19 - Orot Hatorah - Perek Bet - âTorah Lishmaâ
Piska Alef: Definition - for the sake of increasing Divine Good in the world through myself and my surroundings.
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×Ö°×Ö¸×Ö°×Öˇ×Ē ×Öˇ×ĒÖŧ×Öš×¨Ö¸× ×ֲרÖĩ× ×Ö´×× ×Öˇ×Ö´Öŧ×Öŧ×Öŧ× ×Ö¸×Öą×Öš×Ö´× ×Ö°Öŧ×¤Ö´× ×¨Ö°×Ļ×Öš× ×Öš ×Ö´×ĒÖ°×Ö¸Öŧר֡×Ö° ×Öˇ×Ö¸Öŧ× ×Ö´×ĻÖˇÖŧ× ×ĸÖ˛××Öš×Ö¸×ĒÖĩ× ×Öŧ ×Ö°×ĒÖˇ×Ö°××Öŧ×Öĩ× ×Öŧ. ×Ö°×Ö´× ÖĩÖŧ× ×Ö¸Öŧ× ×Öˇ×Öŧ×Öš×Öĩ× ×ĒÖŧ×Öš×¨Ö¸× ××Öŧ× ××Öš×ĻÖ´×× ×Öĩ×Öˇ×ÖšÖŧ×Öˇ ×Öļ× ×֡פ֚Öŧ×ĸÖˇ× ×Öļ×Ē ×Ö°×ĻÖ´×××Öŧ×Ē ×Ö¸×Ö°×Ö¸×ĒÖ¸×Öŧ ×Ö´×ĻÖˇÖŧ× × Öˇ×¤Ö°×Š××Öš, ×Öŧ×Ö°×Öˇ×ÖˇÖŧ×× ×Öĩ×× ×Öš ×Öŧ×Öš×Öļ× ×Ö¸××֚ר ×Öˇ×Ö´Öŧ×ĒÖ°×Öˇ×ÖĩÖŧ×Š× ×Ö´×ĻÖˇÖŧ× ×Ö´×Öŧ×Öŧר ×Öˇ×ĒÖŧ×Öš×¨Ö¸× ×Ö°× ÖļפÖļ×Š× ××Öš ×Ö¸××֚ר ×Öˇ× Öŧ×Öš×Ö¸× ×Öĩ×Ö´×ĒÖ°×Öˇ×Ö°Öŧר×Öŧ×ĒÖ¸×Öŧ ×Ö°× ÖļפÖļ×Š× ×Öˇ×ÖļרÖļ×Ē, ×Ö°×Ö´×-×ÖĩÖŧ× ××Öŧ× ×Öˇ×Ö°×Ö´Öŧ×× ×Öˇ×ĒÖŧ×Öš×¨Ö¸× ×Öˇ×Ö¸Öŧ×Š× ×Ö°Öŧ×Ö´×Öŧ×Öŧ××Öš,
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2) Piskaâot Bet+Gimmel: Recognizing this attitude in detailed halachot, and not just in spiritual ideas.
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×Ö°×Öĩ××Ö¸× ×ŠÖļ×רÖļ×Öļ×Š× ×Öˇ×ÖĩÖŧ× ×Ö°×֡׊ÖĩÖŧ××Öļ× ×֡פְÖŧ× Ö´××Ö´× × Ö¸×Ē×Öŧ× ×Öˇ×Öļ×Ö¸×¨Ö¸× ×Ö¸×Öą×Öš×Ö´××Ē ×Öˇ×Ö°Öŧ×Ö¸×Ö´××Ē,when I'm m'chaven "lishma" as we explained - to raise up and improve the entire world with Hashem's Goodness
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3) Piskah Daled-Vav: The 2-directional influence of an individual Jewâs Torah Learning, and the spiritual well-being of the entire Jewish People.
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4) Piska Zayin: Whatâs the primary point that, if understood, can enable us to adopt this type of âlishmaâ attitude?
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