Smarts, Yichus, and Why Neither Guarantees a Living
Smarts, Yichus, and Why Neither Guarantees a Living
Part of Halacha, Hashkafa and Parenting · 24:45
A Yerushalmi Bikkurim shiur stitching together a string of aggados: a brilliant, poor gem-expert who proves that effort and intelligence don't guarantee parnassah, why yichus alone 'is like a zero' with nothing in front of it, the honor shown to the Bikkurim procession, and the halachos of standing for an elder, a Torah scholar, or a king. Closes with a sharp critique of judges who buy their positions with money rather than earn them through Torah.
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We're almost finished with Yerushalmi, we're going to go back to Bavli. Sefer Pekudim, 住讬诪谉 诪\"讗. 砖诪注讜谉 讘专 讘讗, 砖诪注讜谉 讘专 讘讗 讛讜讛 讘拽讬 讘诪专讙诇讬转讗. He was 讘拽讬 in in jewels, in pearls. And it's a big thing, he was an expert in pearls, 讜讘讞讜诪诇讗讬, and in many other things he was mamash an expert. Like Fishel talked yet, but the second half shouldn't happen to you. 讜诇讗 讛讜讛 诇讬讛 诪讛 讬讻讬诇, but he had nothing to eat. 讜诇讞讜讚讜讬, this part I'm saying Halevai. This part not, the second part here. And he says as much as he was smart and he the the he knew, it was a business, this was that the mefarshim here say that for business to be an expert in pearls was something special, made a lot of money like, people became rich from it. And he had nothing to eat! And he knew other things too. 讗诪专 专讘讬 讬讜讞谞谉 拽专讗 注诇讬讛, Rabbi Yochanan used to refer the pasuk to him, 讜讙诐 诇讗 诇讞讻诪讬诐 诇讞诐. Not because you're smart you get bread. We see that 驻砖讜讟 讘讙砖诪讬讜转. You see some stupid people and they're very rich, you see some very smart people and it's a 讙讝讬专讛 谞讬砖讟, it's not not your chachmah, the Eibershter decides. He knew his pearls, but maybe he wasn't a good businessman. Eibershter didn't want. 讗诪专, he said, another thing he said: 讻诇 诪讬 砖讗讬谞讜 诪讻讬专 诪注砖讬讜 砖诇 讗讘专讛诐 讬讻讬专 诪注砖讬讜 砖诇 讝讛. Whoever didn't recognize the ma'asim of Avraham should recognize he did. In other words, the mefarshim, the lashon is not so clear, but the mefarshim say that means that his parents were great 讘注诇讬 讞住讚, his father, his grandfather. Who? Shimon bar Ba? No, no, this Shimon bar Ba, this a different person. He was a talmid chacham and he had yichus, too? And he had yichus, and some good yichus. And the reason, he says why? Because it's a 讙诇讙诇 讛讞讜讝专 讘注讜诇诐. It's nothing to you, it's God means there's a a rotating what's it? A wheel, a cycle? A wheel that turns. And sometimes the guy is on top and then it turns and he goes on top and he goes on the bottom. It's not it's not what you can do, it's not how smart you are, it's not how much you could put how much effort you put in, it's gornisht helfen. Because people who put in effort think, why do they work so hard? Because they think their effort that do. 讻讜讞讬 讜注讜爪诐 讬讚讬 注砖讛 诇讬 讗转 讛讞讬诇 讛讝讛, it's my smartness. Isn't that why Avraham Avinu made them wash their feet before they came into his house, because they were 诪砖转讞讜讛 to the 讗讘拽 专讙诇讬讛诐? Yeah. Kal vachomer, this is all kinds of avodah zarah, all avodah zarot. They were 诪砖转讞讜讛. Paroh, what was his avodah zarah? Nile. Why the Nile? Because the Nile was the source of their livelihood, it overflowed every year, irrigated the fields and that's how they had food, so they worshipped this. You know, this kochos are nothing, it's the Eibershter makes it happen. So who wasn't happy with his portion? He wasn't happy with his portion? Who wasn't? He didn't say, they said it on him. Oh, they said it on him. Yeah. Yeah, but no, you have to you have to do whatever is 讚专讱 讛讟讘注 you have to do. Some people go overboard and they think if they do extra it won't work, extra won't work. You can do middig. You've got to do what you have to do, that's true. What does it say? 讜讘专讻讱 讛' 讗诇讜拽讬讱 讘讻诇 讗砖专 转注砖讛. Hashem will bless you what you do. The Sifrei breaks up the 驻住讜拽 in half and says: 讜讘专讻讱 讛' 讗诇讜拽讬讱, Hashem will bless you, 讬讻讜诇 讬讛讗 讬讜砖讘 讜讘讟诇, that Hashem gives a berachah anyway, so why do you have to work, sit home sit home do nothing? 转诇诪讜讚 诇讜诪专 讘讻诇 讗砖专 转注砖讛. You have to do. But you have to do according to the Torah how much you have to do. But people who go overboard, mashugana like that, ain't going to help them. And the yichus won't help either. Even if they have yichus and they have zechuyot. Why not? It says that sometimes in second generation or third generation we get the zechut of all of our parents. It's a slow gabro, it takes more than two generations. It says that that happened. Says if you're, says in the bad things if you keep on doing bad like the like the previous, then you'll get punished also, for them also. And if it's good, but also if it's because you have your own zechut.
