Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Shmaryahu & Devora Abramczyk on
the bris of their son, Dovid Gershon. Mazel tov to entire
Abramczyk & Bender family. May he be zoche to Torah, Chupa and
Ma’asim Tovim!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Avraham Yeshia & Leah Moskovitz on
the birth of twin girls. Mazel tov to the grandparents Rabbi & Mrs.
Yaakov & Sari Waxman and the entire Waxman family. May they
be zoche to grow to Torah,Chupa and Ma’asim Tovim!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Tzvi Moshe & Tali Grant on the birth
of a son in Eretz Yisrael. Mazel tov to the grandparents Mr. & Mrs.
Shmuel & Lisa Etziony and great grandmother Mrs. Tessy Oxman
and the entire Etziony family. May the bris take place b’ito u’v’zimano.
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Yitzchok & Bena Goldman on the
birth of a son in Eretz Yisrael. Mazel tov to the
grandparents Mr.& Mrs. Mark & Gitty Kutoff and great grandmother Mrs. Bertha Kutoff and the entire Kutoff family. May the
bris take place b’ito u’v’zimano.
Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Bentzion & Avigayil Turin on the marriage of their children, Benji & Yona Schwartz. Mazel tov to Mr. &
Mrs. Meyer Silverberg and the entire mishpacha.
The Kehilla extends condolences to Mr. Irving Rosenblum and
family in the passing of his sister, Shoshana bas Ephriam Fishel
Levni a"h Hamakom Yenachem eschem B'soch shaar avelei tzion
v'yerushalayim
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(Cont’d)
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Volume 10: Issue 04
Parshas Chayei Sarah
22 Cheshvan, 5775
November 15, 2014
Parshas Chayei Sarah
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Light Candles 4:21 PM
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THE FAITHFUL SERVANT
The Torah recounts at length Eliezer's search for a wife for Yitzchak. When
Eliezer enters the house of Lavan, he repeats the entire story. Rashi explains
that every word of the Patriarch's servants is beloved in the eyes of Hashem.
We find more than 50 differences between the way the story actually happened and the way Eliezer told it over to Besuel and Lavan. The commentaries expend much effort explaining each change made by Eliezer from the
Torah’s first account of the events. Why is there such importance attached to
Eliezer's slight deviations?
The Gemara (Taanis 4a) states that Eliezer's request to Hashem for a Heavenly signal as to who was the right bride for Yitzchak was improper, since he
left it open for any girl to meet his criteria, even one not befitting Yitzchak.
Even so, Hashem answered his prayers with the proper girl. R' Itzel Vo-
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lozhiner in his Sefer Peh Kadosh explains why he was deserving of
this. Rashi tells us that Eliezer had a daughter whom he felt was fit to marry
Yitzchak, but Avraham did not agree. Eliezer accepted this and faithfully
carried out his mission to find a wife for Yitzchak, despite the underlying
desire he might have had to sabotage the mission, hoping against hope that
maybe his daughter would then end up becoming the lucky girl. This could
be why the Torah repeats the story in its entirety, to drive home the fact that
Hashem wants a person to act in a trustworthy and pure-hearted manner,
just as Eliezer did.
Perhaps this is the reason the commentaries delve so deeply into the different nuances between the story and its repetition, to teach us an eternal lesson. From every word that Eliezer changed, we learn yet another way that
he was trying his utmost to bring his mission to the best possible conclusion. He used every bit of ingenuity at his disposal to be faithful to his mission and engineer its success.
Eliezer refused to eat before he began to speak to Besuel and Lavan, and
then his opening words were “Eved Avraham Anoci, I am the servant of
Avraham.” The Netziv comments that Eliezer started by clarifying why he
wouldn’t eat before he carried out his mission. He explained that he didn’t
come to tend to his own affairs; rather he was there as a servant with a task,
and he must fulfill his obligation to carry out his master’s orders before paying attention to himself.
