At a stirring asifa held at Binyanei HaUma in Yerushalayim, Slabodka Rosh Yeshiva Maran Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch delivered a heartfelt message of chizuk, warning against efforts in today’s society to dismantle the Torah world.
The annual gathering was organized by a leading kiruv organization and was attended by prominent roshei yeshiva, rabbanim, and mekarvim.
“We are living in a time when kofrim (heretics) — not Amaleik, chas v’shalom — but heretics nonetheless, are working to uproot Torah from Klal Yisroel entirely,” Rav Hirsch declared. “They want a reality in which Torah no longer exists within Klal Yisroel, in Eretz Yisroel, and in the world of Torah learning.”
He began his remarks by quoting the Malbim, who explained that Amaleik’s power emerged during a period of rifyon in Torah. That spiritual weakness in learning led to a broader weakening of emunah, creating the conditions that allowed Amaleik’s force of kefirah to strike.
“Amaleik,” Rav Hirsch explained, “represents the force of denial. Reishis goyim Amaleik—he is the beginning of rebellion. When faith within Klal Yisroel diminishes, that opens the door for Amaleik’s influence. Torah learning strengthens malchus Shamayim, it increases kavod Shamayim—and when Hashem’s presence is more felt in this world, emunah naturally increases.”
He elaborated that even when a person doesn’t see Hashem clearly, the inner hargashah created through Torah learning plants the seed of belief. “When there’s more kavod Shamayim, there’s more emunah in the world,” he said. “And that is the greatest thing, especially in our generation.”
Rav Hirsch emphasized to those involved in kiruv and strengthening Torah that their very efforts elevate kavod Shamayim, regardless of visible results. “Even if you think you didn’t succeed with someone, just the fact that you tried is already a success! That action itself brings kavod Shamayim, and that generates emunah.”
He returned to his central concern: “Today, there are heretics who are trying to destroy Torah! Not Amaleik, chas v’shalom, but deniers who want Torah to disappear entirely from Klal Yisroel, from Eretz Yisroel, and from the olam haTorah. But it is precisely through Torah learning and your efforts that this force will be weakened. It will diminish the strength of those who oppose us and empower us to continue learning with hasmadah, with depth, and to bring more and more kavod Shamayim.”
Rav Hirsch concluded with a hopeful message: “And through increasing kavod Shamayim, we will merit more emunah, and ultimately, this will lead to teshuvah sheleimah for all of Klal Yisroel. And through that, we will surely see the geulah sheleimah speedily in our days. Amein.”
{Matzav.com Israel}