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759_Beis Moshiach 11/10/2010 9:07 AM Page 3 contents A CHAIN REACTION TO BRING 4 REDEMPTION D’var Malchus A FEARLESS MELAMED 6 Chassid | Shneur Zalman Berger DARWIN’S BEST FRIEND 12 Moshiach & Science | Aryeh Gotfryd, PhD I AM THE REBBE’S CHILD 17 Story THE “TRIZ” METHOD FOR USA 18 744 Eastern Parkway CONNECTING TO G-D Brooklyn, NY 11213-3409 Profile | Nosson Avrohom Tel: (718) 778-8000 Fax: (718) 778-0800 [email protected] EDUCATING GIRLS www.beismoshiach.org 26 Chinuch | Rebbetzin S. Lichtstein EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: M.M. 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Beis Moshiach is not responsible for the content of the advertisements. 759_Beis Moshiach 11/10/2010 9:07 AM Page 4 d’var malchus A CHAIN REACTION TO BRING REDEMPTION Translated by Boruch Merkur “‘So the L-rd was entreated for Afterwards I began to think to myself: I the land and the plague was stayed do not know this lady who wrote the from the Jewish people,’ meaning G-d accepted the prayer of the letter to me, nor does she know me. She inhabitants of the land. Understood exegetically, all the others, the has merely heard of my name, and thousands who died in the time of Dovid, died only because they did sought advice from me, etc. If so, what not beseech Hashem for the Holy Temple. It follows logically from this is the intent of this chain letter coming that since those who lived prior to to my attention?! Eventually I the time when the Holy Temple stood, and who did not live in the concluded that the purpose is to utilize aftermath of its destruction, nevertheless lost their lives on this approach for the sake of holiness. * account of their neglect to petition for it, how much more so does the On publicizing the words of the Chida severity of this message apply to us, for we have had the Holy Temple in and the Radak on bringing about the our days and live in the aftermath of redemption. its destruction. Thus, the elders and the prophets implanted in the mouths of the Jewish people to pray 1. Once a certain Torah scholar reason does this provide for our three times a day, ‘return Your commented to me about the words salvation? If we rightfully deserve Divine Presence and your kingdom of the Chida, of blessed memory, in salvation, it would be attained to Tziyon, and the order of your his book Midbar Kadmos, on the without hope. And if not, what service to Yerushalayim,” and the section about hope, saying: benefit is there in hope? However, Radak concludes, “Amen, may it be “It states in Yalkut T’hillim remez according to what was said above [in His will forever.” 736 that even if a Jew has no merit Yalkut T’hillim], the difficulty is Practically speaking: other than hope, he is fit to be resolved, reading the blessing as As has been observed from the redeemed – in virtue of his hope ... follows: “Speedily cause the scion of questions and complaints voiced On this basis, the great rabbi Dovid, etc.,” and if it were said that regarding the hope and anticipation Rabbeinu Yosef Dovid [the Chida] we have no merit, nevertheless, and the clamoring for the true and elucidates ... ‘the wording of the “flourish...for we hope for Your complete redemption through our blessing, “Speedily cause the scion salvation” – we have hope, and in righteous Moshiach, there are those of Dovid, Your servant, to flourish, reward for this hope it is fitting that who are evidently unaware of the and increase his power by Your You redeem us.’” words of the Chida and the Radak salvation, for we hope for Your The same message is found – in mentioned above. salvation all day.” Saying “for we an astonishing[ly severe] style – in Therefore it is appropriate and hope for Your salvation all day” is the commentary of the Radak on proper that one should publish these difficult to understand, for what Nach, at the end of Shmuel II: 4 7 MarCheshvan 5771 BEIS MOSHIACH 759_Beis Moshiach 11/10/2010 9:07 AM Page 5 matters in a “newspaper.” since she has received such a fright, To apply the above to our It must be underscored, however, if it is acceptable for her to send out discussion: that this should not be done in my the ten copies in order to assuage When we see that there exists in name. Unfortunately there are those her doubt. the world a concept of sending a who upon hearing that this was said Naturally I answered the lady letter to ten people, requesting of by so and so will argue that the that she should tear up the letter ... each recipient to send out copies to opposite is more logical ... (as is and that she should completely an additional group of ten people known from similar cases, but now remove the matter from her mind! I and so on (in the local lexicon, chain is not the time to elaborate on this). also quoted the verse, “Thus states reaction), this method should be In addition, as far as we are the L-rd, do not learn from the ways employed for matters of holiness, concerned – that is, with regard to of the Gentiles, and from the signs publicizing something good among the topic of redemption – it is of heaven do not fear, for the our Jewish brethren (so long as there particularly important to cite the Gentiles fear them,” meaning, even is the slightest possibility that there original author, as our Sages say, when we are speaking about is someone who is still unaware of “All those who say something in the “heaven,” Jews have nothing to fear, this good thing). name of the author bring for this sort of fear is “the ways of With regard to the imminent redemption to the world.” the Gentiles...for the Gentiles fear redemption, this amounts to Thus, this matter should be them.” publicizing the matters discussed publicized in the name of the Afterwards I began to think to above about hoping and yearning original author, both with regard to myself: I do not know this lady who and petitioning G-d for the coming the words of Radak as well as the wrote the letter to me, nor does she of our righteous Moshiach, by words of Chida, by quoting their know me. She has merely heard of means of every person sending a teachings precisely, word for word, my name, and sought advice from letter (citing what is written in the in addition to citing the source etc., me, etc. If so, what is the intent of aforementioned texts) to ten Jews, in order to bring merit to our Jewish this occurrence coming to my and that they should each send it to brethren who do not possess these attention?! Eventually I concluded ten more Jews, etc., in a manner of texts. that the purpose is to utilize this continually adding in light. 2. Another related matter, but approach for the sake of holiness. A certain context for this first a parenthetical preface, in But first, to preface: instruction, however, should be continuation with what was said Every single thing in the world noted. There are those who are above: must be used for a holy purpose. called “shpitz Chabadniks” ... and Among the correspondence I Regarding forbidden things, they when they hear this kind of thing have received of late was a letter must be entirely rejected and said in public, in a synagogue and in from a woman who was extremely nullified, but regarding permissible a study hall, they will leave aside all distraught. What was bothering her? things, the approach must be, “all their concerns and get involved I received a letter – the woman your deeds should be for the sake of solely in writing letters to tens and writes – at the end of which the Heaven.” Indeed, it is clear that the tens of Jews. Therefore, I hereby author requests of me, the reader, to purpose of every thing created in the emphasize that it is sufficient that make ten copies and send them to world is that it should provide some each person write to no more than ten people. The author continues benefit with regard to matters of ten Jews, and if any free time that in the merit of doing so, the holiness. remains, he should learn Torah! ... reader will receive a reward, etc., In fact, even regarding something Regarding all the other Jews (those and that the converse is true as well. that is permitted but was used until to whom he did not send letters), That is, if the reader does not now in an undesirable manner, one someone else will write to them – comply, it is unspeakable what could should seek out strategies to utilize perhaps one of the ten that he did happen to him or her.