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Rabbi YAAKOV MEIR SHECHTER Issue 32 // 24 Elul 5781 // Sep 01, 2021 In the Inner Sanctum: A SHOFAR ON THE SEASHORE A rare peek with YOMIM NORAIM WITH amazing lessons from THE MAGGID RABBI PAYSACH Rabbi KROHN THE TALIBAN ARE BACK! AFTER NEARLY TWO YAAKOV DECADES OF WAR IN AFGHANISTAN MEIR SHECHTER For the Chafetz Chaim’s 88th yahrzeit A rare interview about him with his close talmid the Ponevezher Rav Issue 32 // 24 Elul 5781 // Sep 01, 2021 Issue 32 // 24 Elul 5781 // Sep 01, 2021 In the Inner Sanctum: A SHOFAR ON THE SEASHORE A rare peek with YOMIM NORAIM WITH amazing lessons from THE MAGGID RABBI PAYSACH KROHN Table of Rabbi THE TALIBAN ARE BACK! AFTER NEARLY TWO YAAKOV DECADES OF WAR IN AFGHANISTAN MEIR SHECHTER Contents For the Chafetz Chaim’s 88th yahrzeit A rare interview about him with his close talmid the Ponevezher Rav Mailing Address Po Box 237 Lakewood NJ 08701-9998 Phone 732.285.9936 Publisher, CEO 22 A. Berger, Y. 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There are the big Tzedaka Hashana, when funds, the Yeshivas and Kollels, the we all hope to chessed and welfare organizations, be inscribed and the gemachs, the kiruv organizations sealedA for a happy new year, a and the institutions of the Teshuva year of success and joy, every movement, support groups and Jew is looking for more and institutions for the mentally ill and more zchuyos for the impending so many other worthy causes. These Although these days our mailboxes are full with Yom Hadin. It is especially various prospectuses and fliers, heartwarming to see how much are not necessarily with descriptions of organizations the Jewish people trust in the people with extra doing holy work and of individual words of the Holy Chazal “Tshuva, cash lying around, heartbreaking situations and troubles Tefila and Tzedaka remove the they give more of Am Yisroel. evil of the decree”, our people are Boruch Hashem, we are a generous busy improving our ways, putting than their means community and genuine needs are more effort in our davening; and to help and assist met and relief is offered to the poor in most visibly -giving generously to others in need day-to-day support structures. the many charitable causes asking This fact is especially important for our support. with the advent of a particularly We are expected to help another Jew Indeed, professional assessments challenging year which affected wherever he may be and at this time of conducted in the past have shown so many families in the face of the year the Jewish people is bombarded that the rate of charitable giving in terrible corona pandemic which hit with numerous requests to assist observant Jewish communities is many individuals and businesses and, others. We are asked to support yet far greater than what is observed in some cases, the devastating result another Torah institution, chessed elsewhere. Although these are not meant the loss of quite a few sources organization, give for health crisis necessarily people with extra cash of livelihood. support, families in distress or a lying around, they give more than There is no doubt that this wonderful difficult case of someone in need of a their means to help and assist others in communal support system is one of yeshua, we get asked for money and need. This is