PIRCHEI Agudas Yisroel of America Vol: 8 Issue: 23 - ח' ניסן , תשע"ה - March 28, 2015
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און פרייליכן חנוכה! א ליכטיג בס״ד PIRCHEI Agudas Yisroel of America Vol: 8 Issue: 23 - ח' ניסן , תשע"ה - March 28, 2015 פרשה: צו - שבת הגדול - וערבה לה׳ מנחת יהודה... )מלאכי ג:ד-כד( מצות עשה: 9 - מצות לא תעשה: 9 - חג כשר ושמח! TorahThoughts lot it was to remove the ashes, however, might not display the וְלָבַ שׁ הַ ּכֹהֵ ן מִ דּוֹ בַ ד … of wearing הֲ לָ כָ ה proper respect and might be more lax in the (וַּיִקְרָ א ו:ג) shall don his fitted tunic ּכֹ הֵ ן The admonishes ּת וֹ רָ הis related to perfectly fitting vestments. Consequently, the מִ דּ וֹ which states that the word ּת וֹרַ ת ּכֹ הֲ ִ נ י ם cites ַ ִ שׁ״ רי not to differentiate between services. Regardless of ּכֹ הֲ ִ נ י ם that the clothing of the the הֲ לָ כָ ה measure. This teaches us the , ִ ָ דּ מה must be fitted to his size. The question is asked, why does what might seem secondary to them, everything in the eyes of ּכֹ הֵ ן is of equal stature. Thus, everything should be accorded the ה׳ in the chapter which deals הֲ לָ כָ ה specifically state this ּת וֹ רָ ה the .not same honor הֲ לָ כָ ה removing the burnt ashes? Why is this , ּתְ ר וּ מַ ת ֶהַד ֶ שׁ ן with the chapter that teaches us all This is an important lesson. Most people recognize the respect ,ּפָרָשׁת ַּתְצַוֶה addressed earlier, in such as a shul. They therefore come , מָ ק וֹ ם קָ ד וֹ שׁ to be accorded a ? ּבִ גְ דֵ י ּכְ ה וּ נָ ה concerning the הֲ לָ כ וֹ ת the other in attire which befits a holy Place. During the rest שַׁ ּבָ ת offers a thoughtful insight in to shul on ְ שׁ ִ ל י טָ ״ א Harav Moshe Wolfson just happens to מִ ְ נ יָ ן removal of the ashes, of the week, however, when the time for , ּתְ ר וּ מַ ת ֶהַד ֶ שׁ ן response to this question. The was not an essential service. The ashes were, in effect, the coincide with Sunday afternoon chores, we may see people that remained after entering the shul attired differently. This lack of respect is קָ רְ ּבָ ן the disqualified, unfit part of the , ּפְ ס וֹ לֶ ת everything else had been burned. This act could be performed compounded during the summer months when the hot weather .It therefore seems obvious makes us be more relaxed about wearing hats and jackets .יוֹם ִּכּפ וּר at night, as would happen on were cautioned to always remember their nobility ּכֹ הֲ ִ נ י ם that the removal of the ashes was only a minor service. The we are charged , ּכְ לַ ל ִי ׂשְ רָ אֵ ל each with their and purpose. Similarly, as members of , ּבֵ י ת הַ ּמִ קְ ָ דּ שׁ There were many diverse tasks in the Thus, we must be aware of the . ּכֹ הֲ ִ נ י ם unique degree of holiness. It is human nature to put an emphasis to become a nation of on those areas of service that are particularly revered. It seems need to demonstrate our nobility in our manner of speech, .would be stringent in his noble attire action, and dress ּכֹ הֵ ן quite logical that a whose ּכֹ הֵ ן when he was involved with the holy services. The Adapted from: Peninim on the Torah (with kind permission from R’ Scheinbaum) of Yahrtzeits our Gedolim Gedolim Glimpses recalls seeing ּתַ ְ ל מִ י ד a , עֶ רֶ ב ּפֶ סַ ח ת ש ״ ס was born in the U.S. On זַ צַ ״ ל R' Shimshon Dovid Pincus י״ב ניסן , זַ צַ ״ ל R' Shimshon Dovid Pincus , רֶ ּבִ י Pincus. In his early years, he his חַ וָ ה and ר׳ אַבְרָהָ ם חַּיִים to 5761 - 5704 pacing back and forth. “He looked . זַ צַ ״ ל under R' Aryeh Leib Malin ּבֵ י ת הַ ּתַ ְ ל מ וּ ד learned in 2001 - 1944 After his marriage to Chaya excited. When R' Pincus became . ְ ִ שׁי בָ יה Later, he went to learn in Brisk At the time, he aware that I was watching him, he . נֶ גֶ ב and then in the ּבְ נֵ י ּבְ רַ ק Mindel Mann he lived in in said to me, with strong emotion, ‘It רֹא שׁ ְ ִ שׁי בָ יה He later became the . א וֹ פַ קִ י ם in ְ ִ שׁי בָ יה of the מַ שְׁ ִ ּג י חַ was the is going to