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.שֵׁאָה הקְָסֻּה
and
.]הֶז ידְֵי
החיתפ
םייח ץפח
Chafetz Chayim הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק 'ה תֶא ךְֵבְזָע רָמָו ערַ יִכּ יִארְוּ יִעדְוּ" :םָשׁ בוּתָכֶּשׁ ,הֶזָל ןֵכּ םַגּ זַמרָ :)ט"י 'ב קרֶֶפּ( הָיְמרְִיְבּ בוּתָכַּהְו .דָלוֹנַּה תֶא 'הֶאוֹרָה' ?םָכָח וּהֶזיֵא :רַמָאֶשׁ וּהֶזְו ,תיִשׁוּח הָיִּארְ הֶז הֶאוֹר הָיָה וּלִּאְכּ וֹשְׁפַנְבּ רֵיּ
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
Preface המדקה
that is contrary to the Will of HaKadosh Baruch Hu, can be הֶמוֹדּ הֶזְדּ ,רַמֹאְו הֶז לַע יִלָָשְׁמ אָשֶּׂא ?ךְרַָבְּתִי 'ה ןוֹצרְ
explained with a parable: It is comparable to an individual who
was given by the king 248 weaving looms together with bolts of ]ןעֶלוּטְשׁ בּעֶו[ תוֹאְסִכּ ח"ַמרְ ךְֶלֶמַּה תֵאֵמ וֹל ןַתִּנֶּשׁ דָחֶאְל
wool and linen with which to weave beautiful fabric. Any one הֶשֲׂעַיֶּשׁ ,םיִתְּשִׁפוּ רֶמֶצ הֵבּרְַה וֹל ןַתִּנְו )הָגירֲִאַל דָי תוֹנוֹכְמ( -
of these looms could greatly enrich this man if he used them
appropriately. Apart from this, he would receive great honor .ןֶגֹהַכּ הֶשֲׂעַי םִא ,רֵשַּׁעְתִהְל לַכוּי םָלֻּכִּמוּ .הָפָי הרָוֹחְס םֶהֵמ
from the king who displayed his work and glorified himself in רֵאָפְּתִיְו וּהֵארְַי ךְֶלֶמַּהֶשׁ ,וּנֶּמִּמ לֵבּקְַיֶּשׁ דוֹבָכַּה תוֹתוֹא דַבְל
front of other kings, how a person with such great talents could
be found in his kingdom. On the other hand, if he were to ruin םיִנָמֻּא םיִאָצְמִנ וֹתְּלַשְׁמֶמְבֶּשׁ ךְיֵא ,םיִכָלְמ רָאְשׁ יֵנְפִל וֹבּ
the materials given to him, he would be liable to give a detailed
accounting for his actions. לַע ןוֹבְּשֶׁחְו ןיִדּ ןֵתִּי ,]לקְֵלקִ םִא ,ךְֶפֶהְלוּ .הֶלֵּאָכּ םיִלוֹדְגּ
.ל ֹּכַה
Moreover, there was one great technologically advanced weaving
loom which would enable this man to profit more than from all תֶכאֶלְמִבּ הֶשׂוֹעֶשׁ ,]לוּטְשׁ בּעֶו[ לוֹדָגּ דָחֶא אֵסִּכּ שֵׁי דוֹעְו
of the other looms combined because its speed of production was
lightning fast. But the opposite was also true. If the man did not ץרֶָשׁ ,תוֹאְסִכַּה לָכּ דֶגֶנְכּ ַחיִורְַהְל לַכוּי וֹבֶּשׁ ,רוֹטיִקַּה
take care of it properly he could ruin its production output and
the loss would be as great as the loss of all of the other looms לַכוּי ,ויָלָע ַחיִגְּשַׁי אלֹ םִא ,ךְֶפֶהְלוּ .קרָָבְכּ וֹתְּכאַלְמִבּ
combined. .תוֹאְסִכַּה לָכּ דֶגֶנְכּ וֹבּ לקְֵלקְַל
Although this man had to carefully supervise all of the machines וּשֲׂעַיֶּשׁ ,תוֹאְסִכַּה לָכּ לַע ַחיִגְּשַׁהְל ךְירִָצֶּשׁ ףַא ,הֵנִּהְו
to assure their proper operation, it was critically important that
this man maintain his awareness of the operation of this great לָכּ תוֹחוּקְפּ ויָניֵע וּיְהִיֶּשׁ ךְירִָצ דֹאְמּ הַמ ,ןֶגֹהַכּ םָתְּכאַלְמ
machine throughout the entire day so that it would not break
down, since the output of one hour of operation of this great יִכּ ,וֹתְּכאַלְמִּמ ת ֹּבְשִׁי לַבֶּשׁ ,הֶזַּה לוֹדָגַּה אֵסִּכַּה לַע םוֹיַּה
machine was equal to the combined output of all of the other תוֹאְסִכְבֶּשׁ תוֹעָשׁ ח"ַמרְ דֶגֶנְכּ הָלוּקְשׁ וֹלֶּשׁ תַחַא הָעָשׁ
248 looms. The machine had to be properly maintained since the
slightest flaw in its operation could result in an awesome loss. אֵצָמִּיֶּשׁ ןָטָקַּה לוּקְלִקַּה יִכּ .ןֶגֹהַכּ הֶשֲׂעַיֶּשׁ םַגְו ,םירִֵחֲא

The king described in this parable is the King of All Kings, .דֹאְמ ארָוֹנ דֵסְפֶהַה ,וֹתְּכאַלְמִבּ
HaKadosh Baruch Hu. The 248 looms are a metaphor for man’s .אוּה ךְוּרָבּ שׁוֹדָקַּה םיִכָלְמַּה יֵכְלַמ ךְֶלֶמ הֶז ,ךְֶלֶמַּה הֵנִּהְו
248 organs, corresponding to the 248 positive mitzvot given
to us. It is as if each organ speaks to man saying “use me to ןַתִּנְו .םָדָאָבֶּשׁ םירִָביֵא ח"ַמרְ דֶגֶנְכּ םֵה ,תוֹאְסִכּ ח"ַמרְוּ
perform a mitzvah, and through me you will merit entering Olam
Haba,” as the Midrash states. The one outstanding machine is רָביֵאְו רָביֵא לָכּ וּלִּאְכּ ,ןָדְּגֶנְכּ הֵשֲׂע תוְֹצִמ ח"ַמרְ םָדָאָל
comparable to the power of one’s speech that HaKadosh Baruch םָלוֹעָל הֶכְּזִתּ יִליִבְשִׁבֶּשׁ ,הָוְצִמ יִבּ הֵשֲׂע :םָדָאָל רֵמוֹא
Hu implanted in man’s Nefesh. Using speech, man can remedy
all of his organs. One’s mouth is as quick as lightning since in ַח ֹּכ דֶגֶנְכּ אוּה ,לוֹדָגּ דָחֶא אֵסִּכְו .שׁרָדְִמַּבּ אָתיִאדְִכּ ,אָבַּה

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