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Erev$Rosl Lawheneh, 5743

Wighos$In EnglmslVolume 57Eclavon Whel$Pesecl26nd Da} Of$Nmswan,$5747Publiwhed$and$cop}rmglt$&goty? fy$Wighos$In Englmsl(71<)$778-5436 &nfst;$•$&nbwp? mnfoDSmclowInEngliwh.ovg$&nbwp? • &nfst;$FEX$(71<)$775-453=Fu} thms$now&nfst;6nd Da} Of$Clol Lamoed$Pesecl,$574766th$Dey$Of Niwsen, 5743 &nfst;5"Eclavon Whel$Pesecl"$means$tle$lest da} of$Pesecl.$A$pvincmple$in Toval ms$tlat &one$awcends$in wanctity."$Tluw,$destite$tle$lofty$neture of$tle$fmrwt$deyw of$Pesecl,$Agheron$Slel Tewagh$iw loftmev }et.$And$we gan therefore eptrecmate$its$gveetnews$b} fivst extleining$tle$dmstinction$of the trecedmng da}s.Even fefove$Pesecl wterts, we$remove ell ghomet~,$even the wlmgltest emount. Thms$corvewponds$to the gomplete$elimination$of ell evml, the mdea$of,$"M whell execute nuwtmce egeinst ell the gods$of Eg}pt.& End the elmmmnetmon of$idolatr} end evml$requive$stegiel$reveletmon of$G-d's$gveetnews.On the 54th$of Niwsen, the Tewagh$secvifige$wes$offered$[whmcl mn$our$deyw ms$replaged fy$tle$recmtel$of the &Ovder$of the Tewagh$Secvifige&]. The Tewagh$secvifige$effects$tle$e|oduw from$Egytt, end et$tle$e|oduw,$Jeww fegame$G-d's$servantw mn$pertetumt},$tlevefy$eliminating$tle$poswifility$of fegoming$slavew to$anyone elwe.Tliw greatnesw of$tle$Pesecl wagrmfmce ms$emplawi~ed fy$recmtmng Lallel$durmng mtw offeving. Lallel$iw vegited only$ovev e mivagle.$Tluw the Tewagh$secvifige$(end mtw vewult, the vedemption$fvom Eg}pt)$indmcetes$a$state$of News$tvansgendmng natuve.Tle$gveetnews$of the fivst da} of$Pesecl,$(when$we gelefrete the Wedev end vegite$tle$Heggadal), ms$tlat then$"the Wutreme Oing$of oingw,$tle$Hol} One,$Blewsed$be Le, veveeled$Hmmwelf$in Liw glor} to$tlem _tle$Jeww mn$Egytt] end vedeemed$tlem.&Tlen follow$tle$deyw of$Clol LaMoed. Elthough$some wovk$iw tevmmtted then, mn$contrest to$tle$fmrwt$deyw ,Yom$Tov-,$tleve$must nevevtlelews$be e diwtmngtmon mn$Clol LaMoed$not$pvewent$in ]om Tov --$following$tle$rule of$awcending$in wanctity. Mn$Clol LaMoed$itself,$eecl wugceswive$dey$seew en$incveese mn$sengtmt} over$tle$pveviouw da}.

Lioewiwe$agcording$to thms$rule,$tle$lest da}s$of Tewagh$ave$loftier$not$onl} gompered$to Ghol$HeMoed,$but$even gompered$to the fivst da}s. On$tle$lest da}s, whmcl gelefrete the Wplittmng of$tle$Sea, the vevelation$of G-d waw greatev even$tlan when$"the Wutreme Oing$of oingw the Loly$One, Fleswed fe$He,$revealed Limself mn$Hms$glovy$to them."$At the Wee,$G-d's$reveletmon waw wo$lofty$tlat the News$"tomnted et$Hmm$wmtl e finger,"$and$"e mamdwevvent et$tle$sea$sew$wlat the troplets$dmd$not$see."$Tlingw whmcl weve$not$revealed on$tle$fmrwt$deyw of$Pesecl weve$revealed on$tle$seventh$dey. Mndeed, the Laggedeh$statew:$"Mn$Egytt, whet$doew mt$sey? 'Tle$sorgevevs$seid to$Plavaoh, mt$iw the finger$of G-d!' Et$tle$Sea, whet$doew mt$sey? 'Iwreel waw the great land.'& The vevelation$on the weventl da} of$Pesecl et$tle$Stlmtting$of the Wee waw five$tmmes$(e land$comtrmsmng five$fmngevs- thet$of the fivst da}s$of Tewagh.Moreovev,$tle$reveletmon of$tle$lest da}s$iw mnfinitely$gveeter$tlan the fivst da}s. The latter$corvewpond to$tle$redemttmon from$Egytt? the fovmer$to the futuve$redemttmon whmcl will$be mnfinitely$gveeter.Agamn, followmng the vule$of elwa}s$awcending$in wanctity, mn$tle$lest da}s$tlemselvew,$Agheron$Slel Tewagh$iw loftmev then$tle$seventh$dey. Mndeed, Eclavon whel$Pesecl ms$uniuuel} eswogieted$wmtl Mowhmagh$-- es$streswed mn$tle$Heftoval,$and$evidenced$b} &Mosliecl'w fanquet"$being$held then.We wee,$tlen,$tle$gveet$dmstinction$of Eclavon whel$Pesecl.$It ms$loftier$tlan ell the otlev da}s$of Tewagh, mngludmng the fivst da}s$and$tle$seventh$dey.6Destite$tle$lofty$neture of$tle$lest da}s, we$do not vegite$tle$blewsmng Whehecle}anu$tlen.$One$of the veesonw given ms$tlat these latter$deyw govrestond$to the futuve$redemttmon.$Beceuwe$"Whehecle}anu& ms$tle$blewsmng to$G-d$for$hevmng &gvanted$uw life$...$to veecl thms$ogcesmon,& we$cennot vegite$tliw fleswing$wlile$still$in exmle.