rain tonight. Do you know , זַ צַ ״ ל and the Steipler Gaon זַ צַ ״ ל Yerucham. At the request of R' Shach R' Pincus accepted the position of Chief Rabbi of Ofakim, where he what rains are about to fall? Dozens of served for over twenty years. R' Pincus also spoke publicly, mostly four cups , מַ צָ ה … מִצְוֹ ת דְ רַ ּבָ נָ ן and מִצְוֹת דְאוֹרַיְתָא America, and South Africa. His tapes , אֶ רֶ ץ ִי ׂשְ רָ אֵ ל free of charge, all over literally a flood of bounty to help … ּכַ רְ ּפַ ס ,are so popular and uplifting that they have now of wine מ וּ סָ ר and עֲ ב וֹ דָ ה , ּת וֹ רָ ה in ”’!ד׳ us grow closer to . סְ פָ רִ י ם into at least 14 ּתַ ְ ל מִ י דִ י ם been transcribed by his לע״נ ישראל דוב 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 dedicated To sponsor a week of th is publication in honor of a SPONSORSHIPS simcha, a yartzeit or any occasion, please contact us at ARE AVAILABLE! In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Leibel Diamond [email protected] with Living the Torah Gratitude One year, R' Avrohom traveled to America to visit his son and אִ ם עַ ל ּתוֹדָ ה יַקְרִ יבֶ ּנוּ … grandchildren. On the day of R' Avrohom’s arrival at Idlewild (וַּיִקְרָ א ז:יב) … If as a thanksgiving offering he shall offer it Airport (today JFK), his grandchildren were ready bright and early, stood, one who survived a life-threatening ּבֵ י ת הַ ּמִ קְ ָדּ שׁ When the clad in their finery. They were all going to the airport to welcome the ּתְ הִ י לִ י ם in ּפֶ רֶ ק ק ״ ז From . קָ רְ ּבָ ן ּת וֹ דָ הcrisis was required to offer a “Der Zeide.” :derive the four experiences which necessitate this offering חֲ כָ מִ י ם travel through a desert, release from prison, recovery from serious They arrived at the airport and rode to the top of an observation illness and a voyage overseas. Nowadays, one who experiences deck that overlooked the runway on which the plane would land. came אֶ רֶ ץ ִי ׂשְ רָ אֵ ל Finally, the moment arrived, as the plane from . ּבִ רְ ּכַ ת הַ ג וֹ מֵ ל any of the above recites down the runway and rolled to a stop. As R' Avrohom stepped out .הקב״ה is surely not limited to our relationship with הַ ּכָ רַ ת הַ ט וֹ ב of the plane, he heard a familiar voice shouting in the distance, It is also fundamental in our relationship toward our fellow “Papa, Papa!” He looked up at the observation deck and was is at the root of the הַ ּכָ רַ ת הַ ט וֹ ב a lack of , רַ מְ ּבַ ״ ן man. According to able to make out the figure of his beloved son, who was oblivious מוָֹאב and עַ מ וֹ ן prohibition against accepting male converts from to the stares of those around him. R' Dovid could not wait the These two nations owe the Jewish people eternal .( דְ בָ רִ י ם כ ג : ד - ה) extra ten or fifteen minutes it would take to be able to embrace the forefather of ,לוֹט who rescued אַ בְ רָ הָ ם gratitude, for it was his father. He had to express his love for him now. And as he these two nations, when he was taken captive in war. Instead continued to shout, “Papa, Papa!” R' Dovid’s children recall how did not even provide our מוָֹאב and עַ מ וֹ ן ,of showing gratitude their grandfather responded with a smile that radiated joy and . אֶ רֶ ץ ִי ׂשְ רָ אֵ ל ancestors with bread and water on their way to . נַ חַ ת cannot be part of the הַ ּכָ רַ ת הַ ט וֹ ב Those who lack the quality of Jewish people. When R' Dovid Bender passed away suddenly at age fifty-two, decided that it would be best to keep the news ּבְ נֵ י ּבְ רַ ק his family in * from his aged father for as long as possible. This was no simple R' Dovid Bender was a rare individual. He was loved and revered task, especially since R' Dovid had always been in frequent touch His children with his father. Finally, the family realized that the news could not . מְ נַ הֵ ל where he was , ְ י שִׁיבָ ה ּת וֹ רָ ה ְ ו דַ עַ ת by the students of remember him as someone who, among his other outstanding be kept from him any longer.