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LIKKUTEI SICHOS: VOLUME 16

Likkutei Sichos: Parshas Mishpatim IV, Chelek 16

Why the Plaintiff Must Speak First -- Its Meaning in Avodas Hashem

Part of Likkutei Sichos: Volume 16 · 41:11

A Likkutei Sichos class (Chelek 16, p.269 onward) using the halacha that a plaintiff must state his claim first as a lens on how a person should approach their own service of Hashem.

Audio Transcript
Opening Verse and Its Basic Meaning

ืžื™ ื‘ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื’ืฉ ืืœื™ื”ื. This week's parsha, it says the pasuk: ืžื™ ื‘ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื, who is the man of the words, he should come forth. This is talking about a din Torah. ืœืขืจื ื˜ ืืค ื“ื™ ื’ืžืจื, the Gemara learns from here ืื– ืื™ืŸ ื ื–ืงืงื™ืŸ ืืœื ืœืชื•ื‘ืข ืชื—ื™ืœื”, that you get, when it comes to a din Torah, you have a ืชื•ื‘ืข and a ื ืชื‘ืข, you have a plaintiff and a defendant. So the plaintiff is the one that starts speaking first. ื“ืขืจ ื‘ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื, ืชื•ื‘ืข, ื™ื’ื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ืืœื™ื”ื, he should bring the words to the Beit Din, so he comes first. That's the peshat of what the Gemara says. ืื™ื– ืžืคืจืฉ ื“ืขืจ ืฉืดืš ืื– ื“ืืก ืžื™ื™ื ื˜, ื“ื™ ืคืฉื˜ ืื– ื“ื™ ื”ืœื›ื” ืื™ื–, the Shach learns the peshat is pashut, simple words, ืื– ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ืขืจื˜ ืฆื• ืขืจืฉื˜ ื“ื™ ื˜ืขื ื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ืชื•ื‘ืข ืื•ืŸ ื ืื›ื“ืขื ื“ื™ ืจื™ื™ื“ ืคื•ืŸ ื ืชื‘ืข. First the Beit Din hears the ื˜ืขื ื•ืช of the plaintiff, of the ืชื•ื‘ืข, and then they hear the ื ืชื‘ืข, what the ื ืชื‘ืข answers. ืื•ืŸ ื ื ืคืงื ืžื™ื ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืืžืช ื˜ืขื ื•ืช ืžืขืŸ ื”ืขืจื˜ ืฆื• ืขืจืฉื˜? And the Shach says what's nafka mina, what does it make a difference who comes first? So he says yes, there is nafka mina in a ืคืืœ ืคื•ืŸ ื ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. A case where a person is a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, that's where it'll make a difference. Lichora, what's, again, what's the difference? If

The Significance of Muda Bโ€™Miktsat

he's a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, he's a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. What's nafka mina who says it first, says it later? So he says, no, interesting, the din is ืื– ื•ื•ืขืŸ ื”ื™ื™ืกื˜ ื“ืขืจ ื ืชื‘ืข ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช ืื– ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ ื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื? We know a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, someone who admits to part, he has to pay whatever he admits, and for the rest he has to swear mid'oraita. And if he swears, he becomes patur. When is this din that he has to swear, and otherwise if he doesn't want to swear he has to pay? ื ืืจ ื“ืขืžืืœื˜ืก ื•ื•ืขืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื“ืื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช ืงื•ืžื˜ ื ืื›ื“ืขื ื•ื•ื™ ื“ืขืจ ืชื•ื‘ืข ื”ืื˜ ื‘ื™ื™ ืื™ื ื’ืขืžืื ื˜ ื“ืขื ื’ืื ืฆืŸ ืกื›ื•ื. For instance, a guy says to him, "You owe me $100." After he says, "You owe me $100," and he says, "I only owe you 50," so his answer, his being a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช came after the ืชื‘ื™ืขื”, after the guy claimed the whole thing, then the din of ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช applies and he has to swear mid'oraita. ืื‘ืขืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ ื“ืขืจ ื ืชื‘ืข ื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘-ื ืณ, ื“ืืš ื›ื“ืืš ื”ืื˜ ื“ืขืจ ืชื•ื‘ืข ื’ืขืชื‘ืข ื‘-ืงืณ? What happens if it worked the other way? A guy comes over to somebody else in ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ and he says, "You know, I owe you $50." The guy says, "What are you talking about? You owe me 100!" So he said 50 before the guy claimed the claimed the rest. He is a ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, ืื•ืŸ ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืคื˜ื•ืจ ืคื•ืŸ ื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื. And you're That's the din. It's patur from a shvua d'oraisa. If you Yeah. He doesn't know what the guy's going to claim. He wants to He doesn't know the guy's going Er weiรŸt er ist schuldig gegangen? Yeah. So like this he does patur from a shvua. He does that. Taki, so then the other guy has to be smart to ื›ืืค ืืจื™ื™ืŸ and call him before. That's all. He's lying. So that's a modeh bemiktzas. So you

Migo Principles Applied to Partial Admissions

can ask on every modeh bemiktzas, he should believe as a migo. If he's modeh in 50, he could have said for 10. We don't say a ืžื™ื’ื• ืžืžืžื•ืŸ ืœืžืžื•ืŸ. We don't say a migo on one money because he could have said different money, that's I paid you. Huh? I paid you. That, you wouldn't believe. No, that's not the migo? If it's like you have a shtar, don't believe him. That's a different thing. But, a migo The migo of kofer hakol, oh, that's what you mean! That's the kashya of the ื’ืžืจื, ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžื” ืืžืจื” ืชื•ืจื” ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช ื™ืฉื‘ืข, the Gemara asks why does he swear? So Tosafos says, what's the Gemara's she'eilah? He should be believed with a migo, could have been a kofer hakol. That's something else. Could have denied even this money. So that's a migo on this money, but if he could have said differently, could have said less, that we don't say. Anyway, this is not related to the whole sugya here. So, is that why the tovea has to speak first, so we don't get into that situation? So we'll see in a second. What Why the difference Why don't they say a migo at all? Huh? The Gemara answers, ืื™ืŸ ืื“ื ืžืขื™ื– ืคื ื™ื• ื‘ืคื ื™ ื‘ืขืœ ื—ื•ื‘ื•. The Gemara says a person doesn't have the chutzpah to say that. But let let us finish this piece and we'll see.

Why the Plaintiff Must Speak First

ื“ืขืจ ื˜ืขื ืคืืจ ื“ืขืจ ื”ืœื›ื” ืื™ื–, the reason for this halachah: Why is it that only if he if the tovea comes first with the full amount, that and he's modeh bemiktzas, then he's chayav a shvua, but otherwise not? So he says like this: ื“ืขืจ ื ืชื‘ืข ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขื“ืืจืคื˜ ืืคืฆืืœืŸ ื“ื™ ืžืงืฆืช ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืžื•ื“ื” ื ืืš ืื™ื™ื“ืขืจ ื“ืขืจ ืชื•ื‘ืข ืื™ื– ื’ืขืงื•ืžืขืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ. Be'emet, this guy's modeh, why did he wait bichlal to come to ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ? If you owed the money, and you know you owed the, at least what's yours, you say you owe 50, you should have come to ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ and paid the 50. ื“ื™ื•ื•ืืœื“ ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื’ืขื˜ืืŸ ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขื“ืืจืคื˜ ื˜ืืŸ, ืื•ืŸ ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื‘ืœื™ื‘ืŸ ื ื ืชื‘ืข ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, but since you didn't say it, you waited for him to claim, for him to call you to ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ to become a ื ืชื‘ืข, you should have been the guy coming in first! You let him, in other words, you didn't want to pay first. You thought maybe the guy won't will forget, whatever, he won't claim. Because of that, ืื™ื– ื“ืขืจืคืืจ ื ื–ืงืงื™ืŸ ืœืชื•ื‘ืข ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื›ื“ื™ ืขืจ ื–ืืœ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ ื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” ื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื. We let him go first because we want you to swear, because we have ta'anot to you: why, if you claim you owe 50, why didn't you pay? Why didn't you come first and say, "I owe you 50, here's $50"? So you let him come first, so we do that. We say let him speak first, kedei you should be chayav a shevuah. Okay, that's the din. So, comes out this din that the ืชื•ื‘ืข speaks first is ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื”ืœื›ื”, not only ืคืฉื•ื˜ in the procedure of a ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, who do you let speak first? It's ื ื•ื’ืข ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืžืขืฉื”. If this guy speaks first, so that the ืชื•ื‘ืข speaks first, then he has to swear if he is a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, and if the ืชื•ื‘ืข if the ื ืชื‘ืข speaks first, then he is patur from being from a ืฉื‘ื•ืขืช ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. Why don't they, maybe they forgot? Why don't they, maybe not. Weiter zogt the Gemara, then the Gemara continues,

