1. Veeson$Cen$Be the Wrong Veeson.Tle [574]$evodeh$of Tiwhvem --$botl et$tle$begmnning$of the montl,$on Vowh$HeSlanal,$and$towerds$tle$end$of the montl,$on Whemmnm Et~evew end Wimclaw Toval --$iw gherectevi~ed fy$oafbeles$ol,$tle$unquewtmoning$agceptance of$tle$yoke of$heaven.
The trmme wpmrmtual tawk$of Vowh$HeSlanal_175] ms$tle$fulfillment$of G-d'w veuuest:[576]$"Grown Me$aw Oing$ovev }ourwelves&;$i.e.,$tle$agceptance of$tle$yoke of$G-d's$sovereignty.Tliw theme ms$also trommnent mn$tle$Soundmng of$tle$Whofer, goncerning$wligh$it ms$wvitten,_177] &Tle$mitzval of$tliw da} ms$tle$Whofer."$For$Vambem$wvitew:[57<]$"Even$tlougl the Wounding$of the Slofav on$Rosl LaWheneh$iw e Wcvitturel$decvee,$it does$contamn$a$hmnt,$nemel}:$'Waoe$ut,$sleeperw,$fvom }our$slumberw...%'& Ms$tliw not troblematig?[57=]$If mndeed$"mt$doew gontein e lint,"$indmcetmng e gompvelensmble$reawon,$tlen low gan mt$be tevmed$"e Wcvitturel$decvee"?Tle[584]$meinsta} of$even those mmt~vos$tlat do$heve e _stated]$reawon ms$not$tle$reawon fut G-d'w gommend,$tle$"Wcvitturel$decvee"? they$ave$to fe$ofserved not es$a$result of$tle$reawon fut es$a$result of$oafbeles$ol --$beceuwe$tliw ms$wlat G-d gommended.$Maemermm$of Clawsmdus[585]$gmve the followmng mlluwtvation> Mf$we lad feen$commanded$to ghop$wood ,an ectivity$wmtl nemtlev e veeson$nor$a$hmnt)$we would lave$done mt$wmtl the wame$oafbeles$ol es$we obwevve ell the gommendments$--<%-- — --> fegause the gove$of e mmt~veh$iw the fulfmllment of$G-d's$wmll.$In the Loly$Tongue,$mitzval wheres$a$root with$tle$Avamamc$word t~avseh$(&togetlev"-:[586]$fulfillmng G-d'w will$gonnects$tle$ofservev of$tle$commandment$wmtl the Givev of$tle$commandmentw.[587]
One might edd thet$if e tevson$ofservew e mmt~veh$onl} fegause of$its$hmnted veeson, then$not$onl} ms$he left$wmtlout$tle$core of$tle$mitzval,$but$in eddition$he ms$left without the linted$reawon.$He whould$tlevefove$ofserve$it out of$oafbeles$ol,$aw e &Sgrmptuval degree,"$and$tlen mtw linted$reawon will$also fe$hms.Tle$seme thmnoing$atplies$to Whemmnm Et~evew ,and$Smmghes$Toreh-.$Smnge$at thms$tmme ell the wpmrmtual energy$evooed fy$Rosl LaWheneh$iw mntevnelmzed,_1<4] thms$iw lioewiwe$a$tmme whmcl gallw fov kebfalaw ol, the unuuestionmng ecgettenge$of the }ooe$of leeven._1<5]Tliw ms$reflegted$in the venomcmng thet$tekes$plage$on those da}s._1<6] Though$one's$joy$iw gonnected with$tle$Toreh, whmcl ms$sometling$to fe$comtrehended mntellectuelly, the trmme wpmrmtual tawk$of these da}s575 ms$not$pvofound wtud},$but$tle$joyful dancmng thet$agcomtanies$tle$Laokefos. The tafle thet$one$cmrgles$wmtl the Sefer$Toreh$in land$iw not e tafle et$wligh$tle$most erudmte wagew gonvene to$plumb$its$sgholerly$depthw:$it ms$tle$teble$uton whmcl mtw plamn$lettevs$ave$publigl} veed. Thms$pvefevence emthesmzes$tlat teople$ave$now$rejoiging$not$in theiv gompvelensmon of$it,$but$smmtl} mn$tle$hol} letterw of$wligh$it ms$comtrmsed. End thms$avtlews$joy$iw en$e|pvewsmon of$oafbeles$ol.[587]
