouenc ;rgh,u /hsuvh kf kmt ,hajun r,uh ihsv ,nht v,hv ohnsuev ,uruscu /hchk h,hfz rnth written instruction, he can arrange to observe someone who Nighttime. Most Poskim hold that there is nothing wrong with ,njkn hnhc uc ohhura uhva sjpv ,t uk ahjnvk uhct vmrafa 'sjt rphxa unf iez drvb ota 'gnan vz hpks ',"tu" 'wooohohhhnnnnffffjjjj hhh,h,,,ppppaaaawv rthcu /",urhp ,uagk knows how to do it and learn the skill. In fact, the Gemara Chulin attaching Tzitzis at night, even though it is not the time for fulfilling tk tre tvs 'ubht vzu 'vpurg vkdg ihthcn ihta ',urhp ihaug ihta xhrx ut ,khp,c sjpva ubhhv !!wvkhgb ,khp,c unfw usjp ova rnt 'vbuatrv okugv (2) states that every Talmid Chacham should learn this skill. the mitzvah . It is no different than building a Sukkah before Sukkos . ov oda ',uumn ohhek uvujhbv tka ',uumn ubhhv ,urhpa 'rnuk ahu /ekjn wooohohhhbbbbuuuunnnntttt hhhrhrrrnnnnuuuuaaaawv kgc e"vrv kgu !vnjknu ,ummp hbpn sjpk tndus vhv 'wvkhgbw hbpn 'kuta ic ibjuh hcr rnt" '(/u"n vyux) trndc t,ht ifu /",urhp ohtreb hbpn trunvu sjpv ,njn 'ohhgn hkujc veuk vhv kukt asuj atrna 'ohrpxn ggg"g"""hhhhzzzz Attaching the Tzitzis Strings. The procedure of making Tzitzis However, there are a minority of Poskim who hold that it is vag tka rcs tuch 'tuv lurc ausev rnt 'kjbc vkdg thcv vru, vrnt vn /upud hrcht kg ghpav rcsva sg ajunc ihsv ouhv ,nht ,t hj tuv hf 'ihsv ouh is described in Shulchan Aruch (3) . It consists of binding together preferable to do it by day. The custom is to be lenient (5) . ujhbv tka hn ka u,dhrv kg rpfhu ',urhp vaug ihta ouenc ;rghhu ',urhp 'ktrah rut) c,fa 'kkk"k"""mmmmzzzz rrryryyybbbbkkkkxxxx kkktktttrrrraaaahhhh hhhchcccrrrr iiiuiuuuttttddddvvvv hrcs 'ohcr ,c rgac ohgushu sh:th j"ut (3) /y ;s (2) /jk tghmn tcc (1) ihhg (5) jh:d wt ekj vnka ,ufhkv ihhg (4) hfv xhrxtu iezt v,gn tkt 'vhcru vhrp tnhkht ',urhp htn ',urhp ,uagk !kukt ause truev kuen ',umkp uzjt aht kf 'h,gsh ratf ohbpkn :(sh ,rdt t:jh ,ucua, hexp /",uumn tkt 'ibhprg tks hnb ,xbfv ,hcc uhnh ,hrjtc kkp,vaf 'kkk"k"""mmmmzzzz rrrg rgggzzzzttttkkkkcccc eeej ejjjmmmmhhhh hhhc hcccrrrr iiiu iuuuttttddddvvvv ushnk,u The Mahara’l M’Prague, R’ Yehudah Loewy ZT”L would say: 'vkdgv ,t uhkg ihpruga vz kkj" '(wufu vz kkj v"s 'oa) hhhrhrrrhhhhttttnnnnwwwwvvvv c,fu zhrfnu vnhcv kg kukt ohfrcn ,cac vkug vhv 'ohkaurhca wihyhhb h,cw ,bufaca “ wvzv osv ,t ufpa tk ubhshw - The Gemara asks: ‘ Would anyone possibly suspect that the elders of Beis Din committed kuubn xhrxu iez vjpa ut scg iye ut vat ukhpt 'gnanc ktrah kkj kf 'vhhfcc kvev kf ugdu !lka ausev wkuktwv ,t ubnmg kg ohkcen ubt :,uadr,vc a murder?’ The Gemara explains that the elders were actually declaring that they were unaware of this person's hutr vhva 'ohhj ,mec tuv kzdb ouen kfn hrva 'vpry ukhpt 'ihja vfunu ,t rgak kebu /tcu crev ihsv ,nhtn upkg,va uktf ;t uhv kvev ihcu presence in their city, which is why they did not escort him properly and attend to his needs for the road. Every /",uumn vcrv ivc ,uagk uktc vrh,h vtrhc rrug,vk hutrv in 'ifk /tuvv ouenc vjrza vcua,v ,urrug,v individual has an inner need to feel part of a community, to know that he is not only an individual, but an integral part iucaj cuajku ibuc,vk 'kuktv hnhn ouh kfc sjuhn inz ahsevk ost kf kgu 'ohnhv uthcv vru, vrnt vn hbpn" 'c,f (wufu vn hbpn v"s 'oa) ttt"t"""aaaarrrrvvvvnnnnccccuuuu of the Jewish family. By escorting someone even a few steps from our homes we create an attachment between him and c,fa vn hpk 'rtucna vtrb /wufu ,urhp vag tka rcs tuch 'wufu vkdg iugyv ,t ie,k lht ,umg xfyku ?hbjurv ucmn vn ?okugc snug tuv ifhv 'uapb rhgv kt ihssuna) ogyvw hf 'ooohohhhffffuuuuccccbbbbvvvv vvvrvrrruuuunnnn oac (wv t"f ohrcs) iii"i"""ccccnnnnrrrrvvvv /urmuhk h,hnt jur ,jb uaghu ohhutr r,uh uhvha uhagn ,t