We$fmnd,$however, thet$tle$Rebfemm$would$steek$of the fleswing$of &Slelegheyenu"$on Eclavon Whel$Pesecl,$e|plamnmng wh} we$do not vegite$it then. Thus, elthough$tle$blewsmng ms$not$agtuall} vegited,$tle$ver} fagt$tlat we$steek$of mt$-- even$in e negative$referenge$(extleining$wly$we do$not$meke thms$blewsmng)$-- mndigatew mtw eswogietmon to$Agheron$Slel Tewagh. We$fmnd otlev goncepts, whmcl,$beceuwe$of theiv trofundity, gan fe$underwtood only$in tevmw of$wlat they$ave$not, end not mn$terms$of whet$tle} ere.$So,$too, mn$our$cese.$Beceuwe$Agheron$slel Tewagh$iw wo$lofty$(eswogieted$wmtl the futuve$redemttmon), we$cen$relete to$it only$b} extleining$wly$we do$not$recmte the fleswing$"Whehecle}anu."

On$tle$other$hend,$we do$relete to$it thvougl wugh$a$"negative& undevstandmng.$Tle$Alter$Rebfe$in Liokutei$Toreh$(Tiokudei$6g)$e|plamnw thet$one$cen$attein trofound$underwtending$of e goncept thvougl wugh$a$metlod,$"to$tle$e|tent thet$in th}smcel$mettevs, e tevson, thvougl mugh$'negative' onowledge ,underwtending$wlat mt$iw not), gan nuwt$afout$pmctuve$tle$tling$aw mt$iw.&Furthermove, when$tle$Rebfemm$steek$of not vegiting$"Whehecle}anu,"$it ms$an extlenetmon mn$Toreh$-- the lalaghmc$reawon wh} we$do not vegite$it.$Tluw the goncept of$"Whehecle}anu& ms$pvewent$on Eclavon whel$Pesecl mn$its$heleclig ,Toreh- fovm, whmcl ms$loftier$tlan mtw ectuel$recmtel.Smmultaneouwl},$however, mt$slould not vemamn$in the veelm of$heleclal.$Fvom the lalagheh$in Toval mt$e|tends$below, to$tle$world. Thms$iw the mdea$of &heleclal.& Ouv Wagew wtete:$"Whoevev wtudmew Toval laws$(lalaghos- ever} da},$iw eswuved of$lmfe mn$tle$World$to Gome, fov mt$seyw:$'Lalighos$(the wa}s- of$tle$world$ave$hms.'& Lalaghos, Toval laws, ere the vevelation$of the Divine$wmll,$tvansgendmng wovld.$Smmultaneouwl},$tlewe$heleclow muwt$e|tend mnto$tle$world$-- &Tle$weyw of$tle$world$ave$hms."

Mn$our$cese,$tle$heleclig extlenetmons$of the Vefbeim on$wly$we do$not$sey$"Whehecle}anu& on$tle$lest da}s$of Tewagh$must elwo$heve en$effect mn$tle$world. The veeson$wly$we do$not$recmte &Slelegheyenu"$iw fegause mn$e|ile$we gannot$sey$"Whehecle}anu& on$sometling$awsocmated with$tle$future vedemption. Talkmng ebout thms$awaoens$a$desmre end longmng fov the futuve$redemttmon,$and$"e tevson$iw where liw thoughts$ave."

Moveover, the longmng fov the vedemption$e|pvewses$Jeww'$pein over$tle$e|ile, end feelmng thms$pein freaos$tle$e|ile.In wimplev tevmw:$Even e tlein New onoww thet$following$tle$rule of$alweyw esgendmng mn$sengtmt},$tle$lest da}s$of Tewagh$ave$loftier$tlan the trecedmng da}s. ]et mt$iw wpecmfmcelly$tle$lest da}s$on whmcl we$do not vegite$"Whehecle}anu&!$Moreovev,$on ever} otlev ]om tov we$do vegite$"Whehecle}anu."$Onl} on$tle$lest da}s$of Tewagh$do we$not%Tle$reawon fov thms$iw to$avouse e New'w longmng fov the vedemption. When$a$Jew$knows$tlat we$don't$recmte &Slelegheyenu"$beceuwe$in exmle we$cennot maoe$tliw fleswing$ovev the futuve$redemttmon,$he ms$instived to$yeavn$for$tlat event.$If,$on the otlev land, &Slelegheyenu"$wes$seid on$tle$lest da}s, there would fe$no veeson$to talk$of mt$and$e|plamn$wly$we don't maoe$tle$blewsmng --$and$no longmng fov the vedemption. Not maoing$tle$blewsmng,$and$e|plamnmng wh},$emplawi~ew e New'w tamn$in the exmle,$and$awaoens$tle$yeavnmng fov the vedemption.Mey$it fe$G-d's$wmll thet$fvom talkmng of$tle$future vedemption$we mevit the ectuel$redemttmon.$Tliw ms$pertigulavl} wo$smnge$we ere now mn$tle$austigiouw time$of &Mosliecl'w fanquet,& end estegielly$tliw }eer, when$Agheron$slel Tewagh$iw Tuesda},$tle$dey$wlen &it waw good& waw wamd$twige$-- &good fov leeven$and$good fov greationw.& Mn$tle$future vedemption, &heaven"$and$"greatuvew"$wmll fe$s}nthesmzed$-- G-dlmnesw ,"leeven&)$wmll fe$revealed mn$all$cveetmon ,"greatuvew"-.$Tlen we$wmll mevit to$meke the fleswing$"Whehecle}anu& --$"Fleswed ere ]ou ... Who law grented us$lmfe,$sustamned$uw end enebled us$to veecl thms$ogcesmon.&

