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A Lesson in Loveאחרי - קדושים

Acharei - Kedoshim

פרשת קדושים

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1. In this week’s Par-

sha, the Torah com-

mands every Jew to love

his fellow as himself. The

Frierdiker Rebbe related

three teachings that Reb

Levi Yitzchok of Ber-

ditchev heard from the

Baal Shem Tov. One of

the teachings was based

on the Mishna in Pirkei

Avos that says “Any To-

rah that is without work

is destined to cease”. The

Baal Shem Tov explained

that “work” here is refer-

ring to actively having

Ahavas Yisroel. To ensure

the Torah’s eternal exist-

ence, it must be accom-

panied by genuine

Ahavas Yisroel. This

teaching had a very pro-

found impact on Reb Le-

vi Yitzchok, and as a re-

sult, he dedicated his life

to the “work” of loving

his fellow Jews.

2. Everything that hap-

pens in this world is for a

specific reason. The very

fact that this teaching

reached us, is proof that

it contains a very perti-

nent message for every-

one. Just as the Alter Rebbe made it clear that Chassidus isn’t for a specific group of people,

but rather for everyone, the same applies to Ahavas Yisroel. The Baal Shem Tov estab-

lished Ahavas Yisroel as one of the foundations of Chassidus, and every person must

realize the importance of involving themselves in it.

3. Every Jew must do his best to positively influence someone else. Through this,

ווארט טייטש ווארט טייטש

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Concepts

Must do (work) דארף טאן A second (another)

א צווייטן

A benefit also for him

א תועלת אויך פאר אים

When a rich and poor person

meet, Hashem causes the eyes of both to shine

רש ואיש תככים נפגשו מאיר עיני

שניהם ה׳

Hashem causes (it) all

עושה כלום ה׳

Through דורך Gives גיט

Which we can וואס מען קען

Learn from him פון אים אפלערנען

In his thing אין זיין ענין It is demanded מאנט מען Should give this זאל דאס געבן Who is lacking

it וועמען דאס

פעלטHe will also

gain וועט ער אויך

באקומעןThrough this דורך דעם Furthermore נאך מער

Concludes there ווערט דארט אויסגעפירט

Understood פארשטאנדיק

Without אן

Not enough ווייניק

My father in law (The Frierdiker

Rebbe) דער שווער

Told over האט דערציילט

Regarding וועגן

Three דריי Reb Levi

Yitzchok of Barditchev

דער בארדיטשעווער

Heard געהערט

One of איינע פון That is without

work שאין עמה

מלאכהIn its end, will be

nullified סופה בטילה

Involvement מיינט התעסקות

Should last זאל האבן א קיום

Must מוז

Affected גע'פועל'ט

Reached us דערגאנגען צו

אונזRelates to us אונז נוגע

Because ווארום

For the sake of צוליב

Just like פונקט ווי

Not for a group ניט פאר א כתה

It will be זי וועט זיין

Established it עס קובע געווען

Every יעדער

שיחות קדושים לקוטי

ד

he himself stands to

gain. As it is written in

Mishlei, that when a rich

man gives to a poor man

Hashem ensures that the

rich person benefit as

well. The Mishnah writes,

“Who is wise? One who

learns from every per-

son.” This indicates that

every person has some-

thing they can offer, and

in that area they are con-

sidered to be “rich”. To-

rah demands that every-

one should go out and

give of their strengths to

a person who is lacking

in that area. Hashem, in

turn, will then give that

person what he is miss-

ing.

4. The Gemara mentions

that when a person fails

to share what he has

with others, be it

knowledge, money or

anything else, Hashem

takes away his “wealth”.