This is an attribute we should all learn from. When R’ Elchanan Wasserman eulogized the Chofetz Chaim (quoted by Rav Yaakov Galinsky), he
said that it’s extremely difficult to eulogize someone as great as the Chofetz
Chaim. It would seem impossible, just as it would seem impossible to eulogize Moshe Rabbeinu himself. There, though, the Torah does give a short
eulogy, and says that Moshe “the servant of Hashem” passed away. That
short epithet says it all! A proper servant is one who faithfully carries out
his master’s wishes and completely subordinates his own wishes to his master’s will.
A wealthy man was once traveling overseas with his attendant when he became seriously ill and realized his days were numbered. He was concerned
that his servant would steal his fortune and never inform his family back
home of his demise. So he called the servant in and said, “My days are numbered and I’d like to convey to you my final wishes. You’ve been very faithful all these
years, so I’m
leaving
my
entire fortune
to you. But I
don’t want to
cut out my only
son entirely, so
the condition is
you must travel
back to my
home and inform him of
the news, and tell
him I bequeath to
him one item, whichever he chooses.”
The elated servant
dutifully arrived at
the man’s home and
presented the document to his son. The
son could not believe
it; how could his
father disown him
like that? He went
straight to consult
with his Rov. The
Rov replied, “Your
father was a wise
man and used the
only method at his
disposal to preserve
his fortune for you.
It was the only way
he could be sure the
servant would come
back to inform you
of his death. Tell the
servant you are
choosing him as your
one item, and whatever a servant owns
belongs to his master!”
This, said R’ Elchanan, is what an “Eved
Hashem” is. He has
nothing of his own; he
is just an extension
of Hashem. This is
also an apt description of the Chofetz
Chaim and is a goal
we should all aspire
to. There are certainly many levels of the
attribute of subservience to Hashem, and
we must endeavor to
rise through them
one step at a time.
Helpful Halacha Highlights
(Excerpted from Halacha at Mincha/Maariv)
1. We began learning about Pesukei D’zimra, which is the section of davening
that begins with the Bracha of Boruch She’amar and ends with the Bracha of
Yishtabach. Once one has begun Boruch She’amar he may not interrupt to speak
out at all until after Shemona Esrei. It is especially important not to interrupt after
Boruch She’amar before he has even begun the next paragraph.
2. If he completes Boruch She’amar earlier than the Chazzan, he may answer
Amen to the Chazzan’s Bracha, but if he is still in the middle of his own Bracha
when the Chazzan finishes his, or even if he finishes simultaneously with the
Chazzan, he should not answer Amen.
3. Generally, if one completes a Bracha and hears someone else finishing the
same Bracha simultaneously, he should not answer Amen. The three exceptions
to this rule are Yishtabach, Hashkiveinu (in Maariv) and the final Bracha of Hallel. But, if one completes a Bracha and hears someone else finishing a different
Bracha simultaneously, then he should answer Amen.
4. Although Shemone Esrei is the highlight of our davening, one can’t make
light of the importance of Pesukei D’zimra. The Mishna Brura says there are
Klipos (unholy forces) that attempt to block our tefillos from ascending to heaven, and the Pesukei D’zimra clears the way for the Shemona Esrei that follows.
One who talks at that time causes the Klipos to return. Chayei Adam describes
how the davening is divided into sections, and during each part one ascends to a
higher level in his approach to Hashem, culminating in the Shemona Esrei during
which he is before Hashem in the upper heavens. R’ Shimon Schwab in his introduction to his Sefer on tefillah compares the different parts of davening to the
various courtyards and chambers of the Bais Hamikdash, and with each step of
davening one slowly approaches the Kodesh Kadashim (Holy of Holies) at which
time he recites the Shemona Esrei.
5. One should hold his (front) tzitzis as he says Boruch She’amar and kiss them
when he completes the Bracha. Pesukei D’zimra should not be said hurriedly;
rather one should say it slowly with concentration (as if he were counting money)
and be careful to properly enunciate each word. Extra Kavana should be had at
the Posuk of “Pose’ach Es Yadecha etc.”
6. One may interrupt for a Mitzva, but should try to be between paragraphs
when doing so. This includes: answering Amen, reciting the first Posuk of Shema
with the Tzibur, Kadish, Keduasha and Borchu. One should not answer Boruch
Hu Uvaruch Shemo.
Warming Food
Chapter 2 Pgs.16-22