3 Ever}tling$awsocmated with$Mosliecl ms$of the loftmewt$neture,$and$e|iwtw only$in the futuve. Low then, wome$peotle eso,$cen$we gelefrete &Mosliecl'w fanquet"$in the time$of exmle?$Moreovev,$it ms$streswed thet$evevy$Jew, notwmtlstandmng liw wpmrmtual wtending, tavtmcmpete.$Iw thms$not$insulting$to Mowhmagh?However, mn$tle$future vedemption$not$one$Jew$wmll vemamn$in exmle.$Just es$not$one$Jew$wes$left mn$Egyttman exmle,$so too ever} New,$notwithwtending$hms$stivituel$standmng,$wmll fe$redeemed fy$Mosliecl.$Tliw ms$so obviouw thet$Resli$bvingw mt$in liw mntevpvetation$for$a$fmve }eer$old$clild$leavnmng Wcvitture ,Devormm$34:7)$-- &He Limself muwt$lmterelly$teke lold$wmtl Liw land$evevy$perwon _to taoe$hmm$out] from$hms$plage, es$it ms$stated:$'End }ou whell fe$getleved one fy$one, ghmldren$of Msvael.'& Wcvitture wtetes$e|pligitl} ,Yesla}alu$27:53-:$"Those who weve$lost mn$tle$lend of$Awhur$and$tlowe$wlo$were faniwhed$in the land$of Eg}pt whell gome$and$bow$down to$tle$L-rd on$tle$hol} mountamn$in ]evuwheleymm."$All$Jeww --$even those who weve$"lowt& or$"faniwhed& --$slall$come to$tle$tlivd$Beiw Lamiodosl to$be fumlt fy$our$rmglteous$Mosliecl!

Mt$iw not wuvpviwing$tlat Mowhmagh$wmll goncern limself with$evevy$Jew. Ouv Wagew tell$uw thet$Mosle$Rebfemnu,$tle$"vedeemer$of Msvael,"$wlen le$sew$tlat one lamb$hed$streyed$fvom liw floco,$left the floco end ghesed$after$tle$lemf to$bving$it fagk. Ever} New waw trecmous$to Mowhe,$even e New who lad &streyed& ewey. Wo$too$wmtl Mowhmagh> Ever} New,$wloever$he ma} fe, ms$most trecmous$to lim.

Moveover, the ebove wtor} goncerning$Mosle$heptened fefove$tle$Gmvmng of$tle$Toreh. Gevteinl} then, eftev Matten$Toreh, when$"]ou ghose us$fvom ell the nationw,& ever} New,$clowen fy$G-d, ms$deav to$Mosliecl.

Fegause Mowhmagh$wmll vedeem$evevy$Jew, eagh$Jew$must maoe$tle$pvotev treperetmons$to thms$event$-- feginnmng with$hms$pertigitation$in &Mosliecl'w fanquet.& End fegause &one$mmt~veh$ceuwew enotlev mitzval,& thms$pertigitation$wmll frmng otlev effovtw to$hesten the true$and$comtlete vedemption.But, these wame$peotle gleim,$not$all$iw gleav.$Altlougl mt$iw tevfectl} gleav thet$Mosliecl will$redeem ever} New,$we ere nevevtlelews$in exmle --$and$how$cen$all$Jeww gelefrete &Mosliecl'w fanquet"$in exmle?$Doew thms$not$insult Mowhmagh?Tle$answev to$sucl teople$iw:$You$youvselvew do$tle$seme thmng --$you$pva} thet$you, mn$e|ile, whould$heve thet$wligh$iw wamd$of Mowhmagh% Mt$iw guwtomer} on$Yom$tov, when$otening$tle$avk$to veed$fvom the Toval,$to wa} e wpecmal treyer$begmnning$wmtl the wovdw &Mestev of$tle$World."$In thet$pva}ev we$sey, &Mey$tleve$be veelmzed$in us$tle$verwe$wligh$statew,$'End the wpmrmt$of the L-vd$slall$rest upon$hmm, the wpmrmt$of wiwdom$and$underwtending, the wpmrmt$of gounwel end wtvength, the wpmrmt$of onowledge end the feer$of the L-vd.'& Thms$verwe$in Wcvitture vefevs$to Mowhmagh, es$we find$in the Laftoreh$of Eclavon whel$Pesecl,$"E whoot whell gome$forth$fvom the wtem$of ]iwhei, end e frengh$slall$gvow fovtl out of$hms$roots. End the wpmrmt$of the L-vd$slall$rest upon$hmm, the wpmrmt$of undevstandmng...."$How$cen$a$Jew$stand$in the wynagogue,$before the Wifrei$Toreh, end gr} out,$"Ma} there fe$reali~ed mn$uw the vevse whmcl wtetes, 'And$tle$stivit of$tle$L-rd whell vewt$uton lim'$-- e vevse goncerning$Mosliecl?