From here it is quite clear

that Torah is not able to

continue existing without

Ahavas Yisroel. The Baal

Shem Tov took this idea

a step further and ex-

plained that in order for

Torah to re-

main strong,

it is not

enough to

h a v e

ה

Preciousness טייערקייט

Included אריינגערעכנט

Should hear זאל הערן Make the other

person יענעם מאכן

“Moist” enough that he can “moisten”

others

פאר א טופח על מנת להטפיח

Only then ערשט דאן When his recipients

ווען זיינע מקבלים

Become “givers”

ווערן משפיעים

Was internalized

נקלט געווארן

Wellspring מעין Goes also

further גייט אויך

ווייטער Regarding a pool of water

וועגן בריכה

If it stops אויב עס שטעלט

זיך אפBesides for this אויסער דעם

This also helps העלפט דאס אויך

Depend/hang תולה זיין Without placing any conditions

ניט שטעלנדיק קיינע תנאים

Novelty אויפטו

If by everyone אויב ביי אלעמען

It is demanded מאנט מען

Minimally במיעוט Will worry about

himself וועט באווארענען

זיך אלייןRun away from

there פון דארט אנטלויפן

“And I have saved my own

soul”

ואני את נפשי הצלתי

He should know זאל ער וויסן

Clarifies דערקלערט

Compared געגליכן

Business געשעפט

Businessman בעל עסק

Doesn’t think מיינט ניט He sits by himself

ער זיצט ביי זיך

In (his) house אין הויז With his

merchandise מיט זיין סחורה

Until someone ביז עמעצער

Will find out וועט זיך דערוויסן

Will come to him

וועט קומען צו אים

Buy קויפן

Opens a store עפנט א קראם

Where וואו

A lot of people pass by

עס גייען פארביי א סך מענטשן

Hangs up a sign

הענגט אויף א שילד

All passersby אלע פארבייגייער

Is found געפינט זיך

With this דערמיט

He is still not satisfied

באנוגענט ער זיך נאך ניט

Around אום

He convinces ער רעדט איין

Spoke then גערעדט דעמאלט

Same זעלבע

Do a Jew a favor טאן א אידן א

טובה

Explain מסביר זיין

Translations ייטש'ןט

Concepts ווארט טייטש ווארט טייטש

שיחות קדושים לקוטי

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the basic level of

Ahavas Yisroel, rather,

this mitzvah must be car-

ried out in a manner of

“work” i.e., active effort.

5. The Frierdiker Rebbe

explains must be carried

out in a similar manner

to running a business. A

businessman does not sit

in his house with his

merchandise and wait for

people to come knock-

ing on his door asking to

see what he has. A busi-

nessman opens a store in

an ideal location where

people pass by, and

hangs a sign advertising

what he is selling. Fur-

thermore, he goes

around publicizing the

great advantages of what

he is selling, and tries to

convince people to buy

from him. This is how a

person must view his re-

sponsibility to perform

Ahavas Yisroel. He must

make every possible ef-

fort to do a favor for an-

other Jew, and share the

talents and gifts he was

given. He must explain

the value of Torah and

Mitzvos to another Jew,

and enable

others to hear

words of Chassidus. It is also his duty to help another person transform into one whom

will himself go out and affect others. Because, only when the recipient shares with

others, can the giver be certain that he truly affected the other internally. (This

Translations ייטש'ןט

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Concepts

Lesson in life אנווייזונג אין

לעבן

When he comes

ווען ער קומט

A specific place א געוויסן ארט

He should make

ער זאל מאכן

Your son דיין זון

Daughter טאכטער

Private benefit תועלת פרטית

Will have from it

וועט דערפון האבן

Besides for this אויסער דעם

Help out מיטהעלפן

To bring ברענגען

The master (Moshiach) will

come קא אתי מר

Previous פריערדיקער

Also hinted אויך מרומז

Which we say וועלכע מען זאגט

Between צווישן

Beginning אנהויב

Mentioned דערמאנטע

Should I give up זאל איך אפגעבן

My time מיין צייט

Lesson אנווייזונג

We cannot know

מען קען ניט וויסן

Who is higher ווער איז העכער

It is dealing with עס האנדלט זיך

One cannot make such calculations

טאר מען אזעלכע חשבונות ניט

מאכן

Placed on him אויף אים

ארויפגעלייגט

Gave the strength

געגעבן כוחות

Came to Bavel זיינען געקומען

קיין בבל

This means ד.ה.

