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בס״ד PIRCHEI Agudas Yisroel of America Vol: 3 Issue: 11 - כ"ח טבת, תשע"ו - January 9, 2016 פרשה: וארא - הפטרה: הפטרה: ...בקבצי את בית ישראל... )יחזקאל כח:כה-כט:כא( דף יומי: גיטין כ״ז מברכים ר״ח שבט ]יום שני[ )מולד מוצאי שבת קודש בשעה: חלקים 13 + 20:03( TorahThoughts .s glory to the world’ד׳ reveal רְ ע שָ ִּ י ם and the צַּ דִּ י קִּ י ם Both the … בַּעֲבוּרזֺאת הֶ עֱמַּדְתִּ יָך בַּעֲבוּר הַּרְ אֺתְ ָך אֶ ת־כֺחִּ י וּלְמַּ עַּןסַּ פֵּר שְמִּ י בְ כָל־הָ אָרֶ ץ which מַּ עֲשִּ ים טוֹבִּ ים and מִּ צְ וֹ ת accomplish this through their צַּ דִּ י קִּ י ם The )שְ מוֹת ט:טז(. accomplish it in a רְ ע שָ ִּ י ם in the world, while the כְב דוֹ שָ מַּ יִּ ם for this I have let you survive, so that you may behold My increase … strength and declare [the greatness of] My Name throughout the land. different way. They are similar to the “wood for building and heat.” ֺ to include Their destruction also glorifies His Name. Throughout history theמ שֶ ה commanded ד׳ , ָ ב רָ ד Before the plague of adding seemingly invincible wicked empires have perished, in fulfillment of ד׳ What was . פַּ רְ ֺע ה these few additional words in his warning to when , בִּפְ ר ֺ חַּ רְ שָ עִּ י ם … עֵּשֶב, וַּיָצִּיצוּכָל פֺעֲלֵּי אָוֶן, לְהִּשָמְדָםעֲדֵּי עַּד to remain the verse פַּ רְ ֺע ה wanted ד׳ with these words? Does this really mean that alive just so he should declare His Glory? It is possible that this was for the wicked bloom like grass and all the doers of iniquity blossom — it is צַּדִּיק כַּתָמָר ,In contrast .( תְ ל הִּ ִּ י ם צ ב : ח) being forced for the first time to destroy them until eternity פַּ רְ ֺע ה was referring to ד׳ .s benefit’ פַּ רְ ֺע ה the righteous will flourish like a , ִּ י פְ רָ ח , כְ אֶ רֶ ז … ִּי שְ ֶ ג ה … לְהַּגִּ יד כִּ י יָשָ ר ד׳ — חָטָאתִּי הַּ פָעַּם, ד׳הַּצַּדִּ יקוַּאֲנִּי יוְעַּמִּ הָרְ שָעִּ ים :to express words of remorse ד׳ is the Righteous One, and I and my people date palm and will grow tall like a cedar … to show that the ways of ד׳ ,this time I have sinned and the רְ ע שָ ִּ י ם Both the destruction of the .( שָ ם י ג-טז) are just .(שְ מוֹת ט:כז) are the wicked ones .s ways are just’ד׳ demonstrate that צַּ דִּ י קִּ י ם however, learns these words flourishing of the זַּ צַּ ״ ל R’ Shlomo Wolbe differently; his explanation offers an eternal and timely message. R’ Wolbe explains every individual and every nation was or רְ ע שָ ִּ י ם s Name. When we see’ד׳ offers the ultimately created to glorify ָפ רָ שָ ה in this week’s (שְ מוֹת רַּ בָה ז:ד) מִּ דְ רָ ש The wicked people, were created: A seemingly invincible nations flourish, we should remember the words , ש רְ ע ָ ִּ י ם to explain why מָ שָ ל following They were created in order to provide wood for building . מִּ דְ רָ ש king planted a forest and an orchard. His servants questioned the king of the regarding the benefit he would derive from the non-fruit-bearing and heat. A day will come in the very near future when there will only and false gods ,וְהָ אֱ לִּ ילִּ יםכָ רוֹת יִּ כָרֵּ תוּן when ,ד׳ trees. The king told them that the fruit trees provide fruit to eat, and be one way of glorifying to perfect the universe , לְתַּ קֵּ ן ע וֹ ל ָ ם בְ מַּ לְ וּ כ ת שַּ קַּ י ,the other trees supply wood for building and heat. Likewise, explains will be utterly cut off And — וְ הָ ָ י ה … בַּיוֹם הַּ הוּא יִּהְ יֶה ד׳ אֶחָ ד וּשְ מוֹ אֶחָ ד .s sovereignty’ד׳ righteous people, who fulfill through , צַּ דִּ י קִּ י ם the good deeds of the , מִּ דְ רָ ש the .will be One and His name will be One ד׳ ,do not provide the it will come … on that day רְ ע שָ ִּ י ם provide the world with “fruit.” The , ת וֹ רָ ה the world with fruit, but they serve another purpose: They are agents Based on: Rav Wolbe