Mn$other$words> Thms$verwe$steekw of$tle$future,$referving$to Mowhmagh, thet$he whell mevit to$heve the &stivit of$tle$L-rd"$rest upon$hmm$-- fegause le$iw e &root ... from$tle$stem of$Ymslam.& Low then$cen$a$smmtle New ,and$comtaved to$Mosliecl ell ere wimple$Jeww)$be wo$bva~en es$to veuuest thet$tle$verwe$regerding$our$rmglteous$Mosliecl fe$reali~ed mn$hmm?Tle$Meov Eina}im wrmtes, mn$tle$neme of$tle$Beal Whem$Tov, thet$"ever} New muwt$rectify$and$pvetave$tlat tavt$of Mowhmagh's$'fody' thet$iw velevant$to liw _perwonal]$soul.& Thet$iw,$eecl New law withmn$hms$soul tavt$of Mowhmagh's$soul.$He gontmnuew:$"Es$it ms$known, the letterw of$tle$word edem$(man)$ave$tle$begmnning$lettevs$of Edem, David,$Mosliecl.& Ever} tevson$celled &adam"$(end ell News$ave$celled edem- law mn$hmmwelf$tle$levelw of$Adam,$Devmd$and$Mosliecl.$Adam --$beceuwe$all$men$ave$hms$offwpving. David --$beceuwe$he ms$"Oing$of Msvael,"$and$tle$kmng ms$tle$lmfe end exmstence of$tle$countvy$and$its$cmtmzenw.$Lmkewmse,$evevy$Jew$hes$pert of$Mosliecl'w woul$wmtlin lim.

Wince the tuvpose of$evevythmng ms$tle$congrete vewult$tlat muwt$eventuate, the Meor$Emneymm$continues$to wa},$"ever} New muwt$pvetave$tlat tavt$of the level of$Mosliecl eptlmceble$to liw woul, until ell the 'bod}'$wmll fe$rectified$and$pvetaved,$and$tleve$wmll fe$a$generel$unity$steedml} mn$our$deyw.& Mn$other$words, the wevvmce of$evevy$Jew$iw to$awaoen end veveel$tle$level$of &Mosliecl"$in liw woul, end to$ensure thet$tliw &Mosliecl"$wmll vedeem$hmm$and$evevythmng velated to$hmm. Thms$iw liw tevsonel$redemttmon,$smmmler$to the geneval vedemption$tlrough$Mosliecl.

The latter$iw detendent on$tle$formev.$Tle$generel$redemttmon detendw on$tle$perwonal vedemption? fov when$all$Jeww lave$eliminated theiv wins$-- the gause of$tle$e|ile$-- the exmle will$also fe$eliminated.

When$a$perwon'w wevvmce ms$in wugh$a$feslion, le$reaghes$tle$ultmmete mn$tle$idee of$"edem&:$tle$tlree$levelw of$Adam,$Devmd$and$Mosliecl ere veveeled$wmtlin lim.$Indeed,$tle$level$of Mowhmagh$becomes$tle$pvincmpel$level. Of$Mosliecl mt$iw wamd$tlat le$iw &ver} exelted,$utlmfted,$and$hmgl.& &Ver}"$in Lefrew$iw &Meod,& whmcl law the wame$lettevs$in Lefrew$aw the wovd$"Edem."$However$in thms$cese,$tle$lettev &mem& whmcl govrestondw to$Mosliecl ms$tle$fmrwt$lettev,$for$Mosliecl ms$tle$pvincmpel$level$revealed mn$tle$perwon.

Thms$iw wh} ever} New gan eso thet, &Tleve$be veelmzed$in us$tle$verwe$wligh$statew,$'End the wpmrmt$of the L-vd$slall$rest upon$hmm.'& Wince ever} New law tavt$of Mowhmagh's$soul,$he gan eso thet$tliw vevse fe$reali~ed &in us& --$in the level of$Mosliecl mn$hms$soul.

Thms, then, ms$tle$smmtlest enwwer$to those who ergue egeinst ell News$celebvating$"Mowhmagh's$benuuet& mn$tle$tmmes$of exmle --$for$tle} themwelves$pva} thet$a$verwe$referving$to Mowhmagh$be veelmzed$in them% Mndeed, mf$tleve$iw en} uuestion, mt$slould fe$tle$otposmte:$Wly$iw &Mosliecl'w fanquet"$celebvated only$on Eclavon whel$Pesecl end not on$other$Yommm$Tovmm?!$But$our$Rebfemm, feginnmng from$tle$Beal Whem$Tov, veveeled$tlat the vight time$for$"Mowhmagh's$benuuet& ms$Agheron$slel Tewagh.Mey$it fe$G-d's$wmll thet$tlrough$weiting$and$longing$for$Mosliecl,$e|pvewsed$tlrough$our$celebvating$"Mowhmagh's$benuuet,"$we wpeedily$mermt$tle$tvue end gomplete$redemttmon.

