יום שני, 9 ביולי 2012

The Chessed Of Pinchas - Pinchas 5770


The Chidushai Harim asks that it says in Shulchan Aruch Siman 128, that a Kohen who kills someone else even by accident becomes Pasul from Nesias Kapaim (Duchaning). So how could it be that Pinchas by killing Zimri became Dafka a Kohen?
The Teretz that the Chidushai Harim offers is that the reason that a Kohen who kills someone is Pasul from Duchaning is because the Yesoid of Duchaning is the Middah of Chesed (kindness). Someone who kills did something that is the opposite of Chesed so he can’t be the conduit for Chesed.  In the case of Pinchas killing Zimri, the killing came from an Ahavah to Klal Yisrael. It came as a protection to Klal Yisrael. Since it came as a protection to Klal Yisrael, Adaraba, it came as Chesed. Since it came because of the Middas Hachesed it has the opposite effect, that of increased Chesed, which makes it possible for Pinchas to become a Kohen.
This idea was seen in Rav Tzaddoik’s Resisai Laila in a general way. He says that all Mitzvois have the power to be Mehapeich something that seems B’Pashtus to be Din and turn it into a Chesed. He gives as an example from Devarim 14:22 (דברים יד, כב) עשר תעשר עשר בשביל שתתעשר   The Gemara in Maseches Taanis on 9a (top line) Darshuns the Posuk this way.
One would think that giving money to Tzedakah would make you have less money. However, because there is an aspect of Mitzvah in the giving of the Tzedakah, the result is the opposite. Something that otherwise would be Memayait now becomes something that gives.
The same thing he says by the Ir Hanidachas. When an entire city is killed out, one would think that it makes people into cruel people. The Posuk in Parshas Re’eh says in Devarim 13:18, וְנָתַן-לְךָ רַחֲמִים וְרִחַמְךָ   The result of killing a Ir Hanidachas is that Hakadoish Baruch Hu gives someone the strength and the Middah of Rachmanus.
The Gemara Darshuns in Maseches Shabbos 151b (9 lines from the bottom), תניא ר' גמליאל ברבי אומר (דברים יג) ונתן לך רחמים ורחמך והרבך כל המרחם על הבריות מרחמין עליו מן השמים   Rav Tzaddoik says that when someone mixes a Mitzvah into something that would normally cause a retraction and a negative thing or influence to occur, once the Mitzvah is incorporated into his action the negative influence doesn’t come and just the opposite, it turns into a Davar Toiv.
That is the Middah that we learn from Pinchas, that even though he was involved in Machloikes, he got a Bris of Shaleim. Even though he was involved in Retzicha, he got Chayei Oilam. He got to live for always which is the opposite of Retzicha which is less life, he got a life of Nitzchiyois.

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