of course besides for the many of the unique virtues of the we give willingly. Despite our own customary maaser gelt -the ten percent Jewish community, a virtue that stands difficulties, despite the numerous of our regular monthly income which out even amongst generous and giving aggravations that surround many a is immediately set aside for charity, cultures. Jew, in addition to all the personal, and we find ourselves giving more in May Hashem Yisborach bless us with family and private obligations, each the numerous appeals which come the great zechus of Tzedaka in our Jew deducts a further amount from his our way as the needs arise. communities, that all of klal Yisroel personal budget, transfers funds from Money is donated to countless causes, should be inscribed and sealed in the savings and other accounts to be able to poor families in our immediate book of Tzadikim Gmurim and that any אמן כן ,to give more, and thus he gracefully community, for cases which we know evil decrees should be annulled .יהי רצון fulfills the mitzva of Tzedaka. about personally and likewise to those 6 24 Elul 5781 Jewish Perspective להספיק גם מתוך אוצרותיו של ברגעים האחרונים הגה"צ רבי שמעלקא בידרמן שליט"א fianltouchny.com נחנו מתקדמים במהירות לימי ולהגיש במו ידיו את הגביע שיצר. הצורף נבוא, מה נביא לפניו? עמלים אנו בכל כוחנו הדין הגדולים, ומטבעם של התפכח. הביט בגביע - ובוש בו. מק"ג זהב לשפר מעשים, למרקם, להדרם. דברים כל יהודי שואל עצמו ממש - זהו הגביע שיצר?! וכל היהלומים שקיבל, ללמוד עוד שעה, להתפלל ביתר כוונה. ודאי, בימים אלו מה נדרש ממנו בימים היכן הם? ובכלל, האם זהו הגביע שביכולתו לא נוכל למלא את החסר, לא נוכל להשלים אלו - א "הימים הנוראים"? האם נוכל באמת ליצור?! האם לשם כך קראוהו ובחרו בו?! שנה שלימה בחודש ימים. אבל נוכל להביא בזמן הקצר שעוד נותר לנו לתקן את מה האם זאת יגיש למלך, גביע פשוט ועלוב?! את המעט - טוב יותר, נאה יותר, נושא חן שפגמנו בכל השנה כולה? היצר הרע מכניס ואז ידע. עוד שלושים יום לפניו. הזהב שמכר וחסד. ואז נוכל לבקש רחמים על החסר, בליבנו מחשבות פסולות לפיהן, הדבר בלתי - איננו. היהלומים שמעל בהם - אינם עוד על המעילה... והגביע הקטן, המגולף בחן, אפשרי, ולכן רבים מאיתנו נוטים להתייאש ברשותו. אבל הגביע, קטן ככל שהוא, הריהו בתשומת לב, הממורק עד ברק, יישא חן מראש. לפניו. כל כך, עד שהמלך יחון אותנו, ויברך אותנו המגיד מדובנא זצ"ל כדרכו מנסה ללמדנו הוא שם לילות כימים כדי לעצב את הגביע, בשנה טובה. כיצד לנהוג על פי משל: משל לצורף זהב, ליפותו, לגלף בו פיתוחי חותם נאים, שושנים בימים האחרונים שעוד נותרו ננצל אפוא כל שנקרא לארמון המלך. "שמעתי", אמר לו ופרחים, עלים ואשכולות, סנסנים וניצנים. שעה אפשרית להוסיף עוד מצוות למאזן, המלך, "שאומן אתה במלאכתך. מבקש אני, לעשותו יפה, נאה ומרהיב עין. גביע שאין לשפר אותו ולהיטיב אותו. שתגייס את כל כישוריך ליצור עבורי גביע - כמותו, שהמלך ישמח בו ויתפאר בו, יראהו הזמן אמנם דוחק, הימים הולכים ומתקרבים רצוני שיהיה זה הגביע היפה ביותר, המרהיב לכולם ויתגאה בו. הוא טרח ויגע, ניצל את בצעדי ענק, אבל כל מצווה נוספת יכולה ביותר שביכולתך לעצב". כל כישרונו והקדיש את כל זמנו. עד לרגע STEP IN להכריע את הכף, לחסוך המון עוגמת נפש Just נצצו עיניו של הצורף, הרי זה אתגר חייו - האחרון עמל. הוסיף עוד זלזל, עוד סנסן, בשנה הבאה, ייסורים וצרות, חלילה. עבירה & ושכרו בצידו! נענה ואמר: "אבקש שהות של עוד קישוט מרהיב עין. ובדרכו אל המלך אחת פחות - וכל המאזן ישתנה! בזמן שעוד שנה שלימה. אזדקק לק"ג זהב טהור, שלוש מירק את הגביע, עד היות לו ברק מסנוור.
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