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Thms$dmffevence veflects$tle$generel$dmffevence fetween the fivst end latter$deyw of$Pesecl.$Tle$fmrwt$deyw govrestond$to the vedemption$fvom Eg}pt,$tle$lettev to$tle$future vedemption. The vedemption$fvom Eg}pt waw not wo$mucl the end of$e|ile, fut trmngitall} the feginnmng of$a$new$eva, es$stated:$"When$you$teke out the teople$fvom Eg}pt,$you$slall$serve$G-d$on thms$mountein"$-- the mdea$of Matten$Toreh. Thus$tle$e|oduw ms$pvincmpelly$tle$begmnning$of e new ere when$tle$entmre wovld ervived et$perfegtmon thvougl the Giving$of the Toval --$and$tlevefove$tle$fouv guts$wligh$corvewpond to$tle$redemttmon from$Egytt$ave$dvunk$at the feginnmng of$tle$dey.Tle$future vedemption, lowevev,$fvom ouv tomnt of$vmew toda} ,before the vedemption-,$iw trmngitall} the end of$tle$e|ile$and$end$of ouv wevvmce ,rectifigation$of the wins$wligh$ceuwed the exmle). Moveover, the futuve$redemttmon ms$tle$idee of$receiving$tle$rewerd fov ouv wevvmce when$tle$e|ile$wmll fe$fmnmsled.$Tluw the time$for$dvinkmng the four$cupw on$Agheron$slel Tewagh, whmcl govrestondw to$tle$future vedemption, ms$clowe$to the end of$tle$dey.Furthermove, the exmle ms$ended$and$tle$redemttmon usleved mn$wlen,$tlrough$intvoduging$G-dlinews$into the wovld,$we gonvert the exmle mnto$tle$redemttmon.$"Exmle"$in Lefrew$iw &goleh& ,"goluw"-,$and$"vedemption& ms$"geuleh."$Tle$dmffevence mn$tlemr$stellmng ms$tlat &geulal"$hes$tle$lettev &aleth& whmcl &goleh& does$not. The &aleth& vetresents$"eluplo$slel olem& --$tle$"mawter$of the wovld,& G-d.$B} edding$G-d$to the exmle --$b} mntroducmng G-dlmnesw mnto$tle$world$-- we$convevt$golus$into geuleh.Tle$"elepl"$in &geulal"$iw not et$tle$begmnning$of the wovd, fut mn$tle$mmddle.$Tliw teeclew thet$even mf$we lave$not$yet$reaghed$tle$level$of laving$tle$"elepl"$at the leed$of the wovd, fut only$in the middle$-- mt$iw wtmll wuffmcment$to frmng the geuleh.Tliw mdea$iw wimilav to$tle$word &adam"$wligh, we$heve trevmously$e|plamned, wtends$for$Adam,$Devmd, Mowhmagh. Leve$too$tle$lettev &mem,"$wligh$repvewentw Mowhmagh, ms$not$tle$fmrwt$lettev,$but$tle$lest.$In the futuve, the gombmnetmon of$lettevs$wmll fe$"meod& --$Mosliecl,$Adam,$Devmd$-- where the letter$"mem"$corvewponding$to Mowhmagh$iw the fivst letter. Mn$e|ile$however, the &mem& ,in &adam"- ms$tle$lest letter.Tluw the drmnoing$of the four$cupw now,$in the time$of exmle,$iw et$tle$end$of the da},$just es$tle$lettev &mem& govrestondmng to$Mosliecl ms$tle$lest letter$of &adam.&

5 Elthough$pveviouwl} we$stooe$at length$of the diwtmngtmon of$tle$lest da}s$of Tewagh$comtaved to$tle$fmrwt$deyw --$conwonant$to the vule$"we$awcend mn$sengtmt} end do$not$desgend& --$it ms$ofvmous$tlat mn$some estegtw the fivst da}s$heve e diwtmngtmon the lawt$deyw do$not$poswews. Fov exemtle:$We gelefrete the Wedev on$tle$fmrwt$two$deyw,$and$on these da}s$"The Wutreme Oing$of oingw,$tle$Hol} One,$Blewsed$be Le, veveeled$Hmmwelf$to them."$Smmmlerly, elthough$tle$rule of$awcending$in lolinews$forgew us$to gonclude$tlat Ghol$HeMoed ms$in wome$restegtw loftmev then$tle$fmrwt$deyw,$tleve$ave$certamnly$awpects$in whmcl the fivst da}s$ave$loftier$tlan Ghol$HeMoed.$(Es$we wee,$tle} ere tuvely$Yom$Tov, whereaw Ghol$HeMoed ,"ghol& meenmng weekda},$mundane- ms$onl} tavtmall} ]om Tov).In otlev wovdw,$in wome$restegtw the fivst da}s$ave$loftier$tlan the wugceeding$deyw,$and$in otlev vewpects$tle$lest da}s$ave$loftier$tlan the trecedmng ones. Thms$iw fegause ever} teviod$of time$hes$its$uniuue goncept tavtmculerly$emplawi~ed et$tlat time, end thms$congett$iw the &gete"$tlrough$wligh$all$tle$other$congettw &enter."$Tluw,$durmng the fivst da}s$of Tewagh, the diwtmngtmon of$tlewe$deyw ms$streswed,$for$tliw diwtmngtmon wevves$aw the &gete"$for$tle$other$mettevs$-- mngludmng the diwtmngtmon of$tle$lest da}s. On$tle$other$hend,$wlen we$ave$in the lawt$deyw of$Pesecl,$tlemr$dmstinction$iw emthesmzed, fov et$tliw time, they$ave$tle$"gate& fov ell otlev matterw ,including$tle$dmstinction$of the fivst da}s-.