)דאס הייסט(

Prepared מזמין געווען

They should need

זיי זאלן מוזן

A number of places

א צאל ערטער

Lacking געפעלט

Observance אפגעהיטקייט

Different פארשידינע

Is labeled ווערט באצייכנט

Valley בקעה

A valley א טאל

An open place אן אפענער ארט

Lower נידעריקער

Straight surface גלייכער

אויבערפלאך

Established a (spiritual) boundary

אויפגעשטעלט א גדר

History דברי הימים

ווארט טייטש ווארט טייטש

שיחות קדושים לקוטי

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It could be עס קען זיין

An opposite world

א פארקערטע וועלט

He thinks מיינט ער

Not worthwhile ניט כדאי

A clear world א קלארע וועלט

Show ארויסווייזן

With whom he dealt

מיט וועלכער ער האט צו טאן

Surely זיכער

Always אלעמאל

The love one has for himself covers over his

sins

על כל פשעים תכסה אהבת

עצמו

Do not believe in yourself

אל תאמין בעצמך

Now איצטער

Pay back אפצאלן

Take out מען נעמט ארויס

For his sake צוליב אים

Become his Rebbe

ווערן יענעמס רבי

is why the term

“wellspring” is used in

reference to the spread-

ing of Chassidus. A

spring constantly flows

further and further out-

wards, and never stops.)

6. One must also reach

out to his fellow Jew in

the physical sense, and

ensure that he is taken

care of materially. Be-

sides for the fact that this

is included in the Mitz-

vah of Ahavas Yisroel,

this will also help to

bring him closer spiritu-

ally. This does not mean

that one should only

help another Jew physi-

cally, if it will bring to

spiritual results. Rather,

one must help in what-

ever manner he is physi-

cally able, without plac-

ing any conditions. This

was one of the novelties

of the Baal Shem Tov and

was the Avodah of the Hid-

den Tzadikim.

7. If this level of Ahavas Yisroel is demanded from every single Jew, how much more from those

in a place that needs strengthening in Torah and Mitzvos. One under the impression that he

should avoid helping in order to save his own soul, should be aware that it’s a matter of

(spiritual) life and death. In such urgent circumstances, it is forbidden to make calculations. Being

found in that situation is the Heavenly sign that it is your mission to help others attain greater

spiritual heights. Obviously, G-d provides all the necessary strengths required to achieve

success.

8. The Gemara tells a story that Rav & Rav Kahana ended up in Bavel at a time when

there was a great deficiency in observance of even the basic mitzvos, like Shabbos

The other person will

claim

וועט יענער טענה'ן

Without אן

Settle אוועקזעצן

Always אלעמאל

Now איצטער

Wait ווארטן

Pay back אפצאלן

The youngest דער אינגסטער

Oldest עלסטער

Pay back צאלן-צוריק

Make sure באווארענען

Not think ניט מיינען

My strength and the power of my

hand accomplished

this for me

כחי ועוצם ידי עשה לי את החיל

הזה

Remember געדענקען

And so on א.א.וו.

און אזוי ווייטער()

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Concepts ווארט טייטש ווארט טייטש

Started a selected section of the Sicha

with a linear translation

יניארי לרגום תיחה עם שלק פרטי מהח

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יא

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טייטש ווארט ווארט טייטש ווארט טייטשIf by everyone אויב ביי אלעמען

it is demanded מאנט מען

“Involvement” in Ahavas

Yisroel,

התעסקות באהבת ישראל,

all the more so איז מכל שכן

by those who ביי די וועמען

Hashem brought

די השגחה העליונה האט

געבראכט

in a place אין אן ארט

that Torah and Mitzvos

וואס תורה און מצוות

is there minimally.

איז דארטן במיעוט.