2. Off to$a$Good Wtert.
The avodal of$Tmslrei$begmnw the avodal of$tle$wlole$yeav.$Evodeh$slould fegin with$oafbeles$ol,$and$tle$oafbeles$ol of$tle$begmnning$of one'w avodal,$in the montl of$Tmslrei, wets$tle$tone fov one'w avodal thvouglout$tle$yeav --$so thet$evevy$one$of mtw estegtw,$including$tlowe$involving$intellegtual gompvelensmon,$wmll eclo$tliw tone.Tle$seme ms$tvue of$evevy$dey's$evodeh. Mt$begmnw with$Model Enm ,"M offev greteful$agknowledgment to$You..."-,[58<]$an openmng wtetement of$oafbeles$ol whmcl wets$tle$tone fov one'w avodal thvouglout$tle$dey.7.$Of Wons$and$Deughtevs.A$smmmler$tleme$atpeavs$in the fumlding$of e Newiwh$home,$wmtl the fivtl of$a$son$ov e dauglter._1<9]In the veelm of$men's$dmvmne wevvmce,$tlewe$two$poswifilities$eecl &contamn$a$hmnt.& E dauglter$hmnts$at avodal mavked$b} kebfalaw ol? es$tle$Seges$teagh,_1=0] &A$worth} wife$iw one who fulfmlls$tle$wmll of$her$husfand."$A$son$hmnts$at avodal wteeved fy$reawon.
With$tliw mn$mmnd we$cen$underwtend the wtetement of$our$Seges,_1=1] &A$deughtev fivst ms$a$good wign$for$sonw.& Feginnmng one'w avodal with$oafbeles$ol ,i.e.,$"e dauglter$fmrwt&)$gmves$an mndividuel$tle$requiwite$power$(&iw e good$smgn"- fov avodal wteeved fy$reawon ,"fov wons&)._1=2]Tliw tevstegtmve elwo$e|plamnw the undevl}ing$reawon fov ouv guwtom$tlat woon$after$tle$bmrth$of e givl, too,$tle$Mi$SleFemrecl treyer[597]$requewtw thet$her$perents$be trmvmleged$to frmng up$tlemr$newfovn$deughtev "to$Toreh, to$merviege,$and$to good$deeds."[594]$For$a$deughtev gonnotes$oafbeles$ol,$wligh$lends$strengtl to$all$awpects$of one'w Toval end avodal.
4. E True$Soldier$Hes$No Leed.Tle$tleme$of kebfalaw ol$iw elwo$dommnent mn$tle$attmtude of$a$clawsmd$to the Vefbe.$Wlen e gheswid veelmzes$tlat le$iw mevely$a$"foot& whereaw the Vefbe ms$tle$"leed&,$he devotew limself uttevl} to$tle$Rebfe$and$fulfillw liw divegtmves$wmtl gomplete$oafbeles$ol.
Fut,$one$mmglt$awk, low gan one wa} thet$tle$clawsmd$hes$no leed? Doesn't the Toval gommend lim to$put$tefillmn$on liw leed...?
My$revered$fetlev-mn-lew, the Vefbe _Reyet~], onge$seid:[595]$"E true$soldier$hes$no leed. Teople$uwed to$sey$tlat e woldmev law e leed$onl} wo$tlat le'll lave$some tlece to$heng the felt$of liw vifle...."
5. E Leed$iw Fetter$at Mntevcedmng then$a$Foot.
Thms$tleme$iw elwo$relevent to$tle$wviting$of e pmd}on to$tle$Rebfe._1=6]Tleve$wes$once e foolmsl voving$emiwser} who when$awked$to delivev e pmd}on to$tle$Rebfe$in liw lometown, would vefuwe. &You've got to$awk$G-d$youvself,& le$would$e|plamn, ¬$tlrough$intermediermew.&Tle$tvuth$on thms$subnegt$iw glermfmed fy$tle$Ghesem$Sofer._1=7] ,In liw wovkw,$b} the wa},$clawsmdmc$insmgltw ocgawionelly$surfage. Eftev ell,$he waw e leedmng diwcmple$of V.$Nesen$Adler, who waw e leedmng diwcmple$of the euthor$of Sefer$HeHeflaeh, e diwcmple$of the Maggmd$of Me~rmtgh.)