One thing is clear: yichus helps. 讜讜讬 讝讗讙讟 讚讬 讜讜注诇讟, 讬讞讜住 is like a zero. It's nothing. If you have a one before it and you add a zero, it goes 10 times as much. Another zero is a hundred times. But if you have nothing, you put a zero before you put on nothing, you have a hundred zeros, it's gornisht helfen. That's what yichus is, so you got to do it. There is zechut avot, no one is arguing there is such a thing as zechut avot. 讗讝 讗 诪注谞讟砖 讗讬讝... 讚讗专祝 注专 谞讬砖讟 讝讬讬谉... 住'拽讜诪讟 讗讝... 拽讬谞讚注专 驻讜谉... Zechut, yeah, that's true. Yeah, that's all that's 讝讻讜转 讗讘讜转, 驻砖讜讟 谞讬砖讟 讗讝讜讬. Yichus is a is a like, but you gotta do something. 讗讘诇 诇讗 讬讜诪转讜 讗讘讜转 注诇 讘谞讬诐. 诇讗 讬讜诪转讜 讗讘讜转 注诇 讘谞讬诐 讜讘谞讬诐 注诇 讗讘讜转. 住'讗讬讝 讚讗 讗 讬讞讜住, 讗 讬讞讜住... 讬注, 讗 讜讜讗讜讬诇注专 讟讗讟注... 讟讜住讟 讗诇讬讬谉... Yeah. Yeah, because 诪注谉 讗讬讝 讗诇讬讬谉 讗 讬讬讚. 讙注讜讜讬住 诪注谉 讗讬讝 讗诇讬讬谉 讗 讬讬讚 讜讜讬讬诇 讚讬 诪讗诪注 讗讬讝 讗 讬讬讚. 讗讘注专 讚讗 讛注专讟 诪注谉, 住'讗讬讝 讗诪转, 讗讘注专 诪注谉 讘讗讚讗专祝 讗诇讬讬谉, 讗讘注专 讚讗 讗讝 讚注专 讟讗讟注 讚注专 讝讬讬讚注 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 讗 讙专讜讬住注专 诪注谞讟砖, 讜讜注专 讗讬讝 谞讬砖讟 拽讬讬谉 讙专讜讬住注专 诪注谞讟砖 驻讜谉 讚注诐? Listen, it doesn't make me. 讗讜讬讘 讚讬 诪讗诪注 讛讗指讟 讚讗指住 讬讗指! 讚讗指住 讬讗指! is a deed, even if he's Spanish, still. Yeah, 讚讗指住 讗讬讝 讗址 讝讗址讱, 讚讗指住 讗讬讝 讗址谉 注爪诪讜转. No, it makes it makes you there is clothes, there is clothes what makes you into a Yid, that's all, and that happens, so you become a Yid. But by yichus, it doesn't say that where the 讝讬讬讚注 is a 转诇诪讬讚 讞讻诐, you become a 转诇诪讬讚 讞讻诐. Where the 讝讬讬讚注 is a tzadik, you become a tzadik. 讗讬诇讜 诪爪讬谞讜 讻讱? 讜讻讬 讬讚讜注? Now he's asking another question. He's asking a 爪讚讬拽 讜专注 诇讜. Moshe Rabbeinu couldn't understand it either. Yeah, that whole question goes back to Moshe Rabbeinu even before. But one thing is that you can't rely on yichus. Famous joke with the guy with the picture on the wall. 诪'专注讚讟 驻讜谉 驻专谞住讛. Yeah, what did they do with it? But it came famous joke, famous joke. The guy came into a butcher shop, it said kasher. He came in and asked can I rely on the hechsher here? Is this really kasher? And the guy was sitting, but he's sitting by the counter, the baal habayit, looked like who knows what. So, the guy asked him, can we trust this? Here there's a picture hanging on the wall, a Yid with a lange bord, with a shtreimel. Says, you're asking this time, my zeide, you're asking if you can trust me here? This is my zeide. So he says, if he'd be standing here, you'd be hanging on the wall, you'd be right. But l'poal, you're standing here, and he's hanging on the wall. A vort, if yichus is yichus is the other part of it, it's only after after the one. If you have something before, the yichus helps. 讗讬讝 讚注专 注讜诇诐 讝讗讙讟, 讗讬讱 讜讜讬讬住 讜讜注专 注住 讗讬讝, 讚注专 拽讗指爪拽注专 讜讜讗指住 讛讗指讟 讙注讝讗指讙讟, 讜讜讬 注专 讛讗指讟 讙注讝讗指讙讟 讬讞讜住 讗讬讝 讗址 讙专讜讬住注 讝讗址讱, he's making fun of the 注谞讬谉 讬讞讜住. Says 讘砖专 讘砖讚讛 讟专驻讛 诇讻诇讘 转砖诇讬讻讜谉 讗讜转讜. Meat that's treifah, you throw to the dogs. So Rashi says why? 讗讬谉 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗 诪拽驻讞 砖讻专 讻诇 讘专讬讛, because in Mitzrayim the dogs didn't bark. Mimela, so they deserve reward. 