rpak lhtu 'iueh, us, and this can provide him with the Heavenly protection extended to the nation as a whole. This intense feeling of kg ,ukdk tuv '(vpurg vkdg ohthcn rhgv v,ut hbezu 'kkjv kt vcurev cahh,vu ktrah .rtk vkga 'ggg"g"""hhhhzzzz eeexexxxccccyyyyhhhhuuuuuunnnn kkksksssbbbbnnnn ooojojjjbbbbnnnn hhhchcccrrrr eee"e"""vvvvrrrrvvvv kg rpuxnu belonging is something we can provide the guests we host in our homes, and the effort it requires is worth our while.” rat rhgv in jmurv vhvh ohngpv curca rucgc 'uns ,t rgcku 'jmurv 'urhgk ehsmv ,thc kg stn jnaa hatc ofjv oa ivhf inz u,utcu 'vhrcy rhgc R’ ZT”L (Pachad Yitzchok) would say: ushgh thvv rhgv hbezu 'thvv vshsnc uexg,hu ohbezv utmhafu 'kkjv ,uchcx hcru 'vhhau,u vmg ubnn ubvhha hsf rhgv hxbrp ka ,upxtc ;,,avk ubnn aehcu “ Shlomo Hamelech teaches: ‘One who hates gifts will live.’ (zf-uy hkan) The attribute that most closely identifies the drv hn ohgsuh obhtau 'o,rhnau ohfrsv iueh,c ukar,v tka trucv hbpk turek jka hatc ofjvu ,pxub vphxt vnhhe,v 'vn inz rucgf /vzk ohfxv ksbn Jewish people as the children of Hashem , is the attribute of self-sufficiency. When a person is one who ‘hates gifts,’ he 'uc rcsk ost hbc ucrh 'vkdgv uthchu ohbezv upxthhu 'ihhbgv rejhhafu 'vz ,t u,uraptc iht hf jhkak ksbn hcr chav 'kukt asujc vz vhva iuhf lt 'ksbn hcrk ,urhp vag tka rcs tuchw tfv urnta ogyv tuvu 'wufu rcsv vkd,h hkut rapk ukta ksbn hcr ,t adpa ,ubnszvcu 'stn hatc ofjv rgymv /ghpuvk is putting himself in sync with Hakadosh Boruch Hu Himself for this ‘hatred’ is the wellspring of the soul of man, and uchk kt sjt kf ohaha 'oa ohmce,nv ost hbc ,ucck vzc rrugk hsf 'wufu ot oda 'ihsv ouhk hh,ubfvc euxg f"f hbt kukt hnhc :ksbn hcr uk chav /ucurhx just as the Almighty is self-sufficient and gives us life, one who shies away from gifts is self-sufficient and lives life.” /"uns rgck jmurv kg ruejk !inzv rmuen unhrvk hsf ;puf,vk kfut tk 'kusd ;xf oufx oa tmntu lrsc lkt A Wise Man would say: 'vkdg ,treb lfka 'k"bu" '(wufu vn hbpn v"s 'oa) wgggsgssshhhhuuuuvvvvhhhh iiiciccc uuuvuvvvhhhhbbbbccccwc ;hxuvu kf ,t ohczug uhvu ',ubbuc,vk kukt asuj kf ,t uahseva ohsuvh ubrfv sugu “Faith is not about everything turning out just fine; Faith is about being just fine no matter how everything turns out.” S S rcsv vkdh 'jmurv hn gsuhu 'vjhmrv ,t vtra ihga 'rnuk vmur 'vvvkvkkkdddd ihggg ,uh,ut 'ruphf ouh rjt sg kukt j"rn 'ouh ohgcrtv kf lank o,hcn ohgxubu ovhexg S S Camp R R Printed By: Mailway Services, R R l"f dyn mdxa` oa sqei p"irl O O kjb rpxnu vkdg rpxn hf 'kjbc vkdgv ohthcn ifku 'wufu wvkdw - ihs ,hck /vcua,c ohrzuju oapb iucaj ohcajn 'vtrh hrpxc sunhkc ohnhv uktc ohexugu O O S S Serving Mosdos and Businesses S S wgvi oa yxid iave (lel` 'a) N N vaug ubhta i,ht kjbc vkdgv ,phrgn rxnv 'ubhhvw - vz rcs hf '.ue vkug kusdv ihsv ouh ,trek ,uthfu hutrf ubnmg ,t ihfvk vfzba ,"hav ruzgh N N

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d d d d a a a a tmnh tk /ovv ohudv ,cgu,f ,uagk snk, tk cahu lkh vjek tku vat art rat ahtv hnu e e e e h h h h r r r r (h'y-jh) wudu ;afnu ajbnu ibugn ohnxe oxe /// lc (z-f) wudu vbjeh rjt ahtu vnjknc ,unh ip u,hck e e (f'zh-zh) wudu uhjtn ucck our h,kck //// stn uk vcrh tk cvzu ;xfu ucck ruxh tku e e v v v v o o There was once a haughty man who would never walk outside without his top hat and cane. He would walk down the o o The Torah warns us about imitating the gentile nations of The severity of being engaged and not being able to follow o o o o r r r r the world, who make use of abominable acts of sorcery and through on a marriage is so great that even a worthy and e e street of his little town twirling his cane and woe to the person that got in the way of the thick oak-wood staff. He enjoyed e e z z z z h h h h divination. “There shall not