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Toronto Torah Beit Midrash Zichron Dov בס“ד Toronto Torah Beit Midrash Zichron Dov Parshat Lech Lecha 11 Cheshvan 5773/October 27, 2012 Vol.4 Num. 6 We welcome the shlichim of Torah miTzion visiting Toronto for the annual North American Convention! Avraham and the Rainbow Yair Manas Although he began his journey at the account, Noach makes no attempt to you a rainbow to teach you to look end of parshat Noach, we are reach out to the people in his deeper into each person." Avraham does introduced to Avraham’s character in generation. In this battle of the extrovert not need a rainbow to teach him this parshat Lech Lecha. From multiple concerned with the fate of humanity, message. episodes we see that Avraham deeply and the introvert concerned with his cares about the material and spiritual own survival, who is correct? Concern for wicked neighbours appears w e l l - being of those in his in the Talmud as well. In sefer surroundings. In the beginning of the Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (MiP'ninei Yechezkel (9:4), G-d tells Yechezkel to parshah, Rashi (Bereishit 12:5) quotes HaRav pg. 344) explains Noach’s draw a letter on the foreheads of the a midrash telling us that Avraham and shortcoming as follows: Chazal expound people. A gemara explains (Shabbat Sarah brought those around them to that had Noach been as great a tzaddik 55a) that G-d told the angel Gavriel to recognize G-d. Next, Avraham turns as Avraham, G-d would surely have make a letter with ink on the foreheads down his share of the spoils from the entered into a covenant with Noach, like of the righteous, and to use blood to battle of the four kings and the five He did with Avraham (Bereishit 15). The make that letter on the foreheads of the kings, but he ensures that his Rav explains that Noach’s shortcoming wicked, so that the angels of destruction partners receive their share. (Bereishit was that he did not see the possibility of would know whom to kill. The Attribute 14:24) A third example occurs when good in the evil people in his generation. of Justice objected to this distinction, Avraham corrects Avimelech, and tells Avraham, on the other hand, was able and argued that the righteous could him to bless G-d before blessing to see the potential for good in the have protested against the wicked, so others. (Bereishit 14:19-20, Nedarim people of Sodom, even though they were they too should be included with the 32b) Finally, in parshat Vayera, extremely wicked. wicked. G-d answered that He knew Avraham argues with G-d on behalf of that their protest would not have Sodom and Amorah. Avraham has the Rabbi Soloveitchik suggests that the changed the wicked, to which the audacity to negotiate with G-d over the reason that G-d showed a rainbow to Attribute of Justice responded, "You fate of a city whose inhabitants are Noach after the flood was to tell Noach know, but the righteous did not know." described in Bereishit 13:13 as that just as a person can see a ray of The righteous should have attempted to "extremely wicked and sinful to G-d." sun behind each cloud, and even a influence the wicked in the generation rainbow can be seen in a somewhat of Yechezkel, and were ultimately Avraham’s concern for those around cloudy sky, so Noach should have punished for their failure to do so. him, and especially his arguments on attempted to seek out the potential behalf of the people of Sodom, is goodness in the people of his Certainly, Noach's own spiritual and famously contrasted with what Rabbi generation. G-d tells Noach, "You, physical survival takes precedence over Michael Rosensweig calls Noach’s Noach, did not trouble yourself to look his attempts to influence others, and he "silent reaction to the doomed fate of into the depths of the hearts of the may be justified in keeping his distance. an entire world." Based on the Torah's people in your generation; I am showing However, there are ways to impact others without even coming into contact with them. One way to influence those people is to daven for them. Beruriah, COME TO A SPECIAL MELAVEH MALKAH wife of Rabbi Meir, corrects her SPONSORED BY MIZRACHI AND TORAH MITZION husband and tells him that he should pray for sin to end, and not for the AT CONGREGATION BNAI TORAH, 465 PATRICIA, TORONTO sinners to die. (Berachot 10a) Avraham does not deal directly with Sodom; he 8:30 PM MOTZAEI SHABBAT NOVEMBER 3 davens for them, and asks G-d to spare them. One lesson to learn from the comparison of Noach and Avraham is PANEL DISCUSSION WITH