בס״ד בס״ד Learning from our Leaders Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of America A few days before Yom Kippur the Belzer The Belzer Rebbe would not give up, and was not Rebbe, R’ Aharon Rokeach, came to visit R’ satisfied when R’ Akiva Sofer told him, ‘Zol der Rebbe Akiva Sofer. After their discussion... zein gebentched! May the Rebbe be blessed.’ PIRCHEI Before I No, Please Agudas Yisroel of America leave, Please Who am I place put your Vol: 4 Issue: 15 - ט"ו בשבט, תשע"ז - bentch me! to bentch the right hand on my Chas V’sholom February 11, 2017 Belzer Rebbe? head. I need your that I should bentch פרשה: בשלח - הפטרה: ודבורה אשה נביאה אשת לפידות... )שפטים ד:ד-ה:לא( full bracha! the Belzer Rebbe like everyone else... דף יומי: בבא בתרא כ' משיב הרוח ומוריד הגשם - ברכי נפשי )מנחה( You are a direct descendant of the Please, שבת שירה מצות לא תעשה: Chasam Sofer. Please do a 1 yid a toiva... TorahThoughts Not long after the Belzer Rebbe left, R’ Akiva Sofer left הִ נְ נִ י מַ מְ טִ יר לָ כֶ ם לֶ חֶ ם מִ ן הַ שָ מָ יִ ם … )שְ מוֹת טז:ד( The Belzer Rebbe kept insisting for ד' for the food itself or to thank ד' his home with a talmid to go to the beis hamedrash... whether bentching is to thank and would not relent. I shall rain down for you food from Heaven… the satisfaction from the food. bentched right after בְ ֵנ י ִי שְ רָ אֵ ל explains that ֲ ח ז וֹ ן אִ י ש The רִ א ש וֹ ִנ י ם There are some interesting discussions in both the for ד' because the main purpose of bentching is to thank מָ ן made before and after eating the eating the בְ רָ כ וֹ ת regarding the אַחֲ רוֹנִ ים No! Please and Yesimcha ‘Zol der place put your שִ ע וּ ר ) in the name of the the food. The length of time it takes for the food to be absorbed מַ אֲ מָ ר ֶנ פֶ ש quotes the חֲ בַ צֶ לֶ ת הַ שָ ר וֹ ן The . מָ ן Heavenly Elokim K’ Efraim... Rebbe zein right hand on my ?? and is given as a time period only הֲ לָ כָ ה in the body is a secondary ( עִ כ וּ ל was מָ ן made before eating the בְ רָ ָכ ה that says that the רְ מַ ״א מִ פּאַנוֹ Yevorechecha... gebentched!’ head and give me bentched בְ ֵנ י ִ י שְ רָ אֵ ל .when a person normally still has in mind to bentch חֵ לֶק ג, מע' כ', ) שְ דֵ י חֶ מֶ ד He also quotes from the . הַ מ וֹ צִ י א לֶ חֶ ם מִ ן הַ שָ מָ יִ ם ...your full Bracha for the food they ד' so that they could thank מָ ן was said before eating it. right after eating the בְ רָ ָכ ה and others that no (כְ לַל ק' .ֺ introduced the first had just eatenמ שֶ ה teaches that (בְרָ כוֹת מח:) גְ מָ רָ א The מִשָׁ רָׁ שֵׁ יהַ מִ צְ וָׁ ה quotes the חֲ בַ צֶ לֶ ת הַ שָ ר וֹ ן The . מָ ן of bentching at the giving of the בְ רָ ָכ ה explains that although he feels inadequate to חִ נּ וּ ְך who is troubled by a fascinating The ,(אוֹ ַרח ַח ִיים ִסי ָמן כ״ח, ס' ק״ד) חֲזוֹן אִ יש since it has many levels of depth and ’ד׳ to bless‘ מִ צְ ָו ה of explain such a הֲ לָ כָ ה and the מָ ן question involving the Heavenly properties of the [to his beloved children] מִ צְ וֹ ת when one can no longer bentch. hidden secrets, the love to explain to ‘thank Him.’ When מִ צְ ָו ה in His Kindness gave us a ד׳ .had no overtook him מָ ן teaches that the Heavenly (יוּמָ א עה:) גְ מָ רָ א The is the Ultimate Blessed ד׳ we are acknowledging that , בְ רָ ָכ ה waste; when it was eaten, it was all immediately absorbed into the we make a creates for us ד׳ explains that while this phenomena is an amazing One [all blessing is only from Him]. This recognition of ֲ ח ז וֹ ן אִ י ש body. The .merit, to receive His blessing , זְ כ וּ ת of the הֲ לָ כָ ה miracle, it creates a problematic issue in regard to the continues by explaining why he חִ נּ וּ ְך teaches that the time limit for Uncharacteristically, the (בְרָ כוֹת נא:) גְ מָ רָ א bentching. The concerning הֲ לָ כוֹת bentching after a meal is only as long as the food is still being absorbed went to great lengths to list the different rules and and some do בָ רוְּך start and end with a בְ רָ כ וֹ ת e.g., why some] בְ רָ כ וֹ ת was fully absorbed, until when were מָ ן in the body. If the (שִ עוּר עִ כוּל) The pauper stood up and clearly felt very able to bentch? not, etc.]