驻专注讙讟 讚讬 拽砖讬讗, 注住 讗讬讝 讚讗讱 讗谉 讗谞讚注专注 讛讜谞讟. Those those dogs are 3,000 years ago. He says, but this was the zeide. 诪'讝注讟 讗讝 讚讗 讬讞讜住, 讚讬 讝注谞注谉 讬讞住谞讬诐, 诪砖讜讙注讬诐, 讗讝讗 讬讞讜住, 讝讬讬注专 讝讬讬讚注. Ha? 讗 专讘讬 讗讬讝 讗 专讘讬, 讜讜注谉 注专 讜讜讗诇讟 讙注讜讜注谉 讗 驻讗驻讗 专讘... 讜讜注专 讝讗讙讟 讗讝 诪注谉 讚讗专祝 讬讞讜住? 讗讬讱 讜讜讬讬住 谞讬砖讟 驻讗专 讗谞讚注专注 专讘讬住, 住讗讻讗讟砖讗讜讜注专 专讘讬... So, what is the word? If you're a dog, yichus helps. 讙注专注专 专讘讬 讛讗讟 讙注讝讗讙讟, 注住 讜讜注专讟 讙注讘专注谞讙讟 讗讝 讚注专 讙注专注专 专讘讬 讛讗讟 讙注讝讗讙讟 讜讛住谞讛 讗讬谞谞讜 讗讻诇. 讜讛住谞讛, 讜讛住谞讛 讗讬谞谞讜 讗讜讻诇. 讜讛住谞讛 讗讬讬谞讬拽诇. Einekel. 讛住谞讛 讗讬讬谞讬拽诇, 讛住谞讛 讗讬讝 讗址谉 讗讬讬谞讬拽诇. Yeah,
says the Mishnah weiter 讻讬爪讚 诪驻专讬砖讬谉 讗转 讛讘讬讻讜专讬诐? Mishnah goes into the whole thing of bikkurim, how they took up bikkurim, what they did, and how they traveled to Yerushalayim, and the whole parade they made. Then it says 讻讘讜讚 讛谞讻谞住讬诐 讛讬讜 讬讜爪讗讬诐. That means that it depends how many people came, that's how many people would come to greet them, cuz it says in the Mishnah that when they get close to Yerushalayim, all the the officers and all the great people would come out to greet them. How many of them would come? Well, depends. If a big crowd came, more of them would come. If a smaller crowd came, then less came. Ah? No, how do they know? The city council. All the people who were in charge. They see them coming, and announced. It was probably so planned. Yeah, okay. 砖讘注讛 讟讜讘讬 讛注讬专. 驻专注讙讟 讚讬 Gemara: 讜诇讬拽谞讟谞讛讬? Didn't we learn, talking about 讛讚专转, it says when they get given given kavod to a talmid chacham, or given kavod to a person does a mitzvah, stand up, 讜讛讚专转. So we compare 讜讛讚专转, which means giving kavod, to standing up. 诪讛 拽讬诪讛 砖讗讬谉 讘讛 讞住专讜谉 讻讬住, just like standing up doesn't cost any money, 讗祝 讛讚讜专 砖讗讬谉 讘讜 讞住专讜谉 讻讬住, so giving kavod also it doesn't cost you any money. Here, part of the Mishnah, it doesn't bring it here, but part of the Mishnah was that when they would walk by all the fields, people would stop working, come out, and stand there, and greet them, and say, 砖诇讜诐 注诇讬讻诐, 讘专讜讻讬诐 讛讘讗讬诐, people from Miami, 讘专讜讻讬诐 讛讘讗讬诐, people from Chicago, that's what they would always say. 讞住专讜谉 讻讬住? 讞住专讜谉 讻讬住, they stop working, so it cost so it wasted time from work. So the 讙诪专讗 砖讗谞讬, this is different. 讛讻讗 谞诪讬 讛讻讬, this is different, 砖诇讬讗讻讗 诇拽讬爪讬谉, so it's only once in a while. So mimela that's not Once in a while, they how often did it happen that they had to come out? So since it's at most once a year that they would come, so mimela you're allowed to. Ah? They came more or less, they came the same time, and they didn't always go through the same road, but, boom! That their field happened it's just this this is not people who greeted them, the people who were on the way. So everyone came from different areas. So what happened is 诪讗讬 诇讝诪谉? Yeah, that's Listen, you've got 讻诇 讗专抓 讬砖专讗诇, but people on the way, it's so far on the same way they would they would meet up, and then by the time they got there to to Yerushalayim Yeah, but I don't know if all of them. Was not often, that's for sure. So the Gemara might go like Rabbi Shimon, and also if Rabbi Shimon holds, it said, \"诪谞讬讬谉 诇讝拽谉 砖诇讗 讬讟专讬讞?