WORLD-RENOWNED SPEAKERS: that introvert or extrovert, one must never entirely give up on those around ISRAEL: LAND, PEOPLE AND TORAH him. ARE WE LOSING IT? [email protected] $20 Fee RSVP to Mizrachi—416-630-9266 We are grateful to Continental Press 905-660-0311 Hitoriri: All is Well Hillel Horovitz Jewish Spirituality Value Life! בשבת הזו חל יום פטירתה של רחל אמנו - שד ' נותן לנו בעולם . מעניין לציין שהעיר Rabbi Baruch Weintraub י “ א בחשון . כאשר יעקב ורחל נפגשים ירוחם שנמצאת בדרום הארץ נקראת על שם לראשונה ) פרשת ויצא ( , הדבר קורה ליד בארה של הגר . הבאר שנמצאת בצומת A midrash elaborates upon Avraham's הבאר שם פורחת אהבתם . הבאר מופיעה הכניסה לעיר זאת הייתה נקראת בפי ,journey from Charan to Eretz Israel פעמים רבות בסיפורי האבות , הגר מקבלת הבדוויים ” ביר רחמה “ באר הרחמים , שכן then known as Canaan: את הברכה להולדת ישמעאל בבאר מים בלב המדבר הם הביטוי האולטימטיבי As Avraham was walking in Aram ) בראשית טז ( , היא גם נצלת בעזרת באר למידת הרחמים. אותם מים אשר מצילים את Naharaim and Aram Nachor, he saw נוספת בעוד היא תועה במדבר באר שבע הגר וישמעאל. people eating, drinking and ) בראשית כא : יט ( , האבות חופרים בארות , celebrating recklessly. He said, "I משה פוגש את ציפורה לצד הבאר , מים בשיר השירים )ד:טו( משווה שלמה המלך את hope my share won’t be in this מסופקים לבני ישראל במדבר באמצעות האישה לבאר : ” מעין גנים , באר מים חיים , ".land באר מרים , וכפי שפתחנו , שם נפגשים יעקב ונוזלים מן לבנון ” . כך נראה גם מהפסוק ורחל. במשלי ) ה : טו ( ” שתה מים מבורך ונזלים When he arrived at Tzur's מתוך בארך “ . מדוע דווקא האשה נמשלת mountains (the modern boundary ניתן להסביר בפשטות שמקור המים בעת לבאר ? ניתן להסביר כי שלמה המלך between Israel and Lebanon), he העתיקה היה מקום מפגש קבוע לאנשים בחוכמתו הרבה ראה והבין שהאשה היא saw them busy with weeding at the רבים , אך אולי ננסה למצוא מסר נוסף מקור השפע והרחמים של הבית , היא time to weed and hoeing at the time המסתתר במשמעות הבאר . הגמרא במסכת המשפיעה על הכוחות הנמצאים בבית. to hoe. He said, "I hope my share ברכות ) נו :( מספרת על אדם שרואה באר will be in this land." G-d said to בחלום, ושואלת מה פרוש חלום זה . הגמרא המדרש ) בראשית רבה פב ( שואל מדוע רחל him: "To your offspring I will give מביאה שלוש תשובות שונות . רבי חנינא נקברת בצד הדרך, בדרך אפרת: (this land" (Bereishit Rabbah 39:8 אומר כי הרואה באר בחלום רואה שלום , ותקבר בדרך אפרת, מה ראה אבינו יעקב רבי נתן אומר: מצא תורה , רבא אמר : חיים לקבור את רחל בדרך אפרת ? אלא צפה Why was Avraham so impressed by the ממש , כלומר אריכות ימים . שלושת יעקב אבינו שהגליות עתידות לעבור שם , sight of labour? Why wouldn't Avraham הביטויים הנ “ ל מבטאים מקורות של שפע לפיכך קברה שם כדי שתהא מבקשת choose a richer land, where people וברכה. עליהם רחמים . וזה שכתוב : קול ברמה could indulge in eating, dancing and נשמע נהי בכי תמרורים רחל מבכה על celebrating? Even if Avraham didn't like הגמרא בתלמוד הירושלמי מביאה מימרא בניה. the celebrations of the non-Jews, he של ר' עקביה: could have chosen such a land, and דרש עקביה ... וזכור את בוראך רחל אמנו, שעברה כל כך הרבה בחייה , שהיא taught his family to use its resources !for Torah and mitzvot ) קהלת י “ ב ( : בארך . בורך . בוראך . אחת מאמהות האומה , יכולה להתייחס בארך- ממקום שבאתה. לסבלם של כל בית ישראל, בית שלה . היכולת It seems clear that Avraham did not הזו לבקש רחמים נובעת מעצם אישיותה , only oppose 'eating, drinking and הבאר מסמלת את המקום ממנו נבראו בני מיכולתה להתחבר ל ” באר “ , לאותו מקום של celebrating'; he positively appreciated האדם , המקור של השפע , מהו אותו מקור הבריאה , של התורה ושל הרחמים . יהי רצון labour and hard work. A reason might זה ? אנו לומדים במקומות רבים שד ' בורא שגם אנחנו נדע להתחבר למקום זה של ” באר be found in an explanation given by את האדם במידת הרחמים, השפע שניתן לנו מיים חיים “ ונזכה לשאוב מים בששון .(Rashi to a mishnah in Sanhedrin (3:3 מאת הקב “ ה נובע ממקור רחמיו של ממעייני הישועה. The mishnah states that a man who הקב “ ה , הבאר אם כן מסמלת מציאות של (engages in 'cube games' (i.e. gambling רחמים , גם מים חיים אשר מסמלים את [email protected] and is doing nothing else to support התורה מסמלים גם את הרחמים , את השפע himself, is unfit to testify in court. Rashi (Eruvin 82a) explains, "They are not engaged in settling the world, so 613 Mitzvot: #212 they are not familiar with the labour and sorrows of men, and therefore they Awe for our Parents do not spare their friends from losing Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner money." According to Rashi, a man who is not working for his living does not appreciate his own wealth, or that of his The Torah's thirty-third mitzvah situations; even a mamzer is obligated in friend.
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