When the Defendant Is Asked to Speak First

ืคืขืžื™ื ืฉื ื–ืงืงื™ืŸ ืœื ืชื‘ืข ืชื—ื™ืœื”. Sometimes, we do ask the ื ืชื‘ืข to be first. ื‘ื”ื™ื›ื™ ื“ืžื™ ื“ืงืื–ืœื™ ื ื›ืกื™ื”, the Gemara: when? When his property is becoming cheap, meaning. Is the Shach ืžื‘ืื™ืจ, so the Shach explains ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš to his ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ืื™ืŸ ื ื–ืงืงื™ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื ื–ืงืงื™ืŸ ืœืชื•ื‘ืข ืชื—ื™ืœื”, ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš to what he said before, why we ask the ืชื•ื‘ืข to come first, based on that he explains this Gemara. The whole ืงื•ืฉื™ื of the ื˜ืขื ื” that we have to the ื ืชื‘ืข: why didn't you pay whatever you owe, you claim you owe, you should pay. If the reason he says "I didn't pay" is not because he thought he'll get away with it and not have to pay anything, nor weil in ื™ืขื ืขื'ืก ื–ืžืŸ ื–ื™ื™ื ืขืŸ ื“ื™ ื ื›ืกื™ื ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืขืจ ื‘ื™ืœื™ื’. In other words, in order to pay, he had to have money. So, sometimes you have to sell, sell property in order to get cash. It was a bad time. It was a time when the properties were cheap, so he thought, "It's not Now is not a good time to sell." ืื“ืขืจ ื“ืืก ื’ื•ืคื ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ื•ื•ื™ืœ ื–ื™ื™ ืคืืจืงื•ื™ืคืŸ ื‘ื—ื™ืคื–ื•ืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืฆื• ืงืขื ืขืŸ ืืคืฆืืœืŸ ื•ื•ืืœื˜ ื–ื™ื™ ื’ืขืžืื›ื˜ ื‘ื™ืœื™ื’. Or the opposite, or even more, sometimes if people know how you're desperate for money, that itself makes it cheap. If that's the reason, oh, ื“ืืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื ื–ืงืงื™ืŸ ืœื ืชื‘ืข ืชื—ื™ืœื”. Then we ask him to get go first. Because the Shach learns that the only reason we ask him to come later because we have a complaint against him. We want you to swear because you did something wrong. What was your wrong? Why didn't you pay the money, whatever you owe? But if there is a good excuse, because it's it would have been cheap and he would have lost money, oh, that makes sense. In that case, we'd let him speak first. So, why do we let him go first though, who? So, if he didn't he was We don't have a ื˜ืขื ื” against him. So, but ืกืชื, why him first? We we can let go first. If he happens to be there first, let him speak first. It's not that we make him go first. Like this, we ื‘ื“ื•ื•ืงื don't let him go first, and in this case, we let him go first. If he wants to go first, be able to go first, let him go first.

