Rav Elchonon in the Koivetz
Ma’amarim has a beautiful piece with far reaching implications. By Makas
B’choirois in 12:27, the Pasuk says,
(אֲשֶׁר פָּסַח עַל-בָּתֵּי
בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמִצְרַיִם, בְּנָגְפּוֹ אֶת-מִצְרַיִם, וְאֶת-בָּתֵּינוּ
הִצִּיל). That Hashem passed
over the Bnei Yisrael’s houses when he killed the Mitzriyim. Rashi explains
that Hashem did this himself without a shaliach, and the reason given is since
if Hashem would give over this power to a Malach, the Malach would not
differentiate between a Tzaddik and a Rasha.
This concept is extremely
difficult, as we know the Malach Hamaves doesn’t kill without being given a
specific name and address? In addition, making such a fuss over the fact that
Hashem skipped over the houses of the Bnei Yisrael seems ridiculous, as every
time people have to be killed other people are not killed. What is so special
of jumping over a home? In addition, all the Makkos affected the Mitzrim and
didn’t affect the Yidden, so why was this so special?
Rav Elchonon writes an
important Yesoid, in which he brings down a Ran and a Rashba. Hakadoish Baruch
Hu judges the world on 2 levels, a Din Haklali and Din Haprati. The Din on the
Tzibbur which is judged separately than the individual is the Din Haklali,
while in contrast, the Din on the individual is the Din Haprati. He writes a
Klal that the Din of the Klal overrides the Din Haprati to the extent that
there might be a contradiction between the two.
The Mishnah on Daf 16 of
Maseches Rosh Hashonah says (בארבעה פרקים העולם נידון
בפסח על התבואה בעצרת על פירות האילן בר"ה כל באי עולם עוברין לפניו כבני
מרון שנאמר (תהילים לג)
היוצר יחד לבם המבין אל כל מעשיהם ובחג נידונין על המים) that a person is judged on Rosh Hashonah and the Chasimah is
on Yom Kippur. The Mishnah also says that on Sukkos a person is judged for
rain, on Pesach for wheat, and Shavuous for fruit. The Ran asks, if on Rosh
Hashonah we were already judged Mi Yai’oni Umi yai’osher, then how are we being
judged again at other times during the year for rain, wheat, and fruit?
The Ran answers that on Rosh
Hashonah, individuals are judged, however, on the Shalosh R’golim, the Tzibbur
is judged on Mamonus (money matters). At the end of it all, the Din on the
Tzibur overrides the Din on the Yachid. This says Rav Elchonon is what is meant
by since Hashem gave Rishus to the Malach, the Malach doesn’t differentiate
between the Tzadik and Rasha. If the Din on the Tzibbur of Mitzrayim is that
all B’choirim must be killed, then since the Din on the Klali overrides the Din
on the Prati, so normally Klal Yisrael would have been included in that Din. Hashem
created Klal Yisrael as a new nation on Pesach night by separating us from the
Mitzriyim by skipping over our houses. That is why we are making such a big
fuss about it. Klal Yisrael was removed from the Din Haprati of Mitzrayim. The
blood on the doorpost was like a flag for the new nation.
There is a T’shuva of the
Rashba regarding Meshaneh Makoim Meshaneh Mazel. If a person is not having good
Mazel, if it is because of the Din Haklali, then if he moves, it will help him.
Of course, if it comes because of the Din Haprati, then it won’t help him.
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