(6) A perpetual fire shall be kept burning on the altar, not to go out.
ืึธืึทืจ ืจึทืึผึธื ืึผึทืจ ืึผึทืจ ืึธื ึธื: ืึธืึผึธื ื ึดืึฐืฉืึฐืืึผ ืึผึดืึฐืจึตื ืชืึนืจึธื ืึผึธืึตืฉื, ืฉืึถื ึผึถืึฑืึทืจ: ืดืึฒืึนื ืึนื ืึฐืึธืจึดื ืึผึธืึตืฉื ื ึฐืึปื ืืณืด, ืืึนืึทืจ ืึธืึฐ: ืึธื ืึตืฉื ืึตืื ืึน ืึผืึนืึตืง ืึฐืึดืืึดื, ืึทืฃ ืึผึดืึฐืจึตื ืชืึนืจึธื ืึตืื ืึดืชึฐืงึทืึผึฐืืึดืื ืึผึดืืึดืืึดื.
Korbanos were brought onto the Altar. What does the word Korban mean? Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz says that the Hebrew word Korban means, โthat which brings close.โ It is a joyful term because it signifies that we have substances available to help us attain our spiritual goalsโฆ
ืืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืงื ืดื ื' ืจืดื ืคืชื ืื'... ืืื ืืื ืืืฉืชืื ืืืืจืืืชื ืืืื ืืงืจืื ืื ืงืืจืื ืื ืืขืืื ืืงืื' ืงืืดื...
And in Zohar Shโlahkh (159a): โFor anyone who is involved with Torah is as if he offers all of the sacrifices in the world before the Holy One (blessed be He)...
ืืืืืืจ ืฆื ืืดื ื' ืชืดื ืื' ืืขืดื ืืื ืืืขื ืืืืจืืืชื ืื ืืฆืืจืื ืื ืืงืจืื ืื ืืื ืืขืืืื ืืื ืืืจืืืชื ืขืืืฃ ืืืื...
And in Zohar Tzav (35a): โCome and observeโฆ, because of that, one who labors in Torah doesnโt need sacrifices nor offerings, for the Torah is better than all of them...
ืืืืืดืื ืืืจื ืง' ืขืดื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืงืจืื ืืช ืื ืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืื ืืืขืกืง ืืงืจืื ืืช ืืืขืกืง ืืชืืจื ืืืชืื ื ืื' ืืชืืจ...
And in Midrash Ha-neh-eh-lam Va-yeira (100a) they stated: โThe sacrifices were annulled; Torah was not annulled. Therefore, one who is unable to be involved with sacrifices should involve himself with Torah, and this will yield even better resultsโฆ,
Just like the fire on the Altar was not allowed to be extinguished, so too, if one wants to insure that what has he learned (i.e. the words of Torah) is securely embedded into his memory, he must review it many times over.
Write them on the tablet of your mind.
(ื) ืืืช ืืชืืจื. ืืืจ ืจืื ืืื ืชื [ืืขืืื] ืื ืืื ืข ืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืจื ืชืืจื ืืืคืืื ืืฉืขืช ืืืชื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ืื ืืืืช ืืืื ืืคืืื ืืฉืขืช ืืืชื [ืชืื ืขืืกืง ืืชืืจื]. ืืืจ ืจืื ืฉืืขืื ืื ืืงืืฉ ืืื ืืืจื ืชืืจื ืืชืงืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืช ืขืฆืื ืขืืืื
Torah does not become part of a person unless he devotes himself to it totally.
Simply put, learning Torah requires commitment. Torah isnโt something that one only learns when itโs convenient for him.
(ื) ืึฐืึทื ืชึผึนืืึทืจ ืึดืึฐืฉืึถืึดืคึผึธื ึถื ืึถืฉืึฐื ึถื, ืฉืึถืึผึธื ืึนื ืชึดืคึผึธื ึถื:
(4) Say not: โwhen I shall have leisure I shall study;โ perhaps you will not have leisure.