Spiritual Insight: Nigleh and Ruchniyut

Wie schon geredt viel mal, the Rebbe says, as I said many times, whatever we have in an halachah in nigleh is in ruchniyut. Va-adaravah, works the opposite. See, we are thinking that from ื ื’ืœื” we take it to ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช. It's the opposite. The ืชื•ืจื” ืœื›ืชื—ื™ืœื”, before the ืื‘ืขืฉื˜ืขืจ put it gave it down here, it was by the ืื‘ืขืฉื˜ืขืจ ืœืžืขืœื” in ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช, ื•ืžืฉื ื ืกืข ื•ื™ืจื“, in Tanya it says, and from ืœืžืขืœื” it came down ืขื“ ืฉื ืชืœื‘ืฉื” ื‘ืขื ื™ื ื™ ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”, till it came down ื‘ืขื ื™ื ื™ ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”. ื ื’ืœื” comes from the way it's in ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช, so that's the main part of the Torah. Und noch mehr, more than that, Certain things in ื ื’ืœื”, you can't really really understand it, whatever explanation you give, you can't understand unless you'll know the ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ. He brings a Likkutei Sichos ื—ืœืง ื˜ืณ by a certain, by Michael the Rebbe explains it, but another place is that the really way to explain this is if you understand it ืขืœ ืคื™ ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช. But the bottom line is that it's ืขืœ ืคื™ ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช is everything has to have a ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ืขืœ ืคื™ ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช in ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช. So, obviously, this thing is also going to need a ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ืขืœ ืคื™ in in ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช. It doesn't quote here, but it's based on a on the Alshich. The Alshich says that people think, everyone knows that there is ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช'ื“ื™ืงืข ืขื ื™ื ื™ื in Torah, so people think that ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ื‘ืชื—ืชื•ื ื™ื ื•ืจื•ืžื–ืช ื‘ืขืœื™ื•ื ื™ื. Torah talks about things down here. Torah hints to higher, that's a mistake. ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ื‘ืขืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ื•ืจื•ืžื–ืช ื‘ืชื—ืชื•ื ื™ื. ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ it's ืœืžืขืœื”, it's a ืจืžื–, this down here that we have to do is a ืจืžื–. Anyway, ื›ืกื“ืจ ื–ื” ื‘ืขื ื™ื ื ื•. You happen to know where is it in the Alshich? Exactly, which I mean, the Alshich on the Chumash? No, that's not on the Chumash. It's Torat Moshe, wasn't it? Torat Moshe Yeah, but it's it's on No, it's I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Good if you brought that, it's not the Alshich, it's the Shelah. I said Alshich, it's the Shelah, that's why I'm wondering, you're asking Chumash, Shelah is not on the Shelah, not Alshich. It's the Shlah. Okay. He's using the Shlah, yeah? Huh? Well, the Rebbe brings the ืžืจืื” ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช a lot in different places, I don't know. Huh? ืขืจื‘ื•ืช? Yeah. No, who he was, yeah, but he asked where exactly, which places it is. ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ื–ื” ืื™ื– ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื ื•, same thing here. The peshat is that the ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ืคื•ืŸ ืฉ"ืš ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื’ืื ืฆืŸ ื’ืœืื˜. If you look at simple peshat, the ืฉ"ืš peshat is not so clear. ืคื•ืŸ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื—ื–"ืœ, ื ื–ืงืงื™ืŸ ืœืชื•ื‘ืข ืชื—ื™ืœื”, it says that we always go with the ืชื•ื‘ืข first. ืชื•ื‘ืข ืกืชื, it doesn't say which situation, we always let the ืชื•ื‘ืข go first, ืื™ื– ืžืฉืžืข, ืื– ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ื ืขื ื™ืŸ ื›ืœืœื™ ื•ื•ืืก ืื™ื– ื ื ืคืงื ืžื™ื ื” ืœืคื•ืขืœ in ื›ืžื” ื•ื›ืžื” ืื•ืคื ื™ื ืคื•ืŸ ืชื‘ื™ืขื”, and it's not davka by ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. See the Shach says it's only ื ื•ื’ืข, where does it make a difference, is by ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. It's not, you find all kinds of cases. ืื•ืŸ ืœื•ื™ื˜ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื”ืฉ"ืš ืงื•ืžื˜ ืื•ื™ืก, but according to the Shach it comes out, ืื– ื“ื™ ื ืคืงื ืžื™ื ื” ืœืคื•ืขืœ ืื™ื– ื ืืจ ืื™ืŸ ื ืกื•ื’ ืชื‘ื™ืขื” ื•ื•ืืก ื“ืขืจ ื ืชื‘ืข ืื™ื– ื ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. It's only in that case, or he says this is an example of cases where... No. He said that's where it's ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืคื•ืขืœ. That's where it makes a difference. ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” we do it always, but from the Gemara is ืžืฉืžืข that it's ื ื•ื’ืข always, and he brings in the ื”ืขืจื” here that the Sema ื˜ืืงืข brings that there are so many ืคืฉื˜ื™ื, and they're all true. So many nafka minot for the ื“ื™ื ื™ื, whether he comes first or not. But according to the Shach is ืžืฉืžืข that the main, the only nafka mina is by ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. So the question is, but it doesn't fit to the ืœืฉื•ืŸ. Laying via ืคื ื™ืžื™ in the ืžืืžืจ, ืื™ื– ื“ืืก ืื‘ืขืจ ืคืืจืฉื˜ืขื ื“ื™ืง. If you go into deeper peshat, we'll understand this. For in ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช is ืจื•ื‘ื ื›ื›ื•ืœื ืคื•ืŸ ืชื•ื‘ืข ืื•ืŸ ื ืชื‘ืข ืคืืจื‘ื•ื ื“ืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, because if you look at the concept of a of a ืชื•ื‘ืข and a ื ืชื‘ืข, of a plaintiff and a defendant, in ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช, it's always a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. And we'll say why. So therefore, when it comes in halachah, where is it ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืคื•ืขืœ, by ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, because in ruchniyut it's all ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. That's if the guy's only non-religious, or the same type of... That's not ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, that's a different peshat. That's also ruchniyut it could be here. That's not ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. Here it's ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. So explains, the ืชื‘ื™ืขื” ืคื•ืŸ ื ื™ื™ื“, when we talk about a Yid in ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช, who is the ืชื•ื‘ืข? Who is the one that's the plaintiff that claims? It's the yetzer hara. It's the yetzer hara. ืคืจื™ืขืจ ื‘ืจืขื ื’ื˜ ืขืจ ืื™ื ืื– ืขืจ ื–ืืœ ื“ื•ืจื›ืคืืœืŸ ื ื—ื˜ื, ืจื—ืžื ื ืœื™ืฆืœืŸ. First the yetzer hara comes and causes you to do an ืขื‘ื™ืจื”, ืื“ืขืจ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืคื ื™ื ืฆื• ื ืžืฆื‘ ืคื•ืŸ ื—ื˜ื ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ. Not maybe a real chet, a real aveirah, but there's a more finer level of aveirah. Chet means a missing. He makes you not do everything the way you should, that you're missing something you should do. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจื ืืš ืื™ื– ืขืจ ืชื•ื‘ืข, and then he comes and he's becomes the plaintiff, like he brings in the ื”ืขืจื” here, ื›ืžืืžืจ ื—ื–"ืœ, ื™ื•ืจื“ ื•ืžืชืขื”, ืขื•ืœื” ื•ืžืจื’ื™ื–, ื”ื•ื ืฉื˜ืŸ, ื”ื•ื ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข. First it's the same guy. First he comes down and tries to convince you, and then he becomes the satan. First is the yetzer hara, the yetzer hara convinces you, then he becomes the prosecutor. Then he's the ืชื•ื‘ืข, then he's coming and claims. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจื ืืš ืื™ื– ืขืจ ืชื•ื‘ืข. What's he ืชื•ื‘ืข? What does he want? ืื– ื•ื•ื™ื‘ืืœื“ ื“ืขืจ ืื“ื ืื™ื– ืžื›ืฉื™ืœ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ, he says, I caused him to an aveirah, so give me the credit. ื“ืืจืฃ ืžืขืŸ ื“ืขื ื™ื™ื“ืŸ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื’ืขื‘ืŸ ื‘ืจืฉื•ืชื•. So now let him become part of me and I'm going to take care of him already. If he already fell into my hands, so I'm his baal habayit already. Give him over to me. And what's going to happen? He's going to schlep him into klipah all the way. ืื•ื™ื‘ ื“ืขืจ ืชื‘ื™ืขื” ืคื•ืŸ ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข ืื™ื–, ื ื™ื™ื“ ื“ืขืจ ื ืชื‘ืข ื ืืจ ื ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. Comes and this is every every time there's a ืชื‘ื™ืขื” with the yetzer hara, it's always this. He claims, you did an aveirah, I'm the boss, you have to give me over completely. Every time a Yid's answer is always, I'm only a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, that's the ื ืชื‘ืข. ืืžืช, ื˜ืืงืข ืื– ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื ื›ืฉืœ ื’ืขื•ื•ืืจืŸ, ืจื—ืžื ื ืœื™ืฆืœืŸ, ืื™ืŸ ื ื—ื˜ื. Taakeh I stumbled and I did an ืขื‘ื™ืจื”, ื”ื›ืœ, ื›ื•ืœื” ืื™ื– ืขืจ ืื‘ืขืจ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืืจื™ื™ื ื’ืขื˜ืืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขื ื—ื˜ื. You can't say I'm completely in the cheit. Only my nefesh habehamit, not my nefesh haElokit. We'll see. A second. ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืžื™ื˜ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ืื ืฆืŸ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช, ื—ืก ื•ืฉืœื•ื. I'm not completely in all, my whole metziut. So in etzem haneshama is bichlal higher than cheit. First of all, the etzem haneshama is bichlal higher than aveirot. ื•ื’ื ื‘ืฉืขืช ื”ื—ื˜ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืืžื ื” ืื™ืชื•. In Tanya it says, even when you do an aveirah, the yetzer tov, the nefesh haElokit is close to Hashem. But noch mehr, he's going further. ืืคื™ืœื• ืžืฆื“ ื–ื™ื™ื ืข ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช, even not from the etzem haneshama, even if the outward part of the neshama, the kochot of the ื ืฉืžื”, ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื ืืจ ืžืฆื“ ืขืฆื ื”ื ืฉืžื”, which is not the neshama itself, ื”ืื˜ ื™ืขื“ืขืจ ื™ื™ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื™ืŸ ื–ื™ืš. Every Yid has good in himself. ืื•ืŸ ื ืืš ืžืขืจ, ืืคื™ืœื• ืคื•ืฉืขื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืœืื™ื ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ืจื™ืžื•ืŸ. Even the bad Yidden are full of mitzvot, like a pomegranate is full of seeds. But der emet der ืžื•ืฉื’ ืคื•ืŸ ืžืœืื™ื is kipshuto. When you use the word mele'im, full, means pashut. ื–ื™ื™ ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ืื™ื ื’ืื ืฆืŸ ืคื•ืœ ืžื™ื˜ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช. Full means full, means that the whole metziut is full of mitzvot. ื“ืืก ื”ื™ื™ืกื˜ ืื– ืื™ืŸ ื•ื•ืืก ืคืืจ ื ื™ื™ื“ ืขืก ื–ืืœ ื–ื™ืš ื ืืจ ืจืขื“ืŸ, any type of Yid we're talking about, ืื™ื– ื‘ื™ื™ ืื™ื ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืฉื™ื™ืš ื“ื™ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ืื™ื ื’ืื ืฆืŸ ืจืข, ื—ืก ื•ืฉืœื•ื. To be completely bad, that's not shayach. That's what he said. That's for sure. Every Yid has good in him. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืขื ื™ืŸ, and this that we just said, ืื– ืืœืข ื“ืจื’ื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ืื™ื“ืŸ, that all levels of ืื™ื“ืŸ, ืกื™ื™ ื ืฆื“ื™ืง, ื•ื•ืืก ืื™ืŸ ืฆื“ื™ืง ื‘ืืจืฅ ืืฉืจ ื™ืขืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ืœื ื™ื—ื˜ื, there's no tzadik in the world that does only good, doesn't sin, ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืคื ื™ื ื—ื˜ื ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ, or at least maybe not a sin, but is missing something. So ืกื™ื™ ื ืฆื“ื™ืง, ืกื™ื™ ื ืจืฉืข, ื•ื•ืืก ืื•ื™ืš ืคื•ืฉืขื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืžืœืื™ื ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ืจื™ืžื•ืŸ, ื–ื™ื™ื ืขืŸ ื ื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ืคื•ืŸ ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. Whether you're a tzadik, you're a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. Why? He admits a little bit. Even a tzaddik has little bit that he admits to the yetzer hara. A little bit he says you are right. I I takeh, I'm not so 100%. And so he's ืžื•ื“ื” a little bit to the yetzer hara. Even a rasha is also only a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. He's ืžื•ื“ื”, but he's not saying you're right 100% that I fully, fully aveirot. No, he's only ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. And this inyan is ืžืจื•ืžื– in ืคืกื•ืง ืคื•ืŸ ื•ื•ืื ืขืŸ ืžื™ืจ ืœืขืจื ืขืŸ ืืค ื“ืขื ื“ื™ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. It's hinted in this pasuk from where we know the whole concept of ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. What does the pasuk say? The pasuk says ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉืข ื•ื’ื•ืณ ืืฉืจ ื™ืืžืจ ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื–ื”. What's it go like that? The guy's claiming from him something and whatever he's claiming, you owe me, and he answers ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื–ื”. So how does the Gemara learn out ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช? Because ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื–ื” means this is it. In other words, seems like he's telling The guy is asking for something, he says, "No, no, this is it," meaning he's admitting to something, he doesn't say it's not. This is the pasuk. Now this ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช'ื“ื™ืงืข ืคืฉื˜ is hinted in this pasuk. ืœื•ื™ื˜ืŸ ืื•ื™ืกื˜ื™ื™ื˜ืฉ ืคื•ืŸ ืคืกื•ืง in ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช, the way we explained in ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช, what is the peshat of this is the ืชื‘ื™ืขื”, what is the claim? ืกื™ื™ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉืข. The ืคืกื•ืง, ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉืข means ื•ื•ืขืŸ ืื™ื™ื ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืคื•ืฉืข ืื•ืŸ ืžื•ืขืœ, ืจื—ืžื ื ืœื™ืฆืœืŸ, ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช in ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”. ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉืข means ืคืฉืข is ืœืฉื•ืŸ ืคืฉื™ืขื”, negligent, bad. So ืกื™ื™ if a person is a ืคื•ืฉืข, ืื•ืŸ ืกื™ื™ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืื‘ื™ื“ื”, or something that's lost, ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ื ืืจ in an ืื•ืคืŸ ืคื•ืŸ an ืื‘ื™ื“ื” ื•ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ. ืื‘ื™ื“ื” means you lose something, you're missing something. ืขืจ ื˜ื•ื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื•ื•ื™ืคื™ืœ ืขืจ ื•ื•ืืœื˜ ื’ืขืงืขื ื˜ ื˜ื•ืŸ in ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, he didn't do enough. So even a guy like that, that's like that could be the tzaddik. The tzaddik is also missing not doing enough. ื•ื‘ืžื™ืœื ื•ื•ืขืจื˜ ืคืืจืœื•ื™ืจืŸ, rachmana litzlan, a ื˜ื™ื™ืœ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ื ืคืฉ ื”ืืœื•ืงื™ืช. He didn't do enough, so what's wrong with that? So part, certain koach, which could have done more, is lost. So the pasuk says whether it's a ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉืข, both sides, whether you're a person who is a bad, bad person or you're a person which is good, you just lost a little bit. ืื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืคื™ืจ ืคืจื˜ื™ื: ืขืœ ืฉื•ืจ, ืขืœ ื—ืžื•ืจ, ืขืœ ืฉื”, ืขืœ ืฉืœืžื”, in the middle the Torah gives examples: an ox or a donkey or a sheep or a or a garment, ื–ื™ื™ื ืขืŸ ืคื™ืจ ืกื•ื’ื™ื in ื ืคืฉ ื”ื‘ื”ืžื™ืช ื•ื•ืืก ืคื™ืจืŸ ืฆื• ื“ืขืจ ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉืข ืื•ืŸ ืื‘ื™ื“ื”. In Chassidus it explains that there are four types of ื ืคืฉ ื”ื‘ื”ืžื™ืช, but the four types of ื ืคืฉ ื”ื‘ื”ืžื™ืช bring you to one of the two: or a ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉืข, or you're a bad guy, or you're a good guy, but you're just missing a little bit. ืื™ื– ืื– ื“ื™ ืชื‘ื™ืขื•ืช, ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉืข, ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืื‘ื™ื“ื”, when the yetzer hara, who's the ืชื•ื‘ืข, claims that you are ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืคืฉืข or ื›ืœ ืื‘ื™ื“ื”, ืขื ื˜ืคืขืจื˜ a ืื™ื“, ืืฉืจ ื™ืืžืจ, what does the Yid say? ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื–ื”. ืื– ื•ื•ืืก ืžืขืŸ ื–ืืœ ื‘ื™ื™ ืื™ื ืžืื ืขืŸ ืื™ื– ื ืืจ ื–ื”, ื“ืขืจ ืžืงืฆืช. Whatever you claim you're right, but it's only a ืžืงืฆืช of me. ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื ืืจ a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช ื›ื ืดืœ. He's a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. And he says that he's not not completely. And this is the ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช'ื“ื™ืงืข ืคืฉื˜ of ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. I'm just bringing, I say mentioning something which seems strange here, that it doesn't really fit to the simple ืคืฉื˜ of ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช means, what's the, what's the other side of ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช? ื”ื›ื•ืคืจ ื‘ื›ืœ. In this way, what's the other side of ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช? ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ื›ืœ. Says a Yid is only a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, he's not ืžื•ื“ื” to everything. A Yid will never admit to say that you're saying I'm completely bad, it's not true. In halacha that's up, it's not like that. He's not saying that I'm completely ืžื•ื“ื” to you, he's not saying I'm denying the whole thing. Anyway, but ืœืคื•ืขืœ, the the ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช is the same. Say I paid. I suffered, I did... No, that's what, I'm saying what he's saying here. He doesn't say a Yid doesn't tell him that nothing, I don't owe anything, in other words I'm not bad, I'm completely good. No, no, he's ืžื•ื“ื” to a ืžืงืฆืช. The other side would have been if he would deny the whole thing. That's... Huh? So that's why he's a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. And not what? Not ื›ื•ืคืจ ื‘ื›ืœ to say That's what his ื‘ืื•ื•ืืจืขื ืขืŸ is. His ื‘ืื•ื•ืืจืขื ืขืŸ is that that no Yid has completely bad. So a Yid is only ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, not completely bad. Completely bad would mean ืžื•ื“ื” completely. ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข ืชื•ื‘ืข, says you're bad, so a Yid is not saying you're right. He's not ืžื•ื“ื” completely, he's only a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, which is the other way. He's not ื›ื•ืคืจ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืฆื“ ื–ื”. He's not ื›ื•ืคืจ ื‘ื›ืœ also, but the way the Rebbe describes it, he's not describing that he's not a ื›ื•ืคืจ ื‘ื›ืœ, but he's at least ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, he's saying farkert, a Yid cannot be completely bad. So a Yid cannot be ืžื•ื“ื” completely. That's what he says. But is takeh it's ื›ื•ืœื• ืžืกืชืžื that

