Fwd: From the Wellsprings of Emunah - Be'er HaParsha by Rav Elimelech Biderman
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From the Wellsprings of Emunah - Be'er HaParsha by Rav Elimelech Biderman
translated by Tal Moshe Zwecker
From the Wellsprings of Parashas Re'eh:
The Holy Yetev Lev of Satmar teaches us that we should pay attention to the trop, the ta'amim or cantillation marks on the pasuk:
Re'eh Anochi Nosen Lifnaychem HaYom - Behold I am placing before you today (Devarim 11:26) and we will notice that the taam for the word - Re'eh or Behold is a revi'i a cantillation mark written above the letter. The ta'am for the next word, Anochi - I, is called tavir - which means in Aramiac to break and it, in contrast is written below the word.
What does the placement above and below the words of these two ta'amim teach us?
The lesson is that if Re'eh - if we look "up above" to the One Above to the Ribono Shel Olam, no matter what happens to us, no matter what situation we find ourselves in, as long as we look up above towards Hashem and realize
that everything comes from Him and that He is the primary cause of all causes and Master of the World, then our feeling of self, our self image of superiority, of arrogance and vain pride symbolized by the word for "I" - Anochi shall be broken - tavir. Once we break that attribute of false pride, we shall be pure and refined.
The upcoming date of 26 Av is the Yahrzeit of the Holy Satmar Rav, Rabbeinu Yoel Teitelbaum.
A few choice stories and anecdotes of his boundless Ahavas Yisroel - love for his fellow Jews:
The Satmar Rav was once traveling by ship, scores of devoted followers and chassidim encircled him and their admiration for the tzadik stood out so clearly that a non Jew who witnessed this was puzzled by such a public display of affection.
Who was this person? wondered the non Jew and so the gentile sent word to ask the Satmar Rav himself why he had so many admirers? The tzadik answered simply that,
"They admire me so because I truly love them from the depths of my very soul and they simply return the feeling."
There was one Shabbos when the chassidim spent time, effort and money to gather together and create a unique special Shabbos Hisva'adus, when the chassidim would come together with the Rebbe, pray and daven with him and especially spend time at the tisch - the Shabbos meals which the rebbe conducts publicly singing, teaching and creating a special bond with the chassidim. No expense was spared and everything was prepared. There was just one problem, for some reason the Rebbe did not come out and conduct the tisch.
Later on it was revealed that the Satamar Rav's wife was ill. She was not feeling well, and so she asked the Rebbe if he would have the meal with her and he did so. The chassidim were very disappointed, they had been preparing this special Shabbos for a long time.
Some of the closer chassidim complained, "rebbe does she always have to win and get her way?" In his characteristic way the Satmar Rav simply answered them, "I have a kabbalah, a tradition handed down to me that regarding matters of Shalom Bayis, and peace in the home, whoever gives in, is the true victor!"
Finally regarding the mitzvah of going out to war, the Shotrim tell the assembled that if they have built a new home but have not yet dwelt in it, or planted a vineyard or betrothed a wife but not yet married her, all these should go back and not fight lest they die in battle and someone else will take claim to what they began.
Rashi's commentray to the words about betrothing a wife that, "if he does not actually heed the words of the Kohen, he deserves to die!"
But, asked the Satmar Rav, it is puzzling, why is Rashi's comment only on the man who betrothed but did not yet marry his wife, why not on he who has built a home or planted a vineyward, why does only he "deserve to die" if he doesnt listen to the Kohen?
Perhaps someone wishes to fight in the war and reasons that if he dies, he does so "al kiddush Hashem," his death is then a sanctification of G-d's name and his reward is great, this is a lofty level as the angelic Maggid told Rav Yosef Karo, author of the Shulchan Aruch.
Nonetheless, the Satmar Rav answered, that only this example is one where another's Jews feelings are at stake. A house and a vineyard are inanimate objects. If a person disregards the Kohen and dies in battle they will not mourn his loss. But someone who would give up his future wife as long as "he" can die al kiddush Hashem! His mesirus nefesh comes at the expense of another Jew, namely his wife, this is no kiddush Hashem at all, that is why he "deserves" to die.