(ื) ืื ืชืืืจ ืืืฉืืคื ื ืืฉื ื ืฉืื ืื ืชืคื ื. ืื ืื ืชืืข ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืงืจืื ืื ืื ืืืฉืืช ืื ืืืืืื ืืชืฆืืจื ืืืืช ืืืจืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืกืืจ ืืขื ืื ืื ืืืชืืืฉืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืฆืืช ืืืฆืืช ืื ืืขืืื ืืื ืชืืจื. ืืื ืขืฉื ืชืืจืชื ืงืืข ืืืืืืชื ืขืจืื:
(10) Do not say, "When I will be available I will study [Torah]," lest you never become available: Since 'you do not know what a [new] day will [bring]' and 'they will also call you tomorrow,' since they will speak new matters and you will have to follow their paths. As there is no lack of new matters [requiring your attention] every day. And it will come out that you will leave the world without Torah [knowledge]. But rather you should 'make your Torah fixed' and your work flexible.
(ื) ืืืฉ ืืืืื ืชืืงื ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืชืืงื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืื ืื ืืฆืื ืฉืืฉืืื ืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืจืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืชืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืฉ ืืื ื.
(3) AND THE FIRE OF THE ALTAR SHALL BE BLAZING IN IT. Scripture is stating that it should burn on the altar during the whole night, it being a positive commandment that the priests should put on at daytime a lot of wood in order that it should not be burnt up completely and the fire [should not] become extinguished from it [during the night].
So too, one should be more meticulous about studying Torah at night than about doing so in the daytime.
(ืื) ืึทืฃ ืขึทื ืคึผึดื ืฉืึถืึผึดืฆึฐืึธื ืึดืึฐืึนื ืึผึทืึผืึนื ืึผืึทืึผึทืึฐืึธื ืึตืื ืึธืึธื ืึธืึตื ืจึนื ืึธืึฐืึธืชืึน ืึถืึผึธื ืึผึทืึผึทืึฐืึธื.
(13) Although it is mandatory to study by day and by night, no man acquires most of his wisdom at any but during night-time.
The most important part of learning or reviewing Torah is enthusiasm.
(ื) ืืืขืฉ ืื ืืืจื. ืฉืื ืฉืื ื. ืืฉ ืืคืจืฉ ืื ืขืฉื ืืขืฉื ืืืฆืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืจืฆืื ืืื. ืื ืืจื ืื ืืื. ืฉืืืชืืื ืืชืขืืจืจ ืืืื. ืื"ื ื ืฉืื ืืื ื. ืืฆืจืื ืืืคืฉ ืืชืขืืจืจืืช ืืืืคื ืืืจ ืชืืื. ืืืืืช ืื ืืืชืคืขืืืช ืืจืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืืช ื ืืืจ ืขื ืืืจื ืฉืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืืื ืื ืื ืชืืื ืืฉืืืช ืืืฉืืช ืื"ืฉ ืื ืฉืืืข ืืืฉื ืชืฉืืข ืืืืฉ:
Aharon lit the Menorah, day in and day out, with the same degree of fresh enthusiasm. The same task always appeared in his eyes as new and it never became a matter of routine with him. Now thatโs truly deserving of praise!
With Hashemโs help, by making it our task to constantly review what we learn, may we develop deeper insights into His Torah!
In memory of Dovid Pinchas Ben Moshe Aharon, Malka Devora Sima bas Meir Nosson, Esther Perel bas Rโ Shlomo, Miriam bas Zelig Shaul, Menachem ben Shimon, Menachem ben Zev, Avraham Yosef ben Meir Dovid, Sarah bas HaRav Yisroel, Zushe Yosef ben Shmuel Tzvi, Dovid Tzvi ben Yosef Yochanan, Kayla Rus bas Bunim Tuvia, Dovid ben Uri HaLevi, Dovid Avraham ben Chiya Kehos, Yosef ben Moshe HaLevi, Tuvyah Shlomo ben Naftali Tzvi HaKohein, Altah Soshah Devorah bas Aryeh Leibush, Mashah Tzivyah bas Rโ Shlomo Zalman and all the other departed souls of our nation.
For the complete recovery of Chayah Malka bas Bas-Sheva, and among the other sick ones of our nation.
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