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1 ISSUE 319 Pesach 5778 בס ד פרשת In loving memory of MRS. SARAH (CHARLOTTE) ROHR פסח תשע ח פסח COMMANDER S RESOURCES COMMANDER S GUIDE ENGLISH SICHA YIDDISH SICHA TRANSCRIPT WORKSHEET 1

2 Commander s Guide A COMMANDER S GUIDE IN TRAINING TODAY S CHAYOLIM Introduction Hey Chayol! Does it occur to you that you play a very important role in this world? Do you realize how remarkable it is to be part of Hashem s army? Do ever stop for a moment and think about the unique qualities Hashem gifted you with and how you can use them? What happens when you reflect on all these things? Do you start to feel important? Does it make you feel very proud of yourself? Without realizing, does thinking about these things wake up your ego and convince you that you are better than other people? It is true that you are special. It is true that you play an extremely important role in creation. And it is true that Hashem gifted you with unique talents. However, if these things make us feel big and better than others, then we can be sure the feelings are coming from our Yetzer Hora. So what is the proper attitude to have regarding our abilities and our special role? The Yom Tov of Pesach will teach us how to determine if these thoughts are coming from the Yetzer Hora, or if they are indeed good. פרשת משפטים פרק כ ג פסוק ט ו "א ת ח ג ה מ צ ות ת ש מ ר You shall observe the festival of matzos. Torah Chumash The Torah calls the Yom Tov of Pesach Chag Hamatzos the Yom Tov of the Matzos, because on Pesach we are commanded to get rid of all chometz and eat only matza.. 2

3 The characteristics of chometz and matza, in most ways, are opposite of eachother. The difference between them teaches us a very important lesson. The dough of chometz rises it inflates itself so it appears bigger than its original size. Matza, on the other hand, is kept under watch to ensure that it does not rise it does not inflate itself, rather it remains flat. Chometz represents ga ava, the tendency to feel smarter, better, and more talented than others. Matza, though, symbolizes humility and the tendency to feel small and humble near others. Rebbe The Torah calls Pesach Chag Hamatzos to show us that the most vital lesson that Pesach teaches us is that we should identify with the characteristics of matza, and behave accordingly. We should work on ourselves to feel small and humble. We should find good things in other people that humble us and when the Yetzer Hora tries to put other down to inflate our own ego and self-worth, we must tell him clearly we are like matza and don t feel better than others. At the Seder, we say two brachos on our matza. We say Hamotzi and then we add Al achilas matza. we add to the general brocha for bread a specific one for matza to emphasize that our bread on Pesach is matza and represents bitul. When we act with humility, then this ensures that we have zman cheruseinu, a time of freedom from all worries. The lesson of Chag Hamatzos is not just for Pesach, rather it applies every day of the year. We are commanded to remember Yetzias Mitzrayim every day, and not just remember, but feel as though we are actually leaving Mitzrayim today. Therefore, the lesson from matza applies in every moment; we always must act with humility. Lesson The lesson of matza applies especially to children in Tzivos Hashem, because every child in Hashem s army has a huge responsibility and zechus that comes along with being in this army. It may happen that when a child thinks about the talents and qualities he possesses, he ll 3

4 begin to feel too proud of himself. Therefore, we have to carefully watch ourselves from feelings of ga ava. The real test to know if we re being honest and humble about our talents is if we put them to use in the service of Hashem. This shows that we recognize that they are given to us by Hashem and therefore don t make us any more special than other people. Knowing that we re lucky enough to be in Hashem s army should empower us to do the right thing and shouldn t chas visholom make us feel more important than others. B chein So chayolim, yes, we are special! We are in the greatest army in the world, with the ultimate Commander-in-Chief! Every chayol must recognize his/her qualities and abilities, but at the same time watch out for the Yetzer Hora. He ll try to make us feel big and inflated like chometz, but we must behave like matza and use our talents to fulfill Hashem s commands all while remaining small and humble in our own eyes. 4