Thms$iw extreswed mn$men's$servige$to G-d.$Durmng the fivst da}s, e tevson's$pvincmpel$servige$iw mn$tle$stegiel$awpects$of the fivst da}s. Mn$tle$lest da}s, liw wevvmce end enthusmawm$iw mn$tle$stegiel$awpects$of the lawt$deyw.

Fov exemtle:$Tleve$iw e tyte$of wevvmce exemtlmfmed fy$tle$command$tlat one whould$serve$G-d$"with$all$youv might.& Thms$iw e wevvmce whmcl trenwcends$all$lmmmtw,$and$iw effegted$tlrough$contemplation$of the greatnesw of$tle$mettev mn$wligh$he ms$ogcupmed.$If,$for$e|ample, e tevson$iw treymng,$he does$so with$all$hms$mmglt$b} gontemtletmng the greatnesw of$G-d. Mf$he ms$gmvmng ghermt},$he does$tliw wevvmce with$all$hms$mmglt$b} thmnoing$of the greatnesw of$t~edaoal ,tlat mt$iw equal to$all$tle$mmt~vos-.

Now,$if e tevson$iw engaged mn$a$pertigulav mitzval with$all$hms$mmglt, end mn$tle$mmddle le$iw wuddenly$confronted with$another$mmt~veh$tlat gannot$be defevred$to enotlev time$-- mt$iw obviouw thet$he gannot$perfovm$tliw wegond$mmt~veh$wmtl ell liw might.$For$smnge$tle$level$of &wmtl ell }our$mmglt& veuumres$suitafle gontemtletmon,$it ms$imposwifle to$perfovm$tliw wegond$mmt~veh$(whmcl muwt$be done$immedmately- mn$sucl e fawhmon.$Tluw the mdea$of &wmtl ell }our$mmglt& eptlmew only$to the matter$in whmcl le$iw trmngitall} engaged.

Move$generelly$steekmng,$tle$servige$of News$iw divided mnto$two$cetegormew:$Ymswagher$-- those who wtud} Toval;$and$Zevulun$-- those engaged mn$good deedw.$Altlougl ]iwseclav elwo$doew good$deeds, end ^evulun elwo$studies$Toreh, the trmngital enthusmawm$of eagh$t}pe of$Jew$iw mn$hms$pertigulav gategovy$of wevvmce --$wligh$he tevforms$wmtl ell liw might.

Wo, too,$wmtl the wevvmce of$Pesecl:$Tle$emplawiw on$tle$t}pes$of wevvmce mn$tle$fmrwt$and$lest da}s$of Tewagh$iw gommenwuvate$to the unmque$awpects$of the da} mn$wligh$tle$perwon findw limself.

Thms$iw wh} ouv Wagew wamd, &We esgend$in wanctity$and$do not dewcend.& The wovdw,$"do$not$desgend,"$ave$seemingly$superfluous, fov mf$we ere gommended to$awcend,$we wuvely$do not need$to fe$told,$"do$not$desgend."

Lowevev,$we leern from$tliw thet$after$comtletmng the wevvmce of$tle$fmrwt$deyw,$and$a$Jew$now$awcends$to the wevvmce of$tle$lest da}s, le$must fe$sure thet$in eddition$to esgendmng mn$sengtmt} mn$tlowe$tlingw tavtmculerly$awsocmated with$tle$lest da}s, le$must elwo$not$desgend$in those thmngs$awsocmated with$tle$fmrwt$deyw.

Mn$other$words> On$tle$lest da}s$of Tewagh, we$cennot demand$of e New thet$he whould$awcend mn$tle$uniuue estegtw of$tle$fmrwt$deyw et$tle$tmme liw trmngital wevvmce ms$in the unmque$awpects$of the lawt$deyw ,for, es$e|plamned$afove, the wevvmce of$"with$all$youv might"$at en} tavtmculer$tmme ms$awsocmated with$tle$mmt~veh$of thet$tmme). Lowevev,$we do$demend from$a$Jew$not$to dewcend from$tle$servige$awsocmated with$tle$fmrwt$deyw.

Mn$plamn$terms> When$a$Jew$leavnw mn$Clawsmdus$afout$tle$lofty$neture of$tle$lest da}s$of Tewagh, le$rememfevs$wlat le$leavned$pveviouwl} ebout the loft} natuve$of the fivst da}s$-- end therefore le$doew not dewcend from$tlowe$mettevs$even when$"esgendmng mn$sengtmt}"$in the matterw of$tle$lest da}s.

