Tonight: A Shiur in Memory of HaRav Yosef Dov Halevi Soloveitchik
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Order Your “Dam Hamaccabim” Pin - Oz veGaon is part of the Project!In the fields of Israel grows a beautiful and resilient red flower, poignantly called “Dam Hamaccabim”- the Blood of the Maccabees. Legend has it that everywhere a drop of blood spilled from one of these ancient Judean rebel warriors, another flower came into being. In their deaths, they commanded our land to bring forth new life. Our being in the Land of Israel is in the merit of all those brave men and women, over the centuries, who sacrificed their lives so that our nation could live on. This wildflower grows only in Israel’s region, usually up in the mountains where the Maccabee battles took place. Its blossom each year is in April during the season of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day. The legend and these characteristics of the flower made it the perfect candidate for Israel’s official Memorial Flower. The flower became popular as stamps and depicted in monuments and military graveyards throughout the country. However, as a delicate protected wildflower growing in the mountains, it was never actually worn on Yom HaZikaron. In its stead, Israelis would wear a sticker with a picture of the flower. This changed in 2019 when a group of people founded the “Dam Hamaccabim” organization and found a way to grow these wildflowers in hothouses, and to accelerate their natural blossoming time by three months so that the flowers would be ready for distribution, in Israel and abroad, in time for Israel’s Memorial Day. The process of drying and preserving the flowers takes approximately seven days. Once they are ready, they are formed into a decorative pin. Each flower is then individually packaged and is ready to be shipped. These pins are sold as a fundraiser for different organizations and projects that commemorate the fallen. This year the Oz veGaon project is part of it too together with others. The flower carries the message of growth from loss and the ability to always choose life. It is a constant reminder that all that blossoms and thrives in our country- is in the merit of the brave men and women who gave their lives for us, our country, our heritage, and our people. This message of “Am Yisrael Chai in Eretz Yisrael” is also the message we pass on in Oz veGaon. We urge you to join this beautiful initiative and order pins to wear on Yom Hazikaron. To order pins:? We were told that at this point orders can only be in Israeli Shekels. For more info. please contact the Dam Hamaccabim organization directly, for they?are?organizing this special project: Chag Sameach, Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar The Oz veGaon Preserve
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A Triple Tragedy
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Midrash Shochar Tov (Tehillim 52:2) states:
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It was taught in the academy of R’ Yishmael: Whoever relates loshon hora commits grave sins which equal the Three [Cardinal] Sins of idolatry, immorality and murder.1 [This can be deduced as follows]: Regarding loshon hora it is written, “May Hashem cut off
all equivocating lips, the tongue which speaks haughty words [gedolos]” (Tehillim 12:4). Regarding idolatry it is written, “I implore! This people have committed a great sin [gadola]” (Shemos 32:31). Regarding immorality it is written, “How can I perpetrate
this great evil [Hagedola]?” (Bereishis 39:9). And regarding murder it is written, “Is my sin too great to be borne [gadol]?” (Bereishis?4:13).
[Thus, the plural form is found only with regard to loshon hora.]
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Alternatively: When someone commits murder, he kills a single soul, but one who speaks loshon hora destroys three: the subject of his words, his listener and himself. From where do we see this? From Doeg, who spoke loshon hora concerning Achimelech (I Shmuel
chs. 21-22) and thereby destroyed Shaul, who accepted the report; Achimelech, about whom it was spoken; and himself. Shaul, who accepted it, [died because of it] as it is written: “Shaul died for the faithlessness with which he acted towards Hashem” (I Divrei
HaYamim?10:13);
Achimelech [died because of it], for about him it was said [by Shaul], “Die, you shall die, Achimelech (I Shmuel?22:16);
and Doeg was banished from the World [to Come], as it is written, “Likewise, God will shatter you for eternity” (Tehillim 52:7). And what caused this? Loshon hora.
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- The Midrash cannot mean that speaking loshon hora is a greater sin than any of the Three Cardinal Sins, for they carry the death penalty while speaking
loshon hora does not. The Midrash means that speaking loshon hora can lead to the transgression of many severe sins (Maharsha)
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Powerful Words
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The power of speech is the great tool with which man can build heaven and earth, as it is written, “And I have placed My words in your mouth ... to implant the heavens and to set a base for the earth ...” (Yeshayahu 51:16). The prophet speaks in a most literal
sense, for through the sacred words of Torah study and prayer that a Jew utters on this earth, exalted worlds and angels are created Above. With regard to the latter, the Mishnah states: “He who fulfills even a single mitzvah gains for himself a single advocate”
(Avos?4:13).
By “advocate,” the Mishnah means that these angels will intercede on the person’s behalf before the Heavenly Throne.
