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21 Elul · Yahrzeit
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeshitz
Rabbi Yonatan bar Natan-Neta Eybeshitz (1690-1764) – a great posek and kabbalist.
Yahrzeit - 21 Elul
Resting place - Altona, Germany
A direct descendant of David HaMelech. He was born near Krakow. His father, Rabbi Natan-Neta of Krakow, was the grandson of the famous kabbalist Rabbi Natan-Neta Shapiro, author of "Megaleh Amukot" (Revealer of Depths).
As a child, he was a "shovav" - mischievous.
Sipurei Tzadikim - When Adar Arrives
Once, in the month of Adar, young Yonatan, having learned in cheder the passage from the Mishnah: "mishenichnas Adar - marbin b'simcha" - (when Adar arrives - one increases joy), came home and started making noise, banging pots with sticks.
His mother, seeing this behavior, asked him: "Son, what's going on, why are you acting like this?" To which Yonatan replied: "Adar has come - we need to increase joy, I am doing what was said."
He kept this up until his father arrived, but when his father came, he quieted down.
Then his mother asked him: "Why did you stop? Aren't you fulfilling what the Sages said?"
Clever Yonatan answered: "Because it is said: "mishenichnas Av - memaatin b'simcha" - (when the month of Av arrives - one decreases joy) – when father (av) arrives - (a play on words) - joy decreases."
In his famous work "Ya'arot Devash" (Honeycombs) - one can find interesting hints and segulot.
Sipurei Tzadikim - 2 Stories About Roosters
1. Once a machloket (dispute) arose with the chief rabbi of Hamburg and Altona, Chacham Tzvi. The dispute concerned the kosher status of a rooster in whose body no heart was found during the slaughter inspection. Although, according to Torah law, the absence of such a vital organ makes an animal unfit for consumption (treif), Chacham Tzvi declared the meat of this rooster kosher. In his view, since a rooster could not possibly function without a heart, it must have had one, which was simply lost due to careless handling during the inspection. However, another prominent Hamburg rabbi declared the rooster treif, since the heart was indeed not found. The two rabbis then turned to the leading halachic authorities of Europe to resolve their dispute - and it was the twenty-year-old Rabbi Yonatan Eybeshitz who responded to this call. He turned to physiologists for clarification. It turned out that cases had already been documented where a bird was born entirely without a heart, but in the course of its life a compensatory organ developed that performed the heart's functions. Such a bird can exist, but according to halacha, it is not fit for consumption - and Rabbi Eybeshitz declared the Hamburg rooster treif. This opinion prevailed, and Chacham Tzvi was forced to leave his community. (Perakim Betoldot Yisrael, part 2)
2. Another story tells how Rabbi Eybeshitz was once received at the imperial court of Charles VI in Vienna. One of the courtiers asked Rabbi Eybeshitz in the presence of the emperor: "I have heard that your books state that Mashiach will appear in the form of a poor man sitting on a donkey. How will this poor man manage to overcome the mighty kings who, as you claim, will ultimately submit to him?"
Instead of answering, Rabbi Eybeshitz asked the king to arrange a rooster fight in one of the halls of his palace. According to the terms of the contest, each courtier had to bring his own fighting rooster to the palace - and Rabbi Eybeshitz also arrived with a small rooster. At the king's signal, all the courtiers released their mighty roosters into the hall set aside for the fight, locked the doors - and pressed against the windows to watch the battle. As a result of the fierce fight, one fighting rooster after another fell, and then Rabbi Eybeshitz's little rooster, which had hidden in a corner during the fight, came out to the middle of the hall and pecked one of the fallen "champions." All the spectators laughed, and
Rabbi Eybeshitz explained: "This is exactly how it will be in the days of Mashiach. The mighty rulers will clash with one another and fight until all of them fall from their thrones. And then our righteous Mashiach will be revealed and will subdue all the nations." (Ma'asei Avoteinu, parashat Balak)
Segulot of Rabbi Yonatan Eybeshitz
1. Shacharit. The most important thing for a Jew is prayer - and the most important prayer is the morning prayer - Shacharit.
No matter how hard it is to get yourself into the right mindset - it is important for a good day to pray in the morning. If a person cannot pray with kavanah, let him pray that Hashem help him with kavanot.
2. Tehillim 13 for good fortune. If a person needs good fortune - he should do a specific thing for 13 days - and it is best to read Tehillim chapter 13 for 13 days, setting aside one coin each day, and lighting a candle for David HaMelech.
3. For a Shidduch - 7 se'udot before Yom Kippur.
7 Seudot Before Yom Kippur Corresponding to the Sheva Brachot – A Segula for Finding One’s Match
(Based on the shiur by Rav Yisrael Yakobov "Tzadikim in Elul," from the website "Imrei Noam")
Sipurei Tzadikim - 2 Stories About Roosters
1. Once a machloket (dispute) arose with the chief rabbi of Hamburg and Altona, Chacham Tzvi. The dispute concerned the kosher status of a rooster in whose body no heart was found during the slaughter inspection. Although, according to Torah law, the absence of such a vital organ makes an animal unfit for consumption (treif), Chacham Tzvi declared the meat of this rooster kosher. In his view, since a rooster could not possibly function without a heart, it must have had one, which was simply lost due to careless handling during the inspection. However, another prominent Hamburg rabbi declared the rooster treif, since the heart was indeed not found. The two rabbis then turned to the leading halachic authorities of Europe to resolve their dispute - and it was the twenty-year-old Rabbi Yonatan Eybeshitz who responded to this call. He turned to physiologists for clarification. It turned out that cases had already been documented where a bird was born entirely without a heart, but in the course of its life a compensatory organ developed that performed the heart's functions. Such a bird can exist, but according to halacha, it is not fit for consumption - and Rabbi Eybeshitz declared the Hamburg rooster treif. This opinion prevailed, and Chacham Tzvi was forced to leave his community. (Perakim Betoldot Yisrael, part 2)
2. Another story tells how Rabbi Eybeshitz was once received at the imperial court of Charles VI in Vienna. One of the courtiers asked Rabbi Eybeshitz in the presence of the emperor: "I have heard that your books state that Mashiach will appear in the form of a poor man sitting on a donkey. How will this poor man manage to overcome the mighty kings who, as you claim, will ultimately submit to him?"
Instead of answering, Rabbi Eybeshitz asked the king to arrange a rooster fight in one of the halls of his palace. According to the terms of the contest, each courtier had to bring his own fighting rooster to the palace - and Rabbi Eybeshitz also arrived with a small rooster. At the king's signal, all the courtiers released their mighty roosters into the hall set aside for the fight, locked the doors - and pressed against the windows to watch the battle. As a result of the fierce fight, one fighting rooster after another fell, and then Rabbi Eybeshitz's little rooster, which had hidden in a corner during the fight, came out to the middle of the hall and pecked one of the fallen "champions." All the spectators laughed, and
Rabbi Eybeshitz explained: "This is exactly how it will be in the days of Mashiach. The mighty rulers will clash with one another and fight until all of them fall from their thrones. And then our righteous Mashiach will be revealed and will subdue all the nations." (Ma'asei Avoteinu, parashat Balak)
Segulot of Rabbi Yonatan Eybeshitz
1. Shacharit. The most important thing for a Jew is prayer - and the most important prayer is the morning prayer - Shacharit.
No matter how hard it is to get yourself into the right mindset - it is important for a good day to pray in the morning. If a person cannot pray with kavanah, let him pray that Hashem help him with kavanot.
2. Tehillim 13 for good fortune. If a person needs good fortune - he should do a specific thing for 13 days - and it is best to read Tehillim chapter 13 for 13 days, setting aside one coin each day, and lighting a candle for David HaMelech.
3. For a Shidduch - 7 se'udot before Yom Kippur.
7 Seudot Before Yom Kippur Corresponding to the Sheva Brachot – A Segula for Finding One’s Match
(Based on the shiur by Rav Yisrael Yakobov "Tzadikim in Elul," from the website "Imrei Noam")
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