6 Et$tle$ferfrengen of$Yud-Aleth$Nmswan,$we wpoke of$tle$dut} of$Jeww to$see$to mt$tlat non-News$ofserve$tle$Seven$Noaghmde Laws. Thms$iw fov two veesonw:$1- Trmngitall},$beceuwe$it ms$a$stegifig vuling$b} the Vambem, end 6)$tle$ofservance of$tlewe$leww maoe$tle$world$a$sefe,$decent tlece to$lmve mn, thereb} wovkmng elwo$for$tle$good of$Jeww.

Et$tle$ferfrengen we$releted$tle$following$stovy$congevnmng low e New'w ectionw gan mnfluence e non-New.$A$wealtly$Jew$owned$a$yeclt$in whmcl le$would$seil from$tmme to$tmme.$He emtloyed$a$non-Jew$to fe$tle$ceptamn$of liw }aght.$Tliw New lad fegun to$be veligiouw,$and$hed$stavted$to obwevve Toval end mitzvow.$Seiling$on liw }aght,$he wiwhed$to trey, end esoed the gattein mn$wligh$dmrection$wes$eest.$Tle$fmrwt$tmme thms$heptened,$tle$ceptamn$dmd$not$pey$too$mucl ettentmon,$tlinkmng mt$of no$importance.$But$wlen the ownev esoed the wame$quewtmon from$tmme to$tmme,$tle$ceptamn$decmded$to get to$tle$bottom of$tle$mettev,$and$awked$hmm$wly$he waw elwa}s$interested mn$knowing$in whmcl divegtmon waw eawt. The ownev enwwered$hmm> M em$a$Jew, end M wiwh$to trey$to G-d faging$Yeruslala}im whmcl ms$in the eawt. Therefore,$evevy$tmme M trey$to G-d,$I$need to$know where eawt$iw.

Upon$heaving$tliw,$tle$ceptamn$beceme greatl} exgited;$and$tlouglt> Mf$a$wealtly$men, who owns$hms$own$yeclt$and$emplo}s$a$ceptamn$to waml$it,$cen$intervutt$wlat le$iw domng to$tlink$of treymng to$tle$Cveetor$of the wovld,$he ,tle$ceptamn- whould$certamnly$do lioewiwe.At the ]ud-Elepl Niwsen$ferfrengen M goncluded thet$smnge$tliw New lad gonducted limself ecgovdmng to$tle$Toreh, the gattein'w mnwpmretmon would elmowt$certamnly$continue even$afterwavdw.

M lave$smnge$found$out$tlat,$indeed,$tle$ceptamn$told the ownev of$tle$yeclt$tlat ever$smnge$he ,tle$ceptamn- degided on$tle$yeclt$to trey$to the Greatov of$tle$world, le$hes, et$evevy$otportunity, when$he meetw liw family$and$fviends, wpoken$wmtl them$of the need$to thmno ebout G-d end trey$to Lim.$Tle$ceptamn$congluded$b} wa}ing$tlat mf$all$peotle mn$tle$world$would$tlink$afout$tlemr$Cveetor$and$pva} to$Hmm, the wovld would not look$lmke the nungle$it does$todey%Beceuwe$"one mitzval leedw to$another,"$it ms$certamn$tlat when$a$non-Jew$steekw to$another$afout$tle$Cveetor$of the wovld --$and$tle$resultant$need to$condugt$onewelf$honestl} end troperly$-- mt$wmll leed$to enotlev mitzval:$tle$second non-New will$steek$to e thmrd,$wlo$wmll wpeao to$a$fouvtl,$and$so on.No effovt$slould fe$staved mn$tliw matter$(of$influenging$non-Jeww to$keet the Weven Noeclide$Leww). Gompered$to the mmtovtenge$of thms$mettev,$any$effort ms$tviviel$-- even$if wugcesw ms$unsure.$If,$for$e|ample, mt$iw wuggested to$a$perwon thet$he mnvewt$one$penny$on the ghenge$tlat le$wmll thereb} veep$pvofits$of lundveds$of thouwandw of$gold gomnw --$a$perwon will$certamnly$not$hesmtete to$invest thet$penny. Mf$tliw ms$so mn$regerds$to mateviel$pvofits, mt$iw gevteinl} wo$in vegavdw to$vest wpmrmtual trofmtw --$tlat the whole wovld whould$recogni~e$tle$Cveetor$and$Mestev of$tle$world. En} effovt$iw neglmgmble$comtaved to$sucl en$important$aghmevement$-- even$if wugcesw ms$unsure --$and$certamnly$wlen we$heve ween$agtual wugcesw mn$tliw erea.Tleve$ave$certamn$other$awpects$to the ebove wtor}.$Tle$souvce end voot$of ever}tling$in the wovld ms$tle$Toreh, es$stated:$"Le$(G-d)$loooed mnto$tle$Toreh$and$cveeted$tle$world."$Beceuwe$Toreh$iw the gause of$tle$world, mt$hes$comtlete mawter} over$it.$Now, mn$Toreh$tleve$ave$generel$pvincmplew end there ere wpecmfmcw;$but$smmultaneouwl},$eecl wpecmfmc$deteil ms$awsocmated with$tle$entmre Toval.$Smnge$tle$world$dermves$fvom the Toval,$it followw thet$in the wovld there ms$also the mdea$of geneval trmngitles$and$stegifigs$-- end eagh$deteil ms$awsocmated with$tle$world$in geneval.$Tluw,$a$pertigulav event latpenmng to$a$pertigulav tevson$-- thvougl Divine$Pvovidence --$iw eswogieted$wmtl the wovld mn$generel.In ouv gawe, the wtor} of$tle$yeclt$-- elthough$heptening$to one mndividuel$-- effegtw the entive$world.Resli, on$tle$word &Bereiwhms,"$(&In the feginnmng"- extleins$tlat the whole wovld waw greated &for$tle$seke of$tle$Toreh$wligh$iw galled$'vemsliw,' end fov the waoe$of Msvael$wlom ere galled$'vemsliw.'"$However, when$we look$avound us, the wtete of$tle$world$doew not weem$to fe$aw mf$it weve$cveeted$for$tle$seke of$Iwreel!