Muda b'Miktzat Requires a Shevuah

also. Okay, so what's the din here? So we know what it means. So a guy is a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. And he's ืžื•ื“ื” a little bit that he does something bad, but not completely. ื“ืขืจ ืคืกืง ื“ื™ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ืชื•ืจื” ืื™ื– ืื– a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช is chayav a shevuah. If a person is a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, he have to swear. ื“ื•ื•ืงื ื“ื•ืจืš ื“ืขืจ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” ื’ืœื™ื™ื‘ื˜ ืžืขืŸ ืื™ื ืื•ื™ืฃ ื“ืขื ื—ืœืง ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืžื•ื“ื”. Because when do we believe the guy that the part that he doesn't admit that we believe him he's right? That's only through a shevuah. In ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ื™ื ื˜ ื“ืืก in ruchniyus it means like this, ื•ื‘ืืœื“ ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืฉื•ื™ืŸ ื“ื•ืจื›ื’ืขืคืืœืŸ a ืžืงืฆืช ืืจื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ืฆืจ since he takeh has stumbled and partially ืžืงืฆืช he came into the ืจืฉื•ืช of the ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข, ื“ืืจืฃ ืขืจ ื”ืื‘ืŸ a ืชื•ืกืคืช ื›ื— ืฆื• ืืคื”ื™ื˜ืŸ ื–ื™ืš ืื– ืžืขืŸ ื–ืืœ ืžืขืจ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืืจื™ื™ื ืคืืœืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืจืฉื•ืชื•. Now he needs extra kochos. Because if he fell in a little bit, you know, the Megillah says a pasuk: ื”ื—ืœื•ืช ืœื ืคื•ืœ, ื ืคื•ืœ ืชื™ืคื•ืœ. If you started, you could fall completely. So he needs So if he'll go normal, he'll fall. So he needs extra kochos. ืื™ืš ื ื™ื˜ ื“ื•ืจืš ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื•ื•ืขืœืŸ ืžื•ื“ื” ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืขื™ื–ื•ื‘ ื™ืจื•ื—ื. We don't even want him to be ืžื•ื“ื” to the whole thing, and normally you say if you're modeh, you're helped. So we don't want him to fall into his ืจืฉื•ืช to be modeh to him b'klal. We The Aibershter doesn't want to let him to be modeh to the yetzer hara that, "Oh, you're right." ืื•ืŸ ืฆื• ืœื™ื‘ ื“ืขื ืื™ื– ืžืขืŸ ืื™ื ืžืฉื‘ื™ืข. Or not mashbia, mashbia. ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื•ื‘ืข. Shvuah comes from the word of f- full, uh Satiated. Satiated. ืžื™ืจ ื–ืขื˜ื™ืงืŸ ืื™ื ืืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ื ืึธืš ืขืงืกื˜ืจืข ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช. We make him swear. It means we give him a shvuah. We give him extra ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ืื– ืขืจ ื–ืืœ ื•ื•ื™ื™ื˜ืขืจ ื˜ื™ื™ืœ ื–ืืœ ื‘ืœื™ื™ื‘ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื”. Whatever you said you which remained in which is in kedusha shouldn't get schlepped in. So that has to have a special koach, that's a shvuah. ืก'ืื™ื– ืื‘ืขืจ ื™ื“ื•ืข ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ืขื ื™ื™ื ืก ืื™ืŸ ื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื”. But we know in halacha

Risks of Swearing in Halacha

how terrible it is to swear. ื‘ื™ื™ื ื ืขืžืขืŸ ืื•ื™ืฃ ื–ื™ืš ื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” ืฉื˜ืขืœื˜ ืžืขืŸ ื–ื™ืš ืื™ื™ืŸ. If you take a shvuah, you're putting you're you're risking. What's the risk? ืื™ื™, so gashmiyut is what the risk is, maybe it's not exactly true, so you're risk. In ruchniyut, it's a big risk. Why? In ruchniyut, it means that you're getting extra kochot. If you get extra kochot, what happens if you get the extra kochot and you don't use it? Not only are you wasting what you had, now you're even worse. You're You're wasting more kochot. ืื•ื™ื‘ ืžืขืŸ ื ื•ืฆื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืื•ื™ืก ื›ื“ื™ ื“ื‘ืขื™ ื“ื™ ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื™ื, if you don't real use the extra kochot the way you're supposed to, ืื™ื ื“ืขืจ ื‘ืœื™ื™ื‘ื˜ ืขืก ื‘ื™ื™ ืื™ื ืคืขืœื˜ ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื‘ืื“ืืจืคื˜ ืฆื•ืงื•ืžืขืŸ not only is he missing what he should've gotten, ื ืืจ ืขืก ืงื•ืžื˜ ื ืืš ืืŸ ืขื•ื ืฉ he's supposed to be punished, ื•ื•ืืก ืื™ืš ื”ืขื›ืขืจืข ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ื’ื™ื™ืขืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ ืื™ื ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“ ื—ืก ื•ืจื—ืžื ื ืœืฆืœืŸ. That the higher kochot were lost. ื•ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ื“ืขืจ ื˜ืขื ืคืืจ ื•ื•ืืก ื—ื–"ืœ ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ืฉื˜ืืจืง ืžื–ื”ื™ืจ ืงืขื’ืŸ ื’ืขื‘ืŸ ื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” That's why Chazal warn against swearing. ื“ืืจื˜ ื•ื•ืื• ืžืขืŸ ืงืขืŸ ืื•ื™ืกืงื•ืžืขืŸ ืืŸ ื“ืขื, ืืคื™ืœื• ื•ื•ืขืŸ ืžืขืŸ ืื™ื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื‘ืืžืช. Chazal say, even if you're swearing truth, if you can avoid a shvuah, avoid it. In ruchniyut, why is it? Cuz if you have a shvuah, you connect yourself to higher kochot. And you gotta be very careful. You might not use it. ืคื™ืจื˜ ื“ื™ Gemara ื•ื•ื™ื™ื˜ืขืจ, ืื– ืขืก ืื™ื– ืคืืจืืŸ ื“ื™ ืขืฆื” ืื•ืžืคืืœ ื‘ืกื“ืจ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื ื–ืงืงื™ืŸ ืœืชื•ื‘ืข ืชื—ื™ืœื”.