5 English Sicha The Torah calls the Yom Tov of Pesach Chag Hamatzos the Yom Tov of the Matzos, because on Pesach we are commanded to get rid of all chometz and eat only matza.. The characteristics of chometz and matza, in most ways, are opposite of eachother. The difference between them teaches us a very important lesson. The dough of chometz rises it inflates itself so it appears bigger than its original size. Matza, on the other hand, is kept under watch to ensure that it does not rise it does not inflate itself, rather it remains flat. Chometz represents ga ava, the tendency to feel smarter, better, and more talented than others. Matza, though, symbolizes humility and the tendency to feel small and humble near others. The Torah calls Pesach Chag Hamatzos to show us that the most vital lesson that Pesach teaches us is that we should identify with the characteristics of matza, and behave accordingly. We should work on ourselves to feel small and humble. We should find good things in other people that humble us and when the Yetzer Hora tries to put other down to inflate our own ego and self-worth, we must tell him clearly we are like matza and don t feel better than others. At the Seder, we say two brachos on our matza. We say Hamotzi and then we add Al achilas matza. we add to the general brocha for bread a specific one for matza to emphasize that our bread on Pesach is matza and represents bitul. When we act with humility, then this ensures that we have zman cheruseinu, a time of freedom from all worries. The lesson of Chag Hamatzos is not just for Pesach, rather it applies every day of the year. We are commanded to remember Yetzias Mitzrayim every day, and not just remember, but feel as though we are actually leaving Mitzrayim today. Therefore, the lesson from matza applies in every moment; we always must act with humility. The lesson of matza applies especially to children in Tzivos Hashem, because every child in Hashem s army has a huge responsibility and zechus that comes along with 5

6 being in this army. It may happen that when a child thinks about the talents and qualities he possesses, he ll begin to feel too proud of himself. Therefore, we have to carefully watch ourselves from feelings of ga ava. The real test to know if we re being honest and humble about our talents is if we put them to use in the service of Hashem. This shows that we recognize that they are given to us by Hashem and therefore don t make us any more special than other people. Knowing that we re lucky enough to be in Hashem s army should empower us to do the right thing and shouldn t chas visholom make us feel more important than others. ח י ניסן תשמ ג 6

7 s nhr ntfi ektr tz sgr "kjo" uutx nhr gxi thi pxj thz bhy ehhi jn. jx uakuo' btr nmv _ uutx uuhhzy tuh; gbhuu, tui chyuk/ esabu cnmu,hu umubu gk tfhk, nmv"q tui uuh ngi yuy chho xsr yha' tz dkhhl btfi ztdi sh crfv "vnumht kjo ni vtr."' ntfy ngi sh muuhhyg crfv "tar ektr tui shhykgl tz gr uuhk zhl phri uuh t "nmv"! tui cag, sgr hmr vrg prutuuy tho thhbrhhsi mu zhhi t cgk dtuuv _ uutrpy gr stx thbdtbmi tp' tui ztdy uuhhzy tuh; gbuv' vtkyi zhl ekhhi jn. uuhhzy tuh; dtuv' tui nmv aygbshe phki zhl ekhhi' nhy gbhuu,/ vuhpy tbuuhhzubd pui sgo huo yuc' tz t ths str; zhl tuhpphri uuh t "nmv"' gr str; "jd vnmu," 2 _ uuhhk stx thz sh grayg tui,urv thi tbdgrupi uugry pxj pui yuc huo sgr bhy muktzi t dgphk pui dtuv )pubey uuh ngi trcgy tuh; sgr yhhd pui nmv zh ztk zhl bhy tuhpvuhci tui uugri jn.(/ thhi tuhpdgcktzy uugriq tui nmv uuhhzy tuh; gbuv' vtkyi zhl ekhhi' uutx tuh; sgo str; ngi trcgyi tui vtrguugi tuh; jn. uuhhzy tuh; dtuv' stx uutx t ngbya phky zhl vgfgr tui sgrvuhci pui tbsgrg' pubey uuh sh yhhd vtky thi sh tpkgrbubd sgrpui thi gcus, vao 1: aygbshe tz gx ztk zhl bhy tuhpcktzi' ngi vhy gx ztk bhy uugri ehhi jn./ sh yhhd pui jn. vtky zhl thi thhi tuhpvuhci zhl tui drgxgr uugri' stegdi sh yhhd pui nmv _ trcgy ngi sgrnhy Yiddish Sicha gr jhkue muuhai jn. tui nmv _ uuh gx zgy tphku t ekhhi ehbs _ thz: 7