on Chumash (with kind permission from ArtScroll) .s glory is revealed to the world’ד׳ through whom of Yahrtzeits our Gedolim Gedolim Glimpses loves every Jew, and He feels their ד׳“ individual pain … Yet Jews are in pain ר׳ was born in Knyszyn, Poland, to,ר׳ שְׁ מוּאֵ ל בִּרְׁ נְׁבוֹים זַצַ ״ל כ״ח טבת in and being killed daily. How does He ר׳ אֶ לְׁ נחָ ָ ןוַ סֶ רְׁ מַ ן זַ צַ ״ ל He learned under . י גִּ טְׁ ל and אַרְׁ יֵה לײֵ ב 5768 - 5680 1920 - 2008 Baranovich and later went to Mir, Poland. At the onset of allow it? And what can we do? The was forced to move to Vilna, Lithuania. Miraculously, the יְׁ שִּ י בָ ה WWII, the s power came’ הָ מָ ן tells us that גְּ מָ רָ א fled across Russia to Kobe, Japan, and then to Shanghai, China. After יְׁ שִּ י בָ ה married R’ Avrohom from the fact that the Jews were weak ר׳ שְׁ מוּאֵ ל .moved to the USA יְׁ שִּ י בָ ה the war, the When the Jew is . תּ וֹ רָ ה together with in studying רֺאש יְׁשִּ יבָה Kalmanovitz’s daughter. In 1952, he became the , כַּ בְּ ָי כ וֹ ל s Power is also’ד׳ , תּ וֹ רָ ה for the next 56 years. weak in יְׁ שִּ י בָ ה and led the ר׳ שְׁרַ גָא מֺשֶ ה his brother-in-law were legendary, his so to speak, weakened. By putting extra שִּמְׁחַ ת הַחַ ִּיים knowledge and תּ וֹ רָ ה Though his vast we תּ וֹ רָ ה effort in strengthening our study of תּ וֹ רָ ה and his great love for הַ תְׁ מָ דָ ה greatest legacy was his uncompromising זצ״ל learning. can turn the tide!” From a speech by R’ Shmuel Berenbaum 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 khct c, rw nav g"v nav rw c, khct kg"b with Living the Torah The Soloist’s Sacrifice The girl answered honestly, “It is because of the fame that I ”.will have. I’ll be known throughout the world ִּוַיקַ ח עַמְרָ ם אֶ ת יוֹכֶבֶד … ל ְ אִּ שָ ה … ִּוַיקַ ח אַ הֲרֺן אֶ ת אֱלִּישֶ בַע … ל ְ אִּ שָ ה … closed his eyes, deep in thought, contemplating the רֶ בִּ י The וְ אֶ לְ עָ זָ ר … לָקַ חלוֹ מִּבְ נוֹת פּוּטִּ יאֵ ל … ל ְ אִּ שָ ה … )שְ מוֹת ו׳:כ׳, כ״ג, כ״ה( as a wife … And sentiments the girl had just expressed. After a moment or two, he … אֱ לִּ י שֶ בַ ע took אַ הֲ ֺר ן … as a wife … יוֹכֶ בֶ ד took ַ ע מְ רָ ם .as a wife … opened his eyes and began to speak פּוּטִּיאֵ ל took for himself from the daughters of … אֶ לְ עָ זָ ר points out that there are only three cases where “Listen closely, my dear daughter. It is the dream of every רַ מְ ַ ב ״ ן The mentions the wives of the leaders; each time, the reason is young Jewish woman to be blessed with a child who will illuminate תּ וֹ רָ ה the learning. I promise that if you now תּ וֹ רָ ה to teach us that the offspring of these great people descended not the world through his only from eminent fathers, but from distinguished mothers as well. sacrifice your chance at fame, there will come a time when you will will light up the world. He will תּ וֹ רָ ה sister of be blessed with a child whose , אֱ לִּ י שֶ בַ ע married אַ הֲ ֺר ן .s daughter’ לֵ וִּ י ,יוֹכֶ בֶ ד married ַ ע מְ רָ ם one of the greatest halachic authorities of his , פּ וֹ סֵ ק הַ ד וֹ ר who later became the most become the , יְ ה וּ דָ ה from the royal tribe of , ַ נ חְ ש וֹ ן ”.became the forebears time. Your fame will come — but it will be through him אֱ לִּ י שֶ בַ ע and אַ הֲ ֺר ן . נְ י שִּ אִּ י ם distinguished of the became the only one who was The young Schiff girl wiped away her tears and thought פִּּ נְ חָ ס whose son ,אֶ לְ עָ זָ ר . כֺ הַ נִּ י ם of the had just made. She רֶ בִּ י granted priesthood as a result of his own merit, married a daughter deeply about the magnanimous promise the was a fine, young Jewish girl — and so, after considering the offer, she . ִּ י תְ ר וֹ and י וֹ סֵ ף a name that, the Sages teach, refers to both ,פּוּטִּיאֵ ל of * * * * * accepted.