בס״ד PIRCHEI Agudas Yisroel of America Vol: 3 Issue: 15 - כ"ז שבט, תשע"ו - February 6, 2016 פרשה: משפטים - הפטרה: : הדבר אשר היה אל ירמיהו... )ירמיהו לד:ח-כב, לג:כה-כו( מברכים ר״ח אדר א' )מולד יום ראשון בשעה: חלקים 14 + 08:47( דף יומי: גיטין נ״ה מצות תעשה: 23 מצות לא תעשה: 30 TorahThoughts we can better understand , רַּ ב מְ ַּ " ן With this explanation of the אִםחָ בֺל תַּחְ בֺלשַּ לְמַּ תרֵ עֶָךעַּד בֺא הַּשֶמֶ ש תְשִ יבֶנוּ … הִ וא כְ סוּתֺה לְבַּדָ הּ הִ וא — קָ רוֹב ד׳ לְכָל קֺרְ אָיו, לְכֺל אֲשֶ ר יִקְרָ אֻהוּ בֶאֱמֶ ת“ :(קמה:יח) תְ הִ ִל י ם in פָ סוּק a שִמְלָתוֹ לְעֺרוֹ בַּמֶ ה יִשְ כָב וְהָ יָה יכִ יִצְ עַּק אֵ לַּי יוְשָמַּעְתִ יכִ חַּ נּוּן אָנִי )שְ מוֹת כב:כה-כו( is close to those who call upon Him, to all those who call upon Him ד׳ If you take your friend’s garment as a security you shall :being accepted תְ פִ ָל ה return it to him before sunset. For it alone is his clothing; it is truthfully.” There is only one prerequisite to informs us that acceptance of פָ סוּק his garment for his skin, and in what should he lie down? If he will cry being honest when davening. The ד׳ is not dependent only upon one’s level of righteousness, for תְ פִ ָל ה .out to Me, I will listen, for I am compassionate must be רָ שָ ע a ,ד׳ would end with the listens to all those who call Him. When davening to פָ סוּק It would seem to be enough if the If he will cry out to Me, I will listen. honest and acknowledge that he is wicked, but he should nevertheless , וְהָיָ ה יכִ יִ צְ עַּ ק אֵ לַּ יוְ שָ מַּ עְ תִ י words to help him in his time of distress. He should be aware of ד׳ for I am plead to , יכִ חַּ נּוּן אָנִי What is the meaning of the extra words is the only One ד׳ explain” His reason for listening to the where he stands spiritually, but still recognize that“ ד׳ compassionate? Why does promises that He will be close to all those ד׳ .prayer of the poor person? Who can truly help him who daven with honesty. teaches us a fascinating רַּ ב מְ ַּ " ן In answering this question, the One must never think, Why should I daven? After all, who are referring to a scenario פָ סוּק These words in the : תְ פִ ָל ה insight into חַּ נּ וּ ן is ד׳ tell us that ת וֹ רָ ה should listen to my prayers? The ד׳ am I that stems from the root חַּ נּ וּ ן explains that רַּ ב מְ ַּ " ן is — compassionate. The ד׳ .where the poor person was someone who was not righteous always listens to our prayers — even ד׳ .(gratis (for free — חִ ָנּ ם cautioning any dishonest people who may think that they can take a word garment belonging to a person who is not righteous as a security and though we have nothing to offer in the way of righteousness. יִהְ יוּ לְרָ צוֹן אִמְרֵ י פִ י וְהֶגְ יוֹן לִבִ י with the words תְ פִ ל וֹ ת still feel confident that they will not be punished. They falsely reason We end our May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find ,לְ פָ נֶ יָך… of אִ סּ וּ ר that they do not need to worry about transgressing any keeping the poor man’s clothing as security, because even if the favor before You… Sincere davening with our mouth and heart are the Hashem is my Rock ,ד׳ צוּרִ י וְ גֺאֲלִי … s eyes’ד׳ certainly will not heed the prayers of the wicked. factors that find favor in ד׳ ,borrower cries out is always there. He is ready to ד׳ ,stresses that He accepts the prayers of even those who and my Redeemer! Like a rock ד׳ ,Therefore !is promising that He will listen, Redeem us from our troubles, even though we maybe undeserving ד׳ .are not righteous or deserving because He is compassionate. Based is part on: Rav Wolbe on Chumash (with kind permission from ArtScroll) of Yahrtzeits our Gedolim Gedolim Glimpses זַ צַ ״ ל In his later years, R' Nosson Tzvi Finkel born in Rasei, suffered from pain in his legs. To one of ,זַ צַ ״ ל Finkel, the Alter of Slabodka ר ׳ ָ נ תָ ן צְ בִ י כ"ט שבט of the תַ ְל מִ י ד at an early age. He was a יָתוֹם Lithuania, became a 5687 - 5609 he revealed that the תַ ְל מִ י דִ י ם his close 1927 - 1849 in leg pain was the direct result of his ְי שִ י בָ ה קְ טַ ָנ ה and כּוֹלֵל In 1877, he opened a . זַ צַ ״ ל Alter of Kelm ר ֺאש as זַ צַ ״ ל appointing R' Eliezer Gordon , ְי שִ י בָ ה Slabodka. He started Telz for his special תְ ל פִ ָּ ה standing so long in split in a ְי שִ י בָ ה In 1897, the . ְי שִ י בָ ה In 1884, he founded the Slabodka . ְי שִ י בָ ה The reason I am telling you“ . תַ ְל מִ י דִ י ם , ְ י שִ י בַ ת כְּ ֶנ סֶ ת ִי שְ רָ אֵ ל He formed . מ וּ סָ ר dispute over the emphasis on learning is that I see“ ,ר׳ נָּתָּ ן צְבִ י this,” explained ר ֺאש as זַ צַ ״ ל Meltzer ר׳ אִיסֶ ר זַלְמַ ן appointing , ְי שִ י בָ ה and also launched Slutsk together that one day you will serve as a אֶ רֶ ץ ִ י שְ רָ אֵ ל in ְי שִ י בָ ה In the '20s, he opened a branch of his . ְי שִ י בָ ה and you must know how to , מַ שְ גִ י ַח תַ ְל מִ י דִ י ם and sent numerous hand-picked , זַ צַ " ל Epstein ר ' ֺמ שֶ ה מָ רְ דְ כָ י with are collected in conduct yourself and be aware of how much שִעוּרִ ים His . חֶ בְ ר וֹ ן in ְי שִ י בָ ה there. In 1925, he moved to his ”!dedication this requires .אוֹר הַצָ פוּן לע״נ ר׳ ישראל בן אברהם ז"ל Dedication opportunities are available. If you would like to sponsor or receive this publication לע״נ הב׳ ישעיהו דוב ע״ה בן יבלחט״א יצחק צבי נ״י via email, please send an email to [email protected] This week's Pirchei Weekly is sponsored kg"b nurhbu rw jhho hartk ci rw sc zm"k sc rw ci hartk jhho rw nurhbu kg"b with Living the Torah Job Qualifications Ten years passed and R' Moshe Mordechai now needed to …אַ לְמָ נָה וְ יָתוֹם ּלא תְ עַנוּן )שְ מוֹת כב:כא(. he began for a , רַ ָ ב נ וּ ת You shall not persecute any widow or orphan. make a living. Not wanting to enter the world of to cause pain to a widow short while to help out in his wife’s family’s business. R' Isser Zalman אִ סּ וּ ר דְ א וֹ רַ ְ י תָ א writes: the רַ מְ ַ ב ״ ן applies even to a wealthy widow. He explains that even a widow with continued on in his learning, as his ten years of support had not yet money feels lonely and vulnerable and is easily moved to tears. run out. the) זַ צַ " ל of Slabodka, R' Nosson Tzvi Finkel ר ֺא ש ְי שִ י בָ ה The ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ passed away, he left his Alter of Slabodka), offered R' Isser Zalman the opportunity to be a זַ צַ " ל When R' Shraga Feivel Frank in the world. Thrilled with the יְשִ יבוֹת in one of the greatest מַגִ יד שִ עוּר .wife with exact instructions regarding marrying off their daughters offer, the young man asked who else was going to be chosen to be a תַ ְ ל מִ י ד He had set aside money to provide a large dowry for a budding R' Nosson Tzvi informed him that it was R' Ahron Bakst, the .מַגִ יד שִ עוּר .for each of them חָ כָ ם Soon after R' Frank passed away, his widow began to look man who was once engaged to his sister-in-law. for his offer but ר ֺא ש ְי שִ י בָ ה for the oldest daughter. It was not long before she became R' Meltzer thanked the שִ דּ וּ ְך for a at a loss as to why R' Isser , ר ֺא ש ְי שִ י בָ ה who at the time was one of the immediately declined. The , זַ צַ " ל engaged to R' Ahron Bakst and later in the Zalman refused, asked for the reason. R' Isser Zalman had preferred ְי שִ י בָ ה learning in the Volozhin תַ ְל מִ י דִ י ם outstanding when he to avoid the topic, but now he was left with no choice. He detailed לֵ ב אַהֲ רֺ ן of Kelm. He would eventually author the תַ לְמוּד תוֹרָ ה of Suvalk, Lomza and other cities. Nevertheless, the the history involving R' Bakst and his mother-in-law. Although she רָ ב was the ,leader ת וֹ רָ ה a brilliant, future ,תַ לְמִ יד חָ כָ ם engagement did not last.