When the Plaintiff Comes First, Avoid Shevuah

There is a way, sometimes, See, when do you have to swear, which is a risk? If the ืชื•ื‘ืข comes first. So it says, sometimes the ื ืชื‘ืข can come first and then you'll avoid the shvuah. ื•ื•ืืก ื“ื•ืจืš ื“ืขื ื•ื•ืขืจื˜ ืขืจ ืคื˜ื•ืจ ืคื•ืŸ ืืŸ ืื•ืคืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื•ืืก ืคืื“ืขืจื˜ ื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื”. Then you will not need a shevuah. That was the only reason you need a shevuah because part of you got caught by the yetzer hara, so the other parts has we'll get the kochot. But there's another etzah how to make sure that you don't fall into the trap without a shevuah. Huh? Hurry and do teshuvah? No, that's way simple. And that is ื•ื•ืขืŸ ืžืขืŸ ื˜ืขื ื”'ื˜ ื›ื–ื™ืœื ื ื›ืกื™. If you claim, "Mine ื ื›ืกื™ื are cheap." Cuz that's what we said. Cuz the Shach said, when do we allow the ื ืชื‘ืข to come first and not swear? When the ื ื›ืกื™ื are cheap. What does that mean? What does that mean in ruchniyut? ื•ื•ืขื˜ ืžืขืŸ ืขืก ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืงื“ื ื“ืขืจ ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื’ืžืจื, This will be understood by first explaining Gemara tells the story wegen Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai, ื•ื•ืืก ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ื™ื™ื ื˜ ืคืืจ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืคื˜ื™ืจื” ืื•ืŸ ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขื–ืื’ื˜, before he died, he cried and he said, ืื– ื“ื™ ืกื™ื‘ื” ืคื•ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ื™ื” ืื™ื– ื“ืืก, Why's he crying? Cuz he said like this, ื™ืฉ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ื. Now I'm dying. I'm going ืœืžืขืœื”. There are two roads: ืื—ืช ืฉืœ ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ ื•ืื—ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื™ื”ื ื•ื, one goes to ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ, ื’ื™ื”ื ื•ื, ื•ืื™ื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืžื•ืœื™ื›ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™. And I don't know which one they're gonna take me. ื•ืœื ืื‘ื›ื”? I shouldn't cry? Beat me. I mean and that's why I'm crying. ืขืก ืื™ื– ื™ื“ื•ืข ื“ื™ ืงืฉื™ื, a major kashya, a ืžื•ืจื'ื“ื™ืงืข ืงืฉื™ื, ื•ื•ื™ ืงื•ืžื˜ ืขืก ืื– Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai, ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื”ืชื ืื™ื Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai who the big ืชื ืื™ื, ืื•ืŸ ื—ื–"ืœ ื–ืื’ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื‘ืืงืื ื˜ืข ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืžื•ืคืœื’ ื“ื™ ื’ื“ืœื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai, The Gemara tells many times how great he was. ืื•ืŸ ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื“ืืš ื’ืขื•ื•ื™ืก ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ืกื•ืจ ืžืจืข ื•ืขืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘. So certainly didn't do anything bad, and he and did everything right. ื–ืืœ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืกืคืง ืฆื™ ืขืจ ื’ื™ื™ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ ืฆื™ ืขืจ ื’ื™ื™ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื’ื™ื”ื ื•ื? Well, he didn't know if he goes to ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ, ื’ื™ื”ื ื•ื? Now someone might answer, maybe he's a anav. A anav is not stupid. A anav knows his level. A anav doesn't mean that he What, he didn't know if he was a tzaddik? Moshe Rabbeinu as the biggest anav didn't know he was a tzaddik? Didn't know he received the Torah? It it mean, ืžืขืŸ means that he knew that if somebody else would have my things, that he would be better than me. But he knew, so he knew that. He didn't make a cheshbon every day as well? ืื•ื™ืš ื“ืืจืฃ ืžืขืŸ ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ, ืคืืจ ื•ื•ืืก ื”ืื˜ ืขืจ ื–ื™ืš ื’ืขื ื•ืžืขืŸ ื“ื•ืงื ืกืžื•ืš ืœืคื˜ื™ืจืชื•? Why did it speak about it before he died? ื”ืŸ ืืžืช ืื– ื“ื™ ืฉืชื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ื, ืื—ืช ืฉืœ ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ ื•ืื—ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื™ื”ื ื•ื ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ืคืืจื‘ื•ื ื“ืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ืฉื›ืจ ื•ืขื•ื ืฉ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื ืฉืžื” ื ืืš ื“ื™ ืคื˜ื™ืจื” ืžืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœื, it's true, that when is it noge'a? When you die, that's when you're going ืœืžืขืœื”, ื“ืขืžืืœื˜ืก ืื™ื– ื ื•ื’ืข. ืขืก ืื™ื– ืื‘ืขืจ ืฉื•ื•ืขืจ ืฆื• ืคืืจืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ, still we can't understand. ืก'ืื™ื– ืคืฉื•ื˜, for sure, ืื– ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืขื™ืงืจ ื’ืขืืจื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขื ืื™ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืข, for sure what bothered him the fact that he doesn't know which way he's going, ืื™ื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ื“ืขืจ ืขื ื™ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ืฉื›ืจ ื•ืขื•ื ืฉ ืคืืจ ื–ื™ืš, because he worried whether he'll get reward or punishment, ื ืืจ ื‘ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ืฆื• ืžืฆื‘ื• ื•ืžื“ืจื™ื’ืชื•. He was really looking at himself, what is my status, what is my level? ืฆื™ ืขืจ ื’ืขืคื™ื ื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆื‘ ืคื•ืŸ ืจืื•ื™ ืœื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ, ืงื“ื•ืฉื”, ืฆื™ ื“ืืก ื”ื™ืคืš. When he said Gan Eden, he didn't mean, actually, I need to go to Gan Eden. If I go to Gan Eden, that shows I'm doing the right thing. If not, not. So I don't know what I'm doing. ืื™ื– ื“ืืก doch a ื–ืืš ื•ื•ืืก ืžืขืŸ ื“ืืจืฃ ื–ื™ืš ื“ืขืจืžื™ื˜ ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ื“ืืก ืž'ืื™ื– ืื™ืŸ ืกืคืง ื”ื–ื”, all his life, when he doesn't know what his level is, he should have thought about it, ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื ืืจ ื‘ืฉืขืช ืคื˜ื™ืจื”, ื ืืจ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืคื•ืŸ ื’ืื ืฆืŸ ืœืขื‘ืŸ, not only when you die, the whole life. ืื™ื– ืื™ื™ื ืข ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ืื•ืจื™ื, and then one of the explanations, is like this. ื™ืขื“ืขืจ ื™ื™ื“ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื’ืขื‘ืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืืจืŸ ื ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ืžื™ื˜ ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ื“ืืจืฃ If he's so good, why does he have to think about it in a minute before he dies? Huh? He wants to know what his level is, I mean, he's got to know he's doing the right thing, that's all. Maybe he has to do more teshuvah now, the last minute. ื–ืื’ื˜, ื™ืขื“ืขืจ ื™ื™ื“ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื’ืขื‘ืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืืจืŸ ื ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ืžื™ื˜ ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ื“ืืจืฃ ืžืฉืœื™ื ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื—ื™ื™ื• ื•ื—ื™ื•ืชื• ื‘ืขืœืžื ื“ื™ืŸ. Everyone is