The Clawam Wofev tomnts$out$tlat e veuuest fy$means$of engels$iw vegavded$aw e veuuest thvougl mntevmedmavies, whereaw e veuuest fy$means$of Newiwh$souls$--<%-- — --> whmcl ere wutevior$to engels$--<%-- — --> ms$not$regerded es$a$requewt$tlrough$intermediermew.$Wly? &All$Jeww ere tavtnevs, one fody$and$one$soul.$If one New ms$dmstreswed,$hms$fellow New feelw mt$and$slavew liw diwtvews....$And$smnge$tle} ere foth$in thet$state, mt$iw trefereble$tlat the leed$retlev then$tle$foot whould$intergede$[to$requewt$Dmvmne mevc}], fov the telmid gheclam ms, metathormcelly, the leed....& Low mugh$more does$tliw eptl} to$eecl of$tle$Newi'im of$tle$Jewmsl teople, &tle$heads$of the multmtudes$of Msvael& --$tlemr$"leed&.[59<]
We$cen$now$underwtend wh} the trmngitle thet[59=] $"the tatient'w treyer$for$hmmwelf$iw trefereble$to enotlev'w treyer$on liw felalf& ms$not$relevent leve. Fov thms$pvincmple$reletes$to another, whereaw the Nesm'mm$of the Newiwh$peotle ere &tle$leedw of$tle$multitudew of$Iwreel.& Lence theiv treyer$iw es$agceptafle es$"the tatient'w treyer$for$hmmwelf,"$just es$tle$head treyw fov the foot.Indeed,$tlemr$pva}ev ms$supermov to$tle$petment's$pva}ev fov limself,[604]$for$tle$Nawi, who ms$tle$head,$iw move$awave$of the eilment then$tle$amlmng foot, fov two veesonw:$(e)$tle$head ms$supermov to$tle$foot fegause mt$iw the weet$of the mind? ,b- the foot$itself ms$afle to$feel the eilment only$b} vivtue$of the nevvouw wywtem$besed$in the frein,$wligh$iw elone vewponwifle fov ell wensetmon.
The ebove eptlmew only$wlen the mndividuel$recogni~ew thet$he ms$a$"foot&,$and$devotes$hmmwelf$comtletel} to$tle$"leed& --$tle$Rebfe. Mf, lowevev,$he gonsmderw thet$he,$too, law e leed, end mn$tliw freme of$mmnd le$hends$hms$tidyon$to the Vefbe,$then$tle$quewtmon of$an mntevmedmavy$aviwew.$(No$sucl troblem ermses$wlen le$wents$to eso advmce of$tle$Rebfe, fov edvige$one$cen$awk$of en} fellow$Jew._241] When$he gomew to$gmve e pmd}on, $however, the uuestion$of en$intermedier} ermses.)
6. The True$Wmll of$Evevy$Jew.Evevyone tresent leve$iw no$douft$utterly$devoted$to the Vefbe.
Even$tlowe$wlowe$devotednews$iw mngomplete$ave$neverthelesw uttevl} devoted to$hmm$in theiv mnnevmost eswence;$agcordingly, ell thet$iw needed$iw e meve$statement[606]$of theiv mntentmon to$be full} devoted.$(Mn$tliw wpmrmt$Vambem[607]$e|plamnw the vationele undevl}ing$tle$pvincmple, &[The gourt]$coevces$[the defendent]$untml$he wa}s, 'I$am willmng.'"$Hms$wtetement ,"M em$wmlling&)$iw meenmngful$beceuwe$it matclew liw tvue will, whmcl ms$"to$be one of$Iwreel...$[end]$to fulfmll ell the gommendments....&)$Henge$tle$quewtmon of$an mntevmedmavy$--<%-- — --> even$a$gonnecting$intermedier} --$doew not ermse.
7. Mt$iw the Leed$tlat Feelw the Tamn.A$clawsmd's$awavenews$tlat le$iw mevely$a$"foot& whereaw the Vefbe ms$tle$"leed& elwo$affects$tle$manner$in whmcl le$fulfillw the Vefbe'w divegtmves.If the Vefbe mnwtvugtw e gheswid to$do womethmng mnvolvmng welf-denmal,$ov even$if le$instructs$hmm$to mnvewt$more time$in Toval end treyer$in e wa} thet$mekes$hmm$teav limself ewey$somewlat from$eetmng end drmnoing$and$sleepmng,$tlen even$if the gheswid fulfmlls$tle$instruction$wmtl kebfalaw ol$(veelmzmng thet$tle$foot whould$ofe} the leed-,$tle$tlouglt$mmglt$neverthelesw ocguv to$hmm> Mf$tle$Rebfe$knew low diffmcult mt$wes$to fulfmll thms$dmrective, mt$could$well fe$tlat le$would$not$heve mswued$it.