be found among you one who seasoned soldier must return from battle to complete the t t showing off his wealth and what better way to call attention to himself than with an ornate walking stick. There was only t t i i i i w w w w causes his son or daughter to pass through the fire, one marriage, lest he die in battle and not fulfill his mitzvah . l l one time that the man would put his cane down; when he would go into the inner chamber of his , R’ Schneur l l e e e e o o o o who uses divination, one who practices augury, or an A twenty-eight year old bochur , who had been dating for r r Zalman of Liadi ZT”L, the Baal HaTanya . At least this much he understood: when one walks into the Rebbe’s room, he r r s s s s i i i i Y Y leaves his external “accessories” outside. Even he knew it was disrespectful to enter the Rebbe’s room with a cane. Y Y enchanter.” Rashi tells us that a "ibugn" (one who practices quite a number of years, became engaged to a fine young z z z z t t t t e e e e augury) is a person who makes predictions based on time. lady. It was a great simcha and the boy’s parents and friends r r Habits die hard, however, and on one occasion, he forgot to leave it outside. As he stood in front of the Alter Rebbe , R’ r r E E E E n n

n n For example, he will say that such-and-such a day is good to were thrilled that he finally “made the decision.” However, i i Schneur Zalman eyed the wooden stick for a few long moments. All was quiet until he said to the discomfited chasid , i i s s s s engage in business, whereas a different day is not. A "ajbn" the boy himself was nervous and unsure of himself. He felt w w “You know, a cane like that deserves a silver handle.” w w e e e e J J J J (an enchanter) is a person who reads omens and decides the as if he was being pressured to go through with it and he

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The walked out of the room, practically dancing on air! Was this not proof that the approved of his adornment? s s o o o o future based on superstition. The examples Rashi give are; was a nervous wreck. Eventually, he decided that he must b b A personal recommendation no less! And what more, the Rebbe felt that he should glorify his ornament even more! b b b b b b a a a a his bread fell out of his hand, or a deer blocked the road. In break off the . He turned to his Rebbi , R’ Shloime h h He walked out the Baal HaTanya’s house and rushed over to the local silversmith. Thrusting the heavy wooden staff in h h S S S S r r front of him, he demanded a silver overlay for the head of his cane. The silversmith looked at the walking stick and r r today’s day and age, examples of a "ajbn" would be a Wolbe ZT”L and asked him how to go about it. e e e e m m m m person who walks under an open ladder or sees a black cat R’ Wolbe was very disappointed and told the boy that o o nodded. If this is what the man wants, this is what the man will get. The next day, when the chasid returned to the shop o o h h h h S S and saw the result, he was not satisfied. “That’s all the silver you put on?” he said to the astonished craftsman. “This won’t S S crossing his path and believes it is a sign of bad luck. The breaking a shidduch is a “big deal” - not something to be s s s s e e e e Torah tells us not to believe in these superstitions. handled or taken lightly. There are many considerations h h h h t t do. You made it like a normal silver handle. This cane has to be special. The Rebbe himself told me to put it on.” t t o o o o l l l l When R’ ZT”L built his great yeshivah in involved, he said, not least of which is embarrassing a young c c The silversmith added another coat, then another, and then a third, but each time, when his customer returned to inspect c c & & it, he