HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein referred to Operation Shield and Arrow during his weekly shiur on Thursday.
“Even in Eretz Yisrael, we’re surrounded by enemies from all sides,” the Rosh Yeshivah said. “The sea is on one side and here and here and here, all around – all the nations hate us – Egypt.”
“They hate us – how do we exist? Neis, Hashgacha – we mamash live in a neis! And in order for the neis to continue, we need zechuyos, we need zechuyos, we need zechuyos.”
“And what are the zechuyos? Torah, first of all. Torah protects and saves – eisek b’Torah. Those who are oisek b’Torah – are not the only ones obligated to be oisek b’Torah, it’s also an obligation for all of Klal Yisrael. Those who are oskim save all those who are not oskim! There’s a chiyuv to be oisek b’Torah but there’s also an additional matter apart from the chiyuv of each person – being oisek b’Torah is the salvation of Klal Yisral! The salvation of the tzibur!”
“Now that there are terrible threats from the Arabs, we need Rachamei Shamayim that they won’t succeed, we need zechuyos, we need to increase our zechuyos. Torah is a very great zechus. And bein adam l’chaveiro – and v’ahavta l’reiyacha kamocha – that there shouldn’t be any arguments, we should be mevateir to each other. And v’ahavta l’reiyacha kamocha – as if he’s a son, a brother – ahavas Yisrael. V’ahavta l’reiyacha kamocha is a mitzvah d’oraisa.”
“And we need to something else – to daven, tefillah, Tehillim. It’s a well-known fact that the Sefer Tehillim, pirkei Tehillim, if you recite it every day, it’s a source of enormous zechuyos. There are great people who say Tehillim every day – great people, Gedolei Torah mamash – a few perakim every day. It’s a tremendous zechus.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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7 Responses
note how he didn’t say “the dismantlement of the zionist state” as a way for us to get more zechuyos.
Torah learning, davening, tefillah, v’ahavta l’reiyacha kamocha, all are ways to get zechuyos for protection against the “Arabs” who surround us and hate us.
may hashem protect his people and destroy the enemies of Am Yisroel with magnificent destruction, אמן.
the translation of “zechuyos” is “entitlements”.
No zechuyos is cleanliness
We have to do teshuvah first or it won’t help
To know that from reshaim come only bad and from tzadikim good not girls in the military
There is a personal God also in some sense rather then a public
Shlomie,
I’m sorry to say but your comment is not what the Rosh Yeshiva said by any means and it’s disgusting for you to write such a comment.
Your being mevazeh a Gadol BaTorah!
YWN should not have allowed your comment to post!
To the comment: We have to do teshuva first:
If you read very carefully the words of the Rav, he said that you have to be Oisek in Torah, similar to being a real dedicated loyal honest worker.
It is common sense that people that are Oisek in Torah, Hashem will definitely guide them and help them in the direction of real Teshuvah.
People need to follow the advice of a Rav and not the advice of a comment that belongs to an individual that is using a tiny little period as his user name.
zechuyos means merits!!!
The translation of “zechuyos” is “merits” which is defined as “the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.” In this case zechuyos does not mean “rights” or “entitlement”. I think that is the modern translation, not the biblical translation that the rabbi was referring to. I think the rabbi is saying that if someone learns Torah he will merit (be worthy of) being saved, not that he’s entitled or has the right to be saved.