\" How do we know that a zaken, a talmid chacham, should not be 诪讟专讬讞 the people, the people that to stand up for him? So he should try to avoid it, not like some guys who like it when you stand up for you, so walk in three times, walk in again, make sure you stand up. 砖诇讗 讬讟专讬讞. 转诇诪讜讚 诇讜诪专, it says, it says 讜讛讚专转 驻谞讬 讝拽谉, so it says 讝拽谉 讜讬专讗转 诪讗诇拽讬讱 讗谞讬 讛壮. So the Gemara 讚专砖'住 here: 讝拽谉 讜讬专讗转, the zaken needs to have yirat shamayim. Zaken is a talmid chacham. What's the pshat? The word 讝拽谉 goes on beforehand, 讜讛讚专转 驻谞讬 讝拽谉, and it says 讜讬专讗转 诪讗诇拽讬讱. The simple pshat why it says like that is because a person could not stand up for a talmid chacham and say, \"Look, I didn't see you! My eyes, I was busy.\" But the Eibershter knows the truth, that's why it says 讜讛讚专转 驻谞讬 讝拽谉, but 讜讬专讗转 诪讗诇拽讬讱, you know, the Eibershter knows. But here he darshens different: he takes the word 讝拽谉, breaks it up in the middle, 讜讛讚专转 驻谞讬 讝拽谉, even though it doesn't make any sense, 讜讛讚专转 驻谞讬, to break, what he darshens: 讝拽谉 讜讬专讗转 诪讗诇拽讬讱 讗谞讬 讛壮. 讝拽谉, be afraid of the Eibershter. A talmid chacham does, is a... does he need that you should... The velt taytsh the 讚讘专 why it says twice, it's of course our joke, these are jokes, it says in 注砖专转 讛讚讘专讜转 \"诇讗 转讙谞讜讘\" and then it says \"诇讗 转讙谞讜讘讜\". So why does it say twice? Rashi says, \"诇讗 转讙谞讜讘\" is for 讙讜谞讘 谞驻砖讜转, if you kidnap people, you kidnap, the other one is stealing money, things. The velt zogt, it says 诇讗 转讙谞讜讘, the Eibershter said 诇讗 转讙谞讜讘, 讚讜 讝讗诇住讟 谞讬砖讟 讙谞讘壮谞注谉. If they were fine yidden, sheine yidden, they don't mean that. Because to a sheiner yid, a choshuver yid you say 讗讬专, you don't say 讚讜, so therefore 诇讗 转讙谞讜讘讜, 讗讬专 讝讗诇讟 谞讬砖讟 讙谞讘壮谞注谉. That's one pshat. There are other pshatim like the jokes that the velt makes. It says in the Gemara that used to darshen every 讗转. Every time it says in the Torah \"讗转\", he would darshen. So until he came to \"讗转 讛壮 讗诇拽讬讱 转讬专讗\", so he said, he didn't know who... So he stopped all the 讗转'住, until 专讘讬 砖诪注讜谉 came, said, 专讘讬 砖诪注讜谉 讚专砖'谞讟, yeah, \"讗转\" 诇专讘讜转 转诇诪讬讚讬 讞讻诪讬诐, that you should be afraid of 讛壮 讗诇拽讬讱, the word 讗转 comes to teach you you should be afraid of 转诇诪讬讚讬 讞讻诪讬诐 also. So the 讜讜注诇讟 讟讬讬讟砖讟, \"讗转 诇专讘讜转 转诇诪讬讚讬 讞讻诪讬诐\", a 转诇诪讬讚 讞讻诐 讚讗专祝 谞讗讱 讛讗讘谉 讬专讗转 砖诪讬诐. 讗转 讛壮 讗诇拽讬讱 转讬专讗 诇专讘讜转 转诇诪讬讚讬 讞讻诪讬诐! Yeah, so they should be more concerned with yirat shamayim than kavod, is that it? No, they should have yirat shamayim anyway. But here it says, all the other pshatim is ge- is jokes. This is not a joke, this the Yerushalmi says: 讝拽谉 讜讬专讗转 诪讗诇拽讬讱. How do we darshen the pasuk and break the pasuk in the middle? So, I've told once the story with the, the vort of the Gra. It was once upset there used to come to the Gra, mussar all kinds about chassidim things that they did. One time he came and told him that a, one of the Rebbes shabbos day said a derashah on a pasuk and he broke up the words and then in a way that this half of the pasuk doesn't make sense the way he darshent. So they wanted to tell the Gra, look. So the Gra answered: \"讗诐 诪砖讜诐 讛讗, this is not, 讚讗 讘讬讬住讟 注住 谞讬砖讟. Other things you told me about the chassidim is a problem, this is not.