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The level of sanctity of these worlds and angels is contingent upon two factors: the spiritual readiness of the person at the time he performed the mitzvah, and the quality of the medium through which the mitzvah was performed. A person who avoids loshon hora
and utilizes his power of speech in a positive way is forever enhancing the spiritual power of his words. Thus, the Torah study and prayer which emanate from his lips are endowed with an exalted spiritual light. Conversely, if a person defiles his mouth with
words of gossip, mockery, falsehood and the like, with what sort of sanctity can his words of study and prayer be endowed? He is a craftsman who has severely damaged his indispensable tool. His only recourse is to mend his ways and refine his power of speech.
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This Thurs. Apr. 8th: Rav Chayim Soloveichik's Free Zoom Shiur on Sefirat HaOmer
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The Metzora’s Cry
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Zohar (Parashas Metzora) states:
The prayer of one who speaks loshon hora will not come before the Holy One, Blessed is He, for a ruach tamei (impure spirit) hovers over it. When he repents, and [sincerely] accepts upon himself the [various aspects of] repentance, then what is written of him?
“On the day of his purification, he shall be brought before the Kohen” (Vayikra 14:2).1
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The above lends added clarity to the Torah’s instruction that the metzora (one who is afflicted with tzaraas for having spoken loshon hara2) call out to those who pass by, “[I am] contaminated, contaminated!” (ibid.13:45) so that they will pray for him. Since
his own prayers will not be accepted Above, the Torah therefore advises him to request that others pray on his behalf.
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Scripture declares: “Take note of God’s work! For who can straighten what he has twisted?” (Koheles?7:13).
We can interpret this as follows: Take note of God’s work! Ponder well the Heavenly fruits of a Jew’s prayer on this earth: prayer can radiate spiritual light and create exalted edifices in the Upper Worlds. Ensure, then, that your prayers be uttered with
proper readiness, and by a mouth that is pure and unsullied by sin. For who can straighten what he has twisted? If one’s prayer will be lacking, then its spiritual products in the Upper Worlds will be lacking as well. This will bring eternal distress to one’s
soul, for these are not earthly structures, which can be repaired or improved by a second craftsman.
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As Hillel declared: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?” (Avos?1:14).
Only the person himself has the power to correct his past mistakes — through proper repentance and a firm resolve to live by the laws of proper speech.
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1. Homiletically, this means that having repented and achieved purification, the metzora is? assured that his prayers
will, once again, gain acceptance Above.
2. Contrary to its common translation, tzaraas is not leprosy or some other bodily disease, but the physical manifestation of spiritual malady. As R’ Samson Raphael Hirsch demonstrates, if tzaraas were some biological disorder and the metzora’s confinement
were to prevent contagion, then some of its related laws are inexplicable. For example, if the symptoms of tzaraas are found on a newlywed during the festive week following marriage, the Kohen does not pronounce the person tamei (impure) so as not to interfere
with the festivities. Also, the Torah states that if one’s entire body is covered with tzaraas, he is tahor (pure), but if one spot on his body heals, then he is t
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Points to Ponder
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The following is drawn from the writings of the holy Alshich:
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How can one speak before the King of kings with a mouth which utters forbidden talk? Would not God, as it were, respond, “Who is this shameful person who dares to beg forgiveness of his sins with a lowly tongue? Would he dare serve an earthly king with vessels
which are covered with grime? Surely the king would punish him severely for such disgraceful service!”
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How can one contemplate singing the praises of Psalms before the “One Who spoke and the world came into being” with a tongue which speaks evil talk? Should not one refrain from bringing an unclean object into the Sanctuary of God — out of respect for the Glory
that dwells there? Can one not feel a sense of shame, having taken that which was given him to serve his Creator, and transformed it into something despicable? Can one hope to seek God’s favor with a mouth that is impure? Can one transform an accuser into
an advocate?
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Pure and Untainted
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The Talmud states:
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Reish Lakish said in the name of R’ Yehudah Nesiah: “The world is sustained only in the merit of the breath [of? Torah study] of school children.”
Said R’ Pappa to Abaye: “And what is with yours and mine [i.e. our Torah study]?”
Abaye replied: “There is no comparison between breath that is tainted by sin and breath that is free of sin” (Shabbos 119b).
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If the Sages were, to their minds, guilty of forbidden speech, it could only have been an inadvertent and rare occurrence. Yet they declared their words of Divine service to be tainted because of this. How much more so is this true of one who habitually speaks
the forbidden — especially loshon hora, which causes ill will and strife among Jews.
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Goodness, positivity and spiritual growth - Interesting essay by Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Often when looking out at the world we
see a rather bleak image. There is so much that is dark and ugly, that we can
even be blinded to all the good that continually surrounds us. In his latest
essay, Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo discusses the negative spiritual
ramifications of seeing only the bad in the world, and how appreciating the good
can bring us to understand that we have a moral and religious purpose.?
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Rabbi Cardozo writes that speaking
‘lashon hara’ of the universe is the antithesis to the purpose of genuine
religious life, which is to protest the optical illusion of only darkness, and
to teach us to refocus our spiritual spectacles.
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Read Rabbi?Cardozo's essay here:?
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