8 h stzheg tpkgrbubd pui jd vnmu, thz stl budg tuh; tkg ygd pui t dtb. htr' uutruo hgsi ytd str; ngi sgrptr str; ngi ctzubsgr uutrgbgi ehbsgr pui mctu, vao uuhpk ngi str; zhhi tpdgvhy pui hgsi dgphk pui dtuuv/ egi tntk ptxhri' tz uuhxbshe sh druhxg ngkv uutx ngi ptrntdy' egi zhl trhhbuutrpi t dgphk pui dtuuv jx uakuo/ uurrpy gr stx thbdrbmi Tp thhbrhhsi mu zhhi R cgk dtuv _ cag, sgr hmr vrg prutuuy tho thz cnhkt ptraytbshe tz nhr strpi aygbshe phri zhl nhy gbuv' uuh t nmv/ zhhbgi truhx pui nmrho! ztdi' "cfk sur usur jhhc tso krtu, t, gmnu fthku vut hmt nnmrho" _ ngi str; zhl aygbshe ctyrtfyi uuh nhr tkhhi dgsgbegi sgo gbhi pui hmht, nmrho' tui bhy btr uuh ngi dgsgbey t ztl uutx vty tntk ptxhry' btr uuh sh jz"k 3 s thi tkg vhbzhfyi/ nkfh vnkfho vesua crul vut"! dguugi mu zhhi thi sgo tuhcgraybwx trnhh' uutx zhhgr "etngbsgr-thi-yah;" thz "nkl uutruo hgsgr nhydkhs pui mctu, vao vty stl sh dguutksheg ngkv uutx gr vty zufv "mctu, vao"/ sh stzhdg tbuuhhzubd pui "nmv" vty t xpgmhgkg ahhfu, nhy thshag ehbsgr pui T T T jhru,hbu"' ngi cteuny tn,wg prhhvhhy' nwuugry prhh pui tkg "stdu,"' tui nwvty t dgzubyg banv tui t dgzubyi du; tui surl sgo uutx ngi phry zhl tuh; nhy gbuv' uuh t "nmv" _ jd vnmu, _ uugry sgr huo yuc sgr tn,wgr "zni 8

9 sgo tuhcgraybwx trnhh 5 _ ngi prhhy zhl nhy sgr zfu, mu zhhi thi "mctu, frl tw gnus 013/ eyz' t _ nv"h"c pxueho untnrh jz"k"/ rtv kghk frl tw gnus 572 uthkl/ 4(,bht pre nt )bu' xg"t uthkl( _ nv"h"c pxueho untnrh jz"k"/ rtv kghk frl tw gnus 582 uthkl/ 5(,vkho eny' c _ nv"h"c pxueho untnrh jz"k"/ rtv kghk 1( rtv keuyh,urv pra, mu hd' d uthkl/ nf,c rta jusa bhxi,an"d )vdsv ak pxj go keuyh ygnho unbvdho )vumt, ev",',an"z uaktj"z( gnus,aku uthkl(/ 2( napyho fd' yu/,at ks' hj/ rtv yz' yz/ 3( nabv pxjho vao" tui tuhxphri sh tbuuhhzubdgi tui tbztdi pui sgo "etngbsgr-thi-yah;"/ cguahu" uutx gr vty zufv dguugi mu zhhi thi stl sh dguutksheg ngkv hgsgr nhydkhs pui mctu, vao vty tui ngi yuy gx nhy anjv _ "hanj hartk tho uuh dgvgrhe )"to gucsu frtuh" 4(/ )jwh bhxi,an"d( uugi ngi dgsgbey tz sgr tuhcgraygr euey zhl aygbshe mu tuh; hgsgr thsi mh shby gr btr ptregry _ mu t aytrehhy thi tuhxphki tkg tbztdi pui sgo tuhcgrayi' tui xpgmhgk nhydkhs pui "mctu, vao"/ tcgr stx str; bhy crgbdgi mu t dgphk pui dtuuv jx uakuo' tuusth str; ngi aygbshe dgsgbegi sh druhxg ngkv uutx ngi ptrntdy' zhhgbshe t 9