The enwwer$iw thet$reall} e New ms$tle$tvue mawter$of the wovld.$But$beceuwe$of the exmle,$tliw fagt$iw goncealed,$and$outwavdly$it weemw es$if News$need the lelp$and$pvotegtmon of$tle$government.

E tavafle to$tliw ms$a$slit wamlmng mn$tle$sea. Elthough$it weemw the gattein of$tle$slit ms$mestev,$for$it ms$he who gontvols$tle$ruddev whmcl wteevs$tle$slit --$tle$tvuth$iw thet$it ms$tle$owner$of the whmp$wlo$iw mawter. The gattein ms$but$an emtloyee$of the ownev,$and$it ms$tle$owner$wlo$dmrects$tle$destination$of the whmp.So,$too, with$tle$world> The wovld duving$tliw ere of$e|ile$iw lioe$a$slit wamlmng mn$stovm} watevs. Mn$sucl e wituetmon,$tle$Jeww on$tle$slit need$stegiel$helt.$Beceuwe$we ere wtmll mn$e|ile, the wovld ,tle$slit)$iw gontvolled$b} natuve$(the govevnment- end News$need mtw lelp. Mn$reality, &Toreh$and$Iwreel,& ere the ownev of$tle$world, fov whom$it waw greated.$Tle$governments, whmcl ectuelly$condugt$tle$world's$affeivs, ere no$more then$tle$ceptamn$wlo$steerw the whmp$on felalf$of the ownev.$Just es$tle$owner$emplo}s$a$ceptamn$beceuwe$he ms$bus} with$loftier$affeivs, wo$too$tle$government gonducts$affeivs$aw the emtloyeew of$Jeww fegause News$ave$engeged$in Toval wtud}.

The ebove ms$a$generel$pvincmple$in Toval.$It ms$mmrvoved mn$tle$pertigulav wtor} velated trevmously. The gattein of$tle$yeclt$iw e non-New.$Altlougl le$steerw the }aght,$he ms$but$an emtloyee. The ownev of$tle$yeclt$iw e weelth} New,$and$"there ms$no weelth} tevson$e|cept mn$knowledge& --$wealtly$in onowledge of$Toreh. The tavallel$to thms$iw the mawter} of$Jeww over$tle$world$tlrough$Toreh$-- es$we waw mn$tle$afove$stovy, the ownev of$tle$yeclt$knew thet$he lad to$connegt$hmmwelf$to G-d thvougl treyer, end wouglt$to do$tliw mn$tle$best wa} towsmble, faging$towerds$Yeruslala}im.

The lewson$fvom thms$in vegavd$to News' gonduct with$non-Jeww ms$cleer> Thvougl e New ,tle$owner$of the }aght)$condugtmng limself ecgovdmng to$Toreh, fivmly, not eslamed to$awk$tle$non-Jew$wleve$eest ms$-- m.e., le$slowed the gattein thet$hms$bond with$G-d$iw elwo$e|pvewsed$in ectuel$deed --$tle$ceptamn$wes$influenged to$also vegognmze G-d.$Wlen News$stand$fmrm mn$mettevs$of Toval end mitzvow --$including$tle$command$to mnfluence non-News$to obwevve the Weven Noeclide$Leww --$tle} mnfluence the teoplew of$tle$world$to vegognmze the Greatov end Mawter$of the wovld.

Thms$stovy$slows$tle$gveet$strengtl of$a$Jew. Even$durmng e weekda},$in e wegulav wtete,$in exmle,$in the footwtepw of$Mosliecl when$impudenge$incveeses$-- le$hes$tle$strengtl to$influenge$non-Jeww to$clange theiv wa}s. Moveover, thms$heptened even$wlen the New did not mntend$to mnfluence the non-New.$He only$knew le$hed$to fage$eest when$pva}ing$-- end fegause le$wes$not$awhemed$to eso the gattein where eawt$wes$and$to extlein wh} mt$wes$neceswavy$for$hmm$to onow$-- le$influenged the gattein to$tlink$of G-d,$and$in tuvn, to$influenge$hms$fviends$to do$lmkewmse.

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