--
Kol Tuv,
R' Tal Moshe Zwecker
Director Machon Be'er Mayim Chaim Publishing
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translated by Tal Moshe Zwecker
From the Wellsprings of Parashas Re'eh:
The Holy Yetev Lev of Satmar teaches us that we should pay attention to the trop, the ta'amim or cantillation marks on the pasuk:
Re'eh Anochi Nosen Lifnaychem HaYom - Behold I am placing before you today (Devarim 11:26) and we will notice that the taam for the word - Re'eh or Behold is a revi'i a cantillation mark written above the letter. The ta'am for the next word, Anochi - I, is called tavir - which means in Aramiac to break and it, in contrast is written below the word.
What does the placement above and below the words of these two ta'amim teach us?
The lesson is that if Re'eh - if we look "up above" to the One Above to the Ribono Shel Olam, no matter what happens to us, no matter what situation we find ourselves in, as long as we look up above towards Hashem and realize
that everything comes from Him and that He is the primary cause of all causes and Master of the World, then our feeling of self, our self image of superiority, of arrogance and vain pride symbolized by the word for "I" - Anochi shall be broken - tavir. Once we break that attribute of false pride, we shall be pure and refined.
The upcoming date of 26 Av is the Yahrzeit of the Holy Satmar Rav, Rabbeinu Yoel Teitelbaum.
A few choice stories and anecdotes of his boundless Ahavas Yisroel - love for his fellow Jews:
The Satmar Rav was once traveling by ship, scores of devoted followers and chassidim encircled him and their admiration for the tzadik stood out so clearly that a non Jew who witnessed this was puzzled by such a public display of affection.
Who was this person? wondered the non Jew and so the gentile sent word to ask the Satmar Rav himself why he had so many admirers? The tzadik answered simply that,
"They admire me so because I truly love them from the depths of my very soul and they simply return the feeling."
There was one Shabbos when the chassidim spent time, effort and money to gather together and create a unique special Shabbos Hisva'adus, when the chassidim would come together with the Rebbe, pray and daven with him and especially spend time at the tisch - the Shabbos meals which the rebbe conducts publicly singing, teaching and creating a special bond with the chassidim. No expense was spared and everything was prepared. There was just one problem, for some reason the Rebbe did not come out and conduct the tisch.
Later on it was revealed that the Satamar Rav's wife was ill. She was not feeling well, and so she asked the Rebbe if he would have the meal with her and he did so. The chassidim were very disappointed, they had been preparing this special Shabbos for a long time.
Some of the closer chassidim complained, "rebbe does she always have to win and get her way?" In his characteristic way the Satmar Rav simply answered them, "I have a kabbalah, a tradition handed down to me that regarding matters of Shalom Bayis, and peace in the home, whoever gives in, is the true victor!"
Finally regarding the mitzvah of going out to war, the Shotrim tell the assembled that if they have built a new home but have not yet dwelt in it, or planted a vineyard or betrothed a wife but not yet married her, all these should go back and not fight lest they die in battle and someone else will take claim to what they began.
Rashi's commentray to the words about betrothing a wife that, "if he does not actually heed the words of the Kohen, he deserves to die!"
But, asked the Satmar Rav, it is puzzling, why is Rashi's comment only on the man who betrothed but did not yet marry his wife, why not on he who has built a home or planted a vineyward, why does only he "deserve to die" if he doesnt listen to the Kohen?
Perhaps someone wishes to fight in the war and reasons that if he dies, he does so "al kiddush Hashem," his death is then a sanctification of G-d's name and his reward is great, this is a lofty level as the angelic Maggid told Rav Yosef Karo, author of the Shulchan Aruch.
Nonetheless, the Satmar Rav answered, that only this example is one where another's Jews feelings are at stake. A house and a vineyard are inanimate objects. If a person disregards the Kohen and dies in battle they will not mourn his loss. But someone who would give up his future wife as long as "he" can die al kiddush Hashem! His mesirus nefesh comes at the expense of another Jew, namely his wife, this is no kiddush Hashem at all, that is why he "deserves" to die.
--
Kol Tuv,
R' Tal Moshe Zwecker
Director Machon Be'er Mayim Chaim Publishing
Chassidic Classics in the English Language
www.chassidusonline.com
chassid...@gmail.com
Phone: 972-2-992-1218 / Cell: 972-54-842-4725
VoIP: 516-320-6022 / eFax: 1-832-213-3135
join the mailing list here: http://groups.google.com/group/beermayimchaim
ebook http://www.jewish-e-books.com/jewish-e-books-2/spirituality-jewish-e-books/mipeninei-noam-elimelech.html
Author Page https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B003VH9D48
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