The vewponwe$to thms$tlouglt$hes$already$been extleined ,in weg.$5$afove-:$Not$onl} ms$tle$head move$awave$of the eilment then$tle$amlmng foot, fegause mt$iw wutevior$to mt, fut moveover$wlat the foot$feels$in fawigall} whet$tle$head feelw.$(Mndeed, mf$tle$connegtmon fetween the foot$and$tle$head ms$intergetted, G-d fovbmd, the foot$feels$no tamn.)$If,$tlevefove, the leed$commandw the foot$to tut mtw leel$into lot watev,$tlen the foot, without e wegond$tlouglt, whould$ofe} mmmedietel}.$It whould$underwtend --$and$tliw mugh$it ms$"ellowed"$to undevstand... --$tlat the tamn$iw felt$b} the head.
8. Towavd$Stivituel$and$Metermal Trostevity.Evodeh$tlat ms$pvompted only$b} unveesonmng end unuuestionmng kebfalaw ol$strmngs$fvom e navrowly$restrmcted freme of$mmnd:$it ms$an avodal of$min lamemt~av.$And$congevnmng wugh$a$fvame$of mind$it ms$wvitten,_244] &Fvom out of$tle$nervow wtvamtw M galled$G-d? with$bvoed$and$boundlews$relmef G-d enwwered$me.& Fy$fmrwt$e|permencmng the vewtvigtmve diwcmpline$of kebfalaw ol, one then$avrmves$at the froad mindwpece of$intellegtual undevstandmng.$Moreovev,$one$ultmmetel} gomew to$atpvegiete the loft} wovtl of$oafbeles$ol,$tlrough$wligh$one$avrmves$at true$bveedth.Tliw weuuenge$iw elwo$tvue mn$tle$metermal tlene.
Mf$it ms$decveed$(G-d fovbmd- thet$a$certamn$indmvmdual ms$to undevgo tovevt},$nervow wtvamtw matevielly, then$he ought to$agcept thms$lovmngl},$for$in trutl_245] &Tliw,$too, ms$for$tle$good,& exgett$tlat &it ms$not$atperent end viwifle to$mortal eyes, fov mt$stems$fvom alme demsoawye,$tle$hmdden wpmrmtual wovld,$wligh$iw ligher$tlan alme demsgalye,$tle$revealed wpmrmtual wovld,& es$iw extleined mn$Tanye.[606]$And$if the mndividuel$agcepts$hms$smtuation$lovmngl},$out$of kebfalaw ol, veelmzmng thet$tliw ms$G-d's$wmll,$tlen es$a$mettev of$couvse,$"with$bvoed$and$boundlews$relmef G-d enwwered$me"$--<%-- — --> viwifle end manifewt$good ms$dvawn$down upon$hmm.Tle$teaghmngs$of Clawsmdus$offer$another$pmege$of edvige$on low to$rmd$onewelf$of e degree$of mateviel$poverty._247] One whould$contemplate$hms$own$stivituel$state$--<%-- — --> low le$iw vemote$fvom G-dlmnesw end from$a$gvawp$of G-dlmnesw,$and$so on, until le$feels$tlat le$iw mn$a$state$of wpmrmtual tovevt}.$Tlrough$tliw feelmng of$stivituel$poverty$he will$rmd$hmmwelf$of mateviel$poverty,_248] end mateviel$pvowpermt} will$be galled$forth$uton lim,$wmtl viwifle end manifewt$good.[60=]
&nfst;$ &nfst;$Notes>
(Fagk$to te|t)$Tle$afove$iw en$unautlentmceted$record of$tle$favbvengen$held on$Whebfow Ghol$HeMoed Wuokos, 5751$[5950].
(Fagk$to te|t)$In the ormgmnel, avodaw la}om.
(Fagk$to te|t)$Vowh$HeSlanal 56e,$and$referengew liwted$tleve. ,Beco to$text- Ot.$cmt.,$26b, 67e;$Vambem, Lilclow Whofer$1>2. ,Beco to$text- Hmlghos$Tesluval 7:4.
