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םייח ץפח
Chafetz Chayim הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק .וֹרוּבֲע רֶשֹׁי יֵציִלְמ יֵפְלַא הָמַּכּ הֶז ידְֵי לַע וֹל וּפְסוֹתִּיֶּשׁ ,הֶזָל םיִכָיַּשַּׁה םירִָסוּמַּהְו תוֹכָלֲה דוּמִּלְל ַעוּבקָ תֵע וֹל הֶיְהִיֶּשׁ ,רַאֹבְי וֹבּ לַע םיִנֲה ּ ֹכ תרַוֹתּ( :וּרְמָא דוֹעְו .הֶשֲׂעַמ ידֵיִל הָאיִבְמ
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
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the middle room and almost no attention was given to the guest הָלְדְּלַדְּתִנ איִה םַגְו ,יִמֳעָנ אָלֶּא הרֲָאְשִׁנ אלֶֹּשׁ ,וֹתיֵבּ לַעְו
in the inner room. The hotel owner shouted at the attendant:
“You imbecile, my business is based on catering to the clientele .דֹאְמ ָהיֶסָכְנִּמ
in the innermost rooms, and my entire livelihood comes from
them.” So too literally regarding our subject. The Nefesh that אלֶֹּשׁ ,אָחְתרִ ןַדִּעְבּ רֵתוֹיְבוּ ,ןֵנוֹבְּתִהְל םָדָאָה ךְירִָצ הֶזִּמ
speaks for man resides in one’s brain. Just under that are the
stomach and the intestines and lodged within them are all of ,הָערְָל הָלְעַמְל וֹמְשׁ זָא רֵכָזִּיֶּשׁ ,וּמרְְגִיֶּשׁ תוֹלֻּעְפּ הֶשֲׂעַי
the digestive functions. And under them are the legs that man שׁרַדְִמְבּ אָתיִאדְִכְו .וֹרֵבֲח לַע ערַ רֵבּדְַמ אוּהֶשׁ תֵעְבּ :ןוֹגְכּ
stands on. The most important of all is the Nefesh, which gives
him his expression of speech. Man was brought into this world הָערָ שׁרֵדְֹו" :)ז"כ א"י יֵלְשִׁמ( קוּסָפַּה לַע א"י קרֶֶפּ יֵלְשִׁמ
only for that reason, that with it (with his ability to speak) man הָערָ רֵבּדְַמ אוּהֶשׁ ,םָדָא ָתיִארָ םִא :וֹנוֹשְׁל הֶזְו ,"וּנֶּאוֹבְת
can praise Hashem Yitbarach and study His Torah, as the pasuk
states (Eyov 5:7) “man was created to toil.” Chazal have said הָפֻּנֲחַו תוֹערָ ויָלָע ןירְִבּדְַמ תרֵָשַּׁה יֵכֲאְלַמ ףַא ,וֹרֵבֲח לַע
(Gemara Sanhedrin 99b) that “toil” is the effort of one’s mouth :)ז"י 'ז םיִלִּהְתּ( רַמָא ְתַּאְדּ הָמְכּ ,אוּה ךְוּרָבּ שׁוֹדָקַּה יֵנְפִל
to learn Torah. All of man’s other limbs which carry out bodily
functions exist only to support this effort. But because of our לַע בוֹט רֵבּדְַל וֹכּרְַדּ םִא ,ךְֶפֶהְלוּ ."וֹשׁארְֹב וֹלָמֲע בוּשָׁי"
very many sins, we do everything just the opposite. That all of בוֹט רֵחֹשׁ" :קוּסָפַּה לַע :)ז"כ א"י יֵלְשִׁמ( םָשׁ אָתיִאדְִכְו ,וֹרֵבֲח
the thoughts of man’s Nefesh and his expressions of speech are
devoted to various aspects of eating and dressing himself (i.e., ,וֹרֵבֲח לַע בוֹט רֵבּדְַמ אוּהֶשׁ םָדָא ָתיִארָ םִא ,"ןוֹצרָ שֵׁקַּבְי
how he presents himself) to clothe himself from his foot to his
head with beautiful clothing and shoes and to live in beautiful שׁוֹדָקַּה יֵנְפִל בוֹט תוּכְז ויָלָע ןירְִבּדְַמ תרֵָשַּׁה יֵכֲאְלַמ ףַא
homes. The lesson to be learned from this focus on materialism תֶא יִתֹּנַחְו" :)ט"י ג"ל תוֹמְשׁ( ביִתְכִדּ אוּה אָדָה ,אוּה ךְוּרָבּ
is that the Nefesh services all of the organs of the body. But that
is just the opposite of its intended function. Man is obligated to בוֹט רֵבּדְַמֶּשׁ יִמְל ,ןֵנוֹחְמ אוּה ךְוּרָבּ שׁוֹדָקַּה יִכּ[ "ןֹחָא רֶשֲׁא
look into the fundamental reasons for his actions and decide if .]ויָנָבּ לַע
his speech has been appropriate, meaning that a majority of his
speech should be devoted to service to Hashem, to the observance תֶא ןֵנוֹבְּתִהְל םָדָאָה לַכוּי וּנֶּמִּמֶּשׁ ,דָחֶא ןָיְנִע ַעיִצַּא דוֹע
of mitzvot and to learning His Torah. David HaMelech taught
this concept when he wrote in Tehilim (119:97) “How much have רָהְזִנַּל טרְָפִבוּ ,ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל תַלָבּקַ ןַיְנִעֵמ רָהְזִנַּל רָכָָ ּשַּׂה לדֶֹּג
I loved Your Torah, throughout the day it is my conversation.”
But one who does just the opposite is the embodiment of the םירִָבְדּ( אוֹבָת תַשׁרָָפְבּ בוּתָכּ .םירִוּסֲאָה םירִוּבִּדּ יקְֵלֶח לָכִּמ
words of Kohelet (10:7) “I have seen slaves riding on horses and םיקִלֹאֵל ךְָל תוֹיְהִל םוֹיַּה ָתּרְַמֱאֶה 'ה תֶא" :)ח"י-ז"י ו"כ
officers (aristocracy) walking along the road as slaves.”
ךָרְיִמֱאֶה 'הַו ,'וֹגְו ויָתוְֹצִמוּ ויָקֻּח רֹמְשִׁלְו ויָכרָדְִבּ תֶכֶלָלְו
."ויָתוְֹצִמ לָכּ רֹמְשִׁלְו 'וֹגְו הָלֻּגְס םַעְל וֹל תוֹיְהִל םוֹיַּה

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