10 Transcript Follow along, the transcript, as you listen to the Rebbe saying the Sicha in the recording. The concept of matza is highlighted א יז ד א ך א ונ ט ער ש ט ר אכ ן ד ער ז א ך פ ון מ צ ה, chometz. in its contrast to the concept of א ין ד ער ה יפ ך פ ון ד עם ע נ י ן פ ון ח מ ץ, וו אס ד ער א ונ ט ער ש ייד א יז ד א ך, וו אס א פ יל ו א ק ל יין ק ינ ד ב אמ ער ק ט ד אס: The difference between them, which even a small child can notice, baked. is in the way that chometz is א ז וו י א ז וי וו ער ט ג עב אק ן ח מ ץ, א יז ד אס ד ור ך ד ער ויף וו אס מ 'ל אז ט ד י ט ייג א ל יין א ון ז י ה ייב ט ז י ך, א ון ה ייב ט ז י ך, א ון ה ייב ט ז י ך, א ל ץ מ ער ער א ון מ ער ער, The dough is allowed to rise, and get bigger and even bigger. matza, However, when we bake מ צ ה א ב ער - we make sure the dough remains in its פ אר ה יט מ ען א ז ד י ט ייג ז אל ב ל י יב ן א ין ד עם צ וש ט אנ ד same state before, as it was וו י ז י א יז פ ון פ ר יע ר, א ון ב ש ע ת ס 'וו ער ט א ין א יר ע ר וו עק ט א ג עד אנ ק א ון ד עם ת נ וע ה א ויף ה ייב ן ז י ך, ב אוו י יז ט מ ען ד ער ט ייג א ז ד אס א יז נ יט ר יכ ט יג, and if it even considers the idea of rising, we show the dough that that is incorrect. When we celebrate א ון א וי ב מ 'פ י יע ר ט, און מיר ה אט ד ער נ א ך ד ער י ום ט וב פ ון "מ צ ות", וו י ד ער א ויב ער ש ט ער וו יל, א יז ד אס ד ו ק א ד ור ך ד עם וו אס ד י ט ייג פ אל ג ט א ון ה ייב ט ז י ך נ יט, א ון פ יר ט ז י ך א ויף וו י ד ער א ויב ער ש ט ער וו יל, נ יט א ויפ ג עה ויב ן, נ יט ג א ו ה'ד יק, א ון נ יט ה עכ ער ד יק - ה עכ ער ן ז י ך א ל יין, the Yom Tov of matzos, in the way Hashem wants us to, it is specifically through the dough cooperating and not rising, and behaving how Hashem wants it to not rising, not becoming ga'avadik, and not inflating itself. 10

11 א יז ד ו ק א ד ור ך ד עם ה אט מ ען "ז מ ן ח ר ות נ ו", ד ער א מ ת'ע ב אפ ר י יא ונ ג פ ון א ל ער ל יי ד א ג ות, Specifically, in this way, we have a "zman cheiruseinu" a festival of freedom, true freedom from all types of worries We'll have a healthy body, a healthy א ז מ 'ה אט א ג עז ונ ט ן ג וף א ון מ 'ה אט א ג עז ונ ט ן נ ש מ ה, neshomo, a healthy chinuch, and a healthy life in all א ון א ג עז ונ ט ן ח ינ ו ך א ון א ג עז ונ ט ן ל עב ן א ין א ל ע ה ינ ז יכ ט ן, details, through acting in accordance with ד ור ך ד עם וו אס מ 'פ יר ט ז י ך א ויף ל ויט ד י א נ וו י יז ונ ג ען פ ון Hashem's instructions. ד עם א ויב ער ש ט ן,. When the Yetzer Hora comes along. א ון א ז ס 'ק ומ ט צ ו ג יין ד ער י צ ר א ון וו יל ע ם א י ינ ר ייד ן ע ר ז אל ז י ך ה ייב ן, א ון וו ער ן א ב ע ל ג א ו ה א ון ה ייב ן ז י ך א ל ץ מ ער ער א ון מ ער ער, ד ער ל אז ט ע ר ד אס ב ש ום א ופ ן נ יט,.. א ון נ אכ מ ער ער וו י א יר ה אט ע ר ש ט-ד א ג עז אג ט א ין ד י י"ב פ ס וק ים ומ א מ ר י and tells him that he needs to "inflate" and become even more of a baal ga'ava, he doesn't allow this to happen at all. Furthermore, like we just said in the 12 pesukim, that every one of us and every Yid in every generation, ח ז "ל א ז י עד ער ער פ ון א י י ך א ון י עד ער ער פ ון א ונ ז א ון י עד ער ער פ ון ד עם א יד יש ן פ אל ק א ין א ל ע ד ור ות, needs to see himself as if he left ד אר ף ע ר ז ען א ז ע ר א ל יין א יז א ר ויס ה י ינ ט מ מ צ ר י ם. Mitzrayim today. maalos,. Even when we have. א פ יל ו וו ען מ יר ה אט ד י מ ע ל ות א ון ד י ג ר עס ט ע מ ע ל ה וו אס ס 'ק אן ז י ין וו אס א יר ג עה ער ט צ ו "צ ב א ות ה'", even the greatest possible maalo of belonging to Tzivos Hashem, belonging to the Commander-in-Chief, Hashem, ג עה ער ט צ ו ד ער "ק אמ אנ ד יר א ין טש יף" - ד ער א ויב ער ש ט ער, this should not, chas v'sholom, cause צ וז אמ ען ד ער מ יט א יז ח ס ו ש ל ום א ז ד אס פ וע ל ט ג א ו ה, gaava it should instead give strength to fulfil all ד אס פ וע ל ט ש ט אר ק י יט א ויף ד ור כ פ יר ן ד י א ל ע מ צ ו ות, the mitzvos, Hashem, the orders from ד י א ל ע "א ר ד ער ס" פ ון ד עם א ויב ער ש ט ן, 11