was still not satisfied. “Not enough,” he insisted, “not when it is the Rebbe himself who said to add the silver.” & & Lublin, many people questioned the need for yet another lady and leaving a stain on her character and reputation. s s s s d d d d yeshivah to study Torah . Weren’t there enough yeshivos ? “You must ask a shaila ,” said R’ Wolbe, and he arranged e e At this point, the silversmith took almost all the silver he had in the shop and attached it to the head of the cane. In fact, e e e e e e f f f f Why indeed did he feel the need to do this in the first place? for an audience with R’ Yosef Shalom Elyashiv ZT”L . y y it was so thick and so heavy that the cane was no longer practical for use. y y l l l l p p p p At one gathering, this question was raised yet again. This The next day, the boy stood before R’ Elyashiv, who m m m m

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t t time, R’ Meir gave an unusual reply. “We need this asked him, “Tell me, if you knew that if not for this girl you my Rebbe’s clear directive to the maximum - and beyond,” he called out to anyone who would listen. t t a a a a h h h h t t Taking his staff from the shop, he had difficulty walking due to the bulkiness of his creation. On the street, every eye t t yeshivah because the generations have been deteriorating will never find another kallah and that she is the only girl y y y y t t t t i i i i r r r r over time, and there will soon be rabbis who are examples you will ever marry, would you marry her? Or the idea of a a was trained on him and his adjunction - just as he wanted - and with a goofy smile from ear to ear, he made his way home. a a h h h h c c But he did not progress very far along the country road before he was set upon by three highwaymen, marauding c c of the Torah’s stringent prohibition against ‘one who uses creating a life with this person has turned you off so much e e e e h h h h divination; one who relies on omens, or witchcraft...’ ” that even if there was no other, you would still say no.” T T murderers who were intent on taking all of his valuables, especially, of course, the large wooden stick with its massive T T - - - - When asked what he meant by this, he replied: “If I don’t The bochur thought for a moment and said, “If I knew m m amount of glittering silver. With weapons aloft, they demanded he hand them the cane and although they promised he m m o o o o c c c c . . . . open this yeshivah , the situation will deteriorate to the point that there was no other girl for me, then I would agree.” s s would not be hurt, it was clear that all along their plan was to dispose of the evidence, including the victim. s s o o o o

b b that there will be rabbis who, when asked whether a R’ Elyashiv dismissed the boy with a wave of his hand The chasid was terrified, but he also felt empowered with his staff. “You want my cane?” he screamed, “I’ll give you b b b b b b a a a a chicken’s gizzard is kosher, will take out a book and decide and said, “Well then, in this situation, there is no other! Do h h my cane!” with the sudden realization that the handsome silver top was also a powerful weapon. There was so much metal h h s s s s r r r r o o o o the question by divination. That is, if they open the book you want to know why? Because by breaking this shidduch , f f on his cane that it truly was dangerous. He quickly reversed it, grasped it with both hands at the bottom, and swung it f f s s s s n n n n and land on a page that has a letter ‘kaf’ (F), they will say the you will be humiliating a Bas Yisroel - and it is prohibited to e e mightily at the head of the nearest robber. The top of the cane connected solidly with the back of the man’s head, and he e e k k k k c c c c i i i i