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Rabbi Chaim Walkin ןיקלאוו םייח ברה
Sefer Da’at Chaim םייח תעד רפס

2nd ma’amar ׳א ר ָמ ֲא ַמ
which has become a necessity because of the decline in the ה ָת ְנּ ִשּׁ ֶשׁ וֹז תי ִמוֹא ְת ִפּ ה ָאי ִצי ִו .וֹמ ְצ ַע ְל ה ָנ ָבּ ֶשׁ "וֹמ ָלוֹע" ְו ם ֵדוֹקּ ַה
spiritual values of our generation, particularly in comparison to the
generations that preceded ours. .ף ֵדּ ַג ְל וֹתוֹא ה ָאי ִב ֵה ֶשׁ אי ִה - וֹתוּה ַמ ל ָכּ ת ֶא
Thank G-d this generation of ours merited extraordinary wealth and ל ֶדֹגּ ןא ָכּ ִמוּ .ם ָד ָא ָה ל ֶשׁ י ִמי ִנ ְפּ ַה "וֹמ ָלוֹע" שׁי ִג ָר ְו ןי ִד ָע ךְ ָכּ י ֵד ְכּ דַע
prosperity in Torah-learning and those who learn it, and so too it
should continue to flourish and increase – with no evil eye. So too םי ִכ ָר ֲע ל ֶשׁ י ִתּ ִמ ֲא ַו קֹמ ָע י ִמי ִנ ְפּ "ם ָלוֹע" ר ֵצּ ַב ְלוּ תוֹנ ְב ִל תוּי ָר ֲח ַא ָה
nowadays without much exertion it is possible to completely fulfill the "ם ָלוֹע" .תוֹיּ ִמי ִנ ְפּ ַה תוֹלּ ֻג ְסּ ַה ְו תוֹנוּכ ְתּ ַה לוּצּ ִנ ל ֶשׁ "ם ָלוֹע" .םיִיּ ִנ ָחוּר
mitzvot with great precision and beauty. However, when we penetrate
down to the innermost level of our actions it becomes obvious that ,הָיוּצ ְמ ַחוּר ְבּ ע ַז ְע ַדּ ְזִי אלֹּ ֶשׁ - תוּיּ ִשׁי ִא ָה סוּסּ ִב ְל תי ִמ ְצ ַע ה ָדוֹב ֲע ל ֶשׁ
much to our regret many of our people and the things they do are ה ָרוֹת ְבּ שׁוּד ָג ְו א ֵל ָמ הֶי ְהִיּ ֶשׁ "ם ָלוֹע" .הָיוּצ ְמ הּ ָני ֵא ֶשׁ ַחוּר ְבּ ף ַא ְו
insincere and don’t rise above the level of superficiality. Many are .םִי ַמ ָשׁ ת ַא ְרִי ְו
missing the critical point – that a caring, responsible awareness within
one’s heart in all matters is the basic foundation of the essence of ת ֶא וּב ְז ָע ר ֶשׁ ֲא ַכּ ,וּה ֵע ֵר ת ֶא שׁי ִא ךְ ֵר ָב ְל ל" ַז ֲח וּר ֲח ָבּ וֹז הָכרְָבִבּ
mussar. Please study carefully the introduction to Ramchal’s “Mesilat
Yesharim” which emphasizes this topic of the complete sincerity of ."ךָיֶיּ ַח ְבּ ה ֶא ְר ִתּ ךָ ְמ ָלוֹע" - תוֹבּ ַר םי ִנ ָשׁ ל ֶשׁ דוּמּ ִל ר ַח ַא ְל ה ָבי ִשְׁי ַה
one’s heart as being a prerequisite to the service of Hashem, because ם ָד ָא תוּשׁ ְר ִל םי ִד ְמוֹע ֶשׁ םי ִר ָמ ֳח ֶה ְו םי ִל ֵכּ ַה ל ָכּ ת ֶא ל ֵצּ ַנ ְל ה ֶכּ ְז ִתּ
in truth the topic of “mussar” – which is the Torah of the heart and
soul, a person’s innermost feelings – is today at a very low level and is ה ָמי ִשׂ ְמ ַה ת ֶא ןי ִב ָה ְל .י ִמי ִנ ְפּ ַה "וֹמ ָלוֹע" רוּצּ ִבוּ ןָי ְנ ִבּ ל ַע ד ֵקוֹשׁ ר ֶשׁ ֲא
very substantially lacking. תוֹנוּכ ְתּ ל ֶשׁ י ִמ ְצ ַע "ם ָלוֹע" תוֹנ ְב ִל לי ִכּ ְשׂ ַה ְלוּ ,םיִיּ ִתּ ִמ ֲא ָה דוּעֵיּ ַה ְו