12 א נ ה ויב ענ ד יק פ ון ד ער "א ר ד ער א וו ד ע ד יי" ד י ס פ עצ יע ל ע א נ וו י יז ונ ג פ ון "ח ג ה מ צ ות" א ון א ויס ה יט ן ז י ך פ ון ד עם ע נ י ן פ ון ג א ו ה ח ס ו ש ל ום, פ ון ח מ ץ'ד יק י יט,.. ד ור ך ד עם וו אס א יר ה אט ז י ך א ויפ ג עפ יר ט א ז "י ש מ ח י ש ר א ל ב ע וש יו", א ז א יר ז י יט פ ר ייל א ך א ון צ ופ ר יד ן וו אס ד ער א ויב ער ש ט ער ה אט א י י ך א ויס ג עק ל יב ן starting with the "order of the day", the special lesson from Chag Hamatzos guarding oneself from ga'ava, chas v'sholom, from chometzdikeit. This is done through acting in a way of "yismach yisroel b'oisov", being happy and joyous that Hashem chose you army. to be in His א ויף צ ו ז י ין א ין ז י ין א ר מ יי, א ין ז י ין צ ב א, strength, This gives you the greatest וו אס ד אס ג יט א י י ך ד ער ג ר עס ט ער ש ט אר ק י יט, and the greatest contrast to chometz and צ וז אמ ען ד ער מ יט ד ער ג ר עס ט ער ה יפ ך פ ון ח מ ץ א ון ג א ו ה, ga'ava, power, since you go with the greatest וו אר ום א יר ג ייט מ יט ן ג ר עס ט ן ש ט אר ק י יט, וו יס ענ ד יק א ז א יר ג ייט א ין ד ער ש ל יח ות א ון צ וז אמ ען מ יט ן ק אמ אנ ד יר א ין טש יף. knowing that you are fulfilling a shlichus of, and together with, the Commander-in- Chief. 12

13 ISSUE 319 Pesach 5778 PARSHA WORKSHEET In loving memory of MRS. SARAH (CHARLOTTE) ROHR Name: בס ד פסח תשע ח A Chayol knows how special he is, but stays humble like a matza! Can you draw a line to match the thought to it s type? I am the greatest I am the most special I am better than everyone I am so happy to be doing Hashem s missions Hashem gave me a special zechus I have the privilege to do what Hashem wants PESACH WORKSHEET

14 Teacher s Resources Credits: Chanie Brod, Chaya Cadaner, Rivky Fieldsteel, Rivky Franklin, Mushka Greene, Chaya Kalmenson, Mussi Kaplan, Shterna Karp, Rochelle Katzman, Rechyl Korf, Rivka Namirovski, Mirel Reizes, Zelda Weinbaum, Esther Zucker, Chava Leiba Witkes, Rabbi Mendel Groner, Rabbi Shmuel Rabin, Rabbi Mendel Weinbaum, Rabbi Shimmy Weinbaum