Every Jewโ€™s Mission and Use of Days

given a mission of what he has to do in his lifetime. ืื•ืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืฆื• ืงืขื ืขืŸ ืื•ื™ืกืคื™ืจืŸ ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ื”ืื˜ ืžืขืŸ ืื™ื ื’ืขื’ืขื‘ืŸ ื“ื™ ื ื•ื™ื˜ื™ืงืข ืฆืืœ ื˜ืขื’ ืื•ืŸ ื‘ืืฉื˜ื™ืžื˜ืข ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช, in order to do it, they gave him enough days, the right days, and special ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช, ื•ื•ืืก ื“ืืก ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื ื•ื™ื˜ื™ืง ืฆื• ืงืขื ืขืŸ ืื•ื™ืกืคื™ืจืŸ ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ื›ื“ื‘ืขื™, ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืžืขืจ ืื•ืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื•ื•ื™ื™ื ื™ืงืขืจ. He has enough time and enough kochos to do it, they don't give him more, they don't give him less, he has enough to do it. ื‘ืฉืขืช ื ื™ื™ื“ ื ื•ืฆื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืื•ื™ืก ื ื˜ืื’, ื ื•ืฆื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืื•ื™ืก ื ื˜ืื’, ื ืฉืขื”, if a person doesn't utilize a day or an hour, ืืคื™ืœื• ื ืจื’ืข, even a second, ืื•ื™ืฃ ืžืฉืœื™ื ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ื–ื™ื™ื ืข, to fulfill his mission, ืื™ื– ื“ืืก ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื ืืจ ื ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ, ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื ืชืขืœื” ื’ืขื•ื•ืืจืŸ ืื•ื™ืฃ ื•ื•ื™ืคื™ืœ ืขืจ ื’ืขืงืขื ื˜ ื–ื™ืš ื’ืขื“ืืจืคื˜, not only a chesaron that he could have gotten better and he didn't, ื ืืจ ื™ืขื“ืขืจ ืจื’ืข ื•ืจื’ืข ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ื˜ื•ื˜ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืคืืจ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, every second that he doesn't do his ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ืืคื™ืœื• ื•ื•ืขืŸ ืขืจ ื˜ื•ื˜ ืืŸ ืขื ื™ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘, even if he's doing something good, but it's not what he's supposed to, ืก'ืื™ื– ืื‘ืขืจ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื“ื™ ื–ืืš ื•ื•ืืก ืื™ื– ืฉื™ื™ืš ืฆื• ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, but it's not his ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ืคืขืœื˜ ื‘ื™ื™ ืื™ื ื“ื™ ืจื’ืข ื‘ืžื™ืœื•ื™ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืชื•. So, that moment is missing. ืื™ืš ืื™ื– ืขืจ ืžืฉื ื”, ืžื•ืขืœ ื—ืก ื•ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ืžืœืš ืžืœื›ื™ ื”ืžืœื›ื™ื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื? He's not keeping the shlichus, he's ืžื•ืขืœ ื‘ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช. So, this is the reason why Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai didn't think about it. ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ื–ื›ืื™ ืื™ื– ื™ืขื“ืขืจ ืจื’ืข ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื’ืื ืฆืŸ ืคืืจื ื•ืžืขืŸ ืื•ืŸ ืืจื™ื™ื ื’ืขื˜ืืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช. He was every second was involved in his avodah, which is shlichus, which was what? ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืื•ืŸ ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ืช. ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืืจื™ื™ื ื’ืขื˜ืืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ืื–ื ืขืกืงื ื•ืช ืื™ืŸ ืื•ื™ืกืคื™ืจืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ื›ื“ื‘ืขื™ ื‘ืขืœืžื ื“ื™ืŸ, is so much involved in doing his shlichus in this world, ืื– ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื ื™ื˜ ื’ืขื”ืื˜ ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืฆื™ื™ื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืืคืฉื˜ืขืœืŸ ืื•ืŸ ื–ื™ืš ืืจื™ื™ื ื˜ืจืื›ื˜ืŸ, ื•ื•ืืก ื˜ื•ื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืžื™ื˜ ืื™ื? ื•ื•ืืก ืื™ื– ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ื›ืœืœ? He had no time, he couldn't, had he stopped to think what's what doing with me, he'd be wasting that minute! Not doing his shlichus. ื•ื•ืืจื•ื ื•ื•ื™ ืื–ื•ื™ ื–ืืœ ืขืจ ื–ื™ืš ืืคืฉื˜ืขืœืŸ ืื•ืŸ ื˜ืจืื›ื˜ืŸ ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ื–ื™ืš, ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ื ืข ืžื“ืจื™ื’ื•ืช, how could he stop and think about himself, his ืžื“ืจื™ื’ื•ืช, ื‘ืฉืขืช ืขืจ ืžื•ื– ืื˜ ื“ืขื ื–ืžืŸ ืื•ื™ืกื ื•ืฆืŸ ืื•ื™ืฃ ืžื™ืœื•ื™ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืชื•, at that moment he's supposed to do something on his ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ื“ื•ืงื ืกืžื•ืš ืœืคื˜ื™ืจืชื•, only before he died, ื•ื•ืขืŸ ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื’ืขื”ืืœื˜ืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ื ืคืืจืขื ื“ื™ืงืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœืžื ื“ื™ืŸ, when he was by the end of his shlichus in this world, ื”ืื˜ ืขืจ ืžืคืกื™ืง ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ, that's when he stopped for a second ื›ื“ื™ ืฆื• ืžืื›ืŸ ื“ืขื ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืฆื“ืง, to make that cheshbon. ืื ืœื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื™ืžืชื™, it's the last minute, he has to make sometimes. ืื•ืŸ ื“ืืก ื”ืื˜ ื‘ื™ื™ ืื™ื ืืจื•ื™ืกื’ืขืจื•ืคืŸ ื“ื™ ื‘ื›ื™ื”, and that's why he was crying, now, not, to make the cheshbon. He's not a baal aveirah, is he? ืื”? He's not going to be a baal aveirah, that's for sure. We'll see, but the neshamah Holy, holy. After he told him, but you see he was he didn't know. But we'll see in a second. This, you see, you see where this is taken from? Look at the end, ืžืฉื™ื—ืช ืฉื‘ืช ืคืจืฉืช ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื˜ืดื•, ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื™ืœ ืฉื™ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉืงืœื• ืชืฉื™ืดื‘, the ืžืืžืจ ืœื™ืœ ืฉื™ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉืงืœื•. That maamar, those that were, I wasn't there, that ืžืืžืจ ืฉื‘ืช they say for, he was there, Moshe Moshe Gerari was one of the big chasidim in Eretz Yisrael, he was a big maskil in Chasidus. So, ืชืฉื™ืดื‘ was just a year or two after the Rebbe became Rebbe, so, you know, to get hiskashrus is not He was there by that maamar that at the der nomen, the Rebbe was crying and crying by this maamar. And we'll see, what was he saying? This this vort. A Yid can So, this is taken from a mixture from the sichah of ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื˜ืดื• and this maamar. ื•ื•ืืก ืžื™ืจ, this they say they saw the Rebbe was crying and saying, ื•ื•ืืก ืžื™ืจ ืื”ื‘ื”, ื•ื•ืืก ืžื™ืจ ื™ืจืื”, who cares about ahavah and yirah, The shlichus you have to do! How could you waste a moment? And the Rebbe said, was crying at this tochen of it. And the Rebbe was crying so much because he was speaking about himself! Who has time, the Rebbe had time to Every time you have to do something. This was the inyan. And it's connected to that pasuk: ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื›ืœื” ื•ืขืงืจื”. We'll see, they quote this maamar here. ืื˜ ื“ืขื ืื•ืคืŸ ื•ื•ื™ ืž'ืื™ื– ืžืžืœื ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, this idea of how you do your ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ืื– ืž'ื˜ืจืื›ื˜ ื ื™ื˜ ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ื–ื™ืš, ื ืืจ ื‘ืœื•ื™ื– ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, that you don't think about yourself, only about the ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ืื™ื– ืืŸ ืขื ื™ืŸ ืขื™ืงืจื™ ื›ืœืœื™ ืื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืฉื ื•ื•ืืก ื•ื•ืขืจื˜ ื’ืขืคืื“ืขืจื˜ ืคื•ืŸ ื™ืขื“ืขืจ ืื™ื“. This is a very important thing in avodat Hashem, and it's expected of every Yid. ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื•ืžืจ, ืื– ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ืžืจื•ืžื– ืื•ืŸ ืžื•ื“ื’ืฉ ืื™ืŸ ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช'ื“ื™ืงืŸ ืชื•ื›ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ืคืกื•ืงื™ื ื“ืœื”ืœืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ื ื˜ื™ืงืข ืคืจืฉื”. This is hinted in this week's parshah, in some of the pesukim later on. What is the pesukim? ื ืืš ื“ื™ ื•ื•ืขืจื˜ืขืจ "ื•ืขื‘ื“ืชื ืืช ื”' ืืœืงื™ื›ื", after the words where it says you should serve ื”ืฉื, ื•ื•ืืก ื“ืืžื™ื˜ ื•ื•ืขืจื˜ ื’ืขืžื™ื™ื ื˜ ื›ืœืœื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”. When it says serve Hashem, meaning what? Everything. ืกื™ื™ ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืคื•ืŸ ืื”ื‘ื”, ื•ื•ืืก ืคืืจื‘ื•ื ื“ืŸ ืจื•ื—ื ื‘ืจื•ื—ื, ืื”ื‘ื”, which is the greatest avodah it says in Zohar is ืื”ื‘ื”, ืกื™ื™ ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืคื•ืŸ ื™ืจืื”, ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ืขื‘ื“. So after the Torah says that you have to serve Hashem in all ways, ืื™ื– ื“ืขืจ ืคืกื•ืง ืžืžืฉื™ืš, and then the pasuk