Nevertheless, there is a large responsive public that goes to listen to ת ֶא ןוֹכ ָנ יוּטּ ִבּ י ֵדי ִל אי ִב ָה ְל ם ָד ָא ָה ע ַב ֶט ְבּ תוֹשׁ ָר ְשׁ ֻמּ ַה תוֹלּ ֻג ְסוּ BOOK-01
words of mussar and lectures that arouse an awakening of one’s heart,
and there are those who even add introspection and elaborate on these .ם ָד ָא ָה ל ֶשׁ י ִט ָר ְפּ ַה י ִשׁי ִא ָה "ם ָלוֹע" ָה ת ֶא ְו תוּיּ ִדוּחִיּ ַה
topics. Still, the people who devote their time to delving properly into
the teachings of Chazal and the words of mussar are few in number, ם ָלוֹע ָבּ וי ָשׂ ֲע ַמ ל ַע ר ָכ ָשׂ ל ֵבּ ַק ְמ ם ָד ָא ָה ר ֶשׁ ֲא ַכּ - א ָבּ ַה םָלוֹעָבוּ
to learn and review the mussar many times in order to absorb them ל ַע ויָיּ ַח י ֵמי ִבּ ה ָנ ָבּ ֶשׁ "ם ָלוֹע" וֹתוֹא אוּה וֹר ָכ ְשׂוּ וֹמ ָלוֹע ל ָכּ ,ה ֶזּ ַה 2
into one’s heart. This phenomenon requires explanation; what are
the causes of this decline?! Obviously, we must find the ways and ."וֹמ ָלוֹע תי ֵב ְל ם ָד ָא ךְ ֵלוֹה" ת ֶל ֶהֹק ןוֹשׁ ְל ִבּ רוּא ֵבּ ַה וּה ֶז .ה ָמ ָד ֲא ָה י ֵנ ְפּ
the methods by which we can deal with this problem – meaning, הּ ָתוֹא ְבּ קוּיּ ִד ְבּ יוּנ ָבּ א ָבּ ַה ם ָלוֹע ָבּ ם ָד ָא ָה ל ֶשׁ י ִמ ְצ ַע ָה וֹמ ָלוֹע ,ר ַמוֹל ְכּ
that people don’t have the proper appreciation for the importance of ה ָכ ָר ְבּ ַה ה ָתְי ָה וֹז ְו .ה ֶזּ ַה ם ָלוֹע ָבּ י ִשׁי ִא ָה וֹמ ָלוֹע ה ָנ ְב ִנ הּ ָבּ ת ֶנֹכּ ְת ַמ
mussar in molding and guiding their lives, and it is essential for people
to find the methods and ways to enhance their lives through mussar. 7 ויָיּ ַח ְבּ שׁ ֵמּ ַמ ְל ה ֶכּ ְזִי ן ָנ ָבּ ַר ְדּ ִמ א ָב ְרוּצ ל ָכּ ֶשׁ ,"ךָיֶיּ ַח ְבּ ה ֶא ְר ִתּ ךָ ְמ ָלוֹע"
I was told by one of the students of the Gaon Rabbi Mordechai וי ָתוֹנוֹר ְשׁ ִכ ְו וי ָתוֹלּ ֻג ְס ת ֶא ל ֵצּ ַנ ְל לי ִכּ ְשַׂי ְו ,וי ָע ָב ְטוּ וי ָתוֹנוּכ ְתּ ל ָכּ ת ֶא
Prugmanski ZT”L – who was among the great rabbis of Litah (after ם ָלוֹע ָבּ "וֹמ ָלוֹע תי ֵבּ" ן ֵכּ ם ַגּ הֶי ְהִיּ ֶשׁ ,י ִתּ ִמ ֲא י ִנ ָחוּר "ם ָלוֹע" תוֹנ ְב ִל

.א ָבּ ַה
7. As annotated by Rabbi Moshe Goldstein, rav Yeshiva Nesivos Chayim, Beit
Shemesh, 12 Cheshvan 5779

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