לכבוד חודש אדר, משנכנס אדר מרבין בשמחה
Yes, you read correctly. Litvishe simcha hacks. They don't exhaust the subject, but give some important fundamentals. Gives you an idea of some Litvak approaches to the ענין. Check out the links along with the text below for more details.
1) מזל טוב, you are alive!
In last week's תורת אביגדור booklet (p.13), a story was related re the משגיח at Lomza yeshiva. When he saw a sad-faced bochur, he went over to him and wished him מזל טוב enthusiastically. Mazal tov! You're a lucky fellow! Everyone should envy you! He continued in that vein for a time, while the תלמיד looked on quizically, trying to understand what the simcha was. Finally the mashgiach explained it to him - Mazal Tov - you're alive!
2) The secret to happiness.
Realize and enjoy all the gifts and luxuries that you have. Almost all of us today have luxuries that even royalty and very wealthy people lacked not long ago.
3) An approach to Adar happiness.
4) There is a story regarding the חזון איש ז"ל, who was visited by a bochur who was feeling down. The Chazon Ish asked him, did you say ברכות התורה this morning? The bochur answered, yes. To which ר' אי"ש reportedly responded, I don't understand, you said אשר בחר בנו מכל העמים ונתן לנו את תורתו...........how can you not be happy?
5) Since תורה is such a great source of שמחה, if someone is learning, but not feeling it, what should he do?
Answer: פשטות in such a case we can assume that something is out of whack in their study. Perhaps they are not attaining clarity in their learning. Perhaps they are learning a לימוד that is beyond their level, or doesn't appeal to them at that time. מאי תקנתיה? What is the solution? They should learn something that is במקום שלבם חפץ, and not too difficult or complicated for them. And then digest and understand it well (as per the pshat of the גר"א on אם אין קמח אין תורה - that Torah must be ground up - broken down - finely, as wheat is, to become the staff of life, nutritious bread, which it is compared to). So they can taste and savor it.
א פרייליכען חודש, a joyous Adar, און א גוטען תמיד, and overall good wishes as well.
Note - the above is not meant to be a complete treatment of the subject, nor to preclude other means of dealing with the matter. The two stories (in #1 & #4) were with yeshiva bochurim, a special subgroup, which is not identical to all others. A person should try to help someone who is in need, not just give them a מוסר shmooze. ה' יהי' בעזרנו.
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