gizzard is kosher (raF). And if they land on a page that humiliate a Bas Yisroel ! Therefore, this leaves you with ‘no h h went down hard, unconscious. He quickly dispatched the second attacker as well. When he wheeled around to face the h h c c c c . . . . contains a ‘tes’ (y), they will say that it is treif (,upry)!” other’ girl to marry and you yourself said you would agree!” w w third man, he watched in satisfaction as the man sped down the road, looking back a few times in shocked fright. w w w w w w w w w w EDITORIAL AND INSIGHTS FROM THE WELLSPRINGS OF - - The next time the chasid arrived in Liadi, he was quickly admitted to a private audience. But before he could tell the - - s s s s ON THE WEEKLY MIDDAH OF ... R' GUTTMAN - RAMAT SHLOMO w w story of what had happened, the Baal HaTanya spoke first: “Now you no longer need the cane or the silver head.” w w e e e e (j-zy) //// lhrga kfc lk i,, ohryau ohypa J J The chasid was left speechless. He now understood why the Rebbe had told him to beautify his stick. Lowering his J J s s s s The message of this week’s parsha is to each one of us individually, to scrutinize our thoughts and actions and judge o o o o b b head, he left the Rebbe’s room with the realization that his cane, his silver top - indeed, all his wealth - was not for him to b b b b b b ourselves realistically, so that we can grow and improve. R’ Noach Weinberg ZT”L gives us a penetrating parable, how a a a a h h glorify himself over. h h S S S S far one must go to be honest in his self-judgment. It is like a person who is appointed by the king to be a lighthouse guard. r r r r e e (uy-jh) wudu iugna, uhkt lhekt wv lk oheh hbunf lhjtn lcren thcb e e He is supplied with a plentiful amount of oil to ensure that the flame continues to burn so that the entire vicinity is well-lit m m m m o o : Immediately after the passing of the Philadelphia R’ Michel Yehuda pointed at a large picture on his wall o o h h kan h h and protected from harm. Since the guard has so much oil, he doesn’t mind acceding to the many requests of the nearby S S S S f f Rosh Yeshivah , R’ ZT”L , a group of R’ Elya’s and said, “You see that picture? Do you know who that is? f f townspeople to borrow “just a little oil” for their personal use. He gives oil willingly and generously until .... he runs out of o o o o s s talmidim who were learning in Eretz Yisroel drove to Bnei That is my Rebbi , R’ ZT”L . A talmid s s d d

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and comfort. They were so far away and felt the loss of stories, divrei Torah and the guidance that he received from o o o o eat treif , or be mechalel Shabbos . We are beyond that. He comes to us with all types of “good deeds” that are really a ploy f f f f l l l l a a their Rebbi even greater by not being able to attend the his Rebbi . I always talked about my Rebbi in my home. His a a to take us away from our true mission. For such decisions we need clear judgment. We need to understand the full picture. h h h h e e e e b b funeral and grieve in the Yeshivah . One talmid asked him, lessons are everywhere and that is what you should do to b b Likewise, to judge ourselves correctly, we must constantly ask ourselves in every situation, “Is this what is best for me and n n “What should talmidim do to eternalize and carry with them eternalize your great Rosh Yeshivah , R’ Elya.” n n my family, or is this a ploy to deplete my energy and distract me from what I am meant to accomplish?” Only by judging our O O O O the image of their Rosh Yeshivah even after his passing?” kanb: Moshe Rabbeinu is exhorting the Jewish people to not entire situation will we be able to assume our responsibilities - as each and every Jew is the “lighthouse guard” of his life.