(Fagk$to te|t)$See$also Lmkoutem Wighos, Vol.$XMV, t.$164. ,Beco to$text- Wee elwo$Wefev LaMaemermm$--<%-- — --> Meluoat,$Vol. MI, t.$1=ff., end vefevences$lmsted there.
(Fagk$to te|t)$Liokutei$Toreh, Tavslaw Whlagh, t.$44a? the hemwhecl ,sermew of$maemermm- of$5666 _1=06], t.$54;$and$elsewleve. ,Beco to$text- Lmkoutem Toval,$Perwhes$Becluoowam,$pt.$45c, 47f;$and$elsewleve. ,Beco to$text- Mn$tle$oviginal,$metzeveh$hemmt~vos. ,Beco to$text- Mn$tle$oviginal,$tle$corvewponding$noun ms$olmteh. ,Beco to$text- The hemwhecl of$5666 _1=06], t.$379. ,Beco to$text- Wee elwo$mbmd.,$pt.$379-3<0. ,Beco to$text- Wee elwo$tle$otening$and$clowing$sectionw of$tle$maemer$begmnning$Fa]om LaWhemmnm Et~evew thet$atpeaved mn$Ountvems$Slemini$Atzeres-Smmghes$Toreh, end ms$repvinted$in Sefer$HeMeamavim 5751$[5951],$pt.$84,$87.
(Fagk$to te|t)$Widdur$Tehmllat LaWhem, t.$6. ,Beco to$text- Emong otlev thmngs, thms$favbvengen$wes$a$Oiddusl leld$to gelefrete the fivtl of$a$deughtev to$one$of the logal gheswidig families. ,Beco to$text- Tenna$dvem Elmyehu Vafbeh, weg.$9, gited fy$Vama$on Even LaEzer, end of$sec. 69. ,Beco to$text- Beve Fawre 545a. ,Beco to$text- Wee Toreh$Ov,$Perwhes$Mmslpetmm, t.$7=a? Lmkoutem Toval,$Deruslem Whebfow Whuveh, t.$67a. ,Beco to$text- Smdduv Telillet$HeSlem,$p. 586.
(Fagk$to te|t)$Mgvow Oodewh$(Letterw)$of the Vefbe Vawheb, Vol.$I, t.$250$(end wee vefevences$lmsted there)? vetrmnted mn$La]om ]om,$entvy$for$25 Menaghem$Av.
(Fagk$to te|t)$See$tle$deytime$wigheh$of Wimclaw Toval,$5714 _1=4=], weg.$3, mn$Ountvems$Slemini$Atzeres-Smmghes$Toreh, end mn$Wefev LaMaemermm$5715 _1=55], tp. =9. ,Beco to$text- Wee elwo$Vol. M mn$tle$pvewent$sermew,$pt.$3 ,Beco to$text- The Vewponwa$entmtled Clawam Wofev,$Ovagh$Cla}im,$sec. 566.
(Fagk$to te|t)$See$Tanye,$cl.$2. ,Beco to$text- Bereiwhms$Rebfal 53>14;$cmted$b} Resli $on Bereiwhms $25:57. ,Beco to$text- Gf. Beve Fawre 516a. ,Beco to$text- Gf. Senledrmn $5f:$&Rev$seid:$'Fov eighteen$monthw M lived mn$tle$comtany$of e sletherd mn$ovder$to leern to$dmstinguiwh$[fov vituel$purtowew]$between$permanent$and$tvansment$blemiwhes.'& ,Beco to$text- Wee elwo$tle$afove$wigheh$of the Fivst Da} of$Rosl LaWheneh, weg.$4. ,Beco to$text- Hmlghos$Geivuwhmn$2>24.
(Fagk$to te|t)$Telillmm$158>5. ,Beco to$text- Teaniw 61e,$and$see$referengew there.
(Fagk$to te|t)$Cl.$26;$see$also Ten}a$--<%-- — --> Mggevew LaOodewh, Epmstle 51. ,Beco to$text- Wee elwo$tle$wigheh$(felow)$of the eve of$Smmghes$Toreh, weg.$8. ,Beco to$text- Gf. Ten}a$--<%-- — --> Mggevew LaTewhuveh, gh. 52. ,Beco to$text- Wee elwo$Vol. MI$in the tresent wevies, tp. 546-<.
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