\" Why? So, 驻诇砖转讬诐 讬讜讻讬讞. Plishtim will prove. So they asked him, \"What do you mean?\" So he said, there is a Midrash, it says on the pasuk, \"讜诇讗 谞讞诐 讗诇拽讬诐 讚专讱 讗专抓 驻诇砖转讬诐\", that the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 did not take the Yidden through the way of Plishtim. So the Midrash says, \"讜诇讗 谞讞诐 讗诇拽讬诐 讚专讱 讗专抓\", the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 didn't 驻讬专 讝讬讱 with the Yidden with 讚专讱 讗专抓. How does the word Plishtim fall in there? A siman you can 讚专砖'谉 驻住讜拽讬诐 even if you 讚专砖'谉 halfway. So same thing here is 讝拽谉, I what do you do with 讜讛讚专转 驻谞讬? 讝拽谉 讜讬专讗转 诪讗诇拽讬讱. So the Gemara right after,
专讘讬 讗讘讛讜, 专讘讬 讗讘讛讜 said like this: 讘讝拽谉 讗专讘注 讗诪讜转. For a 讝拽谉, which is a regular 转诇诪讬讚 讞讻诐, you have to stand up when he comes within your 讚壮 讗诪讜转. 注讘专, and as soon as he passes, 讬讜砖讘 诇讜, you can sit down. 讙讚讜诇, if he's not just a 讝拽谉, but he's a 讙讚讜诇, he's a leader, 诪砖讛讜讗 专讜讗讛, 诪砖讬专讜讗讛讜, from when you see him, you don't have to- don't wait till he comes in your 讚壮 讗诪讜转, from you see him... 注讘专, and also when he passes, 讬讜砖讘 诇讜, you can sit down. 诪诇讱, a king, 诪砖讬专讜讗讛讜, you stand up as soon as you see him, 注讚 砖讬讻住讛 诪诪谞讜, till he will be blocked from you, you- so even if he passes you, as long as you could see him, you have to keep on standing. Mai taama? Where do we see that by a 诪诇讱? Because it says in 驻住讜拽, 讜讛讬讛 讻爪讗转 诪砖讛, it says Moshe, after the 注讙诇, 诪砖讛 made his tent all the way 诪讞讜抓 诇诪讞谞讛, outside, and he would walk there, Moshe would go out, and he came back to stand, 讜讛讘讬讟讜 讗讞专讬 诪砖讛, they would watch 诪砖讛 注讚 讘讜讗讜 讛讗讛诇讛, till he came into the tent. So as long as he saw- the 讗讬讚谉 saw Moshe, they would stand, they would watch him, stand. So mimela we see that Moshe was a 诪诇讱. 讚讗诪专, 驻住讜拽 says Moshe was a 诪诇讱. Besides he was a leader, he was a 诪诇讱. And it says in 驻住讜拽, 讜讬讛讬 讘讬砖讜专讜谉 诪诇讱. The 驻砖讜讟 驻砖讟 goes on the Eibershter, but there's a 驻砖讟, one of the pshatim is goes on Moshe Rabbeinu, he's a melech. How do we know he was standing? According to the 驻住讜拽, how do we know that they were standing? You saw, they looked. It doesn't say they looked. They looked, they gave kavod, they paid attention to him. Then the Gemara says, there's another peshat, the opposite peshat, 讜讛讘讬讟讜 讗讞专讬 诪砖讛. They looked after 诪砖讛, 诪诇诪讚 砖讞砖讚讜 讘讗砖转 讗讬砖. They were choshed him that he has to do with a married woman. Moshe? You're asking a good kashya, Moshe Rabbeinu? So the mefarshim say it must have been the Erev Rav, the 讗讜诪讜转 讛注讜诇诐 because 讗讝注诇讻注 that they they 讗砖转 讗讬砖. Why where did they get What is Where does the Gemara get this from? But they were standing 讘砖注转 诪注砖讛. They were standing, yeah. 