“In a place where there are

no men”

במקום שאין אנשים

the responsibility is

upon them

ליגט אויף זיי א חוב

(and the merit) )און זכות(

of “Strive to be a man”.

פון השתדל להיות איש.

his physical (help) in the

spiritual (outcome)

גשמיות אין רוחניות דוקא,

“on condition etc.” ,'בתנאי כו

Rather one must act,

נאר מען דארף טאן

also in the physical realm,

אויך אין גשמיות,

without placing ניט שטעלנדיק

any conditions. ,קיינע תנאים

This was וואס דאס איז

דאך געווען

the novelty דער אויפטו

that was started

וואס איז נתחדש געווארן

by the Baal Shem Tov

פון בעל שם טוב

in the path of Avoda

אין דעם דרך העבודה

of the hidden Tzadikim

פון די צדיקים הנסתרים

in the year 5472.

בוא תבשנת רכה.בליו ע

One of איינע פון

the things to work on

די עניני השתדלות

to bring a Jew closer

צו מקרב זיין א איד

is to do the other person

איז טאן יענעם

a physical favor.

א טובה אין גשמיות.

Besides for this אויסער דעם

that it alone וואס דאס אליין

is included גייט אריין

in Ahavas Yisroel,

אין אהבת ישראל,

this also helps

העלפט דאס אויך

to bring the other person

closer

צו מקרב זיין יענעם

to spirituality. .לרוחניות

One must not wait

מען דארף ניט ווארטן

and “hang” און תולה זיין

himself, rather than trying to influence others. This is why the Mishna informs us “Every Jew

has a share in the World to Come”. It is impossible to know in this world, which person is really

greater. It may very well be that in the World to Come, it will be evident that the person he was

reluctant to help, was actually greater than he was. Every person who one deals with certainly has

a place in the World to Come. It may happen that the person he helped will be sitting in Gan

Eden and he will be found in a place that is less great. Only on account of his student’s demand

that his teacher must join him, will he be pulled out of where he is and be seated in Gan Eden.

11. This does not mean that the reward for helping others is limited to the World to Come. A

person will also be rewarded in this world. Moshiach is about to come and when he does, the re-

ward for such action will take place in this world.

12. A person must always realize that the power he has to fulfill this obligation is not his own. He

must constantly remember that this strength comes from Moshe Rabeinu, and the Moshe of eve-

ry generation, as we see in the first Mishna of Pirkei Avos that everything stems from Moshe.

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5. What are three outcomes mentioned in the Sicha that will come from helping another?

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6. What do we learn from the Mishnah 'Every Jew has a portion in the World to Come'?

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1) How is every person considered rich?

2) How did the Frierdiker Rebbe compare Torah and Mitzvos to business?

3) When is someone certain that he successfully influenced another?

4)What does the Rebbe tell us about doing a material favor for someone?

5)What are three outcomes mentioned in the sicha that will come from helping another?

6) What do we learn from the Mishnah 'Every Jew has a portion in the World to Come'?

and kosher. These Rabbis made it their mission to set higher

standards of religious observance. This story acts as a lesson to

us- wherever a person finds himself, he must realize that he was

sent there with a mission. It is now upon his shoulders to do

whatever he can in order to improve the spiritual state of those in

his surroundings. Through him giving of himself to others, he will also be rewarded by Hashem,

as it states in Torah Ohr “His mind and heart will become refined one thousand times over”.

Through spreading Yiddeshkeit, he also hastens the coming of Moshiach, which is connected to

the wellsprings spreading outward.

9. This concept is also alluded to in the Mishna “Every Jew has a share in the World to Come” and

the first Mishna of Pirkei Avos “Moshe received the Torah from Sinai”. We learn Pirkei

Avos as a preparation for the receiving of the Torah and the beginning of the prepa-

ration is Ahavas Yisroel, as we will see from these two Mishnayos.

10. A person may think that he will make by use of his time by sitting and learning

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