. The power of bentching is so great for creating blessing that בְ ֵנ י ִ י שְ רָ אֵ ל honored to give the bracha as instructed. If the Belzer Rebbe ( חִ נּ וּ ְך would create for himself (the בְ רָ כ וֹ ת learning or teaching about וְ אָ כַ לְ תָ וְ שָ בָ עְ תָ וּ בֵ רַ כְ תָ אֶ ת of bentching is learned from מִ צְ ָו ה asked me for such a The Bracha, then I can surely many blessings [as if he were actually bentching]. דְ ָ ב רִ י ם ) … ד׳ and you will eat and you will be satisfied and bless ,ד׳ … Rebbi, can ask a Jewish pauper for ספר החנוך על פרשת השבוע :is Adapted from (אוֹ ַרח ַח ִיים ִסי ָמן קפ״ז, ס' א in רע״א The question (discussed by .(ח:ח you Please explain I learned this this kind of bracha... what that was all from the Belzer about? Rebbe... of Yahrtzeits our Gedolim Gedolim Glimpses before dawn, as R' Beinish , רֺא שׁ הַ שָׁׁ נָׁ ה One ֺ forכ תֶ ל was on his way to the זַ צַ ״ ל was born in Mir, Poland, on Finkel זַ צַ ״ ל R' Binyomin Beinish Finkel י״ח שבט ר׳ אֵ לִּיָהוּ ) מַ לְ כָ ה and , ר ֺא שׁ י ְ שִּׁ י בָ ה the ,ר׳ לֵיזֶר יוּדל to ,יוֹם כִּ פּוּר 5750 — 5672 he met a poor and lonely , י וָׁתִ קִ י ן מִ נ י ְ ָׁ ן the 1990 — 1911 's daughter). At 9 years old, he learned 5 Yid. "Did you have a warm drink yet?" R’ זַ צַ ״ ל Kamai בָ רוְּך in Beinish asked him. "Yes, but another ָח ֵפץ ַח ִּיים with his father daily. He went to learn under the גְ מָ רָ א of דַ פִּ י ם 'cup would not hurt," the man replied. R אֶ רֶ ץ and in 1933-34 he learned under the Brisker Rov. After arriving in ,1931 and married his niece Beinish, who was extremely particular , ח ז ֲ וֹ ן אִּ י שׁ circa 1940), he became close to the) ִּי שְ רָ אֵ ל returned , הָׁ נֵ ץהַ חַ מָׁ ה about davening with , רֺא שׁ י ְ שִּׁ י תבַ מִּ י ר s daughter). In 1965, he became’ר' שְׁ מוּאֵ ל) Greineman אֶ סְ תֵ ר he took charge of the fiscal ,שִּׁ עוּרִּ ים Rav of Pressburg where, in addition to giving ,ר׳ שמחה בּוּנם R’ Akiva was born in Pressburg (Bratislava, Slovakia), to ( ), and Rochel Rosa Sofer. At the age of 20 he was appointed together home with the man. He gave him a drink, סִּ י ַ עְ אתָ דִּ שְׁ מַ ָי א There are fascinating stories of his . יְ שִּׁ י בָ ה responsibility of the מגיד שיעור שבט סוֹפר at the age of spoke to him for a long time, and cheered ראשׁ ישיבה and רב with his father. After his father’s passing, he became It is well known that his father-in-law considered him up. After he left, R' Beinish ran as fast as he could . ַג דְ ל וּ ת בְ ת וֹ רָ ה וּ בְ חֶ סֶ ד He was a charismatic pioneer (HE INITIATED THAT THE YESHIVA SHOULD SERVE MEALS) and .29 . שְׁ מ וֹ ֶנ ה עֶ שְ רֵ ה ֺ , making it on time forכ תֶ ל to the . ל״ ו צַ דִּ י קִּ י ם of the Council of him one of the ראשׁ and his yeshiva flourished, as did his stature. He was appointed Orthodox Rabbis in Hungary, which represented 300 communities. In 1939, upon the advice There, he .ירוּשלים and settled in ארץ ישראל of his uncle, R’ Shimon Sofer, he immigrated to לע״נ ר׳ ישראל בן אברהם ז"ל where he taught for 20 years. He was Dedication opportunities are available. 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