Page 4 - MAY Ateres HaShavua

ךורב םרכז יהי תמשנ יוליעל

By R’ Yehuda Horowitz “ ה ע דוד השמ ‘ ר תב אליב השאה
Emphasizing Growth In וריבחל םדא ןיב “ י נ סחניפ המלש בר ןב ה “ ע שריה יבצ ךורב

אריו תשרפ

Before םהרבא invited the three guests into his home, he requested that they wash
off their feet since it was then customary to worship the dust upon one’s feet. שר
“
י
contrasts םהרבא to טול who first invited the guests in without having them wash up and MESIVTA ATERES YAAKOV
explains that טול was not vigilant about having ע in his house. Later in the השרפ when OF GREATER LONG ISLAND
ז
“
י
the three םיכלאמ arrived to םודס, “ שר again contemplates טול’s behavior. In this
commentary, שר sheds a positive outlook and clarifies that טול was concerned about the
“
י
inhabitants of םודס who would be in an uproar if the guests were already bathed.
Therefore, he felt it necessary to postpone their bath so that it would seem that they just
arrived. The obvious dilemma is why did שר initially condemn טול and later explain his
“
י
actions in a favorable fashion?
Editorial Staff
We may suggest that שר’s commentary reflects the manner in which the הרות is
י
“
viewing טול. Initially, טול is being judged unfavorably because he truly was lacking the Editor-in-Chief
proper connection to ה, which is why he originally gravitated to םודס. However, when Yosef Rabinow
‘
“ י שר comments on the םיקוספ which discuss the occurrence of טול inviting the guests, he
interprets טול’s actions in a positive light because that is how he is being perceived in Assistant Editor-in-Chief
heaven. This may possibly be attributed to two factors. Firstly, while טול was sacrificing Moishy Zern
ל
‘
his life by inviting the guests, he aroused the דסח of ה upon himself, as “ זח state,
“Whoever has compassion on others will merit divine mercy.” Secondly, as this event Chief of Coordination
Yoni Schonbrun
was transpiring, the fate of טול’s family and the seeds of חישמ which would emanate from
his lineage were being determined. At this point, the הרות is focused on finding the Co-Editor and Distribution
merits of טול so that he may be saved from the impending destruction of םודס. The ץפח Manager
םייח in his introduction quotes the שודקה רהז who reveals that the way we judge others Shmuel Jacobs
impacts the way that they are assessed in heaven. שר therefore offers a logical and
י
“
favorable approach which sheds positive light on טול’s behavior. Chief of Layout Department
Elan Bakst

Our generation is in great need of arousing ה’s kindness. By extending ourselves Co-Editor
‘
with דסח towards each other and speaking favorably about others, may we be fortunate Shmuel Rosen
to merit ה’s compassion.
‘
Assistant Layout Editor
Dovid Eckhaus
Upon the arrival of the three guests, םהרבא served them a lavish meal in
abundance. Surprisingly, when he asked someone to bring water with which the guests Assistant Distributor
would wash their feet, he only requested a little water. Furthermore, שר, quoting the Zach Hawk
“
י
ארמג, points out that because the water was brought by a חילש, ה granted us water in the
‘
רבדמ through השמ, in contrast to the ןמ which emanated directly from ה. We must Contributors
‘
therefore wonder why םהרבא didn’t bring an abundance of water himself? Menachem Berkowitz
Yitzi Fox
Rav Moshe Wolfson טילש clarifies this issue in a marvelous fashion. םהרבא was Yehuda Halpern
“
א
the great teacher of הנומא who sacrificed his life battling against the beliefs of his entire Zaki Kapetas
Yoey Lieberman
generation. Any trace of ע was far more repulsive to him than the most disgusting odor Shalom Perlman
“
ז
in the world. He desperately wanted to bring water to ensure that not one speck of the Ezra Rosenfeld
dust would enter his home. However, this may have infringed on the comfort of his
ז
“
guests who would sense that the dust of ע would be ruining the sanctity of his holy Special Contributors
home. Therefore, םהרבא casually requested of someone to bring a little water, projecting Rabbi Horowitz
that the matter was not urgent. (Rav Wolfson goes on to explain that the fact that the Rabbi Neuman

water was given through השמ actually benefitted our nation and was a reward due to the Rosh HaYeshiva
sensitivity of םהרבא). This thought highlights the importance of recognizing the subtle Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe
needs of the people whom we encounter and to accommodate them to the best of our
ability. Assistant Menahel
Rabbi Yossi Bennett

HAVE A WONDERFUL SHABBOS!! Faculty Advisor
Rabbi Shmuel Oratz