诪注谉 讗讬讝 讙注砖讟讗谞注谉, 讙注讛讗讟 注专 讛讗讟 讙注拽讜拽讟 讜讜讗住 注专 讟讜讟. Because he went just to his tent all alone. So 诪住转诪讗 讚讗专讟谉 and and What's to do 讚讗专讟谉? Who knows, he does private things which he shouldn't be doing. It's one thing when they see, that's why he went 诪讞讜抓 诇诪讞谞讛. This just shows you here 讗讝 讗讜讬住讟专讗讻讟 诪注砖讬讜转 kind of How people come with ideas as far about other people. 讟专讗讻讟 爪讜 讝讗讻谉, things that is 谞讬砖讟 讙注砖讟讬讙谉 谞讬砖讟 讙注驻诇讜讬讙谉. How do like this? Moshe Rabbeinu 讗砖转 讗讬砖. Yeah, but lashon hara should make sense. It doesn't even make sense. That's why it's lashon hara. No, lashon hara is emet. Doesn't have to make sense. Nein. Lashon hara is emet, that's rechilut, lashon hara is emet. No, but this is No, but this is 讜讜讗住 讚讗住 讗讬讝, 讜讜讗住 讚讗住 讗讬讝. This has no 拽诇讗驻. 讗诪专 专讘 住讬诪讜谉 讗诪专 专讘 住讬诪讗讬 said 讗诪专 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗, the Aibershter said: 诪驻谞讬 砖讬讘讛 转拽讜诐 讜讬专讗转 诪讗诇讜拽讬讱 讗谞讬 讛'. Stand up for an elder person and be afraid of Hashem, I am Hashem, which means, 讗谞讬 讛讜讗 砖拽讬讬诪转讬 诪爪讜转 注诪讬讚讛 转讞讬诇讛. I was the first one who stood up for a talmid chacham. What's the difference between a 砖讬讘讛 and a zaken? Zaken is a talmid chacham. 砖讬讘讛 is 驻砖讜讟 an older An older man. What did Hashem Where did Hashem stand up? By Avraham Avinu. It says and then he remained 注讜诪讚 诇驻谞讬 讛', it says and 讘讗诪转 it's supposed to be Hashem stood for him, not he for Hashem. Rashi says the 讞讻诪讬诐 changed the word, whatever. So, Hashem said, \"I am the first one who stood up for a talmid chacham, for Avraham Avinu.\" So we got to copy basically Yeah, yeah. When the 诪诇讗讻讬诐 came.
讝讗讙讟 讚讬 Gemara weiter, 专讘 讝讬专讗 讛讜讜 讘注讜 诇诪讬诪谞讬讛. Rav Zeira, they wanted to appoint him as the head of the 讬砖讬讘讛 讜诇讗 讛讜讬 诪拽讘诇 注讬诇讜讬讛. He didn't want to accept it. He was an 注谞讬讜. 讻讚 砖诪注, when he heard this that it says in the 讘专讬讬转讗 转谞讬讗 that it learned, 讞讻诐 讞转谉 谞砖讬讗 讙讚讜诇讛 诪讻驻专转. A person becomes a chacham and a person becomes a nasi or a person becomes a chatan, the fact that he is 注讜诇讛 诇讙讚讜诇讛, the fact that he reached a higher level, so is 诪讻驻专转. It's going to kaparah. Huh? Forgiveness. 拽讘讬诇 注讬诇讜讬讛 诪诪讬谞讜住讬讛. So he decided, \"I'll take it, because I want to become the nasi so the Hashem will forgive all my sins.\" That's what he didn't want, but if this is an 注爪讛 how you become how you get forgiven. So the Gemara, where do we see that these three people get forgiven? Chacham, because the pasuk says 诪驻谞讬 砖讬讘讛 转拽讜诐 讜讛讚专转 驻谞讬 讝拽谉. You should give kavod, stand up for a 砖讬讘讛, and give kavod to a 讝拽谉. 诪讛 讻转讬讘 讘转专讬讛? What does it say right after that? 讻讬 讬讙讜专 讗转讻诐 讙专 讘讗专爪讻诐, if a ger will live in your land, do not bother him. But we compare the 讝拽谉, which is a chacham, to the ger. 诪讛 讙专 诪讜讞诇讬谉 诇讜 注诇 讻诇 注讜讜谞讜转讬讜, just like a ger when he's 诪转讙讬讬专 have obviously they're mochel all his aveirot because he's a new person, 讙专 砖谞转讙讬讬专 讻拽讟谉 砖谞讜诇讚 讚诪讬, he's a new person, 讗祝 讞讻诐 讻砖谞转诪谞讛 诪讜讞诇讬谉 诇讜 注诇 讻诇 注讜讜谞讜转讬讜. When chacham you appoint a chacham, mochel all his aveirot. So the aveirot of Bnei Noach, yeah? Yeah. The only thing is he was a goy. Yeah. Chatan, where do we see a chatan? It says 讜讬诇讱 注砖讜 讗诇 讬砖诪注讗诇, Esav went to 讬砖诪注讗诇, 讜讬拽讞 讗转 诪讞诇转 讘转 讬砖诪注讗诇. He took as a wife Machalat, the daughter of Yishmael. 