Pasuk on Avoiding Spiritual Barrenness

says: "ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื›ืœื” ื•ืขืงืจื” ื‘ืืจืฆืš ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ืš ืืžืœื". The ื˜ื™ื™ื˜ืฉ of the words is there will not be... ืžืฉื›ืœื” is a woman who miscarries, miscarries, and ืขืงืจื” is a woman who's barren. There will be no ืžืฉื›ืœื” and ืขืงืจื” in your land. "ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ืš ืืžืœื", I will fulfill the amount of days that you have. So the ruchniyut, the Rebbe ื˜ื™ื™ื˜ืฉes like this: ืžืฉื›ืœื” ื•ืขืงืจื” in ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช means, what do these two things mean? ืื– ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืคื•ืŸ ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื™ืจืื” ื”ืื˜ ื ื™ื˜ ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืงื™ื•ื ืื•ืŸ ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช. You can't have children, or your children, you you you miscarry your children. What are called children? So we learn in Tanya, ahavah and yirah are called children. So ืžืฉื›ืœื” and ืขืงืจื” means that the ahavah and yirah is not working. ืื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืกื™ื‘ื” ืคื•ืŸ ื“ืขื ืื™ื–, what's the reason why a person's ahavah v'yirah doesn't stay, he doesn't get it? "ื‘ืืจืฆืš", ืคื•ืŸ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ืจืฆื•ืŸ. The word ืืจืฆืš comes from the word ratzon, will. ื‘ืฉืขืช ื ืื™ื“ ื”ืื˜ ืืŸ ืื™ื™ื’ืขื ืขื ืจืฆื•ืŸ, if you have your own will, ื ืฉื‘ื™ืขืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, if you're satisfied, is so happy about what you do, ื•ื•ืืก ื“ืืก ื•ื•ื™ื™ื–ื˜ ืื– ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช, that shows you feel your ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช. ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื”ืฉื, I'm so happy I'm serving Hashem. ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื™ืจืื”, he has ahavah v'yirah. ื“ืืก ืงืขืŸ ื’ื•ืจื ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืื– ืขืจ ื–ืืœ ื ืืš ืืจืืคืคืืœืŸ, ื—ืก ื•ืฉืœื•ื. And even if you have yirah, you're going to lose it, because it's not the real ahavat Hashem, yirat Hashem, you care about yourself. ื“ืืก ื”ื™ื™ืกื˜, ืคืจื™ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื™ื˜ ื ืžื“ื” ื•ื’ื‘ื•ืœ. So ื‘ืฉืขืช you have ahavah v'yirah, you're ื˜ืืงืข serving Hashem, but it's limited, ื ืืจ ื•ื•ื™ืคื™ืœ ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ืคืืจ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉื‘ื™ืขืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ. Since you're happy about yourself, so you only do whatever gives you satisfaction. ืื•ืŸ ื ืื›ื“ืขื ื‘ืจืขื ื’ื˜ ืขืก ื“ืขืจืฆื•, ืื– ืขืจ ืžืื›ื˜ ื ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ืฆื•ื•ื™ืฉืŸ ืื™ื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืื•ืŸ ื ืฆื•ื•ื™ื™ื˜ืข. And then you start making... Here you do everything, but based on how much you feel. Then you're going to start not doing everything, you make differences. ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื•ืขืœื›ืขืจ ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื ื—ื•ึผืฉ, is a great whatever you enjoy, you'll do, ืื‘ืขืจ ื ื™ื˜ ืืŸ ืื ื“ืขืจ ืฉื˜ื™ืง ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”. ื‘ื™ื– ืขืจ ืงืขืŸ... not something else, and then finally you fall. This is ืžืฉื›ืœื” ื•ืขืงืจื”, that you ืคืฉื•ื˜ lose your ahavah v'yirah. So the pasuk wants to tell you, what is the eitzah not to lose your ahavah v'yirah? ืœื›ืื•ืจื” you could lose it because you have your ืืจืฆืš, your ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช. Is the ืขืฆื” ืื– ืœื ืชื”ื™ื”, what's the eitzah that you shouldn't have this ืžืฉื›ืœื” and ืขืงืจื”? "ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ืš ืืžืœื". What's the ื˜ื™ื™ื˜ืฉ? Your days should be filled. That's the connection to before. If you realize that you don't waste one second in not doing your ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช. ื‘ืฉืขืช ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื–ื™ืš ืžืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ืื– ื™ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื•, if you think that every, Hashem gave you days, ืก'ืื™ื– ื‘ืืฉื˜ื™ืžื˜ ื’ืขื•ื•ืืจืŸ ื ืžืกืคืจ ืžืกื•ื™ื ืคื•ืŸ ื˜ืขื’, ืื™ืŸ ื•ื•ืขืœื›ืข ืขืจ ื“ืืจืฃ ืื•ื™ืกืคื™ืจืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœืžื ื“ื™ืŸ, the ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ gave you a certain amount of days, not more and not less, to fulfill your ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช in this world. ืื•ืŸ ื™ืขื“ืขืจ ืจื’ืข ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ืคืืจื ื•ืฆื˜ ืื•ื™ืฃ ืขืคืขืก ืื ื“ืขืจืฉ, and every second that you do it for something else, ืื™ื– ืขืจ ืžืฉื ื” ืื•ืŸ ื‘ืื’ื™ื™ื˜ ื ืžืขื™ืœื” ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ืžืœืš ืžืœื›ื™ ื”ืžืœื›ื™ื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื. You're going against the ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช of the ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ. When you think about that, ื’ื™ื˜ ืขืก ื–ื™ืš ื ื˜ืจื™ื™ืกืœ! Is that the words that the Rebbe used in the maamar? You shake! ืื•ืŸ ืขืจ ืคืืจืœื™ืจื˜ ื“ืขื ื”ืจื’ืฉ ืคื•ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช. You lose your own ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช. ืขืจ ื•ื•ืขืจื˜ ืื–ื•ื™ ืืจื™ื™ื ื’ืขื˜ืืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ืื ืฆืขืจ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืื™ืŸ ืžื™ืœื•ื™ ื”ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, you get so much involved in doing your ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ืื– ืขืจ ืคื™ืœื˜ ื ื™ื˜ ืืคื™ืœื• ืื– ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื“ืขืจ ืžืžืœื ืคื•ืŸ ื“ืขื ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ื ืก ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช. You don't even feel that you're the one that does it. ืขืก ื”ืขืจืฉื˜ ื‘ื™ื™ ืื™ื ื ืืจ ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ื’ื•ืคื. You only feel the ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช and that's it. ื•ืื“ืจื‘ื”, ื‘ืฉืขืช ืž'ืคืจื•ืื•ื•ื˜ ืื™ื ื“ืขืจืžืื ืขืŸ ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ืืจืฆืš, ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฆื‘ ืจื•ื—ื ื™, when you start telling about your ratzon, where are you at, what's your land? ืขื ื˜ืคืขืจื˜ ืขืจ ืžื™ื˜ ืฆืขื‘ืจืื›ื ืงื™ื™ื˜, a guy like that answers, and that's the Rebbe's lashon in the maamar, they say, being brokenhearted: ื•ื•ืืก ืžื™ืจ ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืื“ืขืจ ืชืขื ื•ื’! ื•ื•ืืก ืžื™ืจ, what do I care about ืจืฆื•ืŸ and ืชืขื ื•ื’! ืก'ืื™ื– ื“ืืš ื™ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื•, the days are precious. ื“ืืจืฃ ืžืขืŸ ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืจ, you have to be on guard, ืื•ืŸ ืื– ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ื™ืŸ ืจื’ืข ื–ืืœ ื ื™ื˜ ืคืืจืœื•ื™ืจืŸ ื•ื•ืขืจืŸ, ืื•ืŸ ื ื™ื˜ ื˜ืจืื›ื˜ืŸ ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ื ืข ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช. No second should be lost, and don't think about yourself. You start thinking about yourself, you already lost a second! That's the etzah. ื‘ืฉืขืช ื ืื™ื“ ืคื•ืขืœ'ื˜ ื‘ื™ื™ ื–ื™ืš ื“ื™ ืื•ื•ืขืงื’ืขื’ืขื‘ื ืงื™ื™ื˜ ืื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื”ื•ืชื• ืฆื• ื“ืขื ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืŸ ืื•ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, if you give yourself over completely, that you lose your ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช, you're completely given over to the ืื™ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ and his ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ื•ื•ืขืจื˜ ืžืงื•ื™ื "ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ืš ืืžืœื" ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื”. Till now we thought ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ืš ืืžืœื means you have to fill your... your days. But if you do that, Hashem will make it as a promise, your days will be filled. ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื™ื™ ื–ื™ื™ื ืข ื’ืขื•ื•ืขื–ืขื ืข ื˜ืขื’ ืื™ืŸ ื•ื•ืขืœื›ืข ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ื ื™ื˜ ื’ืขื˜ืืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ืืžืœื, I will fill. Yeah, but he's ื˜ื™ื™ื˜ืฉื™ื ื’, it's a remez, that the importance of the days. So the first pshat, he didn't say it, but the first pshat is going at the words that ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ืš ืืžืœื, you should make it should be filled with me, whatever how you ื˜ื™ื™ื˜ืฉ. But he's telling him, ื“ืขืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ promised if you reach that ืžื“ืจื’ื”, ื“ืขืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ says, "I will fill." Meaning, even if there are some days that you ื˜ืืงืข missed out, that you missed you didn't do your ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ืื“ืขืจ ืืคื™ืœื• ื’ืขื˜ืืŸ ืขื ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืคืš ืจื—ืžื ื ืœื™ืฆืœืŸ, maybe not only you didn't do what you're supposed to, you did opposite things. He says, "ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ืš ืืžืœื, I will fulfill." Who's the "I"? ื•ืœื ื ืืžืจ ืžื™, it doesn't say Hashem will fill. That means ืขืฆืžื•ืช ื•ืžื”ื•ืช ื–ื” ื™ืชื‘ืจืš, ื“ืขืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ, the ืขืฆื of the ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ, ื•ื•ืืก ืื™ื– ื”ืขื›ืขืจ ืคื•ืŸ ื™ืขื“ืŸ ืฉื ืื•ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ืขื ืื– ืขืก ื–ืืœ ืืŸ ืจื™ืจืŸ ื ืคื’ื. ื“ืขืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ Himself, which is higher than Havayah, any name. And a madregah where anything wrong that you did doesn't affect Him anyway, ืื™ื– ืขืจ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—, ื“ืขืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ promises ืื– ืขืจ ื•ื•ืขื˜ ืžืžืœื ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ืžืฉืœื™ื ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืคืืจืคืขืœื˜ืข ื˜ืขื’, that He's going to fill and be mashlim those missed days, ืื•ืŸ ืืœืข ื–ื™ื™ื ืข ื˜ืขื’ ื•ื•ืขืœืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ืื ืฅ ื‘ืฉืœื™ืžื•ืช, everything will be ื‘ืฉืœื™ืžื•ืช. So this is how he ื˜ื™ื™ื˜ืฉื˜ the ืคืกื•ืง ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื›ืœื” ื•ืขืงืจื” ื‘ืืจืฆืš. Why will there be no ืžืฉื›ืœื” ื•ืขืงืจื”, which comes because of ืืจืฆืš, because of your ืจืฆื•ืŸ? Because ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ืš ืืžืœื, that you count the days and ืžืžื™ืœื ื“ืขืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ promises, "I will fill your days." Now what does it got to do to before? We said before that the guy's a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช means that he admits that a little bit he he's in the in the hands of the yetzer hara. The yetzer hara wants to schlepp him completely. To get rid of that not that shouldn't happen, he has to swear. What for does he has to swear? To give him extra kochos. But extra kochos is a problem because what happens if you don't use it? You're wasting even more. So the eitzah

Shachโ€™s Rule on Swearing with Cheap Assets

not to swear, according to the Shach is if you ื˜ืขื ื”'ื˜, which means that the ืžืฆื‘ is that your ื ื›ืกื™ื are cheap. Meaning, ื“ืืก ืื™ื– ืื•ื™ืš ื“ืขืจ ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ืคื ื™ืžื™ in der halachah. This what we just said is the deeper pshat in the ื”ืœื›ื”, ืื– ืื™ืŸ ืคืืœ ืคื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื–ืœื• ื ื›ืกื™, in a case where your ื ื›ืกื™ื are cheap, ืื™ื– ืžืขืŸ ืคื˜ื•ืจ from the ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” of ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. You don't get the ืฉื‘ื•ืขื” and there's another way to make sure that you don't get schlepped into the yetzer hara. What is it? It's like this. What does it mean? ื“ื™ ื™ืืจืŸ ืื•ืŸ ื›ื—ื•ืช ื•ื•ืืก ื“ืขืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ ื’ื™ื˜ ื ื™ื™ื“ืŸ ื“ื•ืจื›ืฆื•ืคื™ืจืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœืžื ื“ื“ื™ืŸ, the days, the years and the kochos the ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ gives a ื™ื™ื“ to fulfill his shlichus in this world, ื“ืืก ื–ื™ื™ื ืขืŸ ื“ื™ ื ื›ืกื™ื ืคื•ืŸ ื ื™ื™ื“ืŸ. That's a ื™ื™ื“'s property. That's what you own. ื‘ืฉืขืช ื ื™ื™ื“ ืคื•ืขืœ'ื˜ ื‘ื™ื™ ื–ื™ืš ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื‘ืชื›ืœื™ืช, if a ื™ื™ื“ is able to ืคื•ืขืœ'ืŸ, like we said before, that he's completely ื‘ื˜ืœ ื‘ืชื›ืœื™ืช, ืื– ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ืื ืฆืข ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืื™ื– ื ืืจ ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ืื™ื– ื ืฉืœื™ื— ืคื•ืŸ ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืŸ, that you get to feel that your whole ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช is only shlichus of the ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ, ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ืื ืฆืข ืฆื™ื™ื˜ ืื•ืŸ ืืœืข ื›ื—ื•ืช ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ืคืืจื ื•ืžืขืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ื˜ืืŸ ื“ืขื ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืŸ'ืก ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ื•ื•ืืก ืื™ื– ืœื• ื™ืชื‘ืจืš ื“ื™ืจื” ื‘ืชื—ืชื•ื ื™ื, the whole time and everything you're involved is only doing the ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช, ื”ืื˜ ืขืจ ืžืžื™ืœื ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืฆื™ื™ื˜ ื ื™ื˜ ืฆื• ื’ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ื™ืฃ ื ื“ื™ืŸ ืชื•ืจื” ืžื™ื˜'ืŸ ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข. That's so you don't even have to go to the yetzer hara, you have no time for it.

Time Spent on Yetzer Hara Cheapens Assets

ื•ื•ืืจื•ื ืื•ื™ื‘ ืขืจ ื•ื•ืขื˜ ื“ื™ ืฆื™ื™ื˜ ืื•ืŸ ื›ื—ื•ืช ืื•ื™ืกื ื•ืฆืŸ ืื•ื™ืก'ื˜ืขื ื”'ืŸ ื–ื™ืš ืžื™ื˜'ืŸ ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข, if you're going to spend time to go to a ื“ื™ืŸ ืชื•ืจื” and ื˜ืขื ื” the ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข, ื•ื•ืขื˜ ื“ืืš ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื–ื™ืœื ื ื›ืกื™. Your ื ื›ืกื™ื are going to get cheapened, which means you're going to lose some of your What's cheapened? Your ื ื›ืกื™ื are worth a thousand dollars, when it's cheap, you lose some of it, it's only worth 500. You're going to lose, it's going to become cheap. ื“ื™ ื–ืžืŸ ืื•ืŸ ื›ื—ื•ืช ื•ื•ืืก ื“ืขืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ืื™ื ื’ืขื’ืขื‘ืŸ ื•ื•ืขืœืŸ ื•ื•ืขืจืŸ ื‘ื™ืœื™ื’. The time and kochos the ืื•ื™ื‘ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ gave will become cheap, ื ื™ื˜ ืื•ื™ืกื’ืขื ื•ืฆื˜ ืื•ื™ืฃ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื™ืงืจื™ื, ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืžืฆื•ื•ืช. You're not going to use it for that expensive things, it'll be used for cheap things, it'll be cheap. So, what he's saying is if a ื™ื™ื“ is a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช, so what is the eitzah how to make sure that you don't get schlepped in more? Very simple. Work yourself up to become battel to the Eibershter completely. If you work yourself up, then you guarantee that you don't even need a shevuah. ื“ืขืจืคืืจ ื ืขืžื˜ ืžืขืŸ ืืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื˜ืขื ื” ืื•ืŸ ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืคื˜ื•ืจ ืคื•ืŸ ื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื”. We accept his taaneh. If you reach that madregah, you don't have to have a shevuah. ื•ื•ืืจื•ื ื ื™ื˜ ื ืืจ ืื™ื– ืžืขืŸ ื–ื™ื›ืขืจ ืื– ืขืจ ื•ื•ืขื˜ ื ื™ื˜ ืืจื™ื™ื ืคืืœืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืจืฉื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข ื—ืก ื•ืฉืœื•ื, because if you're in that madregah, not only are we guaranteed that you're not going to fall into the trap of the ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข, ื ืืจ ืื“ืจื‘ื”, ืขืก ื•ื•ืขื˜ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืžืกืคืจ ื™ืžื™ืš ืืžืœื, ืื– ืื•ื™ืš ื“ืืก ื•ื•ืืก ืขืจ ื”ืื˜ ืคืจื™ืขืจ ืคืืจืคืขืœื˜ ื•ื•ืขื˜ ื ืชืžืœื

Alternative Avodah Replaces Special Powers

ื•ื•ืขืจืŸ ื‘ืฉืœื™ืžื•ืช. Not only that, the bad part will also be changed over. So normally you have to swear, you get special koachot, he says, but instead of giving you special koachot there's an avodah you could do. I don't know which one is harder. This avodah is a hard avodah too. But could be this is not so hard. It's it's it's hard to reach it, but it's it's not madregot, it's just like a like an ืื™ืฉ ืคืฉื•ื˜ has a bitul to the Eibershter completely. Basically become an ืื™ืฉ ืคืฉื•ื˜. If you become an ืื™ืฉ ืคืฉื•ื˜ completely ibergegeben to the Eibershter, then the yetzer hara has nothing to say, and you don't need to have special koachot and special things, then you're guaranteed that you won't fall into the trap. What if you're already in the trap? No, he said you're in the trap. That's why you're a ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงืฆืช. You're in the trap, so that's why you admit to the yetzer hara, "Yes, you're right. I'm I'm in the trap." So the yetzer hara wants to schlepp him more. So in order to make sure, when you realize that and you want to make sure it doesn't schlepp you, start thinking yourself that you're battel. If he's really a chassid, so he, when, when he, when he says that, up on the battery, ื–ื™ืœ ืœื ื™ื›ืกื™, so I'll go, my property is not worth anything. That's it? No. ื–ื™ืœ ืœื ื™ื›ืกื™ means my I don't want to swear. I I ruchniyut. Yeah, he says the reason I didn't want to, no, not that I don't want to swear, the reason I didn't come forward to pay him the amount that I agreed, that I admit, is not because I wanted to get I thought maybe I'll get away with it, I won't pay anything. So now he gets off the hook. I guess, off the hook. So what? So in ruchniyut Also, when he says ื–ื™ืœ ืœื ื™ื›ืกื™, he gets off the hook. Right, that's We're talking about wasted time. We're talking about making his time cheap because of No, he's saying the reason, he comes to a point where he feels that taaneh'ing with the yetzer hara will make his time cheap. If you taaneh that, that means that you feel that you have to spend every second in your shlichut. If you have that feeling, then it's takeh then don't be afraid of the yetzer hara. Halavai. Yeah. Yeah. But here it's a different Here, it's an even higher madregah. So don't do ืกื•ืจ ืžืจืข, do ืขืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘.

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