讜讻讬 诪讞诇转 砖诪讛, 讜讛诇讗 讘砖诪转 砖诪讛? Was her name Machalat? The other parashah it's Basmat. 讗诇讗 砖谞诪讞诇讜 诇讜 讻诇 注讜讜谞讜转讬讜. The word Machalat comes from the word mechilah. All his aveirot were nimchalu. Why? Because he got married. So we see from here when you get married, you get mochel all all the aveirot. Nasi, where do we see if a person becomes a nasi? Because it says by 砖讗讜诇 讛诪诇讱, 讘谉 砖谞讛 砖讗讜诇 讘诪诇讻讜. Shaul was a year old when he became king. Makes any sense? 讜讻讬 讘谉 砖谞讛 讛讬讛? He was a year old when he became king? 讗诇讗 砖谞诪讞诇讜 诇讜 讻诇 注讜讜谞讜转讬讜 讻转讬谞讜拽 讘谉 砖谞讛. His aveirot were all forgiven like a baby of a year old doesn't have any aveirot, he became like that. So we see that all these three people the Aibershter forgives his aveirot. That's why they fast on their wedding day? It's one of the reasons. Was he a king when he became king, he was 12, right? King? Shlomo Hamelech. Shlomo, 12. Shaul, though. Oh, Shaul was... When did he become... Yeah. Now nasi does not mean necessarily... A nasi means a nasi, but the lashon here doesn't say clearly, but other places it says, 讻诇 讛注讜诇讛 诇讙讚讜诇讛 诪讜讞诇讬谉 诇讜 注诇 讻诇 注讜讜谞讜转讬讜. If you get if you you get a high position... So if somebody becomes a chatan a day before he dies, he goes clean? Yeah. You can have a bachur... They'll make sure Brisker Rav Definitely, yes. That happens.
讝讗讙讟 讚讬 讙诪专讗 讜讜讬讬讟注专, 专讘 诪谞讗. 专讘 诪谞讗 诪讬拽诇 讗讬诇讬谉 讚诪诪谞讬 讘讻住驻讗. Rav Mana would make fun of those judges, dayanim, that were appointed because of money, because in his times, they would come to the government, and they would pay money just like na 讘讬转 砖谞讬 with the 讻讛谞讬诐 讙讚讜诇讬诐, they also they would pay money, and they would officially be appointed as as judges, so he would make fun of them. 专讘 讗讬诪讬 拽专讬 注诇讬讛诐 专讘 讗讬诪讬 would refer to them the 驻住讜拽 讗诇讜拽讬 讻住祝 讜讗诇讜拽讬 讝讛讘 诇讗 转注砖讜 诇讻诐. Don't make yourself a god of gold and silver. That's what they are, a god of gold and silver. And elokei also means dayanim. A dayan is called Elokim. 讗诪专 专讘讬 讬讗砖讬讛 专讘讬 讬讗砖讬讛 added, 讜讟诇讬转 砖注诇讬讜 讻诪专讚注转 砖诇 讞诪讜专. Because it used to be those days that people sat at the at the beit din, a dayan would wear a tallit. The tallit he's wearing is like the saddle of a donkey, because he's like a donkey, so his on top of his head is 讗诪专 专讘 专讘 said, 讚讬讬谉 讝讛 砖谞转诪谞讛 讘讻住祝, this judge who's appointed through money, 讗讬谉 注讜诪讚讬诐 诪驻谞讬讜. You can't You're not allowed to stand up for him. 讜讗讬谉 拽讜专讬谉 诇讬讛 专讘讬. You can't give him the title rabbi. Call him conservative rabbi maybe, not not a regular He's a He even if he's a chacham. Rabbi, and it's 专讘 诪讟注诐. 专讘 诪讟注诐 Even if he's a You look in the Targum Onkelos, Parshat Vayishlach on the 讗诇讜驻讬 注砖讜, 讗诇讜祝 拽谞讝, 讗诇讜祝 注诪诇拽, so what does he say? What's 讗诇讜祝 讗诇讜祝 拽谞讝, 讗诇讜祝 注诪诇拽? Rebbe. 专讘讬 注诪诇讬 The Targum calls, 专讘讬 注诪诇拽, 专讘讬 拽谞讝, 专讘讬 专讘讬. Yeah, the All rabbis. He says he says, 专讘讬 注诪诇拽. Yeah. But you're not allowed to call him the real title of rebbe, 讜讟诇讬转 砖注诇讬讜 讻诪专讚注转 砖诇 讞诪讜专, and the tallit on him is like the saddle of a donkey. 专讘 讝注讬专讗 讜讞讚 诪谉 专讘谞谉 讛讜讜 讬转讬讘讬谉. Rav Zeira and another one of the chachamim were sitting. 注讘专 讞讚 诪谉 讗讬诇讬谉 讚谞转诪谞讜 讘讻住祝. So, one of these guys who were appointed through money happened to pass by. He was like we say a 专讘 诪讟注诐. The government appointed him, and they had a problem. Since officially he was the rabbi in the government, if they wouldn't stand up for him, it was it was you know it means that they don't recognize the government's 讗诪专 讛讜讗 So, this one this other talmid this other chacham said to 专讘 讝注讬专讗, 谞注讘讬讚 谞驻砖讬谉 转谞讬讬谉, let's make ourselves like how we're learning, 讜诇讗 谞拽讜诐 诇讬讛 诪拽诪讬讛, so we won't stand up, and he won't blame us, because we were it sounded it looks like we're learning. Okay, that's what I guess that's what they did. 转专讙诐 讬注拽讘 讗讬砖 讻驻专 I think it's 讗讬砖 讻驻专 讙讘讜专讬讗. In 讗讬砖 讻驻专 讙讘讜专讬讗 they he's a he's a 诪转专讙诐 for the for the 讞讻诐. There's a pasuk, it says, 讛讜讬 讗讜诪专 诇注抓 讛拽讬爪讛. Woe you can tell a a stick wake up, 注讜专讬 诇讗讘谉 讚讜诪诐, you could tell a stone get up. These guys, that's what they are. You could tell these guys they they're stones, they're nothing, they know anything. 讛讜讗 讬讜专讛? He could 驻住拽谉? Is it 诇砖讜谉 驻讜住拽? The 讬讚讬注 讛讜讗 诇讛讜专讜转, but he knows how to 驻住拽谉? 讛谞讛 讛讜讗 转驻讜住 讝讛讘 讜讻住祝. He's this grab here because of because of kesef. 诇讗讜 讘讻住驻讗 讛讬讗 讝诪谉 讛讝讛? Isn't wasn't he made with money? Did they have a choice? Huh? The government hired them, but did they have a choice? Could they say no? These guys? Yeah. They asked for it. They paid money for it. They would come and pay money to get the position. Rav Yisroel Salanter ran away, disappeared when the government took him to make a a special yeshiva that they he knew it's supposed to be different than the other, and they thought they can use his name. And they the kids, and so here we're appointing you to be the rosh yeshiva. He said, fine, good. When does it start? It starts in two weeks. Oh, get my stuff ready. Gone out of Russia. He ran away. He ran away to France. So, that was the only way you could get rid of them. And there's a pasuk says 讜讻诇 专讜讞 讗讬谉 讘讜. He has no spirit. They have no ruach. 诇讗 讬讞讻诐 讻诇讜诐. They don't know anything. 讛讜讬 讘注讬转讜谉 诪谞讜讬 If you really want to get somebody appointed, the right one, so this is like the Gemara I mentioned the other day. So, 讜讛' 讘讛讬讻诇 拽讚砖讜. Get Hashem in His proper place. Who's Hashem? 讞讜专讬 讘谉 砖讜注 讘谉 诇讜讬. 讘讻谞讬砖转讗 诪讚专砖讗 讚拽讬住专讬谉, in the 讘讬转 诪讚专砖 of 拽讬住专讬谉. That's Hashem. 讛' 讘讛讬讻诇 拽讚砖讜. You know, you said 专' Yehoshua ben Levi. It could be 专' Yishmael Elazar, cuz it's rashei teivot, usually it's 专' Yehoshua ben Levi. So, so when it says in 讞讘拽讜拽, 讜讛' 讘讛讬讻诇 拽讚砖讜, so the Yerushalmi darshans, this goes on this 转谞讗 in him, when he is in his 讘讬转 诪讚专砖, that you could call 讛' 讘讛讬讻诇 拽讚砖讜. 'Cause tzadikim are called 注诇 砖诐 讛'. The same went to Rashbi. It says in Zohar, it says on the on the 专砖讘\"讬, 诪谉 It says 驻谞讬 讗讚讜谉. 驻谞讬 讗讚讜谉 讛' 诪谉 驻谞讬 讗讚讜谉 讛', 讚讗 专砖讘\"讬. 'Cause they they have an They feel Elokut, they feel so close to Hashem that their whole Metziut They